Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – The “First Night” New Year’s Eve celebration will be held in the Dayton Elementary School Multipurpose room on Dec. 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. The theme for this year is Family Game Night. Offerings include life-size games, family table games, basketball shoot, and team competitions. A cake walk, photo booths, and music and light show, are also planned. Columbia County Health System is providing hot dogs, chips, cookies and water. Drawings will occur at 7, 8 and 9 p. m., with a total of 12 door prizes. Drawings will be done in several...
Waitsburg students celebrated their final day of school before winter break with fun and community service. Grade school children celebrated Polar Express Day by participating in activities based on the popular children's book and watched Homeward Bound at the Liberty Theater. Middle school students decorated cookies, read books, played games, and held a dance-off. High schoolers played games, enjoyed root beer floats courtesy of the Waitsburg Resource Center and a concert by Framing Fables....
WAITSBURG – Should students be allowed to access their cell phones during class? As it currently stands, Waitsburg students must store their phones in a holding box prior to entering their classes. But that may change. Or not. During the public/board comment portion of December’s regular school board meeting, board member Christy House suggested that the district take a closer look at its cell phone policy. House said that the primary way coaches communicate with athletes is via Facebook, but...
Annual Organization Meeting -Unanimously elected Ross Ha:mann as Board Chair. -Unanimously elected Christy House as Vice Chair. Budget Status Report: -Dr. Clarke reported a “relatively strong” General Fund balance of $607,974. Clarke said that in January, appropriations will use actual rather than budgeted numbers and the district will likely see an increase due to a higher actual enrollment than budgeted. Elementary Principal Report: -The lunch ladies transformed the cafeteria into a Candyland and Cocoa with Santa was a success. -El...
Community members enjoyed a winter program by Waitsburg Elementary Students in the WHS auditorium on Dec. 19. Kindergarten students sang SANTA, Hello, Reindeer, and We All Clap Hands Together. The first grade sang Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells, and I've Got Peace in My Fingers. Second graders sang Up on the Rooftop, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The third Grade performed Jingle Bell Rock, Silver Bells, and Holly Jolly Christmas, and fourth...
Angels and wise men surrounded Mary and Joseph at a living nativity scene, sponsored by the Waitsburg Christian Church, on the the Bruce Museum lawn Sunday evening....
DAYTON—The Columbia County Commissioners have signed off on the City of Dayton’s proposed lawsuit settlement agreement regarding prosecution services. Commission Chairman Merle Jackson signed the agreement during a budget workshop meeting on Dec. 5. “The agreement is settled with the city and we can move on,” Jackson said. On Dec. 8, Judge Jackie Shea-Brown ruled that the county is not responsible for County Prosecutor Rea Culwell’s legal fees associated with the lawsuit, because Culwell c...
WAITSBURG – With no one, aside from one board director's wife, willing to brave the cold and attend the Dec. 7 Town Hall Association Annual Meeting, the board remains unchanged for 2017, according to board secretary Jim Davison. The 2017 board includes: President Ron Standring, Vice President Jim Romine, Secretary Jim Davison, Treasurer Larry Johnson, and board members Ron Griffen. Karl Newell, and Jim Walsh. Waitsburg's Town Hall is operated on a 100-percent volunteer basis, and is supported s...
Winter hit the Touchet Valley hard last week with more snowfall than has been seen in recent years. Area schools were even closed on Monday. Many people took to Facebook to share photos of beautiful, snow-covered scenery, rulers and measuring tapes with snow hitting the 9" mark, and fun times building snowmen, sledding, and snowmobiling....
Arraignments - Marshall Hernandez, 56, Dayton; charged with first degree burglary and assault in the second degree – strangulation. Charges stem from an incident on Oct. 29 in which Hernandez is accused of kicking open the door of a home and accusing a woman of taking his hair conditioner. He allegedly became enraged and pushed and strangled the victim. Hernandez reportedly told officers he suffers from blackouts when stressed and may have blacked out during the incident. He entered a plea of not guilty. Omnibus and trial setting are s...
Ski Bluewood opened for the season on Friday afternoon. Bluewood will be open daily from Dec. 15 through Jan. 2, with the exception of Christmas Day, when they will be closed. They will also close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve....
DAYTON-Columbia County Commissioner Dwight Robanske is calling it quits after 16 years of service to the county. Robanske said there have been many ups and downs during that time, but he has mainly enjoyed working with the citizens and employees of Columbia County. Robanske said his interest in promoting economic development in the county and in Dayton was the reason he ran for a seat on the board in 2000. "I served on the Dayton Economic Development Steering Committee with Jennie Dickinson in...
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce presented results of their recently completed "Tourism in Dayton" survey on Tuesday evening. The event was held at the Liberty Theater. The Chamber's tourism survey was conducted in the late summer and fall. Questionnaires were given to visitors in town, and sent by email to people who have previously visited Dayton in the past two years. According to Dayton Chamber Director Andrew Holt, more than 1,000 responses were received, including 300 locally and m...
DAYTON—There are some new as well as some ongoing activities at the Dayton Memorial Library during the month of December, according to library assistant Vicki Zoller. Binge Boxes, each stuffed with Christmas themed movies and other movie enjoyment essentials, such as popcorn and candy, are available for check-out, Zoller said. “They are flying off the shelf,” she said. All the boxes have family-friendly movies in them, and patrons may check out one box per household for one week, Zoller said. Ongoing activities include Book Chat, the Not a Boo...
WALLA WALLA – Walla Walla County Commissioner Perry Dozier was appointed to serve as interim manager of the Walla Walla Fairgrounds at the commissioner’s regular meeting on Dec. 5. Dozier, who did not run for re-election, will end his term as county commissioner on Dec. 31 and assume fairground duties on Jan. 1. A prepared statement from the Board of Commissioners said it is expected that Dozier will serve as interim manager for approximately three months while the search for a new manager takes place. The position has been vacant since mid...
County Commissioner Mike Talbott and Fair board president Matt Johnson receive a check from Jim Cooper at Columbia Rural Electric Association in the amount of $10,000. The check will help offset costs associated with the new HVAC system at the Fairgrounds Pavilion....
Creatively decorated trees, part of a Waitsburg FFA Festival of Trees fundraiser, line Waitsburg’s Main Street. A few especially creative entries include:...
Local photographer's love of the outdoors is evident in his work WAITSBURG – Having spent more than 50 years working as a professional photographer, Waitsburg native Vance Price is at the point in life where he can focus on doing only what he enjoys most – shooting the great outdoors. "I've never once had a tree complain," said Price, who spent many years working with people, as a portrait and wedding photographer. Many of Price's photos are now lining the walls of the 10 Ton Press building at...
WAITSBURG – One, two, cha-cha-cha... one, two, cha-cha-cha. Chant that phrase to a Preston Hall middle school student and they will probably grin as they showed you just how it's done. Waitsburg middle school students spent mornings last week learning the popular Latin dance, the Cha Cha, as part of a holiday homeroom activity geared toward teaching social skills. This year, middle school students spend the first 20 minutes of each day engaged in a homeroom activity, according to junior high s...
Reindeer I saw a Reindeer It was brown with a white nose Then I petted him By Rhapsody Spencer Sledding Sledding is fun to do We get on the sled and go I sled down the hill By Ellie Teal Snowman First one big ball Then a medium ball Last a big ball By Brooklynn Coggins Reindeer Santa has reindeer They fly with him and stop there! Last Santa goes to my house. By Makaelyn Mikesell Sledding I got a green sled I climbed up the mountain I slid down and said, “Wheeee” By Bryer Paul Decorating I put ornaments up They are all circles Pink and blue and...
WAITSBURG - Neither sleet nor rain could keep Waitsburg townfolk from enjoying the city's annual Hometown Christmas celebration last weekend. Visitors filled Town Hall to listen to local musicians, enjoy a meal or Christmas cookie, and browse the many tables of wares for sale. About 60 children (and an adult or two) found their way to Santa's lap where they shared their Christmas wish list, got their picture taken, and received a goodie bag, courtesy of the Waitsburg Commercial Club. Children...
DAYTON—When they met on Nov. 27, the Columbia County Hospital District Board of Commissioners approved a request from CEO Shane McGuire to apply for a loan to purchase a GE ultrasound machine for regular diagnostic and cardiac testing. So far this year there have been 362 ultrasound referrals, which adds up to eight months of work for an ultrasound technologist working one day a week, McGuire told the commissioners. All the physicians have been asking for ultrasound technology, he added. M...
DAYTON – Ski Bluewood announced on Monday that the ski area south of Dayton will open for the season on Friday. This date will mark the earliest opening for the area in the past five years. "We're excited about the snow and being able to open earlier this year," said Kim Clark, general manager of Bluewood. "The long-term forecast calls for above average precipitation, so this should be a great season." According to the Bluewood website, as of Tuesday morning the ski area had 26 inches of snow a...
Dayton’s Ladies Night Out, sponsored by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, was a rousing success as downtown businesses were filled with shoppers on Monday night. Shoppers were treated to discounts, food and drinks, and drawing prizes. Above: Ladies check out gift items at Snapdragon Floral and Gifts....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room was hopping before school last Friday, as students and families flocked in to enjoy cocoa, a photo, and a chat with Waitsburg's resident Santa. For the last three years, the Waitsburg lunch ladies have taken it upon themselves to transform the lunchroom into a winter wonderland. "We do this every year with a different theme," said food services manager Susan Wildey. "We usually start preparing and planning a year in advance. We l...
