Articles from the September 26, 2013 edition
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Salmon BBQ a Big Success
WAITSBURG - In a pleasant surprise, the weather cooperated beautifully and the sun shone pink on the hills, providing a perfect backdrop for the hundreds of fish lovers lined up at the Don Thomas...
Deb Hays Quilt Fundraiser
A drawing was held at the Columbia County Fair on Saturday, September 7th to support the Debbie Hays Medical Fund. A beautiful quilt was created with love and donated by the Wednesday Nite Quilt Guild. The lucky winner was Mary Laughery of Dayton....
OCTOBER CALENDAR
1 Preschool Story Time(every Tuesday) Dayton Memorial Library 10 a.m. Story Time (every Tuesday) Prescott Library 2:30 p.m. Crafts and stories gearedto preschool children, but allages are welcome. Wii Night (first twoTuesdays of month) Prescott L... Full story
Bringing It All Together
PRESCOTT - Some coaches worry about having enough players to field a team for the season. But that's not Mark Grimm's challenge. He could field two if he had to. The WP Tigers' head soccer coach s... Full story
WP Gridders Succumb to Maniacs
OROFIO, Ida. - "First of all, this was a quality team we played," WP football coach Jeff Bartlow said of the Orofino Maniacs, after his Cardinals suffered a tough 50-20 loss Friday night on the road... Full story
Panthers Bite Bulldogs 40-0
ASOTIN - For a while, it all went as well as it could for the 15-man Dayton Bulldogs squad against a tough opponent playing on home turf near the west bank of the Snake River. "It was back and forth," head coach Dean Bickelhaupt said about his t... Full story
WP Cross-Country Fought Hard at Seaport Invite
WAITSBURG-The WP Boys cross country team fell just short of earning a ribbon, taking 11th place at Saturday's meet in Clarkston. The Seaport Invite, hosted by Clarkston High School, began with a mil...
Bulldogs Split W/E Matches
SPOKANE -- The Dayton soccer team traveled to Spokane over the weekend for two tough matches against northeast Washington schools. After a tough 6-1 loss Friday night to Valley Christian, the Bul...
Tigers Beat State Champs
SPOKANE - When asked about Saturday's highlights in the Tigers' game against Northwest Christian, assistant coach Jay Potts had just five words. "Ernesto Valdovino and Christian Caro," he said...
Lady Cards Fall to WWVA
WAITSBURG – In the words of the 1961 hit “Mama Said”, made famous by The Shirelles: “Mama said there’d be days like this, there’d be days like this, Mama said.” That had to be what Cardinal play...
Barrel Racers Close Season
WALLA WALLA -- The Valley Girls Barrel Racings Association will end Oct. 5 at the Autumn Daze race at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds. The girls invite supporters to come to the finals and cheer the barrel racers on as they close the 2013...
Young Life Dessert Banquet
DAYTON -- Dayton's annual Young Life dessert banquet and fundraiser will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, October 6, at the Running T Ranch. This will be a great oppor- tunity to learn about Young Life and how it enhances the spiritual growth of our high school...
Relay for Life is Successful
DAYTON - Eighteen teams took part this year in what organizers said was a very successful Relay For Life event in Dayton Satur- day and Sunday. The annual event is a fundraiser for the American...
Community Council Invites Area Residents
DAYTON -- Do you want to play a greater role in community decision-making? Community Council offers you the opportunity to help prioritize community issues, to learn more about them and to influence public policy. Thursday, October 3, Community Counc...
BIRTHDAYS
September 27: Jean Everly, Randy Culley, Gloria Simonis, Ryan Ahler. September 28: Timber Frohreich, Alana Fox. September 29: Margaret Fischer, Marie Feryn, Charles Zuger, Mary Yancey, Dr. S.R. Hevel, Christopher Conrath. September 30: Charles...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago October 2, 2003 A long-dormant rivalry will be rekindled Friday in Dayton when the Waitsburg Cardinals and the Dayton Bulldogs meet on the gridiron for the first time since 1995. The non-league contest follows a decisive 49-13 drubbing...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
My little nephews had a sleepover at my house this weekend. On Saturday, I took them to a library talk. The subject matter: simple ways we can help protect the earth and its natural resources. The 45 minute talk covered everything from putting a... Full story
CROPS
Just like trying to put a vehicle in gear and drive with the parking brake on, the wheat market is laboring way too hard in its attempt to clear a near-term objective to the upside. It is clear that the supply/demand for US wheat shows the tightest...
Shriners Hospitals Free Screening Clinic
Shriners Hospitals for Children, sponsored by the Blue Mountain Shrine Club, will be providing a free screening clinic on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The screening will be held at Adventist Health/Medical... Full story
First Thursday Concert
WALLA WALLA -- The First Thursday October 3rd concert will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine Street in Wal- la Walla from12:15 p.m. to12:50 p.m. Featured will be Ethan Maier, pianist, and Josh Melander, violinist, from Whitman...
James “Jim” Lowell Burres
James "Jim" Burres died peacefully at his home in Waitsburg, WA, on Sep- tember 18, 2013. A private graveside service will be fol- lowed by a celebration of his life memorial at the Presbyterian... Full story
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 9-17 Domestic violence assault on Coppei Avenue, suspectarrested. 9-18 Vehicle vs. deer collision on McKay Alto and BollesRoads. 9-19 Report of fraud on Arnold Street; Paypal account openedunder victim's name. 9-21 Burglary of closed...
Pioneer Festival Recap
Dear Editor, We've just finished our annual task of compiling lessons learned from this year's Pioneer Fall Festi- val. We were again blessed with great weather although maybe a little warm, and the mud storm was nice enough to hold off until...
Garcia Serves in FEMA Corps
Vinton, Iowa - Maya Garcia, of Waitsburg, is one of 190 Vinton-based young people serving in the nation's second class of FEMA Corps; a new unit of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) solely devoted to emergency management and... Full story
Jargon Bowl
Ladies and gentlemen, the long dry season is over – it’s Knowl- edge Bowl time! Yessiree, for the next seven months, my life (or at least my Friday mornings) will be jam-packed with buz...
