Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA-If life is an art, Ikune Sawada is a master. Sawada is a painter and collector of fine ceramics. For many years he has also practiced bonsai tree gardening. Through the gate and down a path flanked by lamprocapnos spectabilis, also known as bleeding hearts for their flower petals' shape, the garden unfolds. Sawada and his partner, Neil Meitzler, before his passing in 2009, created the garden from scratch. Meitzler was a landscape painter of the Northwest School and curator at the...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says 2019-20 salmon fisheries have been set and anglers can expect a “mixed bag.” The Department expects a robust coho return on the Columbia River but expects depleted chinook and steelhead runs. This year’s fisheries were designed to take advantage of a higher number of coho salmon forecast to return to Washington’s waters as compared to recent years, according to Kyle Adicks, salmon policy lead for the WDFW. On the Columbia River, summer salmon fishery will be closed to summer chinook (includ...
WASHINGTON-The 2019 Statewide Trout Fishing Derby started April 27 and is open to anyone with a valid 2019 fishing license and more than 1,000 prizes are available. Fish with a WDFW tag near their dorsal fin could make any size fish a catch-of-the-day. No entrance fee or registration is required to participate. Simply visit a participating lake and catch a tagged trout rainbow trout in one of over 100 stocked lakes between April 28 and Oct. 31. Winning derby trout will have a blue tag attached...
PENDLETON, Ore.— Personal-use firewood permits for the Umatilla National Forest are available from, May 1 through Nov. 30 at Forest Service offices and several local vendors. Permits can be purchased for $5 per cord with a minimum purchase of four cords for $20. The maximum limit is 12 cords total of personal firewood cutting per household during the calendar year. Permits may be purchased locally at the Dayton General Store, Pomeroy Foods, P.F. Express (Pomeroy), the Last Resort and the Walla Walla CHS Farmer’s Co-op. A complete list of vendor...
OLYMPIA – Kelly Susewind,, director of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), will host a virtual open house on Mon., May 13 to give the public a chance to ask about the department’s policies and direction. “I want to share some updates on the agency, but the main purpose is to have a two-way conversations with those who aren’t always able to attend our in-person events,” said Susewind. “People care deeply about the work we do and we want to make it easier for them to tell us what’s on their mind and what’s important to th...
Waitsburg's Home and School Association hosted its annual school carnival to raise funds to provide school supplies for all Waitsburg students, last Friday evening....
WAITSBURG (AN TIR)-The Society for Creative Anachronism met once more at Preston Park for their annual Newcomer's Encampment. The setup of pavilions, tents and flags began Friday afternoon. Festivities kicked off at the Bardic Circle that evening. Bards and minstrels of the SCA performed a variety of music from the Middle Ages, from sprightly Renaissance dancing tunes to beautiful, medieval choral works. No Bardic Circle is complete without poems and storytelling around an open fire. The...
Every May the Administration for Community Living leads our nation in the observance of Older American's Month. The 2019 theme Connect, Create, Contribute, encourages older adults and their communities to connect with friends, family and services, create by engaging in activities that promote learning, health and personal enrichment and contribute time, talent and life experience to benefit others. Nancy's Garden Center, in Waitsburg, got a head start on the observance by inviting Booker Rest...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Historical Society is hopeful that a soon-to-be established memorial fund, in recognition of the contributions of the Broom family, will provide dependable funding for the organization. The new Broom Memorial Endowment Fund will be active once the first $10,000 in seed money is received. The Historical Society is hopeful that the endowment will be funded by Jeff Broom’s memorial service on Memorial Day Weekend. “Ever since I took over as treasurer, I have been concerned because we operate year-to-year,” said Histori...
COLUMBIA and WALLA WALLA Counties—Candidates filing for 2018 local and state elections opens Mon., May 13 and runs through Fri., May 17. Candidates for joint districts must file with the lead county. In Walla Walla County, candidates may electronically submit declarations of candidacy through https://wei.sos.wa.gov/county/wallawalla at the Online Candidate Filing Start Page which will be available Mon., May 13 at 9 a.m. through Fri., May 17 at 4 p.m. Walla Walla County candidates may also file in-person at the elections office at 310 W. P...
Waitsburg and Dayton students celebrated prom together on Sat., April 20 , with a Hollywood Night dance at the Dayton Fairgrounds pavilion....
Northwest Grain Growers, Inc is accepting applications for a full-time grain warehousemen and seedsmen. Positions based in Dayton. Those with experience operating and maintaining grain elevators or material handling equipment and those with a Class A CDL are preferred but will provide training for the right candidate. We offer competitive wage and benefit packages including: health insurance, 401k plan, profit sharing, paid time off and paid holidays. Position open until filled. Applications...
DAYTON—Law enforcement from across the region, including the Walla Walla SWAT team, descended on Dayton on the morning of April 25, in response to a report of an active shooter in the vicinity of Columbia County Transportation offices at 507 West Cameron Street in Dayton. No firearms were ultimately found at the scene but Sherrad J. Lahd was later arrested and faces charges of second degree assault and unlawful discharge of a laser, for causing fear of imminent danger. According to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office press release, dispatch rec...
Waitsburg Garden Club members bundled up and braved the cold weather and stormed Main Street to beautify Main Street this weekend....
Unfinished Business City Election Discussion: Walla Walla County Auditor Karen Martin participated in a discussion regarding possibly aligning Waitsburg’s annual city election with the county and having the county run the election. The council tabled the discussion until June when more specific information would be available about the cost of elections and whether Waitsburg could retain its top vote-getter election process. A vote on whether or not to change Waitsburg’s election process from one-year to four-year terms to align with the sta...
WALLA WALLA-Incumbents Patrick Dennis, Jay DeWitt and Dennis Munden were all re-elected to the Columbia REA Board of Directors in the 2019 board elections. Jay DeWitt lives in rural Walla Walla county. He is co-founder of Dumas Station Wines and makes his living growing grapes and making wine. He graduated from WSU in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy and has had a varied career which includes crop protectant sales, crop consulting and farming. Dennis Munden (District 2) lives...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Senior Center, located at 403 E. Patit St. in Dayton, offers an array of activities for people sixty years old and older, said Stephanie Carpenter, R.N., who, along with Betty Keller, Barbara Gibson, Dawn Radebaugh, and Zella Powers make up the Southeast Washington Aging and Long Term Care Council of Governments Advisory Council, for Columbia County, of which Carpenter is the Chair. "We're trying to get seniors more involved in the community," Carpenter said about...
WAITSBURG—Effective May 1, Waitsburg residents will no longer see solid waste disposal services on their city utility bills. At its April 17 meeting, the Waitsburg City Council approved a contract with Basin Disposal Services, Inc. (BDI) to take over garbage service billing. For residents, the change means that they will now receive a separate bill for garbage services, which will be billed bi-monthly, rather than monthly. They will also see a 3-cent increase in their monthly garbage bill. The decision to transfer billing services from the C...
Columbia County Health System employees gathered last Friday to honor 94-year-old Eulalie Shreck, who recently retired after many years manning the hospital information desk....
WAITSBURG—For Nancy Bickelhaupt, preparing students for life has been both a pleasure and a passion. The Waitsburg High School Family and Consumer Science teacher will retire this spring but will undoubtedly continue to make her mark on the community. Nancy grew up in Walla Walla and graduated from Wa-Hi in 1972 before heading to Washington State University where she double-majored in home economics and education. She met Waitsburg farmer Dan Bickelhaupt and the couple married while she was s...
WAITSBURG-Reverand Stan Hughes took the pulpit at the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church this month and says he is looking forward to helping the congregation evaluate the past and plan for the future. Hughes replaces Rev. Bret Moser who retired in February after 15 years in Waitsburg, to move to Idaho where he and his wife, Bethany, serve with Standing Stone Ministry. Hughes said the transitional role, historically known as an interim pastor, tends to be seen as someone who keeps things glued togeth...
POMEROY-Area anglers have been pulling in some big ones at the freshly stocked lakes just past the Last Resort campgrounds, located at 2005 Tucannon Road. But fishing is just one of many activities outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy along the Tucannon as the weather warms. The Last Resort is just two miles from eight stocked lakes, the Tucanon River and hiking trails. The Towery's moved from a small farming community in Aumsville, Ore. and purchased the park in 2013. They are starting their sixth...
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg residents can look forward to even more new and replaced sidewalks thanks to a $300,000 grant from the state Transportation Improvement Board, as well as new solar-powered speed signage, courtesy of the Department of Transportation. At its April 17 meeting, the Waitsburg City Council accepted grant agreements for both items. Complete Streets City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said he was able to secure a Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation C...
PORTLAND, OR to SPARTA, NJ-Mitchell Morrison sends greetings from White Sulphur Springs, MT. He is riding a bicycle across the U.S. for the sixth time. The expedition launched from Portland on April 9 and is going strong. Why ride a bicycle across the country alone? "I absolutely love seeing the spectacular beauty," shares Morrison. "I love chatting with the folks in the small towns and I love the adventure and challenge of it all!" "As part of my adventure, I am raising money for cancer researc...
Tuesday and Wednesday, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members visited the Blue Mountain Humane Society to deliver boxes of pet food and toys they had collected from students and staff at WHS. They also spent time doing work projects. Tuesday, they worked in the stock room shelving food, dismantling crates and re-stuffing bags. Wednesday, students assembled participant bags for the upcoming 2019 Dog Jog on May 5 that benefits the Blue Mountain Humane Society. After the...
