Articles from the October 1, 2015 edition

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 By Ken Graham    News    October 1, 2015

CCHS Board Moves Forward on Hospital Remodel

DAYTON – The Columbia County Hospital District board of directors last Thursday approved a final site plan for the upcoming major renovation of Dayton General Hospital. This plan shows the reconfigu...

 

Live Art Demos at Wenaha Gallery

DAYTON – Richland watercolorist Lisa Hill, who is the Wenaha Gallery Art Event artist through Oct. 17, will be in the gallery, Sat., Oct. 3, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., giving live watercolor...

 
 By Dena Wood    News    October 1, 2015

Dayton on Tour Saturday

DAYTON – One of Dayton's favorite events – Dayton on Tour – will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents and visitors are invited to bring the whole family and participate in this f...

 
 By Dena Wood    News    October 1, 2015

New Interpretive Sign Honors Mullan Road Halfway House

PRESCOTT – Some may consider Prescott the middle of nowhere, but in the late 1800's, many considered it halfway to somewhere. Beginning in 1869, Prescott residents Benjamin and Malinda Flathers prov...

 
 By Dena Wood    News    October 1, 2015

You Can't Keep a Good Horse (and Rider) Down

WAITSBURG – "Being flung unwillingly through the air has a very specific feeling. Like you're stuck inside a lurching brutal gyroscope, with flashes of light and color, but no image you can...

 

Adams Takes First and Callas Third at Pasco Meet

The Cardinals had a great race despite the heat at the Big Cross meet in Pasco on Wed., Sept. 23, said Coach Ann Adams. Landon Callas ran the hilly, sandy 5k course in 18:32, a PR for the course....

 

Prescott Tigers Trounce Hawks

PRESCOTT – The Tigers volleyball team took home their first win of the season in a home non-league match against the College Place Hawks on Tues., Sept. 22. The Tigers took the win in four sets: 22-...

 

New At The Library

Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon., 10:30 a. m. Library of the Souls: The third novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by...

 
 By Tanya Patton    News    October 1, 2015

Book Review

My favorite summer read wasn't a frothy love story or a sassy bit of chick lit. Believe it or not, the book I couldn't put down was a fun, smart and entertaining book about English grammar. It's...

 

Nieto Sentenced to 16 Mos.for Beckner Stabbing

DAYTON – On Sept. 9, Anthony John Nieto Sr., 56, entered a guilty plea to reduced charges stemming from a stabbing incident in Nov. of 2014. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison, with credit for time served. Nieto was arrested on Nov. 8, 2014,...

 
 By Dena Wood    News    October 1, 2015

District Seeks Input on Capital Improvement Priorities

WAITSBURG – “As a board, we have made a decision that it is our goal that it will not raise taxes,” said Waitsburg School Board Chairman Ross Hamann. The statement was made during the Sept. 23...

 

GARY RICHARD GRENDAHL

Gary Richard Grendahl left us to be with the Lord on September 25th, 2015 at his Ranch in Dayton, Washington.   Gary was born on October 4th, 1945 in Tacoma, Washington to his loving parents Glen...

 

Pioneer Portraits - October 1, 2015

Ten Years Ago Oct. 6, 2005 Mark Shively has served on the Waitsburg City Council since being appointed to fill a vacancy in 2002, a job he approached with energy, compassion and humility, noting that the experience would be “educational....

 

Police Notes - October 1, 2015

Waitsburg Sept. 23 Vehicle collision on 400 block of Coppei Ave. Vehicle stopped at crosswalk and was rear-ended by another vehicle. Suspicious circumstances reported on 200 block of Dewitt Road. Unknown subjects entering an unoccupied residence....

 

Birthdays - Week of October 1

October 2: Ted Collins, Quinton Pettichord, Harry Peterson, Lane Savage, Travis Larsen, Kellen Gerke, Holly Robinson. October 3: Coe Richards, George Hodges, Dorothy Mays, Lee Nora Finch, Carolyn Thompson, Heather Jackson, Stacey Vaughn. October 4:...

 

Ken Graham: FROM THE PUBLISHER

In the eleven months since voters in the Columbia County Hospital District approved a $5.5 million bond levy for a major remodel of Dayton General Hospital, I’ve heard from a number of readers who are concerned that nothing much seems to be...

 

Gary Hofer: MARKET BULLETS

U.S. national winter wheat planting reached 19% as of Sept. 20, down 4% from last year and only 1% off the five-year average. USDA on the 21st rated topsoil moisture in Kansas at 59% adequate to surplus, Oklahoma’s at 49% and Texas at 32%....

 

Local Nonprofits Receive Grant Awards

WALLA WALLA – Each year the Blue Mountain Community Foundation awards grant money to a wide variety of organizations to help support programs that benefit local communities. Several organizations in Waitsburg, Prescott, and Dayton were the...

 

Shark Tank – Walla Walla Style!

WALLA WALLA – Students from Walla Walla Valley schools will have the opportunity to show off their entrepreneurial talents and possibly take home a $500 prize by competing in Pitch It!, Walla Walla’s version of Shark Tank. The Pitch It! competiti...

 

Support the Prescott Library

PRESCOTT – The Prescott Friends of the Library will host a Friends Fall Fundraiser (FFF!) on Sat., 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...

 

Free Poetry Workshop

DAYTON – Washington State poet laureate, Elizabeth Austen, will give a free poetry workshop, “Poetry for All,” on Sat., Oct. 10 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Dayton Memorial Library. No previous writing experience is necessary, however class size...

 

YoungLife Hosts Annual Dessert Fundraiser

DAYTON – YoungLife leaders will host the group’s 11th annual dessert fundraiser, to benefit Waitsburg and Dayton youth, on Sun., Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. at Running T Ranch (802 N. Touchet Rd.), just outside Dayton. The event is also an opportunity to...

 

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