Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Sorted by date Results 1776 - 1800 of 1912
Columbia County Board of Commissioners March 20, 9:00 a.m. Columbia County Commissioners are: Dwight Robanske, Michael Talbott, and Charles Reeves. Courthouse maintenance issues were discussed: Fill-in help, window painting, window washing, exterior courthouse repair, camera for the cannons and miscellaneous. Citizens are to be encouraged to report wolf sightings. Public Health Funding proposal was approved. Kim Lyonnais, as incoming planner, and Commissioner Talbott were authorized to represent the Board in working out an agreemen...
Tourist season is just around the corner, which means the Touchet Valley will be filling up with visitors taking in special events, the many historic sites on offer, or just visiting local friends and relatives. A host of small boutique hotels in our area offer those visitors a wide variety of lodging experiences. Dayton's best-known boutique hotel, the historic Weinhard on Main Street, recently added two dates in May for a weekend special that has drawn guests from throughout the region - a...
WALLA WALLA - Feast Walla Walla will be business as usual on Sat., April 13. This event showcases the hospitality industry of the Walla Walla Valley, promoting the area's un- common quality an abundance of local food, wines, and art. The sixth annual Feast, sponsored by Banner Bank, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Walla Walla's historic, award-winning downtown streetscape provides the backdrop for a fabulous feast for the senses under 'The Big Tent.' Guests sample food and wine featuring the region's many fine restaurants, food purveyors and wine...
WALLA WALLA - The 39th Annual Balloon Stam- pede is looking for volunteers. The Chamber of Com- merce in Walla Walla is invited those who may be interested and their friends and family to join a Volun- teer Meeting on Monday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chamber. For more information on how you can be a volunteer, please contact the Chamber at 509-525-0850....
DAYTON - Forty-one students from Yamate High School in Yokohama, Japan, will arrive in Dayton on April 12 for a two-week stay. The exchange between Yamate Guikan and Dayton High School has been going on for 44 years. On Monday, April 15, Yamate students will be sharing Japanese culture with the community at the Dayton high school gym, starting at 6 p.m. The public is invited to experience Japan in an interac- tive way. For more information, contact Kristine Warren at the high school at 382-4775....
DAYTON -- The cozy house on Fourth Street in Dayton is a long way from home for exchange students Barbara Brixoto, of Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Stacy Populo of Nantes, France. The girls have made their school-year home with first- time exchange hosts Carl and Zelm (better known as Z) Hargraves, Texas transplants who moved to Dayton two years ago. The Hargraves were en- couraged to participate in the exchange program by their neighbors who had previ- ously hosted students. "It sounded like fun a...
The Magill farmstead, nestled among the trees along the South Touchet River, is the current home of foreign exchange students Pedro Barbosa of Patos De Minas, Brazil and Thammanoon (T-Noon) Amorchaiyapitak of Bangkok, Thailand. Valarie and Dan Magill, whose bustling household includes their daughter, son-in-law, three young grandchildren, and a bevy of animals, are vet- eran exchange hosts, having opened their home to 12 students since 2006. Vala- rie, Regional Director for Face the World...
February 20, 2013 -Gear Up program submitted a report citing numerous professional development opportunities for teachers as well as college readiness and inquiry classes for students. -The AVID program was begun using financial support from the grant. Faculty members will be attending a workshop/training in San Antonio, Texas this summer. -A third meeting for the bleacher replacement project was scheduled for Feb. 27 with hopes to determine configuration plans and select a vendor for the project. -Request for Qualifications proce...
DAYTON - Dayton High School is brimming with cultural diversity this year as it plays host to six foreign exchange students, representing France, Germany, Brazil, Japan, and Thailand. The Times spoke with Takayuki Inoue of Japan and Nora Mansur of Germany regarding their experience in the U.S. Takayuki (Yuki), a sophomore at Dayton High, is hosted by the Kerekulas, a family who resides in the country with their four homeschooled children. Rural life and a large family provide stark con...
The family of Don Hodgson wishes to ex- press out sincere ap- preciation and thanks to family, friends, the Dayton School District, and Don's students for the outpouring of caring and support we have received in Don's passing. The gift of bal- loons, cards, food, and attendance at the "pep rally" from the many small community members of Dayton, Waits- burg, Prescott, Walla Walla and Touchet was an amazing tribute to our son, husband and father during this dif- ficult time. To all who committed a donation of time to a community project or...
Dayton City Council Minutes February 25, 2013 Consent Agenda: Prior minutes and payroll vouch- er payments are approved. Committee/Board/Com- mission Reports: Dan Nysoe, Public Safety Committee chairman, will report on Feral Cat Program and Creating Special/Community Events Application Process and Requirements. Public Safety: Nysoe reports that the Public Safety Committee has reviewed options for reducing the feline overpopulation is- sue and determined that the most cost-effective ap- proach is for the City to im- plement a feline overpopu-...
DAYTON - Lisa Caldwell's job is to expect the unexpected. What hap- pens when the next flood arrives? Or the next big wildfire? The next disaster might be something new and different, like a plane crash or an emergency at a local school. Caldwell is the new Emergency Management Director for Columbia County. She replaces Bill Peters, who left that position at the end of Novem- ber. "My job comes in four parts," she said. "Prepared- ness, mitigation, response and recovery." Caldwell's department...
Dayton City Council Minutes When: February 11, 2013 Consent Agenda: Approved council minutes, claims vouchers and payroll warrants. Reports: Dayton Chamber of Commerce presented 2012 4th Quarter Report. New Business: Considered Ordinance No. 1831, accepting a donation of $599.29 from Dayton Skate Club and summary for publication purposes. Both were passed unanimously....
Columbia County Board of Commissioners When: February 6, 2013 Columbia County Public Works: Inter-local agreement with Asotin County was ap- proved. Courthouse pool ve- hicle was approved. Cellular telephone policy discussion was tabled to a later date. Bid was opened for 2013 chemical supply contractor and referred to engineer. Executive session on union negotiations was held. Emergency Management: Relief dispatcher pay scale was previously approved. Resolu- tion on 2013-10: Holiday Policy for Dispatch was approved. Blue Mountain Action...
"Don Hodgson's last pep rally" was held Saturday in the Dayton High School Gym to remember the former Dayton teacher who died February 2....
Columbia County Commissioners Make 2013 Board Assignments The Columbia County Board of Commissioners welcomed their newest mem- ber, Mike Talbott, at their meeting January 16. During the meeting the commissioners also approved Dwight Robanske as chairman for 2013, and approved board assignments for the year. Board assignments for 2013 are as follows. Dwight Robanske- District 1 (Chairman) Emergency Management Insurance Columbia Co. Transporta- tion Solid Waste Law and Justice Fund SE Wash. Economic De- velopment (SEWEDA) Dayton Economic Devel-...
DAYTON - Women from the Community Bible Church in Dayton are work- ing to collect funds for a mission trip to Guatemala with a dinner banquet. In Guatemala the wom- en's ministry will work with the women in Guatemala City, teaching sewing so the women have a trade they can sell to earn money for their families and a mini first aid class, ministry member Donnie Henderson said. The ministry will also work with some children. The dinner will be hosted at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Harvest Christian Center in Dayton. Tickets to the ham...
Meeting: 6:30, February 6, 2013 Consent Agenda -Approve Minutes January 16, 2013 -Approve February Bills -Approve Donation to Youth & Government from Owen & Jan Agen- broad - $400 Reports - Jon Gores - DA Da- vidson - ASB Report - Administrator's Re- ports - Superintendent's Re- port - Study & Survey -Architect RFQ - Safety Review - Early Release Topics - Website - Bleacher Committee - School Car Executive Session -Superintendent Evalua- tion Review...
Columbia County PublicHospital District #1 Minutes Call to Order Roll Call Open Comment Period -Suggestion Box Review of Previous Minutes Calendar Review - Infection Control - February 12 at 1:30 pm. -Quality Team - February19 at 12:30 pm. -Finance Committee -February 26 at Noon. -Next Board Meeting -February 28 at 6:00 pm Financial Reports -December Monthly Financial Report -Warrants/Write-offs/Collection Approved New Business: -Discussion on proposeduse of the Luce Building.Architect to look at potentialrenovations and report bac...
DAYTON - After taking a fall that caused a broken hip, Evelyn Himmelberger had her first interaction with emergency medical staff in Dayton. Himmelberger spent the next nine weeks learning about a side of Columbia County she had never experienced - and was pleased to have met. Himmelberger met her first Columbia County emergency medical staff in the ambulance, after her neighbor found her on the ground in her Dayton home's garage. Himmelberger said she knows she was lucky to have received help so promptly, just a few minutes after her fall,...
