Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – Tim and Heather Baker were in attendance at last week's city council meeting to show support as their daughter, Leena Baker, was sworn in as student council representative. This will be the third time the Baker's have proudly watched one of their children commit to an active role in the city's political process. Fletcher Baker became the very first Waitsburg City Council student representative in 2011, as a high school senior. Logan Dozier served in 2012 and Leena's sister, Meara, t...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's city council no doubt let a collective sigh of relief when relining of the leaking sewer siphon near the Touchet River Bridge went off without a hitch. The pipe burst project was completed on Tues., Nov. 14. In September, council members authorized city manager Randy Hinchliffe to secure a $750,000 line of credit, at 3.7% interest, through Community Bank, to be used for infrastructure repairs and updates. The repair to the leaking siphon was estimated to cost $50,000 i...
WAITSBURG/DAYTON – Waitsburg and Dayton elementary schools have been recognized as 2017 Schools of Distinction for making outstanding improvements in reading and math for the past five years. The School of Distinction award recognizes these schools as being in the top 5% of improvement for their respective levels. Of the 98 schools recognized statewide, six are from southeast Washington, including: Dayton Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary (Kennewick), Wahitis Elementary (Othello), Pasco High S...
Tigers will face St. George’s (AGAIN) in semifinals opener PRESCOTT – The Prescott Tigers soccer team made it to the state championship semifinals following their 6-0 home turf win over Tacoma’s Evergreen Lutheran on Fri., Nov. 10. Prescott took an early lead, which they maintained throughout the game, adding three goals in the last 20 minutes of play. Jose Gonzales scored the first goal early and went on to score a game-high of three. Chuy Hernandez made a goal and two assists while Omar Velaz...
WAITSBURG – Amy Farley said she was surprised to win first place at the Washington State Fair for her individual presentation in September, but was even more surprised to learn she would move on to compete at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup in Kentucky. Farley competed there on Nov. 4 and walked away with a 7th place ribbon as part of the Washington State Equine Communications team. The high school freshman gave a presentation titled, "Locating Lucky's Lameness" which explains the p...
WAITSBURG – In spite of competition from the Dayton Chamber Awards, a Seattle Seahawks game and dreary weather, Waitsburg's first Pop Up Downtown, held last Thursday night, was deemed a success! Brooke Mikesell of Blush Salon & Spa was the catalyst for the event, when she organized a holiday open house in the salon. Brooke hosted Simply by Lyndsey (Lyndsey Kruger), 31 Bags (Deena Bell-Potter), Scentsy (Amelia Zaharevich), and Thrive (LaRonda Brasier) booths. Jessica Avery parked her mobile L...
Preliminary election returns show that just over 40% of registered Columbia County voters turned in ballots for the Nov. 7 General Election. Kathy Berg took the only uncontested race for Dayton City Council Member #5 with 333 votes as opposed to challenger Kyle Anderson’s 278 votes. Columbia County voters approved a one-tenth of one percent sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities by just over 66% with 739 of the 1,114 votes in favor. In Starbuck, LaDonna Brabant r...
Music, sets, costumes and actors combine for a captivating show DAYTON – Stunning sets, elaborate costumes, talented actors and a complicated Broadway score will surely captivate audiences who attend the Touchet Valley Arts Council's fall live musical production of Rodger's and Hammerstein's The King and I which will debut on the Liberty Theater stage on Fri., Nov. 10. This 17th annual TVAC production is based on the book, "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon and tells the story of Ann...
WENATCHEE – The Lady Bulldogs wrapped up their season with a hard-fought match against Tonasket at the regional tournament in Wenatchee on Thurs., Nov. 2. Tonasket took the game 26-24, 17-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-12. “Our team stats were better than ever as a whole. We hustled, played hard, stayed upbeat and battled the entire match. It just came down to us making a few more errors in that last set than Tonasket did!” said Bulldogs coach Shannon Turner. “They were a very good defensive team and pic...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Town Hall Association will hold its annual meeting and elections on Thurs., Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall on Main Street. Coffee and desserts will be available. Waitsburg's Town Hall operates on a 100-percent volunteer basis and is supported solely by community donations. It was given to the city by the American Legion in 1976 and is a community asset. The Waitsburg Town Hall Association was eventually formed to take over responsibility for the building. B...
WAITSBURG – Blush Salon & Spa in Waitsburg, in conjunction with the Waitsburg Commercial Club, will host a ‘Pop Up Downtown’ in Waitsburg from 5-8 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 9. Blush Salon & Spa (141 Main) will hold its 1st Annual Holiday Open House with shopping, raffles, drinks and treats. Joining Brooke Mikesell at Blush will be: Jessica Avery with the Lularoe bus, Lindsey Kruger with Simply by Lyndsey, Deena Bell-Potter with 31 Bags, Amelia with Scentsy and more. Hugs, Gifts & Collectibles (109...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - For several months now, most issues of The Times have included a "Kudos!" feature along with a request for readers to let us know of people who have done something "interesting, unique, inspiring or impressive." Last week we received a call from longtime Waitsburg resident, Bill Hinchliffe, who shared a story that qualifies on all three counts. Bill shared that his granddaughter, Mikayla Steberl, works in Las Vegas as the "right hand man" to the famous magician, David...
The Lady Bulldogs finished their regular season by sweeping Liberty Christian in a three-set home-court win on Tues., Oct. 24 and traveled to Wenatchee where they lost to Brewster before winning a loser-out game against Soap Lake. The Lady Dawgs are still in the running to earn a spot at state if they can take a win against Tonasket on Thursday. Dayton won 25-17, 26-24, and 25-18, to end the season with a 5-2 league standing. The places the Bulldogs in a three-way tie for second place with...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's Terry Hofer and Karl Newell could be considered a slightly more laid back version of The History Channel's American Pickers, Mike and Frank. The pair spends several days a week visiting auctions and sales, then return to Hofer's farm just south of Waitsburg where they wait for just the right person to come along and find treasure in their trash. Hofer has been buying and selling for more than 20 years and ran Classic Auctions with Karen Mohney for six years. Newell s...
U-Turn amendment is modified WAITSBURG – The topics of ATV/UTV use in the city and Main Street U-turns continues to make their way before Waitsburg’s city council. At the Oct. 18 regular meeting, the council prohibited unauthorized ATV use in the fairgrounds area completely and revised the fine for U-Turns. U-Turns While Main Street U-turns between third and first have been prohibited by city code for some time, there was never a specified punishment for doing so. In September, the council approved a first offense fine of $50, a second off...
-City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe presented the 2018 Budget Preliminary Revenues and Expenses. The budget will be presented again, in further detail, at the November council meeting. -Sheriff John Turner gave a Sheriff’s Office update. Turner suggested that individuals check the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page to keep updated on heavy activity, roadblocks, etc. -Approved Ordinance 2017-1046 code updates pertaining to motorcycle/ATV use and U-Turn fines. See Page 1 for ful...
WALLA WALLA – The Lady Bulldogs handed Walla Walla Valley Academy their first league loss of the season on the Lady Knights court on Oct. 18, but it was far from easy. The Bulldogs brought all they had to the court winning in five hard-fought sets 25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12. “It was a battle every set! We passed the ball pretty consistently so we were able to run our offense all night. Our defense stepped up and played the best we have all season. We finally competed in every game and...
WAITSBURG – The Lady Cardinals had a good week with a four-set league win against the Touchet Indians on Oct. 18, followed by a homecoming-week alumni game win on Friday. The Touchet Indians won the first set 25-21 but the Cardinals quickly recovered to win the next three 25-22, 26-24 and 25-18. “During the Touchet match, we struggled a little with consistency and had to play four sets, but overall the girls really played well and came together like they had early in the season. They’ve been run...
District has felt the impact of minimum wage increases PRESCOTT – Unlike the city parks and pools of Waitsburg and Dayton which are operated and maintained through city budgets, the Prescott Joint Parks and Recreation District (PJPRD) must go to the people each November to secure funding for the coming year’s operations of the Prescott Pool and Field View Park. The PJPRD is asking voters to approve a $115,000 maintenance and operations levy request, Proposition No. 1 on the current General Ele...
School board reviews field house designs WAITSBURG – A finalized schedule, scope and budget for Waitsburg School District's capital improvement projects is close to completion. Design West Senior Project Architect Ned Warnick told board members at an Oct. 11 work session that those numbers should be dialed in "over the next ten days or so." Warnick updated board members on the projects and sought their input in narrowing down options. The scope of the $3.8 million project includes upgrading t...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School District has taken steps to improve communications with the public by updating the district website and adding a Facebook page. Technology Manager Jack Morris and Data ITU Abner Garza, from ESD 123, showcased the improvements and took both pages live at the Oct. 11 school board meeting. Morris said Superintendent Jon Mishra had approached the ESD with the "universal dilemma" regarding the best way to reach the public; websites vs. Facebook. "We decided the m...
Dayton vs. Davenport Dayton’s volleyball team traveled to Davenport Monday evening where they trounced Davenport in three matches, 25-15, 25-16, 25-12. The match leaves Dayton standing 3-2 in league and 8-4 overall. Hanna Becker served a perfect 13/13 and made nine kills, four assists, and six blocks. Megan Robins served 23/24 with seven aces, one kill, and five digs and Scully Castorena made two kills, eight assists, and nine digs. Kaleigh White threw in another five kills, one block and two d...
Waitsburg vs. LWK The Lady Cardinals traveled to LaCrosse on Thursday, losing three sets against LaCrosse/Washtucna/Kaholotus, 25-21, 25-16, 25-17. The league loss leaves the Cardinals standing7-10 overall and 0-6 in SE1B league play. “Defensively, we had a better week this week against Colton and LWK. We dug more balls and sustained more rallies. We still need to keep improving on our serve-receive passing and transfer what we’re doing in practice into the matches,” Coach Angie Potts said....
ASOTIN, Wash. - The Waitsburg X-C team traveled to Asotin on Oct. 10 for a District 7 meet attended by Pomeroy, Waitsburg, Colfax, Garfield Palouse, St. John-Endicott and Tekoa-Rosalia. Asotin’s Maia Dykstra wtook the girls’ race by nearly a full minute with a time of 20.02.17 and Mason Nicholas placed first in the boys’ race with a 17:03.46 finish time. For Waitsburg, Daltin Lambert placed 16th out of 41 boys with a time of 19:45.03. Tom House placed 34th with a time of 23:28.46 and middl...
WAITSBURG – In the face of a changing educational climate, the Waitsburg School Board recently voted to make online education available through the Waitsburg School District. The board and administration is hopeful that the new option will return students, as well as funding, back to the district. The district has partnered with FuelEd Online to offer courses through Washington Virtual Acadamy (WAVA) for students in grades K-12. Beginning the second semester, Jan. 29, 2018, students will be a...
