Articles from the December 9, 2010 edition
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By Wine & Country Living
When long-time cohort Desi Kitchens unexpectedly strolled up nodding her head in agreement about our winter Cabernets, I thought, who better to pal around with during Barrel Tasting Weekend than Desi, who equally loves wine. First Up: Foundry Cellar...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago December 21, 2000 Crews of Northwest Grain Growers worked all weekend, 24 hours a day, to empty a grain tank on the northern edge of Waitsburg containing 150,000 bushels of wheat. Employees noticed a recently added skid-steer loader...
Dixie Gets New Cell Phone Tower
DIXIE - No one seems to know exactly how tall the Northwest Grain Growers elevator in Dixie is, but even those who work there say it's no higher than 130 feet. That means the small town's tallest item, which is visible from Highway 12 tucked back in...
BRIEFS
TOYS NEEDED FOR TOTS WAITSBURG - For the first time ever, Waitsburg residents can make a contribution to the annual Toys for Tots program right here in town, at the Waitsburg Hardware and Mercantile on Main Street. New, unwrapped toys donated to... Full story
BRIEFS
SKI BLUEWOOD OPENS DAYTON - Ski Bluewood's first season under new ownership started on Friday and drew a steady crowd over the weekend. With several feet of new snow since late last week, general manager Travis Stephenson said the new management w... Full story
Lady Bulldogs Break Down Against Panthers
KENNEWICK - Lady Bulldogs coach Scott Hudson called Tuesday night's pre-season game in Kennewick, a "Tale of Two Halves." The score at halftime was 26-25, with the Riverview Panthers just one p...
A Veterans’ Affair
WAITSBURG - With nine returning varsity on WP's girls basketball team, head coach Jerry Baker knows he won't have too much to worry about. Baker has worked with most of the girls on the team before. "...
In The Wake Of Glory
WAITSBURG - Due to one of the best football seasons many people in this town have ever seen, the WP boys have started their basketball season off later than planned. Monday was only their fifth practi...
WP Awards Cap “Awesome” Fall Season
WAITSBURG - Crowning one of the best fall sports seasons in its history, the WP athletics combine handed out annual awards Monday to the individual athletes who made happen in cheerleading,...
Bulldogs Off To Solid Start
KENNEWICK - The Dayton boys lost in their pre-season match against 1A-school Riverview on Tuesday evening, but not by much. The final score was 45-40. "It was good competition," Bulldogs head coach...
POLICE NOTES
3-6: Property Damage. Property damage reported on E. Main Street, Dayton. 12-5: Accident. Vehicle slid off roadway at Ski Bluewood gate, no injuries. Theft. Report of theft of medication on Patit Avenue, Dayton. 12-4: Fire. Suspicious smoke reporte...
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor: Your Dec. 2 edition incorrectly stated that the football team this year was the first Waitsburg team to have an undefeated season. In response, please let me tell you about the undefeated 1967 Waitsburg Cardinals. We not only had a per...
BMX: For Kids & Community
For the last two and a half years, Greg and I have been diligently working to establish an American Bicycle Association sanctioned BMX track for the Waitsburg community. When we joined this to... Full story
Worthy Of Debate
The current Waitsburg City Council has thus far kept a steady hand on "the ship of state," and we support their fiscally prudent management of city affairs. Its members have conducted public hearings on proposed, albeit small, tax increases and...
Les Pardue
June 12, 1919 - November23, 2010 Leslie C. Pardue, 91, passed away on November 23, 2010, at the VA Hospital in Spokane, Washington, following complications after surgery. Memorial services will be in the spring of 2011 at the Westside Cemetery i...
Coalition Seeks Big Drug-Free Grant
DAYTON - More than a dozen concerned citizens and civic leaders packed into the Delany Room at the Dayton Memorial Library last Wednesday morning to voice their support of programs aimed at reducing drug and alcohol use in Columbia County. The...
BMX Proponents Start Petition
WAITSBURG - Carlos Norris entered his first BMX race when he was 6. It was at the Walla Walla Valley BMX track where the Waitsburg youngster got his first taste of a course sanctioned by the American... Full story
Dayton School Levy Decision Next Week
DAYTON - Officials have less than a week to decide whether voters in the Dayton School District will pass judgment in February on a new school levy. With expenses rising and revenue disappearing at an alarming rate, Superintendent Doug Johnson and t... Full story
Grain Tank Fails Again
WAITSBURG - Less than eight months after it was repaired by Haskins Co. of Spokane at a cost of 140,000, the Waitsburg grain bin that split and spilled several thousand bushels of wheat last year...
