Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - The Dayton School District has elected to interview additional candidates for the position of secondary principal at the recommendation of Superintendent Doug Johnson. Last month the school board authorized a series of public meetings aimed at helping them decide whether to offer Interim Principal Kate Wenzl the permanent position or open the job to outside applicants. Wenzl is a top choice, Johnson said following last week's school board meeting, but a thorough and competitive selectio...
Terry R. Nealey Retirement Party Seneca Activity Center January 2, 2015 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. DAYTON - Attorney Terry Nealey, who came to Dayton to practice law in 1976, announced that he will end his law practice at the end of this month. As he enters his fourth term in the Washington State House of Representatives, Nealey said he will serve out his coming two-year term, and then decide whether to continue in the legislature. Nealey said there are a lot of things he and his wife, Jan, have been want...
7 CHRISTMAS DAY 27 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 9-11 a.m. The Center provides food and resources to families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. Saturday Market Blue Mountain Station, Dayton 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 28 American Legion Christmas Party Dayton American Legion (211 E. Clay) 3 p.m. Dayton and Waitsburg American Legion posts will join together for a holiday meal and Christmas party. RSVP to rpstandring@gmail.comrpstandring@gmail.com 29 Waitsburg Story Time (every Monday) Weller Public Library, Waitsburg 10:30...
ADVERTISE EARLY THIS WEEK Due to the New Years holiday, the advertising and legals deadline for the Times next week will be Monday, Dec. 29, by noon. FAMILY-STYLE NEW YEAR'S EVE DAYTON - The Coalition for Youth and Families, together with Columbia County Health Services, is offering a festive celebration for families at its 2nd Annual First Night Celebration beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31. The event, which takes place in the Youth Building at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, includes food, games, music, a light show, a photo booth,...
9 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 2-4 p.m. The Center provides food and resources to families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. 20 Saturday Market Blue Mountain Station, Dayton 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Karoake Night Tuxedo Bar & Grill, Prescott 8 p.m. - midnight 20-21 Lighted Home Tours Elk Drug Parking Lot, Dayton 7 p.m. Board a bus for a "Tour of Lights" and vote for your favorite. $1.50/ person; 60+ is $1. 21 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 9-11 a.m. The Center provides food and resources to families in the...
DAYTON - Dayton and Waitsburg American Legion members will join together to celebrate the holidays with a Christmas party at the Dayton American Legion building on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. The party is for Legion members and active duty service members that are home on leave, and their families. The catered meal will include pulled pork, beans and coleslaw. Please RSVP by Dec. 22 to Ron Standring at (509) 520-9350....
DAYTON - The Liberty Theater will host its annual Christmas Cookies & Classics event on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy Christmas carols with Jim Thorn, a live auction of Christmas cookies and treats and a free showing of the 1985 film Santa Claus starring Dudley Moore and John Lithgow. Admission is free but contributions of non-perishable food for the Blue Mountain Food Bank are encouraged. For more info, go to www.libertytheater.org or call the theater at (509) 382-1380....
2 Breakfast with Santa Dayton First Congregational Church Fireside Room 8-11 a.m. Children in the congregation and community are invited to join Santa for free breakfast and crafts. Parents are welcome to bring cameras to capture a photo of their child dining with Santa. Breakfast features pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, milk, juice, and coffee. Dayton Senior Round Table Senior Center (403 E. Patit St.) 12 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 382-2836 to RSVP by the day prior. Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 2-4 p.m. The...
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DAYTON - During their regular November 19 meeting, Dayton School Board members were presented with a capital levy proposal that they will consider putting before voters next year. The levy amount would be approximately $800,000, and funds could be collected from taxpayers over a one, two or three-year period. According to Dayton Schools Superintendent Doug Johnson, the levy funds would pay for facilities projects that would address the most critical needs at the schools. They include upgrading...
4 Dayton Senior Round Table Senior Center (403 E. Patit St.) 12 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 382- 2836 to RSVP by the day prior. Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 2-4 p.m. The Center provides food and resources to families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. Dayton School Board Meeting District Boardroom 6 p.m. 6-7 Waitsburg's Hometown Christmas See full schedule in December's MONTLY insert in last week's issue of The Times or the Commercial Club ad on page 5 of this issue. 6 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston...
10-29 Dayton Christmas Kickoff See full schedule in MONTHLY insert. 28 Cookies on Parade Dayton Memorial Library, Delaney Room 1-4 p.m. Homemade Christmas cookies and candy for sale. Soup for the Soul First Christian Church (410 S. 3rd, Dayton) 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to come and enjoy a free community sponsored dinner on the last Friday of each month. For more info contact Judi Brooks at 382-4771. Transportation is available. For a ride call public transportation at 382-1647. 29 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 9-11 a.m. The...
DAYTON - Come early, is the advice for those planning to attend the 28th annual Dayton Kiwanis Turkey Bingo on Saturday. Doors to the Dayton Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room open at 3 p.m., but people begin lining up by 9 a.m., according to event chair Ted Paterson. The first person in line receives a free turkey, but don't worry if you can't get there before the 4 p.m. game start time, because Kiwanis plans to give away at least 130 turkeys to Bingo winners this year before the event ends...
DAYTON - Physicians Kim Abernethy and Marek Marcinkiewicz have resigned from their positions with Columbia County Health System, effective Dec. 29, according to interim Chief Executive Officer Jon Smiley. Smiley did not comment on the reasons for their resignations, both tendered in September. "We wish them well in their future practices, though," he said. Smiley and the hospital district board are actively recruiting new physicians to fill the vacancies, but this is a challenging task. "It's a...
PRESCOTT - Preliminary results from the Nov. 4 General Election show the Prescott Pool Maintenance and Operations levy passing easily with 69.04% of Walla Walla and Columbia County voters approving the levy. A 60% super majority is required to approve the pool's annual $110,000 levy, which translates to about 37 cents per $1,000 of evaluation, down slightly from 40 cents per $1,000 last year and 45 cents per $1,000 in 2012. "I'm delighted that the 2015 levy results show a 69.04% yes vote. It will be great to continue our excellent programs for...
WAITSBURG - The first knowledge bowl meet between the eastern small schools of ESD 123 took place at the Waitsburg Christian and First Presbyterian churches on Tuesday. Students from Waitsburg, De- Sales, Prescott, Dayton, Clarkston and Pomeroy faced off in the intellectual sparring match. Waitsburg Knowledge Bowl coach Brad Green said that, unlike football and basketball, where crowds of spectators follow the action and celebrate the heroes, Knowledge Bowl teams play unnoticed for the most...
DAYTON - The Touchet Valley was touched by early snows this past week and temperatures plummeted into the teens over the weekend, but the long-range forecast for our area doesn't look much like the weather we've had since Thursday. In fact, temperatures are predicted to warm into the 40s later this week. Before Wednesday's cold spell settled in, the weather station at the Dayton Middle School registered temperatures in the 60s and very low 70s in the first week of November. "This pattern looks...
2 Dayton Senior Round Table Senior Center (403 E. Patit St.) 12 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Meals are $4 for those over 60 and $7 for those under 60. Enjoy a hot meal in a social setting. Play pool, cards or spend time visiting. Call 382-2836 to RSVP by the day prior. Dayton Kiwanis Delaney Building 12 p.m. Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 2-4 p.m. The Center provides food and resources to families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. 22 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 9-11 a.m. The Center provides food...
4 Dayton Senior Round Table Senior Center (403 E. Patit St.) 12 p.m. Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 2-4 p.m. The Center provides food and resources to families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. 2014 Dayton Chamber Awards Banquet Running T Ranch 6-9 p.m. Contact the Chamber at (509) 382-4825 for tickets. Col. Co. Planning Commission Planning Comm. Office 7 p.m. 15 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 9-11 a.m. The Center provides food and resources to families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts....
7 Veteran's Day Assembly Waitsburg High School Auditorium 2:30 p.m. The WHS Theater Arts class and the WHS band will present a Veterans Day assembly celebrating the 200th anniversary of our national anthem. 8 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 9-11 a.m. The Center provides food and resources to families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. African Children's Choir Starbuck Community Church 10 a.m. Free performance with goodwill offering taken. Artisan Food Market Blue Mountain Station, Dayton 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 9 Praise...
WAITSBURG -- Council members present were: K.C. Kuykendall, Kevin House, Karl Newell and Mayor Walt Gobel. Debra Callahan and Marty Dunn were absent. --Sheriff John Turner gave a quarterly update noting that deputy hours are currently 403 above contracted. Crime statistics for Waitsburg show a significant drop over 2013 numbers with the only increases in narcotics and motor vehicle thefts. Turner noted that vehicle theft, as well as vehicles recovered from other jurisdictions, was up county wide. --Council members, Sheriff Turner and City...
