Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Walla Walla County Coroner Five Walla Walla County residents are running for county coroner, including incumbent Frank Brown, who has decided to run again as a write-in for this election. Recent controversy involving law enforcement complaints about Brown left the busy coroner "disheartened," but after encouragement from friends, family and community members he has decided to run again. "I was being harassed because I wasn't doing things 'the way we used to do it,'" Brown said Tues...
WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla County residents have two weeks to cast their votes in the current primary election. Ballots were mailed on Friday, July 30, and must be postmarked no later than Election Day, which is Tuesday, Aug. 17. County positions on the ballot include assessor, auditor, clerk, coroner, prosecuting attorney, sheriff and treasurer. Only county coroner and sheriff positions are contested. Other offices up for election include U.S. Senator and District 5 U.S. Repre...
WALLA WALLA - Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) representatives associated with the new Highway 12 project have advised that the incorrect county road name signs, printed and put in place by the state along certain portions of the new highway as part of the project, will be corrected by mid-August. Although the county-designated road names were determined months ago and the information provided to the state, unfortunately there was a mix-up and some incorrect signs have been put up. The area from the Myra Road roundabout...
DAYTON - Thursday, Aug. 12, Dayton student athletes and their parents are asked to attend the Fall Sports Clearance night held in the high school auditorium. The meeting will begin with general information about the district's athletic program followed by individual team meetings hosted by coaches for students in grades 7-12. Sports included are football, volleyball, cheer, cross country, and co-ed soccer for high school and football and volleyball for middle school (grades 7-8). The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., but parents are in...
WAITSBURG - A mandatory high school fall sports meeting for all high school fall sports athletes will take place Monday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Waitsburg High School Auditorium. All athletes must bring one or more parent/guardian to the meeting. Fall sports include: cheerleading, cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. Athletes must have a current physical and insurance in order to participate in any sports. Contact the Waitsburg High School with any questions at 509-337-6351....
DAYTON - On Thursday, September 2, federal forest entomologists, a state forest health specialist, a state fireregulations forester and NRCS Washington State Forester will join private forest landowners and local NRCS Soil Conservationist and Blue Mountain RCD Coordinator on a timber tour through Columbia and western GarfieldCounties. The purpose of the field visit is to examine individual trees and timber stands struggling to survive following catastrophic fires in 2005 and 2006. Many trees were not directly affected by the fires, but s...
WAITSBURG - Based upon news reports from NASA, there is a really good chance that both Wednesday night will offer an opportunity to see the Northern Lights. NASA says there is a large solar storm rated as a C3 Class Event, and that the increased solar winds improves the chances of seeing the Aurora Borealis even further south than they are typically seen. The chances of seeing them are increased if you are pretty high up in altitude, and away from city lights in the Walla Walla area. The top of Minnick Hill outside of Waitsburg is...
Lillian Jane Waldher, daughter of Jane (Conover) and Bob Waldher was born July, 24, in Boise, Idaho. Proud grandparents are Larry and Pam Conover of Waitsburg, and Regie and Judy Waldher of Pomeroy, Wash. Great grandparents are Ellsworth and Sherrill Conover of Waitsburg, and June and Roger Dumbeck of Pomeroy....
In the comfort of giant overalls and straw hat I write this column. That's right. I too have a small garden that needs lots of attention, especially the tomato plants and herb garden. At the moment, my kitchen smells like a cottage in Provence; lavender, marjoram and basil tied and hung to dry for winter's use. Of course, I love the smell of France and all that, but I could do without the heat we've had to contend with these past few days. After a day in the garden a sauce ensues made with plenty of goodies pinched, cut, snipped and...
OLYMPIA - Starbucks resident Dick Rubenser led local seniors in the medal count at last weekend's Washington State Senior Games at Tumwater Stadium in the Olympia Area. He won Gold in three-man basketball, Gold in shot put, Silver in javelin, Bronze in free throw and Bronze in discus. Rubenser was followed by Jerry Spoonemore, who lives in Edmonds but graduated from Dayton High School in 1957. As a teammate of Rubenser, Spoonemore got Gold in three-man basketball, Gold in basketball hot s...
Ten Years Ago August 10, 2000 Reports indicate an excellent yield and quality for crops as grain farmers are in the thick of Harvest 2000. Fire and harvest mishaps have been very few. Some 30 soccer enthusiasts are participating in the Sixth Annual Waitsburg Soccer Camp directed by Joanna Lanning this week. Twenty Five Years Ago July 25, 1985 Bob Abbey, Touchet Valley Grain Growers' manager, said it appears that the wheat crop in the valley will be approximately 30 percent off from last year's crop. Timothy James Gray, a 1985 graduate of W...
Even before a lighting storm roared through the Touchet Valley Monday night, setting at least one wheatfield on fire, our local population of wild animals must have sensed something was in the offing. According to the ColumbiaCounty Sheriff's report, a horse got loose and wandered off to the City Shop Storage containers on South Willow Street; a yearling moose was spotted near N. 4th St and Patit Avenue, and two deer were trapped inside a fenced Columbia REA substation. All in the span of...
CANDIDATE BILL WHITE IN TOWN WAITSBURG - Candidate for Walla Walla County Sheriff Bill White will be in town Wednesday evening to answer law enforcement questions residents may have for him and to share his vision for the Sheriff's Office. The event will start at 7 p.m. at Preston Park. Please bring a lawn chair. DRIVE HAMMERED, GET NAILED WALLA WALLA - If you're having a good time and drinking more than a small glass of beer or wine, don't get behind the wheel. That's the general message that will save lives, but this summer law enforcement...
Ten Years Ago January 1, 2004 Congressional Candidate Cathy McMorris will speak at Commercial Club on Tuesday, January 6. McMorris is seeking the fifth District seat currently held by Rep. George Nethercutt Jr., a Republican, who will oppose Sen. Patty Murray in the 2004 elections. Nathan Hamann enlisted in the U. S. Navy, completed Basic Training at Great Lakes, Illinois in September of 2003. He is now serving on the U.S.S. Camden in Bremerton, WA. Nathan is the son of Fred Hamann, Waitsburg and Diana Bicker, Seattle. What a Christmas present...
I only have last minute shopping to do for Christmas. And keeping my shopping as local as possible, I visited The Winehard Hotel's lobby and it's "Wall of Wine," as I call it, for a bottle of Poet's Leap off-dry Riesling. In keeping with our cold winter nights, serving a white bean chili sounds yummy. Now, to find that original blue cheese cornbread recipe I developed in the kitchen of my Haight Ashbury flat in 1967. At the time of the recipe, California was just awakening to an early Napa Valley wine scene, and several "Cooking with Wine"...
End-of-year position adjustments coming up? Most very large futures traders are holding onto extremely heavy net short-sold positions in Chicago wheat. The other major wheat contracts in Kansas City hard red winter and Minneapolis spring also reflect net short speculative po- sitions, although less ponderous than Chicago. Since this category of traders is known for rapidly shifting from one side of the ledger to the other periodically, this big bulge in net-sold positions will ultimately lead to a run to the upside for wheat prices, probably...
Live Music Friday Morn- ing! The WHS Rock Band will play at Coppei Coffee Friday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. Coppei Coffee, 137 Main Street, Waitsburg FREE Bluegrass Is For The Birds! A Fundraiser for Pioneer Park Aviary Plaza Theater, 208 Main St, Waitsburg Friday, April 19th at 6:30 Tickets : $10 at the door Prescott Library Cowboy Poetry Celebration When: April 23, 7:00 p.m. Where: Prescott Lions Hall Nevada Slim and Cimar- ron Sue, along with Prescott Librarian Lara Schnick will host the event - you are en- couraged to come and be entertained...
A 1948 dance program indicating that Mr. Dean Low, a Dayton High School senior should dance with Miss Beverly Roberts, a Waitsburg High School sophomore, was the instrument responsible for introducing the couple, who recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. This first dance initiated a 5-year courtship, the last three years mostly by mail while Dean was drafted into the army and Beverly at- tended Cottey Jr. College in Missouri, spent eight months recovering from hip surgery, and then...
Due to a composition oversight, the text of the Dayton Days court was incomplete. Our apologies to Queen Kellie Wessels, and Princesses Madeline Jensen and Darci Hall....
Air Force Airman Derek A. Henderson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is the son of Ronnie Henderson of Harmon St., Waitsburg, Wash., and grandson of...
Whi le in downtown Waitsburg Sunday, I stopped and purchased a few starter plants from the hardware store. I found an unusual German Brown Tomato whose picture shows a big beef steak-style tomato with yellow and brown stripes, like those on a German Bass that swim the tributaries in these parts. I also bought a chocolate mint for the north face of my front porch and a cherry tomato for my trellis. People were happy and in no hurry, enjoying mild chitterchat and marveling about the weather. While busily touching and lifting each tiny starter...
