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  • Pacific Power grant award

    The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    Bill Clemens, of Pacific Power (r), presented a check for $5,000 Monday to Dayton Development Task Force President Bette Lou Crothers. The money will be used by the Task Force for installation of flower baskets on Dayton's Main Street next summer....

  • Dayton Students of the month

    The Times|Nov 19, 2015

  • Prescott Plans Recreation Redo

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    PRESCOTT – The Prescott School District is actively seeking grants and donations to fund the renovation of the dilapidated and underused tennis and basketball courts located at the primary building playground, just across Highway 124 from the pool. The current facilities would be replaced with a middle school soccer field and a multi-sport court. "This project would provide much-needed space for our middle school soccer program and create a multi-sport playing surface that can be enjoyed by t...

  • Main Street Bridge Design is Underway

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    WAITSBURG – At their October meeting, the Waitsburg City Council approved a design and engineering contract with the engineering firm Anderson-Perry for work on the city's Main Street Bridge. Anderson-Perry Technical Manager Howard Boggs discussed the beginning stages of the process ahead and explained the City will have decisions to make in the future. In June, the state legislature appropriated $1.7 million to replace the 90-year-old bridge that is a flood hazard for the city. Unfortunately, t...

  • Dayton Students Stand Tall (or not)

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    DAYTON – Students in Shayna Hutchens classroom aren't likely to be told to "sit down and be quiet." They may be required to be quiet, but they can choose whether to stand or sit. And often, being quiet isn't important, either. One way Hutchens engages her students is by providing them with options to learn in the ways they learn best. Hutchens moved from Portland, Ore. to Dayton last year and began teaching middle and high school social studies and high school English at DHS. Among her first p...

  • Donegon Discovers Her Irish Ancestry

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    WAITSBURG – "Richard Irvine from Hill Campbell married Eliza Hay from Horn Head." This one short line, in a tome of family history, was the lone clue that led Waitsburg resident Susan Donegan on a recent quest to Ireland in search of details to her maternal ancestry. After countless hours of research, Susan traveled to Ireland last month to see what she could learn firsthand. Within hours of arriving on the peninsula of Horn Head, through the kindnesses of a series of strangers, Susan had v...

  • Knowledge bowl Goes Old School (Real Old School!)

    The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    The WHS Knowledge Bowl Team accepted an invitation from Lady Katherine of Akornebir, Baroness of Wastekeep (aka Kathy Carpenter), to serve during the Canton of Akernbir's yearly feast held at Waitsburg Town Hall on Nov. 14. The event included arts and skills championships, a rapier championship, and a tavern brawl for the honor of skullduggery. Knowledge Bowl members served a six-course meal including fried cheese curds, fruits, bear meat, chicken pottage, spinach pie, and cheesecake. The...

  • Reading the times in Oz

    The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    It's evident that Flying Monkeys have excellent taste in reading material. The monkey above was captured taking a break from harassing Dorothy and her pals on the road to Oz, during TVAC's fall musical last week, to check out the latest issue of The Times....

  • Cut Stock Sale in Works

    Michele Smith, The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    DAYTON—At their regular meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 11 the Port of Columbia commissioners heard from Port Manager Jennie Dickinson about the possible sale of Columbia Cut Stock to Mark Lewis, the primary owner of Columbia Pulp, Inc. and the scientist for Sustainable Fiber Technologies, for the purpose of creating a mini-mill. The mill would process wheat straw into fiber for molded pulp products. Dickinson said an offer on the buildings has been made by Lewis and accepted by Dennis Lockard, o...

  • Helgerson 'Not Guilty' of Child Assault

    Ken Graham, The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    DAYTON – Levi Helgerson, of Dayton, was found not guilty of Assault of a Child late Friday afternoon. The unanimous jury verdict came after a two-week trial in Columbia County Superior Court, before judge Scott Galina. According to Columbia County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dale Slack, the defense rested their case Friday morning. Each attorney – Rea Culwell for the prosecution and Robert Van Dorn for the Defense – then gave a 45-minute closing statement. Slack said the jury began delib...

  • Paper Tiger or Real Tiger?

    The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    DAYTON—On Monday evening, Jennie Dickinson, Media Chairperson for the Coalition for Youth and Families, and Sergio Hernandez, from the Walla Walla Valley Children’s Resilience Initiative, hosted a screening of the documentary film Paper Tigers at the Liberty Theater, with a question and answer session afterward. Paper Tigers follows several students at Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla for one year after a new model for approaching discipline was put into practice when LAHS Principal Jim Sporleder attended an educational con...

  • 2016 Town Hall Board Elected

    The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    WAITSBURG – Jim Romine was added as a board member of the Waitsburg Town Hall Association at the association’s annual meeting on Thur., Nov. 12. New officer positions will be decided at the board’s Dec. 10 meeting. The board has been short one member since 2015 President Karen Mohney passed away last spring. Since then, Vice-president Ron Standring has served in her place. Both Rose Englebrite and Jim Romine put their names in the running for the empty volunteer board position. “As so often happens, the new guy won out over the one who has ser...

  • Knowledge Bowl SEASON Kicks Off

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 19, 2015

    WALLA WALLA – Fourteen teams from six schools faced off their first Knowledge Bowl meet of the year at St. Patrick’s Church in Walla Walla on Tues., Oct. 20. Dayton placed second, just two points behind DeSales, who won the match. Waitsburg, Dayton, and Prescott KB teams were joined by DeSales, Clarkston, and Pomeroy at Tuesday’s match. DeSales 1 placed first with 80 points. Dayton1 and Waitsburg 1 were right behind with 78 and 76 points, respectively. The remaining teams placed as follows: Dayt...

  • Oz Returns to the Liberty Stage

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    DAYTON – If you find yourself mingling with Winkies, Munchkins, Poppies, and Jitterbugs, there's only one place you can be – traveling the legendary yellow brick road to Oz. It's been twelve years since local actors have walked that road on Dayton's Liberty Theater stage, and they're about to do so again. The Touchet Valley Arts Council's 2015 fall musical, "The Wizard of Oz," begins Fri., Nov. 13. Following a four-year hiatus from the stage, Brenda Henderson and Mike Ferrians, who last co-...

  • Prescott Grad Receives State Pen Promotion

    The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    WALLA WALLA – On Nov. 1, Robert Jackson was appointed Associate Superintendent of the West Complex of the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. Jackson is a 1988 Prescott High School graduate and son of Jack and Yvonne Jackson of Prescott. Jackson, who is a member of the Department's Incident Management Team began his career at the WSP in 1991 as an intern with the Mental Health Program. He worked as a mental health counselor, then supervisor until 2003 when he was promoted to C...

  • Operation Christmas Child

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    WAITSBURG - Thousands of Operation Christmas Child (OCC) shoeboxes packed with gifts and school supplies for children in Third World countries will be collected Nov. 16-23 at church relay centers across the country. In 2014, a total of 16,814 shoebox gifts were given by local donors, including 152 from the Dayton-Waitsburg area. The operation began 23 years ago by Samaritan's Purse, a Christian relief agency founded by Franklin Graham. Over 100 million shoebox gifts have been given to needy...

  • Alumni Raffle

    The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    The Waitsburg Alumni Association is raffling a 7ft. double-fleece blanket, in Cardinal colors, with the proceeds going to benefit Coats for Kids. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6/$5 and may be purchased from alumni association board members, at the alumni table during Hometown Christmas, or by calling Marge Benson at (509) 629-2988. A drawing will be held during Hometown Christmas on Dec. 6 and the winner need not be present to win....

  • Packin' in the Posies

    The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    The city crew will have the flowers out of the way just in time to start preparing for Hometown Christmas, which is the first Sunday in December each year....

  • Custom Cars (and Other Fun Stuff) in Glass

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    WAITSBURG – With its cheery red, white, and green checked floors and the reflected light of stained glass bouncing off the soft green walls, it's no wonder Leslie Nichols has dubbed her stained glass studio her "happy place." The small getaway, carved out of a corner of the family shop, serves as an artistic sanctuary for the Waitsburg mom of four. Nichols said she has always been artistic but felt a particular draw to stained glass as a medium. "I just love all the colors and textures, and t...

  • Something New at The Q

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    WAITSBURG – The Q Wood-Fired Grill will be hosting a monthly Supper Club with the theme, "Around the World on Fire," featuring world cuisines that are cooked over an open flame. The first Supper Club event will be Nov. 21, featuring Argentine cuisine. The Q co-owner Sandy Kleck said the Supper Club meals will be more informal than the Winemaker Dinners currently hosted by The Q. "Each month we'll feature a meal from a country that cooks over an open flame such as Spain, Portugal, Korea, and B...

  • Pacific Power Donation

    The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    Pacific Power Regional Manager Bill Clemens (r) presented a check from $2,000 to Waitsburg City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe last week. The funds will be used toward the development of the new sports complex - including four Little League fields and a soccer field - at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds. Development of the first Little League field should begin this year, with the remaining fields, including backstops and dugouts, added in 2016....

  • On Trial in Dayton

    The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    A trial was underway in Dayton last week in the courtroom of the Columbia County Courthouse. Levi Helgerson of Dayton is facing a charge of first degree assault of a child for an incident that occurred in February 2014. Jury selection began Monday, Nov. 2, and the trial is expected to run at least through Friday....

  • Commission Hears Flood District Ideas

    Ken Graham, The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    DAYTON – The Columbia County Board of Commissioners on Monday heard a presentation from the former Public Works Director of Kittitas County about that county’s success in forming a flood control district. Kirk Holmes, who is now an engineer in the private sector, described his county’s history of flooding in the last couple of decades, and the process they went through to get voter approval to form a flood control district. That approval resulted in a property tax levy of seven cents per thous...

  • Waitsburg Holiday Helps and Helpers

    The Times|Nov 12, 2015

    WAITSBURG - Many Waitsburg groups are offering families a helping hand this holiday season. Several are listed below for those in need or those willing to donate or lend a helping had. Waitsburg Resource Center: The Resource Center provides food and resource referrals to members of the Waitsburg and Prescott school districts. Families may visit once-a-month to receive non-perishable food, meat, potatoes, and eggs. The center accepts both food and monetary donations. Christmas Basket Donor Program: Families, groups, individuals or businesses...

  • A Happy Haunter

    Dena Wood, The Times|Nov 5, 2015

    Jan Cronkhite's home is a favorite stop for Waitsburg trick-or-treaters who can always count on a performance by her skeleton marionette, Aloysius (pronounced al-u-wish-es). The 81-year-old former Waitsburg librarian has been entertaining with marionettes since she before she was a teen. She began her role as puppet master when her mother gifted her with a pair of boy and girl marionettes when she was twelve. Cronkhite would perform, joined on stage by her cat, before the 500 members of the...

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