Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Sorted by date Results 1603 - 1627 of 1905
DAYTON - The Dayton Memorial Library will host summer reading programs for children and teens. The theme for kids from pre-K through 6th grade is "Fizz, Boom, Read." The Theme for students 6th through 12th grades is "Spark a Reaction." Both programs will focus on learning about science. The program runs from June 23 through July 30. Regular weekly activities will include: Monday Marble Draw, Tuesday Trivia, Reading Wednesday, Thesaurus Thursday and Science Friday. Special activities during the Summer Reading Program include: June 9: "Page...
DAYTON - When you descend the stairs from the main level of the Dayton Memorial Library, you will enter what Jill Rourke, the new director of the Columbia County Rural Library District calls the "garden level." It was formerly known as the basement. The lower level in the library is envisioned as the gathering place for children and teens. Book collections for those groups would be housed there, the "teen room" would move there and reading programs for kids and young adults would be held there....
DAYTON - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers' staff members are hosting monthly mobile office hours throughout eastern Washington during the month of June. Anyone who needs assistance with a federal agency or would like to voice an opinion about federal issues is encouraged to come by - no appointment necessary. McMorris Rodgers staff members will be at the Port of Columbia County Office (1 Port Way) in Dayton from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4....
DAYTON - The Dayton School District will again offer the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children this summer. Meals are available at no charge for children 18 and under. The program will be offered each weekday from June 16 through August 1, except July 4. Meals will be served at the Dayton School Cafeteria at 302 E. Park St. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The program is being sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which prohibits discrimination on the...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Commissioners met last week with horse owners who rent stalls at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The county previously informed horse owners that stall rentals and use of the horse facilities at the fairgrounds would be closed to them over the summer months because of the many events that take place there. Leanne Litteral and Candy Jones described the importance of the fairgrounds facilities for training youth and disabled people and that hardship would be caused...
DAYTON - The Dayton Elementary School will introduce new multi-age classes next year, putting 2nd and 3rd graders into combined classes and 4th and 5th graders also into combined classes. The school's principal, Pam Lindsley, announced the changes earlier this month. Lindsley said that the new class configuration allows class sizes to remain low while making efficient use of teaching staff. Each grade combination will have three classes, with each class having fewer than 25 students. Li...
DAYTON -- The Dayton School District would like to invite staff, parents and community members to a reception to honor staff members that will be retiring/leaving at the end of this year. The reception will be held in the Multipurpose Room at the elementary school on Tuesday, June 3rd from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please join in saying goodbye to Susie Hubbard, Denise Hoon, Paul Ihle, Del Avery, Steve McLean, Debbie Baxter, and Sharon Mendel....
DAYTON - The Dayton Downtown Farmer's Market, featuring craft, produce and food vendors from the Touchet Valley, will hold its grand opening this Saturday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Market will take place on the beautiful, shady courtyard of the Dayton Historic Depot Museum (222 E. Commercial Street, Dayton) every Saturday from Memorial Day through the first weekend of October. The grand opening will have live music and hot food. Bring the family and picnic on the grass while children enjoy the new downtown playground. Enjoy the Dayton...
DAYTON - The Dayton School Facilities Committee met last week to take stock after the overwhelming defeat last month of a $20 million bond levy measure and to consider what next moves should be. About a dozen people, including staff, board members and members of the public attended. The bond levy measure, which would have provided funding for a major renovation of Dayton High School, systems replacement in the elementary school and construction of a new commons building, was rejected by about...
DAYTON - The 2014 Dayton Days parade will roll down Main Street Saturday morning, starting at 10 a.m. Though most of the traditional Dayton Days events are no longer being held, the parade is expected to be as large as ever. The parade is again being organized by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Events Coordinator Linze Purcell said that several fair courts from southeast Washington and northeast Oregon are signed up to be part of the parade. The parade will also feature a special lineup...
DAYTON - A new technical skills learning facility nearing completion in Walla Walla will allow high school students throughout southeast Washington to receive specialized training in several areas where workers are in high demand. The Southeast Area Technical Skills Center, or SEA-TECH, is located on the Walla Walla Community College Campus, but will be part of the Walla Walla School District. According to Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson, other schools in the region, including Dayton,...
DAYTON - WSU Extension Forester Steve McConnell is offering a workshop for private southeast Washington forest landowners on Saturday, May 31 in Dayton. Forestry professionals from WSU, Washington DNR and Northwest Management, Inc. will present forest management advice. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. at the Columbia County Fire District 3 conference room at 206 West Main in Dayton and is $20 per family. Attendees must pre-register by May 27 by contacting Mc- Connell at (509) 477-2175 or smcconnell@spokanecounty.orgsmcconn...
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DAYTON -- The Columbia County Democrats elected new officers at their monthly meeting in February. Officers include: County Chair - Cathy Lee- Haight; Vice-Chair - Heather Hiebert; State Committeeman - Dain Nysoe; Secretary - Brenda North; Treasurer - Marj Johnston. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. Email Columbia.Democrats@live.comColumbia.Democrats@live.com for information....
DAYTON - Columbia County Health Systems (CCHS) will spend the month of May focusing on women ' s health iss ues as part of the Columbia County Wellness Project. So far, the Project has addressed diabetes, tobacco cessation, heart health, drug abuse and alcohol abuse. The big event for May is a Women's Show that will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Liberty Theater on May 17. The intent of the Women's Show is for women to be empowered and encouraged to be their healthiest and feel great...
DAYTON - The next Christian Women's Connection Luncheon, sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries, will take place May 14 from 11:30 a.m. t0 1:30 p.m. at the Seneca Activity Center (104 Green Giant Camp Rd., Dayton). Lunch is $10 and will be catered by Jennifer Hutchens. DeAnne Chambers of Newburg, Ore. shares through humor, her journey of "getting out of the pit" of depression. Her motto is "Loosen, Up, Lighten Up, and Laugh Together. Special Feature will be Janice Ripley, a hair stylist who will share hair products with us and will demonstrate a...
DAYTON - Dumas Station is hosting a pottery exhibit the weekend of May 2-4 -- Spring Release Weekend -- with artist Loren Lukens of Seattle. Lukens creates functional, useful pottery that is also beautiful and will display vases, bowls, mugs and tableware. Dumas Station will be releasing their new 20012 Merlot on Friday, May 2, and pouring this alongside other recently released wines. Friday also marks the beginning of no tasting fees at Dumas Station. "Since we're not on the main wine circuit in Walla Walla, we don't get all of the tourists....
DAYTON- Dayton Churches and Community Organizations will hold the 11th Annual 3rd Street Sale on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Third Street, from Main St. to Park St., will be blocked off to accommodate the many churches and organizations that are offering items for sale. The Senior Center, Library, Theater, High School Senior Class, and Relay for Life will also participate. Items for sale include clothes, appliances, tools, bikes, toys, dishes, furniture, antiques, and food items. The FFA will have a plant sale that day at the school...
DAYTON - Fire District 3 will conduct a live-fire training on Saturday, May 3 at 9 a.m. on Johnson Hollow Road, east of Dayton. A structure located at 130 Johnson Hollow Road will be used for the training and smoke may be visible for some distance. The road will be blocked to all but local access during the training. Questions may be directed to the Fire District 3 office at (509) 629-4281....
DAYTON - Dr. Kevin McCauley will speak on The Neuroscience of Addiction at the Liberty Theater in Dayton on May 8 at 7 p.m. MCCauley lives in Utah, where he is the co-director of a recovery management program and a graduate student at the University of Utah School of Public Health. McCauley will explain what is currently known about how the brain constructs pleasurable experiences, what happens when this process goes wrong, and why this can have a dramatic impact on the ability to make proper choices. This event, sponsored by the Coalition for...
DAYTON - The upstairs gallery of the Dayton Historic Depot is lined with quilts. There's no heating problem. The quilts are part of a special display called Our Old Quilts: Patterns of Love and Memory. The display opened in February, and will run through September. It consists of 20 quilts from the permanent collections of the Dayton Depot and the Boldman House Museum. An evening reception to introduce the quilt exhibit will be held Wednesday, May 7 at the Depot from 6 to 8 p.m. Included are 17...
DAYTON - Columbia County is preparing for this year's fair with a Kickoff Celebration to take place from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 26, at the Dayton Fairgrounds Pavilion. This fundraising family fun, event includes a country buffet dinner, live dessert and special item auction, silent auction, door prizes and live entertainment. A silent auction will run throughout the evening. Auction items include a Steve Henderson painting, Dumas Station wines, a Wildhorse Casino package, a handmade quilt, photography by Nick Page, restaurant gift...
