Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - The Columbia County Fair Board will hold a Kickoff Dinner and Auction on April 26 in the Pavilion at the Fairgrounds. Festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. The event will include live and silent auctions and music by Rich and Nancy Monacelli. Tickets for the fundraising event will be $10 for adults and youth, and $5 for children 7 and under. The evening will include a pie/desert auction and a variety of silent auction items. On May 31, the fair board will present a BRN4D Barrel Racing event at the fairgrounds arena. Riders from ar...
WAITSBURG - All Waitsburg High School and Middle School students are encouraged to attend a Student Assessment Information Meeting on Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Waitsburg High School Auditorium. At that meeting, parents and students will receive information about the state assessment system and the new online Smarter Balanced Assessments. They will also be given the opportunity to access the practice test online and receive information as to how they can access the practice tests at home....
WAITSBURG - Five Waitsburg and Prescott youth will share their experiences at Boys last summer at an American Legion and Auxiliary presentation and dessert night on Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. All junior class students and their parents, as well as parents of those who attended last year, and all school staff are invited to attend. Students who attended Boys and Girls state last summer will give speeches and share their experiences with the audience. Last year's boys' delegates, sponsored by the American Legion, wer...
WAITSURG -- Parents with children in grades 5-12 are invited to attend the Waitsburg School District HIV/AIDS Parent Preview Night on Wednesday, February 26, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the school library, located in the Waitsburg Elementary Building (184 Academy Street). Following a preview of the materials, parents who wish to have their child excluded from participation in the HIV/AIDS Prevention Program may sign a release form. State law requires that parents or guardians attend such a meeting before they can have their child or legal wa...
Preston Hall Board Room, Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Board members: Ross Hamann, Christy House, Marilyn Johnson, Randy Pearson, Greg Zuger Heard reports from: Elementary Principal, Secondary Principal, Athletic Director, Transportation/ Maintenance/Facilities Supervisor and Superintendent. Passed second reading of Policy/Procedures 5011: Sexual Harassment. Passed Policy/Procedures 4130: Title 1 Parent Involvement revisions....
WAITSBURG -- A prime rib dinner, complete with salad, potato, bread, vegetable, dessert and beverage will take place Friday, February 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Waitsburg's Town Hall (121 Main Street). Black Lilly will perform music for dancing. Silent and live auctions of Valentine gifts will take place and adult beverages will be available. All proceeds go to benefit Waitsburg Town Hall Maintenance and Operations. Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased at Waitsburg Hardware, Waitsburg Grocery, Coppei Coffee and Hugs, Gifts and Col...
WAITSBURG -- The next meeting of the Waitsburg Commercial Club is Tuesday, February 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. Preceding the program, the American Legion will have a send off, aka a "muster", for Jared Brown, son of April and Frank Gould, as he leaves to start his enlistment with the US Army. All community members are encouraged to attend and offer support. The program will feature Jim German, Waitsburg Mixologist and owner of jimgermanbar with his wife, Claire Johnston. Jim will share his business experience from the past...
WAITSBURG - A handful of Waitsburg residents spend a portion of each Thursday morning in "Heaven," intently focusing on every movement of their body as Patti Jo Amerein gently adjusts and repositions them. "The Heaven Space" is what Claire Johnston and Jim German have dubbed the long, narrow room connecting jimgermanbar and the AMO Gallery -- the space where Amerien, a former professional dancer, instructs the group in the practice of Pilates. Amerein danced professionally in Las Vega...
DAYTON - In a special Monday meeting this week, the Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved a measure to allow emergency repairs to the ceiling and carpet in the courtroom of the Columbia County Courthouse, after accidental damage caused by a contractor. The measure allows courthouse Maintenance Supervisor Dave Finney to hire a local contractor for the repairs without going through the normal bidding process. In January, a worker with Pringles Power Vac of Walla Walla was cleaning d...
DAYTON - Three public hearings will be held next week to allow public input on a new Cooperative Park Master Plan for Columbia County. The plan is a joint effort of Columbia County, the City of Dayton and the Port of Columbia. The City will hold its hearing on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall board room. The county will hold its hearing on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Columbia County Planning office. The Port's hearing will be Thursday at 10 a.m. in the board room at the Port office. Comments may also be submitted in writing to the...
DAYTON - TVAC Productions is hosting a special event Saturday at the Liberty Theater called "Ebony and Ivories." Music begins at 7 p.m. with a collection of classical and contemporary musical pieces performed on piano by local musicians Jim Thorn and Randy Pearson with accompaniment provided by the Pearson family. After the music, the fun continues in the Liberty Annex where chocolate desserts will be served with champagne and/or sparkling cider. The event is being held to raise funds to purchase a piano for the Liberty Annex, which is u...
DAYTON - The Dayton City Council on Monday voted to reject a proposed ordinance to establish a special events permit for Dayton. The 6-1 decision came after the council heard several public comments in opposition to the measure and after considerable debate among council members. Councilman Dain Nysoe cast the lone dissenting vote on the motion to reject the ordinance. The ordinance was proposed by the council's Public Safety Committee, of which Nysoe is chair. It was a scaled-back version...
7th Grade 4.0 Leena Baker Devon Harshman Brayden Miller 3.25 or better Kelsey Alleman Carson Alelssio Drew Farley MacKenzie Forney Scott Leamy Riley Witt 8th Grade 4.0 Leighton Dorman Chloe Pearson 3.25 or better Clarissa Espana Thomas House Tayler Jones Kyle Martin Karlie Mathews Samuel McGowen Anna Nerf Gillian Pope Iris Turnipseed Robert Walsh Deja Williams Tyler Wood...
Class of 2014 4.0 Meara Baker Nathan Bartlow Heidi Miller Nicholas Pearson 3.25 or better Kimberly Hamann Kyle Dozier Ketelynn Martin Garrison Martin Enedina Fuentes Trenton Kitselman Class of 2015 4.0 Hannah Grant Talen Larsen Emma Philbrook Tyler Shafer 3.25 or better Luke Gales-Alexenko Sofia Mercado Michael Grant Devin Acevedo Chance Leroue Paige Wood Owen Lanning Class of 2016 3.25 or better Stuart Walsh Alexandra Hallee Class of 2017 4.0 Jacob Dunn Skylar Wood 3.25 or better Taylor Hays Taylor Spoonemore Selina Mercado Julia Taylor Jared...
We had a weekend guest recently. This particular guest was loud, demanding and wreaked havoc on our weekend plans. Everything revolved around him. I'd been in favor of him staying with us but, frankly, I wasn't sad to see him go. Yes, we just finished up our weekend hosting "Baby Think It Over." One might consider it more accurate to say that my son finished up his weekend with the baby, but the babe affected us all. Babies are like that. "Baby Think It Over" is an infant simulator aimed at...
DAYTON - It's time for the Liberty Theater's annual Casino Night! From 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, February 8, games of chance - including blackjack, poker and roulette - will be packed with players at the Seneca Community Center, on the east edge of Dayton. Even those who aren't into gambling will find plenty of fun. Jim Thorn, Heather Sterns, Deb Fortner and Tammy Weppler are just a few familiar names providing the musical entertainment throughout the evening. A dinner of pulled pork sandwiches will be available along with a fully s...
DAYTON - The Dayton High School Future Business Leaders of America club is preparing for the regional Winter FBLA Conference, scheduled for Feb. 12. The conference is in Kennewick. Twenty-six FBLA members will attend the conference. Most have already completed projects, reports and/or team tests for the event. At the conference, itself, members will take individual tests, make a variety of oral presentations, and participate in workshops. Taylor Frame, local chapter president and state chapter vice president for the local region will con...
DAYTON - As a young man living near San Francisco in the 1960s, Bill Freeman worked as a machinist and trained horses on the side. In 1965, he got a job helping build Little Goose Dam. He lived in Dayton for a year and continued to train horses on the side - this time, at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. Nearly 50 years later, Freeman has returned to Dayton, along with his son Dan, and their families. Bill and Dan run Bill Feeman Bits, which they've relocated from Rainier, Wash., so...
WAITSBURG - Members of the Walla Walla Columbia School Retirees Association (WWCSRA) would love to meet you for tea. The 8th Annual Teddy Bear Tea - the group's primary fundraiser - is just around the corner and organizers are hoping attendance continues to rise as it has in past years. This year's event takes place Saturday, February 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Francis Social Hall (722 W. Alder St., Walla Walla). In its first year, the group sold 125 tickets and made roughly $1,500 in...
Lion's Club Building January 15, 2014, 7 p.m. Board Members: Kevin House, Marty Dunn, Kevin House, K.C. Kuykendall, Karl Newell and Debra Callahan. Kuykendall was absent at the Jan. 15 meeting. Student Representative: Meara Baker. Mayor:Walt Gobel. Mayor Walt Gobel returned early from his planned three-month absence. UTILITIES: Approved Ordinance 2014-1019 which raises water and sewer rates by 3%, effective with the February bill, which covers the month of January. SPENDING POLICY: Approved Ordinance 2013- 621; a financial policy update th...
Preston Hall Board Room January 15, 2014 7 p.m. Board members present: Ross Hamann Christy House, Marilyn Johnson, Randy Pearson, Greg Zuger. RECOGNITION: Board members were recognized as part of School Board Recognition Month. TRANSPORTATION: The new District school bus has arrived and had made two runs as of Jan. 15. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dayton High School is moving to 8-man football for the upcoming school year and their head coach is retiring. LEVY: Superintendent Clarke has presented information on the M & O levy to Commercial Club and...
