Articles from the August 8, 2019 edition
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Liberty Theater offers 'Third Thursday' films
DAYTON—Touchet Valley Arts Council and the Liberty Theater in Dayton have added a new “Third Thursdays at the Liberty” to the cinema menu. On the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. the theater will feature a classic movie, documentary, forei...
Waitsburg Parks and Recreation Board Update
Review of Board Activities The board passed a levy resolution in time for the Aug. 6 levy deadline. The board is in the very early stages of seeking out a potential Parks and Rec. employee for 2020 at approximately five hours per week. The board has...
By Volunteer opportunity: planning commissions
While nearly all communities depend on volunteerism in some form or another, I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that small towns like Dayton and Waitsburg would fail to function without the concern and dedication of the many volunteers tha...
Dayton School Board Update July 17, 2019
Note: There will be only one school board meeting in August, on Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. Good News in Dayton Schools Kristina Knebel was selected by her peers as the District 6 Ag Teacher of the Year Toward the close of the school year, a panel of graduatin...
Ava Atwood and Skylar McCann complete successful space mission
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.-Ten-year-olds, Ava Atwood and Skylar McCann heartily agree that their weeklong Space Camp experience at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. was out of this world in...
DW volleyball athletes benefit from camps
WAITSBURG-Dayton and Waitsburg volleyball players took advantage of coaching from Whitman College Head Coach Matt Helm at a three-day volleyball camp in Waitsburg last week. Camp organizer and middle...
Tech Talk: Technology for Growth
Gardening and technology are two words that might not seem to go together, but green thumbs and screen thumbs are not so disparate. There's a tool for every job, whether you're growing on an acre or...
MLB American League Leaders
ERA Batting Average J. Verlander HOU 2.68 D. LeMahieu NYY .335 C. Morton TB 2.78 R. Devers BOS .320 J. Berrios MIN 2.80 M. Brantley HOU .320 G. Cole HOU 2.87 H. Alberto BAL .314 M. Stroman TOR 2.96 F....
Dorothy "Dotty" Kathleen Mead
Our dearest Dot passed away on August 1, 2019, at the ripe old age of 96 years. Born in Walla Walla on January 13, 1923, to Hugh “Pink” and Edith O’Neil, she shared her birthday with her belov...
Edna Mae "Bitzi" Baxter
Edna Mae Baxter “Bitzi”, age 74, of Waitsburg, died peacefully Wednesday, July 31st surrounded by family and friends. Bitzi was born to the late I. Georgie and Eleanor Fenter, July 2, 1945, in Sed...
Wayne L. Pelley
Wayne L. Pelley, 80, of Walla Walla passed away at Park Manor Rehabilitation Center on July 21, 2019. The oldest of three boys he was born in Waterloo, Iowa to Lawerance & Lydia Pelley on August 23,...
Chocolate Lasagna
I’m sure I have shared this before, but I didn’t see it in my recipe file. A while ago, I accidently deleted my file, then deleted the trash file. Joe was able to retrieve most, but I think some nev...
Out and about with Michele Smith: Camping and fishing in the Blue Mountains
I have long thought about fly fishing on the Wenaha River but hadn't had the opportunity until last week when my husband and I camped at Fields Spring State Park for a few days. Fields Spring State...
