Articles from the May 10, 2018 edition
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By CCHS Seeks Long-Term Care Funding
CEO Shane McGuire also reports on tele-psychiatric services, palliative care DAYTON--Speaking at the Hospital District board meeting for April, CEO Shane McGuire talked about the outreach and business enhancement initiatives that he and other CCHS...
Woods are 2018 Parade Marshals
WAITSBURG – Jill Wood couldn't hold back the tears when she learned that she and her husband John had been selected the 2018 Waitsburg Celebration Days parade marshals. "It means a lot because of t...
Candidate Filing Next Week
WALLA WALLA – Candidate filing for 2018 local and state elections opens Monday and runs through Friday. In Walla Walla County, Candidates may electronically submit declarations of candidacy through our website at: https://weiapple...
Andrew Woods to Leave County Engineer Position
DAYTON—Columbia County Public Works Director Andrew Woods has accepted a job in Olympia, where he will be the compliance and data manager at the state’s County Road Administration Board. “What I will miss most are my co-workers and the commu...
Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago - May 15, 2008 On this 95th year of the Days of Real Sport, the Parade Marshals are Erma Lee Smith, her son Glen and Erma Lee;s grandson and Glen’s son, Greg, all in the honor of the Smith family’s long history of involvement and sup...
Ash Lynae Eaton
Evan and Kayla Eaton, of Dayton, welcome their beautiful new daughter, Ash Lynae Eaton. She was born April 24, 2018 at 1:08 a.m. She weighed 7.2 lbs., and was 19.5 inches long. Ash is the 7th...
MAY Christian Women's Luncheon in Pomeroy
POMEROY – The May Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon will be held at the Pataha Flour Mill (50 Hutchens Hill Rd.) in Pomeroy on May 16 at 11:30 a.m. The meal will be catered by Louise Von Vogt and Crew and is $10. Reservations are requested by...
Local Students Receive Elks Club Scholarships
The Walla Walla Elks Lodge awarded $500 Nicholas Memorial Grant scholarships to Waitsburg High School students Brandon Boudrieau, Cade Branson and Thomas House. Dayton High School senior Cole John was awarded the $500 Walla Walla Elks Lodge...
Waitsburg Chapel hosts Rev. John Weatherly
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Chapel will host evangelist/prophet Rev. John Weatherly on Mother’s Day weekend. Meetings are Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev. Weatherly has ministered in Walla Walla, Olympia, Yakima and Hermiston. He has also min...
Info Meeting for Fall Musical "Willy Wonka"
DAYTON - TVAC Productions and the Liberty Theater will hold an open meeting on May 23 at 6:30 pm in the theater to share information about this year’s fall musical production of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” This year’s director is Bren...
Resource workshop for youth mental health
DAYTON – Dayton’s First Congregation Church is hosting a resource workshop for youth mental health first aid on May 21, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. A trainer from Quality Behavioral Health in Clarkston will lead the program. This workshop will int...
Birthdays
May 10: Walter Vennum, Mary Davis, Kristin Mock, Peggy Hall, and Justin Zuger. May 11: Evelyn Ladd, Vance Price, Donna Hempel, Lynda Patton, Liv Leid, Ronald Leinbach and Melissa Ferrians. May 12: Katy Leid, Erin Dutton, Kazmira Grende, Jonathan...
"A Bad Day at Gopher's Breath"
DAYTON – Beginning Thursday night and running for two weekends, the Liberty Theater lifts the curtain on this year's May Melodrama, "A Bad Day at Gopher's Breath." The setting is the Old West. The n...
Place Time Limit on Grandstands Fundraising
Dear Editor, I believe most would agree the discussion of the fate of the Waitsburg Fairgrounds Grandstands has been going on for too many years. Differing views by members of the latest Grandstand Committee regarding public support for the...
Do you have Stigma?
Dear Editor, There is a virus spreading across America. It harms the 1 in 5 Americans affected by mental health conditions. It shames them into silence. It prevents them from seeking help. In some cases, it takes lives. What virus are we talking...
DW Girls Split First Two Playoff Games
RICHLAND – The Dayton-Waitsburg softball team began their first round of EWAC District playoffs at Columbia Field here on a high note, winning in a rout over Lyle-Wishram-Klickitat, 15-0, in a mercy-rule-shortened three-inning game. However, DW l...
Getting the Word Out About Noxious Weeds
DAYTON--There are some timely reminders coming from the WSU Dayton Extension Office regarding noxious weed control, 4-H and local crop tours. The county's Noxious Weed Control Coordinator, Rachel...
Audrey Bensel is new Dayton Chamber Assistant
DAYTON-Audrey Bensel joined the Dayton Chamber of Commerce staff last month as assistant manager. She will share duties running the office in Downtown Dayton with newly hired director Melissa Bryan....
Old-Fashioned Rhubarb Crisp
I really like that time of year when I can start making desserts with fresh fruit, and rhubarb is usually the first to be used. One either loves rhubarb, or like my son, never acquired a taste for it....
