Articles from the September 19, 2013 edition
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School Enrollment Numbers Up
WAITSBURG - The 2013-14 school year kicked off with enrollment numbers higher than anticipated in Waitsburg, and even more incoming students expected in the near future. Superintendent Dr. Carole...
A Passion for Gardening
DAYTON - Tami Miller has a passion for gardening and an indisputable green thumb. Her 3.67 acre proper- ty just outside the city limits of Dayton is an Eden filled with flowers, edible land- scaping,...
Close, Yet So Far
STANFIELD, Ore. - With less than a minute before halftime, the Dayton Bulldogs ended a steady march through Stanfield territory and arrived at the half-yard line, ready to pound it into the end zone. The score was 12-7 in the Tigers' favor, but the... Full story
Tigers are Back!
YAKIMA - With almost its full complement of returning starters, the WP Tigers Tuesday posted its first regular-season win over Riverside Christian, beating the Crusaders 4-0 on their home turf....
WP’s Adams Places 4th at XC Meet
WAITSBURG - The W-P Cross Country team performed well in their first meet of the season, the Asotin XC Island Run Invite at Chief Timothy Island State Park in Clarkston on Saturday. W-P's sole f... Full story
Dayton Girls Win WP Tourney
The Dayton Bulldogs won all their games at the WP Invitational Volleyball Tournament on Saturday. They defeated DeSales, St. John-Endicott, Wa-Hi JV, and Waitsburg-Prescott. The championship game was... Full story
Correction
In a photograph which ran in both our September 5 and 12 issues, the WP quarterback throwing the football during practice was misidentified. He is Jason Carter, not starting quarterback Owen Lanning. We are sorry for the error....
Tournaments are Good Training
WAITSBURG - The W-P Lady Cards may have been overdue for a rest after Saturday's invitational tournament in Waitsburg, but they accrued plenty of practice play by attending two tournaments in two...
WP Pounds Weston McEwen
WAITSBURG - As messy as Waitsburg Prescott's victory over Pilot Rock was last week, Friday's 49-6 win over Weston McEwen came up smelling like roses. It was so clean that this weekend's sloppily vict...
Kids Learn Bike Safety
WAITSBURG - If you happen to see what appears to be a scene from Pied Piper (on bikes), don't be alarmed -- the children are safe. In fact, they're safer than ever. That string of red-helmeted... Full story
Commercial Club Tour of Buildings
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Commercial Club will be hosting a tour of commercial buildings for sale or rent in the Waitsburg Busi- ness District on Thursday, October 10 at 4 p.m. This will be a self-guided tour with a realtor and/or owner...
Prescott Lions Club Breakfast
PRESCOTT - The Prescott Lions serves an all-you-can-eat fundraiser breakfast the third weekend (Sat. and Sun.) of every month. This month's break- fast takes place Sept. 21 and 22 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Lions Club will be serving pancakes, eggs,... Full story
Prescott Gears Up For Pool Levy
PRESCOTT - The down- side of getting a generous grant for the town swim- ming pool is that taxpayers get the wrong impression, according to Patsy Adams Warnock, chair of Prescott's Joint Park and Recreation District. Some might think they no longer...
BIRTHDAYS
Sept. 20: Owen Senter, Rhonda Newbury, Monte Duncan, Robyn Dunleavy, Alex Solis. Sept. 21: Bob Rabern, Kenneth Crawford, Fred R. Grit- man, Diana Larsen. Sept. 22: Marty Dunn, Phyllis Rubel, Cheryl Hansen, Ma- rie Gagnon, Misty Nix, Lynn Rohlfing,...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago September 25, 2003 The Women's Invitational was September 3 with 40 golf- ers. Winners for the Dayton team were: low gross, Evelyn Himmelberger; and, low net, Janice Davis, followed by Mary Ellen Juris, Jean Nelson, Ellen Burruss, and... Full story
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
When it comes to yard sales, I am known as a pro. If asked for advice it would be this: presentation is everything! Tossing objects into a heap only ensures viewers that everything is junk and commands junk prices. Display items with care and people...
CROPS
Chicago December wheat contracts continue to pound away at their life-of-contract lows. Over the entire his- tory of active trading from mid-September 2011, the December contract price reached highs of $9.13 per bushel in November 2012. Since that...
WSU Extension in Walla Walla County Gets New Agent
WSU Extension office in Walla Walla County has hired a new Extension Fac- ulty to provide regional assistance for Agronomy and Dry Land Cropping Systems. Wayne Thomp- son, previously a Research Agronomist from Texas A&M Extension Service, will start... Full story
Waitsburg Garden Club
Waitsburg Garden Club meetings will be held the third Saturday of each month. All meetings will begin at the Coppei Coffee Shop with a half hour general exchange of information. Then, whoever would like may join a tour of the selected garden or re-...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 9-13 Report of malicious mischief and criminal trespass. Unknown suspects threw decorative Christmas lights from roofof building. 9-14 Report of an out-of-control juvenile on W. 2nd Street. 9-16 Report of juvenile on Orchard Street...
Fall Festival Fun
A trend that has always puzzled me somewhat is the concept of "distressed" jeans. For the uninitiated, distressed jeans are jeans that are damaged with rips, fading, or acid washing - and then sold...
A Halloween I’ll Never Forget
I t might seem a bit early to talk about Halloween, though some supermar- kets and stores are already in the spirit for the scary event with displays and candy. But a radio news item last week...
Government Wise to Go Slow on Pot
The day after this paper went to press, the Columbia County Board of Commissioners was scheduled to hold a public hearing and most likely impose a one- year moratorium on the production and sale of marijuana within the county. Walla Walla County and...
