Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – Tim and Heather Baker were in attendance at last week's city council meeting to show support as their daughter, Leena Baker, was sworn in as student council representative. This will be the third time the Baker's have proudly watched one of their children commit to an active role in the city's political process. Fletcher Baker became the very first Waitsburg City Council student representative in 2011, as a high school senior. Logan Dozier served in 2012 and Leena's sister, Meara, t...
Fred White was selected by the Dayton School District Board of Directors to finish Dan Andrews’ term on the Board. White has lived in Columbia County for 34 years and is a project manager for Puget Sound Energy. White’s interests include the DW combine and making sure students have the tools they need to be successful. White is married to Kelly White and is the father of two. His 16-year-old daughter, Kaleigh, is a junior at Dayton High School and his 13 year old son Braedyn is a 7th grader in...
WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla County presented 4-H Achievement Awards on Sun., Nov. 12. Local winners are listed below. Group Award Home Grown Go Wild: Community Service – 1st place, Best Window Display, 1st place, Outstanding Small Group – honorable mention. Individual Awards Timothy Daves: Sr. Div. Best Record Book;Farm Bureau Garden Award; State Fair Participant in Public Presentation and Food & Nutrition; Project Medals in Science, Beef, Gardening, Food & Nutrition; Medals of Honor in Agr...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's city council no doubt let a collective sigh of relief when relining of the leaking sewer siphon near the Touchet River Bridge went off without a hitch. The pipe burst project was completed on Tues., Nov. 14. In September, council members authorized city manager Randy Hinchliffe to secure a $750,000 line of credit, at 3.7% interest, through Community Bank, to be used for infrastructure repairs and updates. The repair to the leaking siphon was estimated to cost $50,000 i...
DAYTON-The City of Dayton is known as "The Town that Still Believes" and to celebrate, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 11th annual Christmas Kickoff, which will take place on Fri., Nov. 24, and on Sat., Nov.25. From early Friday morning, until the end of the day on Saturday, the town will come alive with fun-filled activities for everyone, young and old. This year Santa's workshop will be at 250 E. Main St. from 1 - 5:30 .pm. on Friday, and from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday....
WAITSBURG/DAYTON – Waitsburg and Dayton elementary schools have been recognized as 2017 Schools of Distinction for making outstanding improvements in reading and math for the past five years. The School of Distinction award recognizes these schools as being in the top 5% of improvement for their respective levels. Of the 98 schools recognized statewide, six are from southeast Washington, including: Dayton Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary (Kennewick), Wahitis Elementary (Othello), Pasco High S...
A train was derailed on the newly operational short line railroad, just west of Waitsburg on Bolles Road Tuesday morning. The Port of Columbia opened the line last month after it had been closed for nearly three years due to needed repairs on bridges and a section of track near the Touchet River that was suffering from bank erosion. The cause of the derailment is still under investigation, according to Frontier Rail owner Paul Didelius....
Nov. 10 Deputies were dispatched to Wilson Hollow Rd. in reference to a dometic violence assault. Nov. 9 Deputies responded to a violation of a domestic violence no-contact order on Stonecipher Road....
Arraignments: -Travis Rogelio Garcia, 31, Dayton; charged with first degree trafficking in stolen property and second degree possession of stolen property. Court reports state that a Walla Walla detective saw a description of a $3,000 Redline CSl cyclecross bicycle, that was stolen from Prentiss Hall on the Whitman Campus, list for sale for $200 on Facebook, by Garcia. An undercover officer attempted to purchase the bicycle and Garcia was arrested. He is held on $20,000 10% security bond. The new charges also resulted in conditions of release...
On Nov. 9 Waitsburg High School ASB officers and student council members presented "Flags of Our Fathers" with a flag folding ceremony featuring fifth grade safety patrol member at an all-schools assembly. The middle and high school bands provided special music and local veterans were honored. The American Legion presented flags for the six branches of service....
Waitsburg High School classes pitted against one another to see who could bring in the most food to the Waitsburg Resource Center on Wednesday night. LEOs club advisor Gabe Kiefel spearheaded the drive and was assisted by members of the Waitsburg Lions Club who hauled food and fed the kids hamburgers following the drive. Juniors and seniors tied for first place with a total of 336 pounds each. The freshmen brought in 137 pounds and the sophomores collected 107 pounds for a total of 829 pounds...
Congratulations to Makenna Barron, daughter of Charlie and Tracy Barron, who was selected 2018 Celebration Days Queen last weekend. The Waitsburg native is a familiar face around town, singing National Anthem at community events, participating in rodeos and acting and singing in theater productions. The Times will run a full interview with Makenna this spring....
DAYTON – The Board of Columbia County Commissioners is in the process of deciding how to fill Director Kim Lyonnais’ position at the county Building and Planning Department after Lyonnais retired from the county two weeks ago. Commissioner Norm Passmore said the BOCC is looking at a couple of ideas, including hiring someone new to replace Lyonnais or just going with the staff already at the department. Passmore emphasized the importance of providing the planning and permitting needs of the cou...
With the public showing an increased interest in area growth, The Times is working with the Columbia County planning office to publish a list of building permits granted in Dayton, Columbia County, and Waitsburg each month. Below are the permits issued in October. Columbia County Oct. 30, Tucannon Ag Partnership, Highway 261, Starbuck; construct a 400 square foot covered deck. Oct. 25, Anne Strode/Terry Steinhoff, 800 Eckler Mountain Road, Dayton; decommission of underground oil tank, to be filled entirely of concrete. Oct. 18, Columbia Basin B...
WAITSBURG – Amy Farley said she was surprised to win first place at the Washington State Fair for her individual presentation in September, but was even more surprised to learn she would move on to compete at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup in Kentucky. Farley competed there on Nov. 4 and walked away with a 7th place ribbon as part of the Washington State Equine Communications team. The high school freshman gave a presentation titled, "Locating Lucky's Lameness" which explains the p...
DAYTON-The Dayton Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet last Thursday at the fairgrounds Pavilion. The Chamber's Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Paula Moisio by city councilwoman Kathy Berg. Berg said Moisio had an outpouring of support for her nomination, because of her dedication to the Dayton School District, where she is the business manager, and for her volunteer work with the Blue Mountain Heritage Society and with the American Legion. "It seems every community...
WAITSBURG – In spite of competition from the Dayton Chamber Awards, a Seattle Seahawks game and dreary weather, Waitsburg's first Pop Up Downtown, held last Thursday night, was deemed a success! Brooke Mikesell of Blush Salon & Spa was the catalyst for the event, when she organized a holiday open house in the salon. Brooke hosted Simply by Lyndsey (Lyndsey Kruger), 31 Bags (Deena Bell-Potter), Scentsy (Amelia Zaharevich), and Thrive (LaRonda Brasier) booths. Jessica Avery parked her mobile L...
DAYTON--Mayor Craig George presented the budget for 2018 at last week’s council meeting. Changes to the budget are possible pending contract negotiations with the union, he said. Chamber Director Justin Nix presented his third-quarter report to the council. Nix said marketing is working well. An email blast about Christmas Kickoff went out to 40,000 people in Pacific Northwest and there were 970 hits within two days, he said. Bookings at both hotels were made within three days of the blast a...
Preliminary election returns show that just over 40% of registered Columbia County voters turned in ballots for the Nov. 7 General Election. Kathy Berg took the only uncontested race for Dayton City Council Member #5 with 333 votes as opposed to challenger Kyle Anderson’s 278 votes. Columbia County voters approved a one-tenth of one percent sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities by just over 66% with 739 of the 1,114 votes in favor. In Starbuck, LaDonna Brabant r...
WAITSBURG – Walt Gobel was elected as the Town Hall Association Board's newest member and Karl Newell and Larry Johson were re-elected to the board during the association's annual meeting on Thurs., Nov. 9. For the first time in quite some time, there was more interest in the positions than there were openings. Initial vote counts resulted in a run-off between Newell and Allen Huwe, with Huwe saying he would be happy to serve in an unofficial capacity. Jim Walsh retired from the board, but s...
Touchet Valley Arts Council's production of Rodger's and Hammerstein's The King & I will debut Nov. 10 at the Liberty Theater. See story on Page 7....
As we approach Veterans Day, we reflect on many things. Those of us who are veterans, think about comrades we served with, missions carried out, places where we served, lessons learned, and how our lives were changed because of military service. Mostly we remember our comrades. We began as strangers from all over the country, standing in the same line at basic training waiting to be issued uniforms, boots, and gear. As training progressed, it wasn’t the uniform that blended us into a team. That developed over time and through experience. T...
WALLA WALLA – The Columbia Rural Electric Association announced on Tuesday that it will close its Dayton office and consolidate its offices at the Walla Walla Service Center. Closure of the Dayton office is expected on or before April 1, 2018. There was no indication of what the use of the Dayton office building, located at 115 E. Main St., will be in the future. In a press release, the non-profit cooperative said that the action is a cost-saving measure. “While we realize this might be inconvenient to some of our members, with the rising cos...
DAYTON – Gary Snyder, owner of Christy’s Realty in Dayton, said there has been a slight uptick in home sales since Columbia Pulp at Lyons Ferry broke ground in October. There have been a few sales to Columbia Pulp department heads, but most sales have been to people who are downsizing, are new to the area, and are here for jobs, or retirement. “It’s a little bit of everything,” Snyder said. Snyder said he showed one property to two prospective buyers and had bids from both before he got the p...
Sentencing Benjamin G. Smith, 33, Dayton; charged with two counts of first degree child molestation, two counts of second degree child molestation, two counts of third degree child molestation and one count of third degree child rape. The former Washington State Penitentiary corrections officer was arrested in January of this year and pleaded guilty to all charges last month. Smith was sentenced to a minimum of 347 months (nearly 29 years) actual incarceration. He received 198 months to life on the first count of first degree child molestation...
