Articles from the September 8, 2011 edition
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First Christian Gets $40,000 Bequest
WAITSBURG - It took a while for Pastor Mike Ferrians of the Waitsburg First Christian Church to figure out who had just made a very large bequest to the congregation. Few at the church had heard of...
BIRTHDAYS
Sept. 8: Gus Senter, Erma Lee Smith, Jo Gouge, Amy Branson, Patty Mantz, George Lloyd III, Esther Cox, Carol White, Patsy Gouge, Ronda Eastwood, Claire Lyman. Sept. 9: Cadman Donovan, Trevor Johnson, Terry Ferguson, Melissa Christensen, Bob Rea,...
Walker: 2011 Will Be Building Year For Bulldogs
DAYTON - It will be a building year for the Dayton High School cheer squad and the team has a new coach who wants to focus on building the program. "I just really want to build the program and make...
Dogs’ First Opening Win In 4 Years
STANFIELD, Ore. - Cornerback Wyatt Frame clearly felt awkward being on the sideline watching his teammates take on the Stanfield Tigers without him and linebacker Joey Schlachter in the Dayton...
Cards Off To A Great Start
WAITSBURG-The WP "Boys of Fall" were back in action under their Friday night lights starting the season off with a 48-18 victory over the Davenport Gorillas last Friday. Buzz about the opening game... Full story
Columbia County Fair Schedule
Friday, September 9 Senior & Education Day 6:00am Free Fair Breakfast (with paid gate admission)'til 9am Under East Grandstand 9:00am Fair Officially Opens with the Presentation of Colors 9:00am...
Wine & Country Living
Last night, looking out over the front pines, I noticed the most unusual moon; a pie shape cut directly in half with rippling blue vines like a half wheel of gorgonzola cheese! I took my glass of wine out to the patio table and sat for what might be...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg/Walla Walla County 8-30: Mental health issue, patient transported to hospital. Mail fraud reported. 9-1: Tractor versus power line collision, employee struck lowhanging power line. Prescott 9-2: Gasoline theft reported. Dog bite reported....
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago September 13, 2001 Saying, "The show must go on!," organizers of the Waitsburg Commercial Club Salmon Barbecue and the Waitsburg Historical Society's Fall Festival, in light of Tuesdays terrorist attack on New York City and Washington,...
BRIEFS
BLUEGRASS KIDS CLUB WAITSBURG - The Bluegrass Kids Club will meet this Thursday, Sept. 8 at 3:15 p.m. in the High School band room. The club is free, open to kids fifth grade through high school. Students need to provide their own instruments. For... Full story
Waitsburg’s All In The Family
WAITSBURG - I've been in town now about 20 days. You may have noticed a young woman walking down the sidewalk on Main Street, smiling ear to ear. For many, it's a shock that a 25-year-old would want t...
Dear Editor:
I am writing today to invite everyone from Dayton and the surrounding communities to this year's American Cancer Society Blue Mountain Relay For Life. The family-friendly event is scheduled to begin Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. and... Full story
We Appreciate You
Heart BEAT About Needs & Good Deeds WAITSBURG -- Not only is the nation focusing on the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but Touchet Valley residents are also thinking about the... Full story
A Night To Remember
I t was late one Tuesday night. I was putting together the newspaper in our temporary office in what's now the coffee shop. The town was already asleep and I was happily finishing up the layout of the week's edition when I got a whiff of the same...
“I Like To Finish What I Start”
WAI T SBURG - I was behind the counter at the Coppei Coffee shop last week when he walked in. He donned a well-worn canvas hat, a big backpack and two sticks that looked like ski poles. With all that... Full story
Warehime Welcomed At Weller
WAITSBURG - The new face behind the counter at the Weller Public Library is likely one you have seen before. Rosie Warehime, the new library manager, has lived in Waitsburg for 44 years. Her husband...
More Fair, More Fun
DAYTON - This year's Columbia County Fair held Sept. 9-11 will bring new entertainment, more education, bull bash and beer garden that will surely delight fairgoers. T h e event, held at the...
