Articles from the April 5, 2012 edition
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The End Of The Races?
WAITSBURG - For the second year in a row, there won't be any horse racing in the Touchet Valley. In February, the Washington State Racing Commission asked our local tracks to submit the dates they...
CROPS
In the last week, Chicago wheat September futures were violent, printing a high at $6.94 per bushel Monday, and promptly collapsing to $6.43 by Wednesday. Then Friday, upon the release of the latest USDA statistics, the price screamed up to $6.95. Th...
Alma Newbury
Alma passed away March 14, 2012 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia WA, just days before her 90th birthday. She was born on Mar 31, 1922 to Renalder and Clara Borgen in Baudette, Minnesota. Her grandparents were immigrants of Norway, which sh...
Tigers Pounce On Jaguars
PASCO -- The WP Tigers improved to a 2-2 league record sweeping the Tri-City Prep Jaguars last Saturday afternoon. Zach Bartlow earned his second win of the season pitching for the Tigers, while Chris Manzano, Dalton Estes, David Herzog and Justin...
Dayton, WP Make Strides At M-F Meet
MILTON-FREEWATER - WP and Dayton tracksters made gains and showed some great potential in the 1B/2B track meet at Shockman Field in Milton-Freewater, Ore., last Wednesday. It was Dayton's first meet of the season and the boys team placed sixth and...
Dayton Softball Team Easily Takes Down Pomeroy
DAYTON - The Dayton softball team slid to an easy win last Wednesday against the Pomeroy Pirates, 23-2, in this single varsity game. "They struggled a lot with their pitching," said Bulldogs' assistant coach Desirae Jones. " They walked a lot and...
Dogs Sink Pirates In Doubleheader
DAYTON -- The Dayton Bulldogs swept the Pomeroy Pirates last Tuesday afternoon in a nonleague baseball matchup, 13-3, and 16-6, last Tuesday afternoon. Bulldog Sophomore Lowden Smith took the mound fo...
WP Men’s Team Tops Meet
CLARKSTON - WP did it again last Friday and took first place overall in the District 9 1B/2B track meet in Clarkston. The WP men's team came out on top, competing against DeSales, Asotin, Pomeroy, WWVA, TOR, Gar-Pal and St. John Endicott. The women's...
Hamann Wins Service Award
WAITSBURG - Ross Hamann was led to the Commercial Club meeting recently under false pretenses. Hamann was told his mother, Jan Kronkite, was again to receive the club's annual Community Service Award....
BIRTHDAYS
April 4: Tanner Patton, Carly Mary Jean Pearson, Frank Wood, Dan Hofer, Jack Murphy, and Tarah Van- Hoose. April 5: David Smith, Ray Jeremiah, Frank Williams, Frances Allion, Susan Syferd, Jessica Meier and Rob Fry. April 6: Dane Kiefel. April 7: J....
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 3-21 Burglary of storage building reported on Coppei Avenue, nothing appeared to been taken. 3-23 Vehicle prowls reported at West Eighth Street and Coppei Avenue at both locations. 3-25 Theft of 70cc Honda dirt bike on Coppei Avenue. 3-28...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago April 5, 2002 Port of Walla Walla money starts the Downtown Revitalization ball rolling. The Waitsburg City Council has received a $7,500 contribution from the Port of Walla Walla to develop a Downtown Development Mater Plan....
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
New to downtown Dayton and beginning this April, Weinhard Hotel owners, Gary and Shellie McLeod, will be handling and selling 13 different regional wines by the bottle from the hotel's popular espresso bar and gift shop from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 235...
ENGAGED
Sabrina M. Smith and Glenn K. Sawyer, both of Waitsburg, are engaged to be married. Smith is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Smith of Menominee, Mont. She graduated from high school in 2000 in...
BRIEFS
TOWN HALL SHOPPING EVENT WAITSBURG -- Many exhibitors under one roof at Waitsburg Town Hall, 121 Main Street, for your shopping convenience. Fun starts at 9 a.m. on April 5, and continues until 4 p.m. Food and coffee, pastries and pies are available...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Waitsburg's City Council deserves voter support for making a tough choice. Instead of adding $10 to the car license fee of all city residents to care for our streets they chose, instead, to put a tax increase to the vote of the...
Honoring Our Horse Culture
We are carrying a story this week in our paper that says horse racing will not return to the Touchet Valley for the second year in a row. In 2011, the races didn't come to the area because all of the racing dates were given to a track in Kennewick....
Heart BEAT
DAYTON - In the Dayton community, past residents have left a gift that continues to support our most crucial services -- health care and education. Dr. William Day and his wife Jessie left an...
Students Sew Dresses For Children
PRESCOTT - Two Prescott High School students spent their class time in Home Economics to sew dresses for needy children in Africa. Their teacher Susan De- Ruwe is part of the educational sorority...
Kuykendall Wins Council Seat
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council has a new council member, KC Kuykendall, after Monday's annual election. Results from the election were posted at Waitsburg City Hall and show that of the 320 ba...
