Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG -- Four young ladies and their families took the initiative and commitment on April 16th to spend their spring and summer representing as the Waitsburg Celebration Days Royalty. Queen Emily Adams of Waitsburg, Princess Bryeana Myrick of Dayton, Princess Megan Morrison of Waitsburg and Princess Morgan Forney of Prescott, traveled to promote the valley in over 17 Pacific Northwest events. "It has been amazing to watch these girls grow into young women" stated one of the court advisors: Amanda DeRuwe. "These young ladies have deve...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Sheriff's Office reported this week that it has received 45 calls since January reporting fraudulent telephone calls, emails, postal mail and other scams. "We all need to be aware of the scams that are out there and how to protect ourselves," said Sheriff Rocky Miller in a press release. According to Miller, a variety of methods are being used to try to get money out of local residents. They include emails requesting financial information, telephone calls where the...
DAYTON - The north side - the side away from the highway - is where the action will be at the new Artisan Food Center at Blue Mountain Station. The HVAC units will be humming back here and large trucks will come and go. Big roll-up doors will allow workers to unload raw materials and load final products. A big steam boiler is tucked in between the doors. The building is the first phase of the Port of Columbia's new business park, on Dayton's west edge. It is nearing completion, and four ne...
WALLA WALLA -- Walla Walla County and the cities of Prescott, Waitsburg and Walla Walla will hold a public information meeting Tuesday evening to provide information on the upcoming update of each jurisdic- tion's Shoreline Master Program. The meeting will be held in the County Commissioners' chambers in the Walla Walla Public Health and Legislative Building at 6:30 p.m. A brief presentation with time for general questions, from 6:30 to 7:15, will be followed by an informal open house from 7:15 to 8:30. Preliminary shoreline jurisdiction maps...
DAYTON - About 50 local residents, including healthcare providers and community leaders, gath- ered here Tuesday evening for a presentation by the Washington Rural Health Association and to discuss upcoming changes in rural healthcare. Several partici- pants also shared ideas about how health outcomes could be improved in our area. The Roundtable was sponsored by the Columbia County Health System, which operates Dayton General Hospital and clinics in Dayton and Waitsburg. The meeting was...
WAITSBURG - Orange is the traditional color of fall, adorning everything from pumpkins to the turning leaves. Last Wednesday, the halls of Waitsburg High School and Preston Hall Middle School were filled with orange as well - but it had nothing to do with fall or Halloween. Waitsburg students, as part of a month-long awareness campaign sponsored by the high school ASB officers, wore orange to demonstrate a united stand against bullying. ASB members decided to participate in National Bull...
DAYTON -- Two suspects arrested in Dayton early Friday morning, after a chase initiated in Waitsburg, have been formally charged and are being held in the Walla Walla County Jail on $50,000 bail. Walla Walla dispatch received a call in the early morning hours of Oct. 10, from Jacob LuJan, of 100 Murphy Street in Waitsburg, reporting that an unknown assailant had broken into his home, stolen his wallet and assaulted him. Columbia County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Dian Ver Va...
DAYTON - The Dayton Schools Facilities Committee on Tuesday decided to delay making a recommendation to the Dayton School Board for a construction bond levy to finance major reconstruction at the schools. The District will not put a levy request before voters in February, as originally expected. According to a statement issued by Superintendent Doug Johnson, at the committee's October 8th meeting, the group determined that they need more public input before moving forward. He said that,...
WAITSBURG - Final voting day for the 2013 General Election is November 5, but mail-in ballots are on their way to voters in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. This year's election features two state-wide initiatives - one designed to change the initiative process itself, and the other to add new labeling requirements to genetically modified foods. Also on the ballot is one judicial race - for completion of an unexpired term for the Washington State Court of Appeals. Judge George Fearing was appointed in May to fill the six-year term of Den...
DAYTON - A committee of school staff and interested citizens has been meeting for more than a year to consider potential renovation and changes to Dayton's School facilities. On October 2, the group was presented with a series of options by consultants from BLRB Architects for major renovations to the high school and elementary school buildings, as well as adding some new construction. The projected costs for the six options presented ranged from approximately $17 million to just over $27 m...
DAYTON - Robert Bridwell pleaded not guilty Thursday to sexual exploitation of a minor and other charges relating to photographs he is alleged to have taken of underage women. Bridwell, 64, of Dayton, was charged last month with 35 felony counts by the Columbia County Prosecutor's Office after his seized cell phone was found with sexually explicit photos. He and his attorney, public defender Dale Slack, entered the not guilty pleas during a hearing in front of Superior Court Judge William Ac...
PRESCOTT - The Touchet Valley is filled with well- maintained historic homes and buildings, treasured by the communities in which they reside. Owners of those buildings, however, will attest that maintenance is no small feat. That fact is illustrated by the numerous abandoned and dilapidated structures dotting the landscape, whose owners have thrown up their hands in surrender to time and the elements. The Prescott Lions have faced that challenge head-on, restoring and maintaining the L...
Art and History are the centerpieces of fall event DAYTON - Last year, Dayton Chamber of Commerce Director Brad McMasters said he was surprised that more than seventy people were eligible for the special Art Crawl drawing. To become eligible, participants must visit every Art Crawl venue and get their program stamped. This year, visits to at least fourteen locations, including galleries, restaurants and offices, will be required to qualify for the drawing. McMasters is expecting even more...
WAITSBURG - Jack McCaw is one of those people that you don't have to exert much effort to interview. You simply ask a question or two, then sit back and enjoy as the entertainment begins. When I learned that McCaw had recently participated in an Honor Flight to Washington D.C., I decided to take advantage of my official "news reporter" status to hear all about it. He didn't disappoint -- in the course of 45 minutes I laughed, held back tears and was filled with an extra shot of good ole'...
DAYTON - At about 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, a couple of employees wear- ing jackets collected per- sonal item from the Farm Service Agency office next to Dayton's Post Office. But soon they were gone and the room was dark. A sign indicated the office would remain dark until congress acts. The inability of congress to agree on a budget exten- sion Monday meant that non-essential government offices and sites throughout the country will remain shut indefinitely. As The Times went to press Tuesday, n...
WAITSBURG - In a pleasant surprise, the weather cooperated beautifully and the sun shone pink on the hills, providing a perfect backdrop for the hundreds of fish lovers lined up at the Don Thomas Com- munity Building Saturday night. Nearly 600 people attended the annual Lion's Club Salmon Barbeque, all patiently awaiting that slice of pink perfection that only comes around once a year. "I don't know that I've ever had any better salmon," said Lion's Club President Larry Johnson. "They tweak the...
DAYTON - Robert Bridwell, 64, of Dayton, was charged last week with 35 felony counts relating to nude photos of underage girls he took with his cell phone. Bridwell, who was arrested September 16 after a long investigation by the Colum- bia County Sheriff's Office, was arraigned on September 19. He was charged with seven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, fourteen counts of dealing in depic- tions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and fourteen counts of possess- ing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance setting a one-year moratorium on the establishment of marijuana-related businesses in the unincorpo- rated part of the county after a public hearing during their regular September 18 meeting. Five days later, on Monday, the Dayton city council approved a similar ordinance, but one with a moratorium expiring after six months. According to Dayton Mayor Craig George, the city's time limit was set because their legal...
WAITSBURG - The 2013-14 school year kicked off with enrollment numbers higher than anticipated in Waitsburg, and even more incoming students expected in the near future. Superintendent Dr. Carole Clarke updated board members at last week's school board meeting and requested additional help to meet the increased demands. Earlier enrollment estimates for the 2013-14 school year projected 135 elementary students (grades K-6), 45 middle school students (grades 7-8) and 270 high school students. At...
DAYTON - On Monday, Columbia County Sheriff's Office personnel arrested Robert Bridwell, 64, at his home in Dayton, after a long investigation of possible child pornography activities. At approximately 7 a.m., Sheriff Rocky Miller and several deputies served Bridwell with a search warrant at his home in Country Village Court. There, they re- trieved a cell phone memory card, which allegedly con- tained nude photos Bridwell had taken of underage girls. Bridwell is being held at the Columbia...
WAITSBURG - While there is still a bit of reprieve before the dreaded "fall back" in time requiring that clocks be adjusted to accommodate the end of Daylight Savings Time, a more enjoyable step back in time is just around the corner. Waitsburg's annual Pioneer Fall Festival, a community celebration honoring local history, will take place Sunday, September 15. This year's festival kicks off at 11 a.m. with an outdoor nondenominational church service led by First Christian Church pastor Mik...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Fairgrounds has been full of hustle and bustle this week, getting ready for this week's county fair. This year's theme is "Sew It, Grow It & Show It at the Fair." Open class and exhibits will be displayed in the Pavilion and Youth Building The fair runs Friday through Sunday. Friday night's feature is a motocross event, followed by a street dance on the Midway with the band Vintage. Saturday will be the 4-H BBQ and the Livestock Sale during the day. Saturday n...
