Articles from the August 21, 2014 edition
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THE WHEEL TURNS ROUND AND ROUND
WAITSBURG - To the average person, the spinning wheel is an obscure relic, relegated to glass-fronted museum cabinets and renditions of "Sleeping Beauty". To Waitsburg native Ronda Bell, however,...
Teens “Rock Out” at Creation Festival
WAITSBURG - Picture a tent city of 10,000 inhabitants. People from all walks of life set up camp en masse, eating and showering in hastily erected temporary facilities, crowding into huge evening...
Wenzl Is New DHS Interim Principal
DAYTON - Dayton High School has a new Principal for the 2014-15 school year. Kate Wenzl comes to Dayton from Port Angeles, where she has been a school administrator for eight years. Dayton Schools...
CAROLYN’S CAFÉ: GOOD MORNING!
DAYTON - About five minutes into her interview with a reporter on a recent morning, Carolyn Suffield, owner and operator of Carolyn's Café, had to excuse herself to help another customer. That...
ARTISTS IMPRESS WAITSBURG REPS
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Arts Commission heard presentations from four artists last week, each of whom shared his vision for one of two public art pieces the city is commissioning for downtown. The...
SECOND OPINIONS
[Editor's note: Non football fans may want to move on to the next page, because we now bring you now a selection of news from around the web about the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, and some of the challenges they (and their fans) face during...
STUDENT LIFE
There's a part of me that finds a certain measure of comfort in consistency. It enjoys falling back into the same familiar patterns, doing the same things in the same way I've always done them. That p...
Helping Eastern Washington Students Reach Their Full Potential
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA- 05) released the following statement earlier this month after introducing H.R. 5303, the 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act, which encourages the...
BIRTHDAYS
August 23: Babs Cerna, Coleen Langlo, Dan Donavan, Brian Hopkins. August 24: Zach Bartlow, Cathy Lambert, Audeana Ritter, Bryan Harris, Denise Reid, Matt Everett, Taelor Carter. August 25: Michaela Nordheim, Marion Spear, Roland LeVasseur, Alan...
POLICE
Waitsburg August 17 Subject arrested on Preston Ave. for violation of protection order and extortion. Violations happened via text messages. Dayton August 11 Civil issue on S. 6th Street. Trespassing on S. Willow Street. Citizen assist on E. Main...
WEEKLY
3 Dayton Senior Round Table Senior Center (403 E. Patit St.) Tuesdays and Thursdays. Meals are $4 for those over 60 and $7 for those under 60. Enjoy a hot meal in a social setting. Play pool, cards or spend time visiting. Call 382-2836 to RSVP by...
PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago August 26, 2004 Life-long Waitsburg resident Randy Hinchliffe has been hired as the new City Clerk for the city of Waitsburg, announced Mayor Marty Dunn at the August 18 city council meeting. He will start in the position on August 30....
THE POWER OF “QI”
PRESCOTT - "Being out of balance - everyone has their own version of what that is," Melissa Lee told the group that gathered last week at Prescott's Lions Hall. "But they're usually uncomfortable."...
DAYTON MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON
DAYTON - The Columbia County Sheriff's Office arrested 31-year-old Dayton resident Brandon John on Monday following two suspicious fires reported early that morning on Pettyjohn Grade Road and...
LEWIS TO BE ADDED TO PROSECUTOR BALLOT
DAYTON - The Columbia County Auditor's Office announced Tuesday that Randy O. Lewis's name will be added to the general election ballot this year as a challenger to County Prosecutor Rea Culwell....
