Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Sorted by date Results 1528 - 1552 of 1905
DAYTON - From Nov. 4 through Nov. 15 Dayton's Wenaha Gallery will feature Spokane artist Michele Davis who paints spiritual, inspirational and hopeful oil paintings featuring children, families and religious figures. One of her works, Playtime Noah's Ark, is slated to be licensed as a jigsaw puzzle. "When someone sees my art and is touched to the point of tears, then I know it has hit the mark. When that happens there is something more at work than just some paint on canvas, and I find myself in awe - like I am standing on holy ground. That...
DAYTON - The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) will hold a weekly bipolar and depression support group on Sunday's from 2:30-4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church - UCC located at 214 S. Third St. in Dayton. DBSA groups are open to those who have been diagnosed with a mood disorder, have a family member or friend who is diagnosed or who thinks they might have depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). DBSA support groups are not run by professionals, but offer peerto peer support which is an important...
Members of the family of former longtime Port of Columbia Manager Gene Turner were joined by local dignitaries last week for the dedication of the Lyons Ferry Marina Accessible Walkway and Fishing Pad. The facility was dedicated in honor of Turner, who passed away last year. Turner first proposed the project in 2006. A large bronze plaque affixed to a large basalt rock, has Turner's name, his vision and thanks spelled out. Also included are the names of those who donated time and effort to...
DAYTON - Columbia County Fair Board Co-Chair Candy Jones is hoping citizens will contact their local representatives to speak out in favor of state fair funding. According to a letter from Kelly Frost of the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture to the Washington State Fair Association, the WSDA recently submitted documents to the state Office of Financial Management that could be the first step in a budget proposal to eliminate funding for agricultural fairs. The proposal comes as the result of...
Above: Trick-or-treaters paraded in and out of State Farm Insurance and Croft's Floral on Friday afternoon in downtown Dayton. The Main Street trick-or-treat event, featuring most of the businesses on Main Street, was organized by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. Merchants estimated that they gave out candy to between 300 and 400 costumed kids. Right: Not only kids were in costume. AtBlue Mountain Realtors' office, Kelly and Doug Hinds put the scare in more than a few of the visitors as they...
DAYTON - Christian Women's Connection will have their annual fundraising Autumn Auction luncheon on Nov. 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Seneca Activity Building (104 Green Giant Camp Road, Dayton). The lunch will be catered y Ruth Shearer and the cost is $10. Niki Davis, from Clatskanie, Ore. will share how viewing life as a classroom can give purpose and reason to broken fragments of one's past. Niki Davis will share in song. The auction is a great way to get an early start on Christmas shopping. Call Judy at (509) 399- 2005 by...
DAYTON - The 68th Annual Chamber Awards Banquet will take place Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Running T Ranch. The Chamber will celebrate Dayton and all of its accomplishments during the past year. "Art in Blues" is this year's theme. Enjoy the art display, food, drink and learn more about Dayton's burgeoning art scene. Social begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and presentation program at 7:15 p.m. followed by awards. Submit nominations for Business of the Year, Employee of the Year, Citizen of the Year and Youth of the Year online at...
WALLA WALLA - AARP will be offering a Smart Driver Course, for drivers over the age of 50, at 1 p.m. on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28 at Walla Walla General Hospital. Participants may be eligible to receive an insurance disount upon completing the course and should consult their insurance agent for details. The class fee is $20 and there is a $5 discount for AARP members. Call (509) 522-2424 to register for the Walla Walla class. For more information about the course in general or to find courses in other cities visit www.aarp.org/ADS2014 or call...
DAYTON - The Dayton Seventh-day Adventist Church (1525 S. 4th St.) is hosting a free health and Bible seminar, Secrets to Hope, Health & Happiness, at 7 p.m. each evening from Oct. 24 through Nov. 5. A free children's program is available for children ages one through nine. Presentations by Ray King begin Friday night with Ancient Scrolls Know the Future. Saturdays presentation is titled Inevitable Signs & Our Great Escape! and Sunday's topic will be By Accident or Fashioned in Love? Future topics will be announced. Ray Sample & Laurie will...
DAYTON - The kids' fishing pond at Dayton City Park is set to get a couple of major upgrades over the next few months. According to Steve Martin of the Lower Snake River Salmon Recovery Board, a new low profile screen will allow water to be pumped into the pond for a longer period during the summer, and a liner will be installed to keep underwater vegetation down. Martin said that water is currently pumped into the pond from the adjacent Tucannon river by a pump and screen system that was...
DAYTON - Clients visit Denise Lane at her Blue Valley Acupuncture Clinic here for many reasons. Some have injuries to joints, some have arthritis and some have chronic headaches or back pain. Some come just to relieve stress. "About 70 to 80 percent of my patients respond to acupunc- ture," Lane said, explaining that their pain or other symptoms are reduced after a series of treatments. "Some don't at all, some people's responses are temporary, but many patients have dramatic and permanent impro...
DAYTON - The new "Welcome to Dayton" sign next to Highway 12 at Dayton's west end was dedicated in a special ceremony Tuesday. State Representative Terry Nealey, awarded plaques to several people who were instrumental in making the sign a reality. The sign was a project of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, and was placed in October 2013. It replaced a wooden sign that was destroyed by an errant driver in 2012. A committee of Chamber board members - Nealey, Bette Lou Crothers and Dan Andrews - work...
DAYTON - Randy O. Lewis said he decided not to challenge incumbent County Prosecutor Rea Culwell for that position when the filing period was held in May because he hadn't heard from many local residents urging him to run. But after he received enough write-in votes in the August primary to qualify for the general election ballot, he said his phone began to ring. "A lot of people called and asked if I was going to run," he said. "A lot of them said they didn't know about the write-in rules, or I would have gotten more." In 2010, Lewis lost a...
DAYTON - Seeking her third term as Columbia County Prosecutor, Rea Culwell points to the strong record her office has in bringing criminals to justice. In her 11-plus years as a prosecutor - more than three as a deputy prosecutor in Benton County and nearly eight as Columbia County Prosecutor - Culwell has prosecuted over 1,500 cases. She has been successful in more than 80% of all adult felony cases and has a misdemeanor conviction rate of 57%. Both statistics are above the Washington state average. "In the last four years, I have had a 93%...
DAYTON - Dayton resident Teeny McMunn will lead a group for those who have recently lost loved ones. The group will meet on Wednesdays for 10 weeks, beginning October 15, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Dayton First Congregational Church. The book "Understanding Your Grief" will be used for the discussions. Book cost is $10, and there are no other charges. For more information or to sign up, contact Teeny McMunn at (509) 386-5287....
DAYTON - Columbia County residents are invited to participate in the Shoreline Master Program update process by attending a shoreline visioning workshop. Workshops will take place at three locations on October 9. - 1 to 2:30 pm at Starbuck City Hall 200 Main Street, Starbuck - 3:30 to 5 pm at the Last Resort Campground 2005 Tucannon Road - 6 to 7:30 pm at Camp Touchet 1130 N Touchet Road, Dayton Asotin, Columbia, and Garfield Counties, the city of Clarkston, and the town of Starbuck have formed a coalition to update and adopt their respective...
DAYTON - In April, a bond levy measure that would have financed a major overhaul of school facilities in Dayton was soundly defeated by voters. More than 72% voted no. After considering the results, and receiving feedback from members of the community, school administrators have begun work to prepare a scaledback plan to put before voters in 2015. "We heard the message loud and clear," said Superintendent Doug Johnson. "But that doesn't mean the issues with facilities have gone away. They...
DAYTON - The Dayton chapter of the American Association of University Women will present a candidates' forum on October 1 from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Liberty Theater. Candidates for legislative and county offices will speak and answer questions from the audience. The forum will be moderated and a strict time limit will be enforced. The forum will begin with an introduction of local unopposed candidates. They include: Sharon D. Richter, Columbia County Auditor; Chris Mills, Columbia County Assessor; Susan J. Marinella, Columbia County Clerk; Rocky Mi...
DAYTON - When you walk through the front door, you immediately get a creepy feeling. Witches hover in front of you; spiders and skeletons dangle in the shadows; spooky black cats lurk in dark corners. Halloween is coming, and Croft's Floral and Gifts, Dayton's normally cheerful downtown flower shop, had taken on a haunted quality. Croft's offers a great selection of Halloween decorations and gifts year round. (Same goes for Christmas stuff.) But when October rolls around, the creep factor...
DAYTON - Clara McQuary graduated from Dayton High School in 2004 and then attended Western Washington University in Bellingham. Before completing her degree, she decided to embark on a few years of adventure. "A friend said she was moving to Australia, so I said, 'I'm coming too!'" After returning to the states nearly a year later, McQuary worked in Alaska for a few months, and then spent three years working for a cruise ship line in Hawaii, mostly working with youth programs. She later spent...
DAYTON - If you search online for "Jay's Garage" you'll find more information that you could possibly want about former Tonight Show host Jay Leno and his massive automobile collection. But in the Touchet Valley, Jay's Garage has become the go-to place for car and light truck repair, after only two months of existence. And there are no TV stars in sight. Dayton resident Jay Ball opened his new shop at the Port of Columbia in early July. (It's in the former home of Hammerdown Fitness.) He's...
DAYTON - Columbia County Port Commissioner Dale McKinley died on September 11. He was elected to the Commission in 2009 and was nearing the end of his first six-year term. McKinley was raised in Dayton, graduating from Dayton High School in 1967. He was the brother of John, Dan and David McKinley, and Jean Jones, all of Dayton or Waitsburg. After attending Washington State University, McKinley worked in the seed production industry for many years. He worked at the Seneca Foods seed division in Dayton at the time of his death. Port Manager...
DAYTON - A porcine virus, never before seen in the U.S., has added to the challenge of raising fair pigs. But Dayton community members have come together to help ease the burden for local 4-H and FFA members. The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), which affects only swine, was first diagnosed in the U.S. in March 2013. According to npr.org, the virus is responsible for killing more than seven million piglets in the past year and has been found in 30 states. Scientists are still unsure of...
