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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School and Preston Hall students honored local veterans, past and present, in an intimate celebration in the school auditorium last Friday. As guests entered the auditorium, the students were quiet and respectful. Teacher Roseann Groom had collected photos of local veterans and those photos were on display in a slideshow on a large television on the stage. Band Director Brad Green motioned to the photos and told the students "These people flashing on the screen...
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg's Michaela Nordheim came away from the Make It With Wool competition in Yakima Oct. 27 with a new sewing machine. Nordheim was the senior alternate winner and she tailored a plum jacket and skirt. The competition was held in conjunction with the annual convention of the Washing- ton State Sheep Producers Association. The contest and fashion show involved 16 contestants who modeled garments they had sewn with fabric that was at least 60 percent wool. The Washington Make...
WAITSBURG -- Boy Scout Troop 305 of Walla Walla will hold an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Alex Leathers on Saturday Nov.10 at 2 p.m. The ceremony will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 1420 S. 2nd in Walla Walla. This high- est award in scouting is achieved through merit badge and rank advance- ment, training in leadership, citizenship, camping and survival skills, community service hours and an Eagle Service Project. Leathers' project involved the building and installation of fishing line...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Historical So- ciety recently received a $1,000 grant to make some major headway on a new exhibit at the Wilson- Phillips House. Jeff Broom, the presi- dent of the group, said the Blue Mountain Community Foundation gave the money to the society to help it complete an ex- hibit in the Wilson-Phillips House garage on Waits Mill, the town's namesake. The society applied for the grant last spring, Broom said, and now the group will focus on getting some work done on the ex- hibit this winter. "We'll do it as we find the...
Prescott Joint Park and Recreation Dis- trict Board Commissioners Meeting When: Monday, No- vember 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Where: PJPRD Activ- ity Center, 101 S. D St. Suite A; Prescott WA Mission Statement: The mission of PJPRD is to provide recre- ational and educational activities for persons living within the boundaries of the Prescott School District and nearby/adja- cent communities. Approval of Agenda- November 2012 Regu- lar Meeting Approval of Minutes- October 2012 meeting Introduction of guest present Public Comments- (Limited to 3...
WAITSBURG - The Leos Club at Waitsburg High School is hoping you'll clean out your cup- boards, do an extra grocery run or write a check to help meet its goal of collecting 500 pounds of food on Thursday, Nov. 8. Leos Club President Emma Philbrook said the club will split the community into four equal parts and each part will be assigned a class at the high school and the food drive will be turned into a class competition. "The class with the most - wins," Philbrook said. Each group of students...
WAITSBURG - Cans for a penny drive and other fundraisers are popping up around Waitsburg for the Preston Hall students who are trying to pay their way to Washington, D.C. Teacher Maddie Martin said right now she has three kids and three adults who have signed up to raise $2,000 a piece to travel to the East Coast to learn more about the country's history next spring. The group will leave on the trip June 18-22. The $2,000 covers airfare, room and board and the tours the group will take part of. The tour group will spend two days in...
Walla Walla County Board of Commisioners When: Monday October 29, 2012 and Tuesday October 30, 2012. Monday's meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. and recesses at noon. Afternoon session begins at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday workshop begins at 9:00 a.m. Where: Walla Walla County Public Health and Legislative Building, 314 Main St. Monday .ACTION AGENDA 1) Review submitted Employee Payroll Action Forms. 2) Resolution - Application of Bergevin Williams/Old Lowden Ditch Company for a franchise to construct, operate, and continue to maintain an irriga...
WINTER SPORTS MEETING WAITSBURG -- A Winter Sport Meeting for WP parents and athletes will be Nov. 5 at the WHS Auditorium at 7 p.m. All athletes who plan to go out for girls and boys basketball or wrestling are encouraged to attend. Come meet the coaches, go over game and practice schedules and make sure all athlete paperwork is complete so athletes can begin practice November 13....
SEATTLE – Normally, it would be the kind of notoriety a small town wants to avoid: A murderer rents a home on a quiet leafy street as his base of operation to knock off a former lover and pin the blame on her ex- husband. But that’s only if the story were true. In the case of “Killer Cuvee,” a new book by Steven Wells, it’s harmless fiction and Waitsburg is merely an edge-of-the-wine country backdrop to a larger plot that unfolds thrillingly in Walla Walla, Seattle and London. Wells, who lives...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council last Wednesday night voted to raise a tax levied when property in the city is sold to raise about $10,000 to help operate the city pool. A public hearing was held last Wednesday be- fore the vote, but no citi- zens commented on the tax. The tax is real estate excise tax that is typically paid by the seller when property in Waitsburg is sold. The rate of the tax was previously a quarter of one percent, or $2,500 on a $100,000 home and is paid with the...
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...
PRESCOTT SCHOOLBOARD When: October 25, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Where: 207 South AStreet Prescott Wa. Meeting to begin imme- diately following ES Additional items may be added to the agenda by the Principal and/or Superintendent Approval of September27, 2012 regular MeetingMinutes Report of the Association Report of the K-12 Prin- cipal and the Superintendent Business Items Info/Report Items Enrollment WP Combine Report Legislative report Student demographics - October 2012 Info/Discussion Items Review of Policy 4130 -Title I Parent Involvement MAP...
WAITSBURG - The most recent contract proposal the Waitsburg City Council took a look at last Wednesday reduces the amount the city is paying the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office cur- rently by 36 percent and reduces services by 38 percent. Councilman KC Kuyken- dall told Sheriff John Turner last Wednesday that if the city of Waitsburg is already being patrolled in the deputies' daily beat, "I can't figure out for the life of me why we couldn't cut the contract." Kuykendall said for $125,000 a...
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...
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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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
