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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Parades, mules and Dayton's rich history drew crowds to town over the Memorial weekend. . ....
WAITSBURG – The 112th Waitsburg High School Alumni Banquet and Reunion took place in the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room on Saturday, May 23, with Darleen (Smith) Dozier, Class of '78 presiding. Dr. Carol Clarke welcomed alumni, guests and seniors of the 2015 graduating class. Clarke expressed special pride in the importance of service taught to Waitsburg students. She specifically mentioned seniors Hannah Grant who gathered supplies and volunteers to paint the football field b...
DAYTON – Monty N. Dunn, the 50-year-old Dayton resident arrested on multiple drug charges at his home across the street from the Dayton High School in February, was sentenced to 57 months in prison, with credit for time served, by a Columbia County Superior Court judge last week. Dunn, who has been incarcerated in the Columbia County Jail since his arrest, was offered a plea agreement by county prosecutors in April. He signed the document last week, and his guilty plea was read into the r...
WAITSBURG – Flags lined the fence and flapped briskly in the breeze, making a fitting presentation at Waitsburg's annual American Legion Memorial Day Service at the Waitsburg City Cemetery on Monday. Legion Commander Ron Standring and Auxiliary President Rose Engelbrite opened the ceremony, which began with the flag-lowering by Boy Scouts from Troop 332. WHS seniors Mikala DeRuwe and Paige Wood sang the "Star Spangled Banner," and Pastor Jimmie Daves led the invocation. City council representati...
Beth (Betty) Lloyd Tietjen passed away in Spokane, Wash., on May 20, 2015. She was born in Waitsburg, WA on Dec. 31, 1919, the daughter of George Marvin and Mary Caroline (Calla) Summers Lloyd. She was the descendent of two of the early settlers of the Waitsburg area, Albert Gallatin and Lois Jasper Lloyd who had come west on the Oregon Trail in the 1840's and 1850's with their respective parents. Beth graduated from Waitsburg High School (approx. 1938), attended Whitman College in Walla Walla,...
WALLA WALLA – Providence St. Mary Rehabilitation Department, Providence Medical Group and the Walla Walla Public Schools are partnering to provide inexpensive exams at a convenient location for student athletes and their parents. Area students in need of sports physicals for the 2015-16 school year will be able to get them for only $10 at the Walla Walla High School gymnasium on Friday, May 29, from 3:30 to 7 p.m. They will be conducted by family practitioners, physical therapists, athletic trainers, physician assistants and therapy a...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School senior Hannah Grant, along with DeSales senior Hannah Leahy, received Exchange Club of Walla Walla Youth of the Year Awards for the 2014-15 school year. The recipients received a commemorative plaque and a $1,000 scholarship. Hannah Grant holds a 4.0 GPA, was treasurer of NHS in 2013-14 and is president of Leo’s Service Club. She is active in FFA, student government and Knowledge Bowl, has been a scholar-athlete throughout and was 2014 Prom Queen. She plans to study bioengineering at Washington State Uni...
STARBUCK – June’s Christian Women’s Connection meeting will be a brunch meeting at Judy Jackson’s home (825 Jackson Lane) in Starbuck from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m on Wednesday, June 10. Please make note of the time change for this meeting. June’s theme is “Four P’s in a P.O.D. Yours for the Taking” presented by Evelyn Burt from Silverdale, Wash. Debbie Hoilman of Starbuck will provide musical entertainment, and Holley and Audrey will showcase their “Swedish Weaving.” Brunch is $10 and may be reserved by calling Judy Jackson at 509-399-2005 by Fri...
Ten Years Ago June 2, 2005 Seven years ago, young Trevor Johnson bugled Taps at the first Memorial Day observance which he and his father, Mark, helped organize. Now Johnson, dressed in desert camouflage and beret, has returned from a one-year tour in Iraq, and he was the honored speaker at the ceremony last Monday. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when FFA Advisor Scott Branson was presented with the gold officer’s chain that had been proudly worn by Amanda McKinley Morton during her year as State Reporter. Branson bid an emotional far...
DAYTON – Auditions for Touchet Valley Arts Council’s fall musical, The Wizard of Oz, will take place June 1, 3, 4, and 6 at the Liberty Theater (344 E. Main, Dayton). Call co-director Mike Ferrians at (509) 520-9561 to schedule an audition or to let him know you’d like to be part of the crew. The show opens Nov. 13 and runs through Dec. 5. Rehearsals typically begin in late summer....
11: French Toast; Corn Dog, BBQ Beans 1: Breakfast Sandwich; Turkey Sub, Sun Chips 2: Biscuit & Gravy; Outdoor BBQ 3: Longjohn; All School Sack Lunch (K-5 Field Day) 4: Egg, Sausage, Hash brown; Sweet & Sour Chicken, Stir Fry Veggies...
May 29: David Moser, Geraine Hansen, Harry Seaton, Randall Johnson, Betty Wood, James Angell, Andrea Estes, Cody Nordheim and Nick Stroobants. May 30: Preston Hinchliffe, Melissa Huwe and Amy Thomas. May 31: Kathleen Smith, Valerie Coe and Sharon Miller. June 1: Sean Baker, Virginia Beckel, Gary Peters, Jimmy Fisher and Jon Bickelhaupt. June 2: Jared Farley, Mitch Adams, Matthew Leid, Jerri Lambert, Becki Maki, Dallas Uthe, Shannon Mock, Cathy Eastwood, Angela DeLong, Amber Mellish. June 3: Jim Bloor, Janice Klick, Melinda Nubla, June Van...
Waitsburg Nothing to report. Dayton May 17 Caller reporting an intoxicated male attempting to leave residence by vehicle on Turner Road; caller convinced the person not to drive. Possible scam call on E. Oak Street; caller was asked to wire money for winning a pickup truck. Neighbor reportedly harassing neighbor on McNeil Street. May 18 Caller on W. Main Street reporting a 20-year-old male throwing rocks at the Columbia Cut Stock building; deputies were unable to locate. May 19 Vehicle prowls reported overnight on two vehicles – one on S. 3...
Here at The Times, we love the spring for all the reasons you all do, and for another reason as well: Springtime brings great photo opportunities in the Touchet Valley. We like to keep this newspaper colorful, and that can be tough to do in February. But once the trees turn green and the the flowers are in bloom and people are out enjoying the weather, we put our cameras to work. Events in Waitsburg and Dayton are great fun to photograph. In our last two issues, we've tried to convey the wide...
I am in the process of writing my co-valedictorian’s address. This process is not going as smoothly as I would have hoped. “Valedictorian” is taken from “Valedictory,” which is defined as “a farewell address.” In other words, academic stuff aside, the whole point of being a valedictorian is to deliver a speech at graduation. This fact is not helping. I know from experience that the opening line is the most crucial part of any speech. I won some very important elections at Girls’ State with biza...
The wheat market as revealed by Chicago soft red winter futures is a one-day wonder. Since mid-May, all of the significant price changes have come in single sessions. On May 14, July contracts opened at $4.81½ and closed 33 cents higher at $5.14½. This week, following the three-day weekend, wheat opened at $5.15¼ and closed 22 cents lower at $4.92¾. Every other session for the month has been quiet and small. This is sufficient to exasperate short-term traders, although the profession of trading wheat is a study in exasperation anyway. The tre...
WALLA WALLA – It was standing room only, at SEA-TECH Skill Center's first-ever pre-nursing pinning ceremony, held May 19. Friends and family filled the meeting room and lined the hallway to watch as instructor Sandy Thomas pinned the 33 students who had successfully completed the required clinicals and class time to sit for the state exams. Students held candles in honor of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, during the ceremony's processional. Thomas shared that the students h...
STARBUCK – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invite the public to a reopening celebration at Lyons Ferry State Park, along Highway 261 near Starbuck, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 5, at the day-use park. Participants are invited to bring along a lunch and make a day of it. The day will kick off with a speaker program featuring State Parks and Corps officials and tribal and community representatives, as well as remarks by special guest Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler, R...
Sentencing/Resolution: Monty N. Dunn, 50, Dayton; charged in February with five counts of delivery of meth (and selling within 1,000 feet of school grounds), possession of meth, possession of legend (prescription) drugs without a prescription and endangerment with a controlled substance. See story on Page 1 for information on Dunn’s sentencing. John G. Waltermire, 24, Dayton; changed plea to guilty on charges of second-degree burglary, a Class C felony with a maximum term of 10 years and $20,000 in fines, and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor wit...
Waitsburg welcomes clean and sober bikers, campers WAITSBURG – Locals know that pink "Pig Party" signs and the rumble of motorcycle engines is as much a part of Memorial Day weekend in Waitsburg as the flags that adorn Main Street and the American Legion memorial service at the City Cemetery. Visitors and newcomers, however, often express confusion about "this pig thing." The Touchet River AA Roundup (better known as Woody's World Famous Pig Roast), is an Alcoholics Anonymous clean and sober e...
WAITSBURG – Got junk? Take advantage of Waitsburg’s 18th Annual Community Yard Sale to trade it for cash. Part bargain-fest, part social outing, Waitsburg’s yearly yard sale will take place June 6, the first Saturday in June. Many households participate in the city-wide sale that attracts both local and out-of-town shoppers. This is the perfect opportunity to clear hour home of clutter or to head out in search of a few new “treasures.” Call 337-6631 or email dena@waitsburgtimes.com with your address to have your sale included with the map t...
DAYTON – The weather over Memorial Day weekend was perfect for all the festive, outdoor activities around town, not too hot but dry with a fresh breeze. Dozens of floats, horses and vehicles paraded down Main Street in honor of Dayton Days. Participants included organizations from Walla Walla, Milton-Freewater and other neighboring communities as well as local groups: Dayton Elementary School children on their bikes; the Touchet Valley Arts Council promoting this fall's musical, The Wizard of O...
Last year’s raffle winners donated prize back to Dayton Chamber for another round DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce’s second annual classic car raffle will feature the same car as the first. The 1970 Buick Electra 225 will again help raise funds for the Dayton Chamber of Commerce and All Wheels Weekend. Last year’s winners, Bob and Jeri Krieg, of Clarkston, enjoyed the car for a year, putting just over 1,000 miles on it. “We took it on a trip to Montana,” said Bob Krieg. “It runs great; everything works except the clock.” The Kriegs deci...
SPOKANE – The Waitsburg-Prescott boys' track and field team captured a win at the 2B District 7/9 regional meet on Friday. WP ended the meet with 94 points, outscoring 17 other teams, including second-place Asotin, who had 92. "It was a big day and our kids stepped up big time," said WP track coach Jeff Bartlow. "We're having lots of success right now in track. It is exciting." Kobie Brown led the Cardinals with wins in both hurdles events (110 and 300 meters). Owen Lanning was second in all fou...
WP Boys’ Results Place Grade Name Time/Dist. 100 Meters - 2B - Finals 6. 10 Travis Crockett 11.76a 200 Meters - 2B - Finals 7. 10 Travis Crockett 24.64a 400 Meters - 2B - Finals 7. 12 Tyler Shafer 55.32a 8. 11 Tewedros McDowell 57.72a 3200 Meters - 2B - Finals 12. 12 Paulo Martinez 12:11.13a 13. 10 Skylar Wood 12:34.39a 110m Hurdles - 39” - 2B - Finals 1. 12 Kobie Brown 15.89a 2. 12 Owen Lanning 16.62a 6. 10 Landon Callas 18.72a 300m Hurdles - 36” - 2B - Finals 1. 12 Kobie Brown 41.52a 2. 12 Owen Lanning 42.29a 4. 10 Landon Callas 43.62a 4x100...
