Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce held its 69th Awards Banquet at Running T Ranch south of here Thursday evening. The theme of the banquet was "Education – The door to the future." A nearly full house enjoyed dinner and a presentation by the Dayton School District. Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson and principals Paul Shaber and Pam Lindsley made a presentation at the banquet to show the variety of programs and services the schools offer to Dayton's kids. They also showed several v...
Karl and Marianne Newell's grandchildren had plenty of laughs while jumping in the leaves during a visit with grandpa and grandma on Saturday....
Bill Clemens, of Pacific Power (r), presented a check for $5,000 Monday to Dayton Development Task Force President Bette Lou Crothers. The money will be used by the Task Force for installation of flower baskets on Dayton's Main Street next summer....
PRESCOTT – The Prescott School District is actively seeking grants and donations to fund the renovation of the dilapidated and underused tennis and basketball courts located at the primary building playground, just across Highway 124 from the pool. The current facilities would be replaced with a middle school soccer field and a multi-sport court. "This project would provide much-needed space for our middle school soccer program and create a multi-sport playing surface that can be enjoyed by t...
WAITSBURG – At their October meeting, the Waitsburg City Council approved a design and engineering contract with the engineering firm Anderson-Perry for work on the city's Main Street Bridge. Anderson-Perry Technical Manager Howard Boggs discussed the beginning stages of the process ahead and explained the City will have decisions to make in the future. In June, the state legislature appropriated $1.7 million to replace the 90-year-old bridge that is a flood hazard for the city. Unfortunately, t...
DAYTON – Students in Shayna Hutchens classroom aren't likely to be told to "sit down and be quiet." They may be required to be quiet, but they can choose whether to stand or sit. And often, being quiet isn't important, either. One way Hutchens engages her students is by providing them with options to learn in the ways they learn best. Hutchens moved from Portland, Ore. to Dayton last year and began teaching middle and high school social studies and high school English at DHS. Among her first p...
WAITSBURG – "Richard Irvine from Hill Campbell married Eliza Hay from Horn Head." This one short line, in a tome of family history, was the lone clue that led Waitsburg resident Susan Donegan on a recent quest to Ireland in search of details to her maternal ancestry. After countless hours of research, Susan traveled to Ireland last month to see what she could learn firsthand. Within hours of arriving on the peninsula of Horn Head, through the kindnesses of a series of strangers, Susan had v...
The WHS Knowledge Bowl Team accepted an invitation from Lady Katherine of Akornebir, Baroness of Wastekeep (aka Kathy Carpenter), to serve during the Canton of Akernbir's yearly feast held at Waitsburg Town Hall on Nov. 14. The event included arts and skills championships, a rapier championship, and a tavern brawl for the honor of skullduggery. Knowledge Bowl members served a six-course meal including fried cheese curds, fruits, bear meat, chicken pottage, spinach pie, and cheesecake. The...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott soccer team hosted St. George's here Saturday and suffered a tough loss to the Dragons, 2-1 in the first round of state playoff action. St. George's struck first with 15 minutes to go in the first half, scoring with a long shot from the middle that got past Tiger goal tender Christian Caro. With eight minutes gone in the second half, the Dragons built their lead to 2-0 with a right-side score. Later in the second half, the Tigers finally got on the scoreboard. M...
It's evident that Flying Monkeys have excellent taste in reading material. The monkey above was captured taking a break from harassing Dorothy and her pals on the road to Oz, during TVAC's fall musical last week, to check out the latest issue of The Times....
DAYTON—At their regular meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 11 the Port of Columbia commissioners heard from Port Manager Jennie Dickinson about the possible sale of Columbia Cut Stock to Mark Lewis, the primary owner of Columbia Pulp, Inc. and the scientist for Sustainable Fiber Technologies, for the purpose of creating a mini-mill. The mill would process wheat straw into fiber for molded pulp products. Dickinson said an offer on the buildings has been made by Lewis and accepted by Dennis Lockard, o...
DAYTON – Levi Helgerson, of Dayton, was found not guilty of Assault of a Child late Friday afternoon. The unanimous jury verdict came after a two-week trial in Columbia County Superior Court, before judge Scott Galina. According to Columbia County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dale Slack, the defense rested their case Friday morning. Each attorney – Rea Culwell for the prosecution and Robert Van Dorn for the Defense – then gave a 45-minute closing statement. Slack said the jury began delib...
WAITSBUG – The Waitsburg Commercial club will meet Thurs., Nov. 19 at 12 p.m. at The Q Wood-Fired Grill. Banner Bank Branch Manager Bev Rising will update members about operations at the new Waitsburg branch. Please RSVP reservations for this no-host luncheon to ikbakeve@charter.net or (509) 337-6546. Cost depends on choices (any or all) of green salad, cream of tomato soup, The Q’s gourmet grilled cheese sandwich, dessert, coffee, and tea. The entire meal is $12 with wine or beer available for an additional cost. There is no charge to attend t...
DAYTON – The Dayton Kiwanis Club will host its 29th Annual Turkey Bingo event on Sat., Nov. 21 from 4-9 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m. This popular event is a fun, family night out with free babysitting and a turkey for every Bingo. Hotdogs, hamburgers, beverages, and baked goods are available for purchase. Bring food to donate to the food bank for blackout cards....
Ten Years Ago Nov. 24, 2005 When your get up and go has got up and went, Bob and Kathy Patton hope you’ll come to the drive-up window of their soon-to-be-opened business, Delta Connection, 101 Main, and get more go in the form of an espresso drink. The Touchet Valley Arts Council musical “The Sound of Music” is being staged at Dayton’s Liberty Theater, and is scheduled for performances this weekend and next. Headlining the community production is Waitsburg’s Michael Ferrians as Capt. Georg von Trapp and Dayton’s Shelly Franklin as Maria, the...
DAYTON – Dayton High School is sponsoring a multi-school dance for Dayton, Waitsburg, and Pomeroy students at the Dayton Fairgrounds Pavilion on Sat., Nov. 21 from 8-11 p.m. The cost is $5. This casual dance is strictly for high school students, who must show an ASB card. Students who do not attend Waitsburg, Dayton or Pomeroy High schools may still attend but must fill out paperwork, which can be obtained at Dayton High School, ahead of time....
2: Pancake on a Stick; Grilled Cheese, Tomato Soup, Broccoli 23: Breakfast Sandwich; Hamburger (cheese opt.), Tomato/Onion/Pickle, Potato Smiles 24: Continental Breakfast; Teriyaki Chicken, Rice, Cucumbers 25: Cinnamon Roll; Corn Dog, Sunchips (12:10 EARLY RELEASE) 26: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING...
Waitsburg Nothing to report. Dayton Nov. 8 Intoxicated pedestrian in area of Mustard and S. 4th assisted back to residence. Illegally harvested Elk on Skyline Rd.; forwarded to Fish & Wildlife. Yvonne Pulliam, 47, Dayton, backed into a pole in the Dayton Mercantile parking lot; no injuries. Warrant arrest of Michael Testerman, 19, Dayton; booked into Columbia County Jail. Nov. 9 Domestic violence (verbal argument) reported but caller would not give location. Deputy attempted to respond to the uninitialized cell phone 911 call but was unable to...
November 20: Lyle Harshman, Lorianne Donovan. November 21: Stacia Deal, Colleen Berry, Buster Katsel, Dana Simmons. November 22: Betsy Harkins, Connie Creswell, Tanya Vargas. November 23: Miles Reese, Bill Johnson, Robbie Johnson, Cecile Carpenter, Heather O’Brien, Jennifer Wheeler, Alice Clifton, Jean Lawrence. November 24: Orville Branson, Clay Lindsey, Betsy Beck, Lisa Gosney, Brian Newbury, Melissa DeCoria. November 25: Brandon Leroue, Kelly Maib, Lucas Olona, Jody Lehr, Carey Demaris, Tyler Green. November 26: Devon Harshman, Donna Lee H...
This is likely to be the last copy of The Times you’ll see before Thanksgiving, so we thought we’d give you some things to think about as you head into the 2015 holiday season: According to CNN.com, TV dinners were invented in 1953 when Swansons had 26 tons of frozen turkeys left over after Thanksgiving that year. (And you thought you had a lot of leftovers!) Someone had the bright idea of slicing them up and wrapping them in foil, with trimmings. The day before Thanksgiving has the most liquor sales of the year. The day after Thanksgiving is...
It took the Chicago wheat futures market 12 grinding sessions to reach up 44 cents to the high close of Wednesday, Nov. 4 at $5.25, then it peeled backwards 33 cents in a couple of days. All that was accomplished in the week was a confirmation of the range highs back to July. Can this wheat market ever break out of the sideways pattern that has defined the price since July? It will require something more that we have on the board right now…weather, currency shifts, global peace… Since we are busy with a trapped market ping-ponging back and for...
