Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Th e group includes two Day- ton city council members and a hospital board member. There's a retired farmer, a retired mail- man and a retired minister. Most of them, I'm afraid to say, are even older than me. They begin wandering into Skye Book and Brew in Dayton each morning, except Sunday and Monday, at around 9 a.m. A tall carafe with a pump top stands in the middle of the table and dispenses drip coffee. A smaller silver pitcher of decaffe sits next to it. Some in the group are Dayton...
1 Dayton High School Library 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The high school library is having a book sake from 1/22/13 to 2/8/13. Books will be 25 cents each. 2 Blue Mountain Heritage Society 6th Annual Ground "Hog" Day Sausage Fest Dinner: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Program: 6:45 Youth Building at Colum- bia County Fairgrounds Individual - $12.50 Fam- ily - $35.00 Dinner is followed with a program by "William Mc- Bean" the last factor of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Walla Walla, who shares his experiences during the fur trade era in our area. Funds are...
DAYTON - The Bulldogs boys varsity team fought until the bitter end in their 60-41 loss against the WWVA Knights Tuesday night, but they could not get past their two biggest season-long hurdles: height and second-half shooting malaise. "It's been like that all year," head coach Roy Ramirez said. "You can't fault their effort. They all played hard. They ran the floor well. They passed the ball well. But during the second half they have a tough time putting the ball in the hole." And not b...
DAYTON - Tuesday night's 38-31 victory over Walla Walla Valley Academy wasn't quite as sweet for the Lady Bulldogs as the 45-40 cliff-hanger win over DeSales on Saturday, but the seniors were pleased they pulled it out of the hat on their home court during Senior Night. "It was awesome to get a win," senior Malia Frame said. "It was a bit messy, but we were able to pull it off." With only one regular- season game left against Tri Cities Prep on Saturday, the Lady Dogs are virtually guaranteed s...
WAITSBURG - Despite size disadvantages, the Waitsburg-Prescott lady Cardinals kept a win away from the McLoughlin Pioneers like an uneven game of keep away, securing a 44-26 victory Tuesday night. The game opened slowly, with the Pioneers taking the jump ball but missing their shots. The Cardinals played aggressively, stealing and rebounding at every opportunity and blocking the Pioneers from the basket. Early in the game, fouls slowed the Pioneers down, putting Cardinals on the line and ja...
WAITSBURG - For the WP Boys basketball team, good things come in threes - three-pointers that is. After a close back-and-forth against the McLoughlin Pioneers, the Cardinals came out on top, 63-57 to secure a win on Senior Night. The Pioneers hit the court fierce and ready to fight for a win. But the Cardinals were ready to come along for the ride, working hard to match Mac-Hi points. The Pioneers moved quickly around the court but predictable moves from big players allowed quick Cardinals to sn...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Prescott's year-long Achilles' heel has been free throw shooting. Blessed with depth at forward, and experience, quickness, and shooting ability at guard, the Cards expected more out of their season thus far. But performances like last week's 4-point loss to fourth place Tri-Cities, where WP missed on 29 of 41 free throw attempts, put the Cards in a precarious perch three games behind first place DeSales and two behind second place Dayton coming into this weekend. Tha...
My last two columns certainly g e n e r ated some feedback. I was hoping to hear more from students during a substitute teaching assignment I had scheduled in Dayton last Thursday. Alas, I was unable to go, because I got a full-time teaching job! In the Tri-Cities! As you may have guessed, that's going to put a damper on my ability to cover sports for the Times. In all likelihood my coverage of the Dayton at WP game from last Friday will be my last for a while. Well, enough about me. You want...
WAITSBURG - Dayton kept its play-off hopes alive with a sound beating of Waitsburg-Prescott Friday on the Cardinals home court. The Bulldogs bolted to a 9-point lead in the first stanza and never looked back in defeating their Touchet Valley rivals, 53-33. The loss all but dashed WP's slim play- off hopes. In the game Friday on the Cardinals home court, the Bulldog boys bolted to a 9-point lead in the first stanza and never looked back in defeating their Touchet Valley rivals, 53-33. The lo...
Columbia County PublicHospital District #1 Minutes Call to Order Roll Call Open Comment Period -Suggestion Box Review of Previous Minutes Calendar Review - Infection Control - February 12 at 1:30 pm. -Quality Team - February19 at 12:30 pm. -Finance Committee -February 26 at Noon. -Next Board Meeting -February 28 at 6:00 pm Financial Reports -December Monthly Financial Report -Warrants/Write-offs/Collection Approved New Business: -Discussion on proposeduse of the Luce Building.Architect to look at potentialrenovations and report bac...
DAYTON - After taking a fall that caused a broken hip, Evelyn Himmelberger had her first interaction with emergency medical staff in Dayton. Himmelberger spent the next nine weeks learning about a side of Columbia County she had never experienced - and was pleased to have met. Himmelberger met her first Columbia County emergency medical staff in the ambulance, after her neighbor found her on the ground in her Dayton home's garage. Himmelberger said she knows she was lucky to have received help so promptly, just a few minutes after her fall,...
Waitsburg Commer- cial Club Regular Meeting Minutes January 15, 2013 The flag salute and prayer preceded the delicious pork chop dinner. 27 people were present. Lois Mettler won the 50-50 pot ($4.50). Dani Sylvester won the door prize. Newcomers to Waitsburg, Ron and Dani Sylvester, were introduced. President Joy Smith con- vened the meeting at 6:55 pm. The minutes of the December 18, 2012 were approved as read. The treasurer's report was printed and on the tables for perusal. M/S/C to amend the by-laws to include the secretary and treasurer...
WAITSBURG - While many cities scramble to keep up with ever-tightening Department of Ecology standards, Waitsburgers can rest easy knowing city offi- cials are proactively seeking out grant money to improve the efficiency of the city's wastewater treatment plant. Waitsburg city admin- istrator Randy Hinchliffe presented the Community Development Block Grant application for discussion at the Waitsburg City Council meeting Jan.16. If awarded, the grant would allow the Waitsburg wastewater treat- ment plant press to be upgraded from a...
DAYTON -- Dayton Washington has received $31,575.00 to reduce youth alcohol and other drug use, and create a healthier and safer community environment. The support includes funding for training, technical assistance, and community and school-based prevention services. Dayton is one of 35 communities statewide currently participating in a Prevention Redesign Initiative (PRI), funded by the state Department of Social and Health Services' Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR). PRI supports new or existing coalitions in pa...
If you love spicy aromatic red wines, you might try Northstar's 2009 Petit Verdot; a perfect wine for the season. Winemaker David Merfeld came to Northstar in 2006 and has successfully built a delicious red wine portfolio including the '09 Petit Verdot. David's sixth sense about when to pick the Verdot grape, his whole-berry fermentation and extracting of the juices at just the right time are legendary. Of course, a long barreling in American/French oak may have a something to do with the success of the vintage. The Verdot grape, usually g...
Ten Years Ago January 30, 2003 Five Cardinal players have been named by Prep Football Report to its Class B-11 All-State team. On the first team are Dane Kiefel at defensive end and Travis Mason on offensive line. Making the second team pick were Brandon Neal-Tate at linebacker, Brandon White at defensive back and Kent Stringham at running back. "We are obviously pleased to have such a high number of kids selected. It just tells me what kind of talent we had on this team. I am looking at the 56 kids that were selected (28 to the first team an...
January 31: David Hevel, Vicki White, Michael Watson and Ward Schacht. February 1: Bob Stewart, Tamara Doepker, Debbie Peck Russell and Adam Hermanns. February 2: Margaret Picton, Lacy Wood, Grant Garrett, Lauren Broom-Vjoertomt and Brandon White. February 3: Ryan Neal, Norman Hansen, Robert Weller, Eric Rohde, Mike Gauch, Joe Watson and Chris Walker. February 4: Morgan Baker, Chelsey Smith, Meredith Huwe, Stacey Bennett, Mathew Akers, Renee Bailey, Robert Bailey, Matthew Lyons, and Elaine Till. February 5: Tim Abel, Andrea Tuttle, Mary...
For wheat markets, with January in the books, we are looking at only a few weeks until the US winter wheat price begins the "silly season" of spring weather volatility. This year promises some extra spice as the relatively small planted acreage combines with weak subsoil moisture across wide stretches of plains wheat fields, which adds up to market sensitivity to short-term weather swings. The market tone of the last week has been pretty low and lazy as, for the moment, the trade has little kindling with which to start a price fire. Production...
Waitsburg 1-25 A suicide attempt was reported on Wheatland Drive. Subject was transported to St. Mary's for evaluation. Dayton 1-22 Elderly person wandered away from clinic on S. Third Street and was later found. Dangerous animal reported on W. Fifth Street. Domestic violence was reported on S. Willow Street. 1-23 A disabled semi-truck was reported on Gallaher Road. Suspicious persons were reported on Gallaher Road and subjects were arrested for driving while suspended, third degree. Threats were reported on S. Fourth Street. 1-24 Gas theft...
WALLA WALLA - Paine Hamblen LLP, which has its headquarters in Spokane, Washington, recently opened a new regional office in Walla Walla, Washington. This new office is in addition to the other Paine Hamblen offices which are currently operating in Coeur d' Alene; Priest River and the Tri-Cities, respectively. In establishing this new office, Paine Hamblen also entered into a mutually cooperative relation- ship with the law firm, Virtual In-House Counsel, PLLC, also of Walla Walla. Paine Hamblen's new Walla Walla office ad- dress is 2225...
Herb and Norma Bessey announce the engagement of their son, Michael, to Genna Palmer, daughter of Larry and Jill Palmer of Gar- field, WA. The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Garfield-Palouse High School and graduated from Central Washington University in 2008 with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Law and Justice with a minor in Sociology. She also studied at Western Governors University where she received her elementary Teaching certificate in 2012. A 2004 graduate of Waitsburg...
Whoo! January's almost over and I still can't remem- ber what year it is. Yessir, February officially begins this Friday. Just an- other number to mess up on essay headings. That makes this Saturday Groundhog Day. Or Candle- mas, to some people. Or, for a certain girl I know, corona- tion day. Hannah Grant is (like me) a sophomore at Waitsburg High School who is (like me) active in Leo's Club and Knowledge Bowl and (also like me) expects to be recruited into the National Honor Society this February. Unlike me, however, she is also active in...
We know the benefits of getting enough sleep. And we have all heard the praises of getting enough exercise. But we never talk about breaks. Sure, getting out of the house is nice, but none of us really have the time to sleep and exercise, let alone take a vacation. Then there's the money. Oh, the money. There never seems to be enough of it for our day- to-day operation, let alone enough to whisk away to an exotic locale where an at- tractive and attentive service staff brings bottomless gin and...
