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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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STARBUCK - Less than a month after Ski Bluewood was rescued for local winter recreation, a much-beloved summer spot in the area appears to be in jeopardy. During the past several weeks, the operator and lease holders of Lyons Ferry Park on the Snake River have all given notice to terminate their respective agreements, saying they can no longer afford to subsidize the moneylosing facility. The Lyons Ferry Marina is financially sound and is not affected by the change. "My heart is broken," said...
(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 publish an excerpt from Jim's book in three installments.We hope this will inspire other Touchet Valley veterans tosubmit or tell us their stories from past and present wars so ourcolumn "They Served" can continue to chronicle their legacy. The Best Part Of Life - Part 1 By Jim Hansen My parents, Albert...
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 Roslyn Edwards, or the man Steve would become. Growing from a man who once complained that Roslyn, "sure talked about God a lot," to being baptized by that same nursing home pastor to becoming a pastor himself at Dayton's First Congregational Church 17 years ago, Edwards matured from a wild musician of...
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 down, without a doubt. In their first year as a school team, these athletes have played their way to the finals, broken all sorts of records and are now ranked first in the state. But most people knew they had that potential. Many of these teens have been playing soccer since they could walk. Their clu...
DAYTON - Goin' on a ghost hunt (Goin' on a ghost hunt), But I'm not afraid (But I'm not afraid). The lyrics to this silly preschool song, altered to suit my situation, ran through my head Halloween night as I roped and tied my sugar-saturated kids in bed after trick-or-treating and hopped in the car to drive six blocks over to the downtown Weinhard Hotel, est. 1889. With over 120 years of history having passed through its heavy doors and played out inside its Victorian-styled rooms, the hotel wa...
OAKESDALE - For the first time since 1967, the Cardinals have a perfect 9-0 season thanks to a hard-fought win against an equally tough TOR playing at home. quot;We knew it would be a fist fight,quot; head coach Zach Bartlow told his team after the game. quot;I told you we would win it by 1 (point) if we had to.quot; Kris Cady was the undisputed MVP of the game, blocking a Nighthawks' extra point attempt that turned out the give WP it's winning margin. Throughout the tame, he made up for a bad play, trying to control a live ball for a punt...
SPOKANE - In a business development that's good borrowers and the Touchet Valley community but bad for shareholders and mixed for employees, the holding company of American West Bank has announced restructuring plans through Chapter 11 bankruptcy while selling its banking operation to a California-based investment company. The sale has a local historical dimension since it means the end of the road for the investors from Walla Walla, Waitsburg and Dayton who put up the capital in the 1970s to launch the Bank of the West, whose operations in thi...
POMEROY - WP sophomore Seth Deal took first place in the men's varsity race Thursday during the District 9 Cross Country Meet at Pomeroy. His time in the 5,000 meter race was 16:58, a 22-second lead over Tri-Cities Prep second-place runner Nick Lumetta. In the women's varsity race, WP's Isabela Benito placed fourth, just behind three TCP runners. Her time of 22:25 was less than 30 seconds behind that of the lead runner. Runners in the district championships came from TCP, WP, Asotin, St John-Endicott, Dayton, Liberty Christian and Pomeroy. The...
DAYTON - To better serve its readers and advertisers in Columbia County, the Times has opened an office half a block from Main Street behind Manila Bay Café next to the court house in Dayton. "The response to the Times' news coverage, sports stories and advertising opportunities in Columbia County since we took over the newspaper late last year has been overwhelmingly positive," Times owner and publisher Imbert Matthee said. "We felt it was important to have a presence in the community where we've been so well received." Matthee said the office...
DAYTON - People like to be scared is what it comes down to. They must, said Dayton's Rick Suchodolski, or why would horror films be so popular? Certainly nobody in the Touchet Valley could be more fascinated by horror than Rick and Clara Suchodolski. "I'm a huge creature fan," Suchodolski said. And he always has been. His father introduced Suchodolski to classic horror and monster movies as a young kid of probably no more than 6 or 7 years. He bought his first model of the Creature from the...
WAITSBURG - Former Waitsburg resident Jason J. Lujan, 30, will return to his home in the 100 block of Murphy Street, Waitsburg, after being released from police custody on Nov. 14. Lujan is a registered, level III sex offender currently under Department of Corrections supervision. The Walla Walla County Sheriff's community awareness program is offering a sex offender notification meeting for community members at the Lions Community Building, near the Waitsburg Fairgrounds, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, to provide information on Lujan and...
ASOTIN - The WP Cardinals became District 9 champions Friday night after beating the Asotin Panthers 28-8 in what coach Jeff Bartlow said was a bittersweet victory. More details to come later in the weekend....
WAITSBURG - Without the pressure of making it to the playoffs, the WP Cardinals began to relax and won against Tri-Cities Prep in four games Thursday night. The Cardinals, now without two of their senior starters and regular coaches due to a team controversy, beat the Cougars 23-25, 25-17, 25-22 and 26-24. quot;We felt we had to pick it up and show that we could do it after losing two starters,quot; WP junior Ronnie Hulce said. quot;It was fun. It's the best I've played this year. I finally found my stroke.quot; Hulce was mont the leaders with...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs Varsity volleyball team forfeited their match against DeSales Thursday night following a school disciplinary action that suspended the entire team. The forfeiture means the Bulldogs automatically lose their match against the Irish, whom they beat earlier in the season. This may affect their rankings in the league and seating in the district playoffs despite their otherwise winning record. The school district's disciplinary action was effective only for the game against DeSales and necessary so the players could...
WAITSBURG - People want to know what Jan Cronkhite will do now that she's retired from her post of 32 years as director of the Weller Public Library on Main Street in downtown Waitsburg. "I don't have any plans," the longtime resident said Monday. "I've always got my big garden, but no real special or different plans." Will she continue to be a part of the little community library where she has lovingly kept house and introduced a whole generation of children to a passion for books and reading?...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg and Prescott school districts suspended the entire WP volleyball coaching staff Friday pending an investigation into allegations that they created an atmosphere of harassment, intimidation and bullying. "The WP high school volleyball coaches have been suspended for the remainder of the season," Waitsburg Superintendent Dr. Carol Clarke and Prescott Superintendent Dr. Bill Jordan said in a prepared statement that did not cite the reasons for the suspension. "The...
PRESCOTT - The WP Tigers gave Homecoming crowds in Prescott reason to cheer and holler Friday evening as they slayed St. George's Dragons and defended their title as league champs. The Tigers did a short victory parade during halftime at the WP Cardinals Homecoming game against Tri Cities Prep and were welcomed by thunderous applause from the Waitsburg crowd. The Tigers are 12-0 after beating the Spokane team for the second time this season. Friday's 3-1 score keeps the Tigers at number two in the state for a 2B/1B team and means they are now...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals went 7-0 Friday night after beating Tri Cities Prep 28-7 in a festive Homecoming game. Kris Cady, Dalton Estes, T.J. Hofer and Quarterback Zach Bartlow each scored touchdowns, while the Cardinals' defense allowed only one Jaguars touchdown. For WP, the game was a mixture of opportunities, penalties (some of which brought back touchdowns) and turnovers made up for by more turnovers won on TCP. quot;It was a great Homecoming night win,quot; head coach Jeff Bartlow said. quot;We played extremely hard....
DAYTON - If all goes as planned in the next several weeks, Ski Bluewood will be open under new ownership and management for the 2010 - 2011 ski season. A regional Tri-Cities-based group of investors, led by Bluewood ski instructors Kelly and Mike Stephenson, has agreed to buy the resort from Stan and Nancy Goodell and is busily preparing the mountain for the upcoming season. "Ski Bluewood is a huge resource for this area and for families," said Mike Stephenson, managing partner of WGSKI, the limited liability company being formed to purc...
DAYTON - Close to 200 people packed the Dayton Liberty Theater last Wednesday evening to hear candidates in this year's controversial general election sound off during the annual American Association of University Women forum. "We only have 150 seats, so rarely do we get this many people coming in here," said theater manager Reid Helford. Helford said the last time anywhere close to this many Columbia County voters flocked to the forum was the first time Terry Nealey ran for state representative. Sherrie Flaman Keifer, co-president of th...
The first time Mike Stephenson went skiing he hated it. The prospective new co-owner of Ski Bluewood was 18 then and up on Mission Ridge with other members of a church group. He found himself at the top of the hill with no experience and only cold, wet, downhill trauma standing in the way of lunch. "It was horrible, and I was done," he said. "They had to force me to come back and try it again." Eventually, Stephenson, a 53-year-old Kennewick entrepreneur, began to enjoy it. Skiing became such a...
DAYTON - They were denied by 2 points the last time the played the Asotin Panthers. But on Thursday night, the Bulldogs simply put their long-distance opponents away, winning the match in three games 25-17, 25-21 and 25-22. "It was sweet," head coach Shannon Turner said. "They did everything we work so hard on in practice." Not that it was easy. After winning the first two games handily, the Bulldogs suddenly faced a Panthers team determined to claw its way back in the third game. Asotin took an early lead and Dayton stayed behind by as many...
DAYTON - Shortly before midnight Tuesday an empty boxcar broke free on the main rail line in Dayton and made a freak, high-speed getaway, waking residents throughout the Touchet Valley and eluding sheriff 's deputies before it finally slowed enough to be secured just past Prescott. No damage or injuries were reported from the runaway car, which exceeded speeds of 60 miles per hour and barreled without warning past numerous unguarded crossings in Dayton, Waitsburg and Prescott. It also crossed...
