Articles from the June 14, 2018 edition
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Dayton Graduates Receive Well-Earned Diplomas
DAYTON--Family and friends crowded the Dayton High School gymnasium on Saturday to hear the Class of 2018 Salutatorian Morgan Riley and Class Valedictorian Emma Sierra deliver their speeches and...
Jesse Smit, Dan McKinley are Waitsburg Lions Award Winners
WAITSBURG – On June 5, the Waitsburg Lions Club wrapped up their season with a Lady's Night dinner, award ceremony and induction of new officers. Following a thank-you dinner for the ladies for t...
Rev Your Engines for All Wheels Weekend
DAYTON – Anybody wandering into downtown Dayton Friday evening will be excused if they think they’ve entered a small-town time warp and jumped backward 50 years. Classic cars cruising Main Street and ‘50s and ‘60s music in the air will engulf...
Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago-June 19, 2008 Students of the Month of May include Ben Brown, (5th grade), Tristan Newman (4th Grade) Devon Watts (4th Grade) Austin Hamann (5th grade). Teachers in grades 4 and 5 select students based on citizenship, respectful...
Birthdays
June 15: Jeff Hofer, John Segraves, Ryan Mason, Glen Smith, Nicholas and Jonathon Danforth, Ruth Fulton, Diane Conover, Susa Roberts, Jim Burres, Darrell Syferd, Cheyenne Gritman and Maude Oberholtzer. June 16: Catherine and her Grandpa John Melvin...
Water Aerobics in Prescott
DAYTON – The Dayton Water Aerobics class will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday each week, beginning, June 18, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.at the Prescott Pool. Participants do not need to be able to swim to enjoy the class. The water exercises a...
Small Business Development Consultation in Dayton
DAYTON – Entrepreneurs at any stage of running their small business are invited to attend a free session with Joe Jacobs, of the Walla Walla Small Business Development Center. The session will be held June 20, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Port of C...
Community Health Conversations in June
DAYTON – Community Health Conversations is sponsoring a forum on community health at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Youth Building on June 25 at 5 p.m. The forum is being presented in partnership with the Blue Mountain Community Foundation, the W...
Kids' Summer Film Series at the Liberty
DAYTON – If you’re looking for fun activities to keep kids entertained this summer, Dayton’s Liberty Theater is stepping in to help. Its Summer Film Series, featuring six PG classics, shown over a six-week period, starts next week. “Smurfs 2,” the...
Free Kids' Theater Camp
DAYTON – “Playing with Shakespeare,” a free kids’ theater camp led by Patti Jo Amerein, is being offered at the Liberty Theater June 16-20. Amerein will be joined by a classically-trained actor and drama teacher for the camp. Students aged 12 and...
Walla Walla Co. to Hold Comp Plan Open Houses
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla County Community Development Department will hold two public open house events next week. The purpose of these open houses is to provide information to county residents about the upcoming county comprehensive plan and d...
CORRECTION
In our article about the Columbia County Treasurer’s race in last week’s Times we said that Carla Rowe is a member of the Columbia County Fair Board. That is incorrect. She is a member of the Fair Float Committee, not the Fair Boa...
Long-Term Benefits Outweigh Short-Term Sacrifice
By Jennie Dickinson and Kathryn Witherington, Port of Columbia One of the significant advantages of having new industries invest in a community is the potential of an increased tax base. In Columbia County, we have already seen the effects of this...
Washington's Expensive Culvert Court Case
By Don C. Brunell Editor’s Note: The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday, after this column was written, that it had deadlocked 4-4 (with Justice Kennedy abstaining) on the Washington culvert case, and therefore the lower court ruling will stand. Whi...
WAITSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2018 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
BRANDON BOUDRIEAU DAVE NICHOLAS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $500 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY $3,200 BRANDON WILL ATTEND WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. CADE BRANSON DAVE NICHOLAS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $500 CADE WILL ATTEND THE NORTHWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY...
DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2018 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Cole John Ben & Sue Dickinson Memorial $500 Brandon Barton Memorial $300 Dayton High School Booster Club $500 Gailord & Jean Nelson $1,000 John Israel $500 Kay Preston Cochran Memorial $450 Ken & Shirley Golliher $500 Walla Walla Elks Vocational $500...
Civil Service Commission Will Hear Foley Termination Case in August
DAYTON—Former Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputy Don Foley appeared before the Columbia County Civil Service Commission on Monday to discuss his termination by Sheriff Rocky Miller last month. At the meeting, Foley requested a continuance in the mat...
Columbia County Struggles to Make Up Revenue Shortfalls
DAYTON— Columbia County Commissioner Merle Jackson has said it before, and he said it again last week, “How do we ever dig ourselves out of the hole if everybody keeps giving away our money?” The county has only two principle sources of tax revenue ...
Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair is Longstanding Tradition
WAITSBURG – Rainy weather didn't put a damper on Waitsburg's 64th-Annual Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair on June 9. A longstanding Waitsburg tradition, the event was well-attended by competitors a...
Baked Four-Bean Casserole
This first ran a couple of years ago. I am cheating as I am just returning from vacation, but I thought it was timely as barbeque season is here. Dena has also passed on to me her family baked-bean recipe, so I will put that in next week. Since July...
Waitsburg Livestock Fair Results
Showmanship 4-H goats: Bethany Bennett Champion Kate Kuykendall Reserve Champion 4-H beef: Amy Farley Champion Griffin Hinchliffe Reserve Champion 4-H hogs: Jasper Morrow Champion Hagen Taylor Reserve Champion FFA beef: Drew Farley Champion FFA...
