Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA-Jimmye Turner and Glenn Morrison along with five of their band member friends will perform on Thursday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fort Walla Walla Museum. The musicians will share traditional country songs from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century exploring the roots of country music from Appalachian Mountain tunes and old gospel songs to cowboy western and honky-tonk hits. The songs will be sung and played on banjo, dulcimer, autoharp, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, metal...
WALLA WALLA-Kate Morrison returns to Walla Walla with her band for a concert to benefit the Health Center at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, November 2 at 7 p.m. A pre-show cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. Portland-based Kate & The Crocodiles perform indie rock originals and covers, early jazz and jazz standards, reinventions of 70s and 80s rock as ballads, classical art songs mixed with rock, and other surprises from far and wide. They cover a broad spectrum held together by a signature...
WALLA WALLA-Waitsburg photographer Bill Rodgers is taking his work to new heights and widths. His photo, The Blues, has been reproduced in large format and is on display at the Blue Mountain Land Trust office in the Jones Building off Second Ave and Main Street. "I almost did not stop to take the shot that evening-the light was so murky," Rodgers recalls. "Then, the digital negative languished in my image files on my hard drive for a year or two before I stumbled across it decided to work with...
One of the most unifying qualities of art is that every viewer has an opinion. Our opinions are determined by all manner of factors and preferences, but once established those artworks speak to us. Once the conversation is open, it never quits. Typically this connection is made in quiet, reverent museum halls, but at ArtSquared, the connections are made much more quickly. And the quest to bring home a prized piece is boisterous, with collectors circling their quarry. In 6" x 6" ArtWalla artists...
Blue Mountain Humane Society Executive Director Sara Archer brought a mighty crew of staff and volunteers to Walla Walla's McCurley Integrity Toyota on Saturday, September 21 for the Second Annual Wags and Wheels event. The dealership underwrote the event to the tune of $5,000, providing the adoption fees for anyone interested in bringing home a new pet from the shelter. "I think it's fun because it's just a good cause," said McCurley employee Steve Phillips. "A lot of people that hold back from...
Imagine walking into an art show and seeing nearly 1,000 6x6" works of art, each attractively priced at $36. ArtWalla's seventh annual ArtSquared, scheduled for September 27 - 29, 2019 at CAVU Cellars, will bring artists and art lovers together for a fun and exciting visual art event in Walla Walla. Preview of the artwork begins at 5:00pm with sales starting precisely at 7:00 p.m. CAVU Cellars is located at 175 E Aeronca Ave, Walla Walla, WA. The event will also include a gallery exhibition...
WALLA WALLA-Tights and capes were out en masse at the Walla Walla Superhero run held Saturday Sept. 14. "I think the people helping with traffic safety are all superheroes," said event organizer Nancy Walters. The event, hosted by the Walla Walla County Traffic Safety Coalition, supports WWCTSC programs that was well attended. "At least 78 people pre-registered, about 100 by opening," said Walters. And even as the races were getting underway, more heroes emerged from phone booths and sport...
WALLA WALLA—Providence St. Mary Foundation’s Gran Fondo walk, run ride against cancer will take place on Sat., Sept. 21 at Burwood Brewing in the airport district. Participants can register for a 5K fun run/walk, a one-mile walk of strength or 62- or 35-mile rides through wine and wheat country. A festival follows the events from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. with a barbeque lunch, Burwood beverages and live music, all included with the registration. Register at https://one.bidpal.net/granfondo/ticketing. All proceeds benefit for local cancer car...
WALLA WALLA—As summer yields to fall, artists are invited to celebrate the beautiful post-harvest landscape from the perspective of the Cottonwood neighborhood. The event takes place on Sat., Sept. 7 from 2-4 p.m. A number of homeowners will make their yards available to artists who would like to paint, photograph, sketch, write about or otherwise take design inspiration from a vantage point that mixes the valley’s agricultural roots with the grandeur of the Blue Mountains. At this time of year, it is common to see circling haws, darting swa...
WALLA WALLA—Local Walla Walla celebrities will compete on the Gesa Power House Theatre stage on Sat., Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. for the 4th Annual Dancing with the W2Stars fundraiser for Valley Residential Services. Local participants are paired with professional dancers and have a week to rehearse and learn a ballroom dance routine before a live presentation before judges. Local “celebrities” include: Dawn Adams - Retired Director of Home Health/On-Call Chaplain, Providence St. Mary Medical Center Peter Erb - 911 Dispatch Supervisor, City of Walla...
WALLA WALLA- On Sunday September 8 at 2 p.m. Emily Cairns will portray pioneer school teacher Sarah Miner. The Living History performance will be made at Fort Walla Walla Museum, 755 Myra Road. Mrs. Miner, Walla Walla's first schoolteacher, opened a private school in a store building on Main Street in the winter of 1861-62. She was then given a certificate, and on June 16, 1862 began the first public school classes in Walla Walla. She was described as "a lovely, cultured woman, who had the...
WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee has announced grant fund availability for supporting tourism promotion-related events or projects in 2020 that will result in increased numbers of people traveling to the area for business or pleasure and utilizing lodging for overnight stays. Proceeds of the county lodging tax funds the opportunity which has approximately $35,000-$50,000 available for 2020 grants. An informational meeting will be held on Thurs., Sept. 5 at 4:45 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, County Pub...
WALLA WALLA County—Walla Walla County has collaborated with the Walla Walla County Dept. of Community Health (DCH), the Blue Mountain Community Foundation, Sherwood Trust and the Blue Mountain Action Council to create the Blue Mountain Complete Count Committee (CCC). The CCC program was established by the U.S. Census Bureau with the goal of creating awareness in communities across the country regarding the 2020 Census which will be sent electronically to Walla Walla County residents on April 1, 2020. The CCC’s purpose is to provide acc...
WALLA WALLA-They were separated by decades in life but have come together in a permanent exhibit at the Kirkman House Museum. A special presentation on how Adam West and Batman influenced the exhibit honoring one of Walla Walla's best-known sons will take place at the Fort Walla Walla Museum, 755 Myra Road, on Thurs., Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. Johnathan Grant, who often portrays Batman at various events, has loaned most of the items on display in the Adam West Exhibit at the Kirkman House Museum. He...
WALLA WALLA —A national expert on suicide prevention, Dr. Justin Coffey, will speak at a free community roundtable event Sept. 27 from 8:30 - 11 a.m. in the Young Ballroom in the Reid Campus Center at Whitman College. Zero Suicide: A Community Roundtable with Dr. Justin Coffey is part of Suicide Prevention Month activities in September sponsored by Greater Columbia Accountable Communities of Health, Walla Walla County Department of Community Health, REACH OUT, Providence St. Mary Medical Center, Providence Medical Group and Whitman College. B...
WALLA WALLA—Providence Outpatient Rehabilitation is expanding its physical therapy services at the YMCA and moving its water therapy services to Wheatland Village. At noon on Aug. 23, Providence will close its satellite at the Y for construction to expand the physical therapy services offered. The Providence physical therapy clinic will reopen at the Y on Sept. 3 at 8:30 a.m. Water therapy will move to Wheatland Village’s pool with the final day of aqua therapy at the Y being Aug. 22. The service will reopen at the Wheatland Village Vit...
DAYTON-The Dayton Chamber of Commerce announced the resignation of Executive Director Melissa Bryan in an Aug. 12 in a Chamber press release. Bryan, who served as assistant director prior to stepping into the role of executive director in March of 2018, will leave her position effective Aug. 31. "Melissa has worked hard to keep the Chamber office looking professional and welcoming. Many improvements have taken place under her direction," said Chamber President Brian St. Clare. Assistant...
WALLA WALLA—The woman who led police on a multi-county high speed chase, ending in an officer-involved shooting near Burbank on Aug. 3 has been released from the hospital on Aug. 8 and booked into the Walla Walla County Jail. Amanda Warren, 38, is being held with a bail set at $602,000, according to an Aug. 10 Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office (WWCSO) statement. She faces a long list of charges including first degree attempted murder, first degree robbery, second degree assault, unlawful imprisonment, two counts of residential burglary, posse...
WALLA WALLA—Sherwood Trust CEO Danielle Garbe Reser has announced her decision to leave her position in January 2020 to pursue other opportunities to serve the region. Garbe Reser had led the Sherwood Trust since 2015. “Danielle has excelled in leading Sherwood Trust during a critical period of transition for our organization. She has been an effective and passionate advocate for Sherwood Trust and this region, and we are grateful for her leadership in delivering on our vision that everyone in the Walla Walla Valley has a sense of belonging and...
WALLA WALLA County—In a July 31 press release, the Washington State Department of Health declared Walla Walla County in outbreak status for both male and female gonorrhea cases. Washington Disease Reporting System data shows 27 cases in the county of the last three months as compared to only six cases during the same time period last year. According to the release, Walla Walla County is currently the only county in Washington State having a gonorrhea outbreak. The county communicable disease unit is on high alert as an increase in syphilis o...
WALLA WALLA—The City of Walla Walla has hired a new Library Director to succeed current Director Beth Hudson, who will retire at the end of August. Erin Wells, currently the Library Director for the Milton Freewater Public Library, will become the next director in Walla Walla. She will step into the position on Aug. 26. Prior to her service in Milton Freewater, Erin was Library Director at Greeley County Library in Tribune, Kansas. She was raised in the Portland, Ore., area, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Portland State University, a...
All ballot testing, processing, tabulation, and canvassing meetings take place at the Elections Center, 310 W. Poplar St., Walla Walla. Accessible voting is also available at this location. Ballots started mailing on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (Military & Overseas ballots were mailed on Friday, June 21, 2019). Observers are welcome during ballot testing, preparation, processing, tabulation, and Canvassing Board meetings. A minimum of one person from each political party is requested to observe all processes. The ExpressVote (a disability access...
WALLA WALLA-A Chinese businessmen and Adventist pioneers will be the subject of Living History presentations at the Fort Walla Walla Museum this weekend, with a Historical Auto Club Car Show taking place on Sunday. Living History On Sat., July 13, at 2 p.m., Myron Huie will portray Hen Lee who was was born in China in 1819. During the political unrest of the 1850s, he immigrated from Canton province to the U.S. along with many others. By the 1860s he was one of the first Chinese residents to...
WALLA WALLA—As work on city construction projects continue, drivers will be affected by detours. The following current and upcoming projects were listed in the latest City newsletter: Isaacs Avenue Water, Sewer & Road project — For the next several weeks, Culbert Construction will continue to focus on the sanitary sewer main and service installation. They are approaching the halfway point with sewer work (in this Division to Roosevelt Phase) as they near White Street. Once this sewer work is com...
WALLA WALLA-Providence St. Mary Medical Center has donated $15,000 to the Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) for its new Community Service Center. BMAC has purchased an 11,000-square-foot building on Second Ave. which will be remodeled to be used as the new service center. The current offices are located in a building at 1520 Kelly place, which is expected to be sold in the next few years, according to a Providence media release. The new facility, with an estimated project cost of $3.7...
