Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—According to Columbia County auditor Sharon Richter, election ballots should be mailed out by Thurs., Oct.15. Those ballots contain several twists that Columbia County voters should be aware of with regard to Position 2, and Position 3, on the Dayton School District board. First, Marchand Hovrud’s name will appear on the ballot for school board Position 3, but because she has resigned from the board, Richter said that she will need to resign, again, after the election is certified. Dan...
Columbia County Superior Court October 7, 2015 Trials Set: Joshua J. Berdar, 23; charged with obtaining a legend (prescription) drug (oxycodone) by fraud, a Class B felony in April. He was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond and allowed to travel to Mont. for work. In June, Berdar was charged in Mont. with Driving Under the Influence – First Offense, and Theft of Property in Gallatin County, Mont. Berdar allegedly took snack items to the register in a convenience store, and stole them once he realized he didn’t have the money to...
WAITSBURG – With the demise of horse racing at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds, and the agreement that future racing events are unlikely, the city of Waitsburg is looking at how to make the space more usable and relevant. At the Sept. 16 City Council meeting, board members approved a three-year plan to transform the fairgrounds into a space they hope will meet many current community needs. A major change to the facility will be the development of a Little League baseball complex. The complex will c...
DAYTON – The Columbia County Board of Commissioners is close to an agreement with Seneca Foods Corp. to purchase between 15 and 20 acres of land at the east end of Dayton from Seneca. The property includes the Seneca Activity Center and labor camp buildings, and lies adjacent to the property that includes the county engineer's office and shop. Commissioner Dwight Robanske made a report to the Columbia County Economic Development Steering Committee Tuesday, in which he explained the basics of the...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School District is inviting community members to join students for lunch on Oct. 14, as they celebrate Taste of Washington. This is Waitsburg's second year to participate in the statewide event that introduces students to fresh, local foods. Last year's event was wildly popular, with approximately 250 students, staff, and community members in attendance. Through Taste of Washington, schools partner with farmers to include fresh Washington-grown foods in cafeteria m...
DAYTON – Katie Chavre, who joined the Dayton Chamber of Commerce staff this week as Chamber assistant and event coordinator, helped put on the biggest event southeast Washington has seen in many years. As a staff member at the Walla Walla Parks Dept., Chavre helped with the planning and setup of the Gentlemen of the Road Tour Stopover that was held in Walla Walla in August. Chavre started her new job in Dayton last week, replacing former event coordinator Linze Greenwalt, who left the Chamber l...
DAYTON – The Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band will perform a fundraising event at The Liberty Theater on Sat. Oct. 17. Proceeds will go to the Touchet Valley Arts Council, which owns and operates the theater. The award-winning female western music trio is known for their fun presentations that bring the Wild West to life. Since the spring of 2000, the band has produced five award-winning albums and has performed across the United States and Canada. The group's latest recording; "My Horse Knows the W...
WAITSBURG – It can be tough being a mom. Watching your children grow up and move away to lead their own lives is seldom easy. It's especially difficult when they move to a foreign (and potentially dangerous) country. For Rosy Nechodom, a recent visit to Bolivia to join her daughter, Annemarie, who serves as a missionary there, helped to ease the pain and bring new understanding. Annemarie, daughter of Rosy and Dan Nechodom, graduated from Dayton High School in 2009 and attended the University of...
WAITSURG – The Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District #2 will hold an open house on Wed., Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Waitsburg Fire Station at 234 Main St. Officials and representatives will be on hand to answer questions about two items that will come before voters on November ballots: fire department annexation and an EMS levy. After 70 years of service, the Columbia-Walla Walla County Fire Protection District #2 is looking at some major changes. While it will continue as a volunteer fire department...
Approved collective bargaining agreement. Approved out-of-country travel for Deanna Coulston and Pam Beasley to attend a K-1 Early Literacy Retreat in Vancouver, B.C. on Oct. 2-3. All costs to attend is approximately $2500. Elementary teachers agreed to fund the retreat through a portion of a $30,000 grant. Approve a partial, post-budget request for girls basketball equipment. Coach Elsey requested and received $5475 in his original, approved, budget, but requested an additional $1,150 for defense silhouettes, warm-up pants and game balls....
Discussed 2016 budget programs and projects. Discussion only. Discussed 2016 employee wages and benefits. Reviewed compensation and job descriptions with those of other cities. No action taken. Approved Anderson-Perry as engineer for Main Street Bridge replacement. Discussed fairgrounds usage plan. Approved a three-year plan for renovation of the fairgrounds area. See full story Page 1. Changed the date of the October City Council meeting from Wed., Oct. 21, to Tues, Oct. 20....
DAYTON – Watching a movie or live event at Dayton’s Liberty Theater will soon be even more enjoyable than it already was. This week, the theater was closed to allow for the installation of new, modern seating, complete with cup holders. The new seats replace historic chairs that came from a western Washington theater in 2001. “Those chairs served the community well this past fourteen years, but the internal springs, difficult and costly to replace, have broken down over time,” theater manager Ki...
DAYTON – The Columbia County Hospital District board of directors last Thursday approved a final site plan for the upcoming major renovation of Dayton General Hospital. This plan shows the reconfiguration of hospital departments, though final details are still to be determined The new layout reflects significant changes from the original plan presented to voters more than a year ago. In the design approved last week, the emergency room area will be moved to the east side of the building, near wh...
DAYTON – One of Dayton's favorite events – Dayton on Tour – will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents and visitors are invited to bring the whole family and participate in this free event, sponsored by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce and the Dayton Historical Depot Society. This year's free activities include an Art Crawl, kids' fall festival, museum tours, wagon rides, artist demonstrations and horse drawn wagon rides. Tickets for the historic home tour, featuring four exceptiona...
PRESCOTT – Some may consider Prescott the middle of nowhere, but in the late 1800's, many considered it halfway to somewhere. Beginning in 1869, Prescott residents Benjamin and Malinda Flathers provided a forage station and accommodations for travelers along the Mullan Road. Their station was called Halfway House because it was located halfway between Fort Walla Walla and the road's Snake River crossing near Lyons Ferry. Last Friday, Walla Walla 2020 Historic Sites & Markers Project c...
WAITSBURG – "Being flung unwillingly through the air has a very specific feeling. Like you're stuck inside a lurching brutal gyroscope, with flashes of light and color, but no image you can process." Those words, written by Suze Wood in a blog post entitled "Cheating Death," describe the feeling of being hit by a speeding truck, while riding her beloved Bay gelding, Duke. Both Wood and Duke miraculously survived the traumatic event, but Wood is now trying to raise funds for necessary d...
Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon., 10:30 a. m. Library of the Souls: The third novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Young Adult Horror): Time is running out for the Peculiar Childrenwho are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions to save their beloved Miss Peregrine. Features more than 50 all-new Peculiar photographs. Friction by Sandra Brown (Adult Fiction): An extraordinary novel about t...
My favorite summer read wasn't a frothy love story or a sassy bit of chick lit. Believe it or not, the book I couldn't put down was a fun, smart and entertaining book about English grammar. It's true. I must confess that I am a bit of a grammar geek. I revel in the intricacies of the English language. I actually enjoyed diagramming sentences in high school English class and fully respect the power of well-placed punctuation and thoughtful word choice. Mary Norris, a veteran copy editor for the...
DAYTON – On Sept. 9, Anthony John Nieto Sr., 56, entered a guilty plea to reduced charges stemming from a stabbing incident in Nov. of 2014. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison, with credit for time served. Nieto was arrested on Nov. 8, 2014, after deputies were called to the alley behind Woody’s Bar and Grill, at 214 E. Main Street in Dayton, after reports of a group of people fighting. After deputies separated the group, witnesses reported that one man had been stabbed in the neck. Tysen Beckner was taken to Dayton General Hospital wit...
WAITSBURG – “As a board, we have made a decision that it is our goal that it will not raise taxes,” said Waitsburg School Board Chairman Ross Hamann. The statement was made during the Sept. 23 community forum held to determine community priorities for future capital improvements. With the 1999 $1.62 million capital improvements bond nearly paid off and the 2016 expiration of the 2014 maintenance & operations levy, the district must determine what projects to tackle next as they ask resid...
Columbia County Superior Court September 16, 2015 Trials Set: Eric Ryan Vanzandt, 31, Dayton; entered not guilty plea to one charge of escape from community custody. Vanzandt failed to make himself available for DOC supervision. He is held on $10,000 bail. Trial set for Oct. 15-16. Sentencing/Plea Agreements: Anthony J. Nieto, Sr., 56, Dayton; plead guilty to a reduced charge of one count of assault in the third degree – criminal negligence and a weapon, a Class C felony. Nieto was originally charged with first degree assault following an i...
