Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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A participant in this year's Chuckwagon Cookoff during Mule Mania unpacks his wagon at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The Mule Mania event, over Memorial Day Weekend was a big success, including the giant Dayton Days/Mule Mania Parade Saturday morning (see more photos on Page 6.)...
DAYTON—At their regular board meeting last week hospital administrators addressed what CEO Shane McGuire characterized as “a significant care hole” in the local community for patients who do not need long term nursing care, but require some assistance with activities of daily living. McGuire also said there is a need to trim the financial loss at Booker Rest Home, which is about $500,000, annually. “How can we absorb another half-a-million-dollar loss at Booker?” McGuire asked the commissio...
WAITSURG – This year's annual American Legion Memorial Day Service at the Waitsburg Cemetery included the addition of four names to the memorial wall and a muster for two high school students, Caitlyn Jones and Trey Potts, who have enlisted with the military. Legion Commander Ron Standring and Auxiliary President Rose Engelbrite opened the ceremony, which began with the flag-lowering by Wilson Hollow Wranglers 4-H group members Jared, Drew, and Amy Farley. Waitsburg City Council Student R...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg resident Melissa Hansen, running as a Republican, is one of six candidates in a race for the District 2 seat on the Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners. That seat, which covers the eastern half of the county, including Waitsburg and Prescott, will be vacated by Waitsburg resident Perry Dozier, who is not seeking re-election. Also running for the position are Republicans Don Gibbard, Todd Kimball, and Jacob Radke, and Democrats Randal Son and Michael Bates. Hansen s...
Richard ("Rich") Wayne Webber passed away May 15, 2016 at home. He was 77 years young. Born to John Henry (Randolph) and Iris Webber in Walla Walla Washington, he was the youngest of ten children. During his youth, Rich attended Waitsburg schools and participated in school sports, including football and baseball. He graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1958. He joined the U.S. Army Reserves in 1958 and remained on active duty until 1965. Richard married his high school sweetheart, Vera Jones...
Ten Years Ago Thursday, June 8, 2006 Charles Smith bought the Bullseye Tavern with plans for a “ruffsawn wood bar saloon.” He didn’t ever imagine that he’d have this much fun with its renovation, especially since the discovery of comic books, magazines and newspapers in the ceiling above the false ceiling of the former bar and grill. The Walla Walla Elk’s Lodge honored these Preston Hall Middle School Students of the Year at a banquet in May. The students are chosen by their teachers based on academics, citizenship and progress, and each rece...
COLLEGE PLACE – The public is invited to meet K-9 Gudy and his handler Sgt. Dale Preas at the upcoming Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office ‘Hot Dog Hot Dogs’ event, June 11 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Walla Walla Valley Honda (1240 SE Commercial Dr., College Place). A search and rescue Humvee will also be on site and free hot dogs and drinks will be provided by Walla Walla Valley Honda with the Prescott Lions Club doing the cooking. Donations are gladly accepted and tickets for the WWCSO Summer Social fundraiser and auction will be available...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg will hold its 62nd annual Livestock Show and Fair at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds on June 11 and 12. This longstanding Waitsburg tradition – originally known as the Waitsburg Junior Livestock Show – was once open to only 4-H and FFA members, but now welcomes open class entries from youth and adults in Walla Walla County. Exhibitors compete in a variety of animal categories as well as Herdsman, Fitting and Showing, Tractor Driving and Livestock Judging. The Applied Arts Building includes entries in Foods & Nutrition, Craft...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg children will once again be able to receive free lunch and breakfasts through Waitsburg school district’s participation in the Simplified Summer Food Program for children. Waitsburg has participated in the program for the last two years and the district agreed that it was successful and beneficial to the community. Breakfast will be served from 8-8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon at the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room (184 Academy). Meals will be made available, free of charge, to ALL children 18...
WALLA WALLA – Valley Transit’s Fixed Route, Saturday/Evening, and Dial-A-Ride services will be fare-free from June 1 through Labor Day, Sept. 5, 2016. Job Access clients will need a valid pass each moth during the Fare Free promotion. For more information about all of the transportation services Valley Transit provides visit ww.valleytransit.com call (509) 525-9140....
3: French Toast; Teriyaki Chicken, Rice 6: Cook’s Choice; Cook’s Choice 7: Cook’s Choice; Cook’s Choice 8: Cook’s Choice; Cook’s Choice 9: Cook’s Choice; All School Sack Lunch...
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. June 8: Jamie Gritman, Patty Hendrickson, Sarah Price, Gary Cox and Kevin Erickson. June 9: Kay Heady, Jack Roberts, Barbara McCauley, Edward Fisher, Ed Sickles, Jenny Rencken, Marne Henderson, Cathy Abel....
By Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post In an interview last month about Facebook’s recent push into live-streaming video, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg repeats the word “raw” as if it’s some kind of sacred totem. Facebook Live is “raw and visceral,” he says. It’s this “new, raw” way to communicate. Zuckerberg doesn’t seem to realize that, when it comes to online video, “raw and visceral” - from viscera, which literally means guts (!) - can be a very bad thing. In the weeks since, a woman live-streamed her suicide, a teenager broadcast her...
Within each Historic District there are both contributing and non-contributing buildings. What makes a district is that there is a clear majority of buildings that contribute in a major way to the period of significance, which in the case of the Downtown Historic District is 1879 to 1949. The purpose of the design reviews conducted by the Dayton Historic Commission is to ensure that this balance of contributing building verses non-contributing continues, by reviewing any proposed work on the...
Dear Editor, To all those people who planned, created, recreated, scheduled, organized in too many ways to mention, Larry and I thank you for all the Celebration Days 2016 activities. We can’t begin to image the time and effort of all the different groups/individuals contributed to make this event happen. Out of all the community members that could have been selected, we certainly appreciate being chosen to represent our ‘One of a Kind’ community. ‘It was a grand time!” Larry and Pam Conover Waitsburg...
Veterans have a lot of things that are hard for them to have access to. Some of them don’t have access to much money, or when they return to civilian life some of them don’t have access to a place to live because they might have been away for so long. Lincoln said, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.” So how do we do this? One of the things that many people see is that veterans don’t have homes or jobs once they get out of the service. Getting veterans in a home or maintaining a job is something...
Preston Hall Students of the Month for May are Wyatt Bohlman (8th) and Raven Beckman (7th)....
DAYTON – The students laugh and squirm and look generally unnatural as they stand in large groups in front of a slowly panning movie camera. Business owners also look stiff as they pose for a short moving picture shot, some of them smoking cigarettes. These are all citizens of Dayton in 1938, shown in a short 15-minute movie created to promote patronizing local merchants. Also shown in the video are many scenes showing business fronts on Dayton's Main Street and surrounding areas. Several of t...
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WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School freshman Loren Negron has every right to be proud of herself for winning first place in the creed speaking competition at the 86th Washington State FFA Convention over the weekend of May 12-14. But for the Philippine native, the experience became much more than just meeting a goal. It taught her to believe in herself, to be an inspiration to others, and showed her much it means to have the strong support of friends and family. Negron moved to the United S...
Mayor Walt Gobel and council members KC Kuykendall, Marty Dunn, Kevin House, Karl Newell, Kate Hockersmith, and student representative Stuart Walsh were in attendance. -Approved reimbursement to resident Joe Ryhmes for a $365 plumbing bill that resulted from a sewer backup that was caused from a problem with the main line, rather than the resident's line. -Representatives from the Society for Creative Anachronism (dressed in full Renaissance garb) requested to use Preston Park, and allow...
Baccalaureate: Thursday, June 2, 7 p.m. Waitsburg Christian Church Graduation: Friday, June 3, 8 p.m. Waitsburg High School Gymnasium Alexus Josephine Snyder Jaidyn Noelle Brown Caitlin Ann Mohney Megan Rene Morrison Anissa Jolynn Holmberg Trey Allen Potts Maurisa Jean Hulce Zion Ira Branson Levi Raymond Hatfield Mark Anthony Montgomery Caitlyn Ashly Jones Brandon Moyer Penner Bailey Drew Adams Austin Joseph Hopkins Coe Davis Richards Rachel Ann Gradwohl Stuart James Walsh Jason Michael Carter...
CHENEY – Waitsburg and Dayton finished their track campaigns this weekend in Cheney at the State 2B Track & Field Championships. Waitsburg had nine athletes compete in the year's final meet, while Dayton had three of their own take part over the weekend. Waitsburg junior Landon Callas stood atop the podium after the finals of the 300 meter hurdles. He won the finals race in a personal best time 40.02 seconds. "He beat a quality field and earned the victory," said Waitsburg coach Jeff Bartlow. "...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Track & Field athlete Emily Adams was named WIAA Athlete of the Week last week. Adams was nominated for winning four first-place finishes at her district track meet on May 11. She won the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m races. She also won the triple-jump with a personal best jump of 34’5”. Each week throughout the school year, the WIAA recognizes varsity athletes, from each of the six classifications, who exhibited an outstanding performance for the previous week (based off of nominations). All varsity level students in good aca...
YAKIMA – The Dayton High Softball team's season came to an end Saturday at the State 2B Softball tournament in Yakima. The Bulldogs won two of their four games over the weekend, but their efforts did not result in a top-four trophy winning position. The Lady Bulldogs' opening game did not go as planned, as they were shutout by a strong Pe Ell/Willapa Valley team. Dayton only managed two hits over the seven innings, from Mia Becker and Kellie Moore. Pe Ell had their bats rattling as they s...
