Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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It was Dicie Hagerman, the Waitsburg School District Secretary for many years, who saw a need for winter coats and started collecting much-needed warm wear for kids and adults in the community. But three women, Anita Baker, Dona Jean Smith, and Betty Lou Branson, from the Presbyterian Church and the Christian Church also saw a need for providing food to people in the Waitsburg community. As a result they organized, in 1991, a food bank in the basement of the Presbyterian Christian Education...
Waitsburg students enjoyed a week filled with dress-up days and competitions during last week's homecoming celebration. Classes competed in relays, a hula hoop competition and Buff Puff volleyball and dressed up for Pajama Day, Hawaiian Day, and Sports Day. Seniors and sophomores tied for the top spot with 24.5 points each. Juniors followed with 17.5 points and the freshman came in with 13.5 points. Saturday night's dance was hosted by Dayton at The Barn at Blue Meadows....
District has felt the impact of minimum wage increases PRESCOTT – Unlike the city parks and pools of Waitsburg and Dayton which are operated and maintained through city budgets, the Prescott Joint Parks and Recreation District (PJPRD) must go to the people each November to secure funding for the coming year’s operations of the Prescott Pool and Field View Park. The PJPRD is asking voters to approve a $115,000 maintenance and operations levy request, Proposition No. 1 on the current General Ele...
School board reviews field house designs WAITSBURG – A finalized schedule, scope and budget for Waitsburg School District's capital improvement projects is close to completion. Design West Senior Project Architect Ned Warnick told board members at an Oct. 11 work session that those numbers should be dialed in "over the next ten days or so." Warnick updated board members on the projects and sought their input in narrowing down options. The scope of the $3.8 million project includes upgrading t...
LACKLAND, Tex. - U.S. Air Force Airman Theodore J. (TJ) Morrison, son of Joseph and Sandra Morrison of Waitsburg, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The 2017 Waitsburg High School graduated completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. By completing training, Morrison also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School students are celebrating homecoming week this week. Dress up days are Pajama Day on Oct. 17, Hawaiian Day on Oct. 18, and Sports Day on Oct. 19. The public is invited to Field Night, which will take place at 7 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 18 at the athletic field, and the Alumni Volleyball game on Thurs., Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium . The alumni volleyball game is also the Pink Out Breast Cancer Fundraiser night, with a silent auction bake sale. Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned during halftime of the F...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School District has taken steps to improve communications with the public by updating the district website and adding a Facebook page. Technology Manager Jack Morris and Data ITU Abner Garza, from ESD 123, showcased the improvements and took both pages live at the Oct. 11 school board meeting. Morris said Superintendent Jon Mishra had approached the ESD with the "universal dilemma" regarding the best way to reach the public; websites vs. Facebook. "We decided the m...
WAITSBURG – In the face of a changing educational climate, the Waitsburg School Board recently voted to make online education available through the Waitsburg School District. The board and administration is hopeful that the new option will return students, as well as funding, back to the district. The district has partnered with FuelEd Online to offer courses through Washington Virtual Acadamy (WAVA) for students in grades K-12. Beginning the second semester, Jan. 29, 2018, students will be a...
WAITSBURG – Over the last several months, dozens of people from Walla Walla, Dayton and Waitsburg have gathered at the Whoopemup Café on the north end of Waitsburg's Main Street for Whoop EM Up Wednesday dinners. The unique meals, which have been highly successful, are the Waitsburg Commercial Club's most recent attempt to build community and bring folks to downtown Waitsburg. The Waitsburg Commercial Club was founded in 1912 and functions as the city's chamber of commerce. It operates on a on...
Oct. 8 Deputies arrested a man in Prescott on outstanding warrants. A deputy was dispatched to Cochran St. in Dixie where a man was reported to be tearing up his residence during a domestic disturbance. Sept. 28 A burglary was reported at the First Christian Church in Waitsburg. Deputies were dispatched to a fight in the 500 block of W. 2nd St. A report was taken....
WAITSBURG – Seven years ago Chris Philbook knocked on Kate Hockersmith's door saying he wanted to be a Troublemaker (a youth bluegrass band member) and travel to Japan like they had. On Tuesday, that dream was supposed to come true. Instead, Philbrook will be undergoing surgery with his fellow band members staying stateside to offer support. Philbrook got Kate Hockersmith back in the bluegrass business in 2010 when he came calling, asking how he could be a Troublemaker. That parent-led b...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg elementary students are learning and practicing giving and compassion as well as academics. From Oct. 3-13 grade school students are collecting supplies for children affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The supplies with be gathered into kits and distributed to children in need by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Kindergarten teacher Pam Beasley initiated the project and said students have responded enthusiastically. She encouraged each student t...
WAITSBURG – Twenty-eight Preston Hall students received a $5 concession stand coupon, gobbled cupcakes, received a perfect attendance bracelet and had their name entered in an end-of-semester big prize giveaway during Preston Hall's first Perfect Attendance Party on Tuesday. The event was part of the district's new middle and high school Attendance Matters program, aimed at decreasing the chronic tardies and absences that have plagued the district. Waitsburg is far from alone in its struggle w...
Oct. 1 Complaint of reckless driving on Middle Waitsburg Road. Sept. 29 Male subject was arrested on warrant on Coppei Ave. Sept. 28 While away from the house someone entered the residence and went through medications. Nothing was reported taken. Reporting party on W. Sixth St. said he had allowed a friend to stay with him for several weeks. After asking the friend to leave, the friend re-entered the residence without permission and retrieved his personal belongings as well as several items which did not belong to him. Sept. 22 A male reported...
PRESCOTT – Prescott park is looking pretty spiffy these days. A cement walkway bypasses bountiful flower beds and overflowing planters, leading to new playground equipment and a handicap-accessible eating and barbeque area. Now the park sports a brand-new sign as well, courtesy of Seth Davis of Walla Walla. Sixteen-year-old Davis designed, built, and installed the new wooden sign that greets visitors to Field View Park as his Eagle Scout project. Davis learned that the park was in need of a n...
WAITSBURG – Narum Concrete and Construction of Walla Walla set to work to excavate and replace the deteriorating foundation of the Wilson-Phillips House Museum last month. Several community members have stepped forward with donations to cover the cost of the project, but more are needed. The WP House Museum has been closed since last spring when inspectors informed the Waitsburg Historical Society that the home had structural damage and the foundation, which was causing the house to list to o...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Christian Church pastor Matt Wyatt regularly goes live on Facebook each day at noon when he gives a “Lunch Break” talk. Last Thursday, Wyatt announced that Lunch Break would be delayed while he dealt with some issues. He later went live to share that the church had been broken into the night before. Wyatt said he left the church at 9:30 Wed. night, following the Celebrate Recovery program. When he arrived back at the office late Thursday morning, Wyatt said he went strai...
Secondary Principal’s Report: -Teachers Garrett Leahy and Liv Leid shared about the new grade 7-8 Smarter Balance Assessment Class (SBAC) which was instituted to help students with scores on the Smarter Balance test. -Teacher Roseann Groom presented the new Attendance Matters program, organized to help prevent student absences and tardies. -A culture and climate survey will be posted on the district website for parents of high school parents to fill out to help with the school’s engagement review (formerly the accreditation review). -The six...
5 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon. 10:30 a.m. The Heart’s Invisible Furies, by John Bayne (Fiction) - From the author of The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man’s life, beginning and ending in post-war Ireland. Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do, if eccentric, Dublin couple, Cyril is adrift in the world. At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to kn...
More than 700 people filled the Don Thomas Community Building for the ever-popular Waitsburg Lions Club annual salmon barbeque. "It takes hundreds of volunteer man hours from Lions members, spouses, and others to make this happen," said club treasurer Kevin House. House said the event should net about $10,000 which will return to Waitsburg to support the community. Donations to individuals, group, clubs and support for the pool, schools, and athletic facilities are just a few of the causes the...
WAITSBURG – At a Sept. 6 special session Waitsburg’s city council gave City Manager Randy Hinchliffe the go-ahead to seek a $750,000 loan through Community Bank to be used for infrastructure repairs and updates. At their Sept. 20 meeting, the request was modified, directing Hinchliffe to seek a line of credit rather than a loan. The catalyst for the request is the need to re-line a leaking sewer siphon near the Touchet River Bridge. City Manager Randy Hinchliffe explained to the council that all the sewage from the east end of Waitsburg comes t...
Sept. 24 A man and woman on Academy St. were both arrested for willfully violating reciprocal orders for protection. Suspicious person reported on Morrow St. Possible order for protection violation. Sept. 13 Deputies responded to the 700 block of W 2nd Street in Waitsburg for a report of a burglary and theft....
PUYALLUP – Three members of the Waitsburg Home Grown Go Wild 4-H Club competed at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup last weekend after qualifying at local competitions. Timothy Daves, Sarah Daves, and William Hong all brought home state awards. Timothy Daves received first place awards in Public Speaking, Top Chef – Food for All Occasions, Top Chef – Formal Table Setting, Educational Poster, Environmental Stewardship, Color Photography and Black and White Photography. Sara Daves recei...
WAITSBURG – A childhood struggle with her weight and a family history of diabetes ignited a passion in Melissa Lambert to become an advocate for health and wellness. After being displaced from her position as the cardiac rehab lead at Walla Walla General Hospital when the hospital closed its doors, Lambert is looking to strike out on her own and will offer her services in Waitsburg and Dayton. Lambert’s passion for health and wellness grew from her personal experience, as did her belief in the i...
WAITSBURG – At last week's regular meeting, Waitsburg's city council not only made it perfectly clear where U-turns are and are not allowed in the city, but they imposed penalties for breaking the law. After a brief but lively discussion, council members commented that some general public education regarding U-turns and double lines would be beneficial. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done because some rules are more clear than others. U-turns Here is what drivers can count on, f...
