Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG -- Five Waitsburg FFA members traveled to Pullman High School on January 5 where they competed in District FFA Marketing and Job Interview Career Development Events (CDE). Junior Caitlyn Jones, sophomore Zion Branson and freshman Emily Adams competed in Marketing for the first time and placed third, qualifying to advance to the state level. In the Marketing competition, teams develop and present a marketing plan for a current agricultural product, supply or service. The team pre...
The Times spotted someone several times last weekend with a small snowplow clearing the sidewalks of Waitsburg, both downtown and in the neighborhoods. Despite the best efforts of our intrepid reporters, we were unable to identify this cold-weather hero. If you know who it was, go to our facebook page and tell us....
WALLA WALLA - Quail Run's St. Valentine's Day Luncheon and Greatest Lovers in History Fashion Show will take place February 14 at 1 p.m. The menu features Wild-Mushroom Pasta Alfredo with Chicken (or vegetarian chicken), a special 'champagne' salad, grilled vegetable medley, homemade cross-top rolls, individual heart-shaped Red Velvet cakes. After lunch, a very special fashion show salutes The Greatest Lovers in History. Featured couples will include the likes of Anthony and Cleopatra, Napoleon and Josephine, Elizabeth Taylor & Richard...
PRESCOTT - The Prescott Lions serves an all-you-can- eat breakfast the third weekend (Sat. and Sun.) of every month. This month's breakfast takes place February 15 and 16 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and is the annual Sam Erwin Memorial Breakfast. All funds go to the Prescott High Scholarship Fund. The Lions Club will be serving pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns and juice and coffee. The cost is $7.00. Breakfast will be served at the Lions Community Building located on the corner of Highway 124 and D St...
WALLA WALLA -- The 2014 Women in Agriculture Conference offers women in Washington, Oregon and Idaho a unique opportunity to gather in 28 locations for a one-day event featuring knowledgeable speakers, inspiring stories, practical advice for improving farm management skills and networking with other women producers. The statewide event takes place on March 15 with a local meeting location at Walla Walla Community College. This year's event, "Change Happens: Make It An Opportunity," covers topics including farm business decision- making, using...
Southwest 2B Boys Basketball Final Regular Season Standings League Overall...
WAITSBURG - Ten people showed up at Tuesday night's Celebration Days meeting and hatched a plan that they are optimistic will allow Celebration Days to continue as an annual weekend event. The group hopes that an ATV poker run and riding lawnmower barrel racing will replace the sheepdog triLearn als that took place at the fairgrounds last year. The possibility of ATV safety courses and demonstrations was also discussed. The Celebration Days Committee still has one big hurdle to jump - finding a local 501c3 that would be willing to add t...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School District will face a new challenge this spring as middle and high school students and teachers prepare to field-test the new Smarter Balanced assessment tests recently adopted by the State. After working through a sample test, teachers and administrators are convinced that parental involvement and support will be crucial to student success. A Student Assessment Information M e e t ing for all middle and high school students and parents has been schedul...
AFS Intercultural Programs, a student exchange program, is accepting host family applications in the Walla Walla Valley region for the 2014-15 school year. High School slots are available for AFS students in Walla Walla, Waitsburg and Dayton. Participants are carefully matched and volunteers are always on hand to make sure that students have the support and tools needed for a positive experience. Although students do not arrive before August, families interested in hosting can begin the application process now. Thousands of young peop...
Waitsburg-Prescott 53, Asotin 47 The WP Cardinals boys basketball team beat a tough Asotin team Tuesday afternoon and will move on to the sub-regional tournament to be held in Waitsburg and Dayton this weekend. Game time and location will be determined later this week. Dayton vs. DeSales - Tuesday Night The Dayton/DeSales girls basketball game had not yet finished as of press time Tuesday. However, Dayton will move on to the sub-regional tournament to be held in Waitsburg and Dayton this weekend. Game time and location will be determined...
DAYTON - Dayton's only CrossFit-style gym has moved to Dayton's Main Street. Hammerdown Fitness is now located in the former auto repair building at the southwest corner of Main and Fourth Streets. It was previously located at the Port of Columbia. Owner Chuck Amerein and Trainer Jerrod Cully are both CrossFit-certified trainers. Hammerdown offers morning and evening group workout sessions Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. For more information about Hammerdown Fitness, call Amerein at (509) 540-1023....
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg boys' basketball team won their fifth straight game on Feb. 5, defeating DeSales in the District 9 Tournament play-in game 73-47. The defeat sent DeSales home for the season, and put WP in the weekend tournament, which was delayed due to weather. The Irish jumped out to an early 9-2 lead, but WP came roaring back with an 18-4 run to lead after the first quarter 20-13. They never looked back. The Cardinals led 43- 21 at the half and 63-30 after three quarters. Owen L...
WAITSBURG - Four WP Wrestlers placed high enough at last week's sub- regional tournament to advance to regionals competition. Tristan Newman, who has lost only two matches all season, took first place as League/District Champion. David Just placed fourth and Tyler Brooks and Tyler Hoffman each placed sixth. Sub-Regionals took place February 8 in Colfax. Participating teams included Waitsburg/Prescott, Almira/ Coulee/Hartline, Lind/Ritzville, Liberty, Colfax/Gar- Pal, Wilb...
WAITSBURG -- A prime rib dinner, complete with salad, potato, bread, vegetable, dessert and beverage will take place Friday, February 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Waitsburg's Town Hall (121 Main Street). Black Lilly will perform music for dancing. Silent and live auctions of Valentine gifts will take place and adult beverages will be available. All proceeds go to benefit Waitsburg Town Hall Maintenance and Operations. Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased at Waitsburg Hardware, Waitsburg Grocery, Coppei Coffee and Hugs, Gifts and Col...
WAITSBURG -- The next meeting of the Waitsburg Commercial Club is Tuesday, February 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. Preceding the program, the American Legion will have a send off, aka a "muster", for Jared Brown, son of April and Frank Gould, as he leaves to start his enlistment with the US Army. All community members are encouraged to attend and offer support. The program will feature Jim German, Waitsburg Mixologist and owner of jimgermanbar with his wife, Claire Johnston. Jim will share his business experience from the past...
WAITSBURG - A handful of Waitsburg residents spend a portion of each Thursday morning in "Heaven," intently focusing on every movement of their body as Patti Jo Amerein gently adjusts and repositions them. "The Heaven Space" is what Claire Johnston and Jim German have dubbed the long, narrow room connecting jimgermanbar and the AMO Gallery -- the space where Amerien, a former professional dancer, instructs the group in the practice of Pilates. Amerein danced professionally in Las Vega...
DAYTON - In a special Monday meeting this week, the Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved a measure to allow emergency repairs to the ceiling and carpet in the courtroom of the Columbia County Courthouse, after accidental damage caused by a contractor. The measure allows courthouse Maintenance Supervisor Dave Finney to hire a local contractor for the repairs without going through the normal bidding process. In January, a worker with Pringles Power Vac of Walla Walla was cleaning d...
DAYTON - Three public hearings will be held next week to allow public input on a new Cooperative Park Master Plan for Columbia County. The plan is a joint effort of Columbia County, the City of Dayton and the Port of Columbia. The City will hold its hearing on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall board room. The county will hold its hearing on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Columbia County Planning office. The Port's hearing will be Thursday at 10 a.m. in the board room at the Port office. Comments may also be submitted in writing to the...
DAYTON - TVAC Productions is hosting a special event Saturday at the Liberty Theater called "Ebony and Ivories." Music begins at 7 p.m. with a collection of classical and contemporary musical pieces performed on piano by local musicians Jim Thorn and Randy Pearson with accompaniment provided by the Pearson family. After the music, the fun continues in the Liberty Annex where chocolate desserts will be served with champagne and/or sparkling cider. The event is being held to raise funds to purchase a piano for the Liberty Annex, which is u...
DAYTON - The Dayton City Council on Monday voted to reject a proposed ordinance to establish a special events permit for Dayton. The 6-1 decision came after the council heard several public comments in opposition to the measure and after considerable debate among council members. Councilman Dain Nysoe cast the lone dissenting vote on the motion to reject the ordinance. The ordinance was proposed by the council's Public Safety Committee, of which Nysoe is chair. It was a scaled-back version...
