March, 29, 2012 issue

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INDEXOpinion:A Letter Brightens A Day ............................2Touchet Valley News:April Calendar .............................................5Bunk House Can Be Removed ...................6Sports:Softball Teams Win First Games.................7Legal Notices ..........................................10Classifieds ..............................................11Weather ...................................................12

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Board Approves CEO Search ProcessColumbia

County Health System Board Calls For More

Positivity, Leaving Past

Problems Behind Them

By Jillian BeaudryThe Times

DAYTON – The Colum-bia County Health System board meeting last Thursday was a call to staff and board members to communicate positivity about the hospital district and to leave the past

in the past as it hunts for a new CEO.

Current CEO Charlie Button announced his resig-nation earlier this month to take on a high-level position at a larger hospital.

The board members of the district spent four hours March 22 in a retreat to talk about the search for a new CEO. At the general board meeting later that evening, staff members had been in-vited to attend and hear the health system’s message of unity.

Gary Schroeder, the dis-trict’s CFO, who is set to retire this week after 23 years with the district, said staff members and board members need to stop tell-ing community members and the press negative things

about the district.“What has happened in

the past couple of weeks has dismantled a whole year of intensive effort by manage-ment staff to build a positive ownership value within our employees,” Schroeder read aloud from a letter he had written. … “After all the years of hard work, stress and agony that many of us have endured, our staff needs your support and the support of our communities. Also,

if we really want to attract a quality, valuable CEO to our organization, we need to stop the cancer of negativity and embrace a positive rep-resentation of our organiza-tion and our communities.”

Staff members spoke up and acknowledged that two years ago, things were tough at the hospital district. Morale was low and finances were weren’t the best.

“I know we’ve had a rough bout when we did,”

said Jody Martin, the dieti-cian for the district. “I think we’re becoming a better facility.”

Martin and many other staff members and volun-teers voiced support for But-ton and the work he has done during his four years with the district.

Blaine Bickelhaupt, a former board member, was also present at the meet-ing. He said the critics are a small group of people who are angry.

“They need to get over it and move on,” Bickelhaupt said.

He also said current board members need to be ac-countable for that they are saying and said he sup-ports the district and what it is achieving and trying to

achieve.Board member Jack Ot-

terson said there isn’t only negativity circulating and highlighted a recent award to the Waitsburg Clinic for its work in the community from the Eastern Star group.

This conversation led to the desire that the board and staff members would like to find a CEO who can keep a good balance between providers and finances and maintains the current beliefs, values and positivity the dis-trict strives for.

“Let’s have enough back-bone to stand up for (the district),” Schroeder said.

Board Chairman Ted Pa-terson said “we’re wast-

(See “CEO” on Page 3)

Dozier Family photoPerry Dozier is running for re-election for his seat as Walla Walla County Commissioner. Dozier has been farming

his whole life and currently lives outside of Waitsburg.

Council May Raise Fees

Waitsburg City

Council Evaluates

Raising Water Overage Fees After Denying Two Previous Proposals To Raise Rates

For Customers


WAITSBURG – Those who use more water this summer may be paying more out of pocket.

The Waitsburg City Council last Wednesday night heard a proposal that would tack on an extra 20 cents to the current overage rate for those who use more than the base amount of water provided to residents. And this proposal may actu-ally be approved.

The council had already considered two proposals to increase water and sewer rates. But the council mem-bers could not support either and both died for lack of motion.

Currently, for water the city is charging $27.10 a month, with an addition 59 cents per 100 cubic feet for those who use more water than allotted.

As for sewer, the city is still paying on the waste-

water treatment plant and sewer line projects. In 2001, the rate was raised to $39 a month and now it is $40.60.

Mayor Walt Gobel won-dered aloud at the February council meeting whether the new sewage treatment plant would be able to keep up to speed without any rate increases.

After a study by a local engineering company gave the city numbers showing its rates were not covering the costs of running the water and sewer systems, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe recommended the council increase sewer and water rates by $14 a month over two years.

After that proposal was not approved, Hinchliffe came back to the council in February with a proposed one-year increase of $2.30 a month. This proposal was not approved either.

But Wednesday night, the council seemed to warm to the idea of only charging customers more for going over their water use limit.

Hinchliffe said his new proposal would mean an ex-tra 20 cents charged for ev-

(See “Rates” on Page 12 )

Budget-Minded Farmer Wants To Keep County PostWalla Walla

County Commissioner,

Waitsburg Resident Perry Dozier Is After 4 More Years

In OfficeBy Jillian Beaudry

The Times

WAITSBURG – Perry Dozier didn’t want to be a farmer, nor a county commis-sioner.

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in econom-ics, Dozier, a Touchet Valley

resident all of his life, wanted to be a pilot.

In 1986, he worked for a bit of time as a commercial airplane pilot. But, there was an influx of pilots at that time and some new rules in the industry. After pursuing that dream for about three years, Dozier gave up on that career and continued his family’s tradition of farming.

Dozier’s career in farming and potions he has had on state boards that have lobbied for farmers encouraged him to take on the role as Walla Walla County Commissioner. He was elected in 2008 and now at the end of his first term, he has announced he wants to stay in the game. He hopes to be re-elected to his county post next November.

Dozier grew up on a dry land wheat farm 4 miles

southeast of Prescott. He is a graduate of Prescott High School.

After earning his college degree, he married Darleen, who was from the Waitsburg area.

With a few years in as a commercial pilot, he turned back to farming and helped manage farmland in Pasco near Road 68, which is the area that now has the TRAC convention center. Managing this farmland eventually led to annexing some of the prop-erty into the city. Dozier said he learned all about land use and the issues involved while selling property in Franklin County.

He moved on to farming in Walla Walla County in 1986, when he leased his 300 acres on Conover Road outside of Waitsburg from the Lloyd and

Aldrige families. By 1994, he had been able to purchase the land he had previously leased and built his family home.

“This is one of the many pieces that we farm,” Dozier said.

He also farms land in Prescott, south of his 300 acres, and north of Waitsburg. He and Darleen have two high-school aged boys who keep them busy with attend-ing sports games for basket-ball, baseball and track.

His involvement in politics didn’t start until the late 1990s when he was elected to the Washington State Associa-tion of Wheat growers and he served a four-year term. In 2001, he was president of that board.

“We were looking out for

(See “Dozier” on Page 12)

The CourthouseKeeper


DAYTON -- Dave Finney is the new courthouse mainte-

nance supervisor for Colum-bia County. But he was the previous one too.

Actually, Dave Phinney maintained the courthouse for more than 30 years and retired about two years ago.

Jillian Beaudry photoDave Finney, the new courthouse maintenance supervisor, is learning the ins and outs of this historic landmark.(See “Finney” on Page 6)

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Letters to the Editor

Just Passing Through?

To the Editor,When will the Port of Walla

Walla understand that they are a public agency and accountable to the public?

Recently the port director hired a 30-hours a week project manager for more than $60,000 a year plus full benefi ts. This was done without any public notice of the job opportunity and did not give qualifi ed in-dividuals an opportunity to apply. Circumventing fair hir-ing practices in this manner is outrageous and should be questioned.

Why does the Port of Walla Walla and Director Kuntz believe they can behave so dif-ferently from other public agen-cies? Public agencies regularly post job openings, conduct in-terviews and then hire the best candidate for the job. Was there an emergency to fi ll this new position that we don’t know about? That certainly wasn’t refl ected in the minutes.

For a public agency whose mission is to create jobs within Walla Walla County, the port clearly failed to provide any opportunity for qualifi ed people to compete for the one job the port fi nally created. Maybe it’s time that the director’s job was posted.

Carlan Bradshaw Walla Walla

From The

Legislature

CORRECTIONSIn the March 22 issue of the

Times, a story about the success of the WP middle school basketball team included misspelled names. Those names are Tavis Crittenden and Trey Potts.

Also in the March 22 issue in an election story on Bart Baxter and Tiffany Laposi, the location of a campground Baxter would like to create was misinterpreted. He would like to make the city-owned area by the former Waits Mill into a campground.

Finally, in the March 22 issue, a story called “Health District Search Begins For New CEO,” no recruitment fi rm was used when the district last looked for a CEO.

To the Editor,I’m always amazed when

I hear my friends, neighbors and colleagues complaining about the state of our country or community only to find out that they’ve not voted in a national or local election. I took the opportunity to attend our county caucus in Walla Walla earlier this month and was shocked to find only a handful of people from Waitsburg, Prescott and Dixie in attendance. Maybe it’s be-cause most folks feel that their opinion won’t make a differ-ence. I’ve struggled with that thought myself. But if we’re going to make a difference it has to start with the people we vote into offi ce.

Those big yellow enve-lopes we received in the mail last week aren’t sweepstakes or cable company advertise-ments. The Waitsburg City Council election is upon us (mail-in ballots being re-ceived until April 2,) which is a great opportunity for us all to make our opinion count.

Waitsburg is “One of Kind” and so is your vote. I urge you to fi ll out the ballot and get it turned in. There’s plenty at stake in every local election and this year is no different.

I decided to run for city council because I am con-vinced that I can contribute to the important work we need to accomplish for our com-munity. Since many of you don’t know me personally, I’d like to highlight a few of the key perspectives I would bring to the council. It was suggested to me recently that I was thought of as another status quo candidate. I had to chuckle. Nobody that has every served with me on cor-porate boards or government appointments have ever ac-cused me of being apathetic.

Having grown up and worked in the Pacifi c North-

(See “Letters” on Page 11)

By Raechel DawsonWNPA Olympia News

Bureau

OLYMPIA -- Gov. Christine Gregoire signed into law earlier this month a resolution that would give fi nancially distressed biomass processing fa-cilities and pulp and paper mills a break from com-pliance rules dealing with the expensive process of clean-energy conversion.

Prime sponsor Sen. Bri-an Hatfi eld, D-Raymond, was prime sponsor of Sen-ate bill 5575, which calls for a change in the 2006 voter-approved Energy Independence Act (Initia-tive 937) to further defi ne what biomass-elements may constitute renewable resources.

“In terms of saying legacy biomass — hog fuel, black liquor — is renewable, it means those mills now have a little bit more stability in their business’ bottom line,” said Hatfi eld.

Hatfi eld explained that Longview Fibre mill, one of the eligible biomass facilities, has investments contingent on getting this bill passed. According to Hatfi eld, there are around 1,000 people working at that facility.

Republican Floor Lead-er Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, supported this act because, he said, he has been a long-time advocate of the wood-products industry.

Voters passed I-937 in 2006, which requires elec-tric utilities with 25,000 or more customers to meet a mandate that 15 percent of the utility’s energy consumption is “clean energy” by 2020 through a transition process.

This year was the fi rst incremental phase these utilities had to reach, a required 3 percent.

Specifi c renewable re-sources, like biomass and hydropower, were limited or exempt from being a proper resource, under terms of the initiative.

I-937 urged energy in-dependence through the transition to the use of new, cost-effective renew-able resources.

Wind and solar power energy top the list of quali-fied resources, but geo-thermal energy, landfill and sewage gas, wave and

Biomass Fuel Now A Resource For Utilities

tidal power and specific biodiesel fuels are also eli-gible renewable resources under the initiative.

Mary Moore, energy and climate change lob-byist for the League of Women Voters, said that the new law goes against the whole point of I-937’s intent, which was to en-courage the use of alter-native sources of energy along with the investment in those sources, which may be reduced as a result of the law.

Biomass energy is cre-ated from organic mate-rial, which, according to the Department of Ag-riculture, may cut-down American reliance on imported energy because

biomass energy can be replenished.

The proposed bi l l would defi ne biomass as:

*Organic by-products

of pulping and the wood manufacturing process

*Untreated wooden demolition or construc-tion debris (not including treated wood)

*Yard waste and food processing residuals

*Animal manure*Liquor derived from

algae*“Qualified biomass

energy” as appropriate biomass fuels

According to the new law, “qualified biomass energy” is electricity man-ufactured from a biomass energy facility and would be limited for use starting Jan. 1, 2016, to meet I-937 standards.

In addition, the law allows “black liquor by-product from paper pro-duction” to be an eligible biomass product under I-937.

The bill received near-unanimous support from the Senate, and Passed the House 89-9. Assistant

House Majority Whip, Rep. Fred Finn, D-Olym-pia, was one of the nine voting against the mea-sure.

He said his reasons stemmed from a phy-sician’s testimony on a biomass plan a couple of years ago.

“[The physician] testi-fi ed about the small par-ticulate matter that comes from biomass, less than two microns, and the im-pact it has on your lungs,” said Finn.

Finn recognizes that home fireplaces have a much bigger affect on lungs than biomass, but said it didn’t seem that “two wrongs made a right.”

The final bill report outlines stipulations that require eligible biomass energy facilities have a start date prior to March 31, 1999. Georgia Pacifi c with locations in Camas, Olympia and Tacoma; Kettle Falls biomass pow-er plant in Kettle Falls; Longview Fibre with headquarters in Longview, and Weyco in Snoqualmie would all be eligible.

Collins Sprague, gov-ernment relations manag-er for Avista Corporation, said Kettle Falls, which is one of the corporation’s generation stations, would aid that facility by offset-ting costs of the invest-ments I-937 requires to reduce green-house gas emissions while saving its customers from Down-town Spokane, Clarkston and the Spokane Reser-vation as much as $50 million between 2017 and 2019.

He said in public tes-timony Feb. 17 that his company would save money while lumber mills that normally have to pay to dispose of their waste would now get to sell their biomass for energy.

Among other rules and regulations describing who’s allowed to use bio-mass energy the new law changes I-937, in that qualified utilities may now trade and sell Renew-able Energy Credits – one megawatt hour – with those who are directly inter-connected.

The utilities, under the new law, are exempt from selling these credits to utilities that do not use biomass energy.

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A few weeks ago, I received a big envelope with a calendar in it. It was called “Wisconsin Horsepower.” The postmark was also from the Cheese State.

I did a double take. Whom did I know in Wisconsin?I opened the calendar and two letters fell out, both from some-

one named Jim Bragg.I searched my gray matter. Jim Bragg. Jim Bragg. Nothing.I read the title of his letter, “Coast To Coast,” and I suddenly

realized who had sent me the packet. Jim Bragg was the 70-some-thing man who stopped in Waitsburg on his walk across America!

The near Hobbit-like shuffl er, who was my fi rst offi cial guest at the Seven Porches Guest House, was a retired dairy farmer from Wisconsin. I remembered because we visited about his back-ground and adventure for quite some time during his stop here. I wrote about it for the Times.

The opening to his form letter was moving.“Words aren’t adequate to explain the range and depth of my

experience as I walked across America,” he wrote. “The beauty and diversity of the land is amazing, especially when you have time to absorb and digest more details while you move along in a very slow fashion.”

Bragg went on, musing that after a while, “the journey became more important than the destination” and “the experience became as much internal as external.”

He said “people encounters along the way were the absolute highlight of my travel. It has so enriched my life. It has been such a blessing.”

At the end of his letter, there was a note just for me (and Dizzy, my dog).

“I enjoyed Waitsburg,” Bragg wrote, signing as the “Gimpy Geezer.”

“It was nice to relax in your home and I liked the community,” he continued. “I continued slowly and arrived at the Pacifi c Coast on Oct. 15 (he stopped in Waitsburg in early September). It took me four summers to walk from the Atlantic to the Pacifi c, but it really was a worthwhile investment of time and effort. Thank you for being a part of those memories.”

I was delighted. Following roughly in the footsteps of Lewis & Clark after crossing the Idaho border, Bragg had reached his monumental goal.

My fi rst thought after receiving Jim’s gift was to share his good news story with our readers, some of whom commented to me how much they enjoyed learning about his trek west.

I also thought many of our readers could relate to his back-ground as a farmer, which brings me to his note about the “Wis-consin Horsepower” calendar, which highlights in photographs the way several Old Order Amish families in North Central Wisconsin use teams of horses to till the soil, harvest crops and do other jobs on their dairy farms, much the same way farmers here prepared and harvested their wheat crops decades ago.

Bragg, who owned his farm for three and a half decades, said his earliest memories of growing up involved horses and cattle. Even though Bragg didn’t have the kind of agricultural operation that required horse power, he admired the Amish farmers’ spirit and intention of keeping their methods down to earth.

“Amish farming is done with four-legged horsepower,” he wrote in a separate comment about the calendar. “It is not an easy way to do the necessary fi eldwork. However, it does provide a close connection to the soil. A slower pace and quiet moments allow one to listen to the peacefulness of the landscape. The soil becomes a part of you. It is not a commodity. We are just passing through. The land endures.”

What a great metaphor for Jim’s own coast-to-coast trip and stops in the Touchet Valley. Everything he observed from his slow and quiet vantage remains largely unchanged or at least unmoved.

Because of his steps through our landscape, he naturally be-came a part of it and of us.

And I, for one, felt he wasn’t merely passing through. In the case of this innkeeper and others whose lives he touched with his slow-paced enterprise, the sound of his shuffl ing footsteps endures.

At the onset of the 2012 travel season, when many visitors will stop and honor us with their presence, curiosity and stories, it’s worth remembering that we have each other much to offer as strangers.


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SALES TAX FORUMWAITSBURG – The City of Waitsburg will hold a forum

at 7 p.m. on March 29 at the Lions Club building to discuss the proposed 1/10 percent sales tax increase that is going to be on the upcoming special election ballot. The forum will give citizens a chance to hear about our maintenance program and what the city plans on doing with the money should the tax increase be approved. Anyone who has questions and can’t attend can always call City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe at City Hall.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONWAITSBURG -- All parents of children planning to attend

kindergarten next year need to complete registration forms and set up an appointment for an individual kindergarten screening to be held in April. Please bring your child’s of-fi cial birth certifi cate and immunization records. Copies will be made for your child’s school records and the originals returned to you. All children who turn 5 on, or before, August 31, are eligible to enter kindergarten in the fall of 2012. Ap-pointments can be made March 26-27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and March 28-29 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

FREE SCREENING CLINICWALLA WALLA – A Shriners Hospitals for Children

free screening clinic will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 14, at the Adventist Health/Medical Group facility at 1125 South Second Avenue in Walla Walla. No appointment is necessary. If you know of a child who may be in need of help, please let their family know about this free screening clinic. For more information, call Tim Elliott at 509-525-4294. The clinic is sponsored by Blue Mountain Shrine Club.

CONTRA DANCE WEEKENDWALLA WALLA -- Walla Walla Friends of Acoustic

Music will present WallaDance, a dance weekend in Walla Walla on Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. The weekend will feature contra dances on Friday and Saturday nights, Saturday workshops on English country dancing, squares, contras, fancy dance moves and a musician’s workshop.

Lunch, dinner, and wine tasting opportunities are also available. Music for the weekend will be by Carla Arnold and Friends from La Grande, Ore., and the Wednesday Night Band from Walla Walla, with six callers and instructors from the region. All WallaDance events will take place at the for-mer black soldiers theater, now the Unity Church of Peace, 810 C. Street at the Walla Walla Regional Airport. A regis-tration form and more details on the WallaDance weekend are available online at www.walladance.org or by email to [email protected], or phone to 509-522-0399. Prior expe-rience with contra dancing is recommended.

BOARD OPENINGWALLA WALLA -- The Walla Walla County Board of

Commissioners is seeking applicants to fi ll one position on the Walla Walla County Planning Commission. To maintain statutorily balanced representation, for this opening applica-tions from residents residing in any area of the county (within either District 1, District 2, or District 3 County Commis-sioner boundaries) will be considered to fi ll the upcoming vacancy. Information for applicants, the application form, and a questionnaire to be completed as part of the application process will all be available on the county’s website (www.co.walla-walla.wa.us), or interested persons can contact the county commissioners’ offi ce at 509/524-2505.

GRANT MONEY AVAILABLEWALLA WALLA – The Eastern Washington Partnership

Workforce Development Council has funds available to as-sist business owners with training current employees. They must be workers who are regular employees and have a future with your company. The WDC is seeking proposals from employers who can arrange specialized short-term training for employees to enhance on-the-job skills.

Council OKs PlaygroundBy Jillian Beaudry

The Times

WAITSBURG – The Waits-burg City Council last Wednes-day gave the green light to purchase a new playground for the Preston Park.

City staff members had also wanted to install an elementary-sized basketball court, but the court was not approved.

Both projects would have cost the city $40,000. Real estate excise tax money will be able to cover the playground.

City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said the city has been slowly making improvements to Preston Park and with how popular the most recent addi-tion of playground equipment is, the city staff members have wanted to add even more.

The real estate excise tax brings in about $10,000 each year that the city can use on fa-cility improvements. Hinchliffe said $3,500 from citizens has already been raised for the upgrades. City Councilman Marty Dunn said he was con-

cerned about spending so much facilities money on playground equipment.

Councilman Scott Nettles said he wanted to see specifi -cally where the concrete slab for the basketball court would go in the park. He is also wor-ried about older kids being lured to the park by the basket-ball courts and damaging the other park equipment. Nettles said there are two basketball hoops near the middle school and that’s enough.

Councilman Karl Newell said he is on board for improv-ing the park, but did not support the basketball court this time

around. Councilman Orville Bran-

son said instead of adding the basketball court too, some of the money should be put toward spraying the BMX bike track

that has been neglected.With only putting in the

playground equipment and not the basketball court, Hinchliffe said there would be no fund-ing issues and the city would already be able to cover 20 per-cent that cost with donations.

The council unanimously voted to approve the purchase of the playground equipment. It was added to the motion that some of this money would be used to spray the BMX track.

Newell said Thursday morn-ing the city did not approve the basketball court at this time, but that does not mean it is off the table forever.

ing time going back” and encouraged a transparent, community-involved search for Button’s replacement.

The board Thursday night approved the CEO selection process it talked about at the retreat earlier in the day.

First, the district will an-nounce the opening for an interim CEO who can run the district for no more than six months.

It will also announce the opening for a permanent CEO and gather resumes. Next, the district will fi lter the resumes and form a selection resume of seven people. The committee will include two board members, two staff members and three community members (one from Waitsburg and two from Dayton).

This committee will nar-

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row the candidates down to three to fi ve people and they will be brought to Dayton to be interviewed by the board of commissioners.

The fi nalists will be care-fully evaluated and a CEO chosen.

The board had originally wanted the applications to only be from residents of the Pacific Northwest, but Button said from the transient nature of the in-dustry, it should be a nation-wide search. He came from Wisconsin after all, Button added.

And if the district doesn’t receive enough applicants of good quality, the interim can stay longer and the district can keep looking.

“It’s going to take time to do this,” Paterson said. “But we want a perfect fi t.”


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POLICE NOTES

Ten Years AgoMarch 28, 2002

City awaiting Gov. Gary Locke’s signature on a bill for I-696 backfi ll funds. A bill, if signed would help the City of Waitsburg with its budget woes to the tune of $35,000.

Twenty-Five Years AgoApril 2, 1987

Jenni Magill to reign over Days of Real Sports. Jenni Magill, Queen of the 1986 Days of Real Sports, will return to reign for the 1987 version of the community celebration

Fifty Years AgoApril 6, 1962

Harlan Hulce, Sam Wills and Jack Cyr spent March 31 in Walla Walla at the John Gossot Lumber yard where they prepared stringers and A-frames for a rustic type cabin, which is to be erected at Camp Wallowa later this summer.

Candidates for Days of Real Sports race queen were named this week. They are Bonnie Sands and Kay Beechi-nor of Prescott, and Freda Kay Harris of Waitsburg.

Kathy Hall, Judy Duckworth and Sue Lawrence, Waits-burg High School seniors took a tour of the University of Idaho campus during spring vacation.

Seventy-Five Years AgoApril 9, 1937

Miss Maxine Mills led a fi eld of eight contestants to win by a decisive margin, the Merchants Times Goodwill Travel Contest. Second place winner was Barbara Grindstad with Margaret Hillis, third.

Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Hawks are the proud parents of a little daughter born to them April 2 at the Dayton Hospital. She has been named Kay Elizabeth.

Darrell Mock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Denzil Mock is now the “printer’s devil” in this print shop. Kenneth Loundagin is trying out on the Intertype machine, succeeding Ned Vining who has taken a night shift on the Wall Walla Union.

One Hundred Years AgoApril 8, 1912

A serious accident befell Mrs. Mary Kriby and Mrs. Mil-lie Stimmel while driving to town. They were on Preston Avenue when a hack load, Mrs. H.P. Breech as driver, in passing ahead, locked the buggy wheels and over turned it. The horse broke loose at once, or the accident might have been a fatal one.

Teachers of the Touchet Valley to the number of 35 met at the Presbyterian Church, enjoyed a four-course dinner and listened to an interesting toast program.

Dr. and Mrs. Elmer Hill. Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Wheeler, Mrs. R. G. Eichelberg, Miss Tin Cox and Miss Florence Shuham were among the Waitsburgers who attended the Matinee performance of “A Prince of Tonight” at Walla Walla.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years AgoMarch 25, 1887

Some people near the quiet little city of Milton, Ore., have decided that at least some of the Miltonites are too straight-laced for them, and they have started a town just outside the corporate limits. The new town already has one store, a blacksmith shop and saloon.

J.V. Crawford and G. P. Dixon have been in Prescott most of the week painting F. Ibberson’s drug store.

On Tuesday evening, a number of friends of Miss Flor-ence Mullinix tendered her a surprise at her home in Spring Valley in honor of her 17th birthday anniversary, and right pleasantly was the evening spent. Our reporter sent in the following list of names present: Misses Florence Mullinix, Allie Handford, Maggie Preston, Nellie Squire, Kate Mul-linix, Ollie Arthur, Lulu Bruce, Mabel Davis, Ida Babcock, Maud Richmond, Anna Ingraham, Anna Jessup and Janet Ingraham; and Messrs. G.M. Rice, D.V. Wood, Willie Mul-linix, George Gavitt, John Mullinix, Wm. Mullinix, Edward Mullinix and James Mullinix.

Spring has sprung and for those of you with a “honey-do” list and can’t seem to fi nd vintage door knobs, period kitchen tiles and brass hinges; you might try Habitat for Humanity ReStore, one of 500-plus sal-vage and resale shops nationwide that benefi t Habitat for Humanity.

Speaking of renewable lifestyles; I recently read actor/green living activist, Ed Begley’s, “Guide to Sustainable Living.” Ed has got it down in this book, suggesting several ways to address our own carbon footprint with ideas on how to capture and store power for home and outdoor structures, using inexpensive materials found at our local hardware store. True to the crux of this column, the Sulei Cellars of Walla Walla has produced an affordable red wine; the 2009 Sulei Roller Girl Jammer Red wine at just $19 a bottle.

Tanya Woodley, winemaker/partner at Sulei, is a graduate of Walla Walla Community College, Enol-ogy and Viticulture program and one of the late Stan Clark’s students. After apprenticing at Whitman Cel-lars, Tanya and business partner Elaine Jomwe, opened Sulei Cellars.

Tanya said she makes wine with minimal interven-tion and this wine-making technique shows in the rich, well structured Roller Girl Red; 69 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 percent Cab Franc, 11 percent Merlot.

While recently visiting Sulei Cellars, I bellied-up to the bar and tasted the Roller Girl blended wine. At fi rst swirl you see Woodley’s signature garnet hue and the Roller Girl wine’s long legs. Nose buried deep in the glass, a high palate of crushed cherry merlot wafts the senses, marinating the cheeks in cedar box tannins, tongue swathed in the irresistible cab franc lipstick smear, ending in a dollop of caramel velocity.

Tanya, because you and Elaine are the kind of pas-sionate roller girls who support music in schools and make utterly delicious affordable red wines, yours truly, Judith Henderson, gives you 98 points of wine perfection for the ‘09 Roller Girl Jammer Red Wine! Congratulations to you and team Sulei.

Readers, until next week, “Eat Art Drink Imagina-tion!”

Nutty Tofu Spread1.5 cups fi rm tofu drained well

6 tablespoons nutty peanut butter1 tablespon local honey

2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice½ teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon red pepper fl akes

In a food processor blend all until smooth. Serve with crackers and a bottle of Sulei 2009 Roller Girl Jammer Red Wine.

Hear Judith’s Seasonal Food and Wine Commentary at: www.chefjudithhenderson.com

Students Of The Month

Starbuck School photosWren McClurg and Kassondra Edie are Starbuck

Students of the Month for February. The teachers and staff have recognized Kassondra as being courteous, helpful and friendly in class and at recess. She is a model student who should be commended for her good works and energetic personality. Kassy is a fourth grader this year. Wren McClurg is Starbuck Middle School’s Feb-ruary Student of the Month. Wren is a seventh grader and excels in her studies and enjoys having fun. She works well with other students and is very respectful. Wren’s favorite subject is math. Her work is organized and thorough. She is a problem solver. You can count on Wren to try her hardest and continue to work the problem, but not just in math.

Dayton3-20Illegal dumping reported on East Clay Street. Fire

alarm reported on South Third Street, determined to be a system test. Unwanted subject at school on South Third Street, deputies contacted suspect. Harassment reported on South First Street. Vehicle repossession reported on West Cameron Street. Suspicious person reported on West Main Street.

3-21Injured deer reported on Highway 12, animal was

put down, DOT called for removal. Suspicious circum-stances reported on East Dayton Avenue. Civil matter on South Fourth Street. Fight reported on Smith Hol-low. Vehicle slid in ditch on Kellogg Hollow Road, tow company contacted.

3-22Stray dog picked up by animal control on North Cot-

tonwood. Mail/Internet scam reported on Whetstone Road. Report of a juvenile on a skateboard being towed behind a truck on Main Street. Stray dog reported on North Pine Street. Possible cougar sighting on North Cottonwood Street, ended up being a large dog. Sus-picious person/circumstance reported on Preston Av-enue, unfounded. Mental health issue reported.

3-23Open door reported on South Third Street. Open

door reported on East Patit Avenue. Suspicious person/circumstance reported on West Main Street.

3-24Suspicious vehicle reported on Eager Road. Fire

alarm on East Jackson Street. Civil issue on West Clay Street. Illegal burning reported on South Fifth Street. Possible fi re reported at Mountain Home Park, lots of smoke, deputies and fi re department responded, found to be several campfi res, all legal. Suspicious person/circumstance reported on East Main Street. Suspicious person/circumstance reported on Highway 12. Suspi-cious vehicle reported on South Sixth Street. Loose dog reported on South Fourth Street, owner contacted, they will pick him up. Verbal argument disturbing neighbors at Country Village Court. Suspicious circumstances reported on North Third Street.

3-25Suspicious noise heard by homeowner on North

First Street. Chainsaw stolen from pickup truck bed on East Dayton Avenue. Cow out along Highway 12, dep-uty put it back in gated pasture. One vehicle roll-over accident reported on Kellogg Hollow Road, no one at the scene of the accident, unknown driver of the ve-hicle, local hospitals advised, no obvious sign of blood in truck cab, but a strong smell of alcohol was present, all medical, rescue and fi re personnel cleared the scene and vehicle was towed and impounded. Mental health issue on East Main Street.

3-26Motorcycle off roadway on Highway 12 just past

East County line, motorcycle was stolen out of Tri-Cities, unknown driver, no one at the scene. Cow out on edge of the highway on Territorial Road. Ongoing problem with speeding vehicles from the school about noon on Tremont Street. Rear license plate missing from a vehicle on East Patit Avenue, owner believes it was deliberately stolen. Gasoline and diesel fuel stolen from construction site on Lower Hogeye Road. Two-vehicle injury accident on Highway 12.

BIRTHDAYSMarch 29: Robin Ho-

gan, Austin Beasley, Carroll Smith, Edna Pearson, Jan DeCoria, Bob Stokes, Van-essa Lafer and Karen Peters.

March 30: Hubert Kinder Jr., Rosemary Brinkman and Elizabeth Mercer.

March 31: Bob Baim, Steve Ruley, Christopher Hansen, Brandon Watson, John Hansen, Ed Lambert, Jack McCaw, Olena New-bury and Robert Hinchliffe.

April 1: Nicole Baker, Mark Clifton, Lawrence Fullerton, Joe Cyr, John Du-Pree, Lynn Mantz-Powers,

Caleb Leisure, Dan Henze, Corinne Kenney Hartley, Angela Rohde and Eric Rohlfi ng.

April 2: Dan Butler, Bill Butler, Kay Hawks, Sandra Nogle, Dawn Hinchliffe, Cassandra Leid, Jacob Smith and Bonnie Jones.

April 3: Donna Knotts, Deana Tipton, Terry McCoy and Mary Beth Reese.

April 4: Tanner Patton, Carly Mary Jean Pearson, Frank Wood, Dan Hofer, Jack Murphy, and Tarah VanHoose.

March 28: Cinnamon Pas-try, Tater Tot Casserole, Bred Stick, Peaches.

March 29: Breakfast Pizza, Taco Salad Bar, Pears.

March 30: French toast, Pepperoni or Cheese Pizza, Baby Carrots, Pineapple

April 2: No SchoolApril 3: No SchoolApril 4: No School


APRIL CALENDARSpecial Easter Services2

Special ElectionWaitsburg transportation

benefit district, mayor and new council members are on the ballot.

Final FourCoppei Cafe4 to 6:30 p.m.Bring your bracket and

enjoy the game on the big screen. (509) 524-8184

7Open MicCoppei Cafe7 p.m.Itching to perform in front

of a crowd? Or just want to listen? Come down to the coffee shop on Main Street for some great local enter-tainment. (509) 524-8184

14Feast Walla Walla1 to 4 p.m.The fifth annual Feast

Walla Walla will be held Saturday, April 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. Guests will sample food and wine featuring the region’s many fine restau-rants, food purveyors and wineries.

A temporary on-site wine store will give guests the chance to purchase bottles of the wines they taste. Live musical entertainment will add to the festivities.

Tickets are $50, inclusive of a commemorative wine glass, plate and 10 event tokens, which can be ex-changed for samples of wine or food.

Additional tokens will be available for $2. Par-ticipation is limited to 600 individuals aged 21 years or older. Advance tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting www.feastwallawalla.com.

Touchet Two StepCoppei Cafe7 p.m.Waitsburg resident Mick-

ey Richards will teach a couple different dances.

5Maunday, Thursday Service7 p.m.Presbyterian Church, WaitsburgSanctuary is open from noon to 1 p.m. during Holy Week, Monday through Friday, for Holy Prayer Vigil

Holy ServiceSt. Joseph Catholic Church, Dayton8 p.m.

6Good Friday ServiceWaitsburg Christian Church7 p.m.

Good Friday ServiceRedeemer Lutheran Church, Dayton7 p.m.

Good Friday ServiceSt. Mark Catholic Church, Waitsburg8 p.m.

24-Hour Prayer Vigil8 p.m. Friday through 8 p.m. SaturdayWaitsburg Christian ChurchSanctuary will be open for prayer. Sign up ahead of time or show up.

7Waitsburg Egg Hunt10 a.m.Preston Park

Dayton Egg HuntDayton City Park100 South First St.Ages 2 through sixth grade

Passover ServiceRedeemer Lutheran Church, Dayton6:30 p.m.

8Easter Sunrise Service6:30 a.m.Lewis & Clark Trail State ParkTouchet Valley pastors invite all people to a sunrise service on the south side of our local state park.

Easter ServicePresbyterian Church, Waitsburg11 a.m.

Easter ServiceWaitsburg Christian Church10:50 a.m.

Easter ServiceRedeemer Lutheran Church, Dayton11 a.m.

Easter ServiceSt. Joseph Catholic Church, Dayton11:15 a.m.

Times File PhotoLaney Crow counts all of the eggs she collected during

last year’s Easter egg hunt in Waitsburg’s Preston Park. The tradition will continue this year the day before Easter at 10 a.m.

Come enjoy the fun. (509) 524-8184

Karaoke NightThe Tuxedo8 p.m. to MidnightCome join the fun and

sing a couple songs.

19Poetry ReadingDayton Memorial Library 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Susan and Bruce Matley

will read poetry. This event is for all ages, especially teens. Everyone is welcome to share their own poem or read their favorite poem.

20Tour of Walla WallaBicycle RaceApril 20-22Competitive cyclists will

ride through the Touchet Valley this spring weekend hoping to win specially de-signed plaques.

Lyric Writing WorkshopDelany Room, Dayton Memorial Library6:30 p.m.Come try your hand at the

fun art of songwriting with musician Heather Stearns. Spend an evening learning about what makes lyric dif-ferent from poetry, elements of good lyrics and setting words to music. If you have an instrument of words to work with, please bring them. Refreshments will be provided. Teens and adults welcome.

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Medical Center8:30 a.m.Walla Walla Community

Hospice and Providence St. Mary Medical Center will serve as the local co-hosts for the Hospice Founda-tion of America’s annual bereavement conference, “End of Life Ethics.”

The program will ex-amine the ethical issues and dilemmas that emerge at the end of life, the prin-ciples, of ethical decision making and the effects of these decisions on staff and families.

The teleconference will be held at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on

Level 1 in the Providence Room. Registration begins at 8:30 am. The conference begins at 9 a.m. and ends at noon.

The program is free to the community, but pre-register by calling 509-525-5561 before April 23. A $30 fee is required to receive continuing educa-tion credits.

28Frog Hollow AcousticCoppei Cafe7 p.m.Come hear our local

band Frog Hollow on the stage in the living room at Coppei Cafe. (509) 524-8184

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TOUCHET VALLEY NEWS

Touchet Valley Golf Course Spring KickoffSaturday, April 79 Hole Scramble9 Hole Best Ball

9 Hole Alternate ShotOpen Members and Non-members (non-members just pay green fee)

Handicap assigned, if noneStart 10:00 a.m.

Call Touchet Valley Golf Course for Details

Spring Best Ball Golf TournamentSaturday, April 28 & Sunday April 29

Members Onlyfor further details, call Touchet Valley Golf Course

Touchet Valley Golf CourseDayton, WA • Off Main Street, Behind Dayton Mercantile • (509) 382-4851

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Columbia County Health System photoColumbia County Health System and Columbia Rural Electric Association are

pleased to announce that the fi nal piece of funding has been secured for the remodel and expansion of the Dayton Hospital Emergency Room. The Dayton hospital is an important part of the Dayton and Columbia County community, providing 24 hour a day emergency care, according to a release from the power company. The Dayton emergency room is a Level-V Trauma facility and the staff is trained to treat emer-gencies on site as well as stabilizing and transferring patients needing a higher level of care. The health system said working together with Columbia REA, both have continued the tradition of providing exceptional health care options for the Greater Columbia County region. (Left to right) Jim Cooper – CREA, Les Teel – CEO of Columbia Rural Electric Association, Charlie Button CEO of Columbia County Health Systems, and Tracy Barron - CCHS.

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The position had been fi lled in the interim by a couple of different people. But, at the beginning of 2012, the coun-ty opened the position full-time and a new Dave Finney applied and was selected.

Finney began his new job at the courthouse earlier this month and he is happy to fi nd the 125-year-old building in such great shape.

“There is so much here that requires a lot of atten-tion to detail,” Finney said. “It’s a central feature of the community. The community wants it looking nice and it’s something to be proud of.”

For Finney, this is his sec-ond time living in the Dayton community. Now 34, Finney grew up in Seattle and lived in Dayton several years ago when he was the minister at the Blue Mountain Assembly of God Church. He eventu-ally moved on to be the minister of another church in Pierce County. But, he wanted a career that would allow him to spend more time with his wife, Jennifer, and their two young sons, Mason and Isaac.

After some soul search-ing, Finney said he and his wife decided to come back to Dayton because this was the best place to raise their children.

“We loved living here and we wanted to move back here,” Finney said.

So two years ago, the fam-ily landed back in Dayton and Finney nabbed a position as a corrections offi cer at the state prison in Walla Walla.

He loved working at the prison, Finney said. There were a lot of good people. But, the commute was long. Last December, the state budget cuts turned into a lay-off notice for Finney from the prison. He was hired back on as a temporary employee, but then fate stepped in.

Finney said County Com-missioner Chuck Reeves came across him in the grocery store and told him the position for courthouse maintenance supervisor was opening and they were taking applications.

Now, instead of driving 35 miles to the prison, his com-mute is four blocks. He said it’s nice to have more time with his family – especially weekends.

Finney said his new job keeps him active and it’s re-ally interesting. He is handles all janitorial services, build-ing maintenance, lawn care, maintains the generator, changes out light bulbs and fi xes sinks.

He is learning all about the history of the building and changes made to it through the years. He has heard about the Lady of Justice and the eagles that were removed from the top of the building as part of the war effort. He has heard the rumor that the

jail cells in the basement that holds the county’s “resi-dents” may be from the brig of a U.S. Navy ship. He loves the courtroom, which is well-decorated and picturesque.

“It really does look like a very ornate courtroom like you’d see in a court drama on TV,” he added.

But, those very decorative elements take more work to maintain than the steel, sterile structures built today that are built for function, not necessarily for beauty.

The wood in the court-room has to be polished in a special way, unlike steel or plastic.

“It’s very, very, very busy,” he said with a chuckle.

His job starts before the rest of the county come in for business hours. He comes in early, vacuums and gets the building ready for the day. He raises the fl ags at 8:26 a.m. and opens the doors at 8:30. Between 8:45 and noon, he works on projects like put-ting a counterweight on a door, fi xing a leak in the roof, replacing the tattered floor mats and scrubs the soda out of the garbage cans. If it snows, like it did last week, he’ll spend hours shoveling snow from the sidewalks.

Finney was a great candi-date for this position because he worked in construction before and during college and was a janitor at a Seattle church.

When he has a question or doesn’t know how to do something, he said he asks around or uses the Internet. Right now, he’s trying to fi nd the best cleaner to get the porcelain sinks shiny-white again.

In his new position, Finney is taking a “customer-service approach.” He wants to reach out to staff and the public to listen to their ideas and keep them informed as to how the building is doing and its needs.

“I’m a servant to the citi-zens, the county and the com-missioners,” he said.

And he doesn’t see him-self switching careers or leaving Dayton anytime soon.

“I’m here for the long haul,” Finney said. “I feel very blessed and fortunate.”

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On Sunday, March 18, a number of Waitsburg Elemen-tary School students were honored for their essay writing efforts at a luncheon hosted by the College Place VFW Ladies Auxiliary #466. Sarabeth Mc-Gowen, Zack Wood, Hayden Peralez, Brandon Leroue, Day-lan Marlow, Andrew Rosen-berger, Natalie Teal, Hudson Reser, Carly Pearson, Kyle Eil-ertson, Danielle Hill and Laura Hill were honored.

Cason Nichols was the big winner and received a cash award of $100 as well as a cer-tifi cate and gift bag.

What is An American?By Cason Nichols

An American is somebody who respects our nation and our fl ag. It is also a person who served in the Army, Navy, Ma-rines, Air Force or the National Guard. I think the people who put their lives on the line to keep our freedom. I’m very thankful for the people who have served in the armed forces.

Our fl ag is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen. Our fl ag has fi fty stars up in the left hand corner. There are thirteen strips on the fl ag. The strips are red and white. I think a good American should stand for the pledge because it is respectful. I also think an American is somebody that is a U.S. citizen.

What is a U.S. citizen you ask? It is somebody born in the U.S. Somebody who marries a U.S. citizen. A person who is adopted from another country becomes a U.S. citizen. I know because my brother was born in China. My mom and dad adopted him.

Americans have the right to vote in what they believe in. They can vote for presidents, governors and mostly anything you can think of. Voting is a huge right that us Americans have in our life. The reason it is an important thing to us Ameri-cans is some countries don’t have this right.

In closing, I told you about respecting our nation, the American flag, U.S. citizens, and voting. This is what I think an American is.

Essay Contest Winners

Bunk House Can Be DemolishedBy Jillian Beaudry

The Times

WAITSBURG – The bunk house is less dangerous than the city previously believed and the Waitsburg City Council is considering different options to get it removed.

The bunk house, formerly an apple-packing plant located east of the McGregor plant, collapsed late 2011 during a wind storm.

The city had talked about re-moving it, but had concerns that the building contained asbestos or lead and could be very costly to get rid of because of the pos-sible toxicity.

The city had re-addressed the issue in February because it was learned leaving the bunk house as-is violated the city code.

City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said an engineering company evaluated the bunk house and found that it did not

have asbestos and contained only low levels of lead.

“We can send it to the land-fi ll,” Hinchliffe said.

The city had received a pro-posal for removal from Mark Johnson with Harry Johnson Plumbing and Excavation, Inc., that would trade demolition and removal services for two acres of land the city owns.

The land Johnson wants is where the bunkhouse is located and it is adjacent to 10 acres, zoned industrial, the Port of Walla Walla has talked about developing in the future.

Johnson said he does not currently have a development plan for those two acres if the city agrees to the deal.

“We would be a good part-ner with the city if we wanted to develop that,” Johnson said. “But I have no development plans at this point. To me, it’s just an investment ground.”

If the deal was done, John-son said the ground would be

graded and left to be farmed for some time. He does not an-ticipate putting a mini storage business on that land.

Mayor Walt Gobel said trad-ing land for services is new to him in his position and he is worried that if it’s done once, the city will be faced with many other proposals like it.

Councilman Marty Dunn said the city defi nitely has to do something with the bunk house.

“I just don’t know if this is the best plan of attack,” Dunn said.

The counci l members agreed that they would need to look at other proposals for removing the bunk house. Although, Gobel said the land-for-services trade wouldn’t cost the city anything and may bring in some property tax revenue if it is developed.

The discussion was tabled to the April meeting to take in more proposals and investigate other options for removal.


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Lady Dogs Win First Games Of Season


DAYTON – After getting rained out of its first sched-uled games, the Lady Bull-dogs opened their season last Saturday with two wins against Tri Cities Prep.

The Bulldogs claimed victory in game one last Sat-

Bulldogs Use Double-

Header To Warm Up,

Show Their Potential

urday, 11-10, and in game two, 24-6.

“It was nice to get outside and face some live pitching,” said the Bulldogs’ assistant coach Desirae Jones. “It took the girls a little bit to get their jitters out.”

And it was clear that the more the Lady Bulldogs played on Saturday, the more they warmed up and their talent really started to shine.

In game one, Colleen Delp, who plays third base, managed to get six RBIs. Pitcher Samantha Harting struck out 13 batters in the first game as well and had no walks. She certainly is filling the shoes of 2011 lead

pitcher Kayla Turner.“I know she’s capable,”

Jones said of Harting. As the girls became more

comfortable, their batting skills really started to shine later in the day.

In game two, McKayla Bickelhaupt, the team’s starting catcher, hit a home run. Malia frame also had six RBIs in the second game.

“The girls just hit a lot better in the second game,” Jones said. “They finally re-laxed a little bit. They played ball.”

Jones said TCP had a pitcher who threw well for the Jaguars and proved to

(See “Win” on Page 8)

Imbert Matthee photoThe 2012 Dayton Girls Softball team stretched its legs last Saturday in a double-header

against TCP. The Dogs were victorious over TCP because of its batting skills.

By Imbert MattheeThe Times

WAITSBURG -- T.J. Scott has been a basketball player

and fan since he was about 4. So it should come as no sur-prise that the WP head coach follows the sport well beyond the high school season that just ended two weeks ago.

But because of a nation-wide pastime known as “brackets” he’s been much more excited about March Madness as a spectator here in recent years.

It’s believed some $2.4 billion changes hands across the country each year be-tween basketball and football playoff observers placing small wagers on the ultimate outcome.

Locals Have March Madness Bracket FeverBrackets And Wagers Make

The Basketball Finals More

Fun, Residents Say

“It’s a lot more fun when you have a rooted interest,” Scott said during a recent evening visit to Coppei Cafe to watch a Sweet 16 game on the restaurant’s new HD TV. “In the past, I’d usually stop following college basketball after Gonzaga dropped out. But now the brackets keep me watching.”

And, they keep him busy. For the first time this year, he’s taken over from J.E. McCaw as the Waitsburg brackets master, collecting

everyone’s most (and often least, as he joked) educated predictions for the outcome of the men’s NCAA playoffs all the way to the Final 4 in New Orleans this weekend.

He and other basketball fans and brackets participants will be at Coppei Cafe to watch the Final 4 games Sat-urday and the championship game Monday.Nearly 60 fans of the sport (or merely of a little benign wagering) have filled out the bracket form, a dizzying array of possible

matchups that resemble two adjoining family trees with the title game as the last de-scendant in the middle. Most entrants picked the Kentucky Wildcats as their favorite and with good reason. The Cats are the winningest team in men’s college basketball. They lead all schools in NCAA tournament appear-ances with 52, have 109 post-season wins and rank second after UCLA in NCAA cham-pionships.

The second-most popular

pick to win the NCAA title is North Carolina and the third Michigan, which has already been shut out of the competition.

“Some people were done right off the bat,” said Scott, as he rummaged through his file folder of brackets forms while chatting with Jay Potts, who picked Baylor as his finalist. Baylor went down against top-seeded Kentucky, 82-70, on Sunday. The Wild-cats, who advance to the Final 4 to face Louisville, dominated the Bears after five minutes of play led by Anthony Davis.

The brackets are based on points with correct predic-tions on the first round worth five points, the second eight, the third 15, the fourth 25, the semifinal 40 and the final 60. But guessing the winner right isn’t a magic formula to clinch the pot. The win-ner has to build up the most points at each stage below that as well.

“It’s fun to do,” said Potts, assistant soccer and assistant basketball coach for WP. “It extends the basketball sea-son. I watch the Final 4 any-way, but if you have a stake in

it, it’s more fun.”He admitted Baylor was

kind of a “dark horse,” but his father-in-law was a Bear and the team was seeded third.

Scott himself picked Ohio State, which got past top-seeded Syracuse 77-70 to get into the Final 4 and faces Kansas in New Orleans.

“This year, Ohio State in going to be the champion be-cause that’s whom I picked,” he said with tongue-in-cheek confidence.

After doing brackets for about a decade, Scott has won it twice. But even when his team exits the playoffs early, he stays with the tour-nament until the title game.

“I watch until the bitter end,” he said.

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PRESCOTT -- After be-ing rained out of several early games, the WP Tigers were eager to get into their first contest of the season

WP Comes Out SwingingWP Tigers Win

One Of The Double-

Header Games Against

Asotin, Kicks Season Off On A Great Note

last Saturday and did so swinging.

The softball team won the first of its doubleheader games against Asotin, 8-2, and came close to beating the Panthers in the second game, leaving only three points on the table, 8-11.

“I’m not disappointed at all with that,” head coach Angie Potts said. “I saw re-ally good things.”

WP opened the scoring right off the bat with a run in the bottom of first inning. Asotin came back with its own first run in the top of the fourth, but the Tigers were hot on the other cats’ tails with two more runs before the fourth was over.

That turned out to be just a warmup for the bottom of the fifth inning, in which WP scored five runs to give it an 8-1 lead, prompting an Asotin in fielder to issue a desperate call to her team-mates: “we can get out of this, ladies.”

After their coach told them they had “to find the fire,” the Panthers came back with one more run in the 7th, but it wasn’t enough to over-come the Tigers’ big opening points margin.

Samantha Moss and Di-onna Baker each had two RBIs. Katy Hofer and Rhi-annon Chapman each hit a double in the 5th inning,

while Heidi Miller hit a triple in the 4th.

“It feels good,” WP soph-omore Enedina Fuentes said. “As far as hitting goes, we had a bit of trouble at first but we bumped it up at the end of the game.”

In the second game, Aso-tin came on strong at the top of the first inning with three runs. The Tigers had three answers in the bottom of the first, but none to the three runs the Panthers put on the board in the 2nd inning.

Catcher Dionna Baker was pivotal to her team’s success in the first inning. She first dead-ended Aso-tin’s momentum by catching a foul ball behind home plate for the third out, then scored a triple when she was up to bat and was soon the first to score, capitalizing on the Panthers’ confusion around their home plate.

Hailey Goenen’s tough center-field hit put her on first, while Katie Hofer’s line-drive hit sent Goenen to third and Hofer herself to second. Rhiannon Chap-man’s hit brought home Goenen and Hofer, tying up the scoreboard.

After Asotin scored three in the second, WP held the Panthers scoreless in the top of the third. Baker pounded

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Imbert Matthee photos(Above) WP’s Dionna

Baker takes a good swing during Saturday’s game against Asotin in Prescott. ( R i g h t ) K r y s t a l H a r-ris waits to be thrown the ball to help her team tag out a Panther runner in Saturday’s doubleheader.


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PRESCOTT -- During the third inning of the WP Tigers’ first doubleheader game against Asotin, a vis-iting Panthers fan proudly shared that his team had gone 15 innings without any scores against it.

The Tigers took care of that with an impressive three-point roll in the 7th in-ning. But the well-executed attack wasn’t nearly enough to take the sting out two disappointing league defeats to kick off the season for WP. The Tigers lost the fi rst game, 9-3, and the second, 20-3.

“In the end, it wasn’t our best baseball and I hope to see Asotin again,” WP head coach Dustin Snedigar said. “We a capable of playing a lot better and we will con-tinue to work hard to develop our baseball skills.”

Despite pitcher Zach Bartlow’s effort to contain the trigger-happy Panthers, Asotin knocked his balls

Tigers’ Season Starts Slow

high, far, low and fast to build a steady and solid lead.

“We started out slow in the first inning, but rallied in the 2nd and 3rd innings to get some base runners,” Snedigar said. “However, we were unable to score and capitalize with those runs and left them stranded.”

The Tigers had opportu-nities in those fi rst several in-nings to keep the score close, he said.

Poor defending around home plate allowed the Pan-thers to score and avoid outs that could have ended their innings earlier.

“Zach Bartlow threw well enough early against a strong-hitting Asotin team, but we failed to support him with runs,” Snedigar said about his team’s perfor-mance in the fi rst game.

That game’s 7th inning gave a glimpse of the Tigers’ potential on the diamond. Hits from Justin Zuger and Dalton Estes put them in play. David Herzog brought them home with a crowd-pleasing triple. Herzog him-

self scored on a hit from Chris Manzano to make it 9-3.

The Tigers carried their momentum into the second game -- at least for a little while.

WP loaded all bases in the 1st inning and some poor Asotin pitching allowed the Tigers to score from a walk. The Panthers kept the team to just one run.

“After the fi rst inning, we struggled to fi nd the strike zone with our pitchers and Asotin made us pay in the 3rd inning, scoring eight runs on only two hits,” Sne-digar said. “Chris Manzano threw well in the fourth and surrendered no runs, but could not follow it in the bot-tom of the fi fth.”

In that inning, Asotin’s attack lit up the board with eight more runs before WP rallied in the bottom of the 5th with scores from Bart-low and Estes on a two-RBI single from Herzog. The fi nal score, 20-3.

The Tigers play Burbank next week.

Imbert Matthee photos(Above) Pitcher Zach

Bartlow tosses the ball to a Panther batter last Saturday in Prescott as Tucker Alle-man waits behind the plate. (Right) David Herzog throws the ball in from the outfi eld last Saturday in Prescott.

WP v Asotin

Game 1WP 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 RHE 3 5 3Asotin 1 0 2 0 5 0 1 RHE 9 12 2Game 2WP 1 0 0 0 2 RHE 3 1 5Asotin 0 2 8 0 8 RHE 18 11 2

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be the team’s strongest bat-ter, too.

But, because of Dayton’s bat skills, the Dogs still took home the victories for the day.

“We were able to hit the ball better,” Jones said. “The girls relaxed a bit.”

Relaxing and easing into the season was a main goal of head coach Terry Robbins and obviously his strategy paid off last Saturday. Also, the Dogs benefi t from four strong returning seniors who are expected to make great strides this year.

The Lady Dogs play next on Wednesday, March 28 against Pomeroy in Dayton at 4 p.m.


SPORTSa second triple in the bottom of the third and a midfi eld flier from Goenen brought the catcher in, bringing the score to 6-4.

Hofer, Goenen and Chap-man would fi nish tying the score again with hits and runs. But the next two in-nings were all Asotin’s with the Panthers extending their lead by another three points, 9-6.

“Their hitting kept them in it,” Potts said about the Panthers.

The Tigers scored two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but couldn’t stop Asotin’s second-game

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WP vs Asotin

Game 1Asotin 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 RHE 2 5 1WP 1 0 0 2 5 0 x RHE 8 8 0

Game 2 Asotin 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 RHE 11 11 0WP 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 RHE 8 11 2

scoring machine, which added two more runs to fi n-ish the game, 11-8.

Despite the outcome of the second game, Potts was pleased with her team’s overall defensive effort with pitcher Jennifer Nichols’ 15 strikeouts in the two games and Baker’s four outs at home plate. She also noted Samantha Henze’s solid and errorless defense on second base.

“That’s a great start,” the head coach said.

Highlights in the sec-ond game included Baker’s three RBIs and two triples, Hofer’s double and two

RBIs, Chapman’s double and Heidi Miller’s double in the 5th.

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Imbert Matthee photoThe Tigers came out swinging last Saturday in the fi rst game play of the season. In the

doubleheader against Asotin, the Tigers came out on top.


DAYTON – The Dayton baseball team is off with a bang after winning a double-header against TCP last Sat-urday in Pasco.

The Dogs won the first game, 5-2, and the second game, 15-5.

The game was supposed to be played in Dayton, but ended up in Pasco because Dayton’s fields were wet from rainy weather that has canceled all other Dayton games so far this season.

Despite the travel and playing “at home” on a dif-ferent fi eld, the Dogs pulled together as a team and re-ally let their skills shine, said head coach Sal Benavides.

“Our pitching in both games was really great,” he added.

Bulldog Lowden Smith pitched the first game last Saturday and Hayden Fuller-ton pitched the second game. Lowden only walked three TCP batters.

Benavides said he was proud of his team that had very few errors and some great hitting during the dou-ble-header.

He said Wyatt Frame shined on second base. Ga-

Dogs Hit Their Groove In Pasco Doubleheader

rett Turner had two hits in each game and Colton Bick-elhaupt had three hits in the second game.

Benavides said he was really impressed with TCP’s defense, especially in the fi rst game.

“They had decent pitch-ing, too,” he added.

But, he said his Bulldogs came out on top because they gelled well as a team and “stayed in the groove,” matching whatever TCP handed them.

The fi rst game was neck-and-neck score wise. Then, a big hit by the Bulldogs gave them some momentum. A Lowden strikeout in the fi nal inning of the fi rst game really ended it on a positive note.

In the second game, the Bulldogs started down, 5-0. But, they got two points on the scoreboard and that pushed their confi dence to a new level. The Dogs brought in 10 runs in the fourth inning of the second game and play ended after fi ve innings, the Dogs up by 10.

Benavides most enjoyed watching an efficient play by his infi elders where they threw out a TCP player trying to get to third base. The com-munication and how in-sync they were made him proud.

“It’s fun to watch that stuff as a coach,” he added.

Bickelhaupt is still wait-ing for a shoulder injury to heal and Benavides hopes to see him on the pitching mound in a couple of weeks. He may bring up some eighth grade and freshman pitchers to try them out in the mean-time, he added.

The team will continue to work on its defense, throwing and hitting as the season con-tinues. Benavides hopes for some decent weather in the upcoming game in Dayton against Asotin this Saturday at 2 p.m.


LEGAL NOTICESWalla Walla & Columbia Counties

NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030

NO. 12 4 00031 8

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WALLA WALLA

In the Matter of the Estate of:

THOMAS I. KLEVGAARD,Deceased.

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s at-torney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and fi ling the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of fi rst publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of Filing Notice to Credi-tors with Clerk of the Court: March 8, 2012

Date of First Publication: March 15, 2012

Administrator: Tamara Jo Hag-strom

Attorney for the Personal Representative:/s/Michael V. HubbardMichael V. Hubbard, WSBA

#8823

Address for Mailing or Service:Hubbard Law Offi ce, P.C.PO Box 67Waitsburg, WA 99361

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PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI-TORS

RCW 11.40.030NO. 12-4-00032-6

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHING-TON


In the Matter of the Estate ofMarjorie L. Walters,Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s at-torney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and fi ling the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of fi rst publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is for-ever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICA-TION: March 15, 2012.

J.T. Lieuallen, Trust Offi cerBaker Boyer National BankPersonal Representative

DANIEL J. ROACH, PLLCAttorney for Personal Repre-

sentative38 East Main StreetP.O. Box 1776Walla Walla, WA 99362509-522-6800

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Public Notice

The Walla Walla County Water Conservancy Board will hold its regular meeting , April 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Walla Walla County Public Health and Legislative Build-ing, 314 West Main, Room 213,Walla Walla.

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NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE APPLICATION FOR A FRAN-

CHISE

In the Matter of The Applica-tion of:

Tom Page203 Beet RoadWalla Walla, Washington,

99362

FOR PERMISSION AND AU-THORITY TO CONSTRUCT, OP-ERATE, AND MAINTAIN AN IR-RIGATION SYSTEM WITHIN THE COUNTY OF WALLA WALLA, STATE OF WASHINGTON.

WHEREAS, Tom Page has heretofore fi led with the Board of Walla Walla County Commission-ers, under the provisions of Chap-ter 36.55, RCW, an application for a franchise to construct, operate, and maintain an irrigation system within the public right of way in Walla Walla County.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat a hearing will be held on said application, by the Board of Walla Walla County Commissioners in their offi ce in the Commissioner Chambers, County Public Health and Legislative Building, located at 314 West Main Street, Walla Walla, Washington, on Monday the 9th day of April, 2012, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as such hearing may be held.

DATED at Walla Walla, Wash-ington this 12th day of March, 2012.

/s/Connie VintiConnie VintiClerk of the Board of County

Commissioners

For advertising on March 22nd and 29th, 2012.

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NOTICE OF HEARING

WALLA WALLA COUNTYSIX-YEAR TRANSPORTA-

TION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held to con-sider amending the Six-Year Trans-portation Improvement Program. Said hearing will be held in the Walla Walla County Commissioner Chambers, County Public Health and Legislative Building, 314 West Main, Walla Walla, Washington at 10:30 A.M., on Monday, April 9th, 2012 or as soon thereafter as possible.

/s/Randy L. GlaeserRandy L. Glaeser, P.E.Director/County Engineer

Advertised:The TimesWaitsburg, WashingtonMarch 22 & March 29, 2012

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NOTICE OF HEARING

Walla Walla County Public Works

2012 Annual Construction Pro-gram

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat a hearing will be held to con-sider amending the 2012 Annual Construction Program. Said hear-ing will be held in the Walla Walla County Commissioner Chambers, County Public Health and Legisla-tive Building, located at 314 W. Main Street, Walla Walla, Wash-ington at 10:30 A.M., on Monday, April 9, 2012 or as soon thereafter as possible.



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NOTICE OF HEARINGDeclaring Equipment & Certain

Supplies Surplus

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat a hearing will be held to con-sider declaring certain equipment surplus and supplies. Said hear-ing will be held in the Walla Walla County Commissioner Chambers, County Public Health & Legislative Building, located at 314 W. Main, Walla Walla, Washington at 10:30 A.M., on Monday, April 9th, 2012 or as soon thereafter as possible.



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Notice:Walla Walla County Prosecut-

ing Attorney’s Office is seeking responses to Request for Proposal and Qualifi cations for a Prosecu-tors Case Management System (PMCS).

RFP/RFQ #2012-03-15 PA

All interested parties may re-quest a copy of the RFP/RFQ document by contacting:

Technology Services, Director315 West Main St. Rm 101Walla Walla, WA 99362

509-527-2591

Or download the document by from:

http://www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/Departments/TS

Responses are due by 5:00 PM April 13, 2012.

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Summons by Publication(SMPB)No. 12-3-00065-9

Superior Court of WashingtonCounty of WALLA WALLA

In re the Custody of:Elliana AndrewsChild(ren),Judith M. AndrewsPetitioner,AndChristine M. AndrewsCristobal PachecoRespondents,To the Respondent: CRIS-

TOBAL PACHECO1. The petitioner has started

an action in the above court re-questing

2. The petition also requests that the Court grant the following relief:

Determine support for the de-pendent children pursuant to the Washington State child support statutes - reserved.

Award the tax exemptions for the dependent children as follows: Judith Andrews

3. You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by fi ling the original with the clerk of the court. If you do not serve your writ-ten response within 60 days after the date of the fi rst publication of this summons (60 days after the 22 day of March. 2012), the court may enter an order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the fi nal decree until at least 90 days after service and fi ling. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered.

4. Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form:

WPF CU 01.0300, Response to Nonparental Custody Proceeding.

Information about how to get this form may be obtained by con-tacting the clerk of the court, by contacting the Administrative Offi ce of the Courts at (360) 705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms

5. If you wish to seek the ad-vice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time.

6. One method of serving a copy of your response on the petitioner is to send it by certifi ed mail with return receipt requested.

7. Other: N/AThis summons is issued pursu-

ant to RCW 4.28.100 and Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the State of Washington.

Dated 3/12/12/s/Jamie LewellynJAMIE L. LEWELLYNSignature of Petitioner or Law-

yer/WSBA No. 39815

File Original of Your Re-sponse with the Clerk of the Court at:

315 W, MainWalla Walla, WA 99362

Serve a Copy of your Re-sponse on:

Petitioner’s LawyerJAMIE L. LEWELLYNMcADAMS, PONTI, WER-

NETTE & VAN DORN, P.S.103 E. POPLARWALLA WALLA, WA 99362

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and 26, 201203-22-g

Walla Walla CountyDepartment of Public WorksNotice to ConsultantsOn-Call Materials Testing Ser-

vices

The Walla Walla County De-partment of Public Works solicits interest from consultants who wish to be evaluated and considered to provide On-Call Material Testing services. Walla Walla County may award up to three (3) agreements. The agreements will be for two (2) years in duration with the option for Walla Walla County to extend the agreement(s) for additional time if necessary.

Project DescriptionIt is expected the projects as-

signed under the agreement(s) will be standard county road and bridge projects most of which will contain state and federal funds. Testing requirements shall meet the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) stan-dards and/or AASHTO standards for testing and certifi cation. The Consultant is expected to be knowl-edgeable with and follow WSDOT and AASHTO requirements. The Consultant would be expected to provide testing services and reports for materials tested in the lab and in the fi eld.

Evaluation CriteriaThe following information and

criteria will be used to evaluate and rank responses.

1) Qualifi cations/Expertise of the Team;

2) Qualifi cations of proposed project manager;

3) Key team member qualifi ca-tions (prime and sub-consultants);

4) Firm’s project management system;

5) References/past perfor-mances;

6) Availability and ability to meet schedules.

SubmittalsConsultants are invited to sub-

mit their Statement of Qualifi ca-tions at their own cost. Materials submitted shall become the prop-erty of Walla Walla County.

Submittals must be received by 2:00 P.M., April 10, 2012

Submittals can be sent to the following address:

Walla Walla County Dept. of Public Works

P.O. Box 813, 990 Navion Lane, Airport

Walla Walla, WA 99362Attn: Misty Jones

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PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI-TORS

(RCW 11.40.030)Case No. 12 4 00043 1

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHING-TON


In re the Estate of:Dennis Lavern Frovarp,Deceased.

The administrator named below has been appointed administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the administrator or her attorney, at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and fi ling the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of fi rst publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 or 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICA-TION: March 29, 2012.

/s/Michael Dennis FrovarpMichael Dennis Frovarp225 West 2nd StreetWaitsburg, WA 99361

CHARLES B. PHILLIPS, P.S.

By /s/Charles B. PhillipsCharles B. Phillips, WSBA

#5315Attorney for Administrator6 E. Alder, Suite 317Walla Walla, WA 99362

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Washington State Depart-ment of Community, Trade, and Economic Development, has made contracted Community Develop-ment Block Grant (CDBG) funds available to Walla Walla County for Public Services, and Walla Walla County wishes to subcontract with Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) for this grant.

Notice is hereby given by the Board of Walla Walla County Com-missioners that, in compliance with grant conditions, a public hearing will be held Monday, April 16, 2012 at the hour of 9:45 a.m. or as close thereto as possible, in Commis-sioners’ Chambers, County Public Health and Legislative Building, 314 West Main, Walla Walla, Washington, to review community development and housing needs, inform citizens of the availability of funds and eligible uses of the state Community Development Block Grant, and receive comments regarding the grant proposal and the subcontracting of services, particularly from low- and moder-ate-income persons and persons residing in the Walla Walla County area. Grant funds will be available to Walla Walla County and Blue Mountain Action Council to fund public service activities that prin-cipally benefi t low-and moderate-income persons. Comments on the county’s and Blue Mountain Action Council’s past performance and use of the July 2011 - June 2012 CDBG Public Services Grant award will also be received. Infor-mation can be obtained from and comments can be made to the Department of Human Services by calling (509) 524-2920 or TDD (509) 527-3244, or mailed to P. O. Box 1595, Walla Walla, WA 99362.

Also, any citizen may appear at said hearing to comment or testify, or written testimony or cor-respondence, which will become a part of the record, may be sent to: Walla Walla County Commission-ers, P. O. Box 1506, Walla Walla, WA 99362.

Commissioners’ Chambers are handicap accessible. Arrange-ments to reasonably accommodate the needs of special classes of citizens, including handicap ac-cessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving twenty-four (24) hour advance notice. Contact Connie Vinti, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, County Public Health and Legislative Building, 314 West Main, Room 203, Walla Walla, WA, or by calling 509/524-2505.

Dated this 19th day of March, 2012

Board of County Commis-sioners

Walla Walla County, Wash-ington

By: Connie R. Vinti, Clerk of the Board

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Planning Commission Meeting Notice

The Walla Walla County Planning Commission will be holding a public meeting to receive the proposed amendments for the 2012 Walla Walla County Comprehensive Plan and Devel-opment Regulation Amendment Cycle.

Additionally, the Planning Commis-sion will elect the 2012 commission offi cers.

This meeting is open to the public; it is not a public hearing. No recommenda-tions on applications will be made at this meeting; the required public hearings have not been scheduled at this time.

PUBLIC MEETING INFORMATION:C o u n t y P u b l i c H e a l t h

a n d L e g i s l a t i v e B u i l d i n g 314 West Main Street

2nd fl oor - Room 213Walla Walla, WashingtonApril 4, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Steve Donovan,

Senior Planner, at (509) 524-4710 or [email protected] to review the pro-posed updates.

Walla Walla County complies with ADA; reasonable accommodation pro-vided with 3 days notice.

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PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORSRCW 11.40.030NO: 12-4-00030-0IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

THE STATE OF WASHINGTONIN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF

WALLA WALLAIn re the Estate of:SHIRLEY CLAIRE TAYLOR,Deceased.The personal representative named

below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any per-son having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and fi ling the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of fi rst publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as oth-erwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate and nonprobate assets of decedent.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 03 / 29 / 12.

/s/Mark Stephen TaylorMARK STEPHEN TAYLORPersonal RepresentativeAttorney for Personal Representa-

tive:Jeff Burkhart, Esq., WSBA #39454Burkhart & Burkhart, PLLC6½ N. Second Avenue, Suite 200Walla Walla, WA 99362509-529-0630The TimesMarch 29, April 5, 12, 201203-29-d

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The town failed to build a healthy commercial economic base that would sustain a vi-brant community. Whether it be a lumber mill, food proces-sor, or manufacturing plant, any community that is wholly dependent upon a single ma-jor employer is at risk, no mat-ter how big the “green giant.”

A persistent failure to em-brace and promote a positive message to the would-be tour-ist travelers and commercial interests that attracts crucial infusion of “outside” dollars.

I believe that Waitsburg has a great story to tell and a marketable product to sell. Sustainable economic devel-opment doesn’t mean aban-doning the culture and history of our town. In fact as we con-tinue to build on the unique at-tributes of our town, like many of the downtown businesses have successfully done, I’m convinced that Waitsburg will attract and retain more visitors and relocate more businesses, which is crucial to maintain-ing a healthy tax base so that residential property tax isn’t the only means of maintain-ing our roads, sidewalks, and utilities.

City council has a limited, but important, role in the eco-nomic and social health of a community. If elected to the council, I would commit my attention to diversifying the tax base in support of needed city infrastructure mainte-nance, and to partnering with the local business community and port authority to create an economic development strat-egy that can be embraced by the whole of the community.

KC KuykendallResident of Waitsburg and candidate for city council

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TOUCHET VALLEY NEWSTo the Editor,I would like to add my

name as an “also ran” to the notable list of previ-ous employees (including my brothers,) of the Times during Tom and Anita’s ownership. My first sum-mer job out of high school was as the teletype setter. It was not long after that when Tom upgraded to cold type. I count myself as fortunate to have experienced fi rsthand the machines that are now on display in the Coppei Café as relics of a bygone era. The cacophony of the machinery, the smell of the molten lead, and the drama of the dead-line are all indelibly etched into my memory.

Tom was a great boss. My folks taught me that when you work by the hour, you are getting paid for 60 minutes, and one day I came into the office to find him adding up all of my minutes for the pay period on the calculator. It dawned on me that he would have saved some time (and therefore money) if he would have just told me to round up a few minutes to the nearest hour when I wrote my time in and time out on my timecard. He never said a word. I think he was affi rming my work ethic early in my working career.

Doris Hulce was my pre-ceptor. She was amazing in her grasp of the intricate mechanics of the linotype, in her ability to trouble shoot the machines when they alarmed, and in her patience. She could fi x anything, in-cluding the numerous glitch-es resulting from my lack of experience.

A perk of the job was get-ting to know Bettie Chase as the font of wit, wisdom and Waitsburg history and hap-penings that she is.

Count me in as someone who loved working for the Bakers to make the Times happen each week for the summer of ’72.

Linda McKinney HerbertWalla Walla

CROPSGuest Column

Gary HoferIn a world where energy

is most certain to come up in virtually any conversation, as well as any political speech, we all hang on sound-bites about crude oil. Every time the price of “black gold, Texas tea” rises a few dol-lars on the global market, we all get a new tax increase at the gasoline pump. At least it feels like a tax increase. So every day we all worry about what happens in lands far away where the stuff is pumped out of a hole in the ground and a nearly incon-ceivable amount of money fl ows back down the hole.

One year ago, the price of Texas sweet light (low sulfur) crude oil was about $102.60 per barrel. On Mon-day evening the nearest futures price was $106.79, but during a period of global economic fears last October, just fi ve months ago, crude hit a low of about $75 per barrel.

The curious thing is that the trend for natural gas today is almost directly op-posite that of crude oil. Last spring, wholesale natural gas prices were trading around $4.23 per million Btu (many homes in the U.S. use about 30 million Btu per month for heat). Today wholesale natural gas is about $2.30. Natural gas is now at its low-est price in 10 years. In the spring of 2002, on the heels of the implosion of Enron Corp, natural gas fell from the then-ridiculous level of $9.92 back to the “normal” levels between $1.85 and $3, where it is today, although it has traded as high as $15.65 in the years between.

Natural gas has a direct effect on the profitability of wheat producers. Anhy-drous ammonia as fertilizer is a big part of the reason for high productivity from Pacific Northwest wheat farms and a serious line item in the wheat production cost budget. Ninety percent of the cost in production of this key ag input is natural gas, at a roughly 30 to 1 cost ratio, so 30 times the current natural gas price will be very close to the cost of fertil-izer production. This means natural gas down, fertilizer down, and more money in the valley. Right now, there is no fl ame under the natural gas price.

The demand for natural gas overall has been very stable for a long time, but now, sponsored by high crude prices, there are ob-vious economic drivers at work pushing natural gas so-lutions to big energy market problems.

Much is being said for power generation, freight transportation, pollution rules and even export mar-keting opportunities all pointing at natural gas.

There is heavy political machinery also on the move toward natural gas features and benefi ts. But even with all the sales talk from T. Boone Pickens (natural gas hero) and various talking heads, the price charts say “ho hum.” Natural gas is very cheap, but when the trend changes this story could get interesting. Even the suggestion of a ban on fracking could have a dra-matic effect. This is one to watch closely.

Information and opinions contained herein come from sources believed to be reli-able, but are not guaranteed as to accuracy or complete-ness. The risk of loss in trad-ing futures and/or options is substantial. Each investor must consider whether this is a suitable investment. When trading futures and/or options, it is possible to lose more than the full value of your account. All funds com-mitted should be risk capital.

OBITUARY

LEONARD LEE ROY LIBBY

8/5/1930 - 3/23/2012

Amid laughter and song, Leonard (known as “Old Fart,” to all that knew and loved him) went home Fri-day March 23, 2012. Born in Erickson, Nebraska, August 5, 1930 to Bruce and Hazel Libby. In his teenage years he was taken in and loved by Jerry and Helen Arrants, his best friends family. An electrician by trade from Ya-kima, Washington, he retired to Prescott, Washington in 1992/93. He loved fishing, wood working and being with family and friends.

Leonard is survived by three sisters, Winnie, Arvella, and Karen, and three broth-ers, Larry, David and Cur-tis. He is also survived by two daughters, Sharon and Theresa, three sons, Daniel, Bruce and Delbert as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One son, Robert, has gone before him.

The celebration of his life is held daily in our hearts.

A private service will be held at a later date.

Happy fi shing Papa Lib-by!

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March 28, 1988 - Severethunderstorms in centralOklahoma produced hail up tofour inches in diameter, causing35 million dollars in damage tosouthern Oklahoma County.Baseball sized hail and seveninches of rain caused another 18million dollars damage inStephens County.

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Waitsburg’s Seven Day Forecast

Tuesday Partly CloudyHigh: 56 Low: 40

Monday Mostly CloudyHigh: 54 Low: 41

Sunday Mostly CloudyHigh: 51 Low: 37

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Friday Rain Likely

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Data as reported from Walla Walla

Do some people sneezeafter they look into thesun? ?Answer: Yes, it is due to an allergicreaction of the lower eyelid.

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the interests of agriculture,” he said.

His job was to make con-nections with elected offi cials and lobby on behalf of farm-ers. He was next elected to the Barley Commission in 2003 and served for two years in that capacity.

“That just led to various other positions,” Dozier said.

Those other positions in-cluded one on the board of the Northwest Grain Growers Association, where he really began to take an interest in running for public offi ce at the state or county level.

“But I wasn’t really pre-pared when I was asked,” Dozier said.

He said he had young kids at that time and was still doing much of the physical work required on his farm.

“The seed was planted,” Dozier said.

The perfect timing came in 2008 when the District 2 county commissioner had an-nounced plans to retire after 20 years in the post. District 2 covers the northeast corner of the county, with the boundary stretching from Harvey Shaw Road 7 miles out of Prescott into the north part of the city of Walla Walla near Whit-man College and toward Mill Creek. All of the districts have about 19,000 people, Dozier said.

“I really wasn’t prepared to step away from farming,” he said. “I had to make sure I had a very good employee.”

Now, he’s in more of a manager position on the farm and that works out.

In March of 2008, he threw his hat in the ring for the com-missioner seat and began at-tending their meetings to learn and understand how business was done. He visited with lo-cal offi cials and when he was elected in November of 2008, he took even more time to attend meetings and immerse himself in the position.

“Even with that prepara-tion, the learning curve is extremely steep,” Dozier said.

He said it took most of his fi rst year as commissioner to

really learn how the county operates. The county budget is very complex, he added, and it requires looking at the big picture. And soon after he started the position, the economy tanked.

“It really made things in-teresting,” he added.

He learned how to do more with much less. There were some layoffs in the county in departments where the fund-ing primarily came from state and federal fi nds. In 2011, the commissioners did ask for wage freezes and furlough days, Dozier said.

But, there are signs of im-provement. In the 2012 bud-get, cost of living increases for staff members were reinstated and there are no scheduled furlough days.

Dozier said he is thankful to the county staff members and department heads that provided a ton of supports and stayed on or under budget in tough times.

He began to become more and more interested in the county budget two years ago and started sitting in on budget meetings. He said this is now one of his favorite as-pects of the job.

“I like being able to meet the goals that we’ve set,” Dozier said.

Commis s ione r Greg Tompkins said Dozier has been a “wonderful” addition to the board of commission-ers. Tompkins said Dozier really studied the issues and brought a “fresh perspective” to the table, as well as his knowledge in economics and farming.

Tomkins said Walla Walla County residents should re-elect Dozier.

“Walla Walla County needs his services,” Tompkins said.

If he is re-elected, his pri-orities would be to continue to make great strides budget-wise and also to continue to improve the 911 dispatch radio system. He said the ra-dio system is “in dire need of an upgrade.” With emergency services and the sheriff’s offi ce counting on this tool, he said it is worth the nearly $250,000 the county has spent on it over the past couple of months and possibly even

more to upgrade it further. No one has yet fi led or an-

nounced that they plan to run against Dozier for the District 2 seat. He said he has heard rumblings of possibly three other people, but they have until later this spring to fi le.

He and Commissioner Greg Tompkins will be ap-pointing a commissioner to replace Gregg Loney, who has resigned because of health reasons.

Having a new commis-sioner on board is one of the reasons he wants to stay in the position.

“You don’t just step in and become a strong asset,” Doz-ier said because of the depth and knowledge the position requires. “I feel it is important to keep my knowledge (on the board).”

Perry Dozier

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ery 15,000 gallons of water over the allotted amount. He also suggested the city could raise the allotted amount from 800 cubic feet to 1,000 cubic feet to make the over-age increase easier to digest.

“That’s something I could live with because people (would) pay for what they use,” said Councilman Scott Nettles. “It gives (the cus-tomers) the power to back off.”

Hinchliffe said the extra 20 cents may not bring in as much money to build a reserve as the other propos-als would have brought. But there will still be money to fund a reserve even if it’s a cooler year again, he said.

Hinchliffe said he will draft an ordinance for the new overage rate and bring it back to the council for a vote at the April Council meeting.

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