Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – A Feb. 15 post on the Whoopemup Waitsburg and Whoopemup Walla Walla Facebook pages confirmed recent rumors that the popular Cajun-inspired Whoopemup Hollow Café, with stores on Waitsburg's and Walla Walla’s Main Streets has closed its doors for good. “We would like to extend our heartfelt love and appreciation to our Whoopemup family, friends, and customers. As they say on Broadway, it was a good run of the play! Whoopemup Hollow Café 2005-2019,” reads the succinct Facebook...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School Board voted unanimously to appoint Randy Hinchliffe as a new school board member at their Feb. 13 regular meeting. Hinchliffe will replace Russ Knopp who moved from the district and is no longer eligible to serve. The position was an at-large position and open to any candidate residing in the Waitsburg School District. Hinchcliffe will fulfill Knopp's term which expires Dec. 2019. "I decided to apply because I want to help out the school and the community w...
Dayton photographer Vicky Zoller captured this pair of robins out playing in the snow in her backyard last week....
DAYTON-Items on the agenda at last week's city council meeting included an update on the city's Wastewater Treatment Plan Project. "We're getting closer in negotiations with some land owners," said Mayor Craig George. He said there will be an executive session to discuss property acquisition for the proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant Project at the March 13 city council meeting. George said a land swap is being conducted between the city and the county. He said the city will swap land owned nea...
DAYTON – Columbia County Fire District #3 quickly extinguished a house fire in the 700 block of East Main Street on Tuesday night. The fire is one of several blazes over recent weeks. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, Fire District #3 responded to a report of a structure fire and requested mutual aid from Fire District #2. Sheriff’s deputies were first to arrive on the scene and were able to use a fire extinguisher to slow down the fire, which was inside the wall, according to District #3 o...
Bob Patton models the "Frisbee" hotcakes mentioned in the Pioneer Portraits photo caption from Feb. 20, 1969....
Ten Years Ago February 26, 2009 Two of Waitsburg-Prescott’s quick guards were honored as selections to the Blue Mountain Conference All conference First Team. Stacy Potter of the WP Lady Cardinals, and Jeff Hofer of the WP Cardinals were among the top five selections name b Blue Mountain Conference coaches recently. Crews were busy in the frigid cold last Friday, installing a new surface-bypass temporary spillway weir (TSW) in Spillway Bay 1 at Little Goose Lock and Dam. The modification to the spillway increases survival rates of anadromous f...
“Snow in Waitsburg”. Waitsburg's grain elevator, looking north from Highway 124. "We live in a beautiful place - I live in photographer’s heaven," said Waitsburg photographer Bill Rodgers....
February 2 Theft of parts from an ATV in the 1000 block of Preston Avenue. February 8 Generator stolen sometime during the night of 02/07/19 in the 60 block of East Maple in Waitsburg. February 13 Male subject stated he had been in jail and just got out and noticed some property missing from a house in the 200 block of N. “B” Street in Prescott. February 24 Waitsburg resident reported being scammed out of $2,000 for trying to purchase some dogs....
PALOUSE, Wash. – Laht Neppur nabbed another win at the Palouse Cabin Fever Brew Fest on Feb. 9 where it took third place with its Spiced Peaches and Cream ale. Conditions this year were brisker-than-usual at the popular indoor/outdoor event but that didn’t interfere with sellout sales of 650 tickets. The benefit is put on by the “Brew Crew” to raise money for the Palouse Community Center. Laht Neppur is a repeat favorite at the event and has taken home the Best Cure for Cabin Fever trophy more than once. This year, Laht Neppur competed against...
DAYTON – The Dayton Lions club will hold their annual crab feed on Sat. March 9 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner served from 6-7:30 p.m. The crab dinner fundraiser raises money to be used in the community for vision and hearing assistance for the needy, contributions to youth and other community services. Dinner is $30 and includes over ¼ lb of fresh Dungeness crab (no shell) plus large shrimp, coleslaw, baked beans, pasta salad, fruit, garlic bread, coffee, iced tea and dessert. Beer, wine and soda are av...
WALLA WALLA – Waitsburg High School graduate Emma Philbrook earned academic distinction for the most recent semester at Whitman College. This recognition is given to students who have completed a minimum of 12 credits, passed all credits attempted, and have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on no fewer than nine graded credits during the semester....
WAITSBURG - The make-up day for the Feb. 15 snow day cancellation will be Fri., March 8. That day was originally marked in the calendar as a No School day, but was reserved as a make-up day in the case of a snow day. There will be school on March 8....
Wednesday, February 27 Pizazz, Paint and Pizza Party Waitsburg Town Hall 6 p.m. Find Tickets on Eventbrite.com Friday, March 1 Shamrock BINGO Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room Doors for the American Cancer Society Fundraiser open at 5:15 p.m., games run from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, March 2 Frenchtown Spring BBQ and Dance 155 Lower Dry Creek Rd., Lowden 6 p.m. - midnight Saturday, March 9 Dayton Lions Crab Fundraiser Dinner Columbia County Fairgrounds 5-8 p.m. Tickets are $30 and must be purchased by March 1 from Dingles or a Lions Club...
Friday, 22 B - French toast; L - Pizza, baby carrots, garden salad, pineapple Monday, 25 B - Muffin & yogurt; L - Ham & cheese rippers, cucumbers, garden salad, cantaloupe Tuesday, 26 B - Biscuit & gravy; L - Beef rib sandwich, pasta salad, chips, baby carrots, pears Wednesday, 27 B - Long John; L - Straw hat, pepper strips, cauliflower, oranges Thursday, 28 B - Breakfast pizza; L - Pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, peaches...
February 21: Dick Brunton, Ted Hopwood, Rich PiersAon, Travis Wood, Joshua Wood, Chris Huwe and Molly and Mandy Hays. February 22: Cheri Maxwell, Gerald Morgan, Charles Morgan, Tristien Cook, Alexandra Bloor, Betty Crabtree, Nicole Eastwood. February 23: John A. Reese, Jay Thomas, Jane Conover Waldher, Jason Cook, Becky Harshman, Margaret Gibson, Heidi Sickles and Brandon Cole. February 24: Susan Segraves, Jason Wheeler, Helen Porter, Eric Nunn, Wanda Gales, Dane Henze, Misty Reid, Andy Maib, Martha Kenney, David Danforth, and David Baker....
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The circumstances leading to Amazon’s decision to scrap its New York City project are trends corporate leaders need to examine closely. There are cultural and political shifts in America which are changing the way business is done. Amazon walked away from its deal struck with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio which would create 25,000 new jobs and added $27 billion in new city and state tax revenue. In return, Cuomo and de Blasio, who actively courted Amazon, p...
WALLA WALLA - The 5th Annual “Stories of our Watersheds: River Restoration Northwest Film Festival” will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Thurs., March 7 at 7 p.m. The Walla Walla, Touchet and Tucannon basins are currently undergoing large-scale river restoration efforts to restore the endangered and extirpated salmon and steelhead runs. The River Restoration Northwest Film Festival consists of 12 short-length films featuring river restoration supported by local communities throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The event is spo...
WALLA WALLA – The Exchange Club of Walla Walla and M.T. Head Brewing Co.will hold a Pints for a Purpose fundraiser on Thurs., Feb. 21 from 4-7 p.m. to help the Sheriff’s Office acquire a new K9. The event will be held at M.T. Head Brewing Company located at 325 A St. in Walla Walla. One dollar of every beer purchased will be donated to help the County Sheriff’s Office acquire a new Deputy K9, needed as a result of the untimely and recent death of Deputy K9 Gudy. Food will be available for purchase. M.T. Brewery is cash only but an ATM is avail...
WAITSBURG – Join the Waitsburg Commercial Club for pizza and painting on Wed., Feb. 27 from 6-9 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. Tickets include a paint-by-number kit, pizza and fun. Just bring your own pizazz! Adult beverages will be available for purchase. Tickets are available at www.eventbrite.com and sales close Feb. 23. Tickets are $30, plus fee on Eventbrite or $35 if RSVP’d to (509) 316-1488....
WALLA WALLA-Through their show, Sheets of Paper, resident artists at Studio Two Zero Two and Morell Family Wines are inviting the community to overcome the winter doldrums and experience new works. The show, on display through the month of February, unites three artists: Augusta Sparks Farnum, Penny Michel and Squire Broel, who typically work in different mediums to a relatable challenge: conquering a massive empty space. For a writer, a standard eight and half by eleven-inch sheet would be...
WALLA WALLA – The Seattle Rock Orchestra (SRO) returns to the Gesa Power Houes Theatre to play the music of Led Zeppelin on Sat., March 23 at 7 p.m. In this concert, Seattle Rock Orchestra dives deep into Led Zeppelin’s discography, performing songs from the surprisingly folky Led Zeppelin III, as well songs from the mature heavy rock of Led Zeppelin IV. Featured songs include “Going to California,” “Immigrant Song,” and of course, the one and only: “Stairway to Heaven. Beer and wine will be...
Walla Walla, WA – On March 5, 2019 at 7 p.m. in Cordiner Hall, experience the four seasons in both hemispheres at “The Eight Seasons”! Soloist Tomás Cotik, violin, will join the Walla Walla Symphony to perform Vivaldi’s classic The Four Seasons along with Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) by Argentine composer Ástor Piazzolla. This concert will also feature the world premiere of Air and Ground by Walla Walla native John Jamison. An “Inside the Music” Pre-Concert Talk begins shortly after 6 p.m. in the lobby of Cordiner Ha...
WALLA WALLA – The local branch of the American Association of University Women and the Walla Walla Public Library will present a free public program, "The Past, Present and Future of Public Broadcasting," on Thurs., Feb. 28 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Walla Walla Public Library, located at 238 E. Alder. Speaker Kerry Swanson is the Radio Station Manager for Northwest Public Broadcasting, which serves the greater Walla Walla Valley on KWWS 89.7FM and KFAE 89.1FM. He has been in public broadcasting 3...
