Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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COLUMBIA COUNTY—A grant of $637,000 will take the Touchet Valley Trail, to be developed between Dayton and Waitsburg, from the planning to engineering stages. The grant, awarded by the Washington Department of Transportation’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program will be used for environment analysis, surveying and engineering design to develop the trail and river crossings to 90-percent design completion, according to a Port of Columbia press release. Once constructed, the 9.7-mile “rails with trails” multiuse path will run adjacent to the...
DAYTON-Dayton's annual National Night Out event will take place at the Dayton City Park on Tues., Aug. 6 from 5-8 p.m. Columbia County residents are encouraged to join with thousands of communities nationwide in celebrating an evening of family fun and information during the anti-crime and anti-drug event. The City Park will be filled with events and activities. Banner Bank will provide free hotdogs which will be served with a smile by Dayton Kiwanis and Lion's Club volunteers. Pepsi-Cola...
"I have never seen the wildflowers as profuse as they are in The Blues right now. The color is mind boggling, and the carpets of wildflowers is in places vast. This scene is on Skyline Drive on the west side of 'The Milkshakes' on the way to Table Rock on July 11, 2019," wrote Waitsburg photographer Bill Rodgers. Have a shot you'd like to share with our readers? Send it to dena@waitsburgtimes.com....
Holly (left) doesn't qualify as a farm dog, but yours might! The Times is planning an extra-special Harvest Issue, to come out on July 25, and we need your help. We would love to show off our local canine farm hands, but we need you! If you have (or know of) a farm dog, snap a high resolution photo and send it to dena@waitsburgtimes.com along with the following info: name owner's name age breed dog's favorite job or activity...
Alcoholics Anonymous - Dayton: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 p.m., Dayton First Congregational Church-UCC dining room, 214 S. 3rd St. Alcoholics Anonymous – Waitsburg: Saturday, Monday and Friday, 9 p.m., Presbyterian Church basement, 504 Main St. American Legion Post #35: First Monday, 6 p.m., Waitsburg Town Hall, 121 Main Street. American Legion Post #42: Second and fourth Wednesdays, 7 p.m., American Legion Building, 211 E. Clay St., Dayton. Bingo: Every Friday, doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo at 6 p.m. Dayton Eagles, 222 E. Main Blue Mountain H...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Christian Church will host a Mega Sports Camp Vacation Bible School on July 22-26 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. VBS Registration forms are available for download at www.christianchurch.com and should be brought to the first day of VBS. Children will be collecting food and resources for the Waitsburg Resource Center. If attendees beat last year’s collection of 489 pounds, they will duct tape Pastor Matt to the wall! Volunteers are needed and welcome. Contact Andraya at (509) 540-4205 for more information. Bicycle Rodeo The eve...
Views from the festivities....
MAIN STREET SALON DAYTON Private room with restroom available for rent Salon station for rent Call Christine 509-382-2060 CITY OF DAYTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT The City of Dayton is looking for a new crew member to join our Public Works Maintenance Department. This is an entry level position; however, a State of Washington Water Pollution Control Plant Operator 1 is desirable. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to learn and be trained in the operating and maintenance of the City’s public works infrastructure, including, but not limi...
Note from the editor: This article was reprinted with permission from the Blue Mountain Heritage Society Summer 2019 newsletter. The Times thought our readership would find it both as enjoyable and informative, as we did. From the BMHS newsletter editor: The Blue Mountain Heritage Society focuses on preserving the history of southeastern Washington. As we record information about the area’s past, references to people and places are common. In fact, the names of the places quite often mirror the names of the people. In this newsletter, we o...
DAYTON-"It's really amazing how much has been done with just volunteers. We have a really committed group of people working together to preserve our local history," said Blue Mountain Heritage Society (BMHS) President Paula Moiso. Since the BMHS was officially formed in 2004, the all-volunteer group has been hard at work educating the public about the rich and diverse history and resources of southeastern Washington through three heritage museums including the Palus Museum, the Smith Hollow...
Submitted by Booker Rest Home Activities Coordinator Jessica Reger A wet and wild time was had by all at Booker Rest Home in Dayton on Friday July 12. Booker kicked off their 2nd Annual Summer Fun Day, and fun was had by all! The day started with some resident/staff team relay races; bed pan races, a wheelchair agility race, and a PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) race. Not only were these relays a lot of fun, but some of them like the PPE relay and the agility relay actually applied useful...
By the time most of us become adults, we have stopped making mud pies in the back yard. But for potter Kassie Smith of Moscow, Ida., the activities of childhood have morphed into the artisanship of adulthood. "I get to play in the dirt every day, and it's awesome," the artist says. Smith, who holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Idaho, juggles a number of pursuits in her career as an artist: she is a ceramics technician and instructor at Washington State University. When she's not...
DAYTON-Dayton City council members Delphine Bailey, Mike Paris, and Zac Weatherford are in the running to be Dayton's next mayor. Voters living inside the City will get the chance to decide which two will advance to the November general election when ballots are mailed out this week for the August 6 primary election. Delphine Bailey Bailey said she understands how to work within the guidelines of state and federal grant programs, and she understands the importance of maintaining the city's...
The lives of a pioneer doctor and Hudson's Bay Company trader will be depicted at In Living History presentations at Fort Walla Walla Museum, 755 Myra Road on July 20 and 21. On Sat., July 20, Don Weaver will portray Nelson Blalock and on Sun. July 21, William McBean will be telling the story of David Thompson. The presentations begin at 2 p.m. in the museum's Pioneer Village. Dr. Nelson G. Blalock was born in 1836. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in...
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service recognizes fifteen species of poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac throughout the known world and five of those grow natively in North America. These plants are found in wooded areas and tend to blend with more innocuous ground cover. While they aren't technically poisonous, the urushiol in them does incite allergic reactions in most who come in contact with their leaves, stems or roots. The effects take hold from exposure to all parts of the...
Young Adult author and former Walla Walla resident Jackson E. Graham visited Ju's Traveling Pages in Waitsburg on Fri., July 12 to sign copies of his newest release, "Sword and Scion: The Reign of Delusion." Far left: Graham (l) visits with Waitsburg's XXX....
Dayton Memorial Library 111 S. 3rd Street, Dayton Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Discovery Kids: Wed., 10 a.m. “The First Mistake,” by Sandie Jones (Fiction) - THE WIFE: For Alice, life has never been better. With her second husband, she has a successful business, two children, and a beautiful house. HER HUSBAND: Alice knows that life could have been different if her first husband had lived, but Nathan’s arrival into her life gave...
Waitsburg's first Ladies Only Bunco Night was such a success that a second event is planned for Waitsburg Wednesday on Aug. 14, according to Commercial Club President Joy Smith. Eighteen ladies enjoyed dinner catered by Waitsburg Grocery, Pam McCauley Chapman run the Bunco games and Smith Craft, Country Chic Boutique and Pure Romance booths were on hand, along with a "well-stocked" bar....
Fun times in the park!...
Waitsburg founding father William Preston appears to be directing attention to Main Street's patriotic display of red, white and blue as local veterans carried the United States and military service flags in the annual Patriot's Parade on July 4....
COLUMBIA COUNTY-For the first time, the Columbia County Development Disability Group (CCDG) has funds available to support, educate and meet the needs of the developmentally disabled and their caregivers in Columbia County. While $3,126 in ad valorem funds may not seem like a lot, the allocation makes all the difference to a group that has previously functioned with almost no budget. "We're so used to working with nothing that we're very frugal. And we have a very supportive community with a...
DAYTON—“Once a Bulldog, Always a Bulldog” is the slogan for the 43rd Annual Dayton High School Alumni Weekend which takes place on Sat., July 20. Alumni will gather from near and far for Saturday’s 10 a.m. parade, for the 11 a.m. annual meeting at the Dayton Historical Depot, and at the block party to follow the meeting. Parade entrants must include the crimson and gold colors in their designs, said Dale Groom, who along with Roseann Groom, are the Parade Committee Co-chairs. Participants are asked to have their floats ready prior to the jud...
DAYTON—The Touchet Valley Golf Club board has developed an aggressive five-year strategy, and is now working on implementation of one of its first priorities, which is to raise money for an underground irrigation system at the golf course. Golf course concessionaire Bill Ayotte said the June 22 First Annual Gene Crothers Memorial Golf Tournament was hugely successful in raising money for the irrigation system. “This is the first time there has been a project to benefit the club,” he said. But i...
The Times is planning an extra-special Harvest Issue, to come out on July 25, and we need your help. We would love to show off our local canine farm hands, but we need you! If you have (or know of) a farm dog, snap a photo and send it to dena@waitsburgtimes.com along with the following info: name owner's name age breed dog's favorite job or activity...
Dayton Title Company is looking for a full-time, career driven, Title Officer/ Escrow Assistant Qualifications: Strong organization skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills Keen attention to detail, accuracy, spelling, grammar and punctuation Help Wanted Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook) Must be personable to effectively communicate with the public and staff in a service-oriented environment Must be able to work independently, meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and juggle multiple tasks Valid...
