Articles from the November 20, 2014 edition
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Turkey Bingo Is Saturday
DAYTON - Come early, is the advice for those planning to attend the 28th annual Dayton Kiwanis Turkey Bingo on Saturday. Doors to the Dayton Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room open at 3 p.m., but...
Doctors Resign
DAYTON - Physicians Kim Abernethy and Marek Marcinkiewicz have resigned from their positions with Columbia County Health System, effective Dec. 29, according to interim Chief Executive Officer Jon Smi...
PRESCOTT HOLIDAY BAZAAR ON SATURDAY
PRESCOTT - Local crafters and commercial vendors will be selling their wares at a Holiday Bazaar located in the Prescott Community Building (Hwy 124 and "D" Street) on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Frog Hollow Band will be selling...
WAITSBURG’S HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS, DEC. 6-7
WAITSBURG - This year's Hometown Christmas will be a two-day event, beginning on Saturday, Dec. 6 with a Town Hall breakfast prepared by the Waitsburg Celebration Days Committee. Vendors will be selling their wares all day in Town Hall as well....
Dayton Increases Property Tax, Reduces Water Use
DAYTON - It's budget season, and Dayton residents are invited to the second of three budget hearings for the city of Dayton scheduled for Monday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. During the first hearing, on Nov....
Celebrating ‘Art in the Blues’
DAYTON - Lael Loyd works with artists every day. As manager and custom framer at Dayton's Wenaha Gallery, on Main Street, Loyd is a professional art appreciator. "One question I'm asked often is, 'Do...
KATSEL WRAPS UP 40 YEARS ON CITY CREW
WAITSBURG - Dan Katsel has only held two fulltime jobs in his adult life. The first was working at an orchard that was once located between Waitsburg and Dayton, where he worked the first four years...
Tigers Move on to State Semis
SPOKANE - The WP Tigers soccer team got a huge win Friday, beating St. George's, 2-0, in a state quarterfinals game. The Tigers travel to Sumner, Wash. this week to play Friday Harbor in their semifinals game Friday. A win would put them in the...
WP Cruises to First-Round Win
PASCO - On Friday night, the Waitsburg Prescott football team took a big step toward their goal of reaching the state championship game by beating Tonasket, 27-6. They face a much bigger challenge thi...
PRESCOTT POOL LEVY PASSES WITHOUT A HITCH
PRESCOTT - Preliminary results from the Nov. 4 General Election show the Prescott Pool Maintenance and Operations levy passing easily with 69.04% of Walla Walla and Columbia County voters approving the levy. A 60% super majority is required to...
Local Learners Face Off
WAITSBURG - The first knowledge bowl meet between the eastern small schools of ESD 123 took place at the Waitsburg Christian and First Presbyterian churches on Tuesday. Students from Waitsburg, De-...
Scientists Forecast Warmer, Drier Winter
DAYTON - The Touchet Valley was touched by early snows this past week and temperatures plummeted into the teens over the weekend, but the long-range forecast for our area doesn't look much like the...
Diabetes Q & A
[Editor's Note: November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and the Columbia County Health System is reaching out to Touchet Valley residents to help them understand the disease, and measures available for prevention and treatment.] What is...
EMMA PHILBROOK: STUDENT LIFE
Waitsburg High School gets its graduation caps, gowns, and stoles (flat silky scarf things) through a company called Herff-Jones. The seniors buy their graduation gear this time of year and receive...
KEN GRAHAM: FROM THE PUBLISHER
On Sunday morning I got up, put a couple of logs in the wood stove and then walked across the cold wood floor in my bare feet to the kitchen to fill the kettle and make my morning pot of coffee. When...
BIRTHDAYS
November 20: Lyle Harshman, Lorianne Donovan. November 21: Stacia Deal, Colleen Berry, Buster Katsel, Dana Simmons. November 22: Betsy Harkins, Connie Creswell, Tanya Vargas. November 23: Miles Reese, Bill Johnson, Robbie Johnson, Cecile Carpenter,...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg Nothing reported. Dayton Nov. 11 Reckless driver reported on the corner of E. Clay and S 3rd streets. Assault reported on E. Jackson Street. Two reports of residential burglary: one at Valley View Courts and the other on E. Patit Avenue....
WEEKLY CALENDAR
2 Dayton Senior Round Table Senior Center (403 E. Patit St.) 12 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Meals are $4 for those over 60 and $7 for those under 60. Enjoy a hot meal in a social setting. Play pool, cards or spend time visiting. Call 382-2836 to...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago November 25, 2004 "The First Feast" is an annual tradition for Waitsburg Elementary First Graders, part of the curriculum that includes American History and the story of the Pilgrims at this time of year. Mrs. Lindsey's students...
Teachers Form Bargaining Unit
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's school board, at their Nov. 12, 2014 meeting, approved a collective bargaining agreement between the Waitsburg School District and the Waitsburg Education Association. The...
TAKEMURA IS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
DAYTON - Kris Takemura, of Dayton, was honored as the 2014 citizen of the year by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce at their annual awards banquet last week. Takemura is a Dayton native and has been...
