Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Goat Showmanship 4-H Champion – Sydney Fowble 4-H Reserve Champion – Luke Nelson FFA Champion – Grace Coulston FFA Reserve Champion – Timothy Daves Beef Showmanship 4-H Champion – Amy Farley FFA Champion – Jared Farley Sheep Showmanship FFA Champion – Celeste Plummer FFA Reserve Champion – Alyssa Drader Rabbit Overall (4-H/FFA) Showmanship Champion – Becky Holderman Reserve Champion – Annaka Roland Poultry Showmanship 4-H Champion – Laura Hill Dog Showmanship 4-H Champion – Marin Rugraff 4-H Reserve Champion – Erin Chapin Round Robin 4-H Champi...
State 4-H Shotgun Shoot earns Timothy Daves a spot at Grand Island, Neb. competion WAITSBURG – Training and hard work paid off for 4-H sharp shooter Timothy Daves, whose performance in the Washington State 4-H Shotgun Shoot in May earned him the opportunity to compete in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Competition in Grand Island, Neb. Daves knew he would perform well in the trap category, where he placed 4th in the senior division. He has spent the last two years as a participant of the P...
Graduating WHS seniors took the Second Annual Senior Walkthrough last Thursday, prior to Friday night's graduation ceremony. Seniors, dressed in graduation regalia, encouraged younger students as they offered high-fives to children lined up in the elementary school hallways. The seniors also delivered roses and notes of appreciation to WHS staff members...
WAITSBURG – Friends and family members stood as the traditional strains of 'Pomp and Circumstance' marked both an ending and new beginnings for the Waitsburg Class of 2017 on Friday. Thirty-three seniors made the traditional walk down Kison Court at Waitsburg High School's 121st commencement ceremony to receive their diplomas. Kelsey Alleman and Karlie Pettichord-Mathews, siblings of graduating seniors, served as class marshals, and 2016-17 ASB President Jacob Dunn led the flag salute. Dr. Carol...
PRESCOTT – Graduating members of the Prescott High School Class of 2017 will walk the aisle to receive their diplomas at noon on Saturday in the high school gymnasium. This year's honor speakers are Valedictorian Eddie Perez and Salutatorian Tiffany Robinson. Perez, son of Monique and Juan Perez, will graduate at age 16, with a GPA of 3.74. He has attended Prescott school district since kindergarten. Perez said he took extra courses during summer school which allowed him to skip his freshman a...
JACOB DUNN Exchange Club Youth of the Year $1,000 Exchange Club Youth fo the Year for the Northwest District $1,500 Council 2 Union Scholarship $5,000 Washington State University $3,000 Waitsburg Lion’s Club Scholarship in Memory of Tom Baker $1,500 Hevel Waitsburg Scholarship $1,000 Fancuillo-Douglas Scholarship $1,000 Waitsburg P.E.O. Citizenship Award $1,000 Waitsburg Fireman’s Association $500 Jacob will attend Washington State University JARED FARLEY Odako Club Scholarship $800 (Jared is the final member of the Odako Club Scholarship and...
WAITSBURG – Thirty-three seniors will end their high school careers with a walk down Kison Court during Waitsburg High School's 121st commencement ceremony on Friday. Baccalaureate will be held at the Waitsburg Christian Church at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Jacob Dunn is valedictorian of the Class of 2017, and Taylor Hays is salutatorian. Skylar Wood and Selena Mercado are honor speakers. Dunn, son of Marty and Becky Dunn, holds the top grade average in a very competitive class with a GPA of 3.984. H...
WAITSBURG - More than 130 alumni, friends, and family members attended the 113th annual Waitsburg Alumni Reunion and Banquet held at the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room on Sat., May 27. The Karen Huwe Mohney Alumni Exemplary Service Award for 2017 was awarded to Ivan Keve. Ivan was ill and unable to attend so JK Keve and Jani Keve accepted the award on his behalf. A huge wine barell-top clock, crafted by Frank Reser, was auctioned to highest bidder Bob Collins of Walla Walla, with...
WAITSBURG – This year's annual American Legion/Auxiliary Memorial Day Service included the addition of two names, Mel R. OpBroek and John A. Lanning, to the memorial wall, and included a muster for graduating seniors, David Just and T.J. Morrison. Legion Commander Ron Standring and Auxiliary President Rose Engelbrite opened the ceremony which began with a flag lowering by the Swine Swaggers 4-H group. Standring led in the Pledge of Allegiance and Pastor Matthew Wyatt provided the invocation. T...
WAITSBURG – WHS senior Jacob Dunn was named 2016-17 Walla Walla Exchange Club Youth of the Year male recipient, receiving $1,000 towards his higher education. He also won the Exchange Club Northwest District Youth of the Year award and an additional $1,500 toward college expenses. This year's theme was "Inspiring Communities to become a Better Place." Participants were selected based on their theme-related essays, documented school activities, volunteer efforts, and academic achievement. Dunn i...
Council members KC Kuykendall, Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Jim Romine, Kate Hockersmith, and Mayor Marty Dunn were all present -Kevin House was unanimously voted to retain his role as Mayor Pro Tem. -Unanimously approved a pay increase for pool employees to stay slightly above minimum wage. Lifeguard pay will be $11/hr and office manager/lifeguard will be $12/hr. There are currently no plans for the pool to be open on Saturdays since the donor who previously covered Saturday swims is no longer sponsoring them. Several local groups have offered...
Sunny skies and warm temperatures made for an enjoyable and well-attended Waitsburg Celebration Days weekend. Residents and visitors enjoyed live music, a festive parade, Classic Auto Show, Historic Sunset Cruise, community bonfire, Brewfest, food, games, and more. Preston Park was filled with over 70 car show entries on Saturday and over 200 poker hands were played during the Karen Huwe Mohney Memorial ATV Ride. See Last Page for more Celebration Days photos....
WAITSBURG – The late Tom Baker has held the honor of awarding the Waitsburg Commercial Club's Community Service Award for many years. While he wasn't present in body this year, he was very much present in spirit, at the May 16 award ceremony, where Jim Davison received the Community Service Award and Marci Perkins was awarded Business of the Year. Prior to reading their nomination letters, Joan Helm placed a pair of Tom's shoes on a table next to the podium, and commented that it would take t...
Prescott High School held their first-ever college signing ceremony during a pep assembly on May 19. JP Thew opened the assembly by saying that Prescott has the highest number of students showing college intent this year, than in recent history....
May 17: Civil issue over property line fence and strawberry plants on West St. May 20: A female called to report her brother had pushed her before he left her house, on Orchard St. Deputies responded to a call on Buttercup Lane for a possible assault. May 22: Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding on Coppei Ave and E. Eighth St. The driver was arrested for an outstanding warrant....
WAITSBURG – After 30 years teaching in Waitsburg, Mel McWhorter will be the third long-time staffer to retire from the Waitsburg School District this summer. Mc Whorter, a favorite among students, will join first-grade teacher Dinah Lindsey and superintendent/principal Dr. Carol Clarke, and wrap up his teaching career this school year. "Teaching in Waitsburg has been a real positive career," McWhorter said. McWhorter grew up in the Kalispell area of Montana, where he graduated high school. He e...
Royalty 1st – Columbia County Fair Court – Barn in the USA 2nd – Milton-Freewater Pioneer Court 3rd – Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days Court Riding – Youth Group 1st – Walla Walla Wagonettes Riding Group – Adult 1st – Blue Mountain Riders 2nd – Benton Franklin Sheriff’s Posse Floats 1st – Weller Public Library 2nd – Waitsburg Clsss of 57- 60th Reunion 3rd – Dayton –Waitsburg Comm. Health Foudation Performance 1st – Cycle Patrol 2nd – Basin MC 3rd – Waitsburg Marching Band Buggy Hitch 1st – Stagecoch 2nd – Walla Walla Parade Marshal Auto 1st ...
Best of Show – 1946 Chevy Coupe with Teardrop Camper/Dan & Brenda Reisch Pre ’48 Stock Car – 1928 Ford Model A/JT Carlyle Pre ’48 Custom Car – 1947 Ford Coupe/Bill Stark Post ’48 Stock Car – 1958 Yoeman Station Wagon/Bob Daschofsky Post ’48 Custom Car – 1950 Chevy Deluxe/Bob Cummings Pre ’48 Stock Pickup – 1948 Chevy Pickup/Andy & Julie Morierra Pre ’48 Custom Pickup – ’41 350 Chevy/Neal & Joyce Larsen Post ’48 Stock Pickup – ’57 Chevy Pickup/Tom Koney Post ’48 Custom Pickup – ’54 Ford F-100/Mike and Judy Callahan...
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The Smith family has farmed in Waitsburg since 1919 WAITSBURG – Because she has never driven a truck, and has sat in the saddle only one time (and immediately wanted off!) Dona Jean Smith said she was "flabbergasted but very honored" to be chosen parade marshal for the 2017 Waitsburg Celebration Days Parade. Husband and co-marshal, Howard, a third-generation Waitsburg wheat farmer, heartily agrees with the honor of being selected. Howard's great grandparents migrated from Missouri to settle in M...
WAITSBURG – Members of the Waitsburg Historical Society received some unwelcome news while trying to be proactive about maintaining the Bruce Museum Complex properties. Inspectors discovered structural damage to the Wilson-Phillips House, which will cause the building to be closed this summer until repairs – which are estimated to cost about three times the society's annual budget - can be made. Historical Society President Richard Hinds said the group realized last year that they needed to sta...
May 3: At approx. 1900 hours, a victim was bit by an unknown dog at his residence on Kinnear St. in Waitsburg, sustaining injury. May 6: Dispatched to a physical domestic on Shelton Dr. in Prescott. Victim stated his wife became jealous after looking at his cellphone and slapped him across the face. Suspect admitted slapping and was taken to jail for 4th degree assualt - domestic violence. May 5: Dispatched to Lewis Peak road for a death investigation. May 7: Dispatched to Taggart Road for an assault. Deputies arrived and obtained written...
Community members gathered outside Waitsburg Town Hall on Saturday morning, May 13, to celebrate with Dixie resident Bob Brock as he kicked off his cross-country Patriotic Jeep Tour. Brock will end his journey in Washington D.C. where he has been selected to drive in the National Memorial Day Parade on May 29. Brock will honor veterans and law enforcement officers, throughout his ride. Interested parties can follow his progress, in pictures and video, by visiting the "Patriot Jeep" page on...
WAITSBURG – Carol Clarke has faced and overcome many challenges in her life, but when it comes to retiring she's already chalked it up as a "fail." The school district superintendent and elementary school principal will wrap up her 13th year and officially retire from Waitsburg on June 30, but will leave for a new job in Panama City, Panama in July. As with most of the experiences in her life – many that could be described as difficult or unpleasant – Clarke is excited to pursue just one more op...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Alumni Association will host its 113th annual reunion and banquet on May 27 at the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room. A meet-and-greet will take place from 5-6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The dinner is open to all graduates of Waitsburg High School, their spouses, and guests. The Class of 2017 will be welcomed into the Alumni Association, and their family members are encouraged to attend and join in the celebration. The first class to graduate from Waitsburg High School received their diplomas f...
