Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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This week I took a drive out along Highway 12 toward Pasco and ended up at Ice Harbor Dam and Fishery. If you haven't been out to the dam and watched the indigenous fish climb the stairs, you simply must. When I walked into the room with the underwater window display, a smile came to my face and remained there for my entire visit. I couldn't help admiring the determination as the fishclimbed the stairs to the river above. It's just fascinating. Ice Harbor Dam's water reserve and fishery is a...
WALLA WALLA - Candidates John Turner and Richard Greenwood led their respective primary races for Walla Walla County Sheriff and Coroner after an initial and unofficial vote count Tuesday night. At the count, only 751 of the 11,829 cast ballots had not been processed. In the county's two most contested races, Turner led with 5,934 votes followed by Bill White, who came in second with 3,543. The two men will go on to the general election. Greenwood led the Coroner's race with 3,548 votes, while Virginia Romine came in second with 2,396. In...
Ten Years Ago August 31, 2000 Enhanced 911 Mapping and Addressing Project has completed its address assignments. The focus of the Enhanced 911 project is to ensure that each telephone line in the telephone company's database has a corresponding Enhanced 911 address. Walla Walla Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Waitsburg man, Clarence Stearns, and put a warrant out for another after investigating a methamphetamine lab on the North Fork of the Coppei. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 15, 1985 The City Council approved a recommendation from the...
DAYTON - Dayton VFW Post 5549 will give a seminar Aug. 20 and 21 to help veterans learn about accessing health care, prescription drugs, counseling, pension funds and more. The Vets Helping Vets Benefits Seminar will take place from 1-6 p.m. both days at the Dayton Veterans Hall at 211 E. Clay. Veterans should bring a copy of DD Form 214. For help acquiring a copy of this form or for more information on the seminar, call the post commander Jerry Berg at 509-240-2699....
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council will consider a request by resident Amy Morris to open Preston Park for more long-term events at its regular meeting Wednesday. Morris, whose homeschooled daughters sell their jewelry and candles at the Dayton Farmers Market each weekend, is hoping that a revision to current city ordinance would allow members of the Dayton Farmers Market to move to Preston Park. Currently the Dayton market is open Friday evenings and Saturdays in the Seneca parking lot just at the edge of town. "There's not a lot of traff...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council at its regular meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday will consider closing the Remote Control track at the Fairgrounds. City Clerk Randy Hinchliffe said the track, which was initiated by former city councilman Bart Baxter, is not being used or maintained. It is covered in weeds. If the council agrees to close it, the area would be reseeded with grass. In other city news, the council will deviate from its regular schedule in the next two months. Because of absences and special events, meetings in September will be c...
PRESCOTT - The Prescott School Board had a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 9, and hired Bill Jordan of Walla Walla as its superintendent search consultant. Other business items discussed included approving repairs to one of the district's rental houses and the hiring of special education teacher Nicol Utke for the 2010-2011 school year. The board has set another special meeting for Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. in the board room to evaluate applicant qualifications for the superintendent position during an executive session. In open session, the board c...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Parent Cooperative Preschool has openings for enrolling children and families for fall 2010. Join the classes and learn new parenting skills to build stronger and healthier families. Spend meaningful time with your child in preparation for school and for life! The preschool's interactive, hands-on parent-child classes for fall will meet on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-11 a.m. in Preston Hall for children ages 3-5 years old. Classes will start on Sept. 14. A required parent meeting will take place on...
SCHOOL REGISTRATION GETS UNDERWAY Prescott - Registration began Aug. 3, so families in the district can come into the district office anytime between now and the first day of school, which is Monday, Aug. 3. Waitsburg - Registration will take place during the week of Aug. 23; Wednesday, Aug. 25, is a late-registration evening for families who work, which will take place from 1-7 p.m. Registration packets will be mailed on Aug. 16 and anyone who has not received a packet by the 18th should probably call the school, according to Superintendent...
Despite declining enrollment in some districts and cuts across the board in the state budget for education, school district administrators in the Touchet Valley remain optimistic. "We have always been conservative in our budgeting," said Dr. Carol Clarke, Waitsburg superintendent. "But we're hopeful the number of students will be there." Enrollment is down in Waitsburg and Prescott, which means a loss of thousands of dollars. Each full-time equivalent student means close to $6,000 for the district. In addition, the state has cut programs th...
Ten Years Ago August 17, 2000 The Washington Conservation Crew workers completed beautification of the entrance to the camping side of Lewis Clark Trail State Park last Thursday in preparation of the re-opening of the campsites for the first time since the 1996 floods. Area farmers should be wrapping up grain harvest in about a week, if the weather holds, according to J.E. McCaw, branch manager of Northwest Grain Growers in Waitsburg. Several people got a chuckle out of the noon whistle on Tuesday, Aug. 1. Waitsburg Fire Chief Brandt Kleist wa...
Walla Walla County Coroner Five Walla Walla County residents are running for county coroner, including incumbent Frank Brown, who has decided to run again as a write-in for this election. Recent controversy involving law enforcement complaints about Brown left the busy coroner "disheartened," but after encouragement from friends, family and community members he has decided to run again. "I was being harassed because I wasn't doing things 'the way we used to do it,'" Brown said Tues...
WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla County residents have two weeks to cast their votes in the current primary election. Ballots were mailed on Friday, July 30, and must be postmarked no later than Election Day, which is Tuesday, Aug. 17. County positions on the ballot include assessor, auditor, clerk, coroner, prosecuting attorney, sheriff and treasurer. Only county coroner and sheriff positions are contested. Other offices up for election include U.S. Senator and District 5 U.S. Repre...
WALLA WALLA - Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) representatives associated with the new Highway 12 project have advised that the incorrect county road name signs, printed and put in place by the state along certain portions of the new highway as part of the project, will be corrected by mid-August. Although the county-designated road names were determined months ago and the information provided to the state, unfortunately there was a mix-up and some incorrect signs have been put up. The area from the Myra Road roundabout...
DAYTON - Thursday, Aug. 12, Dayton student athletes and their parents are asked to attend the Fall Sports Clearance night held in the high school auditorium. The meeting will begin with general information about the district's athletic program followed by individual team meetings hosted by coaches for students in grades 7-12. Sports included are football, volleyball, cheer, cross country, and co-ed soccer for high school and football and volleyball for middle school (grades 7-8). The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., but parents are in...
WAITSBURG - A mandatory high school fall sports meeting for all high school fall sports athletes will take place Monday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Waitsburg High School Auditorium. All athletes must bring one or more parent/guardian to the meeting. Fall sports include: cheerleading, cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. Athletes must have a current physical and insurance in order to participate in any sports. Contact the Waitsburg High School with any questions at 509-337-6351....
DAYTON - On Thursday, September 2, federal forest entomologists, a state forest health specialist, a state fireregulations forester and NRCS Washington State Forester will join private forest landowners and local NRCS Soil Conservationist and Blue Mountain RCD Coordinator on a timber tour through Columbia and western GarfieldCounties. The purpose of the field visit is to examine individual trees and timber stands struggling to survive following catastrophic fires in 2005 and 2006. Many trees were not directly affected by the fires, but s...
WAITSBURG - Based upon news reports from NASA, there is a really good chance that both Wednesday night will offer an opportunity to see the Northern Lights. NASA says there is a large solar storm rated as a C3 Class Event, and that the increased solar winds improves the chances of seeing the Aurora Borealis even further south than they are typically seen. The chances of seeing them are increased if you are pretty high up in altitude, and away from city lights in the Walla Walla area. The top of Minnick Hill outside of Waitsburg is...
Lillian Jane Waldher, daughter of Jane (Conover) and Bob Waldher was born July, 24, in Boise, Idaho. Proud grandparents are Larry and Pam Conover of Waitsburg, and Regie and Judy Waldher of Pomeroy, Wash. Great grandparents are Ellsworth and Sherrill Conover of Waitsburg, and June and Roger Dumbeck of Pomeroy....
In the comfort of giant overalls and straw hat I write this column. That's right. I too have a small garden that needs lots of attention, especially the tomato plants and herb garden. At the moment, my kitchen smells like a cottage in Provence; lavender, marjoram and basil tied and hung to dry for winter's use. Of course, I love the smell of France and all that, but I could do without the heat we've had to contend with these past few days. After a day in the garden a sauce ensues made with plenty of goodies pinched, cut, snipped and...
OLYMPIA - Starbucks resident Dick Rubenser led local seniors in the medal count at last weekend's Washington State Senior Games at Tumwater Stadium in the Olympia Area. He won Gold in three-man basketball, Gold in shot put, Silver in javelin, Bronze in free throw and Bronze in discus. Rubenser was followed by Jerry Spoonemore, who lives in Edmonds but graduated from Dayton High School in 1957. As a teammate of Rubenser, Spoonemore got Gold in three-man basketball, Gold in basketball hot s...
