Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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City Council members include: K.C. Kuykendall, Marty Dunn, Kevin House, Karl Newell, Debra Callahan and Mayor Walt Gobel. All were present with student representative Emma Philbrook absent. *A retirement celebration for Public Works Director Dan Katsel was held prior to the meeting. *Council approved a motion to forfeit the 1% property tax increase allowed annually, which would amount to approximately $1,400- $1,500. *Karen McCall, from the Washington State Liquor Control Board, was present for a question and answer session with council and...
Board members Ross Hamann, Christy House, Randy Pearson and Greg Zuger were present with Marilyn Johnson absent. *Approved Facilities Supervisor to move forward in pursuing an offer from Young's Heating & Air Conditioning to provide and install, at no cost to the district, ductless heating and air conditioning in one classroom, with the District being responsible for covering associated electrical expenses. *Enrollment increased from 290.12 to 294.12. This is 25 over the budgeted enrollment of 269. *Ag teacher Nicole Abel will take maternity...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg community members were invited to enjoy dinner, catered by Rita Brown and served by the Waitsburg Celebration Days court, and vote in the annual election of Waitsburg's Town Hall Board on Wednesday, Nov. 19. "Everyone in town is welcome to vote. All they have to do is show up and fill out a ballot," said outgoing board president Karl Newell. Twenty-four citizens voted in the election, naming a new slate of seven board members. Outgoing board members include: Rose...
Meetings with the public and school staff are planned to assist the district in determining the best choice for secondary principal. Below is the planned schedule for meeting and asking questions of interim Secondary Principal Kate Wenzl. Dec. 3, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Who: School Board | Where: Board Room Dec. 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Who: School Employees | Where: DHS Auditorium Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Who: Parents & Community Members | Where: DHS Auditorium Dec. 10, 2-3 p.m. Who: Student Leaders | Where: DHS Auditorium Dec. 12, 2 p.m. Who: Superintendent,...
DAYTON - Dayton School District Superintendant Doug Johnson has requested that the Dayton School Board consider hiring Kate Wenzl as permanent secondary principal. "Mrs. Wenzl has demonstrated the leadership skills required to be considered for the district's continuing position of Junior Senior High School Principal," Johnson said Thursday. During the regular school board meeting last Wednesday, Johnson proposed a series of meetings, or interviews, between Wenzl and members of the board, the...
To find out more about Lemonade Day, visit lemonadeday.org online. Mr. Mc- Cann is still looking for youth sponsors (investors and mentors) for the program. He can be reached at Dayton Elementary School or by email at jeffm@daytonsd.orgjeffm@daytonsd.org. Mentors can be a parent, a youth organization leader, an employee, or a high school or college student-just about anyone willing to inspire a child to build a stand and to spark a dream! Mentors are asked to commit to 10 hours over five months working with a small group of budding...
DAYTON - Every experience in life is an opportunity for learning, and that's the goal with Lemonade Day, said Dayton sixth-grade teacher Jeff McCann. Friday, in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week and the launching of local entrepreneur-support program Start Up Columbia County, 26 Dayton sixth graders embarked on a journey of business-oriented learning that will conclude on May 2, 2015, with real lemonade stands constructed and operated in the community by the students. "I think it is...
WAITSBURG - This year's Hometown Christmas will be a two-day event, beginning on Saturday, Dec. 6 with a Town Hall breakfast prepared by the Waitsburg Celebration Days Committee. Vendors will be selling their wares all day in Town Hall as well. Sunday will kick off with another morning breakfast followed by vendors, music and entertainment in Town Hall. Santa and Mrs. Claus will pose for photos and hand out treats from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Plaza Theater. The 5 p.m. Main Street parade will be followed by an all-you-can-eat chili feed in Town...
DAYTON - It's budget season, and Dayton residents are invited to the second of three budget hearings for the city of Dayton scheduled for Monday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. During the first hearing, on Nov. 10, city council members approved the 1 percent property tax increase allowed annually in support of the city's budget. The third and final public hearing scheduled before the council votes to approve the 2015 budget will take place on Monday, Dec. 1. Also on the agenda for this Monday's meeting is...
DAYTON - Lael Loyd works with artists every day. As manager and custom framer at Dayton's Wenaha Gallery, on Main Street, Loyd is a professional art appreciator. "One question I'm asked often is, 'Do you have any work in here? Are you an artist?'" Loyd had always responded to this question with, "No, unfortunately not. I just work with framing the art." But one day a conversation with an artist helped her define her role in the art community. "She said, 'There are those who create and those who...
WAITSBURG - Dan Katsel has only held two fulltime jobs in his adult life. The first was working at an orchard that was once located between Waitsburg and Dayton, where he worked the first four years following his 1969 graduation from Touchet High School. He'll retire from the second -- as a member of the Waitsburg city crew -- on December 1, after spending an eventful forty years on the job. Katsel grew up in Touchet and recalls feeling "kinda jealous" as a child, when he came to visit his...
WAITSBURG --Parents with children in Grades 5-12 are invited to attend the Waitsburg School District HIV/AIDS Parent Preview Night on Monday, December 1, 2014, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the school library located in the Waitsburg Elementary Building (184 Academy Street). Following a preview of the materials, parents who wish to have their child excluded from participation in the HIV/AIDS Prevention Program may sign a release form. State law requires that parents or guardians attend such a meeting before they can have their child or legal ward...
DAYTON - Two spots are open on Columbia County's Human Services Advisory Board (HSAB). The duties of the board include assisting the Walla Walla County Dept. of Community Health (DCH) with Mental Health, Chemical Dependency, Developmental Disabilities and Homeless Housing issues. The HSAB provides recommendations to the DCH as well as to Columbia County Commissioners. It is preferred that applicants have some background, personal experience and/or knowledge in Developmental Disability. Board members must be residents of Columbia County, be...
WAITSBURG--Public Works Director Dan Katsel will retire Dec. 1 after 40 years working for the City of Waitsburg. The City would like to give the Community and those in surrounding areas a chance to wish him well in his retirement at a celebration event before the Nov. 19 Council meeting from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The celebration will take place at the Waitsburg Lions Club Building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds (349 E. 10th Street)....
DAYTON - The Dayton schools were locked down on Nov. 5 for about 15 minutes after a man and woman were seen exiting the locker room at the Dayton High School gym. John P. Gant, 30, and Heather N. Dame, 26, were arrested and charged with second-degree burglary, second-degree theft, and possession of stolen property in the third degree. Gant was also charged with possession of a dangerous weapon on school property. Deputies confirmed that at the time of Gant's arrest, he wore several knives on his belt. He had not, according to the deputies,...
WAITSBURG - Local veterans took turns standing proudly as the Waitsburg High School Band played excerpts from the official song of each branch of the military at a Veterans Day program on Friday afternoon. Waitsburg's Theater Arts class and the High School Band welcomed their honored guests in the community program held in the WHS auditorium. ASB president Owen Lanning welcomed the audience and introduced senior Mikala DeRuwe who sang "The Star Spangled Banner." The band played a rousing...
DAYTON - Most people contact their doctors when they are unwell, but what if it were the other way around? What if your doctor contacted you when she was concerned about your health? This type of proactive healthcare is the future of medicine, according to Dayton's Columbia Family Clinic Manager Cheryl Skiffington. Now patients and residents in the Columbia County Health System are on the leading edge of this movement thanks to a new program initiated by Skiffington along with the health...
DAYTON - From Nov. 4 through Nov. 15 Dayton's Wenaha Gallery will feature Spokane artist Michele Davis who paints spiritual, inspirational and hopeful oil paintings featuring children, families and religious figures. One of her works, Playtime Noah's Ark, is slated to be licensed as a jigsaw puzzle. "When someone sees my art and is touched to the point of tears, then I know it has hit the mark. When that happens there is something more at work than just some paint on canvas, and I find myself in awe - like I am standing on holy ground. That...
DAYTON - The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) will hold a weekly bipolar and depression support group on Sunday's from 2:30-4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church - UCC located at 214 S. Third St. in Dayton. DBSA groups are open to those who have been diagnosed with a mood disorder, have a family member or friend who is diagnosed or who thinks they might have depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). DBSA support groups are not run by professionals, but offer peerto peer support which is an important...
WAITSBURG - Through its pledge of "hands to larger service," 4-H encourages young people to give back to their communities. For Waitsburg's Corral Wranglers, participation in community service is a requirement to membership. This week, the group decided to give back and honor veterans at the same time by decorating cookies to be sent with 4-H Dad and veteran Trevor Johnson on his upcoming Army Reserve drill weekend in Yakima. Johnson, who serves as a mechanic in a transportation company, spoke...
Members of the family of former longtime Port of Columbia Manager Gene Turner were joined by local dignitaries last week for the dedication of the Lyons Ferry Marina Accessible Walkway and Fishing Pad. The facility was dedicated in honor of Turner, who passed away last year. Turner first proposed the project in 2006. A large bronze plaque affixed to a large basalt rock, has Turner's name, his vision and thanks spelled out. Also included are the names of those who donated time and effort to...
DAYTON - Columbia County Fair Board Co-Chair Candy Jones is hoping citizens will contact their local representatives to speak out in favor of state fair funding. According to a letter from Kelly Frost of the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture to the Washington State Fair Association, the WSDA recently submitted documents to the state Office of Financial Management that could be the first step in a budget proposal to eliminate funding for agricultural fairs. The proposal comes as the result of...
Above: Trick-or-treaters paraded in and out of State Farm Insurance and Croft's Floral on Friday afternoon in downtown Dayton. The Main Street trick-or-treat event, featuring most of the businesses on Main Street, was organized by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. Merchants estimated that they gave out candy to between 300 and 400 costumed kids. Right: Not only kids were in costume. AtBlue Mountain Realtors' office, Kelly and Doug Hinds put the scare in more than a few of the visitors as they...
WAITSBURG -- A mandatory winter sports meeting for parents and athletes participating in winter sports will take place at 7 p.m. on November 4 in the WHS auditorium. All coaches will be present to discuss season schedules and expectations for boys and girls basketball, wrestling and cheerleading....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Commercial Club will meet at Waitsburg Town Hall (121 Main Street) on November 4 at 6:30 p.m. The speaker will be Times publisher Ken Graham. Dinner is $12 per person and there is no charge for attending the meeting only. Please RSVP for dinner to BA Keve at ikbakeve@charter.netikbakeve@charter.net or 509-337-6546. Waitsburg Commercial Club is a 501C6 Chamber of Commerce representing the business interests of the Waitsburg Community. Incorporated in 1903, dues are $25.00 per year each September, $10.00 for individuals....
