Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA - Friends of Pioneer Park Avi- ary presents An Evening of Foliage & Feathers on Sat- urday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds Pa- vilion. The event will consist of a silent auction, with some items auctioned live. Enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres and have fun bidding. All pro- ceeds benefit Pioneer Park Aviary. Email freindsofpio- neerparkaviary@gmail.comneerparkaviary@gmail.com to purchase tickets or donate an item to the auction....
A drawing was held at the Columbia County Fair on Saturday, September 7th to support the Debbie Hays Medical Fund. A beautiful quilt was created with love and donated by the Wednesday Nite Quilt Guild. The lucky winner was Mary Laughery of Dayton. To all who honored Debbie by supporting this very worthy cause, we say thank you....
WALLA WALLA -- The Valley Girls Barrel Racings Association will end Oct. 5 at the Autumn Daze race at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds. The girls invite supporters to come to the finals and cheer the barrel racers on as they close the 2013 season....
DAYTON -- Dayton's annual Young Life dessert banquet and fundraiser will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, October 6, at the Running T Ranch. This will be a great oppor- tunity to learn about Young Life and how it enhances the spiritual growth of our high school students. Dayton High School students and graduates will be speaking about their experiences in Young Life and beyond. Everyone is welcome. To reserve a seat, please contact Marne Henderson at 509- 386-2365 or Gordon Gerlitz at 382-2755....
DAYTON - Eighteen teams took part this year in what organizers said was a very successful Relay For Life event in Dayton Satur- day and Sunday. The annual event is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and helps support research to find a cure for cancer. Opening cer- emonies were at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Dayton athletic field, with the relay lasting through the night. Closing ceremonies were Sunday morning. Delphine Bailey, who helped organize the event, said that an estimated total of...
DAYTON -- Do you want to play a greater role in community decision-making? Community Council offers you the opportunity to help prioritize community issues, to learn more about them and to influence public policy. Thursday, October 3, Community Council is hosting an informal gathering in Dayton to explain how citizens are using its studyaction process to tackle regional concerns and to invite local residents to participate in this successful process. The event will be 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Weinhard Hotel and is open to the public,...
WAITSBURG - If you happen to see what appears to be a scene from Pied Piper (on bikes), don't be alarmed -- the children are safe. In fact, they're safer than ever. That string of red-helmeted student bikers, led by physi- cal education instructor Jeff Bartlow, is out practicing the rules of on and off-road safety. In 2011, Waitsburg School Superintendent Dr. Carol Clark wrote for and received a grant to implement a Safe Routes to School Bike and Pedestrian Safety Education Program. The grant,...
The Constitution of the United States of America is commemorated each year between September 17 - 23rd. September 17 is designated Constitution Day, celebrating the signing of the Constitution by the 39 delegates of the Constitu- tional Convention. In 1956 Congress, with the urging of the Daughters of the American Revolution, set aside September 17 - 23 annually to be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week. The observance was signed into Public Law #915 and signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 2, 1956. How do you...
Now that the City side- walk policy has been ap- proved, volunteers are need- ed to create an inventory of cracks, breaks, gaps, etc. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe is also forming a list of homeowners inter- ested in paying for materials, with the City providing la- bor, to repair their sidewalks. Interested volunteers and property owners should con- tact Hinchliffe at city Hall or email him at rjhinch@gotvc.netrjhinch@gotvc.net...
WAITSBURG – When it comes to pumpkins, Charlie Brown’s got nothing on Waitsburg gardener Gail Broom, whose very own ‘great pumpkin’ placed first in the weight class at the Walla Walla County Fair. Broom can’t wait to compete again next year and is hoping to have some area youngsters join her and step up the competition. “I decided to plant a pumpkin patch because I thought it would be neat for kids to be able to grow big pumpkins and enter them in the fair,” said Broom. While school teache...
Sheep to Shawl, a free family festival at the Kirk- man House Museum that explores how our ancestors made their clothing from wool takes place Saturday, September 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children will delight at the sheep shearing. Visitors will also enjoy demonstra- tions of wool carding, dye- ing, spinning and weaving of the wool shorn that day. Lace making and knitting on a vintage sock machine will also be demonstrated. Local and regional ven- dors will offer handmade items for sale. Besides a variety of handmade textiles, articles for...
WAITSBURG - City Ad- ministrator Randy Hinchliffe received the 2013 Profes- sional Finance Officers Award from the Washington Finance Officers Associa- tion. This is his sixth time to receive the award. The Professional Finance Of- ficer Recognition program provides an opportunity for members to be recognized for their continued professional development and achievements in the govern- mental finance arenas....
WAITSBURG - In a Waitsburg tradition dating back over 75 years, a new slate of Rainbow Girls' of- ficers was sworn in at their installation ceremony on August 21. The Masonic Hall was filled with friends, family and Rainbow Girls from neighboring chapters in what Mother Advisor Karen Mohney said is one of the largest turnouts she can recall. Every six months, the group elects new officers, allowing the girls to advance in their ranks and practice leadership skills. The posi- tion of Worthy...
September 6, 7 & 8, 2013 Sew It! Grow It! Show It! Friday: 6 a.m. Cattlemen's free breakfast (with paid gate admis- sion) 9 a.m. Fairgrounds open 6 p.m. Local motorcycle races & ATV rodeo ($4 per per- son) 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Street dance on the midway with Vintage Saturday: 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. 4-H Marksmen Club Breakfast (bydonation) 9 a.m. Fairgrounds open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 4-H "Best BBQ You'll Ever Have" (eightand over, $7; seniors, $5; seven and under, $3) 12:30 p.m. Livestock sale 6 p.m. Jackpot Rodeo (13 and over, $6; seven to 12, $5) 8...
DAYTON - Columbia County and Waitsburg area residents have a new source of help when applying for state aid. Pastor Marj Johnston, of the First Congregational Church in Dayton, received a grant in July to purchase computer equipment that will allow her and other volunteers to assist clients when they apply for pro- grams offered by the Wash- ington State Department of Social and Health Services. Using the new laptop or tablet computer, and with a volunteer's help, applicants can access DSHS prog...
DAYTON - More than seven years ago, Bulldog senior Heather (Lambert) Clarys tore her ACL in a state tournament basketball game in Spokane that ef- fectively ended her school athletics career. But it didn't dampen her passion for sports. After graduation, she went on to get a Bachelor's of Science in Exercise with a minor in coaching from Eastern Washington Uni- versity. She then worked as a personal fitness trainer in Tri-Cities. And now she's back, as her alma mater's new athletic director. Dayton's sports community couldn't be happier. "I...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's City Council was joined by a new face at the August 21 meeting - that of student representative Meara Baker. Baker was sworn in by City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe and, while she won't participate in votes or decision-making, she was encouraged by Mayor Walt Gobel to join in discussions and to act as a liaison between the council and area teens. Baker, a senior, is the third student from Waitsburg High to serve as a student representative; the first being her bro...
WAITSBURG - Inmates from the Washington State Penitentiary will provide the work force necessary to revitalize the grandstands at the Waitsburg fairgrounds next month. For a fee of $200 a day, the Penitentiary will supply a crew of ten inmates as well as a supervisor. The City will take advantage of the program by hiring a crew to scrape, prep and paint the grandstands. Work will begin as soon as an appropriate start date can be scheduled....
DAYTON - The Columbia County Board of Commissioners Wednesday approved a motion that would allow Columbia, Garfield and Asotin Counties to work together to complete their state-mandated Shoreline Master Programs. The cities of Starbuck and Clarkston are also likely to join the effort. Each county and city in the state which has a waterway designated as a "shoreline of significance" - defined as a river, large lake or marine waterfront - must complete an SMP to meet the requirements of Was...
Relay For Life of the Blue Mountains has announced that its annual relay event will be held September 21 and 22 in Dayton at the high school athletic complex on South Cottonwood St. This year's theme is "Lights, Camera, A 'Cure'!" The overnight event will begin Saturday at 3 p.m. and conclude Sunday morning at 7. The event will kick off with a special "Survivors' Lap," to celebrate the victories of local cancer survivors. Those interested in taking part in the Survivors' Lap should call Survivorship Chair, Karen Huwe, at (509) 386- 6960 or...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Fair 4-H & FFA Livestock Sale will take place at the Dayton Fairgrounds at 12:30 p.m. on September 7. Raising a sale animal is a great learning experience for young exhibitors. This year there will be approximately 48 hogs, 10 goats, 12 lambs and 15 steers for sale. Those wishing to purchase an animal must make arrangements for butchering or to take the animal home. Tucannon Meats in Dayton would appreciate a call if you intend to use them, but are keeping a few dates open for "spur-of-the- moment" buyers. If you...
The Columbia County Rural Library District and The Liberty Theater in Dayton have come together to present a Banned Books Week kick-off event on Saturday, September 21. A free screening of the recently digitally re-mastered classic film, "To Kill a Mockingbird" will be offered. 11 a.m. at the Liberty Theater, on Dayton's Main Street. Before the movie, a group of local readers -Roslyn Edwards, Kirsten Schober, Dale Slack and Nyssa Zanger - will read selections from their favorite banned or challenged books. The public is invited to bring t...
