Articles from the June 2, 2011 edition
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Waitsburg’s New French Connection
WAITSBURG - When it comes to food, the Touchet Valley has its French connections. There's Spring Valley winemaker Serge Laville. There's Waitsburg's Christian Chemin, the chef for Bon Appetit at...
Letter to the Editor
Terry and I just completed our ninth season coaching for the Dayton High School Fastpitch team, ending with our third trip to the State Tournament. I grew up in Dayton playing sports and have been around it for a lot of years. But each year I am...
2010 Grad Lehr Wins Shot Title
SPOKANE - Now attending Spokane Community College, 2010 Waitsburg High graduate James Lehr won the shot put at the NWAACC Track Championship in Spokane in May. He threw 48 feet, 11 inches to win the...
Baker Places 13th In State
WAITSBURG - As he accepted the well-deserved recognition as an athlete scholar during the track and field awards ceremony at the high school auditorium Tuesday night, lone Cardinal golfer Dakota...
Bulldogs Win Two Out Of Four At State
YAKIMA - Bulldogs may go down, but they don't go down easy. Led by the likes of pitcher Kayla Turner, catcher Miwa Umeda and first baseman Rowene Huwe, the Dayton softball team didn't place but made...
Waitsburg-Prescott Fifth In State
CHENEY - The WP men's track and field team placed fifth in state this weekend, honoring their schools, Waitsburg and Prescott, with the second-highest placement in recent memory. Students from the...
JUNE CALENDAR
Prescott spring concert for grades 5-12. 7 p.m. Directed by Nichole Riggs. Dayton spring sports dessert- 7 p.m. in the Multi- Purpose room. 3 Waitsburg High School graduation. 8:00 p.m., Kison Court Dayton Baccalaureate -7 p.m., Methodist Church....
BIRTHDAYS
June 2: Jared Farley, Mitch Adams, Matthew Leid, Jerri Lambert, June Thompson, Iris Stearns, Becki Maki, Dallas Uthe, Shannon Mock, Cathy Eastwood, Angela DeLong, Amber Mellish. June 3: Jim Bloor, Janice Klick, Melinda Nubla, June Van Denventer,...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg/Walla Walla County & Dayton/Columbia County 5-25: Possible structure fire on Warren Street, Waitsburg. 5-26: Burglary. Theft reported from garage on McKay/ Alto Road, Dayton. Animal stray. Dog reported found on 3rd Street, Dayton. 5-27:...
Wine & Country Living
Permitted to permit! The word is out, the rules are explicate and to participate in the Walla Walla Farmers Market as a vendor selling foods of any kind, you must have liability insurance and a health permit, plus any other permits your booth may...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago June 7, 2001 Josh Wood and Clint Reser won hottest chili cooks for a second year in a row in the Third Annual Waitsburg "One of a Kind" Chili Cook-Off. Second place winner was Two Bobs Chili by Bob Patton and Bob Danforth; third place...
Memorial Day Draws 200
WAITSBURG - Nearly 200 people showed up under clear and breezy skies to mark Memorial Day at the Waitsburg cemetery Monday. Young and old from near and far gathered around the Memorial Wall to...
BRIEFS
COMMUNITY YARD SALE WAITSBURG - Nine households in Waitsburg have signed up to be listed on the city map for this year's Community Yard Sale on Saturday, June 4. Each year, numerous families participate in a citywide garage sale event that draws...
Giving From The Heart
Editor's Note: David Brock, senior at Prescott High School is one of four recipients of this year's Times Community Service Scholarships, which contributes $500 to each of the recipients' higher...
Waste Not, Want Not
Let's talk trash. The Waitsburg City Council last month got its first look at a proposed new garbage collection agreement with Basin Disposal Inc. based in the Tri Cities. The current agreement, signed eight years ago, comes to an end in September. T...
With A Little Help From My Friends
Editor's Note: Waitsburg sixth grader Jacob Dunn is one of two winners of this year's American Legion Auxiliary Americanism essay contest. He placed first in the state for grades 5-6. His essay was read by his grandfather, Bill Zuger, at Monday's...
Huntsville’s New Nursery
HUNTSVILLE-Spring has finally arrived and along with it, are gardens that need weeding, flower beds that need mulching, ponds that need cleaning and flowers that need planting. Just off Highway 12 in...
Parade Numbers Down But Dayton’s Spirits Up
DAYTON - An equine virus cut the number of entries in the Dayton Days parade by more than half, but the community showed up for the annual pageant nonetheless and spirits were high, organizers said...
Garbage Rates Could Rise By 50 Percent
WAITSBURG - The company that picks up garbage for households in Waitsburg has proposed a new exclusive 10-year agreement with the city that raises the net waste collection portion of families' utility bill by 50 percent. The net rate for garbage...
