Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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I encourage you (all) to vote "Yes" for the Dayton School District's Maintenance and Operations (M & O) levy. This is a replacement levy to keep vital programs. We all know it is a tough time economically, but we can't short change our kids. The financial cuts the school district has already made have been painful. They have taken their share of cuts so now we need to do our part to support them. We can't see our school go backwards even further. We are fortunate to have great leadership in our schools and can be assured that our money will be...
I would like to thank the citizens of Dayton for their past support of our school levies. It is no accident that our town is a great place to live. We are blessed to have many residents who have worked diligently over the years to create a place that people want to visit and live. The appeal of our community is the sum of many features. We are fortunate to have a welcoming downtown, a lovely park and swimming pool, library, hospital with emergency services, ski resort, and so much more. These are the things that attract families and businesses...
The citizens of Dayton need to pass the school levies to keep our youth receiving the best education possible. Dayton students have been excelling in the Washington State standardized tests for many years. As an example, Dayton's 10th grade science students were ranked no. 2 in the state two years ago and continue to be 20 percent above the state average. To obtain these high academic levels, it has been a collaboration of strong administration, great teachers and young people who want to be the best. For Dayton schools to maintain this...
We arrived early on the bus from Bainbridge Island. The Crystal Mountain parking was already starting to fill up. Through the wind and driving snow, hundreds of skiers were arriving at the base of the giant mountain to enjoy several feet of new snow that had fallen at the tail end of last week's winter storm. I had agreed to chaperone my son and nearly 20 other teenagers who take the ski bus to the large resort in the shadow of Mount Rainier every week. It was my turn to be the responsible adult, make sure the kids all got back on the bus and...
The Prescott Christmas Group passed out boxes. We the group are rewarded many times over. One is by thanking the donors Tom Archer's Farm, Tuxedo bar & Grill, Pat Hermann's Welding and Machine, Broetje's Orchard, Milan Linkletter, Sally Eggers, Sharon Smith and Richard Cooper. Second, the ones who received the Christmas boxes. Their smiles and appreciation from them was rewarding enough. Happy New Year to all from all of us. Pat Hermanns Prescott...
Dear Editor: As the Administrator for the City of Waitsburg, I would like to address Mr. Ming's letter about the city. First, the city has not yet implemented either a car tab or sales tax increase. If implemented, however, the city would only be asking for a $10 car tab fee on vehicles registered in the city limits or a 1/10 of 1 percent sales tax increase (which has to be approved by the citizens of Waitsburg); not both, and not $20 and 2/10 of 1 percent as Mr. Ming's implies. Our preferred method would be the sales tax increase, as it would...
Below is an excerpt from"Chief Joseph Country, Land of the Nez Perce" by Bill Gulick, 1985. "Inside the Lewis and Clark State Park, there is a plaque that states: In early May of 1806, Lewis and Clark passed through here on their return from the Pacific Ocean heading East and they would complete their epoch making journey in St. Louis Sept. 23. While in the region, the hungry men ate cow parsnip and doc for lack of better provisions. Since they (the Nez Perce Indians) accepted the environment as they found it and did not try to alter it, food...
OLYMPIA -- They may not qualify to attend an R-rated movie, but soon 16-year-olds in Washington State could register to vote. Register? Yes. Actually vote? No. That civic privilege starts at age 18. A bill to extend advanced voter registration to 16 year olds has been introduced in the legislature this session and the House Committee on State Government and Tribal Affairs met Jan. 12 to listen to public testimony on the proposal. No one in the affected age group offered comments. The propos ed...
The year has barely begun, but many families in the Touchet Valley are already planning ahead to a special moment in their kids' lives this June: graduation. Dozens of seniors from Prescott, Waitsburg and Dayton high schools will don their cap and gown to receive their diploma and move on in life. The Times plans to be present again for each of your special days that mark the end of one chapter and open the first page of a new one. But our newspaper's interest in your lives and careers doesn't end with your last sports or academic season. We...
In a Dec. 22 story about the WP football team's awards banquet, we misidentifi ed the hometown of player Greg Stearns who won the Coaches' Award. He lives in Waitsburg....
A sincere thank you to all who helped to celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary by attending the reception following the Cantata and by cards and letters with welcome messages and newspaper clippings. Your thoughtfulness is appreciated. Good thing about our years together is that we have spent 48 of them right here in Waitsburg. We were adoptees and you have always made us feel welcome. Anita and Tom Baker...
To the Editor: Concerned Citizens: $20 license fees, $18 Garbage fees, and .02 percent sales tax. I would like to think that I do not have to tell the city council, Mayor and administrator the fi- nancial problems we have in this world. The Waitsburg city residents are struggling to live in the middle of four surrounding counties and cities that have unemployment at 13.5 percent. We got a surprise on our utility bills this month for garbage pickup-we now have to pay a fuel surcharge. This charge will be a forever thing if garbage companies...
DAYTON -- Imagine the concrete staircase in a bigcity office building. Now picture walking up one flight to a landing and another flight to the second floor in full bunker gear - 75 pounds of boots, pants, a coat, a helmet and an air tank. Repeat this 69 times, seeing the red hand railing, red utility lines and a black sign with white letters showing the floor number. At least three times, your ears will pop from going from sea level to 788 feet. Occasionally, you might run into other firefighte...
You could call it a dilemma, perhaps a challenge or maybe it's nothing more than a transition. It all depends on your perspective. For the last few years, some of Waitsburg's clubs and organizations have seen in a reduction in ranks and/or participation among their members and volunteers, many of whom are getting on in age. As a result of that, and as a result of developments outside the community, the future of some of their hallmark events is in question and we feel it's important to share news of this trend to inspire new and younger people...
In Judith Henderson's Wine and Country Living column Dec. 15, the author misused a word. The story was meant to read Abott's "infallible plate."...
I always get a feeling of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies Smiling At Me" when I see the beautiful Blue Mountains, spotting them as I drive back and forth to Walla Walla. This feeling is felt many times by many people over the years. Many people tell me so. The poet Joaquin Miller, operating the Mossman Express between Walla Walla and Lewiston in 1861, was so impressed with their evanescing hues that he declared 'The Blue Mountains are the most beautiful in the world.' But one must look at them every day to really see them. Undoubtedly, an...
On behalf of the Waitsburg Historical Society board, I would like to thank all those who have helped us to restore, maintain and operate the Bruce Memorial Museum. This is a great source of pride for all of Waitsburg and we all have a stake in its preservation. We will again need volunteers to help conduct tours next year. Volunteers work in pairs, on Friday and Saturday afternoons. You meet nice people from out of the area and learn the nature of their interest in the museum, which helps us to...
We've been meaning to write about this sore subject for some time. Waitsburg resident Clyde Burdine finally inspired us to take it on when he stopped the Times publisher on his way back from a jog up Whoop Em Hollow Road. Burdine, who drives up and down Mill Race several times a day, pointed to the carcasses of several hogs dumped next to the culvert that runs under the road near the intersection with Whoop Em Up Hollow. He suggested we draw attention to something he says is becoming someone's "bad habit." Burdine took the first step by...
On Dec. 2, Charlie Button, the CEO of Dayton General Hospital, gave this testimony in Olympia regarding House Bill 2130 that would change Medicaid reimbursement for all critical access hospitals and reduce Dayton's hospital budget by $404,000. No decision has yet been made by the legislature. On behalf of the Board of Commissioners of Dayton General Hospital and the residents of Dayton and Waitsburg, Washington, I urge you defeat House Bill 2130. Our state benefits from the strong network of rural and urban hospitals working together to ensure...
A Gift For Future Nurses A s we've all finished unwrapping our sweaters, scooters and snowboards after the recent holidays, another kind of gift must be noted. The Baker Family, Anita and Tom, give $500 to $800 to nursing students at Walla Walla Community College. This is one of the best gifts because an education and a career never gets replaced by a newer model or goes out of style. At last month's PEO Career Tea at Waitsburg High School, Anita Baker pitched this scholarship to the students...
After dispelling alarmist notions foretelling the end of the world in 2012 last week, we'd like to take the opportunity this week to look at what will happen next year or what we would like to happen. Some of the items that follow are predictions based on announcements made in 2011, while others are more in the realm of our wishful thinking. Overall, we feel 2012 will be a good year for the Touchet Valley. We expect Waitsburg and Dayton to get even more attention as travel destinations, hopefully sustaining the existing and new downtown...
