Articles from the September 17, 2015 edition
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Historical Society Honors Charter Members as Pioneers of the Year
WAITSBURG – In honor of the City of Waitsburg's sesquicentennial, the Waitsburg Historical Society found it fitting to commemorate its own history by recognizing the two surviving members of the s...
Annual Pioneer Fall Festival is Sunday
WAITSBURG – This year’s Pioneer Fall Festival on Sunday is shaping up nicely, with plenty of fun in store for all who attend. The event kicks off with a nondenominational church service on the Bruce House Lawn at 11 a.m. followed by Pioneer of the Ye...
New Benches at Smith Hollow School
Two new park-style benches were recently installed at the Smith Hollow Schoolhouse grounds in Dayton. The benches are courtesy of the Anderson family of Dayton, friends & supporters for the late Rob...
Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago Sept. 22, 2005 Photo caption: George Wale, Jim Hansen, Ivan Keve, and Pioneer of the Year Ben Flathers inspect a buggy on display at the Bruce Memorial Museum during the Pioneer Fall Festival last Sunday. Hansen was demonstrating how...
Uncommon Friends Movie Showing
WAITSBURG – A free showing of the movie Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh will be held at 3 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 20 at the Plaza Theater on Waitsburg’s Main Street. The doc...
Ken Graham: FROM THE PUBLISHER
Waitsburg’s annual Pioneer Fall Festival will feature a great variety of activities for kids of all ages on Sunday. Pioneers of the Year will be honored and pies will be baked and auctioned off. Waitsburg’s museum complex, including the Bruce Museum...
Case Knowledge is Not Excuse to Ignore Jury Summons
By Rea Culwell, Columbia County Prosecutor "What trial is scheduled for next week?" I get this question a lot. I used to think that maybe the person was interested in my job as a prosecutor . . . but...
Frenchtown Rendezvous, Sept. 26
LOWDEN – The annual Frenchtown Rendezvous will take place Sept. 26 at Frenchtown Hall, just behind L’Ecole No. 41 winery in Lowden. The event features family history tables that tell about life in early Walla Walla, a tri-tip buffet, live music, and...
Free Orchestra Performance, Oct. 10
DAYTON – The Inland Northwest Orchestra will hold a performance at Dayton High School auditorium at 4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 10. The performance is free and open to the public. The orchestra will perform four pieces including: “Cowboy Rhapsody” by Morto...
'Battle of the Tomatoes!'
DAYTON – Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Green Zebra, Brandywine. One of these or a dozen other heirloom tomato varieties could be this year's winner at the Third Annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting C...
A Long, Hot Summer
WAITSBURG – If asked, Waitsburg High senior Trey Potts would have no trouble writing a typical "How I Spent my Summer Vacation" essay. His summer was anything but dull, though it may not qualify as a...
Cardinals Roll Over White Swan, 35-6
WHITE SWAN, Wash. – After a scoreless first quarter, the Waitsburg Cardinal football team got hot in the second, scoring 21 unanswered points on the way to a big 35-6 victory. In the second q...
Adams Takes 4th in Asotin run
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg harriers competed, and fared well, against runners from Mac-Hi and Pomeroy at the Asotin Island Run at Chief Timothy Park in Clarkston on Saturday. Junior Emily Adams placed f...
Pomeroy Overwhelms Bulldogs, 62-0
DAYTON – The Dayton Bulldog football team is reeling this week from not only a 62-0 loss to Pomeroy Friday, but also to possible season-ending injuries to three of its top players. In Friday n...
Waitsburg School District Hosts Community Forum
WAITSBURG – The Board of Directors of the Waitsburg School District will hold two 'Envision the Future' Community Forums on Wed., Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the elementary school l...
Prescott Library Fundraiser
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Friends of the Library is hosting a Friends Fall Fundraiser (FFF!) on Oct. 3 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lions Community Building. The event will include soup and rolls and cornbread and chili for purchase, as well as beverages. A s...
Commercial Club General Membership Meeting
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Commercial Club will hold their first general membership meeting of the Sept. – May season at noon on Thurs., Sept. 17. The no-host lunch meeting will be held at Whiskey Creek Sports Bar & Grill located at 701 Preston Ave. Inc...
Grief Group in Dayton
Are you struggling with grief and not sure how to move past it? Join Dayton’s Grief Group on Sept 23 at 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in the Fireside Room. Signs will be posted. The group will follow the format that Hospice in W...
Makenna Barron Performs at all Big 4 Rodeos
WAITSBURG – On Tuesday night, local songbird Makenna Barron, performed at the Pendleton Round-Up, completing her goal of singing at an event at all of the Big 4 Rodeo Association rodeos in one y...
Waitsburg School Breakfast/Lunch
9: Pancakes; Chili, Cornbread, Carrots 21: Biscuit & Gravy; BBQ Pulled Pork, BBQ Beans 22: Continental Breakfast; K-5 Cook’s Choice/6-12 Chicken Ceasar Wrap, Cucumbers 23: Longjohn; Orange Chicken, Rice, Pepper Strips 24: Continental Breakfast; C...
Police Notes - September 17, 2015
Waitsburg Nothing to report Dayton Aug. 30 Juvenile problem: three juveniles in black riding their skateboards down Main Street in front of the Best Western Hotel. Youth were contacted and advised to stay out of the street. Suspicious vehicle: newer...
Jim E. Hansen
James “Jim” Ellis Hansen passed away on Sept. 9, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. He was born the third of six children in Waitsburg on May 19, 1921, to Albert and Margaret Leid Hansen, longtime pioneers of the Valley. Jim was a member of the...
