Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council last week passed an ordinance that created a transportation benefit district and also passed a resolution to put a sales tax increase to benefit this new district on the April Special Election ballot. Because of a loss of state funding for streets over the past decade, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe recommended to the council last year that the city create a transportation benefit district to raise money for street repairs and improvements within city limits. The city looked at raising the sales tax...
Wheat prices are in a period in lacking a story of its own powerful enough to push the market into new patterns, although with the spring weather season upon us, the market will be more interesting. Chicago contracts have confirmed the range again in the last few trading sessions, although since Dec. 15 lows, each low has been higher and each high also a bit higher, the definition of an uptrend, with swings of about 80 cents per bushel. The May contract low of $6.28 per bushel on Feb. 16 (repeated Tuesday the 21st) is now a key point to watch....
DAYTON - Glenn Dennison, arrested last week for attempted burglary and burglary of four Dayton businesses Feb. 11, plead not guilty last Thursday to his charges. Dennison is charged with burglary in the second degree, attempted burglary, theft in the third degree, malicious mischief and criminal trespass. Judge William Acey said if Dennison was convicted of all of these crimes, he could face up to 7.5 years in prison and a $15,000 fine. He will next be in court March 8. Dennison is a resident of the Patit Creek Congregate Care Facility, an...
8th grade: 4.0 Morgan Breland 3.25 or Better Coe Richards Devon Watts Elizabeth Johnson Katherine Bryant LaShayla Williams Rachel Gradwohl Shandre Dallolio 7th grade: 4.0 Aislynne Johnson Dustin Meyer Jacob Dunn Taylor Hays 3.25 or Better Cameron Terry Emily Adams Jade Alleman Jared Farley Jasmine Foxe Joseph Leamy Julia Taylor Kyle Gradwohl Lexi Brannock Liliana Shepherd Nicolas Kitselman Selina Mercado Taylor Spoonemore Timber Frohreich 6th grade: 4.0 Chloe Pearson 3.25 or better Anna Nerf Cade Branson Christopher Philbrook Clarrisa Espana...
DAYTON - Dayton resident Skyler Glasby, 23, is being held in Umatilla County after being arrested following a 20-minute car chase with police over state lines into Oregon on Feb. 17. Glasby, a passenger in the car, was found hiding in a trash can after fleeing with the other three occupants after the car crashed into an apple orchard in Umatilla County. Police believe the vehicle was stolen from College Place. Glasby, who just served two months in Walla Walla County Jail for passing counterfeit $20s, was booked into Umatilla County Jail. He is...
After writing about heirloom seed collectors in last week's column, a reader of Wine and Country Living asked for a little more information. So, I did some research and found a most-educated group of growers and protectors of organic seed in the Northwest region. Located in Port Townsend, they call themselves the Organic Seed Alliance. The alliance is a group of farmers who grow seed and believe so passionately about the critical organic seed issue in our country. Using their credentials, the group takes the time to educate interested farmers...
The parents of Caris Cole and Cody Lynch of Waitsburg announce an engagement. The bride is the daughter of Ken and Elizabeth Cole of Waitsburg. She graduated from Waitsburg High School in 2009 and she has been attending Walla Walla Community College. The groom is the son of Jim and Becky Lynch of Waitsburg. He graduated from Waitsburg High School in 2006. He attended Walla Walla Community College and is currently working at American Rock Products in Walla Walla. The wedding will be June 9, 2012...
Ten Years Ago February 28, 2002 The annual caucus for the city of Waitsburg, sponsored by Commercial Club, will be held at Ye Towne Hall on Tuesday, March 5. While visiting friends in Salt Lake City, Jim and Liv Leid of Waitsburg, saw Austrian Fritz Strobl win the gold medal in the Olympic men's downhill. An advertisement featured in this paper from Sunset Houseseekers Bureau of Information states that "The exact center of the greatest apple country in the world is the Touchet Valley, Washington." Twenty-Five Years Ago March 5, 1987 Days of...
Wilbur and Jeanie Fletcher of Dayton will be celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary on March 2, 2012. They were married March 2, 1957 in Pomeroy in The Holy Rosary Church. Wilbur's best man was Bob Lingow and Jeanie's maid of honor was Sally Bartels. The couple has four children, Connie (Craig) Ritter from Milton-Freewater, Ore., Kathy (Steve) Steinhoff from Dayton, Kelli (Tony) Currin from Dayton and Sheryl Fletcher from Quantsino, British Columbia. They have nine grandchildren Nikki...
PRESTON AVENUE CHIMNEY FIRE WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Fire Department responded to a call of a chimney fire Sunday evening about 7 p.m. that was under control with the aid of eight to 10 firefighters in less than 20 minutes, according to firefighters who were on the scene. The chimney fire occurred in a two-story, single-family home on Preston Avenue. All members of the family got out OK and there were very little flames or smoke. Fireman Colter Mohney said chimney fires occur when creosote builds on the inside of the chimney and can ignite. Re...
The wheat futures market has bounced off of a range high last week and moved lower since Feb. 6, as Chicago has trimmed 26 cents from the week-ago level of $6.70. Soft White wheat bids were actually up more than a dime in the same week, with current bids around $7.08 per bushel delivered to Portland, a reflection of good demand from the Pacific Rim countries for white wheat. For Chicago, that puts us just about halfway back down in the range, within a nickel of the center of the 5-month range. Whenever a market that has been trading in a range...
WHS Honor Roll Term 2 Seniors 4.0 Kayla Huxoll Dustin Wooderchak 3.5 and Above Fletcher Baker Zachary Bartlow Christopher Brooks Taylor Doepker Gregory Kalahele-Stearns Kristin Potter Ronnie Hulce Hailey Goenen Justin Zuger Jessica Guay Juniors 4.0 Zacharie Brown Krystal Harris Samantha Moss 3.5 and Above Seth Deal Alexander Dill Alex Leathers Benjamin Shafer Logan Dozier Jennifer Nichols Katy Hofer Jessica Foxe Madeleine Witt Dakota Baker Hannah Helms Dalton Estes Alex Hays Samantha Henze Cheyenne Frohreich Sophomores 4.0 Heidi Miller...
DAYTON - Loren Mullins, of Dayton, the alleged stabbing victim in a recent fight that led to one arrest, was himself arrested last week after a trespassing incident. Mullins was booked into Columbia County Jail on Feb. 6, joining Eric Vanzandt, who had also been involved in a fight that led to Mullins being stabbed. Vanzandt had been arrested on a warrant Jan. 29 following that fight. Vanzandt is being charged with burglary in the second degree, possession of a firearm in the first degree (3...
When I first bit into a Paul Roberson heirloom tomato, I could hear my dad yelling out, "Did you kids tie-up the tomatoes today?" He would always yell this right after we got settled in to watch Disney presents "Old Yeller." Seriously, the Roberson heirloom tomato tastes like tomatoes used to taste when we were kids. A new seed collector's reference gardening book is now available by Baker Creek Seed Company; "Heirloom Life Gardener." This book talks about the lost heirloom seeds of our continent, a growing concern for the purists and...
Waitsburg 2-7 Found property on Warren Street, which was returned to the owner in Walla Walla. 2-11 Dead deer on Highway 12. 20-year-old female assaulted at a party on Maple Street, victim refused to cooperate and provide the exact location of the assault or the name of the suspect. 2-12 Stolen vehicle from Walla Walla recovered on Middle Waitsburg Road 0.8 miles southwest of Highway 12, vehicle was severely damaged before it was pushed or left in gear and allowed to drive over an embankment, no suspect information at this time. Dayton 2-7...
Ten Years Ago February 21, 2002 Proving your vote counts, the Waitsburg School District Maintenance and Operations levy was approved by voters by just two votes. Eighteen-year old Carla Nordheim of Waitsburg hand-stitched more than 2,000 Czechoslovakian beads to dark green Pendleton wool to make a full-length evening gown with train and bolero jacket to win fourth place in the National Make It With Wool contest. Carla won a sewing machine, electric scissor sharpener, college scholarship and a book on fabrics for her efforts. Twenty-Five Years A...
DAYTON - A Dayton man was arrested Monday under the charges that he committed two commercial burglaries and two attempted break ins last Saturday night around the city. Glenn E. Dennison, 43, was arrested and booked into Columbia County Jail about noon on Monday. Dennison is a resident of the Patit Creek Congregate Care Facility, an assisted living residence in Dayton, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. He is being held on charges of two counts of burglary of the second degree, two counts of attempted burglary of the second...
WAITSBURG - Reporter Morgan Smith, with roots in the Olympia area and ties to Waitsburg, is joining the Times staff as its dedicated Dayton reporter. Smith was hired Feb. 3 and will be joining the Times team as a freelance reporter until she begins full-time at the end of May. Smith, 22, is finishing up her degree at Washington State University. There, she studies English and has participated on her college campus newspaper in many capacities, including reporter, photographer, columnist,...
The Starbuck School District has named its January 2012 students of the month. Braedyn White was the honored student for the Elementary School. Braedyn has been in Starbuck for three years, and is a second grader this year. Braedyn is an excellent student. He is constantly trying hard to learn and grow in every subject. He is diligent with his math work, recently learning early multiplication facts and calculating the area of a square. He is a bright young student. In the school Accelerated Read...
DAYTON -- The USASA Inland NW Series is coming to Ski Bluewood for the first time on Feb. 11. The event is open to skiers and snowboarders of all ages but competitors must be a member of the United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA). On Saturday, Feb. 11, snowboard and ski slopestyle registration will open at7:45 a.m. in the cafeteria at Ski Bluewood and will be followed by a practice session. Competition will begin at 11:30 a.m. after a mandatory rider meeting. The competition is open to both skiers and snowboarders of all ages,...
DAYTON -- First Wind, a Portland-based wind energy company, is preparing to erect 58 wind turbines in Whitman County and it's looking for contractors to help with the construction, according regional economic development officials. The company has $210 million in private financing and will start to clear for roads and the construction of an operations center to service the wind farm, which has been four years in the making, said Marshall Doak, director of the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association that includes Columbia County....
