Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA - Com- munity Council is beginning the search for its second ex- ecutive director. Julie Reese, the organization's first direc- tor, will retire in December. President Craig Christensen said, "This is Community Council's fifth an- niversary. The organization was just months old when Julie was hired. Since that time, it has grown, its finan- cial stability has increased, and it has fully implemented its study-action process for community enhancement. She has helped us get off to a good start. We are confi- dent that our next...
DAYTON - Booker Rest home sits just a few doz- en yards away from the Touchet River and the dike path that runs along its east side. It’s an easy walk through the grass next to the city’s soccer and baseball fields. But it’s not an easy roll for a wheelchair. The Columbia Cares Coalition of Dayton has begun a project to build a path from the Booker parking lot to the paved dike path. It will run alongside the north fence of the athletic fields. The path will allow Booker residents and other...
Starbuck's first annual Swap Meet and Redneck Games will take place Satur- day, August 31, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Games include Outhouse Races, Oversized Cov- erall Three-Legged Race, and Toilet Seat Horseshoes. Vendors will be selling veg- etables, fruits, crafts, household goods, beauty supplies, homemade gifts, tools, cedar chests and more. Anyone in- terested in joining the games or having a booth should inquire at the Rawhide Bar 'n Grill at 509-399-2222 or call Ronica McCoy at 509- 540-5981....
Walla Walla Community Hospice will host its twelfth annual Pond and Garden Tour on Saturday, Septem- ber 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This hospice fundraising event is a self-guided tour of ten gardens in the Walla Walla area. It is a delight- ful tour of unique and creative gardens incorporating ponds, creeks & other water features. Tickets for this event include a tour map and provide entrance to all ten gardens. Other features will include a raffle for pond and garden accessories, fea- tured vendors of garden art, musicians, and "Artists in the...
DAYTON - If this year's National Night Out at the Dayton City Park sounds like business as usual, it's true for the most part. About 1,000 people, almost half Dayton's population, are expected to turn out next Tuesday, Aug. 6, for the anti-crime, anti-drug event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and local law enforcement. Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., some 40 exhibits will be on hand on the park lawn. There will be food, prizes and a movie as in years past. But one important a...
The first annual Swim the Snake event, sponsored by the Waitsburg Commercial Club, will take place August 17 at Lyons Ferry, WA . this challenging open-water event gives participants opportu- nity to swim the dammed Snake River. Swimmers will meet at Lyons Ferry Park swimming beach and swim from the Part to Lyons Ferry Marina. Entry fee is $30.00. The event is a fundraiser for the Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Develop- ment Council, a regional non-profit and two local youth swim teams, Pomeroy and Dayton. The course across the river i...
Touchet valley kids in grades 3 - 6 are encouraged to register for the Walla Walla Youth Football League. Reg- ister online at www.walla- wallayouthfootball.com. $90 if you register before August 15 - Save $10! Multi-player family discount available. Returning players clinic and new players tryout day and equipment checkout is Saturday, August 24 at Bled- soe Field at the VA Hospital from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Bring football cleats, sweats or shorts and water bottle. New this year, the league will be having a football clinic for all...
DIXIE - Memories run deep for new Dixie Gro- cery owner Cindy Tate and her sister Patty Bunch. "We would come from Walla Walla to visit rela- tives in Dixie and always had to make a trip to the store for candy," said Tate. "I've wanted to own the store for years, so when the opportunity presented itself, I couldn't pass it up." Tate envisions the store becoming a mini-museum and social hub in addition to being a grocery stop. Tate, her sister Patty and brother-in-law Gary Bunch moved to the...
There is a certain sweetness to the memories of harvest, especially if you fade out the heat-shortened tempers, or the seriously itchy spots on the inside elbows and the back of the neck. It is the only season when there is a team in the field working together. The rest of the year, farming is pretty much a solitary event. For me, harvest was more like a game and less like work (of course I did not have much responsibility in the early years ex- cept to be in the right place and ready when...
WAITSBURG - In his recent "Crops" column, Waitsburg writer and mar- ket analyst Gary Hofer noted that concerns over ge- netically engineered wheat found in an Oregon field are receding into recent memory. "No further presence of GMO wheat has been detected despite vigorous investigation," he wrote in his column published in the Times on July 11. And "Pa- cific Northwest white wheat growers are at least able to think about something other than the Monsanto GMO wheat controversies." But if growers...
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 to 18 years of age, and are coming to this area for the upcoming high school year or semester. These personable and academically selected exchange students are conversant in English, bright, curious and anxious to learn about this country through living as part of a family, attending high school and sharing their own culture and language with their newly adopted host family. The exchange stu-...
WALLA WALLA - Fifty Camp Fire girls and boys were down on their knees and up to their elbows in dirt at the Kirkman House Museum, carefully digging for buried treasures. With brushes and fine tools - no shovels allowed - they carefully excavated a part of the museum's garden to discover objects that might have been buried there over 100 years ago. This "dig" was just one of many activities the Camp Fire kids enjoyed at the first day of Kirkman House's three-day "Hands on History" program. The theme of the Monday, July 8 event was "Discovering...
Inactive for nearly a year for maintenance and upgrades, the Mobile Dental Van is back up and running, ready to meet area needs. The van is operated through Northwest Medical Teams International, a mission organization providing medical assistance to the needy worldwide. According to their website at www.medicalteams.org the "Mobile Dental Program provides free, urgent dental care to low-income children and adults who lack insurance or a realistic way to pay for treatment. The service is provided in Minnesota, Oregon and Washington." The...
WALLA WALLA - Turn the clock back 90 years to a time when some women were "flappers," gin was made in bathtubs, good times were enjoyed by many and few foresaw the Depression just around the corner. Beginning July 19, the Kirkman House Museum presents "The Roaring Twenties" - an exhibit that looks at how Walla Walla lived after the "War to End All Wars" and before the Crash of 1929. The 1920's brought momentous change to Walla Walla as its borders and businesses grew rapidly. Even as other Washington cities flourished, Walla Walla con...
Prescott 7-13 Empty cash drawer was taken in burglary on W. 2nd Street. Waitsburg 7-13 Violation of court order on Maple Street. 7-14 Driver issued citation for Driving While License Suspended, 3rd degree during a traffic stop on E. 6th Street. Dayton 7-09 Vehicle prowl on S. Cottonwood Street; toolbox and setof tools taken from truck at city shop. Commercial burglaryreported at W. Main; locks cut and two motorcycles taken.Report of dangerous dot on E. Dayton Avenue. Found bicycle reported at City Shop. Civil dispute on E. Tremont S...
The 2nd - 8th Grade Youth Basketball Camps scheduled for Saturday, July 13 have been cancelled to be re- scheduled this fall....
Summer is heating up, so we're migrating up to the cool streams of the Blue Mountains! Join the Blue Mountain Land Trust as we visit projects working to make sure our local fish have the same opportunity. On July 20th, we'll travel up the North Fork Touchet River to meet Fish Biologist Dave Crabtree, see current fish pas- sage improvement projects, and discuss issues of fish habitat and survival. Spend the warm summer morning by the cool river bank for a morning of education and fun, and don't forget that picnic lunch for a continued good...
On Tuesday, July 16, the Prescott Park & Recreation District will be celebrating "SAFETY DAY" from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. On this day they will be placing emphasis on safety in many different areas. The Corps of Engineers will provide information on boating and river safety. The Forest Service Department will have information on fire and camping safety. The Sher- iff's Department will em- phasize personal and bicycle safety. Prescott lifeguards will emphasize swimming safety. On Wednesday, July 17, come and bring a lawn chair or blanket and...
Starbuck will be hosting a potluck in the park by the school on Sunday, July 14 at 1:00 p.m. Bring a dish to share, your own beverage, utensils and a lawn chair. The potluck will be followed by a presentation by retired professor and author, Mahlon E. Kriebel of Garfield, WA. Mr. Kriebel has done extensive research on Fort Walla Walla's cav- alry officer, General George Wright, who led U.S. Caval- ry troops through Starbuck's back yard on their campaign following the Battle of Step- toe. The presentation will take place at 2:00 p.m. in the...
DAYTON - Columbia Rural Electric Association has been working on the new Dayton Substation. For the final step in this project, they will need to switch power to the new substation. This will cause intermittent power outages for some REA customers. Scheduled dates and times: Tuesday July 9th, 2013 - 11:00 am and 4:00 pm Thursday July 11th, 2013 Midnight - 5:00 am ( Wednesday night into Thursday morning) Extended power outages are serious concerns for individuals with special needs or for those who rely on life support devices requiring...
On behalf of the Tim Fuller family, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to a community that is amazing beyond words. For all of the cards, phone calls, comforting visits, flowers, meals, yard work, financial support, and endless prayers for Tim and our family dur- ing this very difficult time, thank you! For everyone that helped with the organiza- tion of Tim's "Celebration of Life", thank you! Much gratitude also to Columbia County Health Systems for all of your support during my absence. I have been overwhelmed and humbled by the...
