Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Imagine a raised vegetable bed the size of a dinner table. Now picture growing enough greens in this 5' x 5' space to feed a family of four year round. Impossible? Not according to Waitsburg's Mickey and Tawnya Rich- ards. With their partners Ray and Debi Fosnot they have worked since December building their new business, "Lettuce Eat Fish". As long as you have the right ingredients - fish, fish feed, rocks, water, light and heat - you should be able to meet your leafy needs around...
DAYTON- An Ohio man was apprehended March 20 by FBI agents after an exten- sive investigation into bomb threats to county courthouses in five states. One of the threats was to the Columbia County Courthouse last November 15. Lonnie Lee Bristow was arrested in Mansfield, Ohio without incident after inves- tigators linked him to pre- paid telephone calling cards purchased at Wal-Mart that were used to call in bomb threats to 19 Tennessee courthouses in November. As a result of further investigation by federal agents, it was determined that...
DAYTON - Visitors to Dayton will have a new op- tion for a place to sleep this summer. The new 50-room Best Western Plus Dayton Hotel and Suites is expected to open in late April. It is located at the east end of Main Street near the corner at Fourth Street, The hotel has a large meeting room to seat groups up to 80 people, and a separate large conference room. Both have state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment. The hotel also has an indoor pool and sauna area, and will offer free breakfast and...
Prescott Joint Parks & Recreation District Agenda 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 PJPRD Activity Center, 101 S. D St. # A; Prescott, WA 99348 - Review of finance reports: WW County Treasurer and PJPRD Budget Status reports. - Updates on: Sherwood Trust purchase and instal- lation and ADA Kiddie Pool access. - Finalize Calendar of Special Events for 2013 - Implementation of recommendations from AWAC Risk Mgt. visit - Reports on lifeguard train- ing, website progress, 2010-2011 audit from State of WA, BARS work- shop, facility improve- ments...
WAITSBURG -- Stu- dents at Waitsburg Middle School are baring their talents on the stage to raise money to help a local family after they lost their home in a fire. Students in Maddy Martin's citizenship class stepped up to support the Brooks family with two fun- draisers, after the family lost their home. Students Timber Froh- reich and Zach Hebbard said they started with "hats for home," a fundraiser the class did before, which allowed students to pay $1 to wear a baseball-style hat at school. The last time students did the fundraiser, it...
Columbia County Board of Commissioners March 20, 9:00 a.m. Columbia County Commissioners are: Dwight Robanske, Michael Talbott, and Charles Reeves. Courthouse maintenance issues were discussed: Fill-in help, window painting, window washing, exterior courthouse repair, camera for the cannons and miscellaneous. Citizens are to be encouraged to report wolf sightings. Public Health Funding proposal was approved. Kim Lyonnais, as incoming planner, and Commissioner Talbott were authorized to represent the Board in working out an agreemen...
Tourist season is just around the corner, which means the Touchet Valley will be filling up with visitors taking in special events, the many historic sites on offer, or just visiting local friends and relatives. A host of small boutique hotels in our area offer those visitors a wide variety of lodging experiences. Dayton's best-known boutique hotel, the historic Weinhard on Main Street, recently added two dates in May for a weekend special that has drawn guests from throughout the region - a...
WAITSBURG - At the top of the Waitsburg City Council's agenda this Thurs- day night, 7 p.m., March 28, is the award of the bid for the Seventh Street project. Preparations for the streetwidening and improvement effort are expected to begin at the end of April and heavy excavation work will follow around Memorial Day. Four older trees - two large pines, one large oak and a smaller oak - have been marked for removal, though adjacent homeowners can re- quest replacement trees from the city, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said. The city has...
Waitsburg Commercial Club March 19, 2013 Minutes of the Annual Meeting and Election of Executive Officers and Board of Directors 36 attendees Waitsburg Court will be elected in April with a queen and princess serving as ambassadors for the City of Waitsburg for one year. The Waitsburg Commer- cial Club will hold a fundraising auction on April 27. Duck race tickets to ben- efit Waitsburg Celebration Days (May 17, 18 and 19), will be available soon. New members given cer- tificates and membership cards include: Fred Gonzales of Star Fitness;...
WAITSBURG - "What highly visible U.S. solar panel corporation that re- ceived a half-billion dollar loan guarantee in the stimulus package went bankrupt in 2011?" " These words were probably derived from what ancient language? Mahatama, stupe, chakra, avatar, kar- ma, banyan, sutra, mantra, musk, nir- vana." Such were the questions faced by six members of the Waitsburg High School Knowledge Bowl team. The team placed ninth in the Washington State Knowledge Bowl Tournament at Ar- lington High Sch...
WALLA WALLA - Feast Walla Walla will be business as usual on Sat., April 13. This event showcases the hospitality industry of the Walla Walla Valley, promoting the area's un- common quality an abundance of local food, wines, and art. The sixth annual Feast, sponsored by Banner Bank, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Walla Walla's historic, award-winning downtown streetscape provides the backdrop for a fabulous feast for the senses under 'The Big Tent.' Guests sample food and wine featuring the region's many fine restaurants, food purveyors and wine...
WALLA WALLA - The 39th Annual Balloon Stam- pede is looking for volunteers. The Chamber of Com- merce in Walla Walla is invited those who may be interested and their friends and family to join a Volun- teer Meeting on Monday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chamber. For more information on how you can be a volunteer, please contact the Chamber at 509-525-0850....
DAYTON - Forty-one students from Yamate High School in Yokohama, Japan, will arrive in Dayton on April 12 for a two-week stay. The exchange between Yamate Guikan and Dayton High School has been going on for 44 years. On Monday, April 15, Yamate students will be sharing Japanese culture with the community at the Dayton high school gym, starting at 6 p.m. The public is invited to experience Japan in an interac- tive way. For more information, contact Kristine Warren at the high school at 382-4775....
DAYTON -- The cozy house on Fourth Street in Dayton is a long way from home for exchange students Barbara Brixoto, of Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Stacy Populo of Nantes, France. The girls have made their school-year home with first- time exchange hosts Carl and Zelm (better known as Z) Hargraves, Texas transplants who moved to Dayton two years ago. The Hargraves were en- couraged to participate in the exchange program by their neighbors who had previ- ously hosted students. "It sounded like fun a...
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg Elementary will hold kindergarten registration for the fall of 2013 during the week of March 25-28. Regis- tration will be in the elementary office from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and Tues- day, March 25-26, and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednes- day and Thursday, March 27-28. All children who turn five on or before August 31 are eligible to enter kinder- garten in the fall of 2013. A current immunization record and an official state birth certificate will be needed to register. Official Washington State birth...
WAITSBURG - In the band room at Waits- burg High, students pick songs, suggest changes and work together or with music teacher Brad Green to master or adapt the music. In the urban dance ballad Titanium by David Guetta, senior Cheyenne Frohreich works on her Travis picking while senior Matt Hoilman takes a try at bass. In Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men, Green per- forms an accordion solo on an instrument recently donated by Kate Hockersmith, as Alex Leathers plays "the egg." Green pulls up...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. at the Wilson-Phillips house just west of the historic Bruce Mansion on W. 4th. Election of officers and annual reports will be featured....
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg chapter of Young Life/ Wyldlife is holding a fundraiser for its summer camp pro- gram on Sunday, March 24 at the Waitsburg Elementary School. The Italian dinner dubbed "Italian Nights" will have seating at 5 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Donations will be accepted to help send Waitsburg-area kids to summer camp. For more information, call Lori Bartlow at 509-337-8079....
WALLA WALLA - The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to fill one position on the Walla Walla County Planning Commission. For bal- anced representation purposes and in compliance with state statute, applicants from within the boundaries of the District 3 County Commissioner area (generally the western end of Walla Walla county) are sought. Duties consist primarily of conducting public hearings and formulating recommendations to the County Commissioners on a variety of land use policy issues and development codes. A...
WAITSBURG - Kids up to 10 years old and their parents are invited to the annual Easter Egg Hunt co-sponsored by the Waitsburg Commercial Club and the Waitsburg Grange. The hunt starts at 10 a.m. at Preston Park on Saturday, March 30. There will be prizes, chocolate Easter bunnies and, of course, eggs to uncover in the grass, bushes and trees in the park. Skip and Sandy Carpenter, and the Rick Ferguson family help each year with preparations....
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School Knowledge Bowl team will be competing at the state tournament in Arlington this. Captain EJ Meserve and Team 1 members Emma Philbrook, Maera Baker, Hannah Grant, Alex Leath- ers, Thibault Martinelle (Belgium) and alternate Cherry Dai (China) will be up against the best KB teams from around the state on Saturday, March 23....
The Magill farmstead, nestled among the trees along the South Touchet River, is the current home of foreign exchange students Pedro Barbosa of Patos De Minas, Brazil and Thammanoon (T-Noon) Amorchaiyapitak of Bangkok, Thailand. Valarie and Dan Magill, whose bustling household includes their daughter, son-in-law, three young grandchildren, and a bevy of animals, are vet- eran exchange hosts, having opened their home to 12 students since 2006. Vala- rie, Regional Director for Face the World...
WAITSBURG - A room full of more than a dozen three-to-five-year-olds can be daunting, even when you don't have a camera. Last week when a photographer showed up, almost all of the kids at the Waitsburg Parent Cooperative preschool let it be known that they were thrilled to have their pic- tures taken. When teacher Cara Watts suggested they break out the blocks, the exuberant tower builders got busy, and then stood proudly next to their works of art. "My kids aren't shy," she said. The preschool...
