Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON-County Commissioner Norm Passmore has submitted his resignation from the Board of County Commissioners, effective Wednesday. Passmore said he, and his wife, Ann, have sold their house in Dayton, and they are in the process of retiring to their home in Oceanside, Ore. where they will be closer to their son's family in Portland, and their daughter and her husband, in Seattle. Recreational opportunities such as hiking are also calling, Passmore said. Passmore said there are a thousand acres...
WAITSBURG – Effective Feb. 1, Waitsburg will no longer provide ambulance service. The Waitsburg Ambulance Service (WAS) was established in 1970 but financial difficulties forced the service to disband in January of 2013 when they handed transport services over to Columbia-Walla Walla County Fire District 2 (CWWFD2). Three years later, a shortage of funds and volunteers has forced CWWFD2 to contract out services. Columbia County Fire District #3 will provide Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance t...
Waitsburg guitar doctor Joe Patrick may not be 'pickin' and grinnin' but he is certainly strumming and smiling as as he plays the 22-string harp on display at 10 Ton Coffee. Luthier Carrie Hendrix encourages gentle touching of her handmade stringed instruments. See story on Page 7....
Kate and Patrick Grubb of Carrollton, Texas are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Elaine Hazel Grubb. Born January 9, 2019 weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. Elaine Hazel is welcomed to the family by her older sister Ava June Grubb. Her grandparents are Tom and Wendy Grubb and Denis and Sue Alison. Proud grand aunties are Gail Gwinn and Lane Gwinn from Waitsburg....
PASCO, Wash. – Ernest (EJ) Brewer, 35, who grew up in Dayton was killed on Jan 23 after colliding with a semi truck. Brewer was reportedly driving a Dodge minivan behind a semi on Highway 395 near Mesa in North Franklin County at 11:45 p.m. on Jan. 23 and rear-ended a semi. The semi and trailer had reportedly slowed for a Department of Transportation truck that was de-icing the roadway, because he needed to exit. Brewer has been active in the Richland Players community theater group and had been in eight plays between 2007 and 2014. The R...
DAYTON – The Dayton Ladies Auxiliary 2618 will host their annual Jimmy Durante Day fundraiser at the Dayton Eagles on Feb. 16. The event is open to the public and funds will be split between The Club and the local 4-H endowment. Doors open at 3 p.m. Haystacks will be available for purchase for $5 for adults and $4 for kids. The event will include a cake walk, silent auction and live auction. Silent auction items will be set up earlier in the week for viewing and starter bids. The Eagles is open from Mon. – Sat. from 4 p.m. – close. The live...
DAYTON—The County Public Health Department at 270 E. Main St. in Dayton, will offer free blood pressure checks from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 14....
Ten Years Ago February 5, 2009 Following final code inspection and acceptance, the new Lions Memorial building at the race track has been placed into service. “After spending a lot of time and money on this building, the Waitsburg Lions are very happy to have it completed,” said Lions Club President Ted Bren. Photo caption: While Waitsburgers and neighbors in the region shivered in the mid-January cold, this happy foursome was enjoying Acapulco , Mexico. Ron and Jo Wolfe of Dixie, and Deana and Brian Black of Dayton made the journey south of...
The building historically known as the Columbia Cutstock Building, located at 606 Wagon Road, in Dayton, was destroyed by fire on the morning of Tues., Jan. 29. Fire departments from Columbia County, Waitsburg, Dixie, the City of College Place and Walla Walla responded to fight the blaze which is believed to have started around 2 a.m. according to Columbia County Fire Marshal Clint Atteberry. The fire, which gutted the wood frame building, was fully contained by 8 a.m. and there were no...
WAITSBURG – One of two motorcycles stolen from the same location in Dayton was recovered on Sunday morning. Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Civil Deputy Tim Quigg said the office received a call from Walla Walla County deputies on the morning of Sun., Jan. 27, saying they had recovered the 2014 BMW motorcycle. The bike had been abandoned in a field on Bolles Road and McKay Alto Roads. Quigg said the motorcycle, which was reported stolen on Jan. 25, was impounded by Kyle’s towing. The other...
Toddler Story Time 10:00am to 11:00am - Every Wednesday An interactive story time for those in the toddler years! Come sing, dance, play and learn. Prime Time Story Time 6:00pm to 7:30pm - Every Wednesday for six weeks - First Event Feb-20 Story time, but with a special twist! Prime time is a program to encourage literacy in low income families through professional speakers and activities. Included, is a free dinner. Game & Gab - Musical Chair Scrabble 6:00pm - February 1st A possible monthly event where the library hosts a game night intended...
Dayton photographer Ray Brown took this spectacular shot of stormy skies earlier this month on the Tucannon Wind Farm. The Times welcomes reader photos. If you have a shot you'd like to share please email it to dena@waitsburgtimes.com...
Friday, 1 B - Breakfast wrap; L - Mozzarella cheese stix, marinara sauce, broccoli florets Monday, 4 B - Omelet & sausage; L - Sweet & sour chicken, stir fry vegetables, garden salad, pears Tuesday, 5 B - Biscuit & Gravy; L - Chicken quesadilla cassserole, seasoned corn, apples Wednesday, 6 B - Cinnamon roll; L - Tomato soup, grilled cheese, sugar snap peas, peaches Thursday, 7 B - Breakfast sandwich; L - Philly cheese steak, chips, cucumbers, oranges...
February 1: Bob Stewart, Tamara Doepker, Debbie Peck Russell and Adam Hermanns. February 2: Lacy Wood, Grant Garrett, Lauren Broom-Vjoertomt and Brandon White. February 3: Ryan Neal, Ben Turner, Norman Hansen, Robert Weller, Eric Rohde, Mike Gauch, Joe Watson and Chris Walker. February 4: Morgan Baker, Chelsey Smith, Meredith Huwe, Stacey Bennett, Mathew Akers, Renee Bailey, Robert Bailey, Matthew Lyons, and Elaine Till. February 5: Tim Abel, Andrea Tuttle, Mary Phillips, Loretta Hunt, Janet Hart, Jack and Jim Hubbard, Helen Richardson, Chad...
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The good news is Washington’s cherry crop is projected to be as good as 2018; however, absent tariff relief from the ongoing U.S.-China trade tiff, a key market will remain limited. When China’s tariff went from 10 percent to 50 percent last July, right in the middle of the harvest, exports to China went from the most profitable to the pits, Fox News reported. “Growers in Washington State, by far the largest producer of sweet cherries in the U.S., saw their bumper crop lose $86 million in value...
Dear Editor, Has anyone noticed the paradox Waitsburg City Council proposes? It appears ridiculous to me for the City to consider abandoning its offices and functions at its present site in order to relocate to the “Kingdom Hall” the Jehovah Witnesses have put up for sale. Now Council is fussing over what to do about vacant commercial buildings on Main Street. To move City Hall to a location adjacent to the park and swimming pool directly places our local government in a known flood path. Recall that the JW’s building received signi...
By Carolyn Henderson If you walk around town or country, you may have found a piece of artwork in the form of a painted rock. Sometimes they have an encouraging statement on them, other times a colorful image that brings a smile and sense of gratification. "The best part about painting rocks is putting these small pieces of art out into the world to share with others as an act of kindness," says Ashly Beebe of Dayton. "I have found a few rocks myself, and it is such a special moment. For some it...
The Dayton FFA Agriculture Issues team placed third at Districts in Colton to qualify for State competition in May. (l to r): Samantha Davis, Tatumn Laughery, Josiah White, Ben White, Tayven Seney, Sage Kilts, and Juniper Kerr...
Northwest Farm Credit Services awarded a $1,500 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant to Columbia County Friends of the Fairgrounds to help with the installation of a professionally engineered indoor arena footing. In 2018, Northwest Farm Credit Services committed over $297,000 to 187 projects in rural communities across Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, according to a press release submitted to The Times. The next rural grant deadline is Feb. 1, 2019. Visit northwestfcs.c...
City council members: KC Kuykendall, Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Mayor Marty Dunn, Jim Romine and Kate Hockersmith were all present. New Business Taggart Road Extension Project was awarded to Moreno & Nelson Construction with the stipulation that a release for construction package be available for review at the February council meeting. See full story in Jan. 24 issue of The Times. Discussion of vacant building utility fees. Council leaned toward finding more positive incentives. Requested that...
DAYTON—The new Columbia County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, April King, isn’t all that new to the job in Columbia County. King said she served in the same capacity, back in 2003, when Colleen Fenn was the County’s prosecuting attorney and she enjoyed living and working in Dayton then. “I prefer the smaller communities where you can get to know people,” said King, who was born in Singapore. King said her father’s work as a geologist in the oil business took the family to far-flung places, from In...
WAITSBURG – Parents of Waitsburg students will want to be sure their children are washing their hands well and often. The school district has sent out two emails letting parents know that hand-foot-and-mouth disease has been reported present in the school. School nurse Stacy Schwarz, who is in the district one to two times a month, said only one confirmed case has been reported so far. The disease is very contagious, and the spread of infection can be reduced by practicing good hygiene, such as...
From the Editor: A new resident to Waitsburg Randy Charles, and his wife Antoinette, joined the community in August of 2018 after purchasing the Fifth Street home formerly belonging to Larry and Deanne Johnson. The Charles’ moved from Key West, Fla. where Randy was a firefighter and paramedic for the City of Key West. Though moving from Florida, Randy is a native of Washington State, having grown up in Clarkston and Yakima. He is a proud Alumnus of Washington State University. From Randy: When a medical emergency occurs the city of Waitsburg a...
WALLA WALLA – Bob Carson will discuss his new book, The Blues: Natural history of the Blue Mountains in northeastern Oregon and southwestern Washington, at January’s Fort Walla Walla Museum After Hours. This free event will take place in the entrance room of the Fort Walla Walla Museum, located at 755 NE Myra Road, at 4 p.m. The book, which was published in 2018, describes the complex makeup of the Blue Mountains. Waitsburg photographer Bill Rodgers provided some of the many excellent photographs for the book. Museum After Hours take place on...
