Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON-When Corey Suffield graduated from Dayton High School in 1998 he was looking for a career in video production. Twenty years later, Suffield operates a successful computer repair business in an office inside Suffield's Furniture, his parents' furniture and appliance store on Dayton's Main Street. While that is not surprising, considering that Suffield has been fascinated with "electronics, computers and motor control stuff" for as long as he can remember, it is pretty remarkable that he...
Jeff and Lori Bartlow were recognized as the 2017 Boosters of the Year at Waitsburg's season-end home basketball game against St. John/Endicott on Saturday night. "This year's Booster of the Year recognition is long overdue," said Booster Club President Ross Hamann. "Over the last 19 years, Jeff and Lori Bartlow have demonstrated tremendous dedication to the youth of our great community. They have given countless hours, gobs of money, and always accepted leadership roles in many student...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Lions Club recently accepted a $600 donation, from Wade Lacolucci, in the memory of late Waitsburg farmer and former Lion Bob Danforth. For the last 13 years, Lacolucci and Bob's son, David Danforth, have coordinated a golf trip and charity tournament in Coeur d'alene. Last year, Lacolucci won the tournament and said he wanted to donate his winnings to the charity of Bob's choice. "Brother Rob is also part of the tournament and our dad, Bob, played some of his last...
DAYTON-Let the good times roll at a celebration of "Fat Tuesday," better known as Mardi Gras, on Tuesday, February 13, at the Dayton Memorial Library, from 6-8 pm. Mask making, a celebration of traditional New Orleans style cooking and music, and other fun activities are planned for this celebration, said librarian Shakira Bye. Some of the librarians have southern heritage, and they will be fixing and serving red beans and rice, gumbo, and pralines. Yes, there will also be a King Cake, Bye said....
WHS Semester One Honor Roll *does not include students who attend SEATech or Running Start Seniors Lambert, Kitty K. 4 Pearson, Chloe R. 4 Williams, Deja A. 4 Branson, Cade S. 3.25 and above Jones, Tayler L. 3.25 and above Mathews, Karlie J. 3.25 and above Philbrook, Christopher R. 3.25 and above Wood, Tyler J. 3.25 and above Juniors Alleman, Kelsey K. 4 Forney, Mackenzie D. 4 Mellish, Jakeub D. 3.25 and above Miller, Brayden M. 3.25 and above Sophomores Lewis, Kailyn P. 4 House, Seamus A. 3.25 and above Ahler, Marley S. 3.25 and above Miller,...
This picturesque winter scene, taken in December, 2016, was captured along Middle Waitsburg Road, just north of Londagin Road, by Waitsburg landscape photographer Bill Rodgers. Read about Bill and his art on Page 7....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg and Dayton school boards brought an end to uncertainty about the proposed middle and high school Dayton-Waitsburg full athletic and activities combine at a joint school board meeting at the Waitsburg Elementary School on Monday night. In one fell swoop, both boards unanimously agreed to join into a two-year combine agreement and accepted the 38 individual action items presented by the combine advisory committee. Following an hour of discussion at the well-attended meeting, each board, in turn, unanimously approved e...
DAYTON-Dayton General Hospital is adding Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to its wound care treatment protocol. There is a growing need for chronic wound care, especially for patients with diabetes, which is the number one reason for treating chronic wounds, said Dr. Kurt Frauenpreis, Program Medical Director, and Provider. "We're living longer but we're not taking care of ourselves. Younger people are being diagnosed with diabetes and the expense is horrendous, right now," he said. Hyperbaric...
WAITSBURG – Beginning in February the Waitsburg Resource Center will no longer be open on Saturdays. The center, which provides food and resources for residents in Waitsburg and Prescott school districts, is open from 2-4 each Thursday. The decision was made because very few people come in on Saturdays. If demand warrants, the center will look at extending Thursday hours. The resource center provides many resources to the community, in addition to providing food to those in need. In 2017, the ce...
The Dayton School District held an informational meeting in the Elementary Multi-purpose Room on Wednesday of last week, to discuss the District's facilities, and talk about the $800,000 Capital Levy Request that will go before voters in February. At that meeting middle and high school principal Paul Shaber led an exercise to help those in attendance understand the need for improvements to the district's aging facilities, the costs of improvements, and how to pay for them. Short term capital...
Art and history are not neutral subjects. Because they both deal with humanity, with all its messiness of politics, differing opinions, varied cultures, and good and bad behavior, both disciplines force us to think, question, ponder, analyze, reason, and explore. One thing we immediately discover is that there are no easy answers. The second thing develops from the first: though there are no easy answers, it does not mean we stop looking for them. Nona Hengen, a writer, researcher, speaker, arti...
WAITSBURG – Semi-retired geologist Bill Rodgers moved to Waitsburg almost exactly two years ago and says he absolutely loves living in "a photographer's paradise." His landscapes have been featured in a collection of books by the Blue Mountain Land Trust and Rodgers hopes to offer landscape photography workshops in the not-too-distant future. Rodgers says his love of the land developed at an early age. "When I grew up in Spokane, there was a little undeveloped hill behind our house; a big pile o...
OLYMPIA – District 16 Representative Terry Nealey (R) was awarded the Association of Washington Cities City Champion Award at the organization's City Action Days conference in Olympia on Jan. 24. Nealy was one of eight legislators to be recognized for championing city issues last year. Nealey and Joan McBride (D) of Kirkland were recognized for their work to pass legislation to help modernize the Public Records Act. "AWC is pleased to recognize representatives McBride and Nealey for their w...
DAYTON – The Tri-State Steelheaders and Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife staff have been playing "Mother Nature" in the Tucannon River. WDFW fish biologist Michael Gallinat of Dayton said that in recent years too few salmon and steelhead have returned to the Tucannon River to spawn and die, providing the necessary nutrients to maintain a productive food web. So the WDFW has developed a protocol for stream nutrient enrichment. Improving the food web is a bonus for aquatic bugs and, in t...
DAYTON—Bill and Teresa Ayotte are to be the new restaurant concessionaires at the golf course, according to Mike Himmelberger, President of the Dayton Golf and Country Club Association. Bill Ayotte said the restaurant is to be called “Chicken Bill’s Café and BBQ.” It will be a small operation, he said. “We’re still working out the details,” Ayotte said. Teresa Ayotte currently works as the Food and Beverage Manager for Ski Bluewood. Bill Ayotte has experience working for Cisco as a food represe...
Kari Dingman (center), received the Ann Faast award from the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council in Spokane. The award recognizes Dingman for her hard work as a WDFW employee . INWC volunteers work on projects in the Wooten Wildlife Area. For the last several years the group has worked on removing old interior barbed wire fences that are no longer needed and hinder wildlife. Dingman is an Assistant Wildlife Area Manager for the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area....
Nearly 60 girls and their guys attended Waitsburg's second annual father/daughter dance. The dance is a fundraiser hosted by the Waitsburg Home and School Association and is quickly becoming a beloved Waitsburg tradition. Residents donated professional DJ and photography services and volunteers turned the elementary school multipurpose room into a magical world fit for a princess....
WALLA WALLA-The Community Building at the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds was packed on Monday night with celebrants for the unveiling of the completed Blue Mountain Regional Trails – Ridges, Towns, and Rivers Plan, which features nonmotorized trail connections throughout Columbia and Walla Walla counties, and northeast Umatilla County. Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer, Executive Director of the Walla Walla Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization said, "In 21 planning years I have never seen so m...
WAITSBURG – Voters in the Waitsburg School District will be asked to continue supporting schools by approving an Educational Programs and Operations (EPO) of $2.71 per $1,000 of assessed property value on the Feb. 13 ballot. If passed, the levy will replace the current M&O levy which was approved in 2016 and expires in 2018. Board members settled on the $2.71 per $1,000 figure to allow for an increase in Walla Walla County property taxes as the result of the McCleary Decision (EHB 2242), e...
Jan. 21: Deputies responded to a call of a physical domestic altercation between a husband and wife on Second St. in Dixie. The husband was arrested on investigation of assault in the 4th degree – domestic violence. Jan. 18 While investigating a vehicle the victim disclosed other thefts that occurred from under his carport on Middle Waitsburg Road. Jan. 17 A vehicle prowl and theft ocurred sometime overnight on 01/16/2018. Jan. 15 Sometime between Jan. 12 and Jan. 14, unknown suspects broke out four windows to an abandoned building in the 1...
Pleas/Sentencing: -Magdiel (Mack) Hernandez De La Cruze, 36, Dayton; charged with residential burglary in one case and possession of stolen property in the second degree in a second case. He pleaded guilty to both in exchange for the state agreeing to a first time offender waiver in the first case, along with a full statement, the state will recommend time served for each case. -Darrel Jean Salgado, 22, Dayton. Charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia not used for marijuana and with intent to deliver...
In addition to being a proficient artist who paints with pastels, scratchboard, and acrylic, Debbie Hughbanks knows a LOT about boxes, because she's always sending her artwork somewhere. "A good box is 'key' to shipping successfully," says the western and wildlife painter, who last year was accepted into 11 major national shows. "I wrote an article, Shipping Pastel Paintings for the Fainthearted, that addressed shipping if you don't purchase the special art shipment boxes." From the Western...
DAYTON—Columbia County is having a hard time attracting and retaining workers and one of the factors might be inadequate compensation for work performed. County Commissioner Norm Passmore has asked that a committee be formed to perform a regional and county-wide salary survey across the state. Salaries more in line with salaries in other jurisdictions will make working for Columbia County more attractive and enhance the county’s ability to hire, train, and retain staff, he said. Public Wor...
DAYTON--Going solar was on Terry Hoon's mind for a long time before he and his wife, Denise, attended a Walla Walla promotional dinner in the spring of 2016 to hear about the benefits of solar-produced electricity. The Hoons contacted Walla Walla Electric to perform an in-home evaluation and provide an estimate for the 22 solar panels which were installed on the roof of their home in September, 2016. Hoon said electricity production through the solar grid began in October, 2016. "As of this...
WAITSBURG – A name for the new field house a the Waitsburg Athletic Complex will not be decided upon until policies regarding the naming of school facilities can be updated, but school board members spent some time discussing the matter at their January board meeting. Board chair Ross Hamann offered some historical knowledge on the project. Hamann said that years ago there were several projects in the works including a new press box and field house. After receiving a $15,000 grant from Cycle O...
