Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—At the last CCHS regular board meeting in November, Stephanie Carpenter, RN, COO, spoke about a meeting she attended sponsored by the Aging and Long Term Care and the Alzheimer’s Association at the SonBridge Community Center in College Place. The purpose of the meeting was to learn about a statewide movement that empowers people with memory loss, and their families, and that helps them stay connected in the community. Carpenter said the goal is to plan for a dementia-friendly community in Columbia County. She said that businesses can...
DAYTON--It was confirmed by the BOCC at last week’s regular meeting that County Planner Greg Abramson has been terminated from his job at the County Building and Planning Department, with no reason given. Abramson has been a Senior Planner/Building Inspector for the county since 2015. When asked about the shortage of staff in the Planning Department, Commissioner Norm Passmore said, “We’re working on that.” When fully staffed the Planning and Building Department will have three employees; a director, an assistant and code enforcement officer...
DAYTON – First-year 4-H Robotics Coach Jeanne Walter is pretty proud of her group, and rightfully so! The group of seven kids, age 10-13, from both Dayton and Waitsburg, recently won the Research Award for their project at the First Lego League Regional Tournament in Pasco and will advance to the state competition in Cheney on January 13. The club, named the Venus Flytraps, includes Mikel Vance, Vaughn Walter, Juniper Kerr, Balian Walter, Phinneas Kerr, Hudson Reser and Joshua Reser. Of the 2...
WAITSBURG – Several adults attended the Wed., Dec. 13 Waitsburg School Board meeting to express concerns about bullying in the school district following an altercation that took place on the high school lawn earlier that day. The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a simple assault between two teen girls at the high school on Wednesday afternoon. The two junior high students engaged in a physical altercation while other students stood by, watching. Neither student was phys...
The Waitsburg Pen Pals 4-H Club "adopted" 7- and 8-year-old boys through Adopt-a-Child and went shopping last week. Members donated $185 of their own money, parents added to the pot and the club was given permission to use $70 of club funds. The club had fun shopping for gifs totalling $233 for each boy. In addition, Cascade donated a $50 gift card, which leader Lisa Morrow supplemented to buy each boy a new pair of boots. This week, they plan to deliver sweet treats to elderly Waitsburg...
Waitsburg's Main Street Bridge is "substantially complete" and opened for traffic just after The Times went to press last Tuesday evening, to the joy of many residents, especially those living on Bolles Road. Unfortunately, it got broken in quickly. Icy roads made the bridge the site of an accident first thing Wednesday morning. City officials say the bridge didn't sustain any apparent damage....
-Ross Hamann and Randy Pearson took the oath of office. - Ross Hamann was elected board chair and Marilyn Johnson was elected vice-chair. Secondary Principal’s Report (Stephanie Wooderchak): The WHS band played in the Christmas parade and performed a band concert Dec. 11. The band, FCCLA, and NHS will sign and play at Booker Rest Home. Chloe Pearson and Robert Walsh were named Exchange Club Students of the Month. Cookie dough sale fundraiser was successful. Preston Hall and WHS students celebrated their Nov. perfect attendance party. Nine h...
Young Alexis, daughter of Roger Tumbocon and Justin Jaech, enjoyed a visit with Santa (Val Kiefer) at Breakfast with Santa, hosted by the Dayton First Congregational Church on Sat., Dec. 9. The church has been hosting the free breakfasts for over 30 years....
DAYTON—A special meeting was held on Dec. 6 in the school district board room to discuss how the Dayton School District can best meet some newly-identified school facility needs as well as how to finish currently-identified facilities projects. Superintendent Doug Johnson said due to the increasing cost and scope of the projects the current capital project levy falls short of being able to complete all of the projects. “In addition to the projects already on the table, the heating system, district-wide, has become very problematic,” he said....
Chloe Pearson and Robert Walsh were selected as the 2017-2018 Waitsburg High School Exchange Club Youth of the Month. This selection makes them eligible for the Exchange Club Youth of the Year $1,000 scholarship....
DAYTON--County Commissioner Merle Jackson would like to express his gratitude to the voters of Columbia County for passing Proposition 1, the one-tenth of one percent county wide sales tax for the purpose of providing for ongoing, stable funding for improvements and maintenance of the radio system and 911 Emergency Services Operations. “It’s gratifying to start on this road of upgrading the equipment,” Jackson said. Replacing the eleven-year-old analog radio console in the county’s dispatc...
Dec. 5: Malicious/Criminal Mischief reported in the 900 block of Preston Avenue....
DAYTON - The Columbia County Sheriff’s Department has released a statement to the press about an incident that occurred last Tues., Dec. 5, when the Sheriff’s Department received a call from the Dayton School District regarding threats made against the school by a student. The Sheriff’s Department press release stated that Deputy Jeff Jenkins met with Superintendent Doug Johnson and High School Principal Paul Shaber. After determining the threats were credible, Sheriff Rocky Miller and Prosecutor Rea Culwell were asked to join the meeti...
WAITSBURG – At the request of City Manager Randy Hinchliffe, the Waitsburg City Council has been asked to determine, at their Dec. 20 meeting, whether or not semi trucks can park overnight in the Whiskey Canyon Sports Bar & Grill parking lot. Hinchliffe explained that, since the restaurant was built, the city has received multiple, sporadic complaints from the onsite manager of the apartments located behind the restaurant. The former Waitsburg Inn, owned by Kieth Parkins, was converted to a...
DAYTON-Patricia Sacha is a natural in her new role as the Blue Mountain Station's Market manager. Sacha farmed the garden at the Blue Mountain Station in 2015. Since 2016 she and her husband, David, have been operating Hidden Gardens Farm, supplying microgreens and herbs to the BMS Market and to local restaurants. Sacha said is familiar with what running the market entails. "I used to help Melissa (Weatherford) with packaging products and stocking shelves," she said. "I already know a lot of...
WAITSBURG – For about 30 years, Waitsburg seniors have been gathering to share a hot meal and fellowship together as part of the Walla Walla Senior Citizen Center's Senior Round Table program. Recently, numbers have dwindled and site coordinator Kim Bruzas wants to make sure Waitsburg residents are aware of the program. "It's the best deal in town! Where else can you get a meal like this for $4.00?" asked volunteer cashier Doris Huffman. Residents are invited to the Waitsburg Presbyterian C...
WAITSBURG – It’s December again; the time of year for giving – and taking. The Walla Walla Police Department recently issued a press release about an increase in reports of scams hitting area residents. In one scam, residents receive a physical letter in the mail from an “administrative manager” of a financial institute in Barcelona. The letter states that millions of dollars are unclaimed and can be split with the letter recipient, through a “confidential” process. The recipient is told not t...
Beautiful weather helped make for a fantastic turn-out at this year's Waitsburg Hometown Christmas which featured plenty of fun and entertainment, including visits from Santa, Disney princesses and Spiderman. See more Hometowm Christmas photos on the Last Page....
DAYTON-Patients stand to benefit from the addition of three new treatment modalities at Dayton General Hospital, as well as from the enthusiasm of the staff responsible for them. Treatment with acupuncture has been added to the list of services at DGH. Acupuncture Denise Lane has been utilizing her education, from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Ore., and her experience to give patients another option in treating chronic pain, stress, anxiety and depression. An...
Dec. 3 A woman was found driving a stolen vehicle and was arrested on Main Street in Waitsburg, at approximately 12:30 p.m., for possession of a stolen vehicle, driving while license suspended, operating a motor vehicle without a valid operator’s license/without identification, and on two felony warrants out of Umatilla County. Washington State Patrol and WWCSO deputies were involved in the arrest and the arrestee was not compliant. Dec. 1 A juvenile female received harassing text messages. Nov. 24 First degree criminal trespass on Wilson H...
New statewide school funding levy takes effect DAYTON – Property owners take note! Columbia County Assessor Chris Mills wants you to be aware of tax hikes in 2018 when a new statewide levy goes into effect. The purpose of the levy is to fix a state Supreme Court ruling that requires full funding of basic education. Mills discussed current tax collections and the impacts from the new levy when she met with the Board of County Commissioners last week. She said the current State Levy No. 1 collects 1.6 million in tax dollars from Columbia C...
DAYTON - Winter is coming! The City of Dayton would like to take this opportunity to remind and inform the community of applicable codes and standards. The City of Dayton will allow members of the public to store their vehicles on the streets for a maximum of 30 days. This standard is even more important as fall and winter is upon us. Leaves are to be swept up by City Public Works, and allowing this will ensure easy and safe snow removal. Let’s work together to keep long-term vehicles, leaves, snow, and hazardous conditions off of our roads. H...
There were no permits issued in Waitsburg or Starbuck in November. Nov. 1 - Jeromy Phinney, 312 E. Trement, Dayton; Construct a 15 x 14 wooden deck and pergola. Nov. 1 - Daniel Scully, Jr., 605 East Dayton Ave., Dayton; Adding 3 eight-foot tall sections of fence that are 16” wide to an existing 6 foot fence, for privacy. Nov. 2 - Columbia County Public Hospital District # 1, 1012 S 3rd; Dayton; remodel two rooms for a hyperbaric chamber. Nov. 6 - Mark Truitt, 117 W. Richmond Ave., Dayton; Installation of Whitfield WP2 Advantage Two Pellet S...
The rails are nearly completed and paving on the Main Street Bridge was to take place on Tuesday afternoon. Paving should bring the bridge to "substantial completion" and allow it to open to drivers as early as this week. The overall project will not be completed until next year, according to city officials....
As a person who likes to sew, it always disturbed me that such aficionados are called "sewers," a term that, pronounced a different way, is something no respectable person wants to be called. So when I found the term, "sewist," I was most excited, and when I discovered Dayton sewist Kathy Snow – who makes my own high-amateur efforts look like something, well, a skilled amateur would create – I was even more excited. Snow is a Sewist Supreme, fashioning intricately detailed work that ranges from...
