The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Ten Years Ago September 26, 2002 It was a good summer for Waitsburg Lions Club, with several fundraising projects bolstering the club's bank accounts. The income offset some ex- penses the club paid out for maintenance around the softball fields...

Wheat prices along with many other markets this week are waiting for a push from any domi- nant factor that will allow a direction. Chicago wheat managed to gain about 15 cents per bushel since last week at this time, but in this environment that is...

When a person leaves this world, you can always tell how loved and special they were by the people who miss themhellip; Jack Himmelberger was such a person. Thank you so much for the Gifts, Plants, Flowers, and delicious food. The beauti- ful cards...

Waitsburg 9-23 A residential burglary was reported on Bolles Road. Dayton 9-18 Vandalism was reported on Second Street. A stray animalwas reported on Payne Hollow Road. Verbal domestic vio- lence was reported on Main Street.9-19 An injured deer was... Full story

BERYL WITT RETIRES WAITSBURG - Beryl Witt, who has worked at the Waits- burg Grocery for more than 40 years, is retiring this Friday. The community is invited to the grocery store on Main Street to celebrate her years of service with cake from 9 to...

A photo in the Sept. 20 Times edition that accom- panied the Cardinals Tackle Tigerscots story misidenti- fied a WP player. The cap- tion should have read "Dal- ton LaRue and Alex Dill break up a Tigerscot pass last Thursday in Athena, Ore." Also in...

I enjoyed your article on the band uniforms from 1950. I was a member of the band at that time as was my husband Richard Pettichord. The uniforms were made to fit each member with their names sewn into the pockets. Our daughter Cindy also wore the...

It's a shame that in this day and age, women still have to fight for equality. However, equality in the workplace is still an issue and especially when it comes to equal pay for equal work. We trust our members of congress to represent the people in... Full story

If elected, Rich Cowan's outlook would be the oppo- site of Romney's writing off 47 percent of the population, most of whom are seniors and the working poor with children. Cathy McMorris- Rodgers voting record fol- lows along nicely with Mitt...

Dayton's Youth Competitive Swim Team. Waitsburg's Days Of Real Sport Centennial. Camp Wooten's Outdoor Education Program. Lyons Ferry's access for people with disabilities. As the line from that "Sound Of Music" song goes: These are a few of our...

WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council de- cided to level the city's BMX bike track at the north end of town because of lack of use in a 3-1 decision last Wednes- day night. About one year ago, the council discussed leveling the track because it...