Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG -- The American Legion invites all Legion and Auxiliary members to join them in the Waitsburg Celebration Days Parade on Saturday, May 17. Any community members with flags they wish to dispose of may bring them to the Waitsburg Post Office and leave them for Cindy Standring to pick up. New flags are available for purchase from the Legion for $25 each. For more information on the parade or flags, contact Ron Standring at 509-520-9350. The next Legion meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on May 7 at Town Hall....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Celebration Days will include several new events this year including an ATV Poker Run, an ATV Rodeo, a Lawnmower Rodeo, and a Touchet Valley Brew Hop. The Dead Man's Hand Poker Run is a family friendly event, though only those over 18 may participate in the "poker" part of the run. Participants will ride in Saturday morning's Celebration Days parade before heading to the fairgrounds where they will begin the 35-mile Jasper Mountain run. Riders will make a loop through...
Ten Years Ago May 6, 2004 Over two dozen Waitsburg residents who lived through World War II, or served in the military during the worldwide conflict, gathered in the former American Legion Banquet Rooms last Thursday to relate to students in Ms. Bailey's American History class their experiences during that tumultuous period. Students asked questions and scribbled notes as foks, including Dorne Hall of Walla Walla, told of their lives and the effect of the war. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 14, 1989 Reuben Stokes and Tom Mathews, students at...
Dear Editor, Waitsburg Utility Rate Payers: On April 16th, the City Council voted to raise water utility rates by $6 per month to begin to set aside funds to help replace the waterline on the east side of Main Street down 1st Street back to 2nd Street. When the new waterline was installed on Main Street to fix the leaking one in front of the grocery store, the crew encountered water at the new connection point; meaning the existing line running north is still leaking somewhere else. Due to the age and material type of the existing waterline, it...
I woke up this morning with stiff arms. I don't recall having done anything terribly exerting yesterday. I spent most of it either in a car, at a table, or asleep, except for the two hours or so in the morning when I worked on removing blackberry plants in a park in Olympia. I wasn't even yanking them - I pruned off branch after branch after branch, then set them in a wheelbarrow and minced them with a pair of pruners. It didn't even ache at the time. If I had been Joseph, another boy from the g...
On Monday, I met with several students in Rob Moore's sixth period class at Dayton High School to talk about their recent trip to Seattle to compete at the state FBLA conference. They were quite successful there, and I wrote a story about that which appears on Page One. While I was there, Mr. Moore and I took a few moments to change the subject. We asked the students if they'd be willing to give their thoughts on the levy. They were. Because almost all of them are under 18, and it's a...
May 25: Bill Hinchliffe, Holly Foster, Jason Payne, Wes Leid, George J. Robinson, Greg Leid, Abby Grende and Iris Reed. May 26: Hannah Perry, Pam Hermanns, Rob John and Pamela Gluck. May 27: Betty Maxwell, Sherrie Erikson, Michelle Anderson, Floyd Strohmaier, Mathew Conrath, Allen Robertson and Laisha Archer. May 28: Roy Phillips, Mike Snyder, Jo Wolfe, James Wright, Andrea Miller and Jessie Duckworth. May 29: David Moser, Geraine Hansen, Harry Seaton, Randall Johnson, Betty Wood, James Angell, Andrea Estes, Cody Nordheim and Nick Stroobants....
Waitsburg April 23 Traffic stop on Preston Avenue; driver cited for burned out headlight and driving while license suspended, 3rd degree. Preston Avenue traffic stop; driver arrested on Columbia County warrants and cited for expired tabs and driving while license suspended, 3rd degree. Dayton April 22 Fuel taken on E. Patit Avenue. Domestic disturbance on S. 5th Street. April 23 Trespass papers requested on S. 2nd Street. Residential burglary reported on S. 4th Street; area checked, unable to locate. Vehicle parked in roadway on Smith Hollow Ro...
1 Waitsburg City Cleanup Day 8 a.m. Yard debris should be out to your curb by 8 a.m. for pickup by Waitsburg City Staff and community volunteers. Volunteers should meet at City Shop (across from Preston Park) to gather and spruce up the town. Kiwanis Delaney Building, Dayton 6 p.m. The Dayton High School FBLA Chapter will make a presentation. First Thursday Concert St. Paul's Episcopal Church (323 Catherine St. Walla Walla) 12:15 The Walla Walla University harp ensemble will perform, directed by Chelsea Spence. Admission is free. Donations are...
DAYTON - In most cases, the best leaders are those who have spent time in the trenches themselves. That personal, practical experience helps make Dayton Developmental Disabilities Leadership Project (DDDLP) Leader Sherri Huwe and her team a valuable community resource. On Friday night, Representatives Maureen Walsh and Terry Nealey, joined local families and DDDLP team members in a reception at the Dayton Best Western Plus Hotel to raise seed money and brainstorm how to best meet the needs of...
TOUCHET VALLEY - The Blue Mountain Chorus of Sweet Adelines won Second Place, Small Chorus at the Annual Regional 13 Contest in Spokane on April 11-13. The Walla Walla a capella chorus is directed by Darlene Filla. Waitsburg and Dayton members include: Marilyn Johnson (bass), Vanessa Leamy (tenor), Margaret Terry (baritone), Jan Nealey (baritone) and Barb Knopp (baritone)....
STARBUCK - Starbuck Community Church is hosting a benefit dinner and silent auction fundraiser on Sunday, May 4 from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Starbuck School for Keegan Hoilman. Six-year-old Keegan is battling a rare form of leukemia, T-Cell ALL. Funds will be used to support the Hoilman family as Keegan undergoes treatment in Seattle. Keegan is the son of Scott and Amanda (Stanley) Hoilman. Amanda is formerly of Waitsburg. Donations may also be made online at http://www.youcaring.com/ medical-fundraiser/caring- 4-keegan/...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg FFA Chapter is hosting a Game of Thrones fundraiser to help cover costs for 19 students to attend the State FFA Convention. "Attractively" decorated thrones (toilets) may be delivered to the yard of your choice for a fee. Rules: - For $10 you may send one "throne" to the home of your choice. - For $15 you may have the throne(s) removed from your yard - For $20 you may purchase "Potty Insurance" to guarantee you never get it back. - For FREE you may wait out the 24...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's City Council approved a Main Street Bridge Feasibility Study by the Army Corp of Engineers at their April 16 Council meeting. It is hoped that the study will eventually result in funds to help replace the Main Street Bridge, which is a flood hazard. City Clerk Randy Hinchliffe says the City has been researching ways to replace the bridge for "a very long time." The State won't help with funding because of the classification and project backlogs. The US Army Corps of...
DAYTON - Ian Smay said he was more than surprised when he learned he took first place at the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) state conference a couple of weeks ago in the Computer Applications competition. "I had no idea I'd do that well," the Dayton High School junior said. Smay was one of eleven members of Dayton's FBLA team who received ten topfive finishes at the conference. Some were individual competitions and some were in teams. The Computer Applications event, which Smay won,...
DAYTON - Members of the Dayton schools' Facilities Committee will meet later this month to decide how to move forward after the school improvement bond levy that was put before voters last week went down to a big defeat. The preliminary results posted on election night showed that 993 voters cast votes to reject the measure, compared to 381 voting in favor. 56.52% of registered voters in the district cast ballots in the special election. The county web site says 46 ballots are yet to be counted....
