Prospector club visits Pioneer Park

Posted by on May 9, 2012 in Communities, Douglas County, Featured, Waterville | 0 comments By Jacquelynn metformin 500 mg buy McCarty There was quite a crowd gathered at Pioneer Park in Waterville on April 28. From across the street, my interest was piqued as I saw an inordinate number of people scattered throughout the park. As I got closer, I could see that these people had metal detectors. There was no stopping me now; I had to know what was going on. No sooner had I introduced myself as a writer for...
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Waterville students will travel to nation’s capital

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in Communities, Waterville | 0 comments By Joel metformin hydrochloride 850 mg Harding Middle school age students in Waterville are going to Washington D.C. The trip will take place during spring break 2013. Over the next eleven months, they must raise the money to pay for the trip. Fundraising began on Saturday, April 21, with a highly successful yard sale held at the school. Students made about $2,000 during the event. Numerous other money-making activities are...
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Waterville Thrift Shop hurting for volunteers

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in Communities, Waterville | 0 comments By Jacquelynn McCarty  The Thrift Shop is a great place to find gently used shoes, clothing items for all ages and a plethora of other household necessities at very modest prices. There is also an adjacent boutique where many consignment items such as antiques and locally handcrafted gifts can be found. They recently rearranged the front of the shop to make a lovely little kids corner, complete...
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Knemeyer’s becomes family restaurant

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in Communities, Waterville | 0 comments By Joel Harding The former Knemeyer’s Bar and Grill in Waterville has changed. After a short closing in early April, the restaurant reopened as Knemeyer’s Grill. The menu is larger, although burgers and pizza remain the primary offerings. Along with the most popular items, the menu includes salads, soups and several new kinds of burgers. Perhaps most importantly, a children’s menu has been...
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Icons of the Big Bend landscape

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in Communities, Douglas County, Featured | 0 comments By Jim Rogers There was a time when grain left its storage “barn” by train in Douglas. There was a spur from Mansfield connecting this site so that wheat might be shipped for sale. Trucks loaded the grain and took it down Pine Canyon for distribution. Before that, however, the grain had to be sold. At the turn of the century, grain was stored in lesser-equipped storage units, which were...
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Vanishing Vessel

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in Communities, Douglas County, Featured | 0 comments The sternwheeler Bridgeport on its last run on the Columbia River hauls materials to crews constructing the Brewster-Bridgeport bridge in 1928. The vessel was built in 1915 by Capt. Fred McDermott and it operated between Bridgeport and Pateros with wheat and apples as its primary cargo.
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Waterville third grader spearheads fundraiser

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in Communities, Community Corner, Featured, Waterville | 0 comments By Lucas Beechinor Many students at the Waterville School are heavily involved in helping their community, and third-grader Claire Ashley is no exception. At just nine years old, she has led the charge in raising nearly $3,000 via Jump Rope for Heart, a program Ashley has spearheaded at the school to raise money for the American Heart Association. The money will be used for researching cures for...
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Chelan Street to be resurfaced

Posted by on Apr 25, 2012 in Communities, Waterville | 1 comment By Joel Harding A major street resurfacing project, Chelan Street from Locust to Elm, is in the near future for the Town of Waterville. Mayor Royal DeVaney stated that town officials are planning for the work to be done between the dismissal of school for summer vacation and the beginning of the wheat harvest. Bids will be offered to prospective contractors on April 27. Once the bids have been...
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Another great reason to visit the Waterville Library

Posted by on Apr 25, 2012 in Communities, Waterville | 0 comments By Jacquelynn McCarty Friends of the Waterville Library (FOWL) has purchased an Annual Public Performance Site License from Movie Licensing USA. This license allows FOWL to sponsor an unlimited number of showings of copyrighted entertainment movies, even new releases. Children younger than eight years of age are required to have an adult accompany them and the movie events are on a first come,...
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A little piece of PUD history

Posted by on Apr 25, 2012 in Communities, Douglas County | 0 comments By Jim Rogers Waterville had its own electrical system until 1997 – the year when Waterville joined Douglas County Public Utility District. Long-time residents of Waterville will remember the old system as sufficient but with limitations. Power outages and surges were among those remembrances customers tolerated. The Town of Waterville invited the Douglas County PUD to revitalize the Waterville...
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