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Members of the Parker family react as the “Old Man” unboxes his great prize, the infamous leg lamp. (l to r) The Old Man (Mike Ferrians), Ralphie (Jordan Helm), Mrs. Parker (Elizabeth Arebalos-Jagelski), and Randy (Janae Helm). “A Christmas Story: The Musical” opens at the Liberty Theater on Thursday. See Page 6 for story and more photos....
WAITSBURG - Former Times Publisher Tom Baker, passed away at Booker Rest Home Monday afternoon. He was 86. Baker co-owned The Times with his wife, Anita, from 1964 to 1991 and served as the paper’s editor and publisher during those years. Civic-minded Baker also served as the town’s mayor and actively participated in Commercial Club, Lions Club, and the Presbyterian Church, among others. For years, he wrote a personal column titled “TOMfoolery.” He bids his Waitsburg friends and family a personal good-bye in his final “TOMfoolery” column on P...
WAITSBURG – Final counts are in, and voters approved a $3.8 million bond to improve and upgrade Waitsburg school facilities with a 62.99% approval vote. The funds will be used to upgrade the HVAC system in all three schools, including adding air conditioning to the elementary school, renovating the school kitchen, and constructing a field house at the athletic field. The bond will also allow the district to access $40,000 in funds given by an anonymous donor for the construction of the field h...
ith a group of community leaders Tuesday afternoon in Dayton to provide an update on plans for groundbreaking and construction of the firm’s proposed straw pulp plant near Starbuck. According to sources at the meeting, CP officials said the company is in the final stage of the bond sales process with investors, and the bonds are expected to close shortly after Thanksgiving. Groundbreaking on the Starbuck facility is anticipated for around Dec. 1. The officials said that construction at the facility is expected to last approximately 14 m...
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet Thursday in the newly renovated Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion. More than 170 people turned out for the first event held in the Pavillion since a new HVAC system and other improvements were made earlier this year. The Chamber's Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Bob Hutchens. Hutchens was introduced by former Dayton dentist Norm Passmore. Hutchens recently retired after a long career as a farmer in Columbia C...
Community members gathered on Monday evening to learn more about the newly established Dayton/Waitsburg Community Health Foundation Fund. Bob and Anita Hutchens and Dolores Hutchens Cole established the fund, which is a permanent endowment managed by the Blue Mountain Community Foundation, in July. The purpose of the gathering was to solicit a core group of individuals who will support and endorse the fund. Interest will be withdrawn from the fund each year to be used specifically for facility...
Waitsburg veteran Ike Keve had the privilege of riding shotgun in Bob Brock's patriotic jeep in the Walla Walla Veteran's Day Parade. The parade pulled a trailer with fellow Waitsburg veterans Rod Baker, Jim and Dale Hilton, Bill Hinchliffe, and Jack McCaw....
Directors say challenging music and a hilarious script are a delight DAYTON – Theater fans will be in for a treat as they enjoy the exploits of nine-year-old Ralphie Parker, as he pines for his one Christmas wish – a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle – in this years' Touchet Valley Arts Council's fifteenth annual fall musical. "A Christmas Story: The Musical," begins Thurs., Nov. 17 on the historic Liberty Theater stage. Co-directors Brenda Henderson and Mike Ferrians teame...
WAITSBURG – "The last time I spoke before this student body was in 1967, when I had to give the valedictorian speech. I'm about as nervous now as I was then," said Dr. Lewis Neace as he addressed students and community members during a Veteran's Day program in the Waitsburg High School gymnasium last Thursday. The statement is surprising coming from a man who spent a good portion of his career parachuting behind enemy lines to rescue military personnel as commander of the 920th USAF p...
DAYTON-The City of Dayton bills itself as "The Town That Still Believes." For the past decade, business owners and community members have come together to bring an old-fashioned Christmas celebration to life, with Christmas Kick-off. This year Christmas Kick-off, put on by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, will be Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26. From the time retail shops open at 10 a.m. Friday until the close of the day on Saturday, there will be many fun-filled activities for everyone,...
Dayton Memorial Library 111 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 “Sweetbitter,” by Stephanie Damler (Adult Fiction): Twenty-two, and knowing no one, Tess leaves home to begin her adult life in New York City. Thus begins a year that is both enchanting and punishing, in a low-level job at “the best restaurant in New York City.” Grueling hours and a steep culinary learning curve awaken her to the beauty of oysters, the finest Champagnes,...
Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon., 10:30 a. m. “Mischling,” by Affinity Konar (Adult Fiction): It’s 1944 when the twin sisters Pearl and Stasha arrive at Auschwitz with their mother and grandfather. The girls take refuge in their identical natures, comforting themselves with the private language and shared games of their childhood. As part of the experimental population of twins known as Mengele’s Zoo, the girls experience privileges and horrors unknown to others, and they...
DAYTON—Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson said he is delighted to share the results of recent water samplings in the school buildings. All samples taken in September returned with scores below the unsafe threshold for lead, he said. Seven of the samples were from prior water sources, which had initially scored high. The district will conduct additional sampling in the spring of 2017, until all water sources have been shown to be safe, he said. In other business during last week’s sch...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Leos and Lions Clubs joined together to collect 868 pounds of food for the Waitsburg Resource Center last week. The Resource Center donates approximately 7,000 lbs. of food to families in need each year. The food drive was organized as a competition between high school classes, with the seniors taking home the win by collecting 347 lbs. of non-perishables. The junior class came in second with 267 lbs. followed by the sophomores with 134 lbs. and freshmen with 130 lbs. S...
Waitsburg School Dist. Capital Improvement Bond Yes 280 62.5% No 142 36.22% Prescott Parks and Rec Prop. 1 Yes 108 62.43% No 65 37.57% Dist. 16 State Representative, Pos. 1 Bill Jenkin 16,034 63.41% Rebecca Francik 9,252 36.59% Dist. 16 State Representative, Pos. 2 Terry Nealey 17,589 69.06% Gary Downing 7,881 30.94% Walla Wala County Commissioner, Dist. 1 Jim Johnson 7,983 66.16% Jared Frerichs 4,084 33.84% Walla Wala County Commissioner, Dist. 2 Todd Kimball 7,636 62.71% Randal Son 4,541 37.29%...
Resolution/Plea Agreements - Mary Anne Maier, 63, Dayton; charged with possession of Lorazepam, Possession of Clonazepam (dismissed), and theft in the third degree. She is accused of theft of prescription medications. A stay of proceedings was issued for 24 months. State will move for dismissal of charges upon successful completion of requirements which include no violations of law and compliance with chemical dependency and mental health evaluations. --Christopher James Martin, 32, Kennewick; charged with one count of violation of controlled s...
DAYTON – The Columbia County Commissioners, County Auditor, and Department heads have been in budget discussions for the past couple of weeks. During last week's regular commissioners' meeting, County Auditor Sharon Richter and the commissioners looked at current expenses for the preliminary 2017 budget. At the beginning of their session there was a $241,127 shortfall, but by the end, the current expense shortfall was about $200,000. When asked about salary or COLA increases for county e...
DAYTON - Middle school and high school students in the Dayton School District will have an opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship, and to learn ways to apply the knowledge they gain during Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 14 - 18. On Nov. 15, Bret Spooner, a managing partner of Gravis Law, PLLC, and self- described serial entrepreneur, will present all aspects of entrepreneurship to the middle and high school students. According to Port of Columbia Economic Development Manager Brad...
DAYTON—The Kiwanis Club of Dayton will hold its annual Turkey Bingo event in the Dayton Elementary School Multipurpose Room, on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. It’s the club’s biggest money maker of the year. “Get there early if you want a good seat. We sell out every year,” cautioned Kiwanian Kim Lyonnaise. Bingo card sales begin when the doors open, and hamburgers, chili burgers, hotdogs, dessert and refreshments, will be available at 3 p.m., as well, said Lyonnaise. Games begin at 4 p.m. “The...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School seniorTimber Frohreich will be sworn in as Waitsburg City Council's student representative at the regular Nov. 16 council meeting. Frohreich said she applied for the position to take advantage of the opportunity to better learn how the community operates and runs. "Many of our students are deeply involved in our small town's life, and I'd like to become even more involved by joining the city council's team. I feel I am well prepared for this position from my e...
WAITSBURG – Visitors to Dynamite Art + Coffee, located on the north end of Waitsburg's Main Street, will be able to enjoy the art of Walla Walla artist Leiv Fagereng, whose works will be on display through Nov. 27. Fagereng's large, richly colored oil paintings are a feast for the eyes that provide food for thought. "I like to have more questions than answers in my artwork, which is why I give it a surrealistic twist. I appreciate hearing what viewers think of my work, more than what I have to s...
WAITSBURG – The doors to Hubbard Law Office remain open, but second-generation Waitsburg Attorney Michael V. Hubbard may be a little harder to find these days. He’s not retiring, but Hubbard said he is no longer keeping office hours. He is available by appointment, and will accept work on a case-by-case basis. Hubbard said the law office has been operated by a succession of attorneys since territorial days, according to late Waitsburg historian Bettie Chase. Hubbard will continue to meet wit...
If Waitsburg City Council member Karl Newell tells you a fish story, it just may be true! His son Eric submitted this photo of (l to r) Eric Newell, David Johnson, Karl Newell, and his friend Costas from Cyprus after a recent successful day fishing on the Clearwater River....
Dayton's new community reader board, which has been in the works for two years, has finally been installed. The sign, which is located on West Main, will display public information such as upcoming events and local news....
State hopes to save money with assisted living pilot programs DAYTON—At the regular hospital district board meeting on Oct. 27, the board of commissioners honored CEO Shane McGuire’s request for seed money to develop a plan for an assisted living facility in Dayton. For the past few months, CCHD administrators and the Board of Commissioners have been talking about the lack of assisted living options for older people in the community, or what McGuire refers to as “a donut hole”, in health...
