Articles from the February 28, 2019 edition
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Waitsburg Elections are Underway
WAITSBURG – It’s no joke. Waitsburg’s annual elections, which take place the first Monday in April, will be held on April Fool’s Day this year. Caucuses may be held Feb. 25 – March 7 and Declarations of Candidacy must be filed with the City betw...
2019 Waitsburg Celebration Days Queen Coronation
11 Waitsburg Celebration Days Queen Makenna Barron (r) hugs Court Advisor Beka Compton as Compton's mother, former Court Advisor Anne Adams looks on. (See story on Page 5.)...
Small businesses arriving and thriving in Columbia County
DAYTON—The Port of Columbia Executive Director Jennie Dickinson frequently says jobs in Columbia County are counted by ones and twos, and the ones and twos are adding up. At last week’s Cup of Joe, Port Economic Development Coordinator Kathryn Wither...
Greg Tompkins will run to retain District 3 county commissioner seat
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – Walla Walla County Commissioner Greg Tompkins announced his intentions to file for election to retain his seat on the board of commissioners, in a press release issued this w...
Blast from the past: Laura Jean Hevel was first city council woman
WAITSBURG – Dr. Roger Hevel and his wife, Laura Jean, have been cornerstones of the Waitsburg community for decades. Laura Jean, who passed away in December, at the age of 93 was always ready to g...
Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 5, 2009 Anyone looking to get away won’t want to miss the 2009 edition of the Liberty’s annual variety show, “Passport to Paradise” Thirteen Waitsburg High School students are inaugurating a Youth and Government Program and are...
The Club Offers Spring Break Camp
DAYTON – The Club after school program in Dayton will offer its first week-long camp during spring break called Spring Break @ The Club. The camp will include activities like Spokane’s Mobile Mob...
Free Park Day March 19
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington State Parks invites visitors to help celebrate the agency's 106th birthday on Tues., March 19, by enjoying a state park free day. Visitars are not required to dispay the Discover Pass for day-use on that day. Upcoming 2...
Garden Club Rescheduled
WAITSBURG – The opening meeting of the Waitsburg Garden Club has been rescheduled to Sun., March 3 at 11 a.m. at 10 Ton Coffee. Everyone is welcome. To learn more about the Waitsburg Garden Club, email Susan Donegan at sadonegan52...
American Pickers is looking for hidden treasures in Washington State
WASHINGTON State – American Pickers Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team are returning to Washington to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the region in April 2019. Mike and Frank have seen a lot of rusty gold over the y...
Dayton Memorial Library March Events
Toddler Story Time 10-11 a.m. - Every Wednesday An interactive story time for those in the toddler years! Come sing, dance, play and learn. Prime Time Story Time 6-7:30 p.m. - Every Wednesday of March Story time, but with a special twist! Prime time...
Birthdays - March 1-7
March 1: Bill Zuger and grandson Jacob Dunn, Norma Chapman, Joan Bottles and Bill Keith. March 2: Alina Reese, Dean Atkinson, Kyla Winger, Rich Fry, Sandy Startin, Peter Mercer, Bill Callahan, Mike A. Mayberry and Jessica DeCoria. March 3: Sarah...
Waitsburg School Breakfast & Lunches
Friday, 1 B - Green Eggs & Ham; L - Dog on a Log, Oodles of Noodles, Blue Goo, Pink Ink Monday, 4 B - Omelet, Sausage, Hashbrowns; L - Grilled Chicken & Swiss, Corn on the Cob Tuesday, 5 B - Biscuit & Gravy; L - Pizza, Carrots Wednesday, 6 B -...
Those Pesky Tax Incentives
By Don C. Brunell Darned if you do, or darned if you don’t! That’s the dilemma elected officials face in determining whether to offer tax incentives for companies to locate in their city, county or...
Robotics Club Seeks Help
Robotics Club Seeks Help DAYTON, Wash. – The Columbia County FIRST Robotics Club 4-H group, which won the Research Award at the state competition in Spokane last year, is looking for community help t...
Makenna Crowns New Celebration Days Queen
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's youngest Celebration Days Queen officially passed the torch to 2019 Queen, Rebecca Holderman, at the Waitsburg Celebration Days Royalty Coronation Dinner on Fri. Feb. 23 at W...
Talk About Art
As time goes by, we forget, as a people, how to do many things we once knew how to do: cobbling shoes, for instance, or dipping candles. And while we become experts at attacking cell phone keypads wit...
Great America Smoke-Out meets Heart Health Month
What could you buy with an extra twenty-two thousand dollars? This was one of the topics that Chelsey Eaton, Columbia County Public Health Program Coordinator, discussed with the 4th and 5th grade...
Waitsburg council weighs in
WAITSBURG – With Waitsburg's city election process gearing up, The Times asked the sitting council and mayor to share their personal experiences as well as the pros and cons of serving as a community...
Farley Qualifies for Regionals at Mt. Bachelor SunCup
BEND, Ore. - Instead of wintering somewhere warm, 16-year-old Waitsburg resident Amy Farley spends her winters based in Wenatchee where she competes competitively with the Mission Ridge Ski Team....
Balanced Animal Massage brings holistic approach to pet care
WAITSBURG – With over 20 years’ experience in the veterinary field, Sandra Farley feels she has finally found her niche in helping to strengthen the human-animal bond. Through her new business, Bal...
Ski Bluewood Season is Going Strong
Resort employs 160 people during ski season COLUMBIA COUNTY – An early Tuesday morning interview with Ski Bluewood General Manager Kim Clarke found the leader working on parking lot preparations f...
Modern Baseball Statistics
This is part three of a series of articles I’m writing to introduce some of the newer statistics announcers are using in baseball broadcasts. Last time I covered BsR. This time I’m going to exp...
Education Policy Update
OLYMPIA – February 22 was the cut-off for bills to be voted out of the education committees in the House and Senate. Some key bills that made it through the cut-off include: SB 5343 Senator Mullet’s Facilitating High School Success bill seeks to esta...
