Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Sorted by date Results 5001 - 5025 of 5694
DAYTON The Touchet Valley Arts Council has released the cast list for their fall musical, Rodgers & Hammersteins Cinderella, directed by Elizabeth Arebalos-Jagelski. Cinderella Katrina James Queen Sherry Choate Prince Chad Pearson King Michael Luce Stepmother Roslyn Edwards Stepsister Portia Samantha Edwards Stepsister Joy Chloe Pearson Princess Hopefuls & Shoe Girls: Hallyn Boggs, Alishia Johnson, Savannah McFarland, Emma Philbrook, Isabel Radebaugh, Melody Reeves, Rebecca Smith, Iris Turnipseed, and Samantha Sweetwoo...
DAYTON Reggie Mace and Beth Rahn are Dayton entrepreneurs who love music and think that production of live concerts and recorded music has a future here. For the past few months they have been presenting live shows at Mace Mead Works on Main Street, called the Middle of Nowhere Sessions. We wanted to bring the most talented emerging artists we could find, Mace said, to perform, literally, in the middle of nowhere And the'yve done it. Theyve put on 18 shows since February, featurin...
June 11, 2014 Meeting Council members Marty Dunn, Kevin House, Karl Newell and Deb Callahan and Mayor Walt Gobel were present with councilman K.C. Kuykendall absent. New Business: -Awarded Main Street ADA Retrofit project to Moreno & Nelson Construction for the lowest responsible bid of $152,360 with add alternate school district parking lot driveway bid of $4822. - Approved six- year transportation plan. Focus is on sidewalks and general street maintenance and possible bridge replacements. Heard visibility concerns regarding trees blocking...
BEEF Drew Farley: Reserve Champion Intermediate Showman, Reserve Grand Champion Showman Jared Farley: Champion Senior Showman Bonnie Laib: Champion FFA Showman, FFA Champion Junior Market Steer Sadie Seney: Reserve Champion Junior Market Steer Tayven Seney: Champion Intermediate Showman, Grand Champion Showman, Champion Junior Market Steer SHEEP Codi Armstrong: 4-H Champion Junior Market Sheep Kimmie Hamann: FFA Champion Junior Market Sheep, Champion FFA Showman Ashleigh Hubbard: Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Showman, Reserve Champion...
DAYTON - It's that time of year again, when the gentlemen of the Touchet Valley lay down their daily tools and pick up their clubs to defend the honor of their respective communities. The fourth annual Touchet Valley Rider Cup kicks off at the Touchet Valley Golf Course in Dayton on June 27. The winning team at the end of the three-day, four-round tournament will bring the cup home for another year. Dayton has won the Ryder Cup each of the three years it's been held. Dayton captain Kim Lyonnais...
WAITSBURG - A good many local dads spent this Father's Day weekend lending a hand to the exhibitors and organizers of the Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair that took place at the Waitsburg fairgrounds on June 14 and 15. Fair President Sandra Farley estimates that approximately 70 exhibitors participated in the event. This longstanding Waitsburg tradition -- originally known as the Waitsburg Junior Livestock Show - formally changed its name to the Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair several years...
Dakota Baker: Waitsburg Teachers Organization $500. Attends WWCC. Zach Bartlow: Charlotte Mikkelson Memorial Scholarship $750. Attends Eastern Oregon University. Christy Piorier: Joe Mc- Coqn/Wait-Hi Scholarship $1,000, William & Delora Harpe Scholarship $500. Attends WSU. Allie Wooderchak: Patricia K. Hubbard Memorial Scholarship $1,000, Odako Club Scholarship $750. Attends Boise State University. Blue Mountain Community Foundation Alumni Scholarships: Fletcher Baker: Earl & Lucille Blake Scholarship $1.500 Zacharie Brown: Earl & Lucille...
Class of 2014 4.0 GPA Rebekah Adams Meara Baker Nathan Bartlow Chelsey Brannock Heidi Miller Nicholas Pearson 3.25 and above GPA Kyle Dozier Enedina Fuentes Kimberly Hamann Trenton Kitselman Garrison Martin Katelynn Martin Class of 2015 4.0 GPA Hannah Grant Talen Larsen Emma Philbrook Tyler Shafer 3.25 and above GPA Devin Acevedo Luke Gales-Alexenko Michael Grant Chance Leroue Sofia Mercado Paige Wood Class of 2016 3.25 and above GPA Stuart Walsh Alexandra Hallee Class of 2017 4.0 GPA Jacob Dunn Skylar Wood 3.25 and above GPA Emily Adams Jared...
I 've only called Waitsburg home for twenty-odd years - a newcomer by old timer standards. But I married into my husband's family where roots on both sides of the ancestral tree - Woods and Smiths - run deep in Waitsburg's soil. As these early families expanded in size, remaining in the area to marry into other local families who were likewise enamored by Waitsburg's call to "home," those roots sent out shoots and vines, intertwining and connecting one person to another through family,...
6th Grade English: Kylee Laughlin, Joslin Haggins 6th Grade Math: Tayven Seney, Kira Boggs 6th Grade Science:Tayven Seeney, Kylee Laughlin 6th Grade Social Studies: Tayven Seney, Kylee Laughlin, Alex Jenkins 7th Grade Math/Pre-Algebra: Kailey Newhouse, Jacob Breaux, Rebecca Smith, Tatumn Laughery, Jalen Sturgill, Neylan Bryan 7th Science- Jacob Breaux, Tatum Laughery, Kailey Newhouse 7th Grade PE: Paige Aukerman, Jaclyn Carey, Kailey Newhouse, David Sandoval 7th Grade English: Jaclyn Carey, Logan Crawford, Shaelyn Fortier, Tatum Laughery,...
English: Taylor Hays (9), Stuart Walsh (10), Hannah Grant (11), Heidi Miller (12) Social Studies: Lexi Brannock (9), Alex Hallee (10), Luke Alexenko and Emma Philbrook (11), Heidi Miller (12) Math: Skylar Wood, Jacob Dunn, and Taylor Hays (9), Stuart Walsh (10), Emma Philbrook (11), Nick Pearson (12) Ag Education: Jacob Dunn (9), Alex Hallee (10), Devin Acevedo (11), Nate Bartlow and Kavan Kuykendall (12) Family and Consumer Science: Selina Mercado (9), Stuart Walsh (10), Hannah Grant (11), Kyle Dozier (12) Science: Jacob Dunn (9), Stuart...
-Bailey John: Elks Vocational Grant $500, Dayton Booster Club $450, Elks State Vocational Grant $1,300, John Israel $500, Columbia County Fund $500, Steve Edwards Creative Arts $500 -Brightne Partlow: DHS Alumni One Year $1,000, John Israel $500, Ben Dickinson Memorial $1,000, Schulyer Rebekah Lodge $500, Columbia County Fund $500, Floyd & Eugenia Norgaard $500, WWCC Columbia County $900, Ralph and Elsa Emigh $1,000 -Courtney Mings: Elks Vocational Grant $500, Dayton Booster Club $450, WWCC...
-Rebekah Adams: Walla Walla Community Foundation Farrier Science Scholarship $1,200, Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Royalty Scholarship $1,000. Will attend WWCC. -Nathan Bartlow: WWCC Foundation's Board of Governor's Award of Diligence Scholarship $3,000. Will attend WWCC. -Kimberly Hamann: Waitsburg Booster Club $500, Waitsburg Fireman's Association Scholarship $500, Ernest Rohde Scholarship $1,000. WWCC Rasty & Nona F. Ketcherside Foundation Scholarship $1,500. William & Delor Harpe...
DAYTON - Downtown Dayton underwent a transformation in the early 1990s. Main Street, between the Touchet River Bridge and Fourth Street, was closed for six months while the road surface and the utilities underneath it were replaced. New curbs and sidewalks were added, trees were planted, street lamps and street furniture were put in place. Downtown Dayton's historic buildings and its beautiful new streetscape were a showplace waiting to be shown off. In 1995, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce was...
FRIDAY EVENTS DOWNTOWN 4 -7 p.m. - Early car registration at the corner of 1st and Main Street 7:30 p.m. - Opening Ceremony at the AmericanWest Bank parking lot on Main Street 7:30 - 9 p.m. - Presentation of Cars at the AmericanWest Bank parking lot on Main- Street (Trophy for Coolest Cruizer will be awarded on Saturday at the Depot during Trophy Presentation) 9 - 10:30 p.m. - ELVIS Live from Las Vegas "The Ultimate Elvis" sponsored by Pacific Power, RES America, Puget Sound Energy & Portland General Electric SATURDAY EVENTS DOWNTOWN 7 -10:00...
WAITSBURG - American Legion Post #35 will dispose of any flags that are worn out and need to be retired. Contact Ron Standring at (509) 520-9350....
WAITSBURG - The Board of Directors of the Waitsburg School District will hold a work session at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, prior to the regularly scheduled Board Meeting at 7 p.m. The purpose of the work session is to review and discuss the alternate bid for the City of Waitsburg's Main Street Sidewalk Project. The Board will then take action on the bid during its regular meeting....
WAITSBURG - This Saturday there will be a yard sale to benefit middle school students wanting to attend Wyldlife Camp. Wyldlife provides young people the opportunity to discover their purpose in life through developing relationships with caring, supportive adults who share the love of Christ. The yard sale will be held at 325 Main Street in Waitsburg from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Come find something to repurpose so that our young people can find their purpose in life."...
WAITSBURG - "Blast- Off! Launching Kids on a Mission of God's Love" is the theme for this year's joint Christian Church and Presbyterian Church VBS which will take place June 20 - June 22, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The program is open to all children ages three through fifth grade. Pre-register by calling Bethany Moser at (509) 337-6385....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Elementary School students wrapped up the school year by raising over $500 in their second annual Walk for Water fundraiser. Kindergarten teacher Pam Nolan-Beasley started the fundraiser last year, when the school earned $555 that went to fund a rainwater catchment and storage system for a school of 398 students in Kenya. The school worked with Water Charity (www.watercharity.org) and solicited donations from friends and family to raise funds. During last year's successful...
DAYTON - Washington State Supreme Court Justices Debra Stephens and Mary Yu will tour the Hells Canyon Circuit on Monday, June 16. Their itinerary will be: 8 a.m. Tour the offices of the main Asotin County Courthouse. 8:45 a.m. BOCC Chambers at the Asotin County Courthouse Annex for a press conference and to meet with commissioners. 11 a.m. Garfield BOCC in open session in their chambers and a tour of the courthouse. 1 p.m. Columbia County Courthouse Superior Courtroom for a press conference and to tour the offices. 1:30 p.m. Reception at...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's City Council meeting took place at 7 p.m. on May 29 with Kevin House, Karl Newell, Debra Callahan and Mayor Walt Gobel in attendance. K.C. Kuykendall and Marty Dunn were absent. New Business: - Dan Katsel was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Washington State Office of Drinking Water, with a brief adjournment for a cake reception. - Council approved a resolution authorizing the City to apply for a Community Development Block Grant to get funds to make necessary upgrades to the Wastewater Treatment...
