Articles from the September 5, 2013 edition
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Columbia County Fair this Weekend
DAYTON - The Columbia County Fairgrounds has been full of hustle and bustle this week, getting ready for this week's county fair. This year's theme is "Sew It, Grow It & Show It at the Fair." Open...
Corral Wrangler’s 4-H Club Wins at Walla Walla Fair
Waitsburg's 4-H livestock club, the Corral Wranglers, placed well at the Walla Walla County Fair last weekend. Club members earned top awards with Champion and Reserve Champion placing in beef, s...
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Digital
While I doubt I'll ever completely do away with my paper planner/calendar, I have to admit that I love Google's web-based Calendar! It's certainly not the new kid on the block when it comes to... Full story
Books
I confess - I like junk food, especially salty, crunchy, fat-laden potato chips. An open bag is an empty bag. Of course potato chips don't provide anything positive in the way of nutrition but they sure taste great in the moment. Some books are like...
Freshmen Boost Bulldogs’ Ranks
DAYTON - Bulldogs head coach Dean Bickelhaupt and his players are ready for their first test of the season: Thursday night's matchup against the Mac Hi Pioneers. And it doesn't faze the team to...
More Sports Previews Coming
Throughout September The Times will provide in-depth previews of each of the fall sports teams at WP and Dayton. Next week we'll feature volleyball, followed later by soccer and cross country. Each week this fall we'll also bring you results for...
WP Goes After Another League Title
WAITSBURG - Coach Jeff Bartlow says the biggest challenge for his WP football team this year will be to replace 13 departing seniors. "Of the 24 spots on the field, only nine return, as we lost our... Full story
Sheep to Shawl Returns to the Kirkman House Museum
Sheep to Shawl, a free family festival at the Kirk- man House Museum that explores how our ancestors made their clothing from wool takes place Saturday, September 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children will delight at the sheep shearing. Visitors will...
City Administrator Recognized
WAITSBURG - City Ad- ministrator Randy Hinchliffe received the 2013 Profes- sional Finance Officers Award from the Washington Finance Officers Associa- tion. This is his sixth time to receive the award. The Professional Finance Of- ficer Recognition... Full story
Rainbow Selects Worthy Advisor
WAITSBURG - In a Waitsburg tradition dating back over 75 years, a new slate of Rainbow Girls' of- ficers was sworn in at their installation ceremony on August 21. The Masonic Hall was filled with... Full story
Columbia County Fair Schedule
September 6, 7 & 8, 2013 Sew It! Grow It! Show It! Friday: 6 a.m. Cattlemen's free breakfast (with paid gate admis- sion) 9 a.m. Fairgrounds open 6 p.m. Local motorcycle races & ATV rodeo ($4 per per- son) 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Street dance on the... Full story
Volunteers Will Help DSHS Clients
DAYTON - Columbia County and Waitsburg area residents have a new source of help when applying for state aid. Pastor Marj Johnston, of the First Congregational Church in Dayton, received a grant in Jul... Full story
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago September 11, 2003 In her first major dressage competition, Maya Garcia of Waitsburg earned first place in the intro A division and re- ceived high point overall. She competed August 22-24 in a regional show of the United States...
BIRTHDAYS
Sept. 6: Summer Wood, Caris Cole, Ed Larson, Jeanette Hansen, Robert Henze, Nancy Wittman, Orrin Anderson. Sept. 7: Scott Rarick, Nancy Crowe, Maxine Mercer, Kristi Kiefel, Bob Danforth, Chris Pearson, Jeff Pierson, Justin Reedy, Joy Lindsey. Sept....
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
A s with every autumn, our summer flower and vegeta- ble gardens fade and the job of turning and replenish- ing the soil with fresh, rich, crumbly-as-chocolatecake organic compost takes place. Hopefully, you'll be using your own homemade compost. If...
CROPS
A cross the US and now into Canada, combines are be- ing air-blown off and carefully parked, to await win- ter overhaul and prep for yet another harvest season. Wheat producers have their calculators warmed up and have begun to sell off or ship...
Sow it! Grow it! Share it!
What: Christian Woman’s Connection Where: Seneca Activity Center, 104 Green Giant Camp Rd. Dayton, WA. When: September 11, 2013 Time: 11:30am to 1:30pm Catered by: The Touchet River Catering Cost: $10.00 Words of Encouragement: Jan Boom, from R...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 9-2 Report of 4th degree domestic violence and maliciousmischief on W. 7th Street. Dayton 8-27 Shoplifting reported on W. Main. Alcohol problem re- ported on S. 4th Street. Loose horses reported at County Shop. Juvenile problem reported on...
“My Beloved Little Fair”
The Columbia County Fair is coming up this weekend, so I've been in sales-pitch mode all week long. (In fact, I would pitch to all of you, but there are some thorny ethical issues in- volved with...
Something We Agree On
This weekend, we marked Labor Day with some work on a rental we own. Kar- en, Rainier and Niko helped me clean and paint the three-bedroom home where tenants had dwelled for almost a decade before...
A Great Time to be a Fan
How many players line up on offense on a foot- ball team? For our sports-challenged readers, the answer is eleven. For a high school team, it doesn't matter if your school has 200 students or 2,000, the answer's still 11. (Okay, there's such a thing...
Moratorium on Marijuana Businesses to be Considered
DAYTON - The Columbia County Commissioners will hold a Public hearing September 18 to consider a new ordinance placing a moratorium on marijuana- related businesses in the county. According to a release issued by the Commissioners' office, the board...
