Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG-The last few days of winter break are their own kind of limbo. Kids are starting to wake up from the holiday-induced comas, parents are going back to work, and babysitters are seemingly hard to find. The Cardinal's Nest Art Program came up with a solution, though: two days of art projects at the elementary school. Kathy Schirm, who coordinates the art portion of the afterschool program, secured space and supplies, as well as ample treats, for the students last Thursday and Friday....
City sponsored recycling ended for Waitsburg in March of 2018. The service had been offered by Basin Disposal, Inc. the city's garbage service contractor, but due to a large price increase, the City Council opted to stop offering the service. Customers had grown reliant on the service, offered at the wastewater treatment plant, which accepted paper, cardboard and plastics, until changes in the Chinese marketplace drove the costs up. In 2017, Basin Recycling hauled 11.7 tons of recycling from...
New signage for a new business opening on Waitsburg's Main Street. Coming soon!...
WALLA WALLA—The Little Theatre of Walla Walla will hold open auditions on Saturday, January 11 for the musical celebration Godspell with book by John-Michael Tebelak and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. The play will be directed by Kevin and Connie Loomer, and is produced by Barb McKinney with the permission of Music Theatre International. Godspell is a modern musical retelling of the Gospel of Matthew, in which a group of ordinary people are called by John the Baptist to give up their normal lives to follow Jesus Christ. Through p...
Ten Years Ago January 14, 2010 The Siberian Huskies who make their way to Ray and Carla Nilsen each come with a story and, sadly, it is most often about abuse and neglect. It’s been the couple’s mission these past six years to give every one of the canines who’ve come into their care a happy ending. And to see these dogs romping playfully around their remote, rustic home above Dixie, it appears they’re succeeding. Krystal Harris blocked the shot, got control of the basketball and started...
Dayton Senior Round Table Lunch Menu Dayton Senior Center 403 E. Patit St. 12 p.m. Thursday, January 9 Baked fish/Rice pilaf Stewed tomatoes Caesar Salad/Roll Sunset gelatin Tuesday, January 14 Salisbury steak Mashed potatoes & gravy Capri veggies Salad/Wheat bread Cookies/Milk/Juice Waitsburg Senior Center 504 Main Street Tues., January 14 Meatloaf Mashed potatoes Vegetable (Chef’s choice) Salad bar Bread/brownie MOW: Carrot salad...
As 2019 closes and 2020 begins, I wanted to share an update with the Citizens about the City and what we have planned for the upcoming year. In 2019, the City was able to complete a variety of projects around the City. Probably the most time and labor intensive project was the update to the dewatering press at the WWTP; ensuring that the facility will keep running and meet the needs of the City for the foreseeable future. We were able to get all the street lights changed over to LED bulbs, saving the City electricity and money on its street lig...
De Nova Club celebrated a Christmas luncheon at the Walla Walla Country Club on December 5, 2019. Attending were: Barb Abbey, Rosie Archer, Anita Baker, JoAn Fiala, Doris Huffman, Jill McConnell, Barbara Danforth, Marianne Newell, Kathie Payne, Jody Peck, Susan Seagraves, Geraine Hansen, Cheryl Hansen, were guests. Along with their lunch, members enjoyed a treat of peppermint ice cream. The next meeting will be on February 6th. Doris Hulce and Doris Huffman will serve as hostesses for the election of the officers....
Join with your fellow gardening enthusiasts this Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. for a seed and catalog swap at Ten Ton Coffee Shop. Get together with other gardeners before you place orders for the coming season. Feel free to invite anyone who would enjoy this get together....
WALLA WALLA—Blue Mountain Community Foundation welcomes applications for scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year. The online application is available starting January 1st at www.bluemountainfoundation.org Applications may be submitted anytime between January 1st and 11:59 pm on Monday March 2nd. Students at Dayton High School should complete the online application and also check in with their school counselor as the school district manages several of the scholarships and selects the recipients, including a new one for 4-H members. By c...
This month’s Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon takes place on Thursday, January 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will feature a catered luncheon prepared by Jamie Smit, and special music by flutist Alexandra Bradley. Tickts are $12. Please make your reservations by Friday, January 10 by calling Judy Jackson at 509-399-2005. Child care is also available, by reservation only....
December 17 Malicious-Criminal Mischief. Unknown suspects made multiple taggings on county property. 700 block of Swegle Road, in Walla Walla County. December 22 Mailboxes struck by vehicle at an address on Russet Road in Walla Walla. December 30 Residential forced burglary at an address on E. HWY 12, in Waitsburg. December 31 Firearm stolen from victim's truck at a residence on Angus Lane, Burbank, WA A Walla Walla individual reported a lost wallet, which resulted in apparent fraudulent use of debit card that was in the wallet in Walla Walla C...
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Position 1 Director Zone - designated in teal blue. Interested persons must reside in Zone 1. For more information about zones, please access: http://www.wallawallagis.com/MapLibrary.asp Application procedures Please email a resume and letter of interest indicating why you want to serve as a director to Mr. Pickel at mpickel@waitsburgsd.org by Friday, January 31, 2020 . Please make sure to have a good contact number and include your physical street address. The street address will be used to...
Today We Go Home by Kellie Estes After tragedy strikes her unit in Afghanistan, Larkin Bennet returns to her home in Washington to recover from the experience and the loss of her best friend and fellow soldier, Sarah. Among Sarah’s possessions she discovers a diary belonging to an ancestor, Emily, who disguised as a man, fought as a soldier in the Civil War. The story draws parallels between the war Emily fought in, and the experiences Larkin endured as a soldier in Afghanistan. An i...
Touchet Valley Arts Council and the Liberty Theater start 2020 off right with a fishy two-act live stage comedy Foolish Fish Girls and the Pearl directed by Bev Startin with performances on January 24, 25 and 26. The play is written by Barbara Pease Weber. Stage veterans Deb Fortner and Kim Boggs return as former deep sea divas, Coral and Oceana, who didn’t exactly have the “happily ever after” storybook lives that the two erstwhile mermaids dreamed of when they rescued their handsome young sailors and swam ashore thirty years ago. Talk about...
January 9: Jennifer Nichols, Angela Crawford, Tim Estes, Nicholas Carpenter, Gail Thames, Gerri Glover, Trevor McGee and Jarod Gagnon. January 10: Caden McCaw, Todd Harris, Cynthia Graham, Roddy Krause, Andy Hermanns, Kimberly Neal, Melissa Harting, Kyle Huwe, Amanda and Ashley Danforth, Kelly Zuger and Denise Winnett. January 11: Krista McKinley, Bettina Anderson, Raymond Reed and Jay McKinley, Deborah Larsen. January 12: Scott Reese, Alice Davey, Ron Miller, Yvonne Gusse, Nicholas Leid and Molly Payne. January 13: Wes Romine, Janine John,...
In the Cedar Rain Spirits article last week, there were some errors. Robert McNicol’s wife’s name is Ashlee, not Kristy. Robert graduated from Dayton High school in 2011. The business was referred to at one point as Cascade Rain Liquor, and the grain neutral spirits filter down from 190-proof to 80 proof....
I love to host parties, but I also enjoy being a guest. I don't have to clean my house and since I still don't have a dishwasher, cleanup is not my job! But, like most things in life, there are some guidelines to consider on how to be a gracious guest. Because I want to be invited to parties again, I mind my manners, offer to help, and show appreciation to the host/hostess. I've hosted several parties; I know that even a potluck entails a lot of work for the host. One rule of thumb I try to...
There is an art to living. Now if we want to, we can limit ourselves to being very "scientific" about it, describing life as the process of breathing, of specific physiological procedures taking place when and how they should. Under a microscope, life wraps around molecules and cells, hormones, energy consumption, chemistry, entropy and a host of other factors students encounter in textbooks and the general populace reads about in newspapers, blogs, and internet sites. If there's any mystery...
EARTH—As this unseasonably warm winter weather persists, it's easy to envision spring is on its way. So much of cultivation is cumulative. Last year's lessons prevail. I started sunflower and anaheim pepper seeds in March in hopes that they would be transitioned into garden beds by April. Those plans were dashed when it snowed March 20 and that cold persisted for several more weeks. Even once the snow melted, the ground would freeze sporadically. Several of the starts did not make it. One q...
WALLA WALLA-The Walla Walla Boys Varsity basketball team hosted the Kamiakin Braves in a conference game on Saturday January 4th. #2 Dylan Ashbeck opened the scoring for Walla Walla. A few possessions later, #10 Michael Cornia had a nice block in the paint on defense. Ashbeck was active on the boards and scoring from all over the floor with 10 points on hot shooting in the 1st quarter. Walla Walla led at the end of the quarter 16-12. In the 2nd quarter, Kamiakin would cut the lead to one point a...
Dayton-Waitsburg's boys basketball team came out firing with two three-pointers and a quick lead but in the end D-W couldn't maintain the wild, fast, and physical play from DeSales in the league loss 63-40. Sophomore shooting guard Dylan Bledsoe, sporting a new haircut, scored D-W's first six points. He would finish with only eight for the game. Junior guard Mason Finney scored the teams other five points of the first quarter with a great shot off an inbounds pass and then with 45 seconds left...
With the win this week over the Philadelphia Eagles, the Seahawks season continues. Minnesota's upset win over the New Orleans Saints also helped. Going into the playoffs, the top two seeds are the #1 seed 49ers and #2 seed Green Bay Packers. The Seahawks are the #5 seed and the Vikings are the #6 seed. Because the NFL reseeds teams after the first round, that means Seattle will be playing in Green Bay next weekend instead of San Francisco. Though it is not likely, it also sets up a possibility...
PRESCOTT-Prescott hosted Oakesdale Saturday January 4th in an early afternoon conference game. The crowd size was smaller than usual, likely due to the holiday break and 4 p.m. start time. The first quarter belonged to #12 Jonathan Cardenas. He opened the scoring in the first quarter with a jump shot then put on a show hitting three pointers. His first was an open shot that barely moved the net. On his next three, he was well-guarded and the shot was contested by Oakesdale but it didn't matter....
