Articles from the October 17, 2013 edition
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Waitsburg City Council 10/14
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg City Council Members are: K.C. Kuykendall, Marty Dunn, Kevin House, Karl Newell, Debra Callahan and Mayor Walt Gobel. Reviewed 2014 Budget Summary. Automating ir- rigation at City Park and Cemetery to be priorities. Approved...
2013 General Election Ballot Initiatives and Candidates
State Measures Initiative to the Legislature 517 Concerns initiative and referendum measures This measure would set penalties for interfering with or retaliating against signature-gatherers and petition-signers; require that all measures receiving...
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Fearing Faces Metro for Appeals Court
Washington State Court of Appeals Judge George Fearing was appointed to his position in May to replace the retiring Judge Dennis Sweeney. He's been on the bench since July 1. Fearing is now running...
Prescott Lions Fundraiser Breakfast
PRESCOTT - The Prescott Lions serves an all-you-can-eat breakfast the third weekend (Sat. and Sun.) of every month. This month's breakfast takes place Oct. 19 and 20 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Lions Club will be serving pancakes, eggs, bacon,...
Alumni Wanted for Volleyball Match
WAITSBURG - During homecoming week WP will be hosting an alumni volleyball match. This match will take place Thursday, October 24 at 6 p.m. Senior volleyball and cross-country athletes will be recognized at 5:50 p.m. that evening, just prior to... Full story
Students Stand Against Bullying
WAITSBURG - Orange is the traditional color of fall, adorning everything from pumpkins to the turning leaves. Last Wednesday, the halls of Waitsburg High School and Preston Hall Middle School were... Full story
MASS Band and Choir Concert
WAITSBURG -- HS MASS Band and Choir invades Waitsburg High School again on Wednesday, October 23! About 250 students from a dozen small schools from Touchet to Asotin to Oakesdale send bands and choruses to rehearse and play together for just one...
WW Rural Library Board Opening
WALLA WALLA -- Walla Walla County Commissioners are seeking applicants for the Walla Walla County Rural Library Board of Trustees, to fill an unexpired term through January 1, 2017. Information on this position is available at www... Full story
WP X-C Supports Breast Cancer Patients
WAITSBURG -- W-P Cross Country athletes are proud to support breast cancer awareness and are kicking off a fund-raiser for Providence St. Mary Cancer Center's breast cancer special needs fund. This year the athletes are selling a flashy pink an...
“Gutbuster” a Learning Experience for WP Cross Country
MILTON FREEWATER - The WP Men's cross-country team placed eighth out of eight teams in the aptly named 5,000 Meter Gutbuster meet at the Milton Freewater Golf Course on Friday. Runners raced through... Full story
Tigers Can’t Stop St. George
PRESCOTT - If Friday's game against the St. George Dragons is any indication of the Tigers' playoff chances, the team has made improvements. But the 2-0 loss against the powerful opponent from Spokane also means WP isn't quite there yet. "They...
Jaguars Bounce Lady Cards
WAITSBURG - Time is running out for the Lady Cards to qualify for the November 2 league tournament, which makes Thursday night's loss to Tri Cities Prep all the more disappointing. "Only four t... Full story
Losses Slow Lady Bulldogs
DAYTON - The Lady Bulldogs' winning streak came to an end last week with losses against number one Tri Cities Prep and second-place rival Asotin. "This was a tough week for us," head coach Shannon Tur...
Cardinals Crunch Bulldogs
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Prescott running back Chance Leroue averaged more than 10 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns Friday, as he led the hometown Cardinals to a lopsided 41-7 win over Da...
Prescription Drug Take- Back Event
The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office has sched- uled a Prescription Drug Take-Back Event for October 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Waitsburg Fire Station on Main Street. This is an op- portunity for citizens to bring in old and unwanted pre-... Full story
Waitsburg Garden Club Meeting
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Garden Club meets the third Saturday of each month. Next Meeting: This Saturday, October 19, Coppei Coffee Shop: 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.: Meet other members and enjoy a quick exchange of informa- tion on the plans for the... Full story
Waitsburg School Board
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg School Board Members are: Ross Hamann, Christy House, Marilyn Johnson, Randy Pearson and Greg Zuger. Hamman and Johnson were absent. Middle and High School ASB Officers presented re- ports. High School Officers shared about the...
Local Ladies Prepare to Party
WAITSBURG – The Blue Mountain Sweet Ade- lines Chorus is hard at work putting the final touches on music and choreography for their annual concert to take place at 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 at t...
Dayton City Council – 10/14
DAYTON - The Dayton City Council has set an in initial budget workshop for Monday at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The city's preliminary 2014 budget will be presented to council members at that time for their review and to make adjustments. No formal action...
Healthcare Assistor Training Offered
DAYTON - The Colum- bia County Public Health Office and the Columbia County Health System will offer training to anyone interested in becoming an in-person assistor to help local residents sign up...
“Welcome to Dayton”
DAYTON - After an er- rant truck wiped out the cedar sign welcoming visitors to Dayton as they enter from the west, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce got to work on creating a new one. The result, now...
BIRTHDAYS
October 18: Matthew Frohning, Julia Klucas, Edna Kirk, Vicky Maiden, Jesse McCaw, Tanya Maurer, Edgar Tarp. October 19: Ruth Peterson, Noel Atkinson, Rosemary Archer, Lynn Carpenter, Wyatt Withers. October 20: Owen Lee Cole, Rochell Duncan. October...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago Thursday, October 23, 2003 Waitsburg Cross Country will run today in Colfax in prep- aration for the District meet in Deer Park next Friday. Oct. 31. Five Cardinals ran in the Walla Walla High School meet at Ft. Walla Walla Park,...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
For readers who don't know, the column Wine & Country Living is several years old now. But did you know, I began covering our farming community and local winemakers ten years ago in a column titled, "The Val- ley Gourmet," published in Walla Walla's...
CROPS
There is no market of any stripe that is not watching events in Washington, D.C. with a kind of horrible fascination. It is like watching a horror film, knowing that the chainsaw killer is in the next room, and bad things are going to happen, while... Full story
