Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA COUNTY - The cities of Prescott, Waitsburg and Walla Walla are required to update their Shoreline Master Program regulations by June of 2016. As part of this process, community visioning meetings will be held over the next two years. These meetings are an opportunity for citizens to discuss and express their preferences for shoreline uses. The next local visioning meeting will take place at Tuesday, July 29 at 7 p.m. in the Waitsburg Lions Club Memorial Building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds. A drop-in informational open house will...
NOTICE: Waitsburg City Hall will be closed July 24 - July 28. In case of emergency, please call Columbia County Dispatch or the oncall public works employee at 382-2518....
WAITSBURG - Wouldn't it be fun to relax with library namesake Fanny Weller over a game of checkers or to stand alongside Waitsburg founding fathers, William Preston, Sylvester Wait and William Bruce as they peruse the town? Soon, you will be able to do just that. Waitsburg's Main Street Art Project, which will commemorate these historical figures, is finally underway. The city first approached Sherwood Trust for public art funds last year, but withdrew the application when they realized they...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Weight Loss Support group began last month with just RN Karla Scott and ARNP Kortney Killgore-Smith staying after work on Wednesday nights to encourage one another in their quest for good health. "It slowly grew to 3, 4, 5 . . . now we're up to about 7 people and we'd love to have more!" said Killgore-Smith. The group, led by Scott and Killgore-Smith, meets every Wednesday from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in the clinic lobby and is open to both males and females. Members may use the...
WAITSBURG - "I'm so great at swim lessons!" announced Alyssa Araya as she exited the dressing room following her Level 3 swim class at the Waitsburg City Pool on Tuesday morning. That statement - along with the fact that 60 children participated in lessons this year -- is a testament to the success of Waitsburg's swim program. This year Waitsburg offered one two-week session of swim lessons, from beginners at Level 1, to the more advanced Level 4 swimmers. Lessons are taught by guards Zac...
WAITSBURG - "Can I see you put some fruit or a vegetable on your plate? How about an orange?" encouraged a smiling Susan Wildey. The Summer Food Services Program Supervisor laughed as she turned her attention to the trio of boys anxiously awaiting seconds. "You beasts! Five more minutes and you're first in line." Waitsburg's first Summer Food Program has been a hit with many local kids, but Wildey says numbers will need to double in order to ensure the program continues next year. State...
PRESCOTT - The steering committee for Prescott's Vacant Lot project meat on Sunday June 20 for a debriefing, to pick a name for the lot and to decide on what needs to happen next. The lot was named The Prescott Plaza by a unanimous committee vote, according to committee member Patsy Adams. The committee will meet with Matanovic at noon at the Tuxedo Restaurant on July 8 to discuss the project, see what lessons were learned and to address unfinished work. Work left to be completed includes: caps on banner poles, make adjustments to two of the...
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute will offer free admission on Friday, July 4. Tamastslikt celebrates the traditions of Cayuse, Umatill and Walla Walla tribes with dramatic exhibits, artwork, interactive exhibits and a Living Culture Village. Admission to the Institute is free to everyone the first Friday of every month....
More than 300 dancers and 25 drum teams will celebrate their heritage at the 20th Annual Pow Wow to take place at Wildhorse Casino July 4 - 6. Dancers will perform traditional dances Friday, July 4 from 7 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, July 5 from 1 p.m. to midnight and Sunday, July 6 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Vendors will offer native arts and crafts, apparel and food. The event is free and open to the public....
WAITSBURG - When Imbert Mathee, former publisher of The Times, interviewed artist Gail Gwinn last August, Gwinn wasn't yet ready to display her art publicly. The move from Whidbey Island to Waitsburg, followed by home renovations and the building a studio left her needing time to ease back into her art. Time must have done its restorative work because Gwinn's works are now on display at both the Coppei Café and Treasure Artists Cooperative next door. Gwinn once painted photorealistic...
WAITSBURG - Well-wishers bid a fond farewell to Coppei Café owner Allison Bond, while serving up a warm welcome to new operators Emry and Sandy Kleck, at Sunday night's welcome/ farewell party. The café was filled with patrons who mingled, visited and laughed as they enjoyed good drinks and tasty tri-tip. "It was a great party! We even had people stop in who had never been down before," said Bond. Emry Kleck prepared specially seasoned tritip steak on his custom grill before a rotating a...
WAITSURG - Coach Jeff Bartlow wrapped up his 15th Kids Football Camp last week, and deemed it a "huge success." Thirty-five athletes participated in what Bartlow describes as "a rich tradition and one that the kids love to be a part of." Players work on basic skills as well as teamwork and sportsmanship. The camp was split into two sessions. Mornings were dedicated to offense (catching, throwing, running and blocking) and special teams (kicking, punting and snapping). Athletes then play two 7x7...
STARBUCK - The July Christian Women's Connection meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Judy Jackson's Yard at 825 Jackson Lane in Starbuck, Wash. Lunch is $10 and will be catered by the CWC Committee. Nancy Soltz of University Place, Wash. will be speaking. Sotlz is a former corporate secretary and travel agency owner who will speak on learning how to cope with the unexpected happenings of life. She will share about discovering, at age 15, that she was adopted and later finding her birth mother. She talks about being a wideow and how...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Resource Center will be hosting a Knock Out Boredom! (KOB) program with free summer fun activites, through the month of July. Activities will take place in the Waitsburg church basement and side yard on 6th and Main Street and are open to school age children in grades K - 12. The programs will run from 10 - 11:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. Those who choose, may go straight from the program to the elementary school sponsored free lunch at the school cafeteria that runs from 11:30 a.m. to noon each...
WAITSBURG - Emma Philbrook - like most students - is quite familiar with the phrase, "Be all you can be." But her experience at Girls State last week left her walking away with the realization that she could be even more than she thought she could be - or at least something different. That and the state level Samsung American Legion Scholarship. Philbrook left for Evergreen Girls State, held at the Central Washington University campus in Bellingham, Wash., on Sunday, June 15 and returned home...
June 11, 2014 Meeting Council members Marty Dunn, Kevin House, Karl Newell and Deb Callahan and Mayor Walt Gobel were present with councilman K.C. Kuykendall absent. New Business: -Awarded Main Street ADA Retrofit project to Moreno & Nelson Construction for the lowest responsible bid of $152,360 with add alternate school district parking lot driveway bid of $4822. - Approved six- year transportation plan. Focus is on sidewalks and general street maintenance and possible bridge replacements. Heard visibility concerns regarding trees blocking...
BEEF Drew Farley: Reserve Champion Intermediate Showman, Reserve Grand Champion Showman Jared Farley: Champion Senior Showman Bonnie Laib: Champion FFA Showman, FFA Champion Junior Market Steer Sadie Seney: Reserve Champion Junior Market Steer Tayven Seney: Champion Intermediate Showman, Grand Champion Showman, Champion Junior Market Steer SHEEP Codi Armstrong: 4-H Champion Junior Market Sheep Kimmie Hamann: FFA Champion Junior Market Sheep, Champion FFA Showman Ashleigh Hubbard: Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Showman, Reserve Champion...
DAYTON - It's that time of year again, when the gentlemen of the Touchet Valley lay down their daily tools and pick up their clubs to defend the honor of their respective communities. The fourth annual Touchet Valley Rider Cup kicks off at the Touchet Valley Golf Course in Dayton on June 27. The winning team at the end of the three-day, four-round tournament will bring the cup home for another year. Dayton has won the Ryder Cup each of the three years it's been held. Dayton captain Kim Lyonnais...
WAITSBURG - A good many local dads spent this Father's Day weekend lending a hand to the exhibitors and organizers of the Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair that took place at the Waitsburg fairgrounds on June 14 and 15. Fair President Sandra Farley estimates that approximately 70 exhibitors participated in the event. This longstanding Waitsburg tradition -- originally known as the Waitsburg Junior Livestock Show - formally changed its name to the Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair several years...
6th Grade English: Kylee Laughlin, Joslin Haggins 6th Grade Math: Tayven Seney, Kira Boggs 6th Grade Science:Tayven Seeney, Kylee Laughlin 6th Grade Social Studies: Tayven Seney, Kylee Laughlin, Alex Jenkins 7th Grade Math/Pre-Algebra: Kailey Newhouse, Jacob Breaux, Rebecca Smith, Tatumn Laughery, Jalen Sturgill, Neylan Bryan 7th Science- Jacob Breaux, Tatum Laughery, Kailey Newhouse 7th Grade PE: Paige Aukerman, Jaclyn Carey, Kailey Newhouse, David Sandoval 7th Grade English: Jaclyn Carey, Logan Crawford, Shaelyn Fortier, Tatum Laughery,...
English: Taylor Hays (9), Stuart Walsh (10), Hannah Grant (11), Heidi Miller (12) Social Studies: Lexi Brannock (9), Alex Hallee (10), Luke Alexenko and Emma Philbrook (11), Heidi Miller (12) Math: Skylar Wood, Jacob Dunn, and Taylor Hays (9), Stuart Walsh (10), Emma Philbrook (11), Nick Pearson (12) Ag Education: Jacob Dunn (9), Alex Hallee (10), Devin Acevedo (11), Nate Bartlow and Kavan Kuykendall (12) Family and Consumer Science: Selina Mercado (9), Stuart Walsh (10), Hannah Grant (11), Kyle Dozier (12) Science: Jacob Dunn (9), Stuart...
-Rebekah Adams: Walla Walla Community Foundation Farrier Science Scholarship $1,200, Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Royalty Scholarship $1,000. Will attend WWCC. -Nathan Bartlow: WWCC Foundation's Board of Governor's Award of Diligence Scholarship $3,000. Will attend WWCC. -Kimberly Hamann: Waitsburg Booster Club $500, Waitsburg Fireman's Association Scholarship $500, Ernest Rohde Scholarship $1,000. WWCC Rasty & Nona F. Ketcherside Foundation Scholarship $1,500. William & Delor Harpe...
