Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Emry Kleck describes the food he and his wife, Sandy, serve as "modern stone age cuisine." On the wood-fired grill that he built in his shop, they cook steaks and pulled pork, chicken, fish and shellfish, along with other kinds of meat. He also grills vegetables, including his specialty, grilled lentil salad. With special marinades he has created, he sprays the meat as it cooks. "The marinade is infused in the caramelized meat which gives it a unique flavor," Kleck said. On a recent...
WAITSBURG – Jim German says that he expected his bar to always be a small sidelight to the nightlife in Waitsburg. “I thought there’d always be other bars and taverns here, and that we’d be just a small part of that,” German said recently. “I never thought we’d be the only bar left standing.” On a recent Friday night in June, jimgermanbar was standing tall. A waitress and bartender were taking drink orders and a wood-fired grill was blazing on the back patio. While a reporter sampled a new v...
DAYTON - Trucks carrying wind turbine components began moving along Highway 12 through Waitsburg and Dayton last week on their way to the new Tucannon River Wind Project. The project is being constructed north of Dayton by Portland General Electric Co. According to Franco Albi, PGE's project manager, deliveries to the site are expected to continue through the summer and end by early October. "The end date could vary slightly, depending on weather and other factors," he said. Shipments to the...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Planning Commission decided on Monday night to revisit the issue of a proposed text amendment to the language in the AR-1 zone to add sales of agriculturalbased products as a conditional use. A public hearing on the matter was held June 9, and immediately thereafter the panel voted against a motion to recommend approval. But they also voted in favor of a motion to reconsider the issue at their next meeting. After several minutes of discussion on Monday, the commissio...
DAYTON Reggie Mace and Beth Rahn are Dayton entrepreneurs who love music and think that production of live concerts and recorded music has a future here. For the past few months they have been presenting live shows at Mace Mead Works on Main Street, called the Middle of Nowhere Sessions. We wanted to bring the most talented emerging artists we could find, Mace said, to perform, literally, in the middle of nowhere And the'yve done it. Theyve put on 18 shows since February, featurin...
DAYTON - A little rain and chilly weather only dampened spirits slightly during last weekend's 20th annual All Wheels Weekend event here. Early registration for classic car entrants was about 40 higher than any previous year, but at least 50 fewer cars arrived than expected for Saturday's Show & Shine, according to event chair Bette Lou Crothers. Friday night's cruising was nearly rained out, as was the outdoor stage where live music was planned. The Ultimate Elvis concert Friday night was... Full story
DAYTON - It's that time of year again, when the gentlemen of the Touchet Valley lay down their daily tools and pick up their clubs to defend the honor of their respective communities. The fourth annual Touchet Valley Rider Cup kicks off at the Touchet Valley Golf Course in Dayton on June 27. The winning team at the end of the three-day, four-round tournament will bring the cup home for another year. Dayton has won the Ryder Cup each of the three years it's been held. Dayton captain Kim Lyonnais...
DAYTON - All Wheels Weekend has always included live oldies music. But Dayton has never seen anything like what's coming Friday night. A new community stage has been built (by Roman Schmidt of Summit Construction) that will be assembled on South Second Street near Clay Street. At nine o'clock, that stage will light up with a show direct from Las Vegas. "The Ultimate Elvis" (a.k.a. Justin Shandor) brings his Las Vegas show to Dayton for 90 minute concert on the new community stage, which will be... Full story
DAYTON - Downtown Dayton underwent a transformation in the early 1990s. Main Street, between the Touchet River Bridge and Fourth Street, was closed for six months while the road surface and the utilities underneath it were replaced. New curbs and sidewalks were added, trees were planted, street lamps and street furniture were put in place. Downtown Dayton's historic buildings and its beautiful new streetscape were a showplace waiting to be shown off. In 1995, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce was... Full story
DAYTON - All Wheels Weekend in Dayton is expected to be even better than those that have come before. If that's possible. The Dayton Chamber of Commerce and its All Wheels Committee are pulling out all the stops for the 20th version of Dayton's big car show and town blowout. 400+ custom and classic cars are expected to take part this year. The biggest new event is the free stage show on Friday night: "The Ultimate Elvis Live!" from Las Vegas. Justin Shandor is one of the top young Elvises in the...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Planning Commission voted Monday night to recommend against a proposed amendment to the county's zoning code to add commercial uses to the Agricultural/ Residential-1 zone. The vote came after a public hearing in which more than a dozen people spoke in favor of the amendment. Several written comments in favor were also read into the record. No one spoke against it. The commission's recommendation will now go to the Columbia County Board of Commissioners, who will...
CHENEY - WP's Kobie Brown cleared six feet even in the high jump competition at the state 2B Championship Meet here Saturday, which was good enough to tie for fourth place. He also took fifth in the finals of the 110 meter hurdles. Brown's teammate Owen Lanning was seventh in the 110 hurdles. Lanning, like Brown, a junior, also ran in the 300 hurdles, but placed 12th after a stumble in his qualifying heat. In that same event, WP's Trenton Kitselman placed 16th. In the triple jump, Lanning took...
CHENEY - Dayton's top track athlete, Kaitlyn Andrews, took second place in the long jump at the Washington State Championship 2B track meet here on Saturday. Andrews also placed fourth in the javelin and triple jump, as well as seventh in the 100 meter dash. Andrews, a junior, was Dayton's only female qualifier at state, but she garnered 20 points, putting Dayton 11th in team standings out of 36 2B girls' teams at the meet. Andrews' medal long jump was listed at 16 feet 6 ½ inches. She threw... Full story
DAYTON - When you descend the stairs from the main level of the Dayton Memorial Library, you will enter what Jill Rourke, the new director of the Columbia County Rural Library District calls the "garden level." It was formerly known as the basement. The lower level in the library is envisioned as the gathering place for children and teens. Book collections for those groups would be housed there, the "teen room" would move there and reading programs for kids and young adults would be held there.... Full story
MOSCOW, Ida. - Owen Lanning continued his dominance of the 300 meter hurdles for WP as he won the event at the 2B District 9 Championships here last weekend. He also took second in the 110 hurdles and the triple jump and ran the anchor leg second place 4X100 relay team. Lanning will represent WP in all four events later this week at the state 2B Track and Field championships in Cheney. Teammate Kobie Brown took first in the 110 hurdles, and also placed second in the high jump. Another teammate... Full story
DAYTON - The Columbia County Health System is considering a significant reconfiguration of the Dayton General Hospital building. In a press release issued last week, interim CEO John Smiley said that the Columbia County Hospital District Board of Directors tentatively plans to seek voter approval in November for a bond levy to provide funds for the project. The amount of the levy has not been determined at this point. It would affect property owners in the Columbia County Hospital Dis...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Commissioners met last week with horse owners who rent stalls at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The county previously informed horse owners that stall rentals and use of the horse facilities at the fairgrounds would be closed to them over the summer months because of the many events that take place there. Leanne Litteral and Candy Jones described the importance of the fairgrounds facilities for training youth and disabled people and that hardship would be caused...
DAYTON - The Dayton Elementary School will introduce new multi-age classes next year, putting 2nd and 3rd graders into combined classes and 4th and 5th graders also into combined classes. The school's principal, Pam Lindsley, announced the changes earlier this month. Lindsley said that the new class configuration allows class sizes to remain low while making efficient use of teaching staff. Each grade combination will have three classes, with each class having fewer than 25 students. Li...
WALLA WALLA - WP's Owen Lanning won two events and took two second places last week at the Southeast 2B Sub-district meet here last week. Lanning's 42-foot triple jump attempt was nearly three feet longer than the second place finisher. Lanning also won the 300 meter hurdles and was second in the 110 meter hurdles. In addition, he anchored the second place WP 4X400 meter relay team. Lanning advanced in all four events to the District 9 championship meet this weekend at the University of Idaho. W...
DAYTON - The Dayton School Facilities Committee met last week to take stock after the overwhelming defeat last month of a $20 million bond levy measure and to consider what next moves should be. About a dozen people, including staff, board members and members of the public attended. The bond levy measure, which would have provided funding for a major renovation of Dayton High School, systems replacement in the elementary school and construction of a new commons building, was rejected by about...
DAYTON - The 2014 Dayton Days parade will roll down Main Street Saturday morning, starting at 10 a.m. Though most of the traditional Dayton Days events are no longer being held, the parade is expected to be as large as ever. The parade is again being organized by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Events Coordinator Linze Purcell said that several fair courts from southeast Washington and northeast Oregon are signed up to be part of the parade. The parade will also feature a special lineup...
CLARKSTON - The WP boys' 4X100 and 4X400 relay teams took impressive victories last week at the District 9 2B track and field meet here last week. In the 4X1, the team of Al Sessay, Kevin Aquino, Travis Crocket and Kobie Brown beat a strong Pomeroy team by less than half a second. The 4X4 team of Aquino, Crocket Brown and Owen Lanning, easily outran second place Asotin by four seconds. Lanning, who was fighting off a flu bug, according to coach Jeff Bartlow, also won the triple jump. He and team...
DAYTON - Dayton Bulldogs pitcher Lowden Smith took it to Garfield- Palouse/Tekoa-Oaksdale combine team in the first game of their double header on May 6. Behind Smith's mound work and hitting, the 'Dogs pounded the Jaguars 11-1. Smith had ten strikeouts in the complete game performance, and gave up only three hits. At the plate, Smith had four hits and six RBIs. The bulldogs added more power from the plate, as Guy Spallinger delivered three hits and Christian Warner two. The Bulldogs held GPTO s... Full story
DAYTON - A new technical skills learning facility nearing completion in Walla Walla will allow high school students throughout southeast Washington to receive specialized training in several areas where workers are in high demand. The Southeast Area Technical Skills Center, or SEA-TECH, is located on the Walla Walla Community College Campus, but will be part of the Walla Walla School District. According to Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson, other schools in the region, including Dayton,... Full story
LEWISTON - The Meet of Champions, held here last week, brought together the top track and field athletes from five southeast Washington schools and 17 Idaho schools. Waitsburg- Prescott brought 12 athletes to the meet, and Dayton brought one - sprinter and hurdler Oscar Teixeira. WP's Kobie Brown got the lone victory for local teams, winning the high jump with a personal record of six feet even. Brown also finished 8th in the 100 meter hurdles. Teixeira, an exchange student from Finland who is...
