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  • MINUTES

    Oct 18, 2012

    Walla Walla JointCommunity DevelopmentAgency Board Meeting When: Wednesday,October 17, 2012 Meeting starts at 4:00 p.m. Where: County Public Health and Legislative Building Call to Order by Chair Clemens and roll call Public Comment Approval of minutes from Sep- tember 4, 2012 Approval of Agenda Action Items Old Business -MPO Update Establish WWJCDA as leadplanning agency for MPO (notjust interim) Review sample WSDOT- MPO agreement -TRAKiT Update New Business -Review 3rd quarter revenuereport -Review of August financialreport -Approval of...

  • Food Bank Needs Donations

    Jillian Beaudry, The Times|Oct 18, 2012

    WAITSBURG - As cold weather sets in, more fami- lies struggle to make ends meet and more families are turning up needing extra food at the Waitsburg Resource Center. Pastor Bret Moser of the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church said the center is now helping 10 more fami- lies than it did at this time in 2011. Bethany Moser, the chairwoman of the board for the center, said as of Septem- ber, the center is providing food and household necessities to 65 families in the Waitsburg area, or a total of 157...

  • New Fire Engine

    Oct 11, 2012

  • AGENDAS

    Oct 11, 2012

    Dixie School District No.101 When: Monday Octo- ber 8, 2012 6:30 p.m. Special Meeting Agenda I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Guests IV. Adopt Agenda V. Executive Session:REF: 42.30.110 Action/ Discussion Personnel Waitsburg SchoolDistrict No. 401-100 When: WednesdaySeptember 12, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. New Business CONSENT AGENDA:1) Minutes for September 12th Board Meeting 2) Accounts Payable 3)Payroll 4) Budget Statusreports REPORTS: 1) Elemen- tary Principal's Report 2)Secondary Principles Report 3) Athletic Director'sReport 4)...

  • Decorating Contest Kicks Off WP Homecoming Week

    Oct 11, 2012

  • MONTHLY MEETINGS

    Oct 4, 2012

    Waitsburg Commercial Club Ye Towne Hall, Waitsburg (509)337-6533 1st and 3rd Tuesday At 6:30 p.m. Waitsburg Historical Society Call Anita Baker for More information: (509) 337-6157 Waitsburg Legion and Auxiliary For location information Call Ike and B.A Keve At (509) 337-6546 First Monday at 7:00 p.m. Waitsburg Lions Club Lions Memorial Building Scott Branson, President (509)337-8895 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Waitsburg Rainbow Girls Waitsburg Lodge #16 2nd St, Waitsburg Contact: Karen Mohney at (509) 337-8201 1st and 3rd Wednesday at...

  • MINUTES

    Oct 4, 2012

    Walla Walla County Board of Commisioners When: Monday October 1, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS -Allen Kopf, spoke on behalf of the library users Coalition, in response to the Commissioners' let- ter regarding removal of the Rural Library District Board of Trustees. He read the letter into record. -Caryl Clifton, Informa- tion re Carmella Addition and what she felt was a scam against Walla Walla County by developer Doug Majerus and tyler Morris. INTRODUCTION TO NEW EMPLOYEES: Vicki Davis, Health De- partment, introduced Janene Michaels and...

  • COMING EVENTS

    Oct 4, 2012

    WP Homecoming Week, Oct. 8-13 Monday: Toga Dress-Up Day, Pet Rock Judging Tuesday: Career Day Dress-Up, 12:10 p.m. as- sembly at the high school Wednesday: Athlete Day Dress-Up, 12:10 p.m. Assembly at the high school, Field Night for students and staff from 5:30 to 7 p.m., community is welcome Thursday: Musician Day Dress-Up, 12:10 assembly at the high school Friday: Spirit Day, 2:15 p.m. Assembly in the high school gym, community is welcome, Foot- ball Game versus Mabton at 7 p.m. Saturday: Homecoming Dane, 9 p.m. to midnight, pictures begin...

  • Witt Honored For 40 Years

    Jillian Beaudry, The Times|Oct 4, 2012

    WAITSBURG - After 40 years of working at the Waitsburg Grocery Store on Main Street, Beryl Witt is retiring. Witt, 74, also known lov- ingly in the store as "Berylie Buns" and " Beryl- ie Bird" was showered with hugs, praise and memories last Friday at the store. Grocery store patrons enjoyed cake and told Witt the store would be a different place without her. "The Waitsburg Grocery is not going to be the same," co-owner Trina Cole said. Witt said she moved to Waitsburg in 1948. She held down...

  • MONTHLY MEETINGS

    Sep 27, 2012

    Waitsburg Commercial Club Ye Towne Hall, Waitsburg (509)337-6533 1st and 3rd Tuesday At 6:30 p.m. Waitsburg Historical Society Call Anita Baker for More information: (509) 337-6157 Waitsburg Legion and Auxiliary For location information Call Ike and B.A Keve At (509) 337-6546 First Monday at 7:00 p.m. Waitsburg Lions Club Lions Memorial Building Scott Branson, President (509)337-8895 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Waitsburg Rainbow Girls Waitsburg Lodge #16 2nd St, Waitsburg Contact: Karen Mohney at (509) 337-8201 1st and 3rd Wednesday at...

  • Waitsburg Kids Earn Ribbons At Puyallup Fair

    Jillian Beaudry, The Times|Sep 27, 2012

    WAITSBURG - Five Waitsburg students pre- sented demonstrations and illustrated talks at the biggest fair in the state the past two weekends. The students, Seamus House, Tom House, Drew Farley, Amy Farley and Jared Farley prepared their presentations and stood up and spoke in front of audiences the weekends of Sept. 15 and 16 and Sept. 22 and 23. And the kids performed well. For their presentations, Drew Farley earned a blue ribbon, Amy Farley earned a Special Merit ribbon, and Jared Farley...

  • AGENDAS

    Sep 27, 2012

    Port of Walla Walla Economic Development Advisory Committee Meeting When: Tuesday, Sep- tember 25, 2012; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 2012 Economic Devel- opment Plan Small Business Devel- opment - Walla Walla Small Business Development Center Activity -Small Business Devel- opment Center - New Office Space Economic Profiling -Economic Monthly Indicators Existing Business Retention/ Expansion -Presentation - Railex - Jim Kleist, Senior Vice President of West Coast Operations -Update on Alaska Air -Small Community Air Service Development Grant Busine...

  • Christy Poirier To Earn Top FFA Award

    Jillian Beaudry, The Times|Sep 27, 2012

    WAITSBURG - Af- ter four years as an FFA rock star at Waitsburg High School and touring the country as an agricultural representative for one year, Christy Poirier is now earning the highest honor in FFA - the American Degree. "I promised myself I would get an American degree," Po- irier said. And she sure did. Poirier is off in late October to the National FFA Conven- tion in Indiana to receive her award. According to the FFA web- site, "The American FFA Degree is awarded to FFA members who...

  • Board Says No To Library Annexation

    Jillian Beaudry, The Times|Sep 27, 2012

    WAITSBURG - The Weller Public Library won't be annexed into the Walla Walla County Rural Library District anytime soon. Waitsburg City Adminis- trator Randy Hinchliffe said last Wednesday he received a letter from the library board of the Weller Public Library saying the board is not interested in annexing the city into the rural library district. The Times asked for a copy of the letter and Hinchliffe responded the correspondence "it is more or less just a handwritten note indicating the Library's Board desire not to join the Rural Library...

  • Pastor’s Airplane Dreams Come True

    Jillian Beaudry, The Times|Sep 20, 2012

    WAITSBURG - For one Waitsburg pas- tor, building an air- plane is a once-in-a-lifetime dream. Pastor Bret Moser of the First Presbyterian Church will be spending the next year of his life building an engine and putting the fin- ishing touches on a replica of the World War II Trainer Tiger Moth tandem airplane. Moser said this kind of plane was the first airplane that ca- dets in Canada and England trained in for battle. His plane is about 80 percent the size of the original. Moser doesn't plan...

  • Secretary Of State Visits Waitsburg

    Morgan Smith, The Times|Sep 20, 2012

    WAITSBURG - After more than 40 years work- ing in Washington State government, 23 of which as an elected official, Sec- retary of State Sam Reed is ready to retire. But before his replacement is sworn in on Jan. 16 next year, Reed took one last tour of the state he spent his career serving. Reed toured the Bruce Mansion Wednesday, Sept. 12, during his visit to Waitsburg and said small towns are often underap- preciated. Reed said his experi- ence in the political system gave him an appreciation...

  • MINUTES

    Sep 20, 2012

    Waitsburg School Board Sept. 12, 2012 Board Members Present: Ross Hamann, Christy House, Marilyn Johnson, Greg Zuger I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Consent Agenda: Ap­proved IV. Reports Elementary Principal's Re­port: Dr. Carol Clarke *The elementary school had a meet and greet with parents *The Intermediate Classes are helping children learn to keep schedules and organize themselves, kids say the day goes by more quickly *The sixth grade class is heading to Camp Wooten later this month Secondary Principal's Re­port: St...

  • History Shines In Waitsburg’s Pioneer Fall Festival

    Morgan Smith, The Times|Sep 20, 2012

    WAITSBURG - Locals and tourists flocked to the Bruce House Museum Sunday to im­merse themselves in Waitsburg history at the Pioneer Fall Festival. Sales and events up and down Main Street brought locals and people from out of town out to see the fare. The Bruce House and the Wilson-Phillips House run by the Waitsburg Historical Society was open for most of the day for festival-goers to tour. In the lawn around the museum, pioneer-themed vendors and ex­hibitions kept the audience mov­ing while lo...

  • Board Says No To M&O Levy For Staff

    Jillian Beaudry, The Times|Sep 20, 2012

    WAITSBURG - The Waits­burg School Board decided last Wednesday night it would not be running a maintenance and operations levy this school year to maintain current staffing lev­els, as was suggested. Each school year, the school board adopts a list of goals it would like to carry out. Su­perintendent Dr. Carol Clarke said she shared the board's draft goals with the district staff members and it was suggested that the school board ask the taxpayers this school year to pay an extra tax to keep the cur­rent staff members employed at the dis...

  • FFA Chapter Gets National Award

    Jillian Beaudry, The Times|Sep 20, 2012

    WAITSBURG - The Waits­burg FFA Chapter has again been recognized as one of the top chapters in Washington and one member of the chapter is traveling to the National FFA Convention in October to ac­cept the award in person for the first time. FFA Adviser Nicole Abel said the Waitsburg FFA chapter was rated two stars this year, one star being the highest and three stars being the lowest. The chapter's ranking puts it in the top 10 percent of chapters in the state. "We have earned this award severa...

  • MINUTES

    Sep 13, 2012

    Dayton School Board Minutes When: Regular monthly meeting on September 5, 2012 In Attendance: Steve Mar- tin, David Bailey, Marchand Hovrud, Tamara Fritze and Joe Huether ADDITIONS TO AGEN- DA: 1) Accept resignation from Des Jones as concessions director. 2) Add topics to Superintendent's Report - Collective Bargaining Agreements 3)Add policy 2024 regarding On Line Learning to Policy Review. 4) Add Policy 6891 regard- ing School Facilities to Policy Review. 5) List Cas- sandra Thompson as M/S Volleyball Asst Coach on the consent agenda items....

  • AGENDA

    Sep 13, 2012

    Dayton School Board When: September 12, 2012 Where: 609 South Second Dayton, Wa; District Boardroom Meeting starts at 5:15 p.m. Agenda: Discussion re- garding staffing for the 4th grade and Kindergarten. Action Items: Possible action on any decision made regarding staffing of 4th grade and kindergarten....

  • Relay Is This Weekend

    Morgan Smith, The Times|Sep 13, 2012

    DAYTON - The Blue Mountain Relay for Life returns to Dayton for the fifth time with 21 teams and more than 200 team members coming together to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The event begins with an opening ceremony at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 and runs through 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Dayton Sports Complex. The survivors lap will be at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, the luminary cer- emony will be at 8 p.m. Saturday and closing ceremony will be 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. The event is an over- night relay-style event,...

  • MINUTES

    Sep 13, 2012

    Walla Walla County Board of Commisioners When: September 11, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. In Attendance: Commis- sioner District 2: Perry L Dozier; Commissioner District 1: James K Johnson; Commissioner District 3 Chair: Gregory A Tompkins Others present: Randy Glaeser, County Public Works Department Direc- tor; Andy Porter, Union- Bulletin ROLL CALL -MOMENT OF SILENCE: Recognition for the victims of 9/11 - PLEDGE OF ALLE- GIANCE -ACTION AGENDA ITEM: Bid award 2012 Crack Seal- ing; Mr. Glaeser gave the background information. -MISCELLANEOUS: Some...

  • AGENDAS

    Sep 13, 2012

    Waitsburg School District No. 401-100 When: Wednesday Sep- tember 12, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. New Business CONSENT AGENDA: 1) Minutes for August 8th Board Meeting 2) Ac- counts Payable 3) Payroll 4) Budget Status Reports REPORTS: 1) Elemen- tary Principal's Report 2) Secondary Principles Report 3) Athletic Director's Report 4) Facilities/Main- tenance/Transportation Supervisor's Report 5) Superintendent's Report NEW BUSINESS: 1) Enrollment Update 2) State Assessment Results 3) Food Service Co-op Agreement with Spokane School District 4) Goals for...

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