Articles from the May 23, 2013 edition
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Blue Mtn. Station Gets Funds
OLYMPIA - Thanks to a small Dayton delegation making the case before the state's Department of Com- merce here last week, Blue Mountain Station will get new funds to hook up to Dayton city sewer and en- sure that its largest prospec- tive tenant can...
Wanted: Manly Men (In Dresses)
I n the 1959 movie "Some Like It Hot", Jack Lem- mon and Tony Curtis play a couple of jazz musicians who accidently witness the St. Valentine's Day massacre. On the run from the mob, Jack and Tony...
Farmers Market Starts This Week
DAYTON - Hoping to shake off its rocky past, the Dayton Farmers Market opens this Saturday with more vendors, a longer season and more marketing support than ever before, organizers said ea...
District Track Meet Results
May 16 and 17 in Clarkston WP Boys 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. 11 James Thompkins 11.56a 4. 12 Alex Dill 12.40a 5. 12 DJ Leroue 12.49a 6. 9 Kobie Brown 12.56a 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. 11 James Thompkins 23.35a 5. 12 Alex Dill 25.38a 400...
Sports Awards
Softball Most Improved: Kassidy Kuykendall Most Inspirational: Katy Hofer Most Valuable Players: SamMoss, Jen Nichols, Chelsey Brannock First Team All-League: SamMoss, Jen Nichols, Chelsey B...
Lady Bulldogs Go to State as Fourth
SPOKANE - If the Lady Bulldogs' last two games of the regionals tournament Saturday were a struggle, the first matchup against Colfax showed them at their best. The 9-6 victory over the other...
WP Places Second In Regionals
SPOKANE - While their home town celebrated 100 years of horse racing Saturday, the WP Tigers had a "real sport" celebration of their own 135 miles away. Fresh from wining the District 9 title in Wall...
WP Sends Eight to State
CLARKSTON - The WP Cardinal boys came up five points short against a dominant Asotin team, failing to capture the 2B District 9 team championship after six straight winning years. But the team had...
Blue Mountain Land Trust “Learning the Land” Hike
Here's a riddle: What's smaller than a baseball, but has a huge impact on our local economy? If insects came to mind, you're on the right track! Millions of bees, beetles, and butterflies are critical to the flowers and fruits of our crops, gardens,...
Farewell to the Boilers and the “Zamboni”
DAYTON - John Hutch- ens knows exactly how many passes it takes to clean the floor of the multipurpose room at Dayton Elemen- tary School. "Thirty-three times," he said, waving his finger up and down...
4-Hers Take Top Honors at Show
SPOKANE - April 30 through May 5, the Waits- burg Corral Wranglers, along with other 4-H clubs from Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana, par- ticipated in the 78th annual Spokane Junior Livestock Show. Members from Waits- burg that attended were...
Backstage Notes
Despite a rather hectic week of school, on Saturday I rose up early with a mission in mind. I carefully whipped on my mascara, chugged some coffee while I picked up an en- thusiastic fiancé, and together we drove to Waitsburg, where I witnessed my...
BIRTHDAYS
May 24: Bob Patton, Guy McCaw, Amanda Short, Aman- da Higgins and Alexander LeClerc. May 25: Bill Hinchliffe, Holly Foster, Jason Payne, Wes Leid, George J. Robinson, Greg Leid and Iris Reed. May 26: Hannah Perry, Pam Hermanns, Rob John and Pamela...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago May 22, 2003 The top two finishers at the District 9 track meet at WSU's Mooberry Field will advance to the state track meet May 29- 31 at Cheney. Thirteen Cardinals, under coaches Ron Hun- tington, Dave Klicker, Jeff Bartlow and...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
Pliny the Elder, the ancient Roman naturalist and phi- losopher, recommended chewing anise as a breath freshener. Dill was once venerated as a charm to ward off witches. Modern thought encourages herbs in cooking with tasty, healthy results and...
CROPS
The wheat market's price behavior over the last week has become cautious. The bears, that snarling, hairy group of negative-biased sellers, have become less willing to extend their positions, even as the bulls, like Fer- dinand, are sitting just quie...
AAUW Scholar Recognition 2013
DAYTON - American As- sociation of University Wom- en invited this year's Scholar Recognition Award recipients and their families to a tea reception in honor of their accomplishment. Dayton High Schoo...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 5-10 Deputies assisted intoxicated person out of the TouchetRiver at Preston Avenue and had him transported to the hos- pital by Waitsburg Ambulance. 5-15 Theft of weedeater and blower from back of pickup onW. 2nd Street. 5-20 Two-vehicle,...
Thanks to City Cleanup Crew
Dear Editor, This morning, May 14th, was spent riding around Waitsburg with Ivan Keve, in his classic turquoise and white Ford Pickup, as a shotgun spotter for debris piles for City Cleanup Day. The Waitsburg City Crew is a hard working bunch; fun...
Congratulations to Miller
Dear Editor, It was good to learn Rocky Miller has been appointed Columbia County Sheriff. Rocky's many years experi- ence and knowledge as a law enforcement officer will be beneficial for our county. Liv- ing in this county and raising a family and...
Celebration Daze
I woke up at 6:30 last Saturday morning. My toes hurt, which may or may not have had anything to do with the fact that I had crammed them into my mother's cowboy boots and danced until nine-thirty...
Hats Off To Our Animals
The past few weeks have given us a chance to talk about the human side of the century-old tradition we now call Waits- burg Celebration Days. Of course, I would be remiss to pass up one more...
Another Parade?
Memorial Day weekend has been special in Dayton for many years, with the celebration of Dayton Days. We've been told his year is the 95th running of the Dayton Days Parade, which kicks off at 10 a.m. Come down to Main Street and see all the court...
