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A fter a very smooth and orderly decline that has lasted three weeks, the wheat price has paused. There is always a kind of nervous twitch exhibited when the market reaches the end or beginning of a significant move. Some would call this "indecision," but a week-long sideways pattern with quick jumps back and forth that last only hours at most is the mark of a market in "read" mode.'' The last week saw us through a key USDA monthly report, all the more intensely observed as we missed the monthly report for October during The Shutdown. The ef-...
POMEROY -- The Pomeroy Chamber of Com- merce would like to invite vendors to participate in their annual Craft Fair to be held December 6 from 11a.m. to 6 p.m. and December 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Spinner's Hall (699 Columbia Street) in Pomeroy. The Spinners have finished the renovation of this beautiful building and it is warm and ready. Come and help Pomeroy kick off the Christmas sea- son. Interested vendors should contact either Hollie Geiger at Sterling Bank 843-1895 or Corky Slay- baugh at 843-3455 or email her at rich_ corky @hotm...
Juan Arebalos Jr. peace- fully passed away Oc- tober 31, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. Juan was born March 18, 1957 to Juan Sr. and Sofie Arebalos in Delano, California. Juan grew up in Pacoima, California, then his family moved to Dayton, where he graduated from Dayton High School and then Spokane Community College with a degree in Art. In 1986, Juan married his wife Leticia Ceballos. To- gether they have a daughter Melody and son Brandon, both from Lakewood, Wash- ington. Juan...
Waitsburg 11-11 Third-degree malicious mischief; subject drove vehiclethrough grass, tearing up sod in the 400 block of CoppeiAvenue. Dayton 11-05 Citizen dispute on W. 1st Street. Assault reported on W.Clay Street; under investigation, arrest on College Placewarrant involved. 11-06 Harassment reported on S. 2nd Street. Theft of crossbowreported on S. Willow Street. Fraud phone call reportedon Pittman Road. Suspicious person contacted; cleared by deputy. 11-07 Report of vandalism to vehicle window on W. MainStreet. Theft of a sprinkler on S....
I s it ironi c that I h ave lived next door to Dan and Rosie Nechodom since May but had never been inside their home until this week? Let me explain further. The Nechodoms are some of the friendliest people in Dayton. Dan is a Dayton High School teacher and track coach. Rosie is the school counselor for both Dayton and Waits- burg districts. I have five kids at home who use the Nechodoms' giant, outdoor trampoline several times each week. Now are you surprised we've never visited before now?...
Last week, I had the privilege of reading two freakishly awe- some pieces of literature: Thoreau's "Walden" and Emerson's "Self-Reliance." The former helped me find peace in a busy week; the latter, meaning in my exis- tence. Inspired by some combination of these, a stack of old quilting patterns, and a three- day weekend, I spent the end of last week in an especially productive manner. I started making a stuffed patchwork dog, finished all my home- work during breaks at the theater, read a...
Saying it would preserve and expand jobs throughout Washington state, 16th District Reps. Terry Neal- ey and Maureen Walsh voted Saturday in favor of legislation that would extend tax incentives for the state's aerospace industry and expand aerospace workforce train- ing opportunities at Washington's community and technical colleges. Senate Bill 5952 would extend an existing tax preference for the aerospace industry from the year 2024 to 2040, and expand the sales and use tax exemption for construction of facilities in Washington used to...
DAYTON - Dayton Chamber of Commerce Execu- tive Director Brad McMasters announced his resignation last week. He will leave his position no later than January 15, 2014. In an email to chamber board members, McMasters said he is moving to a new home near College Place, and hopes to re-enter the education field. "Sometimes our lives lead us in directions we didn't necessarily expect," he said. "That has certainly been the case for me in the past few years." Chamber Assistant Linze Purcell, who...
DAYTON - Dayton na- tive and former Seneca ex- ecutive Duane Dunlap was named "Citizen of the Year" by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce last week at its 67th annual awards banquet. The Chamber also awarded courthouse maintenance supervisor Dave Finney as employee of the year, the Weinhard Hotel as Busi- ness of the Year and Dayton High senior Carlos Oribio as Youth Citizen of the Year. Dunlap has been a long- time volunteer as a board member of the Dayton Historic Depot and has led the effort to...
WAITSBURG - Fewer than 20 people attended a community forum Tuesday night at Waitsburg Elementary School - with only four of those not on the district payroll. The gathering was held to solicit input from community members regarding the amount of sup- port the Waitsburg School Board will seek from taxpayers to meet maintenance and operations needs as well as fund future capital expenditures. School Superintendent Dr. Carol Clarke opened by sharing some of the issues Waitsburg schools are...
PRESCOTT - Prelimi- nary results from last week's election show the Prescott Pool Maintenance and Op- erations Levy passing by 64% - a few points above the required 60% supermajority. The 2014 levy is for $110,000, approximately 40 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. Due to a rise in assessed property values, the levy rate is down slightly from the 2013 rate of 45 cents per $1,000. Unlike the neighboring cities of Waitsburg, Day- ton and previously Walla Walla, the City of Prescott has...