Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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SAN ANTONIO, Tex. – When it comes to running, Jess (Jessie) Winnett thinks longer is better. Why run a marathon, when you can run a double marathon? Jess, daughter of Andy and Denise Winnett, ran the Goodwater Trail Race – opting for the double-marathon event – in Georgetown, Tex. on Jan. 27. She finished in 11 hours, 14 minutes and 33 seconds, to take first place among the four women double-marathon runners. She placed second overall among the 14 men and women who opted to run the doubl...
DAYTON--"Yes, that is our bowling alley," said Dan Butler showing the County Commissioners the architectural drawings for the new Boys and Girls Club in Dayton, at the Feb. 6 commissioners' meeting. Butler and his wife, Ginny, bought the former bowling alley on W. Cameron St., in Dayton, last May. Construction on the Boys and Girls Club is due to begin this month, and the facility will be open for business on Sept. 4, said Ginny Butler. She said the Wolfe Architectural Group in Spokane donated...
WAITSBURG – At the regular Jan. 17 meeting, Waitsburg City Council members gave City Manager Randy Hinchliffe the go-ahead to explore development of a Park & Ride lot on the north end of town. The Park & Ride would be located on the site of the old county shop, just west of the newly replaced Main Street Bridge. Hinchliffe explained that the city is limited on how that space can be utilized. “After the 1996 flood, FEMA bought various parcels of land throughout the city and gave them to the city with the condition that they remain open so the...
Preliminary results, Feb., 13, 2018: Dayton School District Proposition 1 - (Two Years, $800,000) Capital Levy For Security, Health And Efficiency Improvements Yes 771 64.2% No 430 35.8% Waitsburg School District Proposition 1 - (Two Years, $1,083,279) Replacement Educational Programs And Operation Levy Yes 224 62.4% No 135 37.6% Prescott School District Proposition 1 - (Two Years, $1,150,600) Replacement Educational Programs And Operation Levy Yes 87 70.73% No 36 29.27% Proposition 2 - (Two Years, $191,500) Capital Levy for Technology...
WAITSBURG – Fire destroyed a shop and badly damaged an adjacent home in Waitsburg early Saturday morning. The fire is believed to have originated at the wood stove in the shop. The home and shop are owned by City of Waitsburg Public Works Director Jim Lynch and his wife Becky. According to Columbia County Fire District 3 officials, the shop is a total loss, and the house sustained major damage. Walla Walla County Fire Districts 2 and 8 also were called to the scene. Donations accepted M...
DAYTON--Warmer, milder weather is going to allow county crews to start spring maintenance, earlier than usual, said Public Works Director Andrew Woods at last week’s meeting of the Columbia County Commissioners. County crews are to begin digging ditches, cleaning culverts, cutting brush, and applying herbicide to the shoulders of paved roads in the next few weeks. Road grading has begun in the north part of the county, which is pretty typical, Woods said. He said the county is going to purchase dry calcium chloride and use county labor to a...
DAYTON – Columbia County Public Transportation will hold a public meeting on Feb. 23 to invite input from area residents regarding transportation needs. The meeting will be held at the Delany Room at the Dayton Memorial Library, from 4 – 6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to help set funding priorities and select alternatives to improve specialized transportation services in our region. According to CCPT manager Dwight Robanske, attendees will hear a brief presentation from the Palouse Regional Transportation Planning Organization reg...
Exhibit at Dayton Historic Depot features historic maps of Dayton and Columbia County DAYTON- Tamara Fritze, Museum Director of the Dayton Historic Depot Museum is putting the finishing touches on an exhibit of early maps of Columbia County, which are open for public viewing now through the end of the year. Three Sanborn Fire Insurance maps from 1898, 1909, and 1916, military road maps, and maps of Huntsville, Starbuck and Columbia County produced by George Baker, who owned the title company in...
WALLA WALLA – Waitsburg students and teachers are often the pleased recipients of scholarships and mini-grants from the Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association. The awards are funded largely by the organization's annual Teddy Bear Tea. This year's twelfth annual Teddy Bear Tea will take place from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Sat., Feb.24 at the St. Francis Catholic Church Social Hall, located at 722 W. Alder Street in Walla Walla. The popular event features a four-course tea, a shopping are...
DAYTON—When the Columbia County Commissioners met last week, Public Works Director Andrew Woods gave an update on progress toward reinstating the county’s recycling program. “The grant funds are there,” he said. Woods said his department is waiting for the “thumbs up” from the state Department of Ecology so bids can be solicited for some fencing that needs to be done, before the county can accept recyclables at the new recycling station at the county’s transfer facility. “We’re waiting to hear back. As soon as they say ‘yes’ we will get...
Waitsburg residents Lynne Carpenter and Ann and Lanny Adams served for Laht Neppur Brewery at the Palouse Cabin Fever BrewFest at the Palouse, Wash. Community Center on Sat., Feb. 10....
WAITSBURG – Makenna Barron, who turns 12 on Thursday, is most certainly the youngest Days of Real Sport or Waitsburg Celebration Days Queen, but she may be the most experienced as well. Makenna, daughter of Charlie and Tracy Barron of Waitsburg, reigned as Miss Rodeo Washington Sweetheart in 2013 and was 2016 Washington Little Rodeo Queen. In 2014, at age eight, Makenna sang the national anthem in the Happy Canyon arena at the opening night PBR Classic at the Pendleton Round-Up. In her roles a...
DAYTON – Columbia County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dale Slack announced last week that he will run for Columbia County Prosecutor this year. If elected, Slack would replace his boss, current Prosecutor Rea Culwell, who has announced she will not seek reelection. "While I am sad to lose a great boss, I am excited for the opportunity to serve the people of Columbia County in this very important capacity," Slack said. Slack joined the prosecutor's office in 2015. Prior to that time, he was in p...
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...
