Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – Thirty-four new adults venture forth into the world of adulthood this week. They are high-school graduates, award-winning scholars and high-caliber athletes. They are the Dayton High School class of 2015; and they are Bulldog proud. Last Saturday afternoon they received their diplomas, performed their speeches and tossed their caps into the air. They have completed all the many rituals of growing up in the Touchet Valley and are ready to take on the world. "Not to brag, but I think t...
DAYTON – The Rocking D Riders Horse 4-H group in Dayton is offering a Family Horse Camp June 23-25 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The special instructor will be Tara Johnson. The cost is $30 per day, per person, or $20 per day, per person for the evening ride only. The event begins Tuesday, June 23, with a participants’ meeting at 7:30 a.m. Every day, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will be the riding classes. One of the classes is riding with Johnson in the outdoor arena. Another class is in-hand showmanship at the indoor arena with the Wal...
Dayton High School Class of 2015 Scholarships Alena Pena $400 Columbia County Fund $1,500 WWCC Rasty & Nona Ketcherside Amanda Bren $100 John Hinchliff/Pheasants Forever $300 Guy & Nyda Prater $400 Columbia County Fund $500 Elks Dave Nicholas Memorial $500 Lions Club Vocational $700 Ward & Vera Hoskins Memorial $1,800 WWCC Columbia County $2,000 Vernon Marll Charitable Trust Ashley Dougherty $500 Guy & Nyda Prater $1,000 Dayton High School Alumni $1,000 Kiwanis Bonnie Laib $100 John Hinchliff/Pheasants Forever $150 Emory Clapp Memorial 4-H...
DAYTON - The 21st All Wheels Weekend car show and extravaganza is coming to downtown Dayton (and the fairgrounds) Father’s Day weekend. You won’t want to miss it. The Times brings you a complete schedule below: FRIDAY, JUNE 19th (all events downtown) 4:00 -7:00 pm - Early car registration at the corner of 1st and Main Street 6:00 -9:30 pm - Live Music 2nd St and Main – Bad Motor Scooter 7.0 7:30 pm - Opening Ceremony at the AmericanWest Bank parking lot on Main Street 7:30 – 9:00 pm – Presentation of Cars at the American West Bank parking lot o...
STARBUCK – Local dignitaries, the Dayton High School band and a crowd of well-wishers enjoyed a sunny day at Lyons Ferry Park Friday as they celebrated the park's rejoining the Washington State Park System. During the grand opening ceremony, a new entry sign to the park was unveiled and visitors heard from several speakers, including Southeast Area Manager Gary Vierra and State Representatives Terry Nealey (R Dayton), Joe Schmick (R Colfax) and Mary Dye (R Pomeroy). Visitors also got to view t...
DAYTON – What do knights in shining armor, a fire chief, a Columbia County Sheriff's deputy, a teacher and a World War II veteran have in common? They are all (or were, in their time) everyday heroes. And they will each make an appearance at Dayton Memorial Library this summer. "One of the nice things about living here so long is being able to pick up the phone and call someone to present for our program," said Carolyn Laib, the new children's librarian at Dayton Memorial. Laib has a full s...
DAYTON – Directors of the Columbia County Health System are moving forward with upgrades to Dayton General Hospital. The board unanimously agreed on Thursday that hospital district executives should secure an architect to draw up plans for the project using the Stroudwater report submitted to the board by an independent consultant firm in April. "It makes sense given the information we have," Director Lisa Naylor said, and other members of the board agreed. Financial reports prepared for the b...
DAYTON – When their son, 41-year-old Dayton High School graduate Robert "Rob" Anderson, died unexpectedly on July 31, 2013, Carol and Andy Anderson wanted to find some way to honor his memory permanently in his own hometown. Those who drive by or visit the Smith Hollow Schoolhouse, on N. Front Street, can now see this memorial – a combination bike rack and hitching post installed on the historic school's grounds. "We didn't want to do some big elaborate thing, but we thought this would work wel...
Waitsburg Pool Update The Waitsburg City Pool, with a newly replaced liner, will open for business at 1 p.m. on June 15. Lifeguards for the 2015 swim season are Paige Wood, Devin Newman, Caitlyn Jones, Cameron Terry and Tayler Jones. Pool Hours are Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Lap swim is Tuesday and Thursday from 5-6 p.m. An anonymous donor has provided funds to cover staffing so that the pool can be open on Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. The donor hopes to provide an...
DAYTON – Watching Roslyn "Roz" Edwards read aloud to a group of children at the Dayton Elementary Library, where she has worked as librarian since the '90s, is like seeing her on the stage of the Liberty Theater, where she has performed in various roles for more than a decade. "She's funny because when she reads a book, she actually sounds like the characters," said Dayton third-grader Cami Martin. Exactly. She does all the voices. She interacts with her audience: "What is happening here? What's...
Parades, mules and Dayton's rich history drew crowds to town over the Memorial weekend. . ....
DAYTON – Monty N. Dunn, the 50-year-old Dayton resident arrested on multiple drug charges at his home across the street from the Dayton High School in February, was sentenced to 57 months in prison, with credit for time served, by a Columbia County Superior Court judge last week. Dunn, who has been incarcerated in the Columbia County Jail since his arrest, was offered a plea agreement by county prosecutors in April. He signed the document last week, and his guilty plea was read into the r...
WALLA WALLA – It was standing room only, at SEA-TECH Skill Center's first-ever pre-nursing pinning ceremony, held May 19. Friends and family filled the meeting room and lined the hallway to watch as instructor Sandy Thomas pinned the 33 students who had successfully completed the required clinicals and class time to sit for the state exams. Students held candles in honor of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, during the ceremony's processional. Thomas shared that the students h...
Sentencing/Resolution: Monty N. Dunn, 50, Dayton; charged in February with five counts of delivery of meth (and selling within 1,000 feet of school grounds), possession of meth, possession of legend (prescription) drugs without a prescription and endangerment with a controlled substance. See story on Page 1 for information on Dunn’s sentencing. John G. Waltermire, 24, Dayton; changed plea to guilty on charges of second-degree burglary, a Class C felony with a maximum term of 10 years and $20,000 in fines, and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor wit...
DAYTON – The weather over Memorial Day weekend was perfect for all the festive, outdoor activities around town, not too hot but dry with a fresh breeze. Dozens of floats, horses and vehicles paraded down Main Street in honor of Dayton Days. Participants included organizations from Walla Walla, Milton-Freewater and other neighboring communities as well as local groups: Dayton Elementary School children on their bikes; the Touchet Valley Arts Council promoting this fall's musical, The Wizard of O...
Last year’s raffle winners donated prize back to Dayton Chamber for another round DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce’s second annual classic car raffle will feature the same car as the first. The 1970 Buick Electra 225 will again help raise funds for the Dayton Chamber of Commerce and All Wheels Weekend. Last year’s winners, Bob and Jeri Krieg, of Clarkston, enjoyed the car for a year, putting just over 1,000 miles on it. “We took it on a trip to Montana,” said Bob Krieg. “It runs great; everything works except the clock.” The Kriegs deci...
DAYTON – Port of Columbia Manager Jennie Dickinson is quite proud of the document she shared with The Times last week – the Blue Mountain Station Development Agreement. She and planning consultant Bill Stalzer collaborated at length to produce this "road map" for the Port's continued commercial development on Artisan Way. "This document explains in detail how everything we have planned at Blue Mountain Station fits within the county's current comprehensive development plan and zoning res...
DAYTON – Memorial Day weekend will feature a buzz of activity this year the likes of which haven't been seen since the end of pari-mutuel horse racing several years ago. As the historic Dayton Days celebration has dwindled to a festive, but simple, downtown parade, event organizers have hatched a plan to rekindle the weekend excitement and provide a new opportunity for a blossoming event, Mule Mania. Mule Mania Beginning this year, Mule Mania will fill the Columbia County Fairgrounds with f...
DAYTON – Numerous non-partisan offices opened for filing last week in Columbia and Walla Walla Counties. Filing closed Friday. Positions included those in the City of Dayton, Dayton and Waitsburg School Districts, Columbia County Health System, Port of Columbia and area fire districts. A special extended filing period will be held Wednesday through Friday next week for those positions that received no filers last week. For more information, contact the auditor's office in either county. For p...
Friday, May 22 8 a.m. Mule Mania Classic (Classes 1-19) – Fairgrounds Outdoor Arena 9 a.m. Vendors Open Shops – Fairground Mall Noon-11 p.m. Beer Garden – Fairground Mall 1 p.m. Mule Mania Classic (Classes 20-33) – Fairgrounds Outdoor Arena 6 p.m. Chuck Wagon Cook-off & Dinner – Fairground Mall Saturday, May 23 9 a.m. Vendors Open Shops – Fairground Mall 10 a.m. Dayton Days & Mule Mania Parade – Main Street, Dayton 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Summer Season Opening at Blue Mountain Station Noon-12 a.m. Be...
DAYTON – Last week the Washington State Department of Natural Resources presented to several county residents at a public hearing its plan to sell 640 acres of land it owns in Columbia County to the Bonneville Power Administration in exchange for land deemed of equal value that BPA owns in King County. All three county residents in attendance were unhappy with DNR. Merle Jackson, a county commissioner and land owner in the rural northern part of the county where this land exchange is planned, s...
DAYTON – Columbia County Commissioners agreed last week to sign an interlocal agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council, a government services organization based in Texas, through which the county may purchase product and services from other government agencies. Lisa Caldwell, emergency management director for the county, presented the agreement to commissioners last week. She hopes that joining the council will assist the county in purchasing a new 911 phone system for the Columbia Coun...
Friday, May 22: 9 a.m. installing flags and crosses on over 800 graves at the Dayton Cemetery. Everyone is welcome to help. Saturday, May 23: American Legion Post #42 Color Guard will lead the Dayton Days Parade on Main Street at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25: 7-10 a.m. veterans and friends invited to breakfast at Legion Hall, 211 E. Clay St. 11 a.m. Memorial Day ceremony at Dayton Cemetery. Tuesday, May 26: 9 a.m. Pick up crosses and flags from graves at the Dayton Cemetery. Again everyone is welcome...
DAYTON – Local youth leaders are asking community members and other supporters to help save the Dayton Summer Youth Program (Summer Rec.). All supporters must do is go online to: https://www.state-assist.com/cause/1502697/sos-save-our-summer. Those who vote for SOS (Save Our Summer) will help Blue Mountain Counseling and the Coalition for Youth and Families win a $25,000 grant from State Farm Insurance. Projects that receive the most community support (the top 40 projects) through voting will b...
Waitsburg farmer Jack McCaw took a seat at "The Game Table" during Saturday's art dedication ceremony. . ....
