Articles from the September 19, 2019 edition
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Broken Lock to Be Fixed by September 30
The goods transport and vessel crisis due to a broken lock at the Bonneville Dam along the Columbia River now has an end date. According to the Portland District of the Army Corps of Engineers the...
Dayton City Council Update
DAYTON—There was no unfinished or new business at the Dayton City Council meeting last week. The majority of the meeting time was spent addressing a letter written by Dayton residents Chuck and Peggy James about the alleged lack of qualifications o...
Quilt Festival
Featured quilter Jess Barry displayed his needle-turned applique quilts at the 20th Annual Walla Walla Valley Quilt Guild Festival held over the weekend at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds. Mr. Barry,...
Pioneer Portraits Week 29
Ten Years Ago September 24, 2009 Sixth Grader honored for award-winning essay. Emma Philbrook, beams as her mother Cindy looks on. Phillbrook penned an essay that bested competitors in eight Western...
Senior Lunch Menus
Dayton Senior Round Table Lunch Menu Dayton Senior Center 403 E. Patit St. 12 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 19 Roast Beef Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Roll Gelatin/Milk Tues., Sept. 24 Fried Chicken Mac Salad Peas & Carrots Salad / Roll Peach Cobbler/Milk Tues.,...
Letter to Editor
In comment to the negative letter in the Dayton Chronicle on 9/11/19 Miss Bailey is qualified for the position of City Planner She was the most qualified out of the several applicants for this job. Also, would the county have hired an unqualified...
Dear Editor
Dear Editor: The Touchet Valley Trail public meeting in Dayton Sept 16 was great. The Port of Columbia and Waitsburg Commercial Club put together informative presentations by staff, planners and technical experts and the audience was receptive. I...
Correction
Correction to 9/12 issue captions for Columbia County fair photos Sadie Seney won Grand Champion Fitting and Showing, Kaleigh White won reserve grand champion fitting and showing....
WWCSO
September 15 While returning lost property, a man was arrested on a felony warrant on North C Street in Prescott. September 10 Animal bite-human injury on the 60 block of Rima Lane in Walla Walla Vehicle was vandalized by spray paint on the windows...
Karaoke Fundraiser this Saturday at the Plaza Theater
The Blue Mountain Chorus Sweet Adelines are hosting a karaoke fundraiser on Saturday Sept. 21 from 6:30 p.m.- 9 p.m. at the Plaza Theater on Main Street in Waitsburg. The evening of song is a fundraiser to purchase new arrangements and sheet music...
ARTSQUARED 2019
Imagine walking into an art show and seeing nearly 1000 6x6 inch works of art, each attractively priced at $36. ArtWalla’s seventh annual ArtSquared, scheduled for September 27 - 29, 2019 at CAVU Cellars, will bring artists and art lovers together f...
Thursday After School Program to Start October 3 at First United Methodist Church
Thursday After School, a non-denominational, Christian program for children and youth in grades 1-6, begins October 3, from 3-5 pm at First United Methodist Church located on 110 S Third Street. Weekly sessions include Bible stories, recreation,...
Birthdays for Week 29
Sept. 19: Teighan Anderson, Tom Wagner, Kelly Price, Robbie Ezell, Marina Huff, Paul Hall. Sept. 20: Owen Senter, Rhonda Newbury, Monte Duncan, Robyn Dunleavy, Alex Solis. Sept. 21: Bob Rabern, Kenneth Crawford, Fred R. Gritman, Diana Larsen. Sept....
Volunteer opportunity: Waitsburg Historical Society
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...
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center to hold annual POW/MIA Recognition Day event
WALLA WALLA—On Friday, September 20, the public, Veterans, and their families, are invited to come and honor former POWs and remember the MIAs for Walla Walla VA’s annual POW/MIA Recognition Day event at the Walla Walla Veterans Administration at...
Columbia Pulp Has Steam
STARBUCK—The startup process for Columbia Pulp continues, with the business announcing on Friday, September 13th that contractor Allnorth Engineers signed off on mechanical completion of the pulp mill, and that general contractor PCI has completed t...
The County Public Health Department relies on grants to provide important services
DAYTON-Columbia County Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman said $1500 is all it would take for 28 students enrolled in the Starbuck School District to have lunch prepared by the Dayton General...
Waitsburg Area Farm Welcomes New Type of Music Festival
"Our goal was to welcome people to a beautiful location, where they can listen to great music and experience a sense of community, " said Cheryl Hansen, owner of Stella's Homestead, the site of last...
Walla Walla Superhero Run
WALLA WALLA-Tights and capes were out en masse at the Walla Walla Superhero run held Saturday Sept. 14. "I think the people helping with traffic safety are all superheroes," said event organizer...
Touchet Valley Golf Club Mens Best Ball Tournament
The Touchet Valley Golf Club Mens Best Ball Tournament got off without a hitch...
DW Football drops non- conference game to McCall-Donnelly
Dayton-The DW Cardinals hosted the McCall-Donnelly Vandals Friday September 13th in a non conference matchup. Initially this game wasn't supposed to be on the schedule but McCall-Donnelly had a late c...
Out & About: Aboard the African Queen
WALLA WALLA-A pair of great blue heron walked by on spindly legs as we pushed off from the boat ramp at Bennington Lake on this, our fifth adventure aboard the African Queen. Gifted to us by Grandma...
