Articles from the June 21, 2012 edition
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CROPS
There are a couple of noticeable influences in the wheat and other market atmo- spheres this week. Grain prices are being driven upward by - surprise! - hot and dry summer weather. Crop size forecasts that had been consistently ratcheting higher... Full story
Another Drop In Sheriff Coverage?
WAITSBURG - The current Waitsburg city contract for services with the Walla Walla Sheriff's Office is too expensive for the city to maintain and city staff and the city council are consider- ing a...
Theater Kicks Off Film Series
DAYTON -- The Liberty Theater in Dayton kicks off its Summer Film Series next Tuesday, June 26. Every summer the theater plays family friendly movies at 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. This year's lineup in- cludes two of famed anima- tor Don...
Waitsburg Livestock Show Results
5 Waitsburg Junior Live- stock Show Results: DOG SHOWMANSHIP Junior 4-H Champion, Devon Harshman Junior 4-H Reserve Champion, Cheyenne Gritman Intermediate 4-H Champion, Payton Dowdy Intermediate 4-H Reserve Champion, Samantha Sweetwood Senior...
School Facilities Get Average Grades
WAITSBURG -- The Waitsburg School District fa- cilities were assessed recently and given average marks across the board in the school district study and survey. The study and survey was funded by the Office of Su- perintendant of Public Instruction a...
Health System Service Improves
DAYTON -- Booker Rest Home received some gratifying news that quality of living for residents and the standards of service in the hospital are better than in previous years, accord- ing to a state survey earlier this month. The surveys are used to...
Jubilee Athletes Making Huge Contributions
PR ESCOTT - Jubilee Youth Ranch students have been participating in WP sports for about six years now and the school is planning to expand its offerings to possibly three sports for the upcoming fall... Full story
A little Indulgence
WAITSBURG - For Karen Stanton-Gregutt, there's nothing better than a soak in her 1929 claw foot tub that sits in one of her Waitsburg Cottages. She loves that soak so much she has designed a new...
Grill Opens For All-Wheels
DAYTON -- Dayton Wine Works Owner Carl Cramer officially opened the Grain House Grill last weekend just in time for the annual All- Wheels Weekend in Dayton. The grill is located at 232 Main Street in Dayton and Cramer said the restaurant is lunch,...
New Shops Opening In Waitsburg!
Bee Still Photography Main Street Opens 11 a.m. June 29 Bitzi's Nook & Cranny Preston Avenue Opens June 29 Bubbles & Chocolate:The Finer Things Main Street Opens June 28...
One Storefront, Many Services
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg's Mary Kay consultant and photographer Belinda Cook has moved into a store- front on Main Street with the hope of taking her business to the next level. "It's one of my dreams to have my own business and get up and go to... Full story
BIRTHDAYS
June 21: David Dunn, Dick Harper, Tawnya Nettles, PeggyBrookshire and Anita Baker. June 22: Andy Winnett, MichaelSpidell and Paul Cook. June 23: James Lehr, TeresaMcConnell, Debbie Shaeffer, Del- bert Porter, Michelle Bergevin,Lynn Savage, Jon...
BIRTH
Owen Ward Mead was born May 1, 2012. He weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces was and 21 inches long. The proud parents are Marcus Mead and Lacey Ollgaard. The grandparents are Skip and Julia Mead of Dayton...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 6-13 Alcohol violation by three juveniles was reported on Cop- pei Avenue. 6-15 Harassment from a neighbor was reported on Coppei Av- enue. The theft of gas cans with gas was reported on MapleStreet. A suspicious circumstance and possible b...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
The Wine: 2010 Dowsett Semi-dry Gewürztraminer. Nose buried deep in the glass, ripe cloven pears wrapped in muddled lemon leaves opens the senses. With first sip, great swooshes of chamomile and dampened needles brushes the cheek, dripping cloven...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago June 20, 2002 Dayton graduate, Mike Booker, reconnects with D-Day buddy, Llyod Apperson. On May 15, 2002, Louise Apperson was surfing the Internet in hopes of finding her husband's wartime friend. She does find a "Mike Booker" and...
WEDDING
Kortney Killgore and Greg Smith were married May 7, 2012 at Lake Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho at a private ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Les and Heather Killgore of White Bird, Idaho. The... Full story
BRIEFS
PRAYER PROPOSAL DROPPED WAITSBURG - Councilman KC Kuykendall's proposal to add a prayer or invocation at the start of each Waitsburg City Council meeting has been dropped. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said after doing some research on the...
HONOR ROLL
WHS Term Four Honor Roll *Running Start Students Not Included Seniors 3.25 and above Jessica Guay Dionna Baker Chris Brooks Taylor Doepker Hailey Goenen Kristin Potter Fletcher Baker Amanda Cook Dustin Wooderchak Greg Kalahele-Stearns Juniors 4.0... Full story
Letter To The Editor
I have been fortunate to work with Chris Blackman for the past four years at Wa-Hi. I am also the parent of a student with Autism who currently attends Wa-Hi and has been attending Walla Walla Public Schools since kindergarten. Over the years, I...
Heart BEAT
Turner Dreams Of Writing For The New York Times Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part series of profiles on the winners of this year's Times $500 com- munity service scholarships given to... Full story
We’ve Got Community Service Spirit!
Here at the Times we've been in the community service spirit. We give out three scholarships each year to deserving stu- dents who not only show a financial need, a bright future and high GPAs, but they're students who have passion for serving the...
