Articles from the November 10, 2011 edition
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Sproul Beats Bickelhaupt For Hospital Seat
WAITSBURG - It was an exciting evening for Dayton's Colleen Sproul, a retired nurse who took a shot at running for a position as commissioner for the Columbia County Hospital District and found herself ahead of her incumbent by 61.03 percent on... Full story
Phyllis Eaton
Phyllis Eaton passed from this world on Nov. 6, just a few days following the celebration of her 90th birthday. Her family and loved ones were gathered around her as she passed away. Phyllis was born... Full story
Deal Comes Down With Flu, Places 16th
WAITSBURG - An unexpected bout of the flu hit WP's star runner Seth Deal at the state competition on Saturday in Pasco and Deal placed 16th of 140 boys in the 5,000-meter race. Coach Joanna Lanning said Deal didn't know he was going to be ill and...
Dogs’ Losses End Season
WALLA WALLA -- The Dayton Lady Bulldogs lost two matches in a row last week and were eliminated from Blue Mountain District play. After finishing the regular season in first place with an11-1 record... Full story
Dayton Season Ends With 12-0 Loss
RITZVILLE -- The Dayton Bulldogs were shut down by the Ritzville Broncos last Friday night 12-0. The loss prevented the Bulldogs from advancing to the state tournament finishing with a winning record... Full story
WP Tigers Fall To Dragons In Overtime
PRESCOTT - In the end, the Tigers' playoff game against Spokane's St. George Saturday wasn't all about winning or losing. After the teams tied each other twice this season, the seeding game was to...
WP Wins 1, Loses 2 In Playoffs
WAITSBURG -- The WP Lady Cardinals took the first place seed into district play with a three game upset over the Dayton Bulldogs last Wednesday night. Missing many of their hometown fans who were at...
Cardinals Clinch District 9 Title
WAITSBURG -- The WP Cardinals clinched a first round 2B state tournament berth Saturday with a 54-21 elimination of the Kettle Falls Bulldogs. Two plays and 14 yards later, the Bulldogs found themselv...
Fletcher, Hudson Win Top Award
DAYTON - Dayton's Betty Ann Fletcher and Elaine Hudson were nearly speechless last Thursday night when they were announced as the 2011 Citizens of the Year by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. The...
AMO Art Show Features Discarded Materials
WAITSBURG -- Call them the bone yards of the industrial age: old factories, warehouses, stock yards, substations, fabrication shops, foundries. You can find them everywhere, including in our towns... Full story
Wine & Country Living
This weekend, the wineries in our region and around the entire United States, opened their doors, treating folks to wines recently readied by nature for our fall and winter pleasure. It was wonderful to see people bellied-up, eyes trans-fixed,...
POLICE NOTES
A Note To Our Readers: For the past month or so, the local sheriff reports were not provided. Here are the police notes for Walla Walla County since the beginning of September. Those for Columbia County are up to date. Waitsburg 10-24 Identity theft...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago November 18, 2001 America's Broadway musical "The Music Man" inaugurates the grand re-opening of the Dayton's renovated Liberty Theater next week. Many locals volunteered their time and talents to make this a success. Waitsburg City...
BIRTHDAYS
November 12: Randy Halley, Blaine Pasley, Terry Hofer . November 13: Delores Gohlman, Toni Jones-Riggs, Tom Manley, Anne Bickelhaupt, Reade Ferguson. November 14: Ellie Bartlow, Bert Aylward, Corrine McKinley, Wally Bird, Ariel Wood, Linda Henze,...
Crothers In Business 30 Years
DAYTON - For Bette Lou Crothers, who as a child moved every year, Dayton is her real hometown. Crothers attended Dayton High School her junior and senior years, married a local boy out of college and...
BRIEFS
TERRY JACOY RECEPTION WAITSBURG - Nov. 9 marks the end of an era. Terry Jacoy will be completing 23 years of service to the Waitsburg School District as a member of the Board of Directors. To honor him there be a reception that evening and staff and...
Heart BEAT
Kitties Need Loving Homes WAITSBURG - In the Waitsburg Hardware and Mercantile store on Main Street, there's something furry lurking behind the shelves. John and Marilyn Stellwagen have owned and...
Many Ways To Thank Our Vets
This week we mark Veterans Day. We hope everyone in our community will take a moment to recognize, silently or in person, the sacrifices our local servicemen and women have made, and continue to make, on our behalf. In Dayton, the American Legion...
Prescott Awarded For Improvement
PRESCOTT - Prescott Jr.-Sr. High School made the list of highest improving schools in the state recently, proving the hard work of the staff and students is paying off, Superintendent Bill Jordan...
Dayton Considers M&O Levy, Capital Projects Levy
DAYTON - The Dayton School District is looking at asking taxpayers to pass a $1.3 million maintenance and operations levy in February that would help fund personnel, activities, athletics and other general maintenance costs for two years....
Glowing With Thanks
WAITSBURG - The welcome many newcomers have received from Waitsburg residents over the years has inspired acts of gratitude in the past. Larry and Deanne Johnson's now-famous and well-attended summer...
