Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Waitsburg 7-7 4th degree domestic violence on Maple Street; suspectarrested. Dayton 7-2 Residential burglary on Main Street in Starbuck; CD'staken. Report of a badger on E. Dayton Avenue. Suspiciousactivity reported on Hogeye Hollow Road. 7-3 Report of small dog in yard, barking for over an hour. 7-4 Report of reckless driving; truck driving on road shoul- der and throwing rocks. Possible DUI reported on Highway124; deputy unable to locate. Report of vandalism on E.Washington Avenue; car keyed. Report of suspect dumpingitems on S. Willow...
June 12, 2013 Commissioners present: Matt Tunell, Doug Venn, Patsy Adams Commissioners absent: Ken Buley; seat of Chuck Carruthers is vacant -Kristine Shull took the oath of office, filling Com- missioner position #5, empty due to the resignation of Chuck Carruthers. -Playground equipment not meeting insurance specifications was sold on Craig- slist for $125.00. -Vegetation management will be handled by allowing the Forney family to have their goats in the area needing cleared and following with granule sterilant. -The wage of the admin-...
June 27, 2013; 7:00 p.m. Budget hearing has been cancelled until the legislature has finished and will be re- advertised. Report items: Report on 2012-2013 final enrollment, WP combine update, legis- lative report and audit exit conference reports. Action items: 2013-2014 board goals, WP combine resignation of Wendy Rich- ards, contract updates, and approval of new hires, set- ting the July board meeting and budget hearing, and Vista Hermosa Elementary contract. Fiscal report....
June 27, 2013; 5:30 dinner; 6:00 p.m. meeting Calendar review: Infection Control, TBD; Qual- ity Team, July 16 at 12:30; Finance Committee, July 23 at noon; next board meeting, July 25 at 6:00 p.m. Financial reports New business: Chelan conference, election of officers, committee require- ments. Old business: project updates, foundation. *Administrator's report....
Gwendolyn L. White was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1913 to Charles M Leid and Rosetta Maude Hawks Leid in Huntsville, Washington. She grew up in Huntsville and went to grade school there. Gwendolyn recalls riding her little pony to school that, by the end of the day, got himself untied and went home without her Gwen graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1932 and went on to music school, becoming a Concert Pianist. She continues at this age to play the piano for people every day. She married...
WAITSBURG - Three Waitsburg siblings and a Dayton flautist will present a Father's Day Recital at the First Christian Church of Waitsburg Sunday, June 16. The event begins at 3 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Performing will be Nick, Chad and Chloe Pearson, the sons and daughter of Randy and Becky Pearson of Waitsburg, and Samantha Eaton, the daughter of Lester and Janna Eaton of Dayton. Pianist Nick Pearson, a WaitsburgHighSchooljunior, will perform compositions by Debussy, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff. Guitarist Chad Pearson, playing...
Dakota Baker $1,500 Rasty andNona Ketcherside$2,100 Earl andLucille Blake ScholarshipDakota will attend Walla WallaCommunity College Zac Brown $500 WaitsburgMemorial Scholarship $575 Williamand Delora Harpe Scholarship $2,200 Earl andLucille Blake Scholarship $12,000 PresidentialScholarship from Eastern WAUniversity Zac will attend EasternWashington University Seth Deal $1,000 Williamand Delora Harpe Scholarship $1,000 WaitsburgPEO Citizenship Award $750 * OdakoClub Scholarship $7,420 WesternUndergraduate Exchange Program $5,281 LewisClark...
John and Sharon Richter of Dayton, WA, announce the engagement of their daughter, Gretchen Dianne Richter to Matt David Payne, son of Nancy and the late David Payne, also of Dayton, WA. The future bride is a 1999 graduate of Dayton High School and graduated from Washington State University in 2003 with a Textile Design degree. She also received her Interior Design degree from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in 2010. A 1998 graduate of Dayton High School, the future groom re...
1 Community Yard Sale Waitsburg (all day) Community-wide yardsale. Find a map of sale locations in The Times. Dayton Farmers Market(every Saturday) Dayton Historic DepotCourtyard 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lots of vendors, live music, hot food and Izzy thecamel. Waitsburg CelebrationDays Royalty SpaghettiFeed, Silent Auction &Dessert Auction Waitsburg Lion's Building (Waitsburg Fairgrounds) 5:00 p.m. All proceeds go to benefitthe girls while representingWaitsburg as the RoyaltyCourt. Tickets are availablefrom the royalty. Adults $8,couple $1...
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fish managers will present information and take public input on proposed Tucannon River steelhead management changes at a meeting in Dayton on May 29. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the Dayton Elementary School at Park and 2nd streets in Dayton. WDFW southeast district fish biologist Glen Mendel explained there will be restrictions to the steelhead fishery for fall and winter 2013-14 to comply with National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requirements to prot...
The Columbia County Rural Library District has been awarded a "Books for Children" grant from The Libri Foundation for the Dayton Memorial Library. The Library has received $1050 worth of children's books, which amounts to 59 titles. The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library was the library's local sponsor giving $350 to the Foundation, and the Libri Foundation matched that amount at a 2-to-1 ratio. The Libri books have arrived and will be on the shelves within the week. Parents and children, come check out our display of new bo...
DAYTON - American As- sociation of University Wom- en invited this year's Scholar Recognition Award recipients and their families to a tea reception in honor of their accomplishment. Dayton High School teachers nominated the junior girls with the high- est achievement in Math and Science to receive AAUW's Scholar Recognition Awards. This year's recipients are Kiara Biggar - Science and Rainbow Laws - Math. Science teacher DougYen- ney said, "My nomination goes to Kiara Biggar. Kiara exhibits a p...
The Liberty Theater Begins Preparations for Fall Musical The Liberty Theater and TVAC Productions will be bringing a dusting of magic to the Liberty stage this fall with the musical Peter Pan. The timeless J. M. Barrie story of the Darling children's adventures in Neverland with the lost boys will open mid- November and run into early December. Co-directors Leah Stockton and Kirsten Schober will be holding auditions for Peter Pan June 5th through 8th. Those interested in trying out for the musical are encour- aged to attend an information...
May 18 & 19. In light of Waitsburg's Celebration Days, the Prescott Lions will not be serving breakfast this weekend and encourage everyone to visit Waitsburg's Town Hall for their All-You- Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast, instead. May 25th. Waitsburg High School Alumni Reunion, for all Wait-Hi grads and their guests. Meet and Greet from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Dinner and business meeting at 6:00. Cost is $12.00; catered by Patti Henderson. Please reserve by May 13. For reservations or information, call Patty Mantz, 509-337-6080 or email:...
Mr. & Mrs. Dale E. White will observe their 60th wedding anniversary May 15, 2013. They were married by Pastor Wallace Roseberg on May 15, 1953. Mrs. White, the former LaRita C. Russell, is a native of Dayton. She is the daughter of the late Harold and Ethel Russell and is a homemaker. Mr. White, also a native of Dayton , is the son of the late Floyd & Mae White. He owns and operates White Plumbing. They are the parents of three sons and a daughter, Gary, Dan (Shar) of Monroe, WA, Russ (Sherry)...
Walla Walla County is seeking persons interested in filling two upcoming vacancies on the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Board of Directors. Board members serve three year terms. For balanced representation purposes, female applicants are encouraged to apply; however, all applicants will be considered for appointment to fill the vacancies. Members of the fair board meet once a month, or as needed; however, members perform board-related duties approximately ten hours a month during most the year, then at a minimum sixty hours in the wee...
It is with deep regret, the Community Club of Prescott will not be serving breakfast at the Lions Hall this summer. The Prescott Lions will serve through June and start again in September. The Community Club wishes to thank all of you who joined us and gave your support the past few years. It was a pleasure to serve you....
The Dayton High School FFA Plant Sale is May 3rd and 4th in the greenhouse next to the high school gym on Third Street. Friday the sale is open 3-6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A variety of flowering annuals will be for sale as well as a limited number of vegetable starts....
Liberty Theater, May 9, 7:00 p.m. A unique and powerful message of hope, adventure, inspiration and discovery. Monte Stiles combines his experience as a federal drug prosecutor with a passion for wildlife and outdoor photography. Monte provides valu- able insights about every- thing that is wonderful about life - a world full of amazing people, beautiful landscapes, fascination creatures, and boundless opportunities. Sponsored by: The Coala- tion for Youth and Families, The Drug Free Communities Grant and Columbia Cares....
Blue Mountain Christian School will have an Open House, Tuesday, May 7th at 7:00 p.m. This will be a registration and general in- formation might. We will be accepting students, grades preschool through second grade, for the coming year. The school is located at 203 S. 2nd Street, across from the Dayton post office. For more information call Maxine Garr at school from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Mon. - Fri. at 386-3830, or at home after 1:00 p.m. at 382-8997....
WALLA WALLA - Like most graduating seniors, Cougar Henderson is look- ing forward to starting a new chapter in his life. But not just yet...Henderson's last weeks of high school will certainly stand out from the rest. He is about to kick off his eighth theatrical production in the past calendar year, in Wa-Hi's production of "Bye Bye Birdie." A self-proclaimed "sixthgeneration Waitsburgite," Henderson was bitten by the theater bug early. He became determined to be on stage after seeing "The...
A re you planning a little get-together with friends sometime this spring? If you live in Dayton, you may need to get permission from the city first. City Council member Dain Nysoe is spearheading an effort to require city residents who are planning an event to submit a "Special Events Permit Application" first. The draft application that was reviewed by members of the council's public safety committee on Thursday (I got my grubby hands on a copy too) is 12 pages long, single spaced. It's a ligh...
Last week I sat down with Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell to talk about mari- juana. Or, to be more precise, we talked about the new law legalizing small amounts of marijuana in Washington, and how it affects her job. It does so in a number of ways, she told me - includ- ing some I wouldn't have thought of. One of the effects I al- ready thought of was this: "I'm sure we'll see some in- crease in use among youth." Culwell said there was a slight uptick in youth mari- juana use after the...
