The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON—Nominations for the annual Dayton Chamber of Commerce Community Choice Awards are now open. The deadline for nominations to be considered is Oct. 25. Awards include: Citizen of the Year, Youth Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year and...

DAYTON—Get ready for back-to-school with August’s Cup of Joe to take place Wed., Aug. 21 at 7:30 a.m. at the Smith Hollow Schoolhouse, located at 113 North Front St., Dayton. School representatives will share plans for the upcoming year and...

DAYTON—The August Cup of Joe will take place at the Smith Hollow Schoolhouse (113 N. Front St.) on Wed., Aug. 21 at 7:30 a.m. School representatives will welcome the new school year by sharing upcoming plans, providing budget and sports combine...

DAYTON—The Memory Care Café has moved from the Noble Hunt to the Moose Creek Café located at 330 E. Main St. in Dayton. Gatherings take place the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. – noon. The Memory Care Café is an opportunity for...

DAYTON—A mobile food bank will visit the Columbia County Fairgrounds on Thurs., Aug. 8 from noon-2 p.m. Please bring a box to take home your food. Volunteeres are needed to help with distribution. Volunteers should arrive at 10:30 a.m. to help...

DAYTON—A Free Mobile Food Giveaway will take place on on Thurs., Aug. 8 from noon-2 p.m. at Columbia County Fairgrounds. Please bring a box to take food home. Volunteers are needed to help package produce and are requested to arrive at 10:30 am to...

DAYTON—Dayton’s Wenaha Gallery will hold a special event on Sat., July 20 for Alumni Weekend, which happens to fall on the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. The gallery, located at 219 E. Main, will offer artisan treats all day and...

DAYTON—Columbia County Public Health will host a free car seat check up at The Club, located at 528 W. Cameron St. in Dayton, on July 22 from 4-6 p.m. Three out of four car seats are installed incorrectly. Certified technicians will be on site to...

DAYTON—Ski Bluewood is in the process of moving the office it has maintained on Dayton’s Main Street for more than 20 years, to a new location on the mountain next to the lodge. “We’re consolidating our administrative facilities into one...

Discovery Kids - 10:00am to 11:00am - Every Wednesday A new, revamped and improved interactive story time for those in the toddler years! Come sing, dance, play and learn with our Flash the Sloth. Kids Summer Reading - Space Games - 2:30pm - July 12t...

DAYTON—The Mobile Community Services Office will visit Dayton and Flour Mill Park on Main Street form noon-4 p.m. on Tues., July 9. At this event, people can apply for cash assistance, basic food assistance, medical assistance and the Medicare...

DAYTON—A new grief support group will begin Mon. June 24, but new members will still be accepted for the first couple of weeks as the group gets underway. The group will meet Mondays from 6:30-8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. The group...

DAYTON—The Boldman House Museum will host “Art in the Garden,” a garden party and art show on Sat., July 6, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Local artists will share their garden and regional artwork with the public in the Boldman House Garden (410 N. 1st...

DAYTON—The Dayton High School Class of 1968 is sponsoring a free showing of the 1970 classic film Woodstock in honor of the 50th anniversary of the “greatest music festival ever.” The film, with a run time of three hours, will play Thurs.,...

DAYTON—The Dayton Home Street Bank. Dayton Kiwanis and Dayton Lions will host a free shred day on Sat., June 29 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the bank located at 427 E. Main. Home Street and Kiwanis worked together to fund the event and volunteer and...

DAYTON—The Dayton High School Class of 1968 is sponsoring a free showing of the 1970 classic film Woodstock in honor of the 50th anniversary of the “greatest music festival ever.” The film, with a run time of three hours, will play Thurs.,...

DAYTON—A “Friendship and Thank You” potluck will be held for previous county commissioner Norm Passmore and his wife, Ann, on Sat., July 6 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds pavilion from 5-8 p.m. Please bring a main dish, side dish or salad....

DAYTON—The Club will sponsor the Summer Food Service Program for chil- dren in Dayton. Meals will be available for children 18 years and younger at no charge at 528 W. Cameron St. The program will run weekdays from June 24 through Aug. 2 with...

DAYTON—The Liberty Theater is in search of a piano accompanist for the Missoula Children’s Theater, August 5-10. That person will need to meet with the MCT directors the morning of Aug. 5, then attend rehearsals on only Wed., Aug. 7 and Thurs.,...

DAYTON—Dayton’s annual Lewis-Clark Walk will take place on Tues., May 14 this year. Participants will depart from the Historic Dayton Depot (222 E. Commercial Ave.) at 5:30 p.m. and walk to the Lewis-Clark Patit Creek Campsite, approximately...

COLUMBIA COUNTY—Meeting have been scheduled through the Month of May to discuss a proposed Flood Control Zone District and to wrap up the Dayton, Starbuck and Columbia County comprehensive plan updates. Columbia Comprehensive Plan Wrap-up Open Hous...

DAYTON—The Pacific Power, Marengo Repower wind project is beginning soon and Wanzek, the company hired to perform the work, will hold a job fair on Fri., May 17 from 3-6 p.m. at the Best Western Plus in Dayton (507 E. Main). Positions to be filled...

DAYTON—The 16th Annual Dayton Third Street will take place this Saturday on 3rd Street and at various locations throughout Dayton. Suggested hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m....

DAYTON— The Friends of the Columbia County Fairgrounds was selected to receive a $10,000 Impact Grant through the Sherwood Trust. The Friends was one of 11 recipients selected from a field of 23 applicants. The Impact Grant program was initiated...