Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—The overall financial picture for the Columbia County Health System is positive, according to Tom Dingus, with DZA and Associates, an independent auditing firm that works with the Hospital District. Dingus outlined the 2017 audit report with the CCHS Commissioners, and administrators at their regular meeting last week. The challenge for smaller Critical Access Hospitals, like Dayton’s, is getting the cost to provide patient care to not exceed payments, and CCHS is trending in the right direction, said Dingus. Dingus said there will be...
DAYTON – Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell, came to an agreement last week with the College Place City Council to serve as prosecuting attorney for that city beginning immediately. Culwell told The Times she expects the College Place job to take about 10 hours per week, and she will do most of that work evenings and weekends. "They have a court docket twice a month, which lasts one to two hours each," she said. "Other than attending those, I'll do the rest of the work off hours." Culwell's...
WAITSBURG – Twenty-two sellers have signed up with The Times to have their yard sales added to the annual Yard Sale Map this year. Waitsburg's annual yard sale happens Saturday. Times Business and Advertising Manager Teeny McMunn says that the number of sales has more than doubled from last year and is the highest number in many years. The Yard Sale Map can be found on Page 10 of this week's Times. Readers are encouraged to cut it out and take it with them as they go "yard sailing" on S...
Ten Years Ago-June 5, 2008 Photo Caption: Fuel prices posted at the Walla Walla Depot pretty much tell the story. The average price of regular gasoline, news services report, is over $4 a gallon. The situation has spawned a new word in today’s lexicon: staycation. You guessed it, it’s a vacation spent close to home. Photo shows unleaded gas-ARM, premium gas, LEG, and Diesel ,FIRST BORN. At noon on May 10, 2008, David H. Flathers passed to his nephew, Andy McDonald of Clatskanie, Ore, a family heirloom, the Dunlap Bible. “This family heirloom ca...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School graduating seniors will receive their diplomas during graduation ceremonies Friday evening at 8 p.m. Graduation will be held at the Waitsburg High Gymnasium at 421 Coppei. Baccalaureate services will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Waitsburg Christian Church at 604 Main St. Senior Walk and banner signing will be Thursday beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the elementary school....
DAYTON – Dayton High School will hold its graduation ceremony Saturday, June 9, at 1 p.m. in the high school gym. A reception will follow on the front lawn of the high school. The Times will have more coverage of Dayton High graduation in our June 7 edition....
DAYTON - Parent to Parent is hosting a family picnic at the Dayton City Park on Sunday at 4 p.m., for families with special needs children. Parent to Parent is sponsored by the Walla Walla Valley Disability Network, a nonprofit whose mission is to walk along-side parents on the journey of “a new normal.” For information about monthly support meetings, workshops/trainings, and other family events in Columbia County, contact Parent to Parent Coordinator Angie Witt at p2p@wwvdn.org, or by phone at (509) 540-9880. Parent to Parent is also on Fac...
In a news brief last week, we announced incorrectly that the Prescott Pool opened for the season Memorial Day weekend. However, the pool was open for that weekend only. The official season opening for the Prescott Pool is June 9 at noon....
June 1: Sean Baker, Virginia Beckel, Gary Peters, Jimmy Fisher and Jon Bickelhaupt. June 2: Jared Farley, Mitch Adams, Matthew Leid, Jerri Lambert, Becki Maki, Dallas Uthe, Shannon Mock, Cathy Eastwood, Angela DeLong, Amber Mellish. June 3: Jim Bloor, Janice Klick, Melinda Nubla, June Van Denventer, Lynne Robinson and Sharon Sherlock. June 4: Kyle Dozier, Anthony Morgan, Dick Hodge, Angela Campbell, Charlee Long. June 5: Robert Zuger. June 6: Angie Lincoln, Bill Wert, and Melissa Lehr. June 7: Judy Adkins and Dana Maki....
Dear Editor, I apologize to the community for showing off doing wheelies with my old Ford Tractor in Saturday’s Waitsburg Parade, May 19th. A dumb, selfish thing to do and a bad example for the youth. Thinking about it later if an accident had happened, I would have spoiled the day’s celebration and lives forever. Please help me to thank God for His mercy and Grace that nothing bad did happen, and hope I will think beforehand and remember not to do dumb things again. Thank you all for a Forgiving heart. Philip Manfort Waitsb...
DAYTON--A discussion about what steps to take regarding funding the much-needed irrigation system at the Touchet Valley Golf Course took place between Dayton Country Club Board President Roger Trump, board member J. E. McCaw, state Representative Terry Nealey, and the Columbia County Commissioners last week. A grant application through the Recreation Conservation Organization missed the May 1 submittal deadline and can’t be considered until the next grant cycle in 2020-21. Commissioner Norm Passmore said to submit the application now would b...
May 17, 2018 Secondary Principal’s Report: -Students are finishing Smarter Balanced testing. -Youth and Government students traveled to Olympia with Kathy Carpenter and Heather Baker, May 3-8. Waitsburg’s team was voted Most Outstanding Delegation. -FFA members traveled to Pullman May 10-12 for the State FFA Convention. -Graduation is June 1 at 8 p.m. -Eighth grade promotion is June 7 at 7:30 p.m. Athletic Director’s Report: -Spring football will be starting soon. -Football and volleyball schedules are available on request. Elementary Princ...
Team ends successful season with loss to Onalaska for 22-8 final record YAKIMA – The Dayton-Waitsburg softball team played two games each, Friday and Saturday, at the state tournament here, ending their season with a 11-4 loss to Onalaska Saturday afternoon. They were 2-2 at the state tourney and finished the season 22-8. In the first game, Friday morning, DW got shut out by a tough Adna team, 11-0, in six innings. DW had only three hits in the game, including two by Heidi Dobbs and one by Ariel Sandau. Pitcher Megan Robins gave up 14 hits. D...
WAITSBURG – After 22 years teaching at Waitsburg High School, music and math teacher Brad Green will retire next month on a high note. "Just this year, my seventh-eighth grade band got a superior rating at the band festival in Palouse, we had a great Christmas concert, my Knowledge Bowl team came in fifth in State, and my math classes are awesome! Plus, I get to play jazz with my high school band every day. These are things I'll remember, plus some really special students along the way," G...
I guess I'm on a roll for desserts. I've made this before and thought it was in my recipe folder, but it must have been before my time at The Times. Thank you for those who give me feedback on my recipes. Katheryn sent me a note on the Pecan Sandies and said she eliminated the nuts and used all butter instead of part oil and part butter and they turned out delicious. This one I did all sorts of things wrong but it still turned out great. I read the ingredients for the topping and put it...
