Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Sorted by date Results 1728 - 1752 of 1905
DAYTON - The Liberty Theater and the Missoula Chil- dren's Theatre are busily preparing a cast filled with local youth for a live production of Robinson Crusoe this week- end. Robinson Crusoe will be presented to the public at 7pm on Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10 at The Liberty. Tickets are $5 & $7 and can be purchased at the box office and online at www.libertytheater.org For more information contact the Liberty Theater at 509- 382-1380 or via email at info@libertytheater.orginfo@libertytheater.org...
DAYTON - A drawing to win a beautiful chainsaw bear carving, created and donated by Terry Lee Woodworth of Waitsburg, was held July 20. The raffle was in support of the Debbie Hays Medical Fund and the lucky winner was Craig Moisio of Dayton....
SPOKANE - Final sentencing for 43-year-old Santiago Contreras Orozco, who was arrested in Columbia County in July 2011 at the scene of a large marijuana bust in the upper Tucannon River drainage, has been delayed at the federal court level. During the course of his trial, Orozco was overcome with severe depression and spent several months being evaluated a federal facilities. Since Orozco was found guilty but incompetent for sen- tencing, the federal rule mandates that he be detained for life without parole until such time as he can be found...
DAYTON - Patricia Becker remem- bers the smell like it was yesterday. On an early fall morning three years ago, she went to her son's home to get it ready for his return from a week at the hospital in Walla Walla. When she opened the door, an unpleasant odor struck her nostrils and she discovered that raw sewage was coming into the house on East Patit through two floor drains in the basement. "It went all the way up to the wall," Becker, who owns 306 East Patit, said in an in- terview this...
Middle school and high school fall sports clearance will take place August 13 at 6:00 p.m. at Dayton High School auditorium. All students wishing to participate in a fall sport must be in attendance with a parent. Athletes are required to have a valid physical prior to participating in the first practice....
The Coyote Bandits, a California band known for their unique blend of folk, indie, gospel, blues and bluegrass, will be playing at Mace Mead Works on August 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Learn more about them at their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ thecoyotebandits....
Dayton's annual Evening at the Depot fundraiser has taken a new twist this year with a Farm-to-Table Dinner replacing the traditional benefit auction. On Saturday, August 3, diners will enjoy local food prepared by local chefs as they take in a summer evening of food, drinks and live music performed by Bobby K and Mike McQuary. The social hour begins at 6:00 p.m. and will feature appetizers by local chef Roger Tumbocon. Local wines from Dumas Station and Mortal Vintners as well as local beer from Chief Springs Fire & Irons will be served....
Vacation Bible School is going Animal Crackers! Using curriculum from Heifer International, First Congregational-UCC and United Methodist churches in Dayton are partnering to offer a week of music, crafts, games, stories, projects, and snacks. Kids from ages four through 12 are invited to join in the fun of "traveling" to various communities around the world where Heifer International provides animals indigenous to their area to teach sustainability, independence and development. The kids will choose the first day of VBS which animals will b...
DAYTON - The produc- tion team for the Liberty Theater's fall musical Peter Pan has announced their cast- ing decisions. Co-directors Leah Stockton and Kirsten Schober were thrilled with the many talented people who came out for auditions. "We were amazed by the number of gifted actors that we saw throughout the process," said Schober. Chris Philbrook has been cast as Peter Pan, and Iris Turnipseed will play Wendy in the musical adaptation of the play written in 1904 by Sir James M. Barrie. The...
The First Friday Bluegrass Jam at Jacobi's has moved to Mace Mead Works at 250 East Main Street, Dayton, WA, at 6:30 p.m. Have a bite to eat and pick a few tunes on the holiday weekend. Kids are welcome....
DAYTON -- At approxi- mately 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, responders located the body of 52-year- old Gary Spainhower at the scene of a fire that destroyed a travel trailer at Shangra-La RV Park just west of Dayton on Highway 12. On July 1, Columbia County Coroner Rea Culwell released the results of an autopsy per- formed on Mr. Spainhower. Initial results indicated the death was caused by smoke and soot inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning caused by an acci- dental fire. Whether drugs or alcohol contributed to the accident will be...
DAYTON - The Port of Columbia is joining in a partnership with a group called Walla Walla Flat Roof Educational Energy - or "WW-FREE" - to install a solar power generation system on the roof of the first Blue Mountain Station building. The building - the first at the Port's new artisan food center here - is cur- rently under construction, and is expected to be com- pleted by October. Port Manager Jennie Dickinson says the installation could save the Port as much $2,800 in energy costs each...
A 52-year-old woman from the Tri-Cities was accidentally shot in the foot with a .22 pistol on Cougar Canyon Road, in Columbia County, on the evening of Saturday, June 22. The victim had just recently purchased the gun, and her husband was dem- onstrating how to clear the chamber of bullets when the weapon accidentally discharged and shot her in the ankle. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office handled the investigation and reports no charges will be filed in this incident....
DAYTON - Wesley Hoskins grew up on a farm on Whetstone creek in the 1920s and 30s. During those years he witnessed some amazing changes. In 1930, there was no electricity on the farm. By 1940, the REA co-op had brought electricity to farm- ers on the Whetstone, and throughout Columbia County. In 1930, Hoskins' fam- ily - and all their neighbors - plowed, harrowed and harvested wheat using draft horses or mules. By 1940, many farmers in Columbia County were using Caterpillar tractors. Hoskins,...
Columbia County Rural Library District received funds from Banner Bank and The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library to replace old and worn children's books. Many of the well- loved books, classics, and favorite authors, like Dr. Seuss, are in need of being replaced. The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library submitted a grant to Banner Bank to help CCRLD purchase replacement titles of worn books. Banner Bank generously awarded the Friends with $200. In addition the Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library agreed to donate an additional $500...
The Liberty Theater is hosting a very special fash- ion show Sunday, June 30 at 3:00pm. Rather than featur- ing the latest haute couture from Milan, Paris or New York, this event will show- case several of the one of a kind costumes created over the past 12 years for the live productions seen on the theater's stage. A number of Liberty The- ater stage veterans will mod- el pieces from past musicals including The Music Man, Beauty and the Beast and Fiddler on the Roof. Many of the works of art seen over the years in the theater's productions are...
DAYTON - The Ryder Cup. A golf tradition unlike any other. Who could forget the Battle at Brookline in 1999, where the Americans rallied from four matches down on the final day to win? Or the equally impressive Miracle at Medinah in 2012, where Europe overcame a 10-4 deficit at the halfway point to win by a full match? And Dayton's amazing Take- down at Touchet Valley in 2011? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Ryder Cup is back-the local version. And instead of pitting teams of professional golfers from the United States and Europe, this Ryder Cup...
DAYTON - Kids up and down the Touchet Valley will have the chance to improve their golf swings for free next week, as Touchet Valley Golf Club in Dayton holds its annual free junior golf lessons June 24-28. Golf pro Max Reinland from Veteran's Memorial Golf Course in Walla Walla will be this year's teacher. The class is open to kids aged 7-17. The lessons consist of 50-minute instructional sessions to groups of about 20 similarly aged and skilled players on Monday through Thursday. On Friday,...
DAYTON - Graduates, families, teachers, administrators and the Dayton community concluded a successful Commencement of the DHS Class of 2013 last Saturday, June 8 at the high school gym. Thousands of scholarship dollars and recognitions were awarded to the graduates, including several to achievers from DHS Class of 2012. Three students from this year's graduating class are deserving of recognition for their hard work and academic dedication as Running Start students. Marshall Nechodom and Andre Fayette have been Running Start students sinc...
Scholarships to 2013 Dayton Graduates - Name - Scholarship - Amount Samantha Harting - AAUW - $300 Malia Frame - Ag Link Incorporated - $750 Samantha Harting - American College Foundation - $900 Samantha Harting - Anderson Perry & Associates - $750 Jessica Tate - Andrew Groom Memorial - $500 Malia Frame - Archer Ranch - $1,000 Dakota Hayes - Ben Dickinson Memorial - $1,000 Samantha Harting - Boise State University GEM - $12,584 Kane Hackett - Brandon Barton Memorial - $300 Malia Frame - Columbia County Cattleman's Association - $500 Malia...
Summer Food Program Begins June 17th DAYTON - Anyone ages 19 and younger is eligible for free breakfast and lunch through the summer food program at the Dayton Elementary Multi-purpose Room. Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meal prices for those age 19 and over are: Breakfast - $2.25; Lunch - $3.50. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin or disability. Please ca...
DAYTON - A special meeting of the Dayton School Board will be held June 19 to discuss potential school facility improvements. The meeting will be in the high school auditorium from 6:30 - 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend. According to Superintendent Doug Johnson, the architectural and engineering firm BLRB Architects, has been hired by the district to prepare a study and survey to determine what potential projects the district might undertake. Representatives from BLRB's Spokane offic...
DAYTON - "It was so humbling, really humbling. Wow!" That's how Debbie Hays described the turnout for the fundraiser dinner and auction held Sunday evening. Friends organized the event to raise money to help Hays and her family travel and stay in Rochester, Minn., where Hays will receive treatment at the Mayo Clinic for a lesion in her brain. "People were lined up out the door and down the sidewalk before 6 p.m.," said Melanie Mings, a friend and fellow Dayton Bulldogs Booster member who...
