Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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PRESCOTT – The Gospel/Bluegrass group, Hand-Picked, will perform a concert at Prescott’s Field View Park on Wednesday, July 29 at 7 p.m. This will be the third year that the popular family group has performed in Prescott. The performance is free, but donations are gladly accepted. CDs will also be available for purchase. Concertgoers should bring a blanket or chairs for seating....
DAYTON – Dayton City Council will go ahead with two grant applications through the state Transportation Improvement Board for street repair, Mayor Craig George said Monday. The grants would fund work on both North Front Street and South First Street, two city streets that have concerned city leaders for many years. Both projects will require matching city funds, according to City Clerk Trina Cole. And the South First Street project would require work to the existing sewer lines there, she and Public Works Director Jim Costello said. This w...
DAYTON – Dayton residents who pay city water and sewer bills will soon have access to their accounts online and the ability to pay monthly utility bills with credit cards. Dayton City Council approved a contract with InvoiceCloud on Monday, which will offer not only the ability for city staff to accept credit card payments – something the city has never been able to do despite dozens of inquiries monthly – but will also give customers the ability to view bills and usage online and set up automatic payments. The use of credit cards will incur...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s city crew worked quickly to repair problems with the installation of the city pool’s new liner last week. Rough patches of fiberglass were sanded down and the pool is being refilled. If all goes as planned, the pool should be open for business on Monday afternoon, July 13, according to City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe....
WAITSBURG – Both Waitsburg City Council and the Waitsburg School Board have changed their meeting dates for July. The City Council will meet at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 16, rather than the regularly scheduled July 15 meeting date. Meetings are held at the Lions Memorial Building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds. The Waitsburg School Board will meet Wed., July 15, at 7 p.m. rather than on July 22, as regularly scheduled. The Waitsburg School District’s 2015-16 Budget Hearing in scheduled for Wednesday, July 29 at 7 p.m. Meetings are held in the Pre...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Planning Commission is looking to fill two seats on the seven-position board. Commission chairman, William Polotochio and commission member Marie Gagnon have recently resigned their positions. The commission currently consists of K.C. Kuykendall, who is also a city council member, Karen Stanton-Gregutt and recently appointed members Larry Johnson, Brian Callahan and Stan Bly who took seats in January. A new chairman will be selected from within the commission. The Planning Commission will review progress of the p...
WALLA WALLA – AARP is offering its Smart Driver class at 1 p.m. on July 16 and 17 at Walla Walla General Hospital (1025 S. Second Ave.). The curriculum was developed to help drivers age 50 and older stay up-to-date with driving laws. Participants are encouraged to check with their insurance agent for details about the type of discount they can receive by taking the course. The cost of the eight-hour course is $20 with a $5 discount for AARP members. For more information or to find other courses, visit www.aarp.org/ADS2014 or call (509) 5...
WAITSBURG – YWCA’s Fun Factory will visit Waitsburg and Prescott weekly from June 16 – August 1. The Fun Factory will be at the Prescott school on Wednesdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. and at Preston Park in Waitsburg from 2-3:30 p.m. on Thursdays. The Fun Factory provides free outdoor fun for kids ages 5-10. The gold Fun Factory van means crafts, games and fun activities for children. For more information call (509) 525-2570 or visit ywcaww.org/funfactory....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg City Pool will be closed until further notice due to unforseen problems with the new liner....
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – Anticipated triple-digit temperatures Walla Walla County Commissioners have declared a burn ban, running from Friday, June 26, through Sunday, July 5. The ban may extended, if warranted. During this time all burning, including agricultural, residential and recreational, as well as special (roadsides, ditches, etc.), is banned. The ban also includes other burning that would normally be allowed without a permit. The ban does not apply to fireworks that have been legally purchased and used....
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – With high temps and a burn ban in effect, Walla Walla County commissioners and fire officials are urging citizens to take extra precautions this 4th of July. Statistics state that the 4th of July results in more than $35 million in damages annually, nationwide. “Although last year we thought that the fire severity issues couldn’t get any worse, this year, with the lack of snow pack in the Blues and the extended triple-digit forecast for the county, we are definitely in extreme conditions for the upcoming 4th of July holid...
WAITSBURG – Current, aspiring, and might-be-interested kid-musicians are invited to to learn and jam together in Preston Park each Wednesday morning (weather permitting) at 11 a.m., beginning July 15. For more information, call Kate Hockersmith at 337-8789....
WAITSBURG – As part of Waitsburg Celebration Days, the city sponsored a promotional night at the July 6, Walla Walla Sweets baseball game against the Yakima Valley Pippins at Walla Walla’s Borleske Stadium. As part of the promotion, the City received 125 tickets to give away. The majority of those tickets were distributed during the Celebration Days parade, but approximately 25 random single-seat tickets are still available. Anyone who would like to attend the July 6 game is welcome to stop in at City Hall for a ticket. Tickets will be giv...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Joint Parks & Rec. Department is once again hosting the Tri-Cities Steel Drum who will perform a concert in the Prescott Park on Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m. The band is back by popular demand following last year’s performance. Bring lawn chairs and/or blankets and enjoy this free event. A donation box will be available to help defray the expenses of the group....
DAYTON – A single-vehicle accident on Highway 12 west of Dayton blocked traffic for several hours on Monday morning. At approximately 10 a.m., a caller reported that a semi-truck traveling eastbound on the highway hauling produce had drifted off the road into the eastbound ditch at milepost 366. Both occupants of the truck were transported to Dayton General Hospital with unknown conditions. The truck lost its load, and the roadway was blocked for several hours while workers from the Department of Transportation cleaned up the produce. W...
DAYTON – Robotics Day Camp will take place July 7 and 8 in the 4-H Extension Office conference room (202 S. 2nd) from 1-4 p.m. The camp is recommended for youth ages 8 to 12 but 13 and 14 year olds are welcome to participate. The fee is $20 per youth with a reduced fee of $10 for Columbia County 4-H members. Class size is limited to 12 youth and the registration deadline in Thursday, July 2. Registrations may be picked up at the extension office or call Donna Hanger at 382-4741 to reserve a spot....
DAYTON – Enough public interest was shown in the discussion last week regarding whether to pave Mead Road north of Dayton that Columbia County Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing to discuss the matter further during their next board meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15. Portland General Electric, which owns the wind turbines recently constructed off Mead Road and surrounding properties, has proposed to pave Mead Road – the main county roadway used during construction of the Tucannon River Wind Farm. Seth Walker, assistant cou...
WAITSBURG – July’s Christian Women’s Connection luncheon will take place July 15 at the Waitsburg Town Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The theme is “Christmas in July.” Lunch is $10 and will be catered by Gleason’s Galley. July’s speaker is Nancy Gabert from Bend, Ore., whose talk is titled, “What’s in Your Backpack?” Bethany Moser of Waitsburg will share her vocal talent, and Lael Loyd of Dayton will share about “Operation Christmas Child.” Reservations are needed and childcare can be provided by reservation. Call Judy at (509) 399-2005...
WALLA WALLA – Banner Bank wants to make its customers aware of a wide-spread phone scam in which Banner Bank customers and non-customers receive automated calls stating that there is a problem with the recipient’s debit or credit card. The robo calls, which may show as Banner Bank on a caller ID, request the recipient to press “1” for an operator, then ask for the recipient to enter his or her card information. Do not do so. “These robo-calls are part of a phishing scam attempting to obtain bank account and personal information,” said Dianne...
DAYTON – The city of Dayton hopes to “unveil” a freshly redeveloped website next week, on June 30. The address of the website will remain the same: www.daytonwa.com, but the site will feature a more contemporary design, new tabs and current photos, City Clerk Trina Cole said. “The site will be more user friendly,” she said. “It will have a search engine, so people can find things more easily....
DAYTON – Summer weather means yard sales, garage sales and special events nearly every weekend. Dayton city workers would like to remind citizens that affixing signs to utility poles violates city code and poses risk of damage to city property. In fact, signs may not be posted on any public property except when authorized. City workers will remove all signs violating city code. Prohibited signs also include those that interfere with or obstruct any instrument of traffic control or street identifying signs or that cause visual obstruction of a...
DAYTON – The city of Dayton has hired a new city attorney: Anthony Menke of Menke, Jackson and Beyer in Yakima. City councilors authorized the contract during their regular meeting June 8. Menke’s official start date is July 14. Gregory Lutcher, a Walla Walla lawyer, had been the city’s official attorney for the last three years. City councilors solicited qualified proposals for a new attorney and selected Menke from the five letters of interest received, according to City Clerk Trina Cole. Menke has over 40 years of experience with munic...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s Summer Reading Program, with the theme Every Hero Has a Story, kicks off on Monday, June 22, from 2-4 p.m. and will run for six weeks. So far 21 kids have registered, and new participants are welcome to join at any time. Librarian Rosie Warehime plans to invite local heroes to share their stories, and each meeting will include a reading time, a science or craft project and treats. Readers will make a chain for the books they’ve read and will earn prizes. Children are welcome to come in any time the library is open to re...
STARBUCK – Starbuck Community Church will host this year’s Vacation Bible School, with the theme, Growing with Jesus, from June 22 – 25, from 9-11:30 a.m. The program is appropriate for children ages 4 through sixth grade, with older children welcome to offer assistance as helpers. Rides are available from Dayton. For more information or to reserve a ride call Sheila at (509) 399-2259 or Colleen at (509) 399-2258....
WALLA WALLA – Valley Transit in Walla Walla will operate fare-free now through Sept. 7 on fixed routes, evening and Saturday service. Job Access clients must still purchase monthly passes. Visit valleytransit.com to see the routes available....
