Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—At the outset of last week’s school board meeting, two candidates for the position vacated by Dan Andrews were interviewed by the Board of Directors. The candidates, Fred White and Amy Rosenberg, were asked a series of five questions regarding the role of the school board, the role of an individual on the school board, and how best to build relationship between the board and the community. They were also asked to identify the issues and challenges facing the board, and explain why the...
The Dayton School District was awarded the 2017 Outstanding Agriculture Program of the Year award for District VI at the Washington Association for Ag Education Summer Conference in Moses Lake, June 26-27. Ag teacher Kristina Peterchick received the award from her peers. "It is definitely an honor to be recognized by other ag teachers," she said. Left: Peterchick poses with her award at the Washington Association for Agriculture Educators summer conference. Know someone who's done something...
DAYTON--If passed by voters in Columbia County, Proposition 1 will provide for ongoing, stable funding for improvements, and maintenance of the county’s emergency response radio system and 911 emergency services operation through a county-wide sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent. For every ten-dollar retail purchase, Columbia County would receive 1 cent in sales tax. The impact to the average household is approximately $1 each month, or $12 a year,” according to Emergency Man...
Waitsburg students enjoyed a week filled with dress-up days and competitions during last week's homecoming celebration. Classes competed in relays, a hula hoop competition and Buff Puff volleyball and dressed up for Pajama Day, Hawaiian Day, and Sports Day. Seniors and sophomores tied for the top spot with 24.5 points each. Juniors followed with 17.5 points and the freshman came in with 13.5 points. Saturday night's dance was hosted by Dayton at The Barn at Blue Meadows....
District has felt the impact of minimum wage increases PRESCOTT – Unlike the city parks and pools of Waitsburg and Dayton which are operated and maintained through city budgets, the Prescott Joint Parks and Recreation District (PJPRD) must go to the people each November to secure funding for the coming year’s operations of the Prescott Pool and Field View Park. The PJPRD is asking voters to approve a $115,000 maintenance and operations levy request, Proposition No. 1 on the current General Ele...
A Facebook post from Ski Bluewood boasting 17" of snow at the lodge after Saturday's snow in the mountains had (l to r) Joe LaRue, Brayden Wood, and Cason Nichols itching to hit the rails. The boys made a quick trip to the mountains where they loaded a pickup with snow and brought it back to Nichols' at-home sno-park. They should have no excuse for being out of practice when the season opens. The final day of Ski Bluewood's season pass sale is Oct. 31 and they will hold their annual job fair on...
School board reviews field house designs WAITSBURG – A finalized schedule, scope and budget for Waitsburg School District's capital improvement projects is close to completion. Design West Senior Project Architect Ned Warnick told board members at an Oct. 11 work session that those numbers should be dialed in "over the next ten days or so." Warnick updated board members on the projects and sought their input in narrowing down options. The scope of the $3.8 million project includes upgrading t...
DAYTON - County Planning and Building Department Director Kim Lyonnais came before the Dayton City Council last week seeking approval to proceed with a proposed change in the Urban Growth Area (UGA) Boundary. Lyonnaise presented a plan to remove from the existing UGA, 19.07 acres located downstream from the waste water treatment plant and partially in the river, and 20.51 acres, where the county's public works department and rock quarry are located. The plan adds to the UGA roughly 32 acres...
DAYTON - On Dec. 6, a new trial date for accused murderer Benjamin Orozco will be set, according to Columbia County prosecuting Attorney Rea Culwell. Orozco is to have a medical procedure on Nov. 15, and the status of his health will be taken into consideration when a new date is set. Orozco has been charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of Dayton resident Lance Terry, and with first degree assault in the wounding of Dayton resident David Eaton, in July of1996. He has entered a plea of “not guilty,” to the charges, and has...
The Blue Mountain Station Food Co-op Market partnered with Dayton Kiwanis and the Dayton Chamber of Commerce for Saturday's Oktoberfest festivities at the Blue Mountain Station. The event was the most well-attended event the Co-op has organzied at the Food Park. Approximately 300 meals were served and 150 souvenir glasses were purchased in the beer garden, with people visiting from across the state, according to Port of Columbia Economic Development Coordinator Brad McMasters...
LACKLAND, Tex. - U.S. Air Force Airman Theodore J. (TJ) Morrison, son of Joseph and Sandra Morrison of Waitsburg, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The 2017 Waitsburg High School graduated completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. By completing training, Morrison also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School students are celebrating homecoming week this week. Dress up days are Pajama Day on Oct. 17, Hawaiian Day on Oct. 18, and Sports Day on Oct. 19. The public is invited to Field Night, which will take place at 7 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 18 at the athletic field, and the Alumni Volleyball game on Thurs., Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium . The alumni volleyball game is also the Pink Out Breast Cancer Fundraiser night, with a silent auction bake sale. Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned during halftime of the F...
Arraignments: -Juan C. Casteneda, 19, Pasco. Charged with one count of first degree burglary – armed with a deadly weapon, four counts of first degree assault and four counts of unlawful imprisonment – armed with a deadly weapon. Charges stem from an incident on Sept. 20 when Casteneda and two other men are accused of entering a trailer, threatening people in the trailer, and shooting a man in the thigh. Witnesses reportedly identified Casteneda through social media. Casteneda and Blake Charles Wallace were arrested, with the help of Pasco det...
Ballots for the Nov. 7 General Election will be mailed by Oct. 18 from Walla Walla County and on Oct. 20 from Columbia County. The only contested race in Dayton, Prescott, Waitsburg, and Starbuck is the City of Dayton Council Position #5 between Kathy Berg and Kyle Anderson. Candidate filings for all open positions in those cities are: Waitsburg School District School Director District 3 – Ross Hamann School Director Position 4 – Randy Pearson Prescott School District School Director District 1 – Erik Young School Director Position 5 – Sara Fl...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School District has taken steps to improve communications with the public by updating the district website and adding a Facebook page. Technology Manager Jack Morris and Data ITU Abner Garza, from ESD 123, showcased the improvements and took both pages live at the Oct. 11 school board meeting. Morris said Superintendent Jon Mishra had approached the ESD with the "universal dilemma" regarding the best way to reach the public; websites vs. Facebook. "We decided the m...
DAYTON--Kurt Campbell is in his counting house, counting out his money after cracking a floor safe he found in the basement of Woody's Bar & Grill, thirteen years ago. Campbell cracked the safe as part of his Century Celebration at the restaurant and lounge, which took place during the Dayton on Tour festivities. To his amazement there were numerous old quarters, dimes, pennies and silver dollars inside, he said. Campbell said there was a total of 152 silver dollars, the oldest of which was a...
DAYTON--When local artist Steve Henderson was an art student at Central Washington University in the 1980s, the emphasis was placed on fine art. "The attitude was that working in commercial art would destroy an artist," Henderson said. Over the years, Henderson and his wife and manager, Carolyn Henderson, have found a way to meld the two. Carolyn said changes in technology are allowing Henderson's original fine art to be easily accessible to anyone through print on demand. Henderson's career as...
WAITSBURG – In the face of a changing educational climate, the Waitsburg School Board recently voted to make online education available through the Waitsburg School District. The board and administration is hopeful that the new option will return students, as well as funding, back to the district. The district has partnered with FuelEd Online to offer courses through Washington Virtual Acadamy (WAVA) for students in grades K-12. Beginning the second semester, Jan. 29, 2018, students will be a...
An eager crowd awaited the arrival of the CWW train as it pulled into the Dayton Historic Depot right on time last Saturday. Frontier Rail, LLC Commercial Director Paul Didelius said his customer base includes shippers in stone, and seed who will use the rail service from the Dayton area , to connections in Walla Walla, the balance of 2017, and beyond. He said a local grain cooperative may ship from Waitsburg in 2018, and has already shipped some carloads from the Prescott elevator in 2017....
WAITSBURG – Over the last several months, dozens of people from Walla Walla, Dayton and Waitsburg have gathered at the Whoopemup Café on the north end of Waitsburg's Main Street for Whoop EM Up Wednesday dinners. The unique meals, which have been highly successful, are the Waitsburg Commercial Club's most recent attempt to build community and bring folks to downtown Waitsburg. The Waitsburg Commercial Club was founded in 1912 and functions as the city's chamber of commerce. It operates on a on...
DAYTON—Last week the Columbia County Board of Commissioners decided to hold off on mid-October plans to start demolition of the east grandstand at the county fairgrounds, pending a proposal from a group of about 20-25 local people calling themselves the Columbia County Friends of the Fairgrounds. Each person on the committee has an area(s) of overlapping or special concern regarding the county’s recently drafted Facilities Improvement Plan. For Lee Ann Literal, the plan to demolish the east grandstand, at a cost of $40,000, figures large on her...
DAYTON – In his financial report for August, Columbia County Health System Controller Tom Meyers said another gross revenue record was set for the month of August. “We’ve had two really good months,” Meyers reported to the commissioners. Gross patient revenue reached an all-time high of $2,040,988, which was $67,000 over the previous record for July, 2017, he said. Meyers pointed out higher volumes in the Emergency Department, Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies, and in ultrasound. Volumes were higher in both health clinics, which i...
Oct. 8 Deputies arrested a man in Prescott on outstanding warrants. A deputy was dispatched to Cochran St. in Dixie where a man was reported to be tearing up his residence during a domestic disturbance. Sept. 28 A burglary was reported at the First Christian Church in Waitsburg. Deputies were dispatched to a fight in the 500 block of W. 2nd St. A report was taken....
You don't need a washing machine to create felted wool, which is a good thing, because the art of creating dense, waterproof fabric from natural fibers goes back to 6,500 B.C. For Walla Walla fiber artist Linnea Keatts, all she needs is some hot, soapy water; a flat surface; a rolling pin; and some elbow grease. Oh, and the wool item to be felted. "Heavier fleece is used to make 3D pieces such as purses, vessels, vase holders, bowls, and so on," Keatts, who has been felting for more than 35 year...
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