Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—Columbia County is currently one of only four counties in the state without an emergency medical services levy. That could change if a proposed ambulance levy is approved by voters in August. The levy would add 50 cents per $1,000 assessed value to county property tax rates in 2019. The proposed levy would affect all property taxpayers in Columbia County, including those in Fire Districts 1, 2 and 3. Fire District 2 residents in Walla Walla County would not be affected. A supermajority of 60% yes votes is required to pass the levy. If p...
WAITSBURG – Unlike last year, the candidacy filing period for Waitsburg's annual elections closed on time this year, with a full slate of candidates. However, the council will look very much like last year, with the possible exception of mayor. And even that is a re-run, as incumbent Marty Dunn will once again run against former city council member Debra Callahan. The deadline for filing Declarations of Candidacy closed March 10 with all of the city council incumbents bidding to re-up their t...
DAYTON--The Board of County Commissioners has signed a two-year lease to rent space next to the Columbia County Courthouse, formerly occupied by Manila Bay Restaurant. The Commissioners will move their offices and meeting room into the new space this spring. The move is designed to make room for Columbia County District Court to move from its current location at the Port of Columbia to the courthouse. "The savings would be considerable, and it will be better for the Sheriff's response time."...
Ten Years Ago March 20, 2008 Photo caption: These Mustang basketball players received special awards from their Coach, Karen Huwe. From left , Kyle Huxoll, Jessica Guay, Jessie Hopkins, Taylor Sams and Samantha Moss. Not pictured, Katy Hofer. Recipients of the 2007 Commercial Club Service Award are John and Marilyn Stellwagen, owners of the Waitsburg Hardware and Mercantile, and Robbie and Marilyn Johnson, owners of the Plaza Theater Building and home of Etctera’s. In addition to recognizing the foursome’s stewardship and renovation of the his...
DAYTON – The WSU Extension Working for Landowners Workshop is on Saturday, March 24, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Youth Building in Dayton. Natural resources professionals will share information with landowners on how to set and achieve goals, protect the health and beauty of their forests, and how to protect their financial investments and reduce risk. Forests can provide a lifestyle and living, but that almost always requires active management and actions such as; timber harvesting, tree planting and thinning, g...
The Columbia County Commissioners are encouraging anyone who would like to volunteer at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, the Touchet Valley Golf Course, or at some of the county offices, to submit a volunteer application. Applications are available in the commissioners’ office on the third floor of the courthouse....
PRESCOTT – Breakfast will be served March17-18 from 8-11 a.m. at the Prescott Lion’s Club Building located at Highway 124 and “D” Street in Prescott. The Lions will be serving an Irish-themed breakfast this weekend in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Meals are $8 and all proceeds will fund the Sam Erwin Scholarship Fund to benefit Prescott School students....
March 16: Edna Clough, Mike Estes, Edith Largent, Carol Heilbrun, Michael Kerry, Guy Keeney, Chenae Dahlstrom, Megan Payne, and Carley Horlacher. March 17: Joan Ruble, John Butler, Winton Lytle, Brian Doering and Kristi Unholz. March 18: Sherrie Larsen, Ben Daniel and Marisa Hoops. March 19: Verna Allen, Elaine Reese, Norma Johnson, Terry Jacoy, Josh Mayberry and E. Neil Stephens. March 20: John Hazelbaker, Arlene Winnett, Andrew Wright, Kristopher Patton, Stacey Grende, Sophie Henry and Paul John. March 21: Brad Huffman, Doris Williams, Linda...
Randy Hinchliffe: city of Waitsburg After many years under lease by the Days of Real Sport, Inc., the city of Waitsburg took back control of the Waitsburg Fairgrounds facility in 2005. The city proceeded to annex the property into the city limits and set up rules and guidelines for the use of the facility. In addition, we attempted to keep up with the multitude of deferred maintenance items present at the facility as a means to make them more attractive and usable again. With the end of small track horse racing in Washington and the...
Carolyn Henderson: Talk about Art There is a tendency within a culture saturated with pop art imagery to go for shock value – the gritty – to extol a painting because it is edgy, disturbing, and unsettling. Such has been the "norm" for so long that people associate fine art with depression and anxiety. But if art is anything, it's versatile, and many talented painters opt to use their skills to promote the other side of the spectrum: happiness, hope, joy, and beauty. This aptly describes the wat...
DAYTON--Last week, the Columbia County Friends of the Fairgrounds came before the Columbia County Commissioners with their vision for facilities improvements at the fairgrounds. “This is nuts and bolts. It is a work in progress,” CCFF President Julia Mead told the commissioners. She said around 200-260 hours of research has gone into the document, and 18-20 subcommittees have contributed to it. The CCFF has as its goal to make the fairgrounds self-supporting and generate revenue to the Parks and Recreation Fund, specifically to be used for fai...
DAYTON - Coming off a successful winter season with the fall musical The King and I and the murder mystery Murder on the Rerun, the productions team at Dayton's Liberty Theater is going off script as we move into spring. Every year, TVAC Productions hosts a spring show featuring our favorite Liberty Theater cast members showcasing their talents the way they want. TVAC Productions is the team responsible for the Liberty's successful musicals and plays; these variety shows help that committee...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg FFA and 4-H members, and their parents, spent last week's sunny Saturday taking the first steps in transforming the FFA pig barn and the nearby unused horse stalls into well-functioning pens for pigs, goats and sheep. "We're hoping that by making a space for kids to raise different species, more kids will be interested in joining 4-H and FFA," said Corral Wranglers 4-H leader Lisa Morrow. Morrow and Waitsburg High School FFA Advisor Nicole Abel will serve as the barn superi...
DAYTON – A group, including farmers, wildlife officials and local planning officials, has been meeting for two years to develop a new plan to meet state requirements for a Voluntary Stewardship Program in Columbia County. The program would supplant the current requirements for agricultural land in the county to follow the Washington State Growth Management Act. Don Brigham, a consultant in Clarkston, is the project coordinator and facilitator for the program. He said the new VSP will allow farmers and agricultural landowners to continue the p...
I know, the directions look a bit overwhelming but once into it, it's not bad. If you are one who takes a quick glance and decides it's way more trouble than it looks, I get that. But if you love cheesecake (and I don't) than you will be in for a treat. That's right. I don't like cream cheese, sour cream or yogurt. Joe does and he really likes lemon flavored desserts, and I can honestly say I've never made a cheesecake from scratch so that is why I made it. In my notes, I'll tell you what I did differently. INGREDIENTS: 1 ¼ c. graham...
