The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WAITSBURG-Immediately after Cocoa with Santa in the multipurpose room, Superintendent Mark Pickel met with parents and grandparents of Waitsburg Elementary students for coffee and donuts in the music room.

Levy Upcoming: Pickel let those in attendance know that the district is due to hold a levy vote, as "our levy cycle is every two years, so we are up for a levy this February," he said. He reminded folks that "Levies are for learning, bonds are for building."

"Levies are a very important part of the educational process because as you know it supports extracurricular activities, arts, our...