Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - The Columbia County Commissioners met last week with horse owners who rent stalls at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The county previously informed horse owners that stall rentals and use of the horse facilities at the fairgrounds would be closed to them over the summer months because of the many events that take place there. Leanne Litteral and Candy Jones described the importance of the fairgrounds facilities for training youth and disabled people and that hardship would be caused...
DAYTON - The Dayton Elementary School will introduce new multi-age classes next year, putting 2nd and 3rd graders into combined classes and 4th and 5th graders also into combined classes. The school's principal, Pam Lindsley, announced the changes earlier this month. Lindsley said that the new class configuration allows class sizes to remain low while making efficient use of teaching staff. Each grade combination will have three classes, with each class having fewer than 25 students. Li...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Elementary School students will soon spend their recesses "Walking for Water". This will be the second year that elementary students have participated in the program that raises funds to provide safe drinking water for the needy. Last year , students walked three days a week and raised $555, which funded a rainwater catchment and storage system for a school of 398 students in Kenya. This year, students hope to raise enough funds to purchase a Sawyer filter for a community in Guatamela....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Annual Community Yard Sale will take place on Saturday, June 7 -- perfectly timed to coordinate with spring cleaning. Many households participate in the citywide garage sale that draws both local and out-of-town shoppers. This is the perfect opportunity to clear your home of clutter or head out in search of new "treasures." Call The Times at 337- 6631 or email tawnya@waitsburgtimes.comtawnya@waitsburgtimes.com with your address to have your sale included on the map that will be included in the June 5 issue of the p...
WAITSBURG - One hundred eighty-five Waitsburg alumni, guests and graduating seniors attended the 111th Waitsburg High School Annual Reunion and Banquet held at the Waitsburg Elementary Multi- purpose room on Saturday, May 24. A roll call of classes began with 75-year anniversary alumni Ivan Keve and Jim Hansen who graduated WHS in 1939. The pair began school together in first grade at Waitsburg Elementary School. Both were active in FFA in high school and Keve was basketball manager whi...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg Public Works Director Dan Katsel will receive one of five statewide "water pro" awards from the Department of Health at the May 29 Waitsburg City Council Meeting. Katsel will receive the Lifetime Achievement award for his 39 years of service with the City of Waitsburg. The presentation will take place at the Lion's Club Building (Waitsburg Fairgrounds) at 7 p.m....
DAYTON -- The Dayton School District would like to invite staff, parents and community members to a reception to honor staff members that will be retiring/leaving at the end of this year. The reception will be held in the Multipurpose Room at the elementary school on Tuesday, June 3rd from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please join in saying goodbye to Susie Hubbard, Denise Hoon, Paul Ihle, Del Avery, Steve McLean, Debbie Baxter, and Sharon Mendel....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Friends of the Library (FOL) will be hosting a fundraiser yard sale during the Waitsburg Community Yard Sale on Saturday, June 7 and are looking for yard sale item donations from the community. All proceeds benefit the library. FOL is willing to pick up donations if necessary. Whatever is unsold will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul in Dayton. If you have items you are willing to donate, please contact Elizabeth Wright at (509) 540-9653 or Karen Huwe at (509) 386-6960....
WAITSBURG - The American Legion Memorial Day Program will be held Monday, May 26 at 11 a.m. at the Waitsburg City Cemetery. Two names will be added to the Veterans Memorial Wall: Andrew Cook, WWII and Robert Danforth, Korea. Guest speakers will be TSgt. James Crawford and his sister SSgt. Amanda (Crawford) Anderson and their spouses. TSgt. James Crawford, son of Sonia (Crawford) and Brian Segraves of Waitsburg, Wash. and Jim and Cindy Crawford of Sequim, Wash. is stationed at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. He is a Lead Propulsion Technician and has...
WAITSBURG - Two new programs were approved last week, which will help make summer even more enjoyable for Waitsburg youth. Waitsburg's School Board approved a summer food program that will provide both breakfast and lunch to students, while the Waitsburg Resource Center (WRC) mapped out a "Knock Out Boredom" Summer Fun program for the month of July. Because over 50% of Waitsburg students - 55% in the elementary school and 51% in the middle school -- receive free or reduced lunches, Waitsburg...
WAITSBURG - Dayton High School graduate Miles Lytle won't get much of a summer break after graduating from WSU on May 10, but he's far from disappointed. Instead, he'll be leaving for Guam- all expenses paid -- on May 29, where he'll be working as a construction manager on the Tiyan Parkway project for IMCO Construction. Lytle is the grandson of Betty and Terry Hofer of Waitsburg and son of Winton and Karen Lytle, of Texas. Betty graduated from Waitsburg High School and Terry was a Prescott...
DAYTON - The Dayton Downtown Farmer's Market, featuring craft, produce and food vendors from the Touchet Valley, will hold its grand opening this Saturday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Market will take place on the beautiful, shady courtyard of the Dayton Historic Depot Museum (222 E. Commercial Street, Dayton) every Saturday from Memorial Day through the first weekend of October. The grand opening will have live music and hot food. Bring the family and picnic on the grass while children enjoy the new downtown playground. Enjoy the Dayton...
DAYTON - The Dayton School Facilities Committee met last week to take stock after the overwhelming defeat last month of a $20 million bond levy measure and to consider what next moves should be. About a dozen people, including staff, board members and members of the public attended. The bond levy measure, which would have provided funding for a major renovation of Dayton High School, systems replacement in the elementary school and construction of a new commons building, was rejected by about...
DAYTON - The 2014 Dayton Days parade will roll down Main Street Saturday morning, starting at 10 a.m. Though most of the traditional Dayton Days events are no longer being held, the parade is expected to be as large as ever. The parade is again being organized by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Events Coordinator Linze Purcell said that several fair courts from southeast Washington and northeast Oregon are signed up to be part of the parade. The parade will also feature a special lineup...
Friday, May 16 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. --Waitsburg Shopping Bag at Waitsburg Town Hall; multiple vendors, breakfast, lunch and snacks all day. 6:30 p.m. -- Free family entertainment at the Plaza Theater, Main Street Evening -- Antique Auto Show Cruise Saturday, May 17 8 a.m. -- Breakfast at Waitsburg Town Hall 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- Waitsburg Shopping Bag; multiple vendors, food all day 9 a.m. - All-City Dead Man's Hand Poker Ride: Check-in, registration and staging for parade at Rankin Park (North Main and East Bolles Road) Riders receive first card...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School graduates will hold their annual Reunion and Banquet Saturday, May 24, at the elementary school. A meet and greet will take place from 5-6 p.m. Dinner, catered by Patti Hendrickson, will begin at 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Waitsburg High School Alumni Association and is open to all graduates of the high school, their spouses and guests. The class of 2014 will be welcomed into the Association and their family members are encouraged to join in the celebration. The purpose of the Alumni Association is...
WAITSBURG - The award-winning Frog Hollow Band will be playing live in Waitsburg on Saturday night at the annual Burgers, Band & Brew event as part of Waitsburg Celebration Days. The fundraising event is sponsored by Waitsburg's PEO and over 400 people attended last year. Tickets include both a hamburger dinner and admission to the dance but must be purchased in advance. Dinner/ dance tickets are $10 for those over 21. Minors may enjoy dinner for $7, but are unable to attend the dace. Tickets may be purchased at Waitsburg Grocery or by...
DAYTON - A new technical skills learning facility nearing completion in Walla Walla will allow high school students throughout southeast Washington to receive specialized training in several areas where workers are in high demand. The Southeast Area Technical Skills Center, or SEA-TECH, is located on the Walla Walla Community College Campus, but will be part of the Walla Walla School District. According to Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson, other schools in the region, including Dayton,...
DAYTON - WSU Extension Forester Steve McConnell is offering a workshop for private southeast Washington forest landowners on Saturday, May 31 in Dayton. Forestry professionals from WSU, Washington DNR and Northwest Management, Inc. will present forest management advice. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. at the Columbia County Fire District 3 conference room at 206 West Main in Dayton and is $20 per family. Attendees must pre-register by May 27 by contacting Mc- Connell at (509) 477-2175 or smcconnell@spokanecounty.orgsmcconn...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg FFA chapter is planning a carwash fundraiser for Saturday, May 10 across from Preston Park (at Ag Link). The carwash will be by donations and all proceeds will help the Waitsburg FFA members attend the Washington State FFA Convention, May 15-17....
DAYTON - The next Christian Women's Connection Luncheon, sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries, will take place May 14 from 11:30 a.m. t0 1:30 p.m. at the Seneca Activity Center (104 Green Giant Camp Rd., Dayton). Lunch is $10 and will be catered by Jennifer Hutchens. DeAnne Chambers of Newburg, Ore. shares through humor, her journey of "getting out of the pit" of depression. Her motto is "Loosen, Up, Lighten Up, and Laugh Together. Special Feature will be Janice Ripley, a hair stylist who will share hair products with us and will demonstrate a...
DAYTON - Dumas Station is hosting a pottery exhibit the weekend of May 2-4 -- Spring Release Weekend -- with artist Loren Lukens of Seattle. Lukens creates functional, useful pottery that is also beautiful and will display vases, bowls, mugs and tableware. Dumas Station will be releasing their new 20012 Merlot on Friday, May 2, and pouring this alongside other recently released wines. Friday also marks the beginning of no tasting fees at Dumas Station. "Since we're not on the main wine circuit in Walla Walla, we don't get all of the tourists....
