Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Society seeks help as they work to develop and promote the Bruce House Museum as an event space WAITSBURG – With big plans for the future, the Waitsburg Historical Society is in need of some helping hands. “We are a strictly volunteer organization and are very dependent on the community to step up and help fill needs,” said Historical Society President Richard Hinds. First and foremost, Hinds said the society is in need of a replacement for the current recording secretary. The recording secretary is responsible for taking and distr...
DAYTON – The Touchet Valley region is the lucky host of the New Old Time Chautauqua on July 18 and 19. The group, also known as NOTC, will be at the Lewis & Clark Trail State Park in between Dayton and Waitsburg. The Chautauqua group follows the social and cultural movements that spawned in New York during the 1870s and experienced great growth until the 1920s. They present many forms of so-called "cultural enrichment," including arts (such as dance and drama), lectures and music. Back in t...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Planning Department's problem with being short-staffed hasn't improved in spite of adding a new Planner I/Administrative Assistant to the work force this week. New employee Meagan Bailey began her first day on the job on July 5. Building inspector Jake Davis' last day at the planning department was July 8. Bailey comes to the Columbia County Planning Department newly graduated from the University of Idaho. She has a bachelor of science degree in conservation planning...
DAYTON—At the regular meeting of the Dayton School District Board of Directors on July 6, Superintendent Doug Johnson outlined some goals for the 2016-17 school year for the Board of Directors. Chief among these was increasing the number of families enrolling in the district and decreasing the number of families enrolling out of the district. Also, by the end of 2016-17 Johnson said that a summit consisting of parents, students, employees and community members will be held to develop a f...
WAITSBURG – Rows of brightly colored pumpkins and a cheery wave from Clarence Stearns have been familiar sights to Preston Avenue travelers each fall. But this year, the produce can be found around the side of the house, off Harmon Street, where the operation has expanded to include much more than just fruits and vegetables. Clarence Stearns says Mr. C's Smokin Co., located at 405 Preston Ave. in Waitsburg, is a true family endeavor. What started out as a simple produce stand several years a...
WALLA WALLA – Democrat Mike Bates is the current Director for the Walla Walla County Corrections Department, overseeing the Walla Walla County Jail and the Juvenile Justice Center. Bates has worked for the county since 1975 and believes his experience in criminal justice and the court system will benefit the citizens of Walla Walla County. "Nearly 75% of the county current expense budget is consumed by the courts, juvenile justice, county jail, Prosecutor's Office, County Clerk, and the S...
WALLA WALLA – Don Gibbard (R) moved to Walla Walla 28 years ago because the mix of agricultural, natural resources, recreational activities, and municipal experiences makes it a place where families can succeed. Prior to his work in telecommunications, Gibbard served 16 years as an ordained pastor and says that experience prepared him to work with a diverse set of expectations and opinions which are as present in county government as they are in the church. He has actively supported the c...
WALLA WALLA – Waitsburg resident Melissa Hansen (R) cites her experience managing her family's farm, operating a custom seeding, spraying, and harvesting business, and her recent graduation from the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Program as strong foundations to build on in serving as commissioner. "The community of Waitsburg is my home and I will be available to Waitsburg residents to hear their concerns and make sure they are well represented at all times," Hansen said. H...
WALLA WALLA – Todd Kimball (R) is a sixth-generation Walla Walla County resident who returned to farming while continuing to work in accounting, after working in Boise as a CPA for four years. He is a DeSales graduate, earned his B.S. in Accounting from Whitworth College, and attended Gonzaga University for a Masters in Accounting. Kimball is active in the community as a coach and volunteer, and has held leadership positions with the Northwest Grain Growers Board, Walla Walla County Conservation...
WALLA WALLA – Thirty-five year old Republican Jacob Radke is currently deployed to Iraq and will return to Walla Walla in August. He served as a combat medic in the Washington Army National Guard for ten years and currently serves in the Oregon Army National Guard as a Warrant Officer and helicopter pilot. Radke has lived and worked in the Walla Walla area for 28 years. He is a Wa-Hi graduate and earned an AA degree from Walla Walla Community College and Bachelors in Health Science degree f...
WALLA WALLA – Forty-five year resident Randal Son (D) said he set roots in the Walla Walla Valley as soon as he was old enough to choose where to live. Son said he has worked in the fields, canneries, as a painter, and as a carpenter. At 62, he currently works as a transit operator for Walla Walla Valley Transit, but plans to retire if elected. "I"ll be a 100% full-time commissioner with no sideline distractions, working as long and hard as business owners and wage earners," Son said. Son s...
Walla Walla artist Penny Michel will be featured at the Wenaha Gallery in Dayton (219 E. Main) from July 18 - Aug. 13. Michel was born in Tunisia, North Africa and her art is heavily influenced by Roman and Phoenician artifacts. Her pieces have a huanting, other-worldly quality about them....
DAYTON – The Dayton Historic Preservation Commission last week met for the first time since property owners in the city’s two residential historic districts voted overwhelmingly to disband those districts. Despite those results, two of the four members present at the June 29 meeting voted against a measure that would have supported the vote results and recommended dissolution of the Southside and Washington Street Historic Districts to the Dayton City Council. With a 2-2 vote, the com...
WAITSBURG – Council members spent a large chunk of the June 15 Waitsburg City Council meeting evaluating current city codes to be considered for revision or repeal. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said the last comprehensive code review was approximately ten years ago and about half the code was stripped away at that time. Some of the proposed modifications were word changes, such as substituting the words “City Administrator” for “City Marshal” since the city no longer has a marshal....
Noah, and Daniel Moser wait for the "go" signal to walk and ride in Waitsburg's annual Fourth of July Parade of Patriots. The parade ends with a short ceremony in front of the Waitsburg Hardware Store and is followed up with a community potluck in the city park. See more photos on the Last Page....
WAITSBURG – At both the June Garden Club Meeting and City Council Meeting, Waitsburg resident Allison Bond raised the idea of Waitsburg pursuing designation as a Tree City USA. Bond said Tree City USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation would make many types of support available to the city, including free educational tools and grants. The program has been in existence since 1976 and provides the framework for communities to manage and expand their public trees. More than 3,400 communities across the United States have achieved Tree C...
DAYTON – During his time in the United States military, Jeff Monyak had a commanding officer that was interested in taxidermy as a hobby. Eventually, Monyak was sent to the east coast in a new role at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. It was in this so called home of "great white-tailed deer," as Monyak described it, that he decided to take up taxidermy himself. "I got my white-tailed deer and decided that I wanted to do the mounting myself," he said. "So I called up my old CO and asked him for d...
DAYTON – Teachers from the Dayton School District are in the process of gaining the National Board Certification. "It's the gold standard for educators" said Dayton Middle School English teacher Jeff McCann. "It is the national certification, and it is seen as the most rigorous and prestigious certification for teachers," he said. "You can get certifications for colleges, and even get assessed at the local and state levels, but the National Board is a way of proving that you know your craft well...
WAITSBURG – "I'm great with cars, I'm just not the best at marketing," said Bill Feather, owner of SteelFeatherAuto, located at 615 Preston Avenue in Waitsburg. Feather opened his auto repair shop last October, but many residents are unaware of his shop and the services he offers. The 38-year-old mechanic says he has always had an obsession with anything running. Feather grew up in Walla Walla and said he was lucky enough to have a neighbor who took him under his wing and taught him what he k...
PRESCOTT – Prescott City Pool got off to a good start this summer, and has more activities planned for the month of July. A recently announced $45,000 grant from Sherwood Trust for pool and park repairs and equipment leaves the longer-range future looking bright as well. Pool attendance has been excellent so far, with a large number of people using the pool as refuge from the warm weather, according to pool co-manager Yvonne Jackson. Fourth of July weekend saw many families hold picnics and s...
WAITSBURG – Local residents Rebecca Hoffman, Christy Poirier, and Waitsburg High School FFA Advisor Nicole Abel joined others throughout the region to help determine how they could better support agricultural education and their local FFA chapters at an Alumni Regional Development Conference in Burbank on June 25. The National FFA Alumni Organization hosted the conference to provide professional, personal, and alumni program development to local and state members. The conference was also a t...
DAYTON – Kevin Carson, a graduate of the Dayton High School Class of 1976, is a researcher of Pacific Northwest history. He will be at the Wenaha Gallery Saturday, July 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the Dayton Alumni Weekend. Starting at 1 p.m. he will read parts of his latest book, The Wild West Boys, which is a historical fiction story of World War I based upon real stories of the 91st Division stationed in Fort Lewis, which was comprised of many Dayton men. The book talks about the fore...
Thirty-two kids and seven leaders from Dayton and Waitsburg headed off to YoungLife Camp at Washington Family Ranch in Antelope, Ore. on Sunday morning....
WAITSBURG – The creek may not have overflowed, but the church pews sure did on Sunday when 190 people crowded into the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church to watch local kids perform the musical 'Down by the Creek Bank.' The performance served as the big finale for a popular, week-long Vacation Bible School created by co-directors Bethany Moser and Pam Conover. Moser said she and Conover were having a hard time deciding on what to do for VBS this year when they hit on the idea of a musical. Moser a...
