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  • Baxter To Challenge Gobel For Mayor

    Imbert Matthee, The Times|Mar 10, 2011

    WAITSBURG - For the second year in a row, Waitsburg residents will have a choice of mayoral candidates in their annual elections for city government next month. Waitsburg carpenter, soccer coach and former council member Bart Baxter told the Times earlier this week he is running for the position now held by first-term Mayor Walt Gobel. During a caucus meeting at Deanne and Larry Johnson's house on Monday night, Gobel and all current city council members were nominated again as "Truth & Trust"...

  • Racers Get Olympic Recognition Third Naylor Serves As Page:

    Mar 10, 2011

    USK, WA - Two members of the Bluewood Alpine Race Team were named as alternates in this year's Junior Olympics, March 16-20 at Squaw Valley, Calif.. Reid Reininger and Colleen Gibbons, both of Walla Walla, made the transition from Youth Ski League racing to Juniors racing this season. Being 13 years old, both are first year J3 competitors. "There are only 40 spots on the JO team and nearly 200 J3 racers in the PNSA competing for them." said BART head coach Hal White. "Colleen and Reid have...

  • Box scores

    Mar 10, 2011

    WP vs Bear Creek 47-58 (Overtime) WP 10 11 16 10 0 47 BC 18 9 10 10 11 58 WP (47): Zach Bartlow 14; Tyler Baxter 10; Dustin Wooderchack 9; Kris Cady 5; Guillermo Hernandez 3; TJ Hofer 2; Justin Zuger 2 and Matt Hamilton 2. WP vs Lake Roosevelt 49-57 WP 9 12 17 11 49 LR 14 14 13 16 57 WP (49): Zach Bartlow 11; Kris Cady 9; Matt Hamilton 7; TJ Hofer 6; Dustin Wooderchak 5; Guillermo Hernandez 4; Dalton Estes 3; David Brock 2 and Tyler Baxter 2....

  • What It Means To Be A Bulldog

    Dian McClurg, The Times|Mar 10, 2011

    DAYTON - Senior Bulldog Dain Henderson stood before a crowd of teammates, schoolmates, coaches and family to read from the page he held. "I am a Bulldog. I've played for Bulldogs of the past and Bulldogs of the future. I have known success, and I have known defeat. I have known sorrow, and I have known joy. I am a Bulldog." The words came from a letter presented to the Bulldogs just before their final district playoffs game against Asotin two weeks ago. It was written by Roseann Groom, mother...

  • 2011 Cardinals Come Close

    Imbert Matthee, The Times|Mar 10, 2011

    SPOKANE - The 2011 Cardinals already went further in the state playoffs than last year by placing in the Final 8 at University High School. And during the fourth quarter of their first game against the Bear Creek Grizzlies at the arena Friday, it seemed possible they might go even further. The game went into overtime after the teams tied at 47-47. But in the end, the hardfighting WP team hit a wall on Friday in the form of their opponents' speed, which pushed the outcome in the Grizzlies'...

  • BRIEFS

    Mar 10, 2011

    MEETING FOR WAIT'S MARKET WAITSBURG - Supporters of a permanent "Wait's Market" like the one the town had during Cycle Oregon last year will meet to explore the formation of a group at Deanne and Larry Johnson's home. The meeting will be at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, and anyone interested in helping organize and run a regular farmer's market in Waitsburg for the Touchet Valley is welcome to join. HOMICIDE TRIAL DELAYED DAYTON - The state's new case against James Colbert, accused of vehicular homicide in Columbia County in 2008, will go to...

  • Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living

    Mar 10, 2011

    Readers have been requesting a favorite Wildberries lasagna recipe. This portabello-artichoke pie was always sold out before the end of the lunch hour and is still the most requested at Flying Aprons Catering. I have found the secret to great mushroom-artichoke lasagna is to caramelize the vegetables before layering and to use heavy cream for sauce. For a dish of such delish', only a Locati Cellars'06 Columbia Valley Barbera will do. Locati Cellars makes the closest thing to old world Tuscan reds for the area and should not be missed. Locati...

  • POLICE NOTES

    Mar 10, 2011

    3-6: Suspicious. Suspicious person reported on W. Main Street, Dayton. Theft. Fire extinguisher stolen from apartment complex on S. 5th Street, Dayton. Theft. Firewood stolen from alley behind residence on S. 7th Street, Dayton. 3-5: Theft. Thirty gallons of diesel were stolen out of a Kennworth 2800 tractor on Lower Hogeye Road, Waitsburg. Resident also reported a previous theft of gas from his truck. Reckless. Caller complaining of traffic driving too fast on South Cottonwood, Dayton. DUI, Collision. A driver on Preston Ave., Waitsburg,...

  • BIRTHDAYS

    Mar 10, 2011

    March 10: Bill Gluck, Win Deanna Anderson, Frank Reser and Casey Worth. March 11: Bettie Chase, Jacqueline Klaas, Catherine Donnelly, Kelly Lodato, Aaron DeFord, James Kenworthy and Adraine Michels. March 12: Cherie Kurth, David Donnelly, Ben and Bill Brown, Susan Webber, Jimmie Young, Walt Warehime, Elizabeth Abbey, Teresa Johnson and Lory Duckworth. March 13: Corey Puckett, Susan Watson, Kathy Logeman, Darla Fischer, Ryan Shweid, Dan Mortimore, Da- rin Groom, Louie Gagnon, Scott Hagerman and Mark Lanning. March 14: Jim Wilson, Rhonda Perry,...

  • WEDDING

    Mar 10, 2011

    Nicholette L. Dunn and Robert W. Anderson exchanged vows of marriage on February 14, 2011, in Pilot Rock, Ore. The bride was escorted down the aisle by her stepfather, Bill Zuger, for a ceremony in the Pilot Rock Baptist Church with Harley Jeffers officiating. Matron of honor was Janice Zuger, mother of the bride; best man was Glenn Snively, native son of Pilot Rock and friend. A reception followed at Archie's Restaurant in Pilot Rock. Robert (Bob) Anderson is a Navy veteran and a longtime...

  • PIONEER PORTRAITS

    Pioneer Portraits|Mar 10, 2011

    Ten Years Ago March 15, 2001 The 2001 Days of Real Sport Queen Chelsey Murdock of Waitsburg is the 16-year-old daughter of 1980 queen Corinne Wood. Princess Corrine McKinley, 15, follows not only a sister but her mother and grandmother as DRS royalty as well. Rounding out the court are Princess Trista Flores of Waitsburg and Amy Smith of Walla Walla. The Commercial Club marks its 90th year at an annual meeting on March 20th in Ye Towne Hall. The Club has always been supportive of town projects, sponsoring baseball and basketball teams, the...

  • Locks, Dams Open This Month

    Dian McClurg, The Times|Mar 10, 2011

    STARBUCK - Commerce along one of the state's arteries will soon kick back into gear as major repairs to key locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers draws to completion this month. Close to 10 million tons of cargo including wheat, barley, petroleum products (like fuel), fertilizer, hay cubes, peas, lentils, milk carton stock and containers full of merchandise are shipped via the Columbia-Snake River system each year. Over 2 million tons are moved just through the Little Goose navigation lock...

  • BRIEFS

    Mar 10, 2011

    SHOOT HOOPS FOR GOOD CAUSE WAITSBURG - Everyone gets busy, but too busy for a fun valley-wide alumni basketball tournament for a good sports cause? Team signups have been slower than organizers from the Cardinals Booster Club had hoped, so they are giving it until the end of this week before deciding whether to hold the firstof its-kind event at Kison Court on March 18 and 19. Proceeds will go to help fund a new press box and sports equipment facility behind the bleachers on Cardinal Field. Now that the 2011 Cardinals basketball teams are home...

  • Letter to the Editor

    Mar 10, 2011

    Dear Editor: My wife and I live in Bellevue most of the time, and in Walla Walla as often as we can get over there. And we always try to get over to Waitsburg when we are "East," since we have grown fond of the town. Last summer, we subscribed to the Waitsburg Times, and I always look forward to reading about what is going on in your town. As a public school teacher, I truly have enjoyed keeping up with the efforts and many successes of the student-athletes over the past six months, so the "Of Mind And Body" editorial on the Opinion page of...

  • Enforcement Fair, Required

    The Burg, Guest Column Walt Hessler|Mar 10, 2011

    I n reference to the article that appeared in the Waitsburg Times recently, which alluded to the perception that the Columbia County Sheriff's Office is picking on the people going to or returning from Bluewood, it is the policy of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office to be fair and even handed when issuing infractions and citations. Therefore I feel there needs to be a written response from my office. In years past the Sheriff's Office and Emergency Medical Services personnel have spent...

  • Reasons To Be Proud

    Mar 10, 2011

    Two weeks ago, we congratulated Waitsburg on its School of Distinction award from the state's Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and on the successful Cardinals basketball program. We were remiss. We should have congratulated the Prescott School District along with Waitsburg. Prescott is, of course, an equal partner in the sports combine. Although not as many Prescott students are members of the basketball team, the district deserves as much mention for supporting the program that shaped the teams going to state this year. We'd...

  • Political Cartoon

    Mar 10, 2011

  • Dayton’s Community Garden Blossoms

    Dian McClurg, The Times|Mar 10, 2011

    DAYTON - Bob McCauley wasn't a master gardener but just a community-minded retiree living next door to a piece of city land. He happened to be paying attention one day as citizens discussed community development in Dayton. "They were talking about things we could do, or needed to do," McCauley said. "One thing that came up was a community garden." McCauley nominated himself to head the push for an all-access gardening spot. He had just the place in mind. His father had farmed the land adjoining...

  • Waitsburg Wrestling Event Draws 2,000

    Imbert Matthee, The Times|Mar 10, 2011

    WAITSBURG - It may not have brought quite as many people to town as Cycle Oregon did last year. But in the world of youth wrestling, Waitsburg hit the big time this weekend as host of a 17-team tournament that attracted close to 2,000 visitors on Saturday. "It was exciting," said Kari Newman, co-founder of Waitsburg's Matbirds club, which is affiliated with the larger Washington State Little Guy Wrestling Association, an organization that has 70 clubs statewide. For five weeks starting in early...