Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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The Waitsburg Commercial Club is a venerable organization that sometimes gets taken for granted and forgotten about. Club President Joy Smith thinks that might be partly because of the name. Whatever the reason, she and the group aim to change that perception; and Waitsburgites should pay attention. As Dena Wood reports on our front page this week, the club is working with a group called 501 Commons to create a one-year strategic plan for Waitsburg's downtown. A committee made up of Smith, Robbie Johnson and Leroy Cunningham will work with t...
Waitsburg March 9 Domestic violence reported on Murphy Street. Subject was arrested for 4th degree assault domestic violence and residential burglary. Dayton March 4 One-vehicle rollover injury accident on Main Road. Runaway located and returned home. March 5 Report of threats on W. 1st Street. Report of coyotes killing calves on Highway 261 in Starbuck; transferred to Fish & Wildlife. Fraud reported on N. Front Street. Vehicle prowl on S. 1st Street. March 6 Vehicle prowl on E. Spring Street. March 7 Report of assault on E. Patit Avenue. Unw...
4 Dayton Winter Sports Awards Dayton Elementary Multi-purpose Room 6:30 p.m. 14 Election Candidacy Deadline Declarations of Candidacy for Waitsburg City Council or mayor positions must be filed with the City Clerk by 4 p.m. on March 14 to be considered for this year's elections. Old School Half Pipe Jam Ski Bluewood This old-school event is laid back and all about the fun. With their hand-dug course and a focus on rider style, this is a blast for everyone to throw out their best tricks. Teen Tech Week Craft Columbia County Rural Library D...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's Walla Walla Community College Parent Cooperative Preschool will be hosting an open house on March 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Preston Hall preschool room. The parent cooperative preschool is open to families of children ages three to five years old and is $75/mo. Classes meet on Tuesday, Wed. and Thurs. from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., beginning in September. Parents participate in the classroom three times per month and attend a required monthly parent education meeting in the evening, which qualifies for col...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's City Council will meet Monday, March 17, rather than the regular third Wednesday meeting date of March 19, this month....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg residents still have time to file a Declaration of Candidacy to run for the position of mayor or council member for the City election to be held on April 7. Declarations will be accepted by City Clerk Randy Hinchliffe through 4 p.m. on Friday, March 14....
WAITSBURG -- The Waitsburg High School National Honor Society has run several fundraisers this year to give back to the community. On Saturday they presented a check for $491 to Black Dog Rescue, to help with food and veterinarian bills for local rescue animals. They will also donate $460 to the Waitsburg Resource Center to help fund the upcoming Mobile Dental Van visit. The Resource Center is hosting the dental van on Friday, April 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Waitsburg AmericanWest Ban...
Ten Years Ago March 18, 2004 Veteran parade rider Charlene "Charlee" Long, daughter of Jake and Michelle Long, Waitsburg, will represent the community as Queen of the 2004 Days of Real Sport. The sixteen-year-old is a veteran of many area parades, including Waitsburg's, when she carried banners for previous Days of Real Sport courts the past three years. Dona Jean Smith was honored by the Waitsburg Commercial Club for years of dedicated and faithful service to various community, civic and church organizations at its 2004 Annual Banquet held T...
WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla County Commissioner Greg Tompkins announced Monday that he will not seek re-election this year to a fourth term. He will finish out his current term, which ends Dec. 31. "I am proud of what we have accomplished in the past 11 years," Tompkins said in a letter to his fellow commissioners. "I also believe we have laid the framework for continued progress in both the near and distance future with the work we have done." Tompkins was first elected to his District 3 seat in 2002. Earlier this month,, former Walla Walla C...
PRESCOTT - Slovenian artist Milenko Matanovic has exhibited his work all over the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Unlikely as it may seem, Prescott area residents will soon work directly with Matanovic in designing a community gathering place in the heart of Prescott. Pomegranate Center - a nonprofit founded by Matanovic - is coming to Prescott for a community-building project; bringing talented designers and a grant of $25,000 to fund the process. From 1902 to 1913 t...
WAITSBURG - A specially formed committee of the Waitsburg Commercial Club will spend the next few months meeting with a Whitman student and a retired business person to develop a strategic one-year plan for the club. The consultation/ facilitation service is provided through 501 Commons, a Seattle-based organization that helps non- profit groups throughout Washington. It is funded by Sherwood Trust. The goal is to wrap up the process in June with a fully-executable one-year strategic plan i...
WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla County Sheriff John Turner announced last week that he will seek a second term as Sherrif this year. Two candidates - Barry Blackman and Tom Cooper - have already announced they will challenge Turner in this fall's election. In a press release issued March 5, Turner said, "I feel blessed every day as the elected Sheriff of Walla Walla County and I appreciate our community's on- going support for strong and consistent law enforcement." Turner is a Southern California...
