Articles from the April 7, 2011 edition
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Mother & Son Hermanns Arrested
WALLA WALLA - Waitsburg resident and fugitive Adam Hermanns and his mother Pam Hermanns are both in Walla Walla County jail following their arrest on Monday and Tuesday, according to the Walla Walla...
Woo Crew Off To Nationals
DAYTON - Local athletes will compete at the United States of America Snowboard Association's Snowboard and Freeski National Competitions at Copper Mountain, Colorado, this week and next. Dayton...
Cardinals Win Colfax, Excel At MF Carnival
MILTON FREEWATER - Cardinal Kayla Huxoll's unfortunate javelin accident aside, the Carnival of Speed track meet in Oregon Friday was a success for WP, bringing the Lady Cardinals to the top of the heap, head track and field coach Jeff Bartlow said. I...
Dayton Hosts Six Teams At Invite
DAYTON - Dayton's Seth Jackson won the men's 3200-meter distance event during last Wednesday's Dayton Invite, a meet of six teams that also saw excellent performances from Courtney Fuller, Josh Frame,... Full story
Lady Bulldogs Win Doubleheader
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs softball team went 5-0 Thursday after defeating a young Tri Cities Prep team in a windy doubleheader at home. The Lady Bulldogs beat the Jaguars 10-0 in the first and... Full story
Barrel Daze Coming
On April 8-10, the Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association will present their 33rd Annual Barrel Daze at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds. Over 1,000 contestants including many girls from Waitsburg and Dayton, will come from all over the United States,...
Following In Kison’s Footsteps
WAITSBURG - Almost half a century after the prestigious distinction was first bestowed on Ernest Kison, two longtime residents known for their support of local events and traditions won the Commercial... Full story
POLICE NOTES
4-4: Theft. Theft of items from around cabin reported on N. Touchet Road, Dayton. 4-3: Accident. Single-vehicle, non-injury accident reported on N. Touchet Road, Dayton. Vehicle slid off roadway. Vandalism. Game camera destroyed on Cottrell Road,...
Wine & Country Living
I t's raining again, so what's new? Okay, it's good for the garden and the farmers and the wild things that fly and creep, but sometimes you just want to feel free of an umbrella. Am I the only person in the Touchet Valley who wants spring to be... Full story
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago April 12, 2001 As soon as the weather breaks, the Waitsburg Lions will complete their service project of constructing a BMX track in Waitsburg. The project was initiated at the Lions January 23 meeting and hopes to draw racers and... Full story
Blue Mountain Station 101
DAYTON - It's a bird! It's a plane! Nohellip;it's "the world's first destination eco-food processing park." That's how Port of Columbia Manager Jennie Dickinson and consultants Dennis Miller and Gary...
BRIEFS
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS WAITSBURG - The Tour of Walla Walla, presented by Banner Bank, is looking for local volunteers for the cycling races April 15-17. The Tour is a four-stage, three-day race where nearly 600 riders from the U.S. and Canada will...
Dear Editor,
As the city elections draw to a close, we would just like to take the opportunity to thank our current mayor and council members. In our little section of town, it has been quite peaceful and uneventful. No letters from the city imposing mandates on...
Dear Editor,
Ms. McVey's remarks (in her letter to the editor published in the Times on March 31), critical of our current city council members, just makes me tired all over. She is not satisfied with simply being critical of the "council," she goes for the...
Drawing The Line At DHS
More than half the student body at Dayton High School has pledged this spring to steer clear of alcohol, and close to 60 adults in the community have promised not to provide alcohol to minors. "It's...
Safety Comes First
Wake up Oregon high schools! Your track and field athletes are using potentially lethal weapons that could be made much safer without any effort. Of course, track and field involves a lot of activities that are risky, such as pole vaulting, discus,...
Save The Date For Waitsburg Parade & Dayton Days
WAITSBURG - There may not be any state-sanctioned horse racing in the Touchet Valley this year, but keep the last two weekends in May clear on your calendar to be in Waitsburg and Dayton because lots of events are in store for those dates. On the tra...
Gobel & Council Win Re-election
WAITSBURG - Preliminary election results for Waitsburg's city government show incumbent Mayor Walt Gobel and the current five city council membe rs re- turned to office by a landslide. With 357 votes... Full story
What’s The Point?
MILTON-FREEWATER - Not to put too fine a point on the problem, but when it comes to throwing the javelin, Washington and Oregon have different safety rules. In Washington, javelins are blunted and...