Articles from the April 4, 2013 edition
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Waitsburg On The Vine
SEATTLE - Until last week, Joseph Linder had never heard of Waitsburg. The Austrian-born som- melier from the Fairmount Olympic in downtown Se- attle had been to Walla Walla many times to taste and...
Callahan May Be New Councilwoman
WAITSBURG - It may be too close to call. But with two votes ahead of current council member Scott Nettles, Deb Callahan may become the newest member of the Waitsburg City Council later this month. For the most part, the Truth & Trust slate of...
Keep Calm and Ride On
When work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle When riding on a roadway, a cyclist has all the...
MOVIES
The Liberty Theater is going big this month, opening with "Oz, The Great And The Powerful" running April 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 16. The film is estimated to have cost $215 million to produce and...
SOFTWARE
I consider myself a reluctant fan of Facebook. I appreciate the way it allows me to keeps friends and fam- ily close at heart. Without it, I wouldn’t be able to view my teenage niece’s photo sho...
BOOKS
Amy Rosenberg is the new branch manager at the Dayton Memorial Library. Some readers may know her from her previous job as the Prescott Library branch supervisor. She moved to Dayton from Pendleton...
Dayton Wins 3 on the Week
COLTON - The Dayton Bulldogs pulled off their third win of the season in the second game of a doubleheader against the Colton Wildcats on Tuesday. The boys lost their first game against the Wildcats 10-0, but came to life in the fifth inning of... Full story
Lady Bulldogs Suffer First Defeat
COLTON - The Bulldogs softball team suffered its first losses of the season, going down 10-7 in the first and 3-7 in the second of its spring break doubleheader against Colton Tuesday. "They... Full story
SE B Schools Track in Pullman
WP Boys Results 100 Meters - Varsity 1. James Thompkins 11.48a 6. Brendan Donovan 12.23a 9. Alex Dill 12.55a 12. Luke Alexenko 12.75a 20. Cory Brownlee 12.97a 27. Dalton LaRue 13.17a 22. Kevin Aquino 13.00 30. Trenton Kitselman 13.42a 39. Brandon...
My Team vs. My Team
"You are coming to our game aren't you?" "Huh? What? A game? When?" I asked absent- mindedly. I was multi-tasking- taking attendance, trying to settle down the class, running down the agenda of juni...
Tigers Split Twinbill With Jaguars
PRESCOTT - The Waitsburg Prescott hardballers earned a split with Tri-Cities Prep here Saturday on the springiest day of the spring sports season. The 70-degree sunlight didn't help WP in its first game as the Tigers tumbled to a disappointing 6-2 l...
Bomb Threat Suspect Apprehended
DAYTON- An Ohio man was apprehended March 20 by FBI agents after an exten- sive investigation into bomb threats to county courthouses in five states. One of the threats was to the Columbia County Courthouse last November 15. Lonnie Lee Bristow was...
Dayton Welcomes New Hotel
DAYTON - Visitors to Dayton will have a new op- tion for a place to sleep this summer. The new 50-room Best Western Plus Dayton Hotel and Suites is expected to open in late April. It is located at...
Agenda
Prescott Joint Parks & Recreation District Agenda 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 PJPRD Activity Center, 101 S. D St. # A; Prescott, WA 99348 - Review of finance reports: WW County Treasurer and PJPRD Budget Status reports. - Updates on:... Full story
Citizen Class Steps Up
WAITSBURG -- Stu- dents at Waitsburg Middle School are baring their talents on the stage to raise money to help a local family after they lost their home in a fire. Students in Maddy Martin's citizenship class stepped up to support the Brooks family... Full story
BIRTHDAYS
April 5: David Smith, Ray Jeremiah, Frank Williams, Frances Allion, Susan Syferd, Jessica Meier and Rob Fry. April 6: Dane Kiefel. April 7: J. W. Clayton, Carla Gritman and Jo Polumsky. April 8: Rita Green, Harlan Hulce, Lori Holmes, Carol Groom,... Full story
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago April 3, 2003 Waitsburg firefighters enjoyed their annual crab fed Satur- day night with about sixty in attendance. Brian Bush presided over the meeting with Glynn Davis offering the prayer. A special tribute was made to Walt Warehime w...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
During the week I talked to a representative for actor Jeff Bridges' food program, No Kid Hungry. This non-profit has done something different, partnering with several "good-for-you-food" companies who together donate their profits in sales to...
CROPS
A nyone hoping last week for lower wheat prices re- ceived a nice gift in the form of a two-day, 70 cent de- cline in Chicago May futures across the Good Friday long weekend. Portland white wheat traders responded with a 50-cent drop in the same time... Full story
COMING EVENTS
Bluegrass Is For The Birds! A Fundraiser for Pioneer Park Aviary Plaza Theater, 208 Main St,Waitsburg Friday, April 19th at 6:30 Tickets : $10 at the door The Christian Aid Cen- ter is serving senior meals every Tuesday at 11am at the Waitsburg...
Correction
A student chior shown in a photo on Page 5 of last weeks Times was incorrectly identified as the Waitsburg High School Choir. The photo actually shows the Round Valley High School Show Choir from Round Valley, Arizona, which was per- forming for...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 4-1 A vehicle was stopped for speeding on W. 2nd Street; driv- er issued a citation for driving while license suspended, 3rddegree and infraction for speeding. Illegal burn was reportedon Bolles Road; fire department was called to...
Dear Editor,
Since we have recently read about so much dishonesty with a Walla Walla car dealership, I felt compelled to share a story of integrity, honesty and just all-around good people in that same industry. Recently, my husband and I purchased a used Lexus... Full story
Knowledge Bowl Blues - Part II
I remember walking into the tiebreaker room the same way I had walked into Arlington High School - shuddering and wilted. My teammates were vigorously trying to calm me down, as- suring me that we had...
Loving to Hate Planning
When the owner of the Inland Octopus Toy Store in Walla Walla wanted to put a new sign on the front of his store in 2010, he showed his plan to the City planning department. He was told that his pro- posed sign - a mural showing a cartoon-like image... Full story
