Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg 7-8th grade band traveled to Asotin on March 21 where they earned a Superior (I) rating in the Mass Band Festival. The band performed three songs: "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing," "Tunbridge Overture," and "Forge of Vulcan." All 38 band members were in attendance. "The judges and the audience really liked them. They were outstanding!" said Band Director Brad Green. "We'll perform those songs at our Spring Concert in May so the community can hear them, too."...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg's Home and School Association will be hosting their annual carnival and silent auction to raise funds for elementary programs on March 21 at from 5:30 to 7:30 in the Waitsburg Elementary School Multi- purpose room. The carnival will include a silent auction as well as games such as Plinko, a basketball shoot, bean bag toss, "fishing," a cake walk and more. Face painting and Bingo will also be available. Game, cakewalk and face painting tickets will be 5/$1. Assorted food items such as hotdogs and elephant ears will a...
WAITSBURG - Young Life and Wyldlife youth will be holding their second annual Camp Fundraising Dinner Sunday, March 23. The spaghetti dinner will take place at the Waitsburg Elementary multipurpose room. Available seating times are 5 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Please call Lori Bartlow at 337-8079 to reserve a seating time or email lbartlow@waitsburgsd.org. All donations will go to the Wyldlife and Young Live Camp Scholarship Funds....
Students have two weeks left to enter into Doodle 4 Google 2014. The winning artwork will be showcased on Google's homepage logo for millions to see and the artist will receive a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for their school. The contest is open until March 20th. Washington state students from K-12 are invited to enter doodles inspired by the theme: "If I could invent one thing to make the world a better placehellip;." More information, including all contest rules, are available at www.google.co...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg's Home and School Association will be hosting their annual carnival and silent auction to raise funds for elementary programs on March 21 at from 5:30 to 7:30 in the Waitsburg Elementary School Multi- purpose room. The carnival will include a silent auction as well as games such as Plinko, a basketball shoot, bean bag toss, "fishing," a cake walk and more. Face painting and Bingo will also be available. Game, cakewalk and face painting tickets will be 5/$1. Assorted food items such as hotdogs and elephant ears will...
WAITSBURG - Frank Reser taught in Prescott for "many years" before retiring in Waitsburg where he spends his days driving bus, playing local handyman and, most recently, creating unique wine barrel furniture. Reser is donating a barrel stool and table set to the silent auction that will take place during the upcoming Waitsburg Elementary Home and School carnival fundraiser. A commitment to children and community runs in the family. Sons Clint and Kurtis are both teachers, as is his da...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Walla Walla Community College Parent Cooperative Preschool will be hosting an open house on March 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Preston Hall preschool room. The parent cooperative preschool is open to families of children ages three to five years old and is $75/mo. Classes meet on Tuesday, Wed. and Thurs. from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., beginning in September. Parents participate in the classroom three times per month and attend a required monthly parent education meeting in the evening, which qualifies for col...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's City Council will meet Monday, March 17, rather than the regular third Wednesday meeting date of March 19, this month....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg residents still have time to file a Declaration of Candidacy to run for the position of mayor or council member for the City election to be held on April 7. Declarations will be accepted by City Clerk Randy Hinchliffe through 4 p.m. on Friday, March 14....
WAITSBURG - Local veterans, family and friends gathered to honor Jared Brown in a muster ceremony at the Feb. 18 Commercial Club meeting. Brown is a 2013 Waitsburg graduate and son to April and Frank Gould. The send-off was a departure celebration for the Army enlistee who is leaving for Boot Camp Feb. 24. Brown will be training for Wheeled Vehicle Training with the US Army Airborne in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. After nine weeks of Basic training Brown will transfer to Ft. Lee in Virginia...
WAITSBURG - It seems there's no shortage of talent - or civic mindedness, for that matter - in the family of Doris Huffman (Ruff), of Waitsburg. Huffman recently used her artistic talents to create a painting for Waitsburg's Town Hall. Daughter Deanna Tipton - an accomplished singer and actress who was recently an extra on the remake of Dallas - performed at the Plaza Theater in 2012. Her stand-up comedy/music routine raised $1,600 for Town Hall maintenance. And most recently, Huff...
WAITSBURG - I have no delusions of being 'Smarter than a Fifth Grader.' In fact, if you read the Feb. 13 issue of The Times, you're probably aware that even a third grade assessment posed somewhat of a challenge. Be that as it may, I was in no way deterred from spending Monday morning in the company of some of the brightest teens around. The Regional Knowledge Bowl meet was taking place at Waitsburg High School and I wanted to find out firsthand if Waitsburg would be attending State for the f...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Resource Center (WRC) served 196 people in January -- an amount nearly equaling 10% of Waitsburg's population. Seventy-seven families from Waitsburg and Prescott received food and new families continue to utilize the service each week. The food bank currently provides services to families in the Waitsburg and Prescott school districts. Families may visit once per month and large families may take up to 55 lbs of food per visit. The WRC also provides local schools with backpacks - funded by a donation from the Lion's...
WAITSBURG - Ballots for the annual election of Waitsburg mayor and City Council members are expected to mail out March 14 with an election date of April 7. Caucuses must be held between 35 and 25 days prior to the elections; which is February 25 to March 7 this year. Declarations of Candidacy must be filed with City Clerk Randy Hinchliffe between March 1 and March 10....
WAITSBURG - The next meeting of the Waitsburg Commercial Club will be Tuesday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. The program will feature Jennie Dickenson, Manager of the Port of Columbia. Dickenson will speak about the Blue Mountain Station and provide an update on the Port of Columbia. Dinner is $12.00 inclusive; please make reservations (509) 337-6546 or email ikbakeve@charter.netikbakeve@charter.net. There is no charge for program-only attendance. The program starts, at approximately 7 p.m. Dinner and/or attendance is ope...
The WallaWalla-Sasayama Sister City Affiliation Committee coordinates two week student home stays for Sasayama, Japan students in Walla Walla in March/April and facilitates two-week trips for area students to visit Japan in October. Their goal is to support high school exchange students, both inbound and outbound, and to support and promote cultural exchange events through art, music and dance. Preparations for each exchange begin several months prior. Parties interested in becoming a host family or participating in a two-week exch...
Qualified high school students are offered the opportunity to spend four or six weeks during the summer holiday in Europe, Asia, South America or Australie. Language knowledge is very helpful but not required to qualify. Programs are available for students ages 15 to 18. Apply with ASSE Student Exchange Programs at asse.com. Host families to host a foreign exchange student are needed as well. To learn more contact Veryl Anderson at the regional office at 1-800-733-2773 or email at veryl@asse.comveryl@asse.com....
AFS Intercultural Programs, a student exchange program, is accepting host family applications in the Walla Walla Valley region for the 2014-15 school year. High School slots are available for AFS students in Walla Walla, Waitsburg and Dayton. Participants are carefully matched and volunteers are always on hand to make sure that students have the support and tools needed for a positive experience. Although students do not arrive before August, families interested in hosting can begin the application process now. Thousands of young peo...
WAITSBURG - It is not unusual for Waitsburg high schoolers to study alongside a student from a foreign country - learning about the exchange student's way of life while introducing them to American ways and local traditions. This year, for the first time in several years, Waitsburg is not host to an exchange student. With area exchange programs actively soliciting both host families and students interested in intercultural learning experiences, The Times decided to check in with last ye...
WAITSBURG - All Waitsburg High School and Middle School students are encouraged to attend a Student Assessment Information Meeting on Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Waitsburg High School Auditorium. At that meeting, parents and students will receive information about the state assessment system and the new online Smarter Balanced Assessments. They will also be given the opportunity to access the practice test online and receive information as to how they can access the practice tests at home....
WAITSBURG - Five Waitsburg and Prescott youth will share their experiences at Boys last summer at an American Legion and Auxiliary presentation and dessert night on Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. All junior class students and their parents, as well as parents of those who attended last year, and all school staff are invited to attend. Students who attended Boys and Girls state last summer will give speeches and share their experiences with the audience. Last year's boys' delegates, sponsored by the American Legion, wer...
WAITSURG -- Parents with children in grades 5-12 are invited to attend the Waitsburg School District HIV/AIDS Parent Preview Night on Wednesday, February 26, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the school library, located in the Waitsburg Elementary Building (184 Academy Street). Following a preview of the materials, parents who wish to have their child excluded from participation in the HIV/AIDS Prevention Program may sign a release form. State law requires that parents or guardians attend such a meeting before they can have their child or legal wa...
WAITSBURG -- A prime rib dinner, complete with salad, potato, bread, vegetable, dessert and beverage will take place Friday, February 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Waitsburg's Town Hall (121 Main Street). Black Lilly will perform music for dancing. Silent and live auctions of Valentine gifts will take place and adult beverages will be available. All proceeds go to benefit Waitsburg Town Hall Maintenance and Operations. Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased at Waitsburg Hardware, Waitsburg Grocery, Coppei Coffee and Hugs, Gifts and Col...
