Articles from the June 15, 2017 edition
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DHS Gown Walk
Josilyn Fullerton and Jenna Phillips led DHS graduating seniors through a crowd of enthusiastic elementary school students during a Gown Walk last week prior to graduation on Saturday. Read about...
By CUP Approved for Dayton Marijuana Store
DAYTON – Based on recommendation from the Columbia County Planning Commission, the application for a conditional use permit by Trailhead Cannabis Co. to open and operate a retail marijuana store in the county was approved on June 6 by Columbia C...
All Wheel's Weekend Rolls Around
DAYTON – Friday will mark the beginning of Dayton’s 23rd annual All Wheels Weekend festivities. The events showcase many classic automobiles of all makes and models, and brings as many as 400 participants some years. Early registration will be hel...
Lions Install New Officers, Give Awards
WAITSBURG – It was the guys cooking for the gals as the Waitsburg Lions Club members wrapped up their year with a traditional Ladies Night thank you dinner of hamburgers salads and oysters, on T...
Eighth Grade Wins Preston Hall Spirit Week
WAITSBURG – Preston Hall ended the school year with an extra push of school spirit during their annual Spirit Week on June 7, 8, and 9. Classes competed in different themes and competitions. The e...
Pioneer Portraits - June 15, 2017
Ten Years Ago June 21, 2007 Giving back to the community that has blessed them is the thought behind Waitsburg’s newest gift and variety shop, Etceteras. Marilyn and Robbie Johnson moved to Waitsburg in 2000 when Robbie was hired as superintendent o...
Ceramic artist at Wenaha Gallery
Walla Walla Ceramic artist Shelia Coe will have her work on display at the Wenaha Gallery (219 E. Main) in Dayton through Sat., July 15. Coe is knowns for her winsome, charming sculptures of animals and people....
Resiliency Speaker at Cordiner Hall
WALLA WALLA – Dr Kenneth Ginsburg, author of Raising Kids to Thrive and Building Resilience in Children and Teens will give a free community presentation on June 28 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Cordiner Hall at Whitman College. Free childcare and Spanish t...
Dying Wishes Workshop
WALLA WALLA – Providence St. Mary Medical Center will offer a free public Advance Care Directive Roundup on June 16 to help people create written plans to ensure that their family members know and honor their wishes in their final days. The roudup w...
Fair Board Opening Deadline Extended
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – County commissioners have extended the application to serve on the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Board from June 1 to June 30. The new appointment will take over when Linda Miller steps down in September. Board members m...
Birthdays - Week of June 15
June 16: Catherine and her Grandpa John Melvin Reese, Jon Hays and Courtney Streeter. June 17: Pat Davison and Gabriel Kiefel. June 18: Bernice Patrick, Linda Bode, Gertrude Brock, and Ryan Leid. June 19: Barbara Johnson, Rollin Carpenter. June 20:...
The Comey crisis is unprecedented. Or is it?
Journalists are warned to never use the word “unprecedented” in their articles, and for good reason: There is very little that is new under the sun. That said, plenty of commentators have used that adjective to describe the Great James Comey Roa...
Engineering Without a License
Beginning this week, Washington hopes that infrastructure, which is a product of civil engineering, will be much discussed. But if you find yourself in Oregon, keep your opinions to yourself, lest you get fined $500 for practicing engineering without...
Prescott Graduates 13 Seniors
Graduates are looking happily to the future PRESCOTT – Thirteen Prescott High School seniors were all smiles as they walked the aisle to collect their diplomas at the 2017 commencement ceremony h...
Prescott High School Scholarship Awards
Eduardo Perez Valedictorian Award $150.00 Tiffany Robinson Salutatorian Award $100.00 Maribel Mendoza Jack Smiley Memorial Scholarship $1,000.00 Kenneth Garner Scholarship $1,500.00 Elizabeth Perez Prescott Lions Scholarship in Memory of Sam Erwin...
Retirement Open House
Waitsburg School board members hosted a retirement open house for departing staff members, Carol Clarke, Mel McWhorter, and Dinah Lindsey on June 7....
Pioneer Days
Elementary school students from Waitsburg and Prescott wrapped up their school year with a visit to the Bruce House museum on Monday and Tuesday of last week. Students learned local history from Gary...
Dayton High Sends Off Senior Class
DAYTON – Dayton High School gave its final sendoff to 34 young adults as they move on to the next part of their lives. The Class of 2017 received a warm welcome from loved ones on Saturday as they e...
CCHS Memorial Brick Sale
DAYTON – Columbia County Health System is offering Memorial Bricks for sale as part of a fundraiser for the Dayton/Waitsburg Community Health Foundation Fund, said Steve Stahl CCHS Human Resources D...
Dayton Approves DW Sports Combine
DAYTON—After reviewing student participation numbers for fall, winter, and spring sports for both Waitsburg and Dayton, and after much discussion about the pros and cons of combining for additional at...
Former Bowling Alley to be Boys and Girls Club
New facility should be ready to provide after-school activities by January DAYTON-Dan and Ginny Butler, of Dayton, have begun the process of purchasing the former bowling alley, on Cameron St. in...
Waitsburg Hosts Annual Livestock Show
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg fairgrounds was bustling as participants and viewers arrived to attend the 63rd annual Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair on Sat., June 10. The longstanding Waitsburg t...
Waitsburg Livestock Show & Fair Results
Goat Showmanship 4-H Champion – Sydney Fowble 4-H Reserve Champion – Luke Nelson FFA Champion – Grace Coulston FFA Reserve Champion – Timothy Daves Beef Showmanship 4-H Champion – Amy Farley FFA Champion – Jared Farley Sheep Showmanship FFA Champion...
Daves Qualifies for National 4-H Shooting Competition
State 4-H Shotgun Shoot earns Timothy Daves a spot at Grand Island, Neb. competion WAITSBURG – Training and hard work paid off for 4-H sharp shooter Timothy Daves, whose performance in the W...
