Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Waitsburg was hopping last weekend as residents and visitors enjoyed taking part in the many events that were part of this year’s Waitsburg Celebration Days. Event-goers enjoyed live music, a parade, car show, Brewfest, good food, games, and more. Both the ATV Sunset Cruise and Karen’s Ride Poker Ride were popular events. One hundred fifteen machines joined the poker ride and 220 hands of poker were played. See the Last Page for more Celebration Days photos....
WAITSBURG – After weighing input from a handful of citizens who spoke at the May 18 Waitsburg City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to move forward with the planned removal of five large trees on W. 6th Street. The council also agreed to consider amending the current tree ordinance at an upcoming council meeting. The trees were to be removed earlier this month, because they had caused extensive heaving to the existing sidewalk. Local homeowners have agreed to replace that sidewalk...
DAYTON—The City of Dayton and Columbia County have entered into talks with Basin Disposal, Inc. to develop a plan for BDI to process refuse at the transfer station in Dayton. The county has also been discussing whether to repair the old facility, or to build a new one, after a fire at the transfer facility in July, 2015 destroyed most of its equipment and seriously damaged the integrity of the main building. Darrick Dietrich, president of BDI, and Dayton Mayor Craig George were on hand at the C...
WAITSBURG - Melissa Hansen, a participant in Leadership Class 37 of the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation Leadership Program (AgForestry), received the Jack Felgenhauer Leadership Fellowship during the class' graduation in Pasco on May 6, 2016. The fellowship was established in recognition of the late Jack Felgenhauer's forward-thinking leadership for the wheat industry; his dedicated and tireless promotion to build a successful link between rural and urban communities;...
Waitsburg National Honor Society members served dinner at the Christian Aid Center in Walla Walla on Monday night. The club also hosts an annual Red Cross blood drive and raises funds for Black Dog Rescue and the Waitsburg Resource Center. Advisor Liv Leid said it was a neat experience to reach outside of Waitsburg....
To Emily and Brian Lewis of Dayton Wash., a baby girl name Allison Bree Lewis born on May 18,2016 weighing 6lbs 11oz....
DAYTON – Christian singer and songwriter Holly Starr will perform a free concert at Faith Chapel (653 Wagon Road) in Dayton on Sat., May 28 at 4 p.m. Local artist Paul Hodgins will open the concert at 4 p.m., with Starr beginning at 4:30 p.m....
Ten Years Ago June 1, 2006 Kami Stringham, valedictorian of the Waitsburg High School Class of 2006, will speak at Commencement Exercises at 8 p.m., Friday, June 9 on Kison Court, culminating a week of activities. Stringham will be joined by Salutatorian Emily Hogan and honor speakers Marci Jo Lanning and Travis Williams. Waitsburg High School seniors Natasha Montgomery and Travis Williams have something to remember their final high school athletic appearances with medals from the State B Track & Field Meet. Montgomery, appearing in her third...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club will hold its annual community picnic Thurs., May 26, on the Bruce House lawn. Richard Hinds will barbeque burgers and the Commercial Club will provide side dishes. Beer and wine will be available for a small fee. This will be the Commercial Club’s last meal together until the club reconvenes in September. Please RSVP so that they can make sure there is enough for everyone. Email ikbakeve@charter.net or call (509) 337-6546....
WAITSBURG – The public is invited to honor our veterans at the Veteran’s Memorial Wall Program in the City Cemetery on Memorial Day, Mon, May 30 at 11 a.m. Those being dedicated this year are Hugh F. Gruver, Jim E. Hansen, Wilton H. Poolman and Sylvan T. Severtsen. All were World War II veterans. Anyone that has received a flag for their deceased veteran that would like to donate it to be flown at the memorial may do so by contacting B. A. Keve at ikbakeve@charter.net or (509) 337-6546. Their information will be added to the program. A don...
Waitsburg Nothing Reported Dayton April 17 Assisted WWCSO with backup in Waitsburg. Verbal only domestic violence in 700 block of S. 3rd, parties separated. Disagreement between customer and business in 400 block of E. Main, settled by deputies arrival. April 18 Report of vandalism at Valley View Court, report of air conditioner punctured with knife. April 19 Robbery at Steve’s Grocery at 11 p.m. White male dressed in a black hoodie, black with red & white shorts, and black shoes entered with a knife and demanded money. Incident still under i...
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. May 30: Preston Hinchliffe, Melissa Huwe and Amy Thomas. May 31: Kathleen Smith, Valerie Coe and Sharon Miller. June 1: Sean Baker, Virginia Beckel, Gary Peters, Jimmy Fisher and Jon...
[Editor;s Note: This is the first in a short series of articles that will appear on this page about the importance of preserving and restoring the historic buildings in the Touchet Valley] Growing up in Dayton, I knew that our downtown was a special place. It had a wide expanse of street and wide sidewalks where bikes could be ridden without hitting anyone. The stately old buildings that graced each side were like old friends. They had a certain feel and smell when you walked in that made you th...
Dear Editor: Waitsburg Celebration was another huge success, thanks to a bunch of involvement from the community, its citizens, and its organizations. We are so proud to be living in this town, and enjoying our annual celebration as it is now and remembering the way Waitsburg has celebrated this weekend in May for so many years! The event(s) could never have happened without the help of many people in this city. First, the Celebration Days Committee: they started meeting in October and have worked tirelessly throughout the entire fall, winter...
Below are lists of candidates who filed for office for local county and legislative races last week. Races with more than two candidates will appear on the Aug. 2 primary ballot. The top two primary vote-getters in each race, regardless of party preference, will move on to the Nov. 8 general election. Walla Walla County Commissioner #1 Partisan Office 4-year term Jim Johnson (Prefers Republican Party) Jared Frerichs (Prefers Democratic Party) Craig Sivley (Prefers Republican Party) Walla Walla County Commissioner #2 Partisan Office 4-year term...
Dear Editor, Because Washington State’s presidential primary is meaningless--except to gather names for major political parties (which smells like public use of dollars for the benefit of private groups) the Secretary of State and Attorney General’s offices were contacted. Responses from both referenced RCW 29A.56.060 submitted as an initiative to the legislature and passed in 1989. Simply put, if the legislature provides funds a Presidential Primary is held. This year the cost of the Presidential Primary is estimated at $11.5 million. Con...
WAITSBURG – The Christian Women’s Connection June luncheon is themed, “Surviving Life’s Challenges” and will be held at Waitsburg Town Hall (121 Main St., Waitsburg), on June 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Catering will be done by Moose Creek Bakery & Café and will cost $10. The speaker will be Fay Pruitt of Newberg, Or. Pruitt will be sharing her story of the tragic accident that led to her becoming a paraplegic a week after she got engaged to her fiancé, and how God helped her to live again and stay strong to her and her fiancé’s co...
AUTO 1ST: Bojack Farms 2ND: WWCC Truck 3RD: McKinney Farms (Combine with parade marshals) BUGGY & HITCH: 1ST: Dixie Aichele Others in division, placement not identified: Pat Gleason, Jill Perrine, Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days Parade Marshal YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS: 1ST: Waitsburg Rainbow Girls 2ND Touchet Valley Little League 3RD: Waitsburg/Dayton Girl Scouts ADULT ORGANIZATIONS: 1ST: American Legion 2ND: Waitsburg PEO Chapter 3RD: Columbia Basin Shrine Club ROYALTY: 1ST: Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days 2ND: Pendleton Round-Up 3RD:...
Construction workers were busy Tuesday morning breaking a new entrance into the west side of the Moose Creek Cafe and Bakery....
DAYTON—Last week, Chris Andrews, Lily Reconoco, Josh Hartwell, Kylee Harris, Logan Literal, and Sheanna Brinckens, from the organization Students Helping Each Other, performed a trial-run poetry slam before an audience at the Liberty Theater. With only eight minutes allotted to each, the students had to explain adverse childhood experiences, describe the number of their own individual risk factors, explain the concept of resilience, and describe their participation in all the drug p...
DAYTON—There are two new activities, and one ongoing activity, at the Dayton Memorial Library, specifically for adults, according to Dayton Memorial Library assistant Lorna Barth. “Coffee, Cookies, and Coloring” is a new activity at the library that takes place on Fridays between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. This activity provides an opportunity for adults to de-stress from their busy week, with colored pencils, pens, and printed pages, Barth said. Barth also said that a new writing group is formi...
DAYTON - When Rob Moore started teaching typing and business at Dayton High School in 1987, following three years at Pateros High School, Ronald Reagan was President, the Soviet Union was still together, and typewriters were still in use at DHS. Moore, who has just finished his 29th year on the staff at Dayton, has decided to close the curtains on his teaching career at the end of the academic year. He is widely known among his former students (of which I am one) and co-workers for his...
WAITSBURG – Outgoing FFA President Tristan Newman gave a touching farewell speech, crediting his "five-foot firecracker" FFA Advisor Nicole Abel, and his father, Travis Newman, as major influences in his life, at the Waitsburg FFA Awards Ceremony on May 17. Bill Stonecipher, who was recognized for more than 40 years of service as an FFA board member, left a few more teary eyes as he referred to the "four or five generations of students I've watched grow up" as his "kids," and made it clear h...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Historical Society debuted the latest of its rotating Wilson Phillips House displays, the Waitsburg Musical History Exhibit, during Celebration Days weekend. The display will also be open to the public during Alumni Weekend on May 28 from 2-4 p.m. Historical Society member and display organizer Mary Phillips encourages all alumni to reminisce and check out the display. "They may even find a picture of themselves," Phillips said. Nancy Otterson will man the museum f...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Local athletes had to deal with less than ideal conditions at Central Valley High School as they competed for spots in the State 2B Track & Field Championships. Waitsburg continued its strong season by sending nine of their eleven participating athletes on from regionals. Dayton also had three of their own qualify for the last meet of the season in Cheney. Waitsburg's Emily Adams continued her stellar season with an amazing showing at the District 7/9 contest, winning the...
