Articles from the March 28, 2013 edition
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Dayton’s Broadband Speeds Up
DAYTON -Touchet Val- ley Television in Dayton will soon offer internet service with blazing speed, equal to that in the big cities. Accord- ing to owner David Klingen- stein, the firm's customers in...
Hooray for Pie Day!!!
"So how are you feeling?" the doctor asked with a smile. My knees haven't felt this good in years, I wanted to tell her. But I didn't. About the only good part of getting a hernia fixed is the lack...
APRIL CALENDAR
1 Toddler Storytime (everyMonday) Dayton Memorial Library 11 to 11:30 a.m. Storytime for ages 1through 3 years. Baby Storytime (everyMonday) Dayton Memorial Library 11:30 to 11:45 a.m. Storytime for infants andcrawlers. 2 Preschool Storytime (ever... Full story
Dayton Boys Lose Double- Header
ASOTIN - The Dayton Bulldogs baseball team struggled Saturday, losing both ends of a double-header to the Asotin Panthers. The inexperienced bulldogs were shut out in first game, 10-0, as A...
Lady Bulldogs Take Two From Asotin
ASOTIN - Dayton's softball team is off to a strong start after taking two victories against Asotin in Saturday's double-header. In the first game, the bulldogs rode a four-run second inning to edge the Lady Panthers 6-5. Pitcher Sam Hart...
Dayton Track and Field Makeup Meet
DAYTON - This year's relatively clear weather didn't hold up for the Waitsburg-Prescott track and field team, leaving students in the cold twice last week. The meet scheduled for Wednesday, March 20 was rescheduled for Friday, March 29 due to... Full story
Dayton Track and Field Makeup Meet
DAYTON - Dayton's small and young track and field team headed to its first event of the season and was greeted by flurries of excitement, snow flurries that is. The meet was originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 20 but had to be rescheduled to Fr...
WP Girls Softball Team Struggles In Touchet
TOUCHET -- The Waitsburg Prescott girls softball team struggled with consistency in a tough game against the Touchet Indians Tuesday evening, falling 13-3 in five innings. The team started strong, b... Full story
Scott Takes New Team to State
Basketball, football and baseball fans in the Touchet Valley may be wondering what happened to former Cardinals head basketball coach T.J. Scott. Scott, who stepped down from his part-time coaching an... Full story
WP Boys Triumph Over Touchet Indians
TOUCHET -- The Waitsburg Prescott boys baseball team took down the Touchet Indians Tuesday night 10-5 after a tough game with several big hits and close calls. The WP boys opened strong with t... Full story
Minutes
Columbia County Board of Commissioners March 20, 9:00 a.m. Columbia County Commissioners are: Dwight Robanske, Michael Talbott, and Charles Reeves. Courthouse maintenance issues were discussed: Fill-in help, window painting, window washing, ext...
Boutique Hotels Offer Many Options
Tourist season is just around the corner, which means the Touchet Valley will be filling up with visitors taking in special events, the many historic sites on offer, or just visiting local friends...
SEVENTH STREET BID AWARD
WAITSBURG - At the top of the Waitsburg City Council's agenda this Thurs- day night, 7 p.m., March 28, is the award of the bid for the Seventh Street project. Preparations for the streetwidening and improvement effort are expected to begin at the... Full story
Minutes
Waitsburg Commercial Club March 19, 2013 Minutes of the Annual Meeting and Election of Executive Officers and Board of Directors 36 attendees Waitsburg Court will be elected in April with a queen and princess serving as ambassadors for the City of...
Knowledge Bowlers Take On State
WAITSBURG - "What highly visible U.S. solar panel corporation that re- ceived a half-billion dollar loan guarantee in the stimulus package went bankrupt in 2011?" " These words were probably derived f... Full story
BIRTHDAYS
March 29: Robin Hogan, Austin Beasley, Carroll Smith, Edna Pearson, Jan DeCoria, Bob Stokes, Vanessa Lafer and Karen Peters. March 30: Hubert Kinder Jr., Rosemary Brinkman and Eliza- beth Mercer. March 31: Bob Baim, Steve Ruley, Christopher Hansen,... Full story
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago March 27, 2003 A 16-year-old student from Waitsburg High School recently served as a Washington State Senate page in Olympia. Matt Baker, the son of Loyal and Kathy Baker of Waitsburg, had the opportunity to see politics up close last...
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
I was talking with a fellow rose grower who thought she'd install a fence along this year's rose garden to detour the deer that cross her property and eat her blossoms before they open. If you have problems in your garden with Deer, forget building...
CROPS
A s it is with many things these days, all of the markets - wheat, oil, stocks, metals and weather - are hyper- conscious of the effect of government activities. Some more than others, but wheat has always had a particular fond- ness for USDA...
Don Hill
A graveside service for Don Hill will be 2pm, Sat- urday. March 30th, 2013, at the Waitsburg City Cemetery. Pastor Steve Morris will officiate. DonlivedinWaitsburgfor17years. He is survived by daughter Chris Zyskowski, son-in- law Robert Zyskowski;...
Catherine (Cay) Hays
Catherine Marie Hays died peacefully at home on March 22, 2013. Cay was born on January 18, 1943 in Portland, Oregon. She grew up in Vancouver and Spo- kane Washington and gradu- ated from Central...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 3-20 Deputy contacted vehicle parked along roadway; vehicleturned out to be stolen. Male and female occupants both had arrest warrants and were arrested and transported to jail. 3-25 Theft reported on South Fork Coppei Road;...
