Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON-Paul Didelius, owner and commercial director of Frontier Rail, LLC, operator of the short line railroad between Dayton and Walla Walla, spoke about work progress and outreach to potential customers, at last week's meeting of the Port of Columbia Commissioners. Didelius said that 98% of a first rail bank grant has been used and the majority of the work repairing rails and bridges has been accomplished. He said that as soon as they receive the remaining two percent of the rail bank grant,...
Prescott High School held their first-ever college signing ceremony during a pep assembly on May 19. JP Thew opened the assembly by saying that Prescott has the highest number of students showing college intent this year, than in recent history....
May 17: Civil issue over property line fence and strawberry plants on West St. May 20: A female called to report her brother had pushed her before he left her house, on Orchard St. Deputies responded to a call on Buttercup Lane for a possible assault. May 22: Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding on Coppei Ave and E. Eighth St. The driver was arrested for an outstanding warrant....
COLUMBIA CO PORT DISTRICT COMMISSIONER #2 6-year term EARLE MARVIN PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT COMMISSIONER #1 2-year unexpired term BOB HUTCHENS COMMISSIONER #2 6-year term COLLEEN SPROUL COMMISSIONER #5 6-year term JACK KARL OTTERSON CITY OF DAYTON COUNCIL MEMBER #1 4-year term DELPHINE BAILEY COUNCIL MEMBER #3 4-year term MICHAEL L PARIS COUNCIL MEMBER #5 4-year term KATHY A BERG KYLE ANDERSON COUNCIL MEMBER #7 4-year term MATT WIENS TOWN OF STARBUCK MAYOR 4-year short and full term RICHARD A ELLS CLERK/TREASURER 2-year unexpired term JAN ELLS...
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DAYTON – Dayton's new XO Alambic distillery will be offering tours of their shop during Saturday's Blue Mountain Station Co-op Market, coinciding Mule Mania Weekend. The spirits distillery, which is expected to hold its grand opening later this summer, is located at Blue Mountain Station, west of Dayton. People taking part in the tour will be shown around the distillery and shown the various barrels, as well as the still and other equipment used in the making of the spirits. XO Alambic is run b...
Construction and maintenance projects are also on tap for this summer DAYTON – Eighth-grade math teacher Kristen Frankie gave a presentation at last week’s meeting of the Dayton School Board about a national middle-school math conference she recently attended. She said the purpose of the conference was to explore curriculum and support materials designed by MidSCHOOLmath, for middle school classroom use. Frankie demonstrated a sample lesson from the curriculum, which provides student-based lea...
DAYTON — At last week’s meeting of the Columbia County Commissioners, county department heads were asked by the commissioners to provide input into the discussion of raising revenue to pay for essential services in the county. Establishing a Park and Recreation District, raising the sales tax by three-tenths percent for law enforcement, and raising the levy lid, are ideas worth considering, according to the commissioners. Commissioner Merle Jackson said the number-one topic at meetings of the As...
On June 2, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival will provide a free concert for people of all ages at 3:30 pm, in the Delany Room. On June 8, the Summer Reading Program kick-off event for all ages, featuring Blue Mountain Wildlife and their rescue raptor program, will take place at 3 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at Dayton Elementary School. On June 17, Book Chat, the not a book club book club, will meet at 6 p.m. in the Delany Room. On June 21, the Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library monthly meeting will be held in the Delany Room, at 4...
WAITSBURG – After 30 years teaching in Waitsburg, Mel McWhorter will be the third long-time staffer to retire from the Waitsburg School District this summer. Mc Whorter, a favorite among students, will join first-grade teacher Dinah Lindsey and superintendent/principal Dr. Carol Clarke, and wrap up his teaching career this school year. "Teaching in Waitsburg has been a real positive career," McWhorter said. McWhorter grew up in the Kalispell area of Montana, where he graduated high school. He e...
Royalty 1st – Columbia County Fair Court – Barn in the USA 2nd – Milton-Freewater Pioneer Court 3rd – Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days Court Riding – Youth Group 1st – Walla Walla Wagonettes Riding Group – Adult 1st – Blue Mountain Riders 2nd – Benton Franklin Sheriff’s Posse Floats 1st – Weller Public Library 2nd – Waitsburg Clsss of 57- 60th Reunion 3rd – Dayton –Waitsburg Comm. Health Foudation Performance 1st – Cycle Patrol 2nd – Basin MC 3rd – Waitsburg Marching Band Buggy Hitch 1st – Stagecoch 2nd – Walla Walla Parade Marshal Auto 1st ...
Best of Show – 1946 Chevy Coupe with Teardrop Camper/Dan & Brenda Reisch Pre ’48 Stock Car – 1928 Ford Model A/JT Carlyle Pre ’48 Custom Car – 1947 Ford Coupe/Bill Stark Post ’48 Stock Car – 1958 Yoeman Station Wagon/Bob Daschofsky Post ’48 Custom Car – 1950 Chevy Deluxe/Bob Cummings Pre ’48 Stock Pickup – 1948 Chevy Pickup/Andy & Julie Morierra Pre ’48 Custom Pickup – ’41 350 Chevy/Neal & Joyce Larsen Post ’48 Stock Pickup – ’57 Chevy Pickup/Tom Koney Post ’48 Custom Pickup – ’54 Ford F-100/Mike and Judy Callahan...
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The Smith family has farmed in Waitsburg since 1919 WAITSBURG – Because she has never driven a truck, and has sat in the saddle only one time (and immediately wanted off!) Dona Jean Smith said she was "flabbergasted but very honored" to be chosen parade marshal for the 2017 Waitsburg Celebration Days Parade. Husband and co-marshal, Howard, a third-generation Waitsburg wheat farmer, heartily agrees with the honor of being selected. Howard's great grandparents migrated from Missouri to settle in M...
DAYTON – Dayton will host its seventh annual Mule Mania, sponsored by Columbia REA, from May 26 – 28 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The events will begin on Friday at 8 a.m. in the fairgrounds outdoor arena. The mule showings and competitions are expected to conclude around 4 p.m. that day, giving spectators eight hours to watch a wide variety of classes. Friday will also see the first of two nights of the renowned chuckwagon feeds, which feature many traveling groups that cook food using only the materials in their old-fashioned chu...
WAITSBURG – Members of the Waitsburg Historical Society received some unwelcome news while trying to be proactive about maintaining the Bruce Museum Complex properties. Inspectors discovered structural damage to the Wilson-Phillips House, which will cause the building to be closed this summer until repairs – which are estimated to cost about three times the society's annual budget - can be made. Historical Society President Richard Hinds said the group realized last year that they needed to sta...
May 3: At approx. 1900 hours, a victim was bit by an unknown dog at his residence on Kinnear St. in Waitsburg, sustaining injury. May 6: Dispatched to a physical domestic on Shelton Dr. in Prescott. Victim stated his wife became jealous after looking at his cellphone and slapped him across the face. Suspect admitted slapping and was taken to jail for 4th degree assualt - domestic violence. May 5: Dispatched to Lewis Peak road for a death investigation. May 7: Dispatched to Taggart Road for an assault. Deputies arrived and obtained written...
The Swine Swagger 4-H group filled bags of garbage while cleaning along the back side of Preston Park, along the dike, on April 28, as part of their contribution to April's designation as Earth Month....
Community members gathered outside Waitsburg Town Hall on Saturday morning, May 13, to celebrate with Dixie resident Bob Brock as he kicked off his cross-country Patriotic Jeep Tour. Brock will end his journey in Washington D.C. where he has been selected to drive in the National Memorial Day Parade on May 29. Brock will honor veterans and law enforcement officers, throughout his ride. Interested parties can follow his progress, in pictures and video, by visiting the "Patriot Jeep" page on...
DAYTON-On his second morning managing the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, Justin Nix was busy posting information about Azure Mountain Botanicals and a Mother's Day event at The Blue Mountain Station to Facebook, and hosing down the sidewalk in front of the chamber office. Nix, who is has replaced Andrew Holt at the Chamber, said he was hired by the Chamber board because of his skills in social media marketing. "I will be working to bridge the gap between the Baby Boomers and the Millennials, while...
DAYTON-Special guest Bette Lou Crothers spoke about progress for this year's All Wheels Weekend event at last week's Dayton City Council meeting. Crothers showed the council the All Wheel's Weekend T shirt design, which showcases the 1962 Ford Galaxie state patrol car, which won last year's Peoples' Choice Award, along with the 2016 Friday Night Coolest Cruiser winner, which is a 1931 Ford Victoria. Crothers said to expect the usual events at All Wheels Weekend, including the Poker Walk, and the...
DAYTON - "We are preparing for Dayton Days. We have an outdoor, old fashioned, fun activity for kids of all ages," said Boldman House Museum Director Sylvia Beuhler. Activities will include two favorites: doing laundry with a washtub and scrubbing board, and making butter in a hand crank jar. There will also be old fashioned tools available for grinding wheat, peeling apples, and shelling corn. Kids will also be invited to plant flower seeds in the garden, Beuhler said. Beuhler said tours of...
WAITSBURG – Carol Clarke has faced and overcome many challenges in her life, but when it comes to retiring she's already chalked it up as a "fail." The school district superintendent and elementary school principal will wrap up her 13th year and officially retire from Waitsburg on June 30, but will leave for a new job in Panama City, Panama in July. As with most of the experiences in her life – many that could be described as difficult or unpleasant – Clarke is excited to pursue just one more op...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Alumni Association will host its 113th annual reunion and banquet on May 27 at the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room. A meet-and-greet will take place from 5-6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The dinner is open to all graduates of Waitsburg High School, their spouses, and guests. The Class of 2017 will be welcomed into the Alumni Association, and their family members are encouraged to attend and join in the celebration. The first class to graduate from Waitsburg High School received their diplomas f...
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