The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON - Collection week for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes is Nov. 17 - 24. Twenty-one years ago David C. Cook decided to pack simple gifts in a shoebox for child victims of the Bosnian war. To date, over 100 million shoeboxes have been given...

4 Dayton General Hospital Auxiliary Luncheon 1st Congregational Church (214 S. 3rd St., Dayton) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Luncheon tickets are $8. Soup for the Soul First Christian Church (410 S. 3rd, Dayton) 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to come and enjoy a... Full story

5 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 2-4 p.m. The Center serves families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. Pink Out Fundraiser Waitsburg Gymnasium 6 p.m. "Pink Out" the gym to help the Lady Cards raise donations for a local...

WALLA WALLA - Blue Mountain Community Foundation announced this month 78 discretionary grants they will award to 65 organizations in Walla Walla, Garfield, Columbia and Umatilla counties. Two grants will be awarded to Waitsburg based organizations:...

9 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 9 - 11 a.m. The Center serves families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. Saturday Market Blue Mountain Station 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Strawberry Waffle Supper Dayton Senior Center (403 E. Patit...

9 Waitsburg Resource Center 106 Preston Avenue 2-4 p.m. The Center serves families in the Waitsburg and Prescott School Districts. Columbia County Planning Commission Planning Office 7 p.m. Prescott Joint Park & Rec. Board 101 S. D St. #A, Prescott... Full story

WALLA WALLA - This year's First Thursday concerts will commence October 2 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church (323 Catherine Street). The program, which runs from 12:15 to 12:50 will feature Mark Brown, a jazz pianist and vocalist. The concert is free,...

DAYTON - The Wenaha Gallery (219 E. Main) will be hosting two prominent artists at a reception on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The reception will feature Janene Grende of Sandpoint, Ida. and Craig Whitcomb of Lewiston, Ida. Grende is...

DAYTON - Master photographer John Clement, of Kennewick, will be offering a photography workshop on Oct. 11 - 12. Clement has received more than 60 national and international awards for his fine art and commercial photography. The weekend will...

DAYTON - YoungLife would like to invite local citizens to attend their annual fundraiser pie auction and banquet and learn how God is working among local high schoolers. Dayton and Waitsburg students traveled to camp together this summer and invite... Full story

WAITSBURG - Hundreds of musicians will come together in Waitsburg on Wednesday, October 22, for the Southeast Washington Music Educators (SEWMEA) High School MASS Band and Choir 2014. The musicians will perform that evening. This year's... Full story

3 Friends of the Library Book Sale Dayton Memorial Library 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sale will take place in the basement of the library with sacks of books costing $5. There will be many children's books and the sale will continue on Saturday. The GEMS in... Full story

Board members are: Ross Hamann, Greg Zuger, Marilyn Johnson, Randy Pearson and Christy House. All were present. *Approved the addition of a bus route on Weller Canyon Road, which will use private property as a turnaround point. Property owners have...

STARBUCK - Starbuck Community Church is hosting a Bluegrass Concert on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. at 9128 Tucannon Road. Guests are invited to bring finger foods to share. Contact Dave or Sheila McIlroy at 509- 399-2259 for more i... Full story

The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office will host a "drug take back day" on Saturday in Waitsburg. Unusd or expired medications may be taken the Waitsburg Fire Station between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., where they will be safely disposed of. During the...

8 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 availabl...