Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Waitsburg Elementary School first grade teacher Dinah Lindsey (l) and Title 1 paraprofessional Carrie Graham (r) took a load off during Dr. Seuss Day/Wacky Wednesday last week. . ....
DAYTON – On Monday, March 16, Columbia County Commissioners will meet with the public to decide on the future of recreational marijuana businesses in the county. The board has scheduled a public hearing for 1:15 p.m. in the commissioners’ board room. A representative from the Washington State Liquor Control Board will meet with commissioners prior to the hearing, at 10 a.m., in a meeting also open to the public. The county’s 15-month-long moratorium on recreational marijuana businesses expir...
DAYTON – John Garrett Waltermire, 24, was arrested Saturday after a short foot pursuit near East Jackson Street in Dayton. Waltermire was a suspect in the burglary of the Inland Cellular store on East Main Street here last week. Early on the morning of Monday, March 2, a burglar broke into the cellphone company’s retail store at 151 E. Main St. A witness reported hearing what sounded like a loud crash at approximately 4:30 a.m. Shortly thereafter the witness saw a male with a backpack run...
WAITSBURG – This year, Waitsburg will celebrate its sesquicentennial – 150 years of existence – as part of the annual Waitsburg Celebration Days weekend. According to City Hall staff, the exact date is unknown, but Waitsburg was chartered sometime in the spring of 1865. Waitsburg is known as a "One of a Kind" city and operates off the territorial charter created in that year. Waitsburg is the only charter city in Washington and one of only six in the nation. The fun-filled Celebration Days...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s Team RELAY for the American Cancer Society will hold their annual Shamrock Bingo Fundraiser on Saturday, March 14 at the Waitsburg Elementary Multi-purpose Room. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with 20 Bingo games taking place between 5-8 p.m. Each game is $1 (three cards) with prizes for the winners. A chili feed is available for $4. All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Contact Pam Conover at 337-8876 or Karen Huwe at 386-6960 with any questions....
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce’s annual auction, Blue Mountain Brix & Brew, is happening this Friday evening at the Running T Ranch, 802 N. Touchet Road in Dayton. The beer and wine social and silent auction begin at 5:30 p.m. with a live auction at 7 p.m. Raffle tickets are $10 each and can be purchased before and during the event to win jewelry and other items. Tickets to Brix & Brew are $35 per person. Ticket purchase includes food, beverages, collectible glass and entertainment. For more information, visit historicdayton.com, cal...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School will host “Every 15 Minutes,” an educational experience that reminds participants of the dangers of driving while impaired or texting, on March 12 and 13. Waitsburg school district would like local citizens to be aware of some aspects of the program that could cause alarm for those who are unaware. For several days, during the week of March 9, the vehicle of WHS alum Shannon Elliot, who was killed in an alcohol-related accident in 2009, will be placed in the WHS parking lot. The Elliot family works to sprea...
Ten Years Ago March 17, 2005 Commercial Club’s Community Service Award recipients for 2004 have books, education and a love for the community of Waitsburg in common. Two deserving recipients were honored by Commercial Club and they are Weller Public Library librarian Jan Cronkhite and retired teacher, newspaper co-publisher and volunteer Anita Baker. Incumbent Mayor Marty Dunn will face a challenger in the City of Waitsburg’s City Elections on April 4, and a contest is brewing for the five council seats. Vance Price was nominated at a sec...
4: Pancake Bar; Turkey, Bacon, Ranch Wrap 16: Breakfast Sandwich; Turkey Sub, Sunchips 17: Biscuit & Gravy; Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza 18: Longjohn; Taco Salad 19: Breakfast Enchilada; Chicken Quesadilla Casserole...
March 13: Corey Puckett, Susan Watson, Kathy Logeman, Darla Fischer, Ryan Shweid, Dan Mortimore, Darin Groom, Louie Gagnon, Scott Hagerman, Mark Lanning and Larry Branson. March 14: Jim Wilson, Rhonda Perry, Kathy Rose, Luanna Kalahele, and William Adams. March 15: Drew Farley, Arvilla Cyr, Debra Olson, Stacey Mohney, Tom K. Baker, Gage Baker, Sharon Puckett, Sara Payne Dimak, and Lolita Clayton. March 16: Edna Clough, Mike Estes, Edith Largent, Carol Heilbrun, Michael Kerry, Guy Keeney, Chenae Dahlstrom, Megan Payne, and Carley Horlacher....
Waitsburg Nothing to report. Dayton Mar. 1 Burbank driver Timmy Elias, 50, cited for driving on a suspended license. Mar. 2 Commercial burglary on E. Main Street at Inland Cellular’s retail store; see story in this issue for more details including the arrest of a suspect. Identity theft reported by a caller in Clarkston stating someone used his son’s name to register a vehicle in Dayton without the son’s permission. Deputies arrested 44-year-old Dayton resident William “Eddie” Tewalt on a Department of Corrections warrant and transport...
Last week, the Washington State Senate approved a pretty significant gas tax increase for the state’s drivers. If the bill is approved by the state house and signed into law, the new gas taxes will be phased in over three years. You can read the details in the WNPA article on this page. The money will go toward a bunch of high-profile projects, including the 520 floating bridge in Seattle, I-405 east of Seattle, I-5 near Tacoma and I-90 through Snoqualmie Pass. The east side of the state is not being totally left out. A long awaited n...
OLYMPIA - Just 18 days after its initial unveiling, Senate lawmakers have passed a $15 billion transportation package that includes an 11.7-cent increase to the state gas tax over the next three years. That package now moves to the Democrat-controlled House where Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, said that the package won’t be considered until lawmakers address education funding, which they are under order from the state Supreme Court to substantially increase. “In the end, our goal is to pass a transportation budget,” Sullivan said....
Happy Daylight Saving Time, everybody! Okay, fine, so maybe “Happy” should be in quotes. Or perhaps eliminated altogether. Daylight Saving Time, everybody! Yessiree, it’s that time of year when we cash in our sleep, our sanity, and our statistical probability of avoiding a car accident for 180 extra hours of pure, gushing sunlight per annum. I understand that there is currently a bill in the state legislature concerning dropping the concept of daylight saving altogether. I expect it to pass...
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Dear Editor, There are a bunch of people involved and working hard to bring our annual celebration to our wonderful little city. The event is called Waitsburg Celebration Days and it is being planned for the weekend of May 15th and 16th. So far the community has responded very well, helping to make this weekend something special. This year, once again, the Commercial Club is sponsoring the parade on May 16th. As Waitsburg citizens are wonderful volunteers, we (the Parade Committee) are seeking nominations of a very special person/family to...
DAYTON – Members of Columbia County Fire District 3 are getting excited about the new fire station on Patit Road, with its 13,500 square feet and 16 truck bays, brand new living quarters for five firefighters, and enough offices for all the command staff. General contractor Joe Christensen, with G2 Construction out of Tri-Cities, is planning to have the $850,000 remodel of the old Columbia Rural Electric Association building complete by the end of this month. New Assistant Fire Chief Jeromy P...
DAYTON – Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell spoke to the Dayton School Board last week during their regular board meeting in support of interim Secondary Principal Kate Wenzl. The district is in the hiring process right now for a permanent junior high/high school principal. Wenzl is one of four candidates for the position under consideration. "For the very first time in the eight years and two months I've been here, I have no new juvenile cases on my docket," Culwell told the board. She a...
DAYTON – Rick Turner has been the face of Columbia County Fire District 3 for nearly 20 years, but as of January 1, 2017, the chief will return to full-time farming and leave firefighting to the next generation of heroes. Taking his place as chief will be lifelong Dayton resident Jeromy Phinney. Monday was Phinney's first official day as assistant fire chief. He will shadow Chief Turner for the next 22 months, learning the full-time job of running this 45-person department with its four paid sta...
WAITSBURG – Incumbent Mayor Walt Gobel and incumbent councilwoman Debra Callahan accepted the Waitsburg Commercial Club's invitation to address residents at a Community Forum during the club's March 3 dinner meeting. No new candidates were present at the Forum which precedes the upcoming April 6 city council elections. Gobel took advantage of the opportunity to sing the praises of the current council and the city staff – in a speech punctuated with good-natured comments from the audience – rathe...
WAITSBURG – Now that Marilyn Johnson is no longer operating Etcetera's gift shop on Waitsburg's Main Street, she has decided to have a bit of fun with the display window flanking the Plaza Theater. "Sophie," a mannequin Johnson received from her mother, is the vehicle for her amusements. Currently, Sophie is dressed to celebrate St. Urho's Day on March 16. According to sainturho.com, the legend of St. Urho originated in northern Minnesota in the 1950s and has grown among North Americans of F...
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W/P VARSITY SOFTBALL 2015 Fri., March 13 Jamboree at Prescott 1:30 Tues, March 17 Mac-Hi (1) at Milton-Freew. 4:00 Tues., March 24 Mac-Hi (1) at Prescott 4:00 Fri., March 27 Pomeroy (1) at Pomeroy 4:00 Tues., March 31 Touchet (1) at Prescott 4:00 Sat., April 4 Asotin (2) at Asotin 11:00 Thurs.,April 16 Liberty-Spangle (2) at Spangle 2:00 Sat., April 18 DeSales (2) at Prescott 11:00 Tues., April 21 Burbank (2) at Prescott 3:00 Sat., April 25 Dayton (2) at Dayton 2:00 Tues., April 28 Riverside (1) at Boardman 4:00 Sat., May 2 TCP (2) at Prescott...
DAYTON – On Tuesday, Dayton High School made the decision to cancel its 2015 boys’ baseball season. According to Athletic Director Heather Clarys, the difficult decision was made because too few boys turned out to field a team. According to school sources, only eight boys turned out for the first practice, including four 8th-graders. Between 12 and 14 players would be needed to keep the season going. When asked if the Dayton boys who signed up would be able to join a neighboring team, such as Waitsburg-Prescott, Superintendent Doug Johnson tha...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg-Prescott basketball player Owen Lanning has been selected to play in the 2015 2B All State basketball game. The game will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish, Wash. Lanning was selected as one of three All-League first-team players from WP this year. “Owen was a three-year All League First Team selection, three-year captain and was our 2014-15 Team MVP,” said WP basketball coach Tavis Crittenden....
