Articles from the April 3, 2014 edition
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Editor’s note
Next month, a group of business people from Goldendale, Wash. will come to Dayton to tour its beautiful downtown and talk to local officials and businesspeople about how they’ve been so successful i...
By Property Taxes – by the Numbers
DAYTON - If Dayton's school modernization tax levy passes later this month, property taxes in the Dayton School District are projected to increase by $2.53 per thousand dollar valuation. That means that the owner of a $100,000 home in Dayton would...
New Celebration Days Parade Event
Parade marshal nominations sought WAITSBURG - Celebration Days is just around the corner and this year's parade will include a new pre-parade event. A Kiddie Parade will light up Main Street at...
End of an Era at Aviary
WALLA WALLA - It’s difficult to think of Joanna Lanning without thinking of animals. The two just go together. Those who know her can affirm that truth. When Lanning is scheduled to lead the ch...
Gary Hofer: Market Bullets
"Know Thy Trend" is an ancient and still valid advice. If a trader of wheat identifies a trend using consistent criteria, he will be able to make decisions in harmony with the market instead of against the current. This does not guarantee p...
Dayton HS Sports Schedules
Dayton High School Baseball 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time # games...
WP HS Sports Schedules
Waitsburg-Prescott High School Baseball 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Start time Tues., April 15 Pomeroy (1) (V) Prescott 4:00 Sat., April 19 Tri-Cities Prep (2) (V) TCP 11:00 Mon., April 21 Mac-Hi(1) (JV) Prescott 4:00 Wed., April 23 Weston...
WP? Baseball
WP 14, Garfield- Palouse 2 PALOUSE - The WP baseball team got a big road win, roughing up Garfield- Palouse 14-2 on March 27 in the first game of a scheduled double-header. Pitcher Talen Larsen got his first win of the year, holding the Vikings to...
Lady ‘Dawgs Drop 2 to Asotin, 1 to River View
ASOTIN - The Lady 'Dawgs dropped two in their first league game of the season - a double header against Asotin on Saturday, March 29. Lexus Ward pitched and Madison Mings caught through both games. Dayton scored one run in the first inning of game...
WP Softball Drops Double-Header 7-6, 8-7
GARFIELD - The WP Tigers softball team consistently out-hit Gar-Pal in a March 27 double-header, but dropped both games by one. WP got off to a slow start in the first two innings of game one and...
WHS Band Receives Superior Rating
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School Band performed at a Band Festival in Clarkston on March 25 and scored a superior rating. "This is especially difficult at the high school level, and the band played very well," said Band Director Brad Green. The...
Getting Started Class at Library
WAITSBURG -- Weller Library will be offering a Getting Started class on April 3 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Weller Library. The class will allow patrons to see what is available through the Microsoft IT Academy and will provide assistance in...
Lots Happening at Waitsburg Clinic
WAITSBURG - Cheryl Skiffington, manager of Columbia County Health Systems Dayton and Waitsburg Clinics, spoke at the March 18 Commercial Club Meeting to give an update on the Waitsburg Clinic....
Dayton School Modernization
Total Estimated Project Cost - $24,253,911 Bond Levy - $19,955,000 (Remainder to be paid by state matching funds) Duration - 20 years Estimated Property Tax Levy Amount - $2.53 per thousand dollar valuation* Scope of the project: High School Renovati...
“An Evening In Disguise”
This is my fourth column of the week. The first three shipped into Waitsburg as big boxes of perfectly flat Prom decorating supplies. They were made of white corrugated paper which my classmates...
Community Investment Pays Dividends
Dear Editor, Hospitals, schools and municipal works are highly visible and important community assets that help to attract and retain families as they are a reflection of community values. Locally elected people oversee the expenses and operations...
Celebration Days Help Needed
Dear Editor, Once again, there is a small group of people that are working hard to bring our Annual Celebration Days to our city on May 16-18, 2014. Historically, these events replace our Days of Real Sport weekend. The events traditionally...
Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter to encourage the citizens of the Dayton School District to support the Campus Wide Renovation project. As a member of the facility committee that presented the recommendation to the school board, we have reviewed all...
Vote Yes - for Future and Past
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to encourage voters in the Dayton School District to support the Campus Wide Improvement Plan. The citizens of Columbia County have a strong sense of community and a great appreciation for preserving our h...
Support of Public Schools is Wrong
Dear Editor, Mandatory government education (also called public education) is not only collectivist, authoritarian, and unacceptable in a country that claims to be free. It is also inherently inefficient at education: 1. Public schools are not i...
Show Pride and Support Schools
Dear Editor, Having served on the Facilities Committee for the Dayton School District, I can assure the voters of Columbia County that there isn't a question you've asked yourselves or your neighbors about this project that we did not ask ourselves...
BIRTHDAYS
March 28: Natalie Faye Teal, Bill Hopwood, Gary Thomas, Jeff Broom, Terri Conover-Stroud, Collette Waltermire and Bret McKinney. March 29: Robin Hogan, Austin Beasley, Carroll Smith, Edna Pearson, Jan DeCoria, Bob Stokes, Vanessa Lafer and Karen...
