Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Touchet Valley Arts Council's production of Rodger's and Hammerstein's The King & I will debut Nov. 10 at the Liberty Theater. See story on Page 7....
As we approach Veterans Day, we reflect on many things. Those of us who are veterans, think about comrades we served with, missions carried out, places where we served, lessons learned, and how our lives were changed because of military service. Mostly we remember our comrades. We began as strangers from all over the country, standing in the same line at basic training waiting to be issued uniforms, boots, and gear. As training progressed, it wasn’t the uniform that blended us into a team. That developed over time and through experience. T...
WALLA WALLA – The Columbia Rural Electric Association announced on Tuesday that it will close its Dayton office and consolidate its offices at the Walla Walla Service Center. Closure of the Dayton office is expected on or before April 1, 2018. There was no indication of what the use of the Dayton office building, located at 115 E. Main St., will be in the future. In a press release, the non-profit cooperative said that the action is a cost-saving measure. “While we realize this might be inconvenient to some of our members, with the rising cos...
DAYTON – Gary Snyder, owner of Christy’s Realty in Dayton, said there has been a slight uptick in home sales since Columbia Pulp at Lyons Ferry broke ground in October. There have been a few sales to Columbia Pulp department heads, but most sales have been to people who are downsizing, are new to the area, and are here for jobs, or retirement. “It’s a little bit of everything,” Snyder said. Snyder said he showed one property to two prospective buyers and had bids from both before he got the p...
DAYTON – The lucky winners of this year's Columbia County Public Transportation home holiday lighting contest will split a total of $200. First place will receive $100, second place will receive $60 and third place will receive $40. Properties must be located within three miles of downtown Dayton and should be decorated by the time of the first tour on Nov. 24. Lights must be on from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m., Fri., Nov. 24, through Sat., Dec. 16. Homes can be registered by calling CCPT at 382-1647 or by...
WAITSBURG – Tryouts for the Waitsburg Celebration Days court will take place Sat. Nov. 11 at the Dayton Fairgrounds Arena. Those interested should email Ann Adams through the Waitsburg Celebration Days Royalty Facebook page by Nov. 10 to receive an application, pattern, and topic....
WAITSBURG – Football and Cheer awards for Dayton and Waitsburg athletes will be awarded at a 7:30 p.m. ceremony on Nov. 13 in the WHS auditorium. Cupcakes and punch will be served and all are welcome....
WALLA WALLA – Applebee’s restaurants throughout Washington and Idaho will celebrate veterans by offering them a free meal on Veterans Day, Sat., Nov. 11. Restaurants owned by the Apple American Group, which includes Walla Walla’s Applebee’s, will offer items from a special Veterans Day menu at no charge. Applebee’s has donated more than 8.3 million free meals to veterans and active-duty military personnel since beginning the program in 2008. Guests need to provide proof of military service which can include ID cards, a photo in uniform,...
Ten Years Ago November 15, 2007 Former Waitsburg mayor Tom Baker was honored with the 2007 Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce Award of Merit in a ceremony last week. Five Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals – three on defense and two on offense – were named to the District 9 All League Team for the Southeast 2B Football League, announced Coach Jeff Bartlow recently. Three senior players and two junior players from the combined team were honored. Senior receiver Colby Mayberry and junior offensive lineman Josh Wilson were tapped for their stand-out pla...
Sentencing Benjamin G. Smith, 33, Dayton; charged with two counts of first degree child molestation, two counts of second degree child molestation, two counts of third degree child molestation and one count of third degree child rape. The former Washington State Penitentiary corrections officer was arrested in January of this year and pleaded guilty to all charges last month. Smith was sentenced to a minimum of 347 months (nearly 29 years) actual incarceration. He received 198 months to life on the first count of first degree child molestation...
Nov. 5 Damage to a vending machine was reported on Second St. in Prescott. Nov. 3 A female called to report finding a friend deceased on Biscuit Ridge Rd. Nov. 1 Violation of protection order on Stonecipher Road. Oct. 30 Deputies responded to a domestic assault on Opal Ave. in Prescott. Oct. 25 Deputy took a phone report of theft from a property in Dixie....
November 9: Frances Scott, Robert Hawks, Jodee Liebermann, Alan Jackson Jr., Corrie Cozier, Lillian Carpenter. November 10: Ruth Hansen, Kaitlin Vaughn, Ruby Potter, Stephanie Zuger, Nathan Stroobants. November 11: Wes Moors, Judy Annabel, Dick Beck, Freda Kay Price, Nadine Branson, Sherill Roberts, Kathy Carpenter, Barb Knopp, Herb Bessey. November 12: Randy Halley, Blaine Pasley. November 13: Delores Gohlman, Toni Jones-Riggs, Tom Manley, Anne Bickelhaupt, Reade Ferguson....
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Since last Veteran’s Day, Ken Burns’ in-depth documentary on the Vietnam War has aired. It is a powerful reminder of an unpopular war in which many “baby boomers” fought and died. It also prompts memories of the brutal treatment of American POWs and 1,350 who were listed as missing in action after the war ended. Some remain lost today. Among the 571 American prisoners released in the winter of 1973 was U.S Army Maj. Ed Carlson, whose last assignment was senior Army advisor to the Washing...
* On Nov. 8, 1895, in his lab in Germany, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen becomes the first person to observe X-rays while testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass. Rontgen received numerous accolades for his work, including the first Nobel Prize in physics in 1901. * On Nov. 9, 1938, German Nazis launch a campaign of terror against Jews in Germany and Austria. The violence was dubbed "Kristallnacht," or "Night of Broken Glass," for the countless smashed windows of 7,500 Jewish-owned establishments. Some 100 Jews died, and hundred...
DAYTON – Staff at the WSU Dayton Extension Office are concerned that membership in 4-H could dwindle after the WSU Youth and Families Program enacted a $25 per-member annual enrollment fee beginning on Oct. 1, 2017. All enrolled 4-H youth ages 5 through 19 are now charged the fee, according to WSU Dayton Extension Agent Paul Carter. Five dollars of the $25 fee will be allocated to the county to support 4-H programing at the local level. The remaining $20 will be used by the Washington State 4...
The first part of the Rainbow Lake project is almost completed and water is back in the lake. The lake was enlarged to the south towards Campground 3 and was dredged throughout the footprint of the new lake bed. The pipeline was installed and buried from the inlet to the lake. The sediment basin was constructed and a chain-link fence was installed around it. A loop driveway was constructed through Campground 3 this summer, as well. Fire pits have been installed in the new campsites and the...
Paving on Waitsburg's Main Street Bridge was completed last week. Onsite engineers anticipate that the subcontractors will have the rails done by Friday, with sidewalk work being completed in tandem. If all goes as planned, the project should be substantially completed by next Friday, which is one week past contractual days according to city officials....
Gordon Farley enjoys a sweet stack of cookies at the Dayton Memorial Library's first annual 'Bake the World a Better Place' Cookie Recipe Exchange held on Friday Nov.3. Twenty-four recipes, along with two dozen cookies of each recipe, were shared and enjoyed by the public...
DAYTON – If you have ever thought about training as an Emergency Medical Technician, Fire District No. 3 will be more than happy to help out, provided you make a two-year volunteer commitment to the district after certification. The shortage of EMTs is real, said Dayton Fire District No. 3 Chief Fire Chief Jeromy Phinney. Phinney said he is hoping to have a new resident program at fire department headquarters up and running by the first of the year, and new trainees will be able to stay and gain...
Technology is great, but if we don't watch ourselves, it has a tendency to dehumanize. Art – which has a history as long or longer than technology – counteracts that. "In the age of machines, robots, and computers taking over almost every aspect of human life, we are finding that creativity is the real human value that has no substitute," says Joseph Rastovich, a metal sculptor from Kennewick. One of a family group of artists dubbed The Talented Trio, Joseph lives, works, innovates, and bra...
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...
PRESCOTT - The Prescott Tigers soccer team will face off against Evergreen Lutheran in regional playoffs on Fri., Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. in Prescott....
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