Week of August 14, 2025
Week of August 14, 2025
LYONS FERRY, WA - The 12th Annual Swim the Snake was held on Saturday, August 9, at Lyons Ferry Marina. The event raises funds for a regional non-profit, youth educational programs, and a summer swim team. Almost 50 participants swam and paddled the 0.7-mile course between Lyons Ferry State Park and Lyons Ferry Marina, and some made it round-trip. Hannah Holman swam three legs for 2.10 miles. The Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council organizes the event with local...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council met on Tuesday, August 12, at City Hall. Jillian Henze, Jim Romine, Kevin House, Cindy Bishop, Mayor Marty Dunn, and City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe were in attendance. Court Ruppenthal was absent. The council unanimously approved the Capital Facilities Plan update for 2025. Resolution 2025-794 was passed authorizing Hinchliffe to sign documents for the transfer of property from the Washington State Department of Transportation. The property at the end...
WALLA WALLA — Whitman College in Walla Walla and Goodwill in College Place are hosting hiring events for fall. Whitman College is hosting its Fall Job & Internship Fair on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Registration for employers wishing to participate is open through Friday, September 26. Space is limited, and organizers encourage early-bird registrations with discounts of between 30% and 40%. The job fair is an efficient platform for businesses to promote job and internship opportunities to Whitman’s diverse,...
DAYTON — Set in a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” introduces Marvel’s First Family—Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Human Torch (Joseph Quinn), and The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus...
WALLA WALLA —Echolands Winery is hosting the inaugural performance of Shakespeare Under the Stars’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Magic and mischief await on the Echolands lawn. Tickets are on a Pay-What-You-Will basis. There is also a Poet’s Porch premium reservered seating available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6692434 Poet’s Porch tickets are $50 per person and offer patio seating and optional table service. The show runs from August 28 to 31 and September 4 to 7 at 7 p.m. Shakespeare Under the Stars was founded by...
Local businesses, Blue Mountain Humane Society, Bulldog Booster Club, and the Walla Walla Symphony joined Harvest & Harmony for the 3rd Summer Jam in Dayton, Wash. Shakira Bye, founder of Harvest & Harmony, said the jams were a prelude for a Health and Wellness Consortium Fair. She said the fair, hosted at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, will support hands-on education, local enterprise, artisans, and sustainable living in the...
Fifteen Years Ago August 12, 2010 [Photo caption] Seattle Premiere, June 8: from right, David Skinner, executive producer of Shadow Catcher Entertainment; Ginny Ruffner, subject of the film; Karen Stanton, local director; Cindy Sangster, film editor; and Tom Gorai, Skinner's partner and the producer of this film. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 10, 2000 Starting the City of Waitsburg on the first step to construct a flood drainage channel under Main Street and consideration of the 2001 contract...
Brian Hopkins, age 57, passed away on Monday, August 4th, 2025, surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home. Brian battled cancer with strength and courage, all the while ensuring that his family and friends knew how much he loved them. A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, August 25, 2025, at the Lion's Building located at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds at 12 o'clock noon. Open invitation to all who knew and loved Brian, we ask that...
