Articles from the November 11, 2010 edition
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School House Move On Track
DAYTON - All's well that ends well. The participants in Thursday's move of the historic Smith Hollow school house can say that with some relief now that the various parts of the building are safely...
Crushing Blow Dealt To WP Tigers
PRESCOTT -- Saturday's loss to Shoreline Christian left the WP Tigers deflated following a tough, loser-out quarterfinals game in Prescott. The final score was 2-1. The Tigers, an undefeated first-year team, progressed toward the championship rounds...
WP Football Team Goes To State Quarter Finals
WAITSBURG - The WP Cardinals became the last Touchet Valley sports team still standing in the playoffs after beating the Oroville Hornets handily 49-13. The undefeated Cardinals will play DeSales on neutral ground in the Tri Cities next Friday after...
Wine & Country Living
I noticed Dayton's organic gardener, Wild Bill, walking down Dayton Avenue this morning. I pulled up alongside of him, and we chatted about Seed Savers, an organization in the Midwest that saves and generates heirloom vegetable seeds. I ordered s...
Chamber Gives Five 2010 Awards
DAYTON - Columbia REA, Pastor Steve Edwards, Theater Manager Reid Helford and Singer Cougar Henderson were winners of this year's Community Awards given out at the Dayton Chamber of Commerce's A...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago November 18, 2000 In a double-ring ceremony, Sherrie Reedy and David Morris exchanged wedding vows in the First Christian Church with Rev. Michael Ferrians officiating. The daughter of the late Bob and Velma Sickles, the bride...
Crowd Packs Bluewood Job Fair
DAYTON - In a sign that the Touchet Valley economy is still in recession, Ski Bluewood drew its largest crowd ever for it annual job fair this weekend. More than 140 job seekers came for the...
BRIEFS
SEX ABUSE TRIAL DATE MOVED WALLA WALLA - The trial for recent Waitsburg transplant Carl G. Bell Jr. has been moved from this month to Jan. 6 and 7. Bell has been charged with 15 felony counts in a sex abuse case in Walla Walla County Superior...
Oroville Plays WP Via Win Over White Swan
OROVILLE - Oroville's 37-8 victory over White Swan wasn't perfect. But Hornets coach Tam Hutchinson can live with aggressive mistakes and was pleased with his teams' intensity. "We were a...
Big Deal: WP Runner Places Fourth In State
PASCO - WP cross country runners went to state this week, setting high scores among over a dozen other schools from all over Washington competing at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on S...
Tigers Go To State Quarter Final
SPOKANE - The WP Tigers won their second playoff game Friday, beating Northwest Christian 2-0. The first-year soccer team is now ranked first in the state for 1B/2B schools. They will play S...
WP Blows By Reardan
WAITSBURG - If you're superstitious, it's always risky to mention the "C" word for fear of jinxing the prospect. But if there's any year to speculate on the possibil ity of a WP team going to a...
Sweet Spot
WALLA WALLA - It's never too early to starting thinking about the baseball season. Now Walla Walla Sweets fans can don their local club's gear until the summer ritual resumes in 2011 thanks to the...
Touchet Valley Teams Get Sendoff
Touchet Valley schools and communities will be sending off their winning sports teams in style this week. School officials encourage residents of Prescott, Waitsburg and Dayton to come out along the routes and cheer on their athletes on the way to...
Bulldogs Bound For Yakima
DAYTON - A stunning come-from-behind victory over Liberty Christian in the district volleyball tournament Saturday crowned the Lady Bulldogs as district champions and sent them to state for the...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg/Walla Walla County Dayton/Columbia County 11-8: Vehicle Prowl. Burglary, vehicle prowl and theft were reported at a residence on E. 7th in Waitsburg. The suspect apparently entered an unlocked garage and took Oakley sunglasses, credit...
The Good Horse & Buggy Doctor Of Waitsburg
My husband's grandfather, Dr. Rufus Butler, was a "horse and buggy doctor" in Waitsburg for 30 years. According to an article in the Waitsburg Times in 1950 memorializing him, he was one of the last settlers to recall log cabins, Indians,...
Crossing To Safety
Visitors to downtown Dayton may have noticed the modern, full-service, handicap accessible crosswalk at the traffic light on 2nd and Main. It beeps loudly, warns pedestrians in a commanding vo...
Knowing Our Veterans
Since we arrived in the Touchet Valley, we've had the honor of meeting a number of local veterans or of getting to know them posthumously through their families. In some cases, we've had a chance to report on their lives and express our gratitude...
They Served
(Editor's Note:) Thus writes Waitsburg native and World WarII Veteran Jim Hansen in his memoir, "The Best Part Of Life," which he recently completed at age 89. Starting this week, theTimes will...
Valley Mourns “Music Man”
Working as an aide in a nursing home over 20 years ago, Steve Edwards met a pastor who changed his life. He wore blue jeans and had a guitar hanging from his shoulder. "That was Steve," said wife...
The WP Soccer Effect
Focus On Goals Grades Lifts Hopes Dreams For The Kids From The Orchards PRESCOTT - Nobody who knows these kids is really shocked at their success on the field. The WP Tigers have this soccer thing dow...
