Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—City of Dayton Mayor Craig George presided over a lengthy city council meeting last week, which will be his last before he retires on Apr. 30. “I really want to thank the council. I’ve been to many meetings in the state and the councils are pretty contentious and don’t always get along . . . Everyone in this council has always done what we all think is best for the citizens of Dayton and I appreciate that.” City council members Mike Paris and Delphine Bailey have both informed the council...
Brian Treadway hopes to garner interest from new or future operators WAITSBURG-Waitsburg's Brian Treadway said he followed his grandfather's footsteps into ham radio but now uses the platform mostly in an emergency response capacity. He's hoping to garner more local interest, especially from those interested in providing emergency services. Amateur radio, better known as ham radio, is a hobby enjoyed by over a million people worldwide who call themselves "radio hams" or simply "hams." Most hams...
DAYTON-With The Club youth center nearing completion of its first school year, co-founder Ginny Butler said community members are still confused about how the center is funded. Butlers said that tremendous community support has allowed The Club to thrive and successfully accomplish its mission "to enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens." Butler said funding of The Club is split into three separate...
The north end of Waitsburg's Main Street was awash with displays of patriotism on Sat., April 13 as Bob Brock brought his Patriot Jeep and Patriot Jet Fighter to town for the official kickoff of his "Love America Tour."...
DAYTON-The Walla Walla and Columbia Conservation Districts are the lead agencies for a restoration and improvement plan for fish and wildlife habitat on the Touchet River, from the SR 125 bridge at Waitsburg, upstream, into the upper reaches of the North and South Touchet River and Wolf and Robinson Forks. Landowners potentially impacted by the plan were provided with an overview of the process at meetings held last week in Waitsburg and in Dayton and they were invited to help shape the plan. Speaking in the Youth Building, at the Columbia...
COLUMBIA COUNTY—In April of 2018, Governor Jay Inslee approved 139 census tracts in 36 counties for Opportunity Zone status. One of those designations included the majority of Columbia County and allows the county to offer special federal tax breaks to encourage development and job creation. The Opportunity Zone program was a bipartisan proposal in Congress incorporated into the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It allows the governor of every state to designate up to 25 percent of eligible census tracts as Opportunity Zones – areas that are str...
WAITSBURG—Three Waitsburg teachers will be retiring with the end of the 2018-19 school year but the District is currently only advertising for two teaching position openings. The unpopular option of not filling the spot vacated by Family and Consumer Science Teacher Nancy Bickelhaupt is being considered to compensate for the potential impacts of McCleary decision funding changes. At the March 21 school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Jon Mishra presented the Waitsburg School Board with potential scenarios resulting from the enactment of t...
Waitsburg photographer Bill Rodgers took this photo at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning as Coppei Creek explored a small side channel across a field south of the Fairgrounds. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for southeastern Walla Walla County and southeastern Columbia County on Monday evening cautioning that creeks, rivers and streams are likley to flood from rain and runoff....
The Dayton Eagles Auxiliary wishes to thank donors who made it possible to raise $9,600 at this year's annual Jimmy Durante Funday. The proceeds were split between The Club and the local 4-H Endowment Fund....
April 7 An unknown suspect stole gasoline from the victim’s fuel tank on Main Street in Waitsburg. April 5 Illegal dumping reported on neighbor’s property on Taggart Road. April 3 A safe of unknown origin was found on the shoulder of Preston Avenue. April 2 Four tires with rims were stolen from the victim’s driveway in the 100 block of Murphy Street in Waitsburg. March 29 Deputies arrested a man for theft of a vehicle, after a pursuit, at 9724 E. Highway 12....
Help Wanted LEGAL ASSISTANT and VICTIM/WITNESS ADVOCATE The Columbia County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is seeking applicants for a unique full-time position as Legal Assistant and Victim/Witness Advocate. 40% of the workload consists of communication with victims and witnesses about criminal cases, helping victims and witnesses find resources to help them through crisis, and communicating victim and witness needs and desires to attorneys. The remaining 60% of workload consists of preparing documents in consultation with attorneys, filing, g...
WALLA WALLA—Whitman College will present its annual Renaissance Faire on Sat., April 20, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Whitman College campus on the corner of Beyer Ave. and South Park Street. The festival includes Renaissance-themed costumes, performers, music and crafts. Admission is free and families are encouraged to attend....
Waitsburg FFA and 4-H members spent a rainy Sunday cleaning and prepping the livestock barns at the Waitsburg Fairgounds. Members readied the pens in the new barn for hogs and goats; rototilling, cleaning, and installing water nipples. John Gleason is forming and pouring concrete for new wash pens that members can wash their animals prior to showings. "This lets the kids and animals practice and not be stressed out when they are actually at a show or fair. It really helps keep them both calm...
Board members present: Ross Hamann, Christy House, Randy Hinchliffe, Jason Kaehler, Lisa Morrow Presentation (Pam Beasley) Beasley gave a presentation on the WaKIDS program and Waitsburg results. (See story at right) Secondary Principal Report (Stephanie Wooderchak) District staff has been participating in “staff dares” which are dares from the Character Strong curriculum. Response has been positive. SBAC testing will take place April 15-May 21 WHS Knowledge Bowl traveled to state competition in Yakima on March 23. Athletic Director Report (St...
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg Kindergarten teacher Pam Beasley presented the WaKIDS program and an update on resulting data to the Waitsburg School Board at their March meeting. Beasley said resulting data shows deficiencies in several areas. WaKIDS (Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills) was piloted in the 2010-11 school and became mandatory in state-funded full-day kindergarten programs in 2012-13. The program assesses students in six areas of development and learning: s...
WAITSBURG – Ron and Cindy Standring had a special guest last week when they played host to Jimmy Novak, a retired veteran who is walking across the United States to raise awareness for PTSD and suicide prevention. Ron is American Legion Post #35 Commander and Cindy is the Legion Adjutant/Finance Officer. Novak is walking from DuPont, Wash. to Disney Land in Orlando, Fla. He began his walk on March 23 and, by the time he landed in Waitsburg, he had covered approximately 212 miles over 13 days, w...
Joe "Tiger" Patrick II, son of Waitsburg's Joe Patrick, made a similar cross-country journey in 2013 when he walked across America to honor the fallen heroes of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Patrick began his journey at Imperial Beach, the southernmost point in America and made his way to Arlington Cemetery in Virginia. He carried a 25'x 8' memorial panel containing pictures of the 6,654 men and women who were lost in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. More would die after his journey began....
DAYTON—The Frank E. Bauers American Legion Post No. 42 was organized in 1919, which was the same year the national organization was chartered and incorporated by Congress, according to Carla Rowe who has written a history of the Dayton organization based on the material published in various issues of the Columbia County Dispatch. She writes, "The Post is named after Frank Ernest Bauers, of Company M, 361st Infantry, ninety-first Division, wounded October 2, 1918 in the battle of Argonne in F...
DAYTON-The patriotic display honoring Columbia County veterans has been moved from the Smith Hollow Country Schoolhouse to the Palus Museum, at 426 E. Main Street. "The display was popular and deserved a more permanent location," said Paula Moisio, president of the Blue Mountain Heritage Society (BMHS). Moisio said the BMHS is collaborating with the Frank E. Bauers American Legion Post # 42 to honor local veterans who have served the nation. The expanded collection of items from local veterans...
STARBUCK, Wash.-Columbia Straw Supply, a Starbuck-based company that procures wheat straw for Columbia Pulp, welcomed David Eller as its new general manager on Feb. 18. Eller most recently served as the plant and operations manager at Ash Grove Cement Company in Olathe, Kansas. He served in the Marine Corps before working in the paper and manufacturing industry where he served in various roles from plant engineer to mill superintendent. Eller has a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial...
SPOKANE, Wash.— Northwest Farm Credit Services, the Northwest’s leading agricultural lending cooperative, has released its quarterly Market Snapshot reports that look at the state of major agricultural commodities in the region. Northwest FCS industry teams working throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington monitor conditions and report outlooks for commodities financed by the co-op. Northwest FCS’ 12-month outlook for the agricultural commodities most common in the Northwest are summarized below. Cattle Northwest FCS’ outlook suggest...
STARBUCK, Wash.- Wally and Joanne Knouff are starting their first season as owners of the Starbuck/Lyons Ferry Marina KOA. The couple purchased the business in November after realizing they were here to stay. "Our kids make fun of us because we sold our home in Wenatchee and downsized to an RV with plans to camp in the north in the summer and head south in the winter. This was our first stop and we never left. We fell in love with it and stayed," Joanne said. The Knouffs came to Lyons Ferry...
WALLA WALLA-Tickets are on sale now for tickets to Chris Janson who will headline the 2019 Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days concert on August. 28. Jackson Michelson, of Corvallis, Ore., will open for Janson. While his name may not be widely known, Janson's songs are. His hits include "Buy Me a Boat," "Fix a Drink," and "Take a Drunk Girl Home." His new song, "Good Vibes," is the debut single from his forthcoming third studio album. Janson holds the distinction of being the youngest member of...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg School District has extended the deadline for accepting applications for individuals to sit on the Superintendent Search Interview Observer Panel. The board plans to select approximately 12 community members, representing a cross-section demographics to sit on the panel. The panel will observe preliminary interviews of six to eight selected candidates for the position of Superintendent of the Waitsburg School District and will, individually, provide input to the Board on each candidate. Interviews will be held on M...
WALLA WALLA-The Painting for Passage show debuted in the grand lobby of the Marcus Whitman hotel featuring the watercolor and acrylic paintings of Leigh Anne Adkins. Adkins' artworks favor the abstract expressionist style popularized by artists like Jackson Pollock and were at auction during the Spring Barrel Crush event. Collectors circled the bidding table to the gentle strummings of harpist Chelsea Carter. Carter's original composition, "Heavenly," filled the great hall right up to its...
