Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Artisan desserts, live music, a free gift, and hot, felted wool – the combination is intriguing enough that it’s worth setting aside the afternoon to check out. Wenaha Gallery in Dayton, Wash., celebrates art and artists Sat., Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. during the town’s annual Art Walk, part of Dayton’s On Tour and Fall Festival. Five artists will be on site, including Walla Walla felt artist Linnea Keatts, who will demonstrate how to turn wool and silk fibers into wearable and usable art. Keatts is joined by four other regional artists, in...
3 S. 3rd Street, Dayton Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Storytime: Wed., 10 a.m. The Chalk Artist, by Allegra Goodman (Fiction) - Collin James is young, creative, and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice: chalk. Collin’s art captivates passersby with its vibrant colors and intricate lines—until the moment he wipes it all away. Nothing in Collin’s life is meant to last. The...
5 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon. 10:30 a.m. The Heart’s Invisible Furies, by John Bayne (Fiction) - From the author of The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man’s life, beginning and ending in post-war Ireland. Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do, if eccentric, Dublin couple, Cyril is adrift in the world. At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to kn...
More than 700 people filled the Don Thomas Community Building for the ever-popular Waitsburg Lions Club annual salmon barbeque. "It takes hundreds of volunteer man hours from Lions members, spouses, and others to make this happen," said club treasurer Kevin House. House said the event should net about $10,000 which will return to Waitsburg to support the community. Donations to individuals, group, clubs and support for the pool, schools, and athletic facilities are just a few of the causes the...
DAYTON- Even little towns can do big things! Dayton and Waitsburg community members pulled together enough popular votes to win the Dayton Boys and Girls Club a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist national grant. A kick-off celebration is planned for noon on Saturday. State Farm Insurance office representative Samantha Edwards said the Dayton Boys and Girls Club was one of 40 recipients of the award. State Farm agent Bette Lou Crothers entered the Boys and Girls Club, which will be housed in...
DAYTON – On Thurs., Sept. 21, the Pasco Police Department and the Tri-Cities Regional SWAT team combined forces to arrest two men in connection with a shooting that took place in Dayton the day before. According to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office press release, deputies responded to a 911 call of a shooting in Cameron Court at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 20. Upon arrival, deputies found Dayton resident Jason Love, 31, with a gunshot wound to his right upper thigh. Witnesses reported that three males had entered the trailer and...
WAITSBURG – At a Sept. 6 special session Waitsburg’s city council gave City Manager Randy Hinchliffe the go-ahead to seek a $750,000 loan through Community Bank to be used for infrastructure repairs and updates. At their Sept. 20 meeting, the request was modified, directing Hinchliffe to seek a line of credit rather than a loan. The catalyst for the request is the need to re-line a leaking sewer siphon near the Touchet River Bridge. City Manager Randy Hinchliffe explained to the council that all the sewage from the east end of Waitsburg comes t...
Sept. 24 A man and woman on Academy St. were both arrested for willfully violating reciprocal orders for protection. Suspicious person reported on Morrow St. Possible order for protection violation. Sept. 13 Deputies responded to the 700 block of W 2nd Street in Waitsburg for a report of a burglary and theft....
DAYTON—Dayton on Tour, featuring four events in one, will take place on Sat., Oct. 7. Maps for the annual Dayton Historic Home Tour are available at the Dayton Historical Depot Museum on Saturday, between the hours of 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the tour which will take place from 1-4 p.m.. Proceeds help support the Dayton Historical Depot Society. “The Historic Home Tours offer the public a rare opportunity to tour beautiful historic private residences in our community,” said Dayto...
People like flowers for many reasons, but one of the more distinctive is that plants don't walk away when you're photographing them. "I like the bold, sculptural shapes of flowers," says Maja Shaw, a Richland watercolor artist who wants viewers of her work to enjoy the beauty of color and shapes based upon the world around them. Shaw is presently showing her work in a month-long Art Event at Wenaha Gallery, with a selection of images encompassing both flowers and local landscapes. "Flowers make...
Dayton photographer Nick Page shared this photo on Facebook saying, "Iceland greeted me with open arms this time around with the most epic show of aurora I have ever seen." Page is returning from his fifth trip to Iceland where he gives photography tour workshops....
PUYALLUP – Three members of the Waitsburg Home Grown Go Wild 4-H Club competed at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup last weekend after qualifying at local competitions. Timothy Daves, Sarah Daves, and William Hong all brought home state awards. Timothy Daves received first place awards in Public Speaking, Top Chef – Food for All Occasions, Top Chef – Formal Table Setting, Educational Poster, Environmental Stewardship, Color Photography and Black and White Photography. Sara Daves recei...
Story Time for preschoolers is every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Family Story Time and Dinner is on Oct.r 3, at 6 p.m. in the Delany Building The library is celebrating its 80th anniversary with an open house on Oct.16, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library will have their Used Book Sale on Fri., Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., on Sat., Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and on Sun., Oct. 15 from 1-4 p.m.., at 250 East Main St. The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library will have their monthly meeting on Oct. 18, at 4 pm. ...
DAYTON-School is back in session and the Dayton School District Board of Directors had their first meeting of the new school year last week. All board members were present, with the exception of Dan Andrews, who has resigned from the board. Student enrollment in September was 392 FTE, slightly higher than budgeted, said Superintendent Doug Johnson. Business Manager Paula Moisio said the District had a successful 2016-17 school year and the goal going forward is to make sure reserves stay strong...
DAYTON-Peggy Guiterrez, who is the Drug Free Coordinator Grant Program Director in Columbia County, is retiring. Guiterrez said she was serving as the Prevention Specialist at Blue Mountain Counseling when the Coalition for Youth and Families was encouraged by the state Prevention Services Manager to apply for the Drug Free Communities Grant in 2011. "We applied in 2011 and missed the cut off by two points, so we applied again in 2012 and received the grant on our second attempt," she said....
DAYTON – An outside investigation of an Aug. 9 incident which resulted in Columbia County Reserve Deputy Kenneth Foxe firing a round from his weapon determined that the shot was a justified use of force. On the afternoon of Wed., Aug. 9, Columbia County Dispatched received a call for a welfare check at the Dayton High School baseball field. Reserve Deputy Foxe responded to the call and was confronted by Alonzo Snider, who is a Dayton resident. According to court documents and a sheriff’s off...
by Dayton Code Compliance Officer Clint Atteberry This month’s focus will be on the city streets and alleyways. Alleyways must remain clear to allow for ease of access for not only garbage service but also emergency services such as fire and ambulance. All intersections, including alleys, must have an unimpeded view of the streets. I have also noticed a lot of low hanging trees over our streets. Trees must be kept at least 14 feet above the street and 12 feet above curb. Working on these issues will keep our streets and alleys a...
WAITSBURG – A childhood struggle with her weight and a family history of diabetes ignited a passion in Melissa Lambert to become an advocate for health and wellness. After being displaced from her position as the cardiac rehab lead at Walla Walla General Hospital when the hospital closed its doors, Lambert is looking to strike out on her own and will offer her services in Waitsburg and Dayton. Lambert’s passion for health and wellness grew from her personal experience, as did her belief in the i...
WAITSBURG – At last week's regular meeting, Waitsburg's city council not only made it perfectly clear where U-turns are and are not allowed in the city, but they imposed penalties for breaking the law. After a brief but lively discussion, council members commented that some general public education regarding U-turns and double lines would be beneficial. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done because some rules are more clear than others. U-turns Here is what drivers can count on, f...
-Passed traffic code and animal control updates. See story at left. -Adopted the updated Capital Facilities Plan -Approved city manager to seek a $750,000 line of credit for infrastructure financing. See story on Page 1. -Approved payment #4 on Main Street Bridge project. -Approved payment #1 on sidewalk project. Sidewalk project is estimated to be just over half completed. -Agreed to organize a grandstands task force and allow them three months to report on a repair/demolition plan and another...
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In spite of a nasty weather forecast, skies were sunny and the weather mild at Waitsburg's 45th Annual Pioneer Fall Festival on Sunday afternoon. Locals and visitors filled the Bruce House lawn, enjoying music, food, museum tours, a vintage fashion show, carriage rides, old-time skills demonstrations and more....
WAITSBURG – The wait is over for Waitsburg children eager to participate in the Walla Walla Community College preschool program held at the Waitsburg Elementary School. With nine children on the 2017-18 program wait list, Waitsburg School Board members unanimously approved the addition of an afternoon preschool session at their Sept. 14 board meeting. The cost of the additional session is approximately $28,000 and WWCC Early Childhood & Parent Education Director Samantha Bowen has submitted a grant to the Blue Mountain Foundation to cover $...
WAITSBURG – Do we see the fairgrounds as a historical site that we would like to maintain for the future or do we see it as an event and athletic site, but not necessarily historically important? That was the question posed by Fairgrounds Committee Chair Lane Hill at the opening of the committee's Sept. 12 meeting, which focused on whether the fairgrounds grandstands should be preserved or demolished. After hearing a presentation from Rick Nicely of Pillars of Society Woodworks, LLC, who said h...
DAYTON – Members and friends of the Dayton First Congregational Church held a celebration following last Sunday's service to honor the 140th anniversary of the church's founding. The historic Rev. Cushing Eells bell in the church's steeple was rung during worship. The Congregational Church is one of Dayton's first churches. According to a history provided by church officials, a group of Congregationalists began meeting in Dayton in 1877, led by Rev. E.W. Allen, a local farmer. This was only a d...
