Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The date of Waitsburg's October City Council meeting has been changed from Wednesday, Oct. 16 to Monday, Oct. 14 to accommodate board member scheduling conflicts. City Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. and are held at the Lion's Club Build- ing at the Waitsburg Fair- grounds....
WAITSBURG - If you ask a first grader what dogs eat, you'd expect the answer to be "dogfood". However, if you posed that question to the students in Dinah Lindsey's first grade class at Waitsburg Elementary you'd get a far more unusual answer - "books"! And they would be correct. On Monday, representa- tives from Blue Mountain Realtors in Dayton visited Lindsey's class to introduce the Books with Bailey read- ing program. Benedicte Carbonnier announced the arrival of Loretta Melanson and...
The Walla Walla County Lodging Tax Advisory Com- mittee has announced the availability of funds for the purpose of supporting tour- ism promotion-related events or projects in the county. $35,000.00 will be available for grants for 2014. Applica- tions for grant funds for 2014 projects will be accepted until December 2, 2013 and forms can be obtained from the county's website (www. co.walla-walla.wa.us) or by contacting the County Commissioners' office. The county currently has a lodging tax in place, with certain of the proceeds designated for...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY-- The Walla Walla County Commissioners will be meeting with those elected officials and department heads who have person- nel and other expenditures budgeted in the Law and Justice Fund, as well as the new fund created for collec- tions and expenditures of the proceeds of the one-tenth of one percent tax imposed for the purpose of providing for the operation or delivery of chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and services and for the operation of therapeutic court programs and services. These open meetings...
DAYTON - Tickets for Peter Pan, the Fall Musical at the Liberty Theater, went on sale over the weekend. The show opens Novem- ber 15 and runs through December 1. With only 10 performances, seats will sell quickly so make plan your visit soon! Purchase tickets online or buy them at the theater box office. For more information, go to www.libertytheater.org, or call the theater at (509) 382-1380....
Four historic homes including the Boldman House Museum and the Historic Dayton Depot (the oldest train depot in the state). Go to DE- POT to pay your $10 AND receive your map. Travel between historic residences is self-guided, but helpful and informative docents will be lo- cated at each home. Residential Locations TBD. Art crawl 11-4, Free Numerous downtown venues will be display- ing local art. Pick up your Art Crawl stamp card/ map at any of the participating venues. Visit ALL locations for...
The next meeting of the Christian Women's Connec- tion luncheon will take place at the Pataha Flour Mill (50 Hutchens Hill Road, Pomeroy) on Oct. 16 from 11:30 to 1:30. The luncheon will be catered by the Flour Mill staff. Betty Barnett of Renton, WA will share openly and compassionately about over- coming her feelings of hope- lessness. The "Teddy Bear Lady", Barbara Chandler of Lewiston Idaho, will share many of the colorful and fun bears she has created. Juyne Bowles of Pomeroy will pro- vide special music....
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...
