Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Bertie and Edna (Bitzi) Baxter are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary this Saturday November 9th, 2013. The couple met at Skagit Speedway in Alger, WA. Bert raced Super modifieds and Bitzi was a pit girl. The couple's first date was at the drive-in where they saw Lady and the Tramp. The couple was married on November 9, 1963, at the private home of a family friend in Snohomish, WA. Mr. and Mrs. Baxter have one child, Bart (Tiffany) Baxter of Waitsburg, WA. They have two grandchildren,...
1 Open Mic Night Coppei Café 6:30 to 9:30 Release your inner rockstar. Three song sets. Allages welcome. Halloween Costume Party Thresher's Bar & Grill Double Tap will be performing and there will be acostume contest. See theirFacebook page for moreinformation. 3 Harvest Festival Presbyterian Church Basement 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Children ages 3 through 5th grade are welcome to join the combined Sunday School kids from the Christian and Presbyterian churches in their annual Harvest Festival. Those attending will be divided into teams to accep...
WALLA WALLA - The Walla Walla County Rural Library District recently announced the appointment of Barbara (Bobbie) Morgan to be its new Executive Director. Morgan comes to Walla Walla from Putnam County Library District in Hennepin, Illinois, where she has been Director for the past year. Morgan received her BA in Textile Design in 1981 and Masters in Library Science in 1989 from the University of Washington. Morgan began her library career at Clermont County Public Library in Batavia Ohio where she served as Young Adult librarian before...
WALLA WALLA – The November First Thursday concert will be on November 7, 12:15 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine Street, Walla Walla. Featured will be Wa-Hi vocal ensembles, Chamber Singers and Belles Voix, directed by Norbert Rossi. The concert is free but donations are ac- cepted which will be given to the Christian Aid Center, the charity chosen by the performers. On November 14, Pianist Haskell Small will perform Federico Mompou’s com- plete Musica Callada as part of his nationwide Journeys in Silence tour. This free con-...
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce will hold its 67th annual awards Banquet November 7 at the Runnin’ T Ranch on North Touchet Road. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. The theme for this year’s banquet is “Wild About our Community,” and guests are encouraged to wear western attire. Food will be catered by “The Q.” This year’s program will recognize and celebrate the achievements of the Dayton Development Task Force, which is celebrating its 30th year. Awards will be given out at the banquet for Youth of the Year, Business of the Year, Employee...
DIXIE – The deep or- anges and yellows blanket- ing Biscuit Ridge provided an idyllic backdrop to the Dixie Elementary School playground that, covered in bouncing dots of red and green, looked more like Christmas than fall on Friday afternoon. Those bursts of color were elemen- tary students from Dixie and Starbuck, clad in bright red and green uniforms, darting across the field in a rousing game of soccer. In a tradition spanning back further than the cur- rent administration of either s...
DAYTON - Washington State University Extension educators are offering a "Ties to the Land" succes- sion planning workshop Dayton in November. Suc- cession planning is the human side of estate planning, and is a way for families to maintain their ties to the land across multiple generations. The workshop will be offered November 16 at the Seneca Conference Room, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., North Guernsey Ave. (next to the grain elevator). Registration is $45 per family or ownership, and includes workbook, DVD, and refreshments. Lunch may be purchased at...
WALLA WALLA - The Walla Walla Valley Metro- politan Planning Organiza- tion is seeking members for a Special Needs Transportation Coalition. WWVMPO is responsible for creating a Human Services Transportation Plan for the region. The Plan will be due to Washington State Department of Transportation, Federal Highways Administration, and Federal Transit Admin- istration by fall 2014. We are hoping to use a coalition to create the vision, goals, policies, project selection criteria, project list, and provide infor- mation on the services (those...
State Measures Initiative to the Legislature 517 Concerns initiative and referendum measures This measure would set penalties for interfering with or retaliating against signature-gatherers and petition-signers; require that all measures receiving sufficient sig- natures appear on the ballot; and extend time for gathering initiative petition signatures. Initiative to the Legislature 522 Concerns labeling of geneticallyengineered foods This measure would require most raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, and seeds and seed stocks, if...
Washington State Court of Appeals Judge George Fearing was appointed to his position in May to replace the retiring Judge Dennis Sweeney. He's been on the bench since July 1. Fearing is now running for re-election to complete the final three years of the unexpired six-year term of his Division III, Position 2 slot. He is being opposed by Kennewick defense attorney John Gary Metro. Until his appointment, Fearing was a partner in the law firm of Leavy, Schultz, Davis and Fearing, in Ken- newick,...
PRESCOTT - The Prescott Lions serves an all-you-can-eat breakfast the third weekend (Sat. and Sun.) of every month. This month's breakfast takes place Oct. 19 and 20 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Lions Club will be serving pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns and juice and coffee. The cost is $6.00. Breakfast will be served at the Lions Community Building located on the corner of Highway 124 and D Street....
WAITSBURG - During homecoming week WP will be hosting an alumni volleyball match. This match will take place Thursday, October 24 at 6 p.m. Senior volleyball and cross-country athletes will be recognized at 5:50 p.m. that evening, just prior to the alumni match. Any Prescott-Waitsburg alumni interested in being on the alumni vs. WP alumni team, please contact Coach Dinah Lindsey at (509) 337- 6461. All alumni athletes are welcome to help us fill the team. Please plan to join us for a WP vs. Alumni volleyball match as part of our Homecoming C...
WAITSBURG -- HS MASS Band and Choir invades Waitsburg High School again on Wednesday, October 23! About 250 students from a dozen small schools from Touchet to Asotin to Oakesdale send bands and choruses to rehearse and play together for just one day. Their directors have chosen music in advance and rehearsed it with them since school started. The band will number about 150 students, which is much larger than these students normally get to play with. The choir will also be large. The music for this year's MASS is includes the choir singing...
WALLA WALLA -- Walla Walla County Commissioners are seeking applicants for the Walla Walla County Rural Library Board of Trustees, to fill an unexpired term through January 1, 2017. Information on this position is available at www.wwrurallibrary.com under the Library Board section of the website. The board meets on the second Monday of each month, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at various district locations in the county, to review library operations, authorize actions, and ensure that the needs of the library district population being served are...
WAITSBURG -- W-P Cross Country athletes are proud to support breast cancer awareness and are kicking off a fund-raiser for Providence St. Mary Cancer Center's breast cancer special needs fund. This year the athletes are selling a flashy pink and black wristband sporting the words "GO PINK!" The bands sell for $3 each or 2 for $5. Proceeds will benefit this important fund to help assist breast cancer patients in their time of need. Contact an X-C athlete or Coach to purchase ar band and show support. Bands will be sold at the Homecoming vol...
POMEROY -- The Pome- roy Chamber of Commerce would like to invite vendors to participate in their annual Craft Fair to be held Decem- ber 6 from 11a.m. to 6 p.m. and December 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Spinner's Hall in Pomeroy. Interested vendors should contact either Hollie Geiger at Sterling Bank 843-1895 or Corky Slaybaugh at 843-3455 or email her at rich_ corky @ho- tmail.com for more information and to reserve your table. Bring homemade crafts, art, baked goods, jewelry, cosmetics, toiletries, paintings, candles, purses, clothes,...
A bby Schrader of Adrian North Dakota and Brad Grende of Waitsburg, Wash- ington, wed June 29, 2013, at St. James Basilica, Jamestown, North Dakota. Father Al Bitz officiated. The bride is the daughter of Scott and Donna Schrader of Adrian, North Dakota. Grandparents are Donald Schrader, Jamestown, ND, and Ann Paulsen, West Fargo, ND. She graduated in 2004 from Lithchville Marion High School, ND and in 2008 from University of Mary, Bismarck, North Dakota. She works as an Occupational Therapist...
Dayton 10-8 Telephone fraud reported on N. Guernsey Avenue. Reportof harassment on S. 2nd Street. Report of abandoned trailer on Hartstock Grade; unable to locate. 10-9 Gunshots heard, concerned parties may be shooting at elk; transferred to Fish & Wildlife. Non-injury accident on LewisGulch Road; vehicle hit by deer. Theft on Magee Road; cop- per wire taken, several vehicles and Connex boxes prowled.Report of citizen impersonating a deputy over the phone,under investigation. Two dogs and a goat loose on PayneHollow Road; owner located. 10-10...
WALLA WALLA - The Blue Mountain Veteran's Coalition & Echo Company 181 BSB will be sponsoring the Veteran's Standdown on Wednesday, October 16 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will take place at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds Community Center at 363 Orchard Street in Walla Walla. All military veterans are welcome with a special invitation to homeless veterans. The following services will be provided at no charge: Eye exams, dental exams, veteran benefit officers will be available, PTSD counseling, employment services, haircuts, showers, hygiene...
WALLA WALLA -- Tickets are now available for the Fall Furr Ball which takes place October 19, 2013 from 6 p.m. to midnight in the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds historic pavilion. The evening begins with a host social hour, silent auction, and gaming in our faux casino, followed by dinner, live auction and dancing to the lively music of "Penrose Lane." Tickets are $50 per person, with reserved tables for eight guests available as well. Please help make this year's event successful by being a sponsor, purchasing tick- ets, making a generous dona...
DAYTON - An infor- mational meeting with the Community Council will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Weinhard Hotel Lobby. Community Council offers citizens the opportunity to help prioritize community issues, learn more about them and to influence policy. The upcoming topic is "Reducing Food Insecurity" in our region. All area residents are welcome....
