Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – Directors of the Columbia County Health System are moving forward with upgrades to Dayton General Hospital. The board unanimously agreed on Thursday that hospital district executives should secure an architect to draw up plans for the project using the Stroudwater report submitted to the board by an independent consultant firm in April. "It makes sense given the information we have," Director Lisa Naylor said, and other members of the board agreed. Financial reports prepared for the b...
WAITSBURG – Several local companies worked together to improve the driveway and move the flagpole outside the Waitsburg Ambulance Service last month. The chores will help beautify the lot for the future dedication of the building to longtime Waitsburg Ambulance Service Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) and Chief of Operations Richard Naumann, who died in April. Naumann, who passed away following a four-year battle with cancer on April 10, requested that his family not hold a s...
DAYTON – When their son, 41-year-old Dayton High School graduate Robert "Rob" Anderson, died unexpectedly on July 31, 2013, Carol and Andy Anderson wanted to find some way to honor his memory permanently in his own hometown. Those who drive by or visit the Smith Hollow Schoolhouse, on N. Front Street, can now see this memorial – a combination bike rack and hitching post installed on the historic school's grounds. "We didn't want to do some big elaborate thing, but we thought this would work wel...
Longtime Dayton resident Ronald Eugene Hoffman passed away May 25th, 2015, surrounded by his family at Booker Rest Home. Ron was born to Everett and Myrtle Hoffman on March 22nd, 1941, in La Verne, Calif. His family moved to Missouri and then on to Dayton, where Ron graduated in 1960 from Dayton High School. Ron married his high school sweetheart Nancy (Iles) on August 2, 1963, recently married 51 years. He worked at the Dayton Chronicle, Green Giant and was the proprietor of the Hoffman...
WAITSBURG – This year’s Vacation Bible School will be a three day event with the theme “Outback Rock.” The VBS will be hosted at the Waitsburg Christian Church and is a joint effort of the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church and the Christian Church. Children age pre-school to 5th grade are encouraged to attend and go on a trek to discover God’s love . . . right in their own backyard. Middle school and high school students, as well as adults, are welcome to participate as Crew Chiefs for this three-day Outback adventure. Outback Rock takes place Fri...
Ten Years Ago June 9, 2005 Design plans for the new bridge over Coppei Creek on SR12 have been changed to include a design to match – as closely as possible given monetary restraints – the original bridge structure, Waitsburg City Councilman Mark Shively told The Times this week. A number of vocal Waitsburg citizens are campaigning in behalf of Eric Seibel, a physician’s assistant employed by the Columbia county Hospital District, who serves patients at the Waitsburg Clinic. The group, spearheaded by Kate Reeve of Waitsburg, took out a half-pag...
Waitsburg Nothing to report. Dayton May 24 Caller on S. 4th Street reported hearing gunshots and observed a bullet had hit the residence; deputies located juveniles shooting on private property in the county. Caller was bitten by a dog while up Tucannon Road by the lakes; unknown dog owner. May 25 Dayton man Charles Gilliland, 31, was arrested on W. Cameron Street on suspicion of fourth-degree assault – domestic violence. Deputies responded to a report of people yelling and screaming in the Ladybug Campground, on Tucannon Road; involved p...
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, and Rich Webber. June 10: Jake Long, Belinda Johnson, Linda Doyle and Mike Drew. June 11: Frank Donnelly and Kathie Payne, Katelyn Lambert....
It drives like a boat and has some nicks in the paint. It has what looks like a cigarette burn in the driver's seat. It even includes a working 8-track tape player containing – get this – a well-used Barry Manilow tape. But it's an all-original survivor, and it might be the coolest car you'll ever own. That is if you buy a ticket and win it. For the second year in a row, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce – this time with sponsorship from us, The Times – is raffling off this 1970 Buick Electra...
It’s June, everybody? Whoops, did I accidentally put a question mark there? Sorry. Let me try that again. It’s June, everybody! Much better, right? Although, come to think of it, maybe the question mark is appropriate, because as I write this the sky is choked with gray clouds and I still have doubts about being ready to graduate. Both of these were supposed to clear away by the end of May. It’s June, everybody? On second thought, my kitchen is encrusted with flour from the ten gazillion batches...
Dear Editor, A big thank you to all of the Waitsburg Celebration Days volunteers and to all of those who donated to the public art project! We are very close to having the piece, Jeffrey Hill’s “Founding Fathers”, fully funded, but we still need to raise $5,000. Any donations are greatly appreciated! Thanks once again to all of our great community members who continue to keep Waitsburg “One of a Kind”! Randy Hinchliffe City of Waitsburg...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Friends of the Library is holding a Father’s Day Gift Basket fundraiser raffle to help support library programs. The basket is on display at AmericanWest Bank and tickets may be purchased at the bank or from the following individuals: Karen Huwe (509-386-6960), Elizabeth Wright 509-(540-9653), Betty Remus (509-200-1096), or Jill Thomas (509-438-1753). Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. The drawing will take place June 17. Friends of the Library raises money to purchase books, contributes to the summer reading program, and...
DAYTON – The Dayton School District will again offer free breakfast and lunch this summer to all kids 18 and under. Meals will be served in the Dayton Elementary School Cafeteria Monday through Friday from June 22 through July 31, except July 3. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 – 8 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to noon. For more information, or to learn about the program’s non-discrimination policy, call the Dayton School District at (509) 382-2543....
Waitsburg Pool Update The Waitsburg City Pool, with a newly replaced liner, will open for business at 1 p.m. on June 15. Lifeguards for the 2015 swim season are Paige Wood, Devin Newman, Caitlyn Jones, Cameron Terry and Tayler Jones. Pool Hours are Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Lap swim is Tuesday and Thursday from 5-6 p.m. An anonymous donor has provided funds to cover staffing so that the pool can be open on Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. The donor hopes to provide an...
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 participated in the program, for the first time, last summer and the district agreed that it was successful and beneficial to the community. Waitsburg School District Food Services Manager Susan Wildey will once again oversee the program. Breakfast will be served from 8-8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon at the Waitsburg Ele...
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival returns for its eighth season, performing at more than 30 events in Walla Walla and the Touchet Valley, during June 4 – 27. While most of the performances require an admission fee, there is no charge for open rehearsals, children’s events and outreach concerts that are open to the public. Of the 10 open rehearsals, held place from 10 a.m. to noon, one will take place at jimgermanbar, on Waitsburg’s Main Street on June 16. Other open rehearsals include: Whitehouse-Crawford Restaurant, June 8;...
DAYTON – Watching Roslyn "Roz" Edwards read aloud to a group of children at the Dayton Elementary Library, where she has worked as librarian since the '90s, is like seeing her on the stage of the Liberty Theater, where she has performed in various roles for more than a decade. "She's funny because when she reads a book, she actually sounds like the characters," said Dayton third-grader Cami Martin. Exactly. She does all the voices. She interacts with her audience: "What is happening here? What's...
WAITSBURG – It's the time of year for "spring cleaning," and some major to-do's on the wish list of the Waitsburg Ambulance Service (WAS) Board have been crossed off, thanks to donations of time, materials and equipment from local business owners who worked together to clean up the lot surrounding the building. WAS board member Nancy Otterson said she had been wishing for new gravel in the parking area for "a very long time." According to EMT Cimarron Perkins, the rock in the lot was too big f...
Facilities/Transportation/Maintenance Supervisor’s Report (Colter Mohney): Updated board on motor pool and suggested the district surplus two older buses and purchase a smaller GM bus, with handicap accessibility, with 80,000 miles, available for $2,500. Mohney provided quotes for two new, two-wheel drive busses, and requested the board approve him a purchase amount. The board approved up to $65,000 toward the purchase of a new, larger bus and board members will check out the $2,500 used, smaller bus. Superintendent’s Report (Dr. Carol Clarke):...
CHENEY – Dayton High School senior Kaitlyn Andrews was her school's only representative to the state 2B track meet here over the weekend. But she had a stellar meet, snagging three second-place finishes and single-handedly giving Dayton an 8th-place finish in the girls' 2B Division, out of more than 40 teams competing. Andrews missed the top podium spot in the long jump by one-quarter inch, with a jump of 16 feet, 8 ¾ inches. Andrews' javelin throw of 122 feet, 6 inches, was ten feet s...
