Articles from the October 6, 2011 edition
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Gentlemen Still Prefer...
WAITSBURG - To say Sunny Thompson was nervous when she first performed the role of Marilyn Monroe in "Marilyn: Forever Blonde" may be an understatement. After all, one of the first audiences to see he...
DONNA LUVERNE PRICE KEENEY
Donna Luve rne Price Keeney passed away at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on September 24, 2011, at the age of 79 years. At her request, there will be no memorial service. Inurnment will be...
Students From Abroad Spending The School Year In Waitsburg
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School has two new faces this year and those faces look just like the regular students, they're just from abroad. Franchesco Nobili, 18, and Katharina Koch, 15, are spending...
WP’s Deal Pulls Ahead Of the Pack In Meets
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg- Prescott's Seth Deal continued his hot streak at the end of September and early November placing first twice in boys varsity races at recent cross county meets. WP cross country Coach Joanna Lanning is happy with Deal's...
WP Tigers Best WWVA, Riverside
WAITSBURG - The WP Tigers rolled to easy victories in their last two games, beating Walla Walla Valley Academy 11-0 last Wednesday and Riverside Christian 11-1 on Saturday. The Tigers were scheduled to play Riverside Christian in Yakima on Tuesday,...
Donors Fund New Waitsburg Press Box
WAITSBURG - The Cardinals Booster Club has reached its goal of raising at least $25,000 for the construction of a press box and equipment storage building behind the bleachers on Cardinal Field. With...
Bulldogs Blow By Jaguars Friday
DAYTON - Using excellent defense, the Dayton Bulldogs beat the Tri Cities Prep Jaguars 30-0 at Dayton's Homecoming game on Friday night. The crowd was decked out in Crimson and Gold in the Bulldog...
Dayton Rallies To Best WP
WAITSBURG - The WP Lady Cardinals were defeated by the Dayton Bulldogs in four games of Blue Mountain League volleyball action last Tuesday. It was intense, inyour face volleyball action filled with l...
Cardinals Power Past DeSales In Rivalry Game
WALLA WALLA --The WP Cardinals stepped it up in the second half to defeat the DeSales Irish 33-14 last Friday night. After forcing the Irish to punt on their opening drive, the Cardinals started...
Valley Schools In Paper “War”
WAITSBURG - For the first time, Dayton and Waitsburg high schools are in a paper war. Both schools are raising money for the American Cancer Society and constructing paper links into long chains to represent each dollar they have raised. The big...
Fair Attendance Level, Shows Down
DAYTON - Despite great weather, the Columbia County Fair held Sept. 9-11 in Dayton didn't bring in the amount of visitors that organizers had hoped. Fair Manager Shane Laib said the happiest person during fair weekend was the ice cream man because...
Dayton Shows Off Its Best For Big Tour On Saturday
DAYTON - Dayton had its moment in the sun on Saturday as it displayed the best it has to offer including historic homes, flourishing businesses and plenty of local art for its event Dayton On Tour....
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
Driving along Lower Waitsburg road today, I managed to miss a deer, something "Killer," my truck, knows about all too well. "Killer "hasn't gotten the nickname because she's a mild mannered station wagon gone to pick the kids-up from soccer. No,...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 10-3 Fire reported at Bundy Hollow, Lower Hogeye Road. Dayton 9-27 Stray dog reported. Property damage reported at Starveout Road, parties involved will work it out between the two of them. Goose reported missing. Welfare check at Payne Hol...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago October 11, 2001 Long-time Waitsburg Historical Society member Jan Zuger was honored with a bouquet of roses last Monday from the board. Board member Andy Winnett presented the roses to Jan who recently retired from the board. She was...
BRIEFS
LION'S CLUB DINNER AND DANCING PRESCOTT -- Tickets for an evening of dinner and dancing at the Prescott Lion's Club Oct. 8 are $25 per person, or $40 for a couple. That ticket gets you a pulled pork or barbecue chicken dinner. Drinks will be availabl...
Hospital Candidates Hold Meet & Greet
DAYTON - Colleen Sproul and Jeff Monyak, two Dayton residents challenging current Columbia County Health District board members in November's election, will host meet and greet events on Tuesday,...
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor: Obama's Jobs Act is NOT Class Warfare If the Republicans claim that the American Jobs Act is class warfare on the very wealthy, then the Democrats can say that failing to pass it is class warfare on the millions of jobless people who...
The BURG
Clark's Family Makes It Right C aptain Clark's Des cendants Make Amends To Tribe After completing their journey west and spending a wet and wretched winter at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1806, William Clark and Meriweather Lewis prepared to...
Strike Up The Band
Heart BEAT About Needs & Good Deeds W AITSBURG - Walking past the schools in Waitsburg last week, I heard squeaking and honking. It wasn't ducks or geese in town, it was the school children. I...
Mr. Green’s Opus
On several occasions, this column has focused on the importance of sports to the growth, development and health of our local students. As mentioned on previous occasions, this newspaper believes sports not only instill pride and teamwork in...
Task Force Launches Commercial Street Project
DAYTON - Work was underway this week on beginning the revitalization of Commercial Street in Dayton by coming up with a new master plan that will improve the way the area looks, flows and hopefully...
Doak Is New SEWEDA Director
DAYTON - The new leader of the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association, Marshall Doak, was introduced to business owners and comm unity membe r s at the Economic Development Steering...
