Articles from the May 18, 2017 edition
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Howard and Dona Jean Smith are 2017 WCD Parade Marshals
The Smith family has farmed in Waitsburg since 1919 WAITSBURG – Because she has never driven a truck, and has sat in the saddle only one time (and immediately wanted off!) Dona Jean Smith said she was...
Mule Mania Comes to Dayton Memorial Day Weekend
DAYTON – Dayton will host its seventh annual Mule Mania, sponsored by Columbia REA, from May 26 – 28 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The events will begin on Friday at 8 a.m. in the fairgrounds outdoor arena. The mule showings and com...
Structural Damage Closes W-P House
WAITSBURG – Members of the Waitsburg Historical Society received some unwelcome news while trying to be proactive about maintaining the Bruce Museum Complex properties. Inspectors discovered s...
ERNEST A. HERMANNS
Ernest (Ernie) was born east of Prescott where the sun rises on April 26, 1937 to parents, Edward and Vida Hermanns. On May 10, 2017 at his home on the west side of Prescott where the sun sets,...
Pioneer Portraits - May 18, 2017
Ten Years Ago Thursday, May 24, 2007 People playing the ponies last weekend at the 94th Annual Days of Real Sport bet a total of $48,275 during the two-day race meet. It was another long and enjoyable Days of Real Sport Parade. Heading the parade was...
Asher James Hilton
Asher James Hilton was born at 8:11 a.m. on May 1, 2017, at Providence St. Mary's Medical Center in Walla Walla, weighing 8lbs. 3 oz. Asher is the son of James Hilton and Leah Long. His grandparents...
Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office Press Board
May 3: At approx. 1900 hours, a victim was bit by an unknown dog at his residence on Kinnear St. in Waitsburg, sustaining injury. May 6: Dispatched to a physical domestic on Shelton Dr. in Prescott. Victim stated his wife became jealous after...
Birthdays - Week of May 18
May 19: Gerald Hawks, Tom Western, Gerald Collingwood, Terry John, Everett White, Walter Richard White, Joan Summers and Jimmy Crawford. May 20: Nektarios Reese, Wanda E. Johnson, Brandee Wheeler, Don Glover, Greg Reser, Judy Largent, Lyndsey Huwe...
Trump's Critics Need More Than Vague Insinuations to Stop Him
If President Donald Trump’s critics in the Democratic Party and the news media want to bring him down -- which manifestly they do, at all costs -- they had better come up with something better than vague insinuations and clumsy metaphor-heavy i...
Culture Thrives When It's 'All Shook Up'
By George Will In July 1954, a 19-year-old Memphis truck driver recorded at Sun Studio the song “That’s All Right.” When a local disc jockey promised to play it, the truck driver tuned his parents’ radio to the station and went to a movie. His mot...
Amazon has Made Seattle Wealthier, and Angrier
Strolling through the bustling construction zone of Amazon’s urban campus in Seattle, you instantly recognize the charm offensive the company has aimed at its hometown. “Banistas” at two outdoor stands offer bananas -- a visual cue to Amazo...
4-H Clean-Up
The Swine Swagger 4-H group filled bags of garbage while cleaning along the back side of Preston Park, along the dike, on April 28, as part of their contribution to April's designation as Earth...
Patriotic Send-Off
Community members gathered outside Waitsburg Town Hall on Saturday morning, May 13, to celebrate with Dixie resident Bob Brock as he kicked off his cross-country Patriotic Jeep Tour. Brock will end...
Justin Nix is New Dayton Chamber Director
DAYTON-On his second morning managing the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, Justin Nix was busy posting information about Azure Mountain Botanicals and a Mother's Day event at The Blue Mountain Station to...
Dayton City Council hears about 2017 All Wheels Weekend
DAYTON-Special guest Bette Lou Crothers spoke about progress for this year's All Wheels Weekend event at last week's Dayton City Council meeting. Crothers showed the council the All Wheel's Weekend T...
New exhibits on tap for Boldman House Museum
DAYTON - "We are preparing for Dayton Days. We have an outdoor, old fashioned, fun activity for kids of all ages," said Boldman House Museum Director Sylvia Beuhler. Activities will include two...
Carol Clarke Retires after 13 Years in Waitsburg
WAITSBURG – Carol Clarke has faced and overcome many challenges in her life, but when it comes to retiring she's already chalked it up as a "fail." The school district superintendent and elementary sc...
Waitsburg Alumni Banquet is May 27
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Alumni Association will host its 113th annual reunion and banquet on May 27 at the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room. A meet-and-greet will take place from 5-6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The dinner is o...
Adams Gets Three Wins at Track Districts
Twelve Waitsburg athletes will move on to regionals in Veradale this weekend SPOKANE – The Waitsburg Track team traveled to Riverside High School last Tuesday to compete in the NE/SE 1B District Champ...
Four Dayton Athletes Move On to Track Districts
COLLEGE PLACE – The Dayton Track Team traveled to College Place High School Friday to compete in the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference Championships regional qualifier. The Bulldogs will take f...
DHS, WHS Hold Meetings to Discuss Athletic Combine
DAYTON – Dayton and Waitsburg high schools held meetings at their respective auditoriums last Wednesday and Thursday to receive feedback from students, parents, and community members on the 2016-17 D...
Dayton Girls Split at League Tourney; Move on to Regionals
PASCO – The Dayton softball team traveled to Tri-Cities for the EWAC regional qualifier on Saturday, where they were seeded third. Dayton was paired against Kittitas, the number-two seed, for their first game. The game see-sawed back and forth, w...
Columbia County Public Hearings
DAYTON - Public hearings regarding the following issues will take place in the Columbia County Courthouse 3rd floor courtroom: Event Center on North Touchet Road - Fri., May 19, 1 p.m. RV Park on North Touchet Road - Wed., May 24, 10 a.m. Cannabis...