Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – For several months the Waitsburg School Board has been actively seeking taxpayer prioritization input on district facilities upgrades through a series of planning sessions and two recent community forums. The board now hopes to reach a broader spectrum of district voters by using an online survey to solicit opinions. The district will be asking voters for a new capital improvements bond in January to replace the 1999 $1.62 million bond that is nearly paid off. The online survey w...
WAITSBURG – The Farmer's Café, formerly located at 216 Main Street, was once a favorite gathering spot for locals; the perfect place to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on the news about town. Over the next couple of months, new building owner Lane Hill hopes to transform the space into a new community gathering spot, though one of an entirely different kind. Lane and her husband, Dr. Charles Hill, live in Seattle, where Dr. Hill is a professor at the University of Washington business sc...
PRESCOTT – Unlike city pools in the neighboring towns of Waitsburg and Dayton, which are funded by tax dollars and maintained by the cities, the Prescott pool is funded through an annual levy and maintained by the Prescott Parks and Recreation District (PJPRD). Each November the PJPRD must seek community support to pass a maintenance and operations levy that will keep the pool, and Field View Park, operating for another year. "Funds from our yearly tax levy run the pool and the park," said p...
Photo by Dena Wood Members of the Corral Wranglers decorated the front window of the Waitsburg Hardware store in honor of 4-H Awareness week. Any children interested in joining the Corral Wranglers or one of the other local 4-H club are encouraged to contact a leader. The clubs kick off their new year this month. (l to r) Caleb Barron, Makenna Barron, Hunter Pope....
WAITSBURG – The Columbia County Health System introduced one of its candidates for the open CEO position this week. Tom Tomasino attended meet-and-greet sessions in Dayton Monday evening and in Waitsburg Tuesday morning. According to CCHS Human Resources Director Steve Stahl, Tomasino is one of three final candidates for the position, which became open when former CEO Jon Smiley left at the end of September. Tomasino spent seven years as CEO at Whidbey General Hospital and Clinics, in C...
WAITSBURG – Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, and this year's WHS Associated Student Body (ASB) team is decidedly different from last year's. But that doesn't mean they don't have big plans for the school and students. Last year's outgoing and energetic ASB team, led by President Owen Lanning, focused on getting students to participate in school spirit with the theme "Be True to Your School." This year's more reflective representatives include President Stuart Walsh (senior), V...
Homecoming Court and Field Night Fun...
WAITSBURG – With the demise of horse racing at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds, and the agreement that future racing events are unlikely, the city of Waitsburg is looking at how to make the space more usable and relevant. At the Sept. 16 City Council meeting, board members approved a three-year plan to transform the fairgrounds into a space they hope will meet many current community needs. A major change to the facility will be the development of a Little League baseball complex. The complex will c...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School District is inviting community members to join students for lunch on Oct. 14, as they celebrate Taste of Washington. This is Waitsburg's second year to participate in the statewide event that introduces students to fresh, local foods. Last year's event was wildly popular, with approximately 250 students, staff, and community members in attendance. Through Taste of Washington, schools partner with farmers to include fresh Washington-grown foods in cafeteria m...
WAITSBURG – It can be tough being a mom. Watching your children grow up and move away to lead their own lives is seldom easy. It's especially difficult when they move to a foreign (and potentially dangerous) country. For Rosy Nechodom, a recent visit to Bolivia to join her daughter, Annemarie, who serves as a missionary there, helped to ease the pain and bring new understanding. Annemarie, daughter of Rosy and Dan Nechodom, graduated from Dayton High School in 2009 and attended the University of...
WAITSURG – The Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District #2 will hold an open house on Wed., Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Waitsburg Fire Station at 234 Main St. Officials and representatives will be on hand to answer questions about two items that will come before voters on November ballots: fire department annexation and an EMS levy. After 70 years of service, the Columbia-Walla Walla County Fire Protection District #2 is looking at some major changes. While it will continue as a volunteer fire department...
Approved collective bargaining agreement. Approved out-of-country travel for Deanna Coulston and Pam Beasley to attend a K-1 Early Literacy Retreat in Vancouver, B.C. on Oct. 2-3. All costs to attend is approximately $2500. Elementary teachers agreed to fund the retreat through a portion of a $30,000 grant. Approve a partial, post-budget request for girls basketball equipment. Coach Elsey requested and received $5475 in his original, approved, budget, but requested an additional $1,150 for defense silhouettes, warm-up pants and game balls....
Discussed 2016 budget programs and projects. Discussion only. Discussed 2016 employee wages and benefits. Reviewed compensation and job descriptions with those of other cities. No action taken. Approved Anderson-Perry as engineer for Main Street Bridge replacement. Discussed fairgrounds usage plan. Approved a three-year plan for renovation of the fairgrounds area. See full story Page 1. Changed the date of the October City Council meeting from Wed., Oct. 21, to Tues, Oct. 20....
PRESCOTT – Some may consider Prescott the middle of nowhere, but in the late 1800's, many considered it halfway to somewhere. Beginning in 1869, Prescott residents Benjamin and Malinda Flathers provided a forage station and accommodations for travelers along the Mullan Road. Their station was called Halfway House because it was located halfway between Fort Walla Walla and the road's Snake River crossing near Lyons Ferry. Last Friday, Walla Walla 2020 Historic Sites & Markers Project c...
WAITSBURG – "Being flung unwillingly through the air has a very specific feeling. Like you're stuck inside a lurching brutal gyroscope, with flashes of light and color, but no image you can process." Those words, written by Suze Wood in a blog post entitled "Cheating Death," describe the feeling of being hit by a speeding truck, while riding her beloved Bay gelding, Duke. Both Wood and Duke miraculously survived the traumatic event, but Wood is now trying to raise funds for necessary d...
WAITSBURG – “As a board, we have made a decision that it is our goal that it will not raise taxes,” said Waitsburg School Board Chairman Ross Hamann. The statement was made during the Sept. 23 community forum held to determine community priorities for future capital improvements. With the 1999 $1.62 million capital improvements bond nearly paid off and the 2016 expiration of the 2014 maintenance & operations levy, the district must determine what projects to tackle next as they ask resid...
WAITSBURG - Walla Walla/Columbia County Fire Dist. #2 Commissioners will speak about the annexation of the Waitsburg Fire Dept. into District #2 at the Tues. Oct. 6 Commercial Club meeting. The meeting will be held at Gleason’s Galley on Waitsburg’s Main Street. Cost for the BBQ chicken dinner is $8 (not including tax and gratuity) and reservations should be made to B.A. Keve at ikbakeve@charter.net or (509) 337-6546. There is no cost to attend the meeting only, which begins at 7 p.m....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg resident Tysen R. Beckner, 26, pleaded guilty in Walla Walla County Superior Court on Sept. 14, to second-degree assault of a child. The charge was reduced from the original charge of first-degree assault of a child and Beckner now faces a standard prison term of 31-41 months, when sentenced. Beckner originally pleaded not guilty to the first-degree assault charge at his July 6 arraignment. The charges resulted from an incident that took place June 17 when Beckner was allegedly involved in a fight outside a Waitsburg bar....
WAITSBURG – Nearly two dozen parents – more than board chairman Ross Hamann said he'd seen in attendance in his 12 years on the board – showed up at the Sept. 16 Waitsburg school board meeting to voice concerns about work crews from the Washington State Penitentiary performing work on the school grounds. The public comment session of the meeting was moved from the small Preston Hall Board Room to a larger classroom to accommodate the crowd. Parent Melanie Gagnon initiated the discussion by sa...
WAITSBURG – Local attorney Julie Karl recently moved Karl Law Office from its previous Dayton location on 527 Cameron St. to a newly remodeled office in the Hubbard Law Building on Waitsburg's Main Street. Karl's practice is separate from building owner and attorney Michael V. Hubbard's practice, but the two attorneys share a receptionist. Karl said she moved to Dayton in 1999 and worked for the Columbia County Prosecutor's Office for 13 years. While employed at the prosecutor's office, Karl ear...
WAITSBURG – Karen Gleason has been happily serving up breakfasts and sandwiches at her cheery mobile unit next to the Ag Link building here since she opened shop last Mother's Day. But she was getting a bit worried about not having indoor dining facilities with cooler weather just around the corner. On Tuesday, Gleason's Galley moved to Main Street, occupying the former home of Carmen's Deli, located between the Plaza Theater and Waitsburg Grocery. Gleason is not only happy to provide her r...
