Articles from the March 29, 2012 edition
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Board Approves CEO Search Process
DAYTON - The Columbia County Health System board meeting last Thursday was a call to staff and board members to communicate positivity about the hospital district and to leave the past in the past as...
Alma Edith Borgen 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...
LEONARD LEE ROY LIBBY
Amid laughter and song, Leonard (known as "Old Fart," to all that knew and loved him) went home Friday March 23, 2012. Born in Erickson, Nebraska, August 5, 1930 to Bruce and Hazel Libby. In his...
CROPS
In a world where energy is most certain to come up in virtually any conversation, as well as any political speech, we all hang on sound-bites about crude oil. Every time the price of "black gold, Texas tea" rises a few dollars on the global market,...
Dogs Hit Their Groove In Pasco Doubleheader
DAYTON - The Dayton baseball team is off with a bang after winning a doubleheader against TCP last Saturday in Pasco. The Dogs won the first game, 5-2, and the second game, 15-5. The game was supposed to be played in Dayton, but ended up in Pasco...
Tigers’ Season Starts Slow
PRESCOTT -- During the third inning of the WP Tigers' first doubleheader game against Asotin, a visiting Panthers fan proudly shared that his team had gone 15 innings without any scores against it. Th...
Locals Have March Madness Bracket Fever
WAITSBURG -- T.J. Scott has been a basketball player and fan since he was about 4. So it should come as no surprise that the WP head coach follows the sport well beyond the high school season that...
Lady Dogs Win First Games Of Season
DAYTON - After getting rained out of its first scheduled games, the Lady Bulldogs opened their season last Saturday with two wins against Tri Cities Prep. The Bulldogs claimed victory in game one...
WP Comes Out Swinging
PRESCOTT -- After being rained out of several early games, the WP Tigers were eager to get into their first contest of the season last Saturday and did so swinging. The softball team won the first of...
Bunk House Can Be Demolished
WAITSBURG - The bunk house is less dangerous than the city previously believed and the Waitsburg City Council is considering different options to get it removed. The bunk house, formerly an apple-packing plant located east of the McGregor plant,...
Essay Contest Winners
On Sunday, March 18, a number of Waitsburg Elementary School students were honored for their essay writing efforts at a luncheon hosted by the College Place VFW Ladies Auxiliary #466. Sarabeth Mc- Gowen, Zack Wood, Hayden Peralez, Brandon Leroue,...
Special Easter Services
5 Maunday, Thursday Service 7 p.m. Presbyterian Church, Waitsburg Sanctuary is open from noon to 1 p.m. during Holy Week, Monday through Friday, for Holy Prayer Vigil Holy Service St. Joseph Catholic...
APRIL CALENDAR
Special Election Waitsburg transportation benefit district, mayor and new council members are on the ballot. Final Four Coppei Cafe 4 to 6:30 p.m. Bring your bracket and enjoy the game on the big screen. (509) 524-8184 Open Mic Coppei Cafe 7 p.m. Itc...
POLICE NOTES
3-20 Illegal dumping reported on East Clay Street. Fire alarm reported on South Third Street, determined to be a system test. Unwanted subject at school on South Third Street, deputies contacted suspect. Harassment reported on South First Street....
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
Spring has sprung and for those of you with a "honey-do" list and can't seem to find vintage door knobs, period kitchen tiles and brass hinges; you might try Habitat for Humanity ReStore, one of 500-plus salvage and resale shops nationwide that...
BIRTHDAYS
March 29: Robin Hogan, Austin Beasley, Carroll Smith, Edna Pearson, Jan DeCoria, Bob Stokes, Vanessa Lafer and Karen Peters. March 30: Hubert Kinder Jr., Rosemary Brinkman and Elizabeth Mercer. March 31: Bob Baim, Steve Ruley, Christopher Hansen,...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
From the pages of The Times Ten Years Ago March 28, 2002 City awaiting Gov. Gary Locke's signature on a bill for I-696 backfill funds. A bill, if signed would help the City of Waitsburg with its budget woes to the tune of $35,000. Twenty-Five Years...
BRIEFS
SALES TAX FORUM WAITSBURG - The City of Waitsburg will hold a forum at 7 p.m. on March 29 at the Lions Club building to discuss the proposed 1/10 percent sales tax increase that is going to be on the upcoming special election ballot. The forum will...
Council OKs Playground
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council last Wednesday gave the green light to purchase a new playground for the Preston Park. City staff members had also wanted to install an elementarysized...
CORRECTIONS
In the March 22 issue of the Times, a story about the success of the WP middle school basketball team included misspelled names. Those names are Tavis Crittenden and Trey Potts. Also in the March 22 issue in an election story on Bart Baxter and...
To the Editor,
I would like to add my name as an "also ran" to the notable list of previous employees (including my brothers,) of the Times during Tom and Anita's ownership. My first summer job out of high school was as the teletype setter. It was not long after...
To the Editor,
I'm always amazed when I hear my friends, neighbors and colleagues complaining about the state of our country or community only to find out that they've not voted in a national or local election. I took the opportunity to attend our county caucus in...
