Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Resource Center (WRC) has come a long way from the dark and crowded food bank that once operated in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. The center, a cooperative ministry of the Waitsburg Christian, Presbyterian and Catholic churches moved to its current home, a well-lit, easily accessible space in the AmericanWest Bank building, in early 2011. The center began receiving commodities under the Federal Food Assistance Program, channeled through the Blue Mountain Action Council, in March of that year and has...
DAYTON - Would a hiker need a permit to take photos while walking the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness -- the roughly 176,500 acres located in the Blue Mountains of southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon? The obvious answer is'no.' Unfortunately, a soon-to-be-finalized Forest Service measure on the matter makes that less than obvious. In fact, it's so unclear that local landscape photographer Nick Page recalls being informed by a Park Ranger that he would need to purchase a $150 permit to...
DAYTON - A ribbon cutting was held September 17 to officially open the new Booker Sidewalk, which connects the Booker Rest Home to the Touchet River and the dike path that parallels it. Kevin Ball, a Booker resident, used a special set of scissors to cut the ribbon. The sidewalk begins at the parking lot in front of Booker Rest Home and runs on city of Dayton property adjacent to the baseball and soccer fields. Columbia Cares, a coalition of organizations in Dayton promoting a healthy...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg students will be in for a special treat on October 2. Last month, Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed October 1 as Taste Washington Day, a day where schools partner with farmers to include fresh Washington-grown foods in their cafeteria meals. That date didn't work for Waitsburg, motivating Food Services Supervisor Susan Wildey to take the program one step further and offer an even more locally focused Taste of the Valley day on October 2. Taste of Washington began in 2010 when the...
WAITSBURG - "WHAT??? I'm a what now?" responded The Times' own Emma Philbrook in response to fellow reporter Dena Wood's request for a quote regarding how it felt to be a National Merit Scholarship semif inalist. Philbrook, a WHS senior, did not receive the National Merit Scholarship Corp. semifinalist notification that was supposed to have been mailed the first part of September and assumed she hadn't qualified. She was greatly relieved, and more than a little excited to learn, through a Google...
SCHEDULE 11:00 Community church service on the Bruce House lawn - Bret Moser officiating 12:00 Pioneer of the Year presentation 12:15 - 3:00 Buffalo burgers with the Q Wood-Fired Grill 2:15 Vintage style show Front lawn musicians: 12:15 - 12:40 Grandma & The Boys 12:45 - 1:10 The Turner Clan 1:15 - 1:40 Switchgrass 1:45 - 2:10 Big Font 3:00 - 3:15 Waitsburg Quartet 3:15 - 4:00 Women's Trio Parlor music:...
WAITSBURG - Jim and Geraine Hansen, Waitsburg's 2014 Pioneers of the Year, reside on a picturesque plot near the top of what their daughter Mary calls "the Hansen version of Walton Mountain." Mary lives just a half-mile up the road; daughter Karen Yager is three miles up; and son Norman lives in the original family homestead on top of Coppei Mountain. In addition to the mountain-dwellers, the immediate Hansen clan includes daughters Cheryl in Pullman, Jeanette inWalla Walla, and son John in...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg School Superintendent Carol Clarke announced at the Sept. 10 school board meeting that the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) will recover $38,708 from the district's September apportionment due to the district's "failure to maintain effort in the special education program". Clarke said the unexpected financial ding is "a tough one." Clarke explained that the recovery comes as a result of staff reductions that took place in 2009 and...
DAYTON - Attorney Abbie Broughton Marsh joined the Columbia County Prosecutor's Office this month as deputy prosecutor. She fills the position left vacant when former deputy prosecutor June Riley left to take a position with the City of Walla Walla. Marsh moved to Dayton with her family in 2013 after working nine years in the Riverside County, Calif. District Attorney's Office. She has worked for the past two years for the Nealey and Marinella Law Office here. "Abbie will be a great asset for...
DAYTON - Executives of Columbia Pulp say they are accepting resumes from candidates for senior administrative and management positions at the new straw pulp plant that will soon begin construction near Lyons Ferry. The Company's CEO John Begley said that about 30 salaried positions will be filled in the first quarter of 2015. "We have already received at least 30 resumes," he said. Begley said that a human resources consultant, Jennifer Johnson, has been contracted by Columbia Pulp to handle...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last week to extend its moratorium on marijuana businesses in the unincorporated county for three more months. The county's original one-year moratorium would have expired on September 18. During their September 3 meeting, Commissioners Mike Talbot, Chuck Reeves and Dwight Robanske all agreed that county staff needed more time to review recent court cases regarding jurisdictions that have banned marijuana businesses. "I'm...
WAITSBURG - Last week the Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve a ban on the production, processing and sale of marijuana in the unincorporated areas of Walla Walla County. To date, Yakima, Pierce and Clark counties have done the same. Commissioners Perry Dozier and Jim Johnson voted in favor of the ban with Commissioner Greg Tompkins voting opposed. This week, The Times sat down with District 2 Commissioner Dozier, who shared his views on the issue. Dozier says his...
MEDICAL CANNABIS GARDENS ALSO OUTLAWED BY CITY COUNCIL RULING DAYTON - The Dayton City Council on Monday night passed an ordinance banning growing, processing and sales of marijuana in the city. Under the new law, recreational marijuana businesses will not be allowed within city limits, and medical cannabis gardens will also be prohibited. The vote was 5-1 in favor of the ban. Council members Delphine Bailey, Kathy Berg, Christine Broughton, Byron Kaczmarski and Mike Paris voted yes, while counc...
DAYTON - Columbia Pulp expects to begin production at its new facility near Lyons Ferry in the fourth quarter of 2015. Recruiting for production/ operations positions is anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2015. Columbia Pulp will coordinate hiring for those positions through WorkSource Walla Walla, located at 1530 Stevens in Walla Walla. All job openings will be posted on go2worksource.com at that time. The company will begin recruiting for salaried management, operations, technical and administration positions in the first quarter...
DAYTON - During this weekend's Columbia County Fair, special needs people from throughout the area will participate in faux rodeo events in the Exceptional Rodeo produced by Rascal Rodeo. The rodeo will be held on Saturday, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Participants of all ages will be paired with local youth volunteers, champion cowboys and cowgirls, fair royalty and other community volunteers. Their partners will help them be cowboys and cowgirls for the day by learning the different events in rodeo....
DAYTON - The Columbia County Fairgrounds comes alive this weekend as kids and adults bring their animals and crafts to show to the world. This year's fair will feature livestock showing by 4-H and FFA members from Dayton and Waitsburg, food and craft displays in the pavilion and lots of interactive activities on the midway. Food, drink and live entertainment are in store every day. Animal Showing 4-H and FFA kids have been raising their animals all year in preparation for the fair. Adults can...
WAITSBURG - Eight-year-old Makenna Barron says she can only recall one of the two times she attended the Pendleton Round-Up. She will attend for her third time next week and this visit she won't forget. The pint-sized cowgirl will kick off the week of rodeos by singing the national anthem in the Happy Canyon arena at Monday's opening night PBR Classic rodeo. Makenna, who reigned as Miss Rodeo Washington Sweetheart last year, has rodeo in her blood. Her mom, Tracy Barron, belonged to the Pro...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Commissioners last week approved a request by the Mule Mania committee to allow the popular event to be held on Memorial Day Weekend beginning next year. It will continue to be held at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. For the past four years, Mule Mania has run during mid-July. According to committee chairman Les Teel, one of the primary reasons the committee sought a date earlier in the year was hot weather. "We lost between 30 and 50 registered participants...
