Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg Elementary will hold kindergarten registration for the fall of 2014 during the week of March 31 - April 3. Registration will be in the Elementary office from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. All children who turn five, on or before August 31 are eligible to enter kindergarten in the fall of 2014. A current immunization record and an official State birth certificate will be needed to register. Official Washington State birth certificates can be obtained at yo...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg 7-8th grade band traveled to Asotin on March 21 where they earned a Superior (I) rating in the Mass Band Festival. The band performed three songs: "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing," "Tunbridge Overture," and "Forge of Vulcan." All 38 band members were in attendance. "The judges and the audience really liked them. They were outstanding!" said Band Director Brad Green. "We'll perform those songs at our Spring Concert in May so the community can hear them, too."...
WAITSBURG - The American Legion Post #35 Spring Conference will take place Sunday, April 6 at Town Hall. An RSVP lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Lunch is $12 and will include Pulled Pork and BBQ chicken, Boston Baked Beans, assorted salads and desserts. The Barnstormers will provide lunchtime entertainment. A memorial service will be held after lunch, followed by a meeting of the American Legion District 12 and a Meeting of the ladies Auxiliary. Legion Post #35 will have American flags (100% made in the USA) available for sale for a cost of $...
WAITSBURG - City Clerk Randy Hinchliffe congratulated Waitsburg's City Council and mayor at Monday night's City Council meeting, letting them know that no one had filed Declarations of Candidacy to run against them in this year's election. Ballots have been mailed out and will be tallied on April 7. Hinchliffe said a typical voter turnout in unopposed elections is about 20%....
BELLEVUE - Waitsburg's Barnstormers - Chris and Emma Philbrook, Robert Walsh and Sam McGowen -- joined over 30 bands and 200 musicians at Wintergrass - the "biggest and best" bluegrass festival in the country earlier this month. The Hyatt Regency Bellevue was home base for the four-day festival that draws Grammy and award winning artists as well as emerging artists and fans. Headliners included Tim O'Brien & Darrel Scott, the Cleverlys, Matuto and many more. "It's an amazing learning exp...
DAYTON - Dayton Citizens for Education and the Dayton School District will be hosting two informational meetings to provide the public with information on the bond issue which has been placed on the April 22 ballot. The meetings will take place at the Delaney Building from 7p.m. to 8p.m. on Tuesday, April 1 at and from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 10. The $19,995,000 bond will cost local taxpayers $2.53 per thousand of assessed value for 20 years. Local dollars will be supplemented by $4,000,000 of state matching funds. The pro...
Best Western Hotel sponsors Earth Day recycling challenge DAYTON - Recycling has been an option in Dayton for years for many materials, including cardboard, paper, cans and bottles. Even motor oil and old appliances can be dropped off at the Dayton transfer station. But plastic bottles and other containers have never been on that list, until now. For the next month, Daytonites are being challenged to show their earth-friendliness by filling a 15-yard disposal bin for plastic recycling bin th...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg's Home and School Association will be hosting their annual carnival and silent auction to raise funds for elementary programs on March 21 at from 5:30 to 7:30 in the Waitsburg Elementary School Multi- purpose room. The carnival will include a silent auction as well as games such as Plinko, a basketball shoot, bean bag toss, "fishing," a cake walk and more. Face painting and Bingo will also be available. Game, cakewalk and face painting tickets will be 5/$1. Assorted food items such as hotdogs and elephant ears will a...
WAITSBURG - Young Life and Wyldlife youth will be holding their second annual Camp Fundraising Dinner Sunday, March 23. The spaghetti dinner will take place at the Waitsburg Elementary multipurpose room. Available seating times are 5 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Please call Lori Bartlow at 337-8079 to reserve a seating time or email lbartlow@waitsburgsd.org. All donations will go to the Wyldlife and Young Live Camp Scholarship Funds....
Students have two weeks left to enter into Doodle 4 Google 2014. The winning artwork will be showcased on Google's homepage logo for millions to see and the artist will receive a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for their school. The contest is open until March 20th. Washington state students from K-12 are invited to enter doodles inspired by the theme: "If I could invent one thing to make the world a better placehellip;." More information, including all contest rules, are available at www.google.co...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg's Home and School Association will be hosting their annual carnival and silent auction to raise funds for elementary programs on March 21 at from 5:30 to 7:30 in the Waitsburg Elementary School Multi- purpose room. The carnival will include a silent auction as well as games such as Plinko, a basketball shoot, bean bag toss, "fishing," a cake walk and more. Face painting and Bingo will also be available. Game, cakewalk and face painting tickets will be 5/$1. Assorted food items such as hotdogs and elephant ears will...
WAITSBURG - Frank Reser taught in Prescott for "many years" before retiring in Waitsburg where he spends his days driving bus, playing local handyman and, most recently, creating unique wine barrel furniture. Reser is donating a barrel stool and table set to the silent auction that will take place during the upcoming Waitsburg Elementary Home and School carnival fundraiser. A commitment to children and community runs in the family. Sons Clint and Kurtis are both teachers, as is his da...
Are all of you aware that spring has sprung? Well, maybe not weather-wise; I am referring to the time of year when we all 'spring ahead'. Did you remember to set your clocks ahead and also change the battery in your smoke alarm? It's not too late to do so now. It has been a busy time at Columbia County Senior Center. We had two speakers last week. Diane Ver Valen, who is with Columbia County Emergency Management, explained (or at least tried) the importance of registering our telephone numbers for the CodeRed program. Colleen Sproul,...
WALLA WALLA - The National Weather Service is seeking volunteers to participate in upcoming weather spotter training on April 1 in Dayton and April 9 in Walla Walla. Weather spotters trained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service assist meteorologists by providing up-to-date information about storm activity. The Skywarn Weather Spotter training is free. Dayton's training will be held at Fire District 3 (206 W. Main) at 6:30 p.m. on April 1. The Walla Walla training will take place at 10 a...
DAYTON -- The Dayton General Hospital Auxiliary will be holding their Easter Bake Sale fundraiser on Friday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to noon in the hospital lobby. Purchase baked goods for Easter dinner and support the hospital while doing so. Donations are welcome. Please have baked goods donations delivered to the hospital between 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on April 11....
DAYTON - Senior round table lunches take place every Tuesday and Thursday at noon at the Senior Center at 403 E. Patit Street. Meals are $4 for those over 60 and $7 for those under 60. There are no income criteria or membership fees. Enjoy a hot meal in a social setting. Play pool, cards or spend time visiting. Please call 382-2836 to RSVP by the day prior....
DAYTON - From Beach Blanket Bingo to the Summer of Love, the decade all of us old folks can't forget will come to life again next weekend in TVAC Production's Spring Variety Show. "The Groovy 60s" will be presented March 21-23 at the Liberty Theater in Dayton. The show will feature music, dance and skits from movies, TV shows and all those hit singles we can't get enough of. "I'm surprised how much the younger cast members have connected to these songs," said Variety Show Director Bev S...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Walla Walla Community College Parent Cooperative Preschool will be hosting an open house on March 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Preston Hall preschool room. The parent cooperative preschool is open to families of children ages three to five years old and is $75/mo. Classes meet on Tuesday, Wed. and Thurs. from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., beginning in September. Parents participate in the classroom three times per month and attend a required monthly parent education meeting in the evening, which qualifies for col...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's City Council will meet Monday, March 17, rather than the regular third Wednesday meeting date of March 19, this month....
WAITSBURG - Local veterans, family and friends gathered to honor Jared Brown in a muster ceremony at the Feb. 18 Commercial Club meeting. Brown is a 2013 Waitsburg graduate and son to April and Frank Gould. The send-off was a departure celebration for the Army enlistee who is leaving for Boot Camp Feb. 24. Brown will be training for Wheeled Vehicle Training with the US Army Airborne in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. After nine weeks of Basic training Brown will transfer to Ft. Lee in Virginia...
DAYTON - The Relay For Life of the Blue Mountains Kickoff Rally will be held on Tuesday, March 25 at 5:45 p.m. in the Tucannon River Room at the Best Western Inn and Suites. The public is welcome to attend and hear about the new ideas and innovations planned for this year. The Rally will also be an opportunity for participants to register their teams and team members without paying the $10.00 registration donation. There will also be an opportunity for participants to sign up to serve as Relay volunteers. Refreshments and prizes will be o...
DAYTON - The Dayton Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Brix & Brew Festival and Benefit Auction on March 14. The dinner and auction will be held at Running T Ranch, eight miles south of Dayton on North Touchet Road. The beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres social, along with silent auction, begins at 5:30 p.m. The live auction gets underway at 7. This is the Chamber's biggest fundraiser of the year. Auction items include a 3 day, 2 night trip to San Francisco, jewelry, original artwork, magnums of special wine and much more. A live auction p...
