Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – Waitsburg school district physical education teacher Marc Maiuri says he is enjoying his return to full-time teaching and appreciates the community support he has received so far. Maiuri was hired on short notice in September when long-time Waitsburg physical education teacher and coach, Jeff Bartlow, accepted a counseling position at Pioneer Middle School in Walla Walla. Maiuri brings with him a lifetime of coaching and physical education experience. He was raised in the Touchet Val...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School junior Kyle Martin spent a week last month in Washington D.C. as a participant in the 2016 National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) for Security, Diplomacy, Intelligence and Defense. He says experience gave him a bigger picture of government and helped solidify his plans for the future. NYLF is a career development opportunity that introduces students to firsthand experiences and career opportunities in national security and related fields. Over six days, s...
Council members KC Kuykendall, Karen Gregutt, Kevin House, Karl Newell, Kate Hockersmith ,and Mayor Marty Dunn were all present. -City Manager Randy Hinchliffe presented a snapshot of the 2017 preliminary budget. Aside from the replacement of the Main Street Bridge and significant sidewalk repairs and additions, there are no major projects planned for 2017. A narrative version of the budget will be presented during November’s council meeting. A public hearing on property taxes and a budget hearing will be held during the November meeting as w...
WAITSBURG – Crumbling terracotta sewer lines infiltrated by tree roots, brittle and cracking concrete asbestos water pipes, and leaks in waterhsed spring lines, are indicators that the city’s water and sewer system is showing its age. City Manager Randy Hinchliffe suggested that the council consider a revision to the city’s utility fees in order to begin preparing for “some pretty substantial water system needs.” Hinchliffe said the recent water line repair under the Touchet River Bridge as...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Town Hall Association Board will host a Halloween spaghetti dinner to make the cost of replacing windows in the building a little less scary. The fundraising dinner will take place at Town Hall from 4:30 to 7:30 on Mon., Oct. 31, for a suggested minimum donation of $5 per person or $20 per family. "In addition to raising money for renovations, we hope that having an early dinner will help families get the kids out to trick-or-treat by saving parents from having to p...
The senior class walked away winners of Friday night's homecoming field night in Waitsburg, but they faced some stiff competition....
WAITSBURG – The Friends of the Waitsburg Fairgrounds met Oct. 6 with discussions centering around how to best solicit input from everyone using the fairgrounds, and the possibility of using the Don Thomas building as a riding arena. Citizen Survey The board opened by discussing an online survey they developed to help pinpoint all of the groups and individuals who use, or would like to use, the fairgrounds facilities. The information will be used to gain an understanding of all the ways the f...
WAITSBURG – Plans for a massive Make A Difference Day clean-up and renovation of the Waitsburg fairgrounds in preparation for the creation of an equestrian center were discarded when Waitsburg’s City Council failed to approve the center’s master plan at their Sept. 20 regular meeting. Instead, a scaled down work day will take place on Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. to noon, with a focus on the elderly and disabled. Citizens may contact the Waitsburg Commercial Club at (509) 539-8773 or email waits...
WAITSBURG – After spending nearly three decades spraying crops for Touchet Valley farmers, Kevin Winger is passing the keys of Wing-Air to six-year employee Seth Murdock of Dayton. Murdock and his wife Paula, took over ownership on Monday, renaming the business Maco Aviation, Inc. after their two sons, Max and Connor. Murdock grew up in Alaska and learned to fly under the tutelage of his father, who was an airline pilot. He moved to Canada as a teen, but after graduating high school, he r...
Home Grown Go Wild 4-H group leader Cindy Daves puts the finishing touches on a window display created by her club members in the Ten Ton Press building on Waitsburg's Main Street. The display is in recognition of National 4-H Week which is the first full week in October and will be judged against competing displays in Walla Walla. Daves said her group does "a little bit of everything" including canning, baking, art, rocketry and science. To learn more about her 4-H group visit the group's Home...
WALLA WALLA – Twenty-somethings Cody Clark, David Brock, and Jennifer Nichols agree that it's a shared drive, focus, and goal that make their band, Framing Fables, something special. "I've been in a lot of bands, but I've never been in one that works together this well," Clark said. With their first album, Away From Home, released in September, the group is one step closer to their dream of making a living through their shared passion of music. The trio began singing together last November, a...
Pacific Power recently awarded Waitsburg a $2,000 check toward the purchase of Celebration Days banners to line Main Street. The check will help purchase 22 street banners, six entry banners, and one large banner to go across Main Street. Pacific Power also recently awarded $2,500 to the Prescott Parks & Recreation District to go toward the purchase of new playground equipment. Above: Waitsburg City Manager Randy Hinchliffe (l) receives a check for $2,000 from Pacific Power Regional Manager...
People came from far and near to attend the Waitsburg Lions Club annual Salmon Bake last Saturday. The event went off without a hitch and the weather was the best it's been in recent years, according to one club member. The Salmon Bake, along with the Rib Feed, are the main fundraisers for the local club that provides strong support for the community. Club treasurer Kevin House said attendance was close to the same as last year, with approximately 630 tickets sold. He said the fish was more...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg City Council was encouraging but said there was no way they could approve the 17-page Equestrian Use Proposal and corresponding community work day presented by the Friends of the Waitsburg Fairgrounds Committee at the council’s regular Sept. 20 meeting. Council members were impressed with the proposal, but called it conceptual and said there were many questions that still needed to be addressed, especially legally and contractually between the city and the proposed fairgrounds co-op entity. Equestrian Committee Cha...
WAITSBURG – This weekend, for the third year running, area hobbyists will meet at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds to fly copies of the Sterling Ringmaster line-controlled model airplane. The model pilots will have their flight numbers added to those of hobbyists around the world as part of the Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon 2016. The Fly-A-Thon will take place in the parking area on the west side of the fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. until about 3 or 4 p.m. each day. Local model enthusiast J...
WAITSBURG – At their Sept. 20 regular meeting, the Waitsburg City Council approved a $4,500 purchase of design plans to aid in the structural assessment of the Waitsburg Fairgrounds grandstands, which have been deemed unsound. Council member KC Kuykendall said that structural engineer John Raby, who specializes in older, pole barn style buildings, had inspected the grandstands last month and was confident that it would be a “very doable renovation, with no reason that the building cou...
WAITSBURG – After hearing from Anderson Perry Project Manager Eric Zitterkopf, the Waitsburg City Council opted to stick with plans for just one sidewalk on the Main Street Bridge replacement. The council was faced with the options of deciding between a one-sidewalk or two-sidewalk design now, or paying an additional $18,000 for two separate sets of plans and deciding later. The original design plans submitted by Anderson Perry show one sidewalk, which is how the bridge plan currently stands. At community input sessions held earlier this y...
Pie judges (l to r) Paul Gregutt, Trevor Johnson, and Jack McCaw took their job seriously as they tasted from 12 submissions in the 2nd Annual Laurette McCaw Pie-Oneer Fall Festival Pie Baking Contest sponsored by Friends of the Waitsburg Pool. Laurie Withers took the grand prize with her rhubarb strawberry pie. First runner up was Sarah Groffman with a butterfly peach pie, second runner up was Camden Vorhees with a raspberry pie, and third runner up was Lily Maquire's apple pie. The pies were...
WAITSBURG – Karen Gregutt was selected to fill the vacant seat on Waitsburg's City Council at a special meeting on Sept. 15. Gregutt was sworn in as a council member and mayor pro tem Marty Dunn took the oath of mayor at the conclusion of the meeting. Gregutt was the first to submit an application to fill the vacancy left by Dunn when he took assumed duties of former mayor Walt Gobel, who resigned in August. Gregutt was also the next highest vote-getter in the last election, just nine votes s...
WAITSBURG – The board of the Waitsburg Resource Center is always looking for more ways to serve the community. At their most recent meeting, they voted to utilize Second Harvest's Bite 2 Go program to provide weekend meals to elementary students in need. The WRC has spent several months investigating the idea of providing weekend meal kits for elementary school students from needy families. Board Chair Pam Conover said District School Superintendent Carol Clarke recently polled teachers, who c...
Fairgrounds Committee-approved plan will be presented to city council on Sept. 20 WAITSBURG – After months of debate and planning, the Waitsburg Fairgrounds Committee has finalized and approved a plan they will present to the Waitsburg City Council at the council's regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Anticipating approval of the plan, a work day has been planned for Saturday, Oct. 22, as part of "Make a Difference Day." The three-phased equestrian center plan proposes a renovation of the e...
WAITSBURG – In March, Suze Wood surveyed local horse people, living within 10 miles of Waitsburg, to determine the needs of local equestrians. Twenty-six people responded to the survey, which showed the desire for riding arenas (96%) as the number one request. What is your primary riding discipline? (one answer allowed) 31% Trail Riding 19% Barrel Racing, Dressage 4% English Equitation, Eventing, Gaming/Gymkana, Reining, Roping, Vaquero, Western Pleasure Show, Working Cow Horse 0% (No responders) Combined Driving, CX, Drill Team, Endurance, F...
WAITSBURG – The LDS Church of Walla Walla has a tradition of volunteering to help communities on Make a Difference Day. This year, the church has chosen to donate their time and effort to Waitsburg fairgrounds renovation efforts. Local volunteers, donations and resources are needed to make the Oct. 22 workday a success. The Waitsburg Commercial Club is working with the Waitsburg Friends of the Fairgrounds Committee to coordinate the project. Volunteer efforts will center around the proposed eque...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg City Council will choose from five applicants when they vote to fill a vacant city council seat during a special council meeting at 6 p.m. on Thurs, Sept. 15. Applicants include Karen Gregutt, Jeanie Miller, Lisa Morrow, Jim Davison, and Debra Callahan. The open council position became available when former Waitsburg Mayor Walt Gobel resigned last month. At their August council meeting, council members voted to have Mayor pro tem Marty Dunn fulfill Gobel’s term. Thi...
