Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – The Dayton Swim Team competed in their first home swim meet on July 18 against league rivals Pullman and Pomeroy. The meet began with the first heats at 4 p.m. and concluded with final relays around 7:30 p.m. Dayton, which has slightly less team members compared to previous seasons, did not let the drop in numbers take away from their competitiveness, placing second behind a strong Pomeroy team and ahead of the Pullman team. The first races of the day were the 12-and-under 100 meter f...
DAYTON - At approximately, 1:30 a.m. on Tues., July 18, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Matt Wiens observed two juvenile females walking on east Main Street. Weins realized that the girls matched the descriptions of two runaways from Pendleton, Ore. that he had read about on Facebook earlier that day. Deputy Wiens made contact with the girls and confirmed that they were the runaways in questions. He transported the girls to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office where they warmed themselves while waiting for one of the girl’s mothe...
DAYTON- A special meeting has been scheduled by the Dayton School District Board of Directors on Aug. 1, to reveal the district's choice for the position of elementary principal. At a meeting held on July 18 in the high school auditorium, the three candidates spoke to the public about their education, experience, hopes, and aspirations for the position. All three of the candidates emphasized the importance of building relationships, team building and collaboration, and achieving a safe,...
WAITSBURG – When Jason Kaehler hit on an idea he felt would teach his daughters responsibility, help the community, and bring in some extra money all at the same time, he knew he'd found a winner. Kaehler and Daughters Mobile Oil Change opened for business last week and is welcoming new customers. Kaehler said he decided to start a business because he felt it was important to do something with his daughters that would teach them responsibility and life skills. Madison, age 10, and Peyton, age 6...
The song of harvest has begun. The base rhythm of big diesel engines, the occasional shrill warble of fire trucks and the soothing rush of cab air conditioners, all blending into a roar of wheat, peas, lentils, garbanzos and more flowing over the top into bins, barges and vessels. The song is always new, but ancient, hot, dusty. It is anxious, hopeful and sometimes joyful in the periods between frustration with broken machinery and the occasional confused harvest crew member. The satisfaction of completion of a yearlong cycle of hard work...
COLUMBIA/WALLA WALLA COUNTY – In the Touchet Valley, harvest is basically one of the seasons of the year. In a small agricultural community like ours, the signs of harvest beginning are like when the first autumn leaf falls and the crisp winds start to rattle the branches; trucks on the highways, combines high in the fields around town, and kids working long hours to help the largest economic trade in the region. The men and women that work on these farms, harvesting everything from wheat to p...
Farmers aren't the only ones that work throughout the year to grow hardy, healthy crops. Spray companies are busy most of the year, applying fertilizer and chemicals to keep crops safe from weeds, insects and diseases. In this harvest issue, we highlight two local spray businesses; one that works on land, and one from the air. Maco Aviation, Inc. Aerial applicator Seth Murdock had planned to keep business running at "status quo" when he took over ownership of Wing-Air, renaming the business...
The Story Behind the Story Since I write the recipe column for The Times each week, my mind was naturally drawn to those people that prepared meals for the harvest crews of years past. I found myself slightly stressed for them as I wondered how they accomplished such a huge task. I talked to several ladies and their children (my age) about memories, food, and accomplishments during harvests of the past. I wish I could have spoken to many more, but when I was done, I was satisfied to know that,...
DAYTON - Columbia Pulp I, LLC announced on Thursday that it has entered into agreements for the debt and equity funding required to commence construction of its new straw pulp manufacturing facility near Starbuck. According to Columbia Pulp CEO John Begley, $133.6 million in tax-exempt bonds and $36 million in equity financing are expected to close simultaneously on Aug. 9. Construction should begin shortly thereafter, he said. If plans hold, the pulp mill should be completed and begin operation...
DAYTON – The Dayton High School Alumni Association held their 41st Annual Alumni Weekend festivities last weekend. While official events are only held on Saturday, alumni are in town reminiscing with their classmates beginning Friday and into Sunday. "Friday night, classes usually gather to put their floats together," Alumni Association President Roseann Groom said. "On Saturday, we had the parade, the annual meeting, the open house at the high school, and then in the evening the classes p...
WAITSBURG – In a workshop prior to their regular July 12 meeting, the Waitsburg School Board, along with other administrators, staff, and community members, met with architects to go over preliminary plans for a new field house at the WHS football field. The work session included a review of preliminary design elements, as well as discussion on the placement of the new facility at the complex, according to Board Chairman Ross Hamann. “We spent several hours in the work session and reviewed multiple potential elements that will go into the des...
DAYTON-The City of Dayton has received a certificate of appreciation from the National Park Service, marking the 50-year anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act. The city is one of 1,966 Certified Local Governments nationally, said Dayton Historic Preservation Commission Chairman Mike Smith at last week's council meeting. Mayor Craig George said there were 952 towns and cities in the state of Iowa, alone, who received this award, and that being recognized is an honor for the City...
DAYTON – The National Night Out event will take place in Dayton again this year on Tuesday evening, August 1. The public is invited to the Dayton City Part from 5 – 8 p.m. The Park will be filled with many activities. Free hotdogs courtesy of Banner Bank will be served by the Dayton Kiwanis and Lions Clubs. Free soft drinks will be provided by Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. Free cold bottled water will also be provided. On Hand will be Life Flight and National Guard helicopters, Fire trucks and ambulances from Columbia County Fire District 3 can be to...
I was on my way to a Columbia Cares meeting at the Delany building last Wednesday when a white van with the logo "Road Yeti" got my attention. The van turned right from 3rd St. onto Hwy. 12, and drove out of sight. Seconds later the van appeared around the corner of Clay St., back onto 3rd St., and into the parking lot at Dayton Cut and Wrap. I grabbed paper, pen, and my camera, and took off to see who was driving. When I got there nobody was in sight. There was a phone number on the van, which...
Pictured from left to right: Dayton Chamber of Commerce Director Justin Nix, County Commissioner Norm Passmore, Distiller Rusty Figgins, Port Commissioner Gene Warren, and Port Manager Jennie Dickinson cut the ribbon at the grand opening for XO Alambic Craft Distillery, at the Blue Mountain Station on Friday evening....
There were 60 youth from the Summer Recreation Program, and through the Dayton Memorial Library's Wednesday program for children, at the HomeStreet Bank Parking Lot Party last Wednesday. The children made Homemade windsocks, and had an ice cream party....
WAITSBURG – They drifted in slowly, in singles and pairs, but by the end of the night it was ten guys and a gal performing at Friday night's Mythical Movable Bluegrass Jam held at Suze Wood's Open Studio in Waitsburg. Another half-dozen folks, from a toddler to retirees, provided the audience, nodding and singing along with the tunes. "Jams are the epitome of live music. If you're not there at that moment, you'll never hear the same thing again. It's always different people playing different son...
DAYTON-Dayton Cut and Wrap is back in business doing mobile slaughter, and is under new ownership. Joe Nyce owned and operated the business with his brother in law Roger Trump since the 1980s, before the Westergreen family came on board with Tucannon Meats in 2006. The business became available in March of this year, and Scott Groom, a butcher from Walla Walla, bought the business from Nyce, and opened shop on June 1. Groom changed the name back to "Dayton Cut and Wrap." "I was here running it,...
DAYTON – This past Saturday saw Dayton's Blue Mountain Station play host to 20 vendors during its fourth annual FoodStock event. The event, which was originally held the same weekend as the famous Woodstock event, was moved after a conflict with a concert in Walla Walla two years ago. The day-long food, beverage, and craft festivities are now held on the same weekend as Dayton High School's Alumni Weekend, to give alumni and families another source for entertainment while in town, said Brad M...
An unidentified body was found in a mobile home that was consumed by fire early this morning in Dayton. Columbia County Sheriff's Office and the Columbia County Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire located at 603 Country Village mobile home park, at approximately 3:44 a.m. on Thurs., July 20. According to a Sheriff's Office press release, the home was fully engulfed when emergency personnel arrived. An unidentified body was found inside the mobile home during fire suppression...
WAITSBURG – Contractors wasted no time getting down to business on the demolition of Waitsburg's Main Street Bridge. The bridge was closed, as scheduled, on July 5. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife workers performed in-stream work while contractor, Harry Johnson Excavation and Plumbing began tearing up the Bolles Road side of the bridge access. WDFW workers placed nets across the Touchet River, both upstream and downstream from the bridge. They then used electrofishing equipment to c...
DAYTON--Outdated telecommunication equipment is causing consternation for the staff at the county’s emergency management dispatch center, the sheriff’s office, Fire Districts No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, and ambulance crews. It could be posing a safety issue for county residents as well. Emergency Management Director Lisa Caldwell, Public Works Director Andrew Woods, Fire Chief Jeremy Phinney, Sheriff Rocky Miller, Allan Harris from Fire Dist. No. 1, and Thor Wiegman, from Industrial Com...
DAYTON--Columbia Rural Electric Association is paying for Saturday rides on a Columbia County Transportation coach to Walla Walla, so local citizens living in Columbia County and who have vouchers for the Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program, the Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program and benefits with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education can redeem them at the Downtown Farmer’s Market in Walla Walla, according to Brad McMasters, who is the President of the Blue Mountain Stati...
DAYTON – The Dayton Swim Team is under new leadership for the first time in a decade, with new Head Coach Jamie Trump taking the reins for the 2017 summer season. The change in coaching occurred after veteran coach Rosy Nechodom retired following the 2016 season. Following many questions and receiving support from various community members and parents, Trump decided to take on the challenge. "People had been asking me if I was going to coach this year," Trump explained. "I decided to go back t...
DAYTON – The Touchet Valley Golf Course has played host to both a women's and a men's league this summer, and will also host tournaments at the end of the summer. The men's league has been held on Thursdays throughout the summer months, and will wrap up in two weeks' time. The league is made up of multiple teams of three golfers each. The women's league follows the same format, but their weekly rounds are held on Monday evenings, and will also wrap up in the coming weeks. Golfers this year h...
