Articles from the May 21, 2015 edition
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A Sesquicentennial Success
WAITSBURG–Waitsburg Celebration Days kicked into gear with a well-attended parade on Saturday morning, and partied on until The FrogHollow Band introduced their new lead singer just before midnight at...
County Considers Port Development
DAYTON – Port of Columbia Manager Jennie Dickinson is quite proud of the document she shared with The Times last week – the Blue Mountain Station Development Agreement. She and planning con...
Mule Mania & Dayton Days This Weekend
DAYTON – Memorial Day weekend will feature a buzz of activity this year the likes of which haven't been seen since the end of pari-mutuel horse racing several years ago. As the historic Dayton Days c...
Candidate Filing Closes; Some Positions Still Open
DAYTON – Numerous non-partisan offices opened for filing last week in Columbia and Walla Walla Counties. Filing closed Friday. Positions included those in the City of Dayton, Dayton and Waitsburg S...
Pioneer Portraits - May 251, 2015
Ten Years Ago May 26, 2015 The Class of 2005 of Waitsburg High School will hold commencement exercises at 8 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2005. The ceremony will be held on Kison Court. Twenty-three members of the class will receive diplomas. Giving the...
Waitsburg school Breakfast/Lunch
4: French Toast; Ham & Cheese Pockets, Cookie 25: No School – Memorial Day 26: Biscuit & Gravy; Pepperoni or Cheese Pizza 27: Longjohn; Nachos 28: Egg, Sausage, Hash Browns; Hot Ham & Cheese...
Police Notes - May 21, 2015
Waitsburg Nothing to report. Dayton May 10 Resident on Patit Road awoken by someone knocking on the door; requested deputies check the area, but they were unable to locate anyone. May 11 Suspicious black SUV reportedly parked near the school on E....
Birthdays - Week of May 21
May 22: Nancy Startin, Victor Langdon, Kathryn Kirk and Reed Olsen. May 23: Allen Ford, Greg Bichsel, Kathy Maioli, Elizabeth Hermanns and Bill Box. May 24: Bob Patton, Guy McCaw, Amanda Short, Amanda Higgins and Alexander LeClerc. May 25: Bill...
GUEST COMMENT
Dear Citizens of Waitsburg, Thank you for supporting our 2015 Waitsburg Celebration Days and celebration of our 150th anniversary of Waitsburg! It was a great turnout for everything. As Mayor of this “one of a kind” city, I was so proud of the wee...
Emma Philbrook: STUDENT LIFE
As the end of my high-school career draws closer, people are asking me more and more frequently whether this column will continue once I leave for college. Unfortunately, the demanding coursework...
Waitsburg Memorial Day Program
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s annual American Legion Memorial Day program will take place, Monday, May 25 at 11 a.m. at the Waitsburg City Cemetery. The program will recognize Karen (Huwe) Mohney who was instrumental in building the Veterans Memorial Wal...
Community Yard Sale
WAITSBURG – The first Saturday in June marks Waitsburg’s 18th annual community-wide yard sale. For this year’s June 6 event, it’s free to be listed on the yard sale map, but the deadline is coming quick. To be included in the free directory printed...
Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair
WAITSBURG – The deadline to enter items in Waitsburg’s 61st annual Livestock Show and Fair is just around the corner. Last year’s show boasted approximately 70 exhibitors, and the Applied Arts Building earned the coveted Washington State Fair Commiss...
Waitsburg FFA Fares Well at State
WAITSBURG – Thirteen Waitsburg FFA members spent Thursday through Saturday at the State FFA Convention in Pullman. The team walked away with a several awards including another Nutrients for Life w...
Elementary Students Bring History to Life
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Elementary School third-grade teacher Marne Henderson loves finding unusual and exciting ways to bring learning to life for her students. Earlier this month, she accomplished t...
Whiskey Creek Plans June 1 Grand Opening
WAITSBURG – Staff at Waitsburg's Whiskey Creek Sports Bar and Grill tested equipment and honed the menu at a soft opening earlier this week. Grill owner, Dan Cole says the restaurant's grand o...
2015 Waitsburg Celebration Days Parade Winners
Buggy & Hitch: 1st – AJ Carriages 2nd – Walla Walla Fair Parade Marshals 3rd – Dixie Aichele Royalty: 1st –Asotin County Fair 2nd – Pendleton Round Up Court 3rd – Benton-Franklin Fair & Horse Heaven Rodeo Organizations: 1st – Friends of the Librar...
Key to the Piano
Retiring Waitsburg Christian Church pastor of 25 years, Mike Ferrians, was honored in a retirement celebration on Sunday, May 17. . ....
Mule mania & Dayton days Events – Dayton, Washington
Friday, May 22 8 a.m. Mule Mania Classic (Classes 1-19) – Fairgrounds Outdoor Arena 9 a.m. Vendors Open Shops – Fairground Mall Noon-11 p.m. Beer Garden – Fairground Mall 1 p.m. Mule Mania Class...
Proposed Land Swap Has Neighbors Steamed
DAYTON – Last week the Washington State Department of Natural Resources presented to several county residents at a public hearing its plan to sell 640 acres of land it owns in Columbia County to t...
County Joins Purchasing Group
DAYTON – Columbia County Commissioners agreed last week to sign an interlocal agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council, a government services organization based in Texas, through which the co...
Memorial Events in Dayton
Friday, May 22: 9 a.m. installing flags and crosses on over 800 graves at the Dayton Cemetery. Everyone is welcome to help. Saturday, May 23: American Legion Post #42 Color Guard will lead the Dayton...
Vote for SOS!
DAYTON – Local youth leaders are asking community members and other supporters to help save the Dayton Summer Youth Program (Summer Rec.). All supporters must do is go online to: h...
WP Boys Win Districts
WALLA WALLA – The Waitsburg-Prescott boys won the Southeast District 9 track championship here on May 13. WP outscored a strong Asotin team, 191-148. "We had not won it two years in a row and it w...
Andrews Wins Four Events at Districts
WALLA WALLA – Dayton senior Kaitlyn Andrews won all four of her events at the S.E. District 9 finals held here on May 13. In the 100 meters, Andrews led a strong Dayton field, with Bulldogs taking t...
