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  • Waitsburg City Hall Notes

    May 30, 2013

    City Hall will be closed Friday, May 31 for records management activities. They will resume business as usual on Monday, June 3rd. The next work phase of the W. 7th Street Project started Tuesday with the contractors doing demolition work on the street. The Waitsburg City Pool opens June 10th. Public Swim: Monday through Friday, 1:00-5:00 p.m. and 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Adult Lap Swim: Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Pric- es: Daily $1.50, Individual Season Pass $35.00, Fam- ily Season Pass (limited to 5...

  • Waitsburg High Reunion Draws a Crowd

    Submitted Mary Phillips|May 30, 2013

    WAITSBURG - The 110th Waitsburg High School Alumni Banquet and Reunion was held Saturday, May 25, with R. Wesley Leid, Class of 1963, presid- ing. Dr. Carol Clarke gave the welcome to the 160 alumni and guests present. Seniors of the 2013 graduating class attending were introduced and welcomed into the As- sociation. The earliest class present was 1939, with Jim Hansen and Ivan Keve. Special re- unions were celebrated by the Classes of 1953, 1958, 1963, and 1968. Although not a milestone year,...

  • Memorial Wall Veterans Day Service

    May 30, 2013

  • 4-Hers Take Top Honors at Show

    Jared Farley, Special To The Times|May 23, 2013

    SPOKANE - April 30 through May 5, the Waits- burg Corral Wranglers, along with other 4-H clubs from Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana, par- ticipated in the 78th annual Spokane Junior Livestock Show. Members from Waits- burg that attended were Amy Farley, Drew Farley, Jared Farley, Caleb Barron, Leigh- ton Dorman, and Seamus House. May 1, the Corral Wran- glers achieved a major ac- complishment with four of the six members placing in the top ten, while competing in livestock judging. Overall in the intermediate division, 86 exhibitors...

  • Backstage Notes

    Shauna Fletcher:|May 23, 2013

    Despite a rather hectic week of school, on Saturday I rose up early with a mission in mind. I carefully whipped on my mascara, chugged some coffee while I picked up an en- thusiastic fiancé, and together we drove to Waitsburg, where I witnessed my very first Cel- ebration Days parade. It was well worth the few hours of missed sleep. In my twenty-six years, I have enjoyed many other parades. My mom used to take me and my brother to the Christmas parade in Walla Walla, and we would gladly shiver in the cold to see Santa. We almost always...

  • Waitsburg Court on Parade

    May 23, 2013

  • Waitsburg Gears Up for Celebration Days

    May 9, 2013

    WAITSBURG - Cow­girl Ranch Racing is the signature event this year for Waitsburg's Celebra­tion Days, May 17-May 19 in Waitsburg. The City of Waitsburg, local Commer­cial Club and Blue Mountain RC&D Council plus many volunteers are finalizing events for a weekend of family fun and a celebration of horses. Cowgirl ranch racing begins at 1 pm on Saturday, May 18 (it's going to BLAST!) running until 4 pm. The first place purse is at least $400! 2nd and 3rd places purses depend on the total number of entries. All horses must be sound, well-mannered...

  • BRIEFS

    May 9, 2013

    Waitsburg's Spring Cleanup Planned for May 14 Waitsburg's Spring Clean- up event is planned for Tues- day, May 14th. The City Crew and volunteers will be out in the community throughout the day to collect yard debris. They will not take any manufactured wood or other products. Debris piles need to be on the edge of the road as the Crew will not come onto private property to pick up debris. Volunteers will be needed. If anyone of wants to help they just need to show up at the City Shop at 8a.m. on Tuesday. Depending on the amount of material in...

  • EVENTS

    May 9, 2013

    Waitsburg's Friends of the Library will be hosting local authors and teachers who will share about the creative writing process. Introduction to Creative Writing discus- sions will take place at the Weller Public Library with dates, times and speakers as follows: May 9th at 6:30 p.m. Liv Leid May 16th at 6:30 p.m. Liv Leid May 15th . Christian Wom- en's Connection Dinner & Guest Night will take place at the Seneca Activity Cen- ter in Dayton,Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Avid outdoorsman, Paul Loree, and Walla Walla horn hunter, John...

  • Waitsburg & Prescott 2013 National Honor Society Inductees

    May 2, 2013

    Prescott: Aldair Esalante Blanca Quiroz Jada Nelson Daniel Stanell Alesandra Diaz Waitsburg: Hanna Grant Emma Philbrook Stacia Deal Talen Larsen Tyler Shafer Ben Shafer Devin Acevedo Luke Gales-Alexanko Paige Wood Sofia Mercado Owen Lanning Chance Leroue...

  • EVENTS

    May 2, 2013

    Waitsburg's Friends of the Library will be hosting local authors and teachers who will share about the creative writing process. Introduction to Creative Writing discus- sions will take place at the Weller Public Library with dates, times and speakers as follows: May 2 at 6:30 p.m. Dani Harper May 9 at 6:30 p.m. Liv Leid May 16 at 6:30 p.m. Liv Leid Commercial Club, May 7th at 6:30 p.m. at Waits- burg Town Hall. Steve Van Ausdle, President of Walla Walla Community College will be our featured speaker. Please make reservations at...

  • First Woman Custodian to Retire

    May 2, 2013

  • Just Say ‘No’ to Texting and Driving

    Dena Wood, The Times|May 2, 2013

    WAITSBURG - "Just Say 'No' to Texting and Driving." That's the name of the campaign Waitsburg High School senior Logan Dozier has created. And he hopes it will have lasting impact on not only Waits- burg teens, but on the larger communities of Waitsburg, Dayton and Prescott as well. Dozier was motivated to create the program because the dangers of distracted driving recently "hit home." While developing the pro- gram has been "a LOT of work" and doesn't count toward any type of school credit or...

  • HONOR ROLL

    Apr 25, 2013

    Waitsburg Middle School Honor Roll 8th grade: 4.0 Jacob Dunn Taylor Hays 3.25 or better Emily Adams Jade Alleman Lexi Brannock Landon Callas Jared Farley Jasmine Foxe Morgan Forney Timber Frohreich Kyle Gradwohl Nicolas Kitselman Selina Mercado Stephenie Nerf Aislynne Pope Taylor Spoonemore Julia Taylor Cameron Terry 7th grade: 4.0 Leighton Dorman 3.25 or better Cade Branson Clarissa Espana Thomas House Tayler Jones Joseph LaRue Kyle Martin Samuel McGowen Anna Nerf Chloe Pearson Christopher Philbrook Gillian Pope Iris Turnipseed Robert Walsh...

  • Celebration Days Court

    Apr 25, 2013

  • City Ponders Ways to Reduce Drug Use

    Dena Wood, The Times|Apr 25, 2013

    WAITSBURG - Deter- mining the best proactive response to the local drug problem received significant attention at last week's City Council Meeting in Waits- burg. Discussion revolved around two main options: instituting a neighborhood watch program and/or re- taining a full-time school resource officer, to be shared between Prescott and Waits- burg. Council member K.C. Kuykendall requested a slot on the council agenda to address the situation fac- ing Waitsburg. "We have a greater than average d...

  • 7th Street Repair

    Apr 18, 2013

    The W. 7th Street project is getting ready to start up with the tree removal and utility relocation. Tree re- moval is slated to start on Monday, April 22. Utility work is expected to start a week later on April 29th. This work could possibly cause some traffic delays and road closures along W. 7th Street during this work. Anyone with questions can contact City Hall....

  • The Right Side of “The Tracks”

    Dena Wood, The Times|Apr 18, 2013

    WAITSBURG - "Little did I realize, 20 years ago, when I walked through an area known as 'The Tracks' in Guatemala City, that I would return some day," said Donnie Henderson, who recently led a team of local women on a ministry mission in Guatemala City. Henderson, Pam Conover, and Debbie Seney, of Waits- burg; Sue Bell of Dayton; and Sherri Sumstine of California visited Guatemala City last month, presenting a women's conference and teaching poverty-stricken women, sewing skills. Henderson and...

  • MINUTES

    Apr 11, 2013

    April 2, 2013 - Waitsburg Celebration Days will include a pancake breakfast, parade, car show, museum dis- plays and various exhibi- tions and/or invitational races. Vendors will sell wares at Town Hall and P.E.O. will sponsor a hamburger dinner at the Lion's Club Building. Dinner tickets will in- clude admission to the Don Thomas Building where the Frog Hollow Band will play and the Lion's Club will serve beverages. - Fundraising: The April 27 silent auction has been cancelled. The first of three fundraisers to be chaired by Marilyn Johnson...

  • Dog Licensing & Recycling

    Apr 11, 2013

    WAITSBURG - The City of Waitsburg would like to remind the Citizens that dog licenses are required for all dogs aged 4 months and up. The license is due annually by June 1 and the cost is $10 for altered and $30 for unaltered. Licenses can be purchased at City Hall, 147 Main Street, during regular business hours. Also, the City has been successful in getting a grant to cover the majority of the cost of a new cardboard baler in order to expand our cardboard recycling efforts. The new baler is expected to be delivered next month and will be...

  • Of Fish, Food And More Food!

    Imbert Matthee, The Times|Apr 11, 2013

    WAITSBURG - Imagine a raised vegetable bed the size of a dinner table. Now picture growing enough greens in this 5' x 5' space to feed a family of four year round. Impossible? Not according to Waitsburg's Mickey and Tawnya Rich- ards. With their partners Ray and Debi Fosnot they have worked since December building their new business, "Lettuce Eat Fish". As long as you have the right ingredients - fish, fish feed, rocks, water, light and heat - you should be able to meet your leafy needs around...

  • Agenda

    Apr 4, 2013

    Prescott Joint Parks & Recreation District Agenda 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 PJPRD Activity Center, 101 S. D St. # A; Prescott, WA 99348 - Review of finance reports: WW County Treasurer and PJPRD Budget Status reports. - Updates on: Sherwood Trust purchase and instal- lation and ADA Kiddie Pool access. - Finalize Calendar of Special Events for 2013 - Implementation of recommendations from AWAC Risk Mgt. visit - Reports on lifeguard train- ing, website progress, 2010-2011 audit from State of WA, BARS work- shop, facility improve- ments...

  • Citizen Class Steps Up

    Morgan Smith, The Times|Apr 4, 2013

    WAITSBURG -- Stu- dents at Waitsburg Middle School are baring their talents on the stage to raise money to help a local family after they lost their home in a fire. Students in Maddy Martin's citizenship class stepped up to support the Brooks family with two fun- draisers, after the family lost their home. Students Timber Froh- reich and Zach Hebbard said they started with "hats for home," a fundraiser the class did before, which allowed students to pay $1 to wear a baseball-style hat at school. The last time students did the fundraiser, it...

  • SEVENTH STREET BID AWARD

    Mar 28, 2013

    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 end of April and heavy excavation work will follow around Memorial Day. Four older trees - two large pines, one large oak and a smaller oak - have been marked for removal, though adjacent homeowners can re- quest replacement trees from the city, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said. The city has...

  • Minutes

    Mar 28, 2013

    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 Waitsburg for one year. The Waitsburg Commer- cial Club will hold a fundraising auction on April 27. Duck race tickets to ben- efit Waitsburg Celebration Days (May 17, 18 and 19), will be available soon. New members given cer- tificates and membership cards include: Fred Gonzales of Star Fitness;...

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