Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Kahla Harrington and Maura Train- er are both local skilled massage thera- pists unaffiliated with Dayton General Hospital. They are, however, very much a part of integrative care. Many use massage therapy to improve their lives and help with their overall health. Both Trainer and Harrington offer relaxation massages which are indeed stress relieving, but it is the Swedish Deep tissue massages that many cli- ents find the most beneficial for loos- ening tight muscles to allow for greater...
DAYTON-Integrated Healthcare or Coordinated Care may not be a term widely known to patients, but within the healthcare community these are powerful words attached to positive actions. Integrative healthcare is the combining of modalities or methods of treatment that address the overall health needs of patients. The definition of the word integrate explains it well; combine (one thing) with an- other so that they become a whole. Dayton General Hospital (DGH) is an integrated healthcare provider....
SEATTLE—It was fun while it lasted. After getting off to a 13-2 start to the season, the Seattle Mariners have hit a wall. They are now in last place in the American League West division after finishing May with a 7-21 record. The offense continues to hit home runs and average five runs per game. However, the pitching staff is giving up six runs per game. The starting pitching ranks 24th out of 30 teams and the bullpen ranks 28th. Expect a lot of trades from now until the July 31st trade d...
Prescott Touchet Valley kids won’t have to wait to go swimming once school is out. The Prescott Pool is set to open at 1 p.m. on Tues., June 11. The pool will operate daily throughout the summer. Hours of operation are 1 p.m.- 7 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. and Noon-7 p.m. on Fri., Sat. and Sun. Pool Administrative Assistant Yvonne Jackson said some evening swims are in the plans as well with the first night swim taking place on Sat., June 22 from 7-9 p.m. Prices remain the same as last year. Family and grandparent passes are $130 and include two adults a...
PRESCOTT—The Prescott Pool will host an aquacise class for area adults be- ginning Mon. June 17 with lap swim available in the deep area of the pool. Class hours are Mon. – Thurs. 9:30-10:30 a.m., weather permitting. The class will run through the summer until school starts. Columbia County Transportation will provide no-cost, round-trip rides for class participants. The buss will leave the parking lot of the Dayton Pool at the Dayton City Park at 8:50 a.m. The bus will leave Prescott for the return trip to Dayton at 10:45 a.m. Individual pic...
DAYTON—The Liberty Theater’s three-part Summer Cultural Enrichment Program (SCEP), aimed at children ages 6 through 6th grade, kicks off this month with free dollar movies, followed with a visit by Chris Fascione in July, and a Missou- la Children’s Theater (MCT) production in August. The goal of the SCEP is to provide arts and culture opportunities for youth and families. Movies Friday, June 21 will kick off six weeks of PG-rated kids’ movies on Friday and Tuesday afternoons at 12:30 p.m. Support from funding partners and individual donors...
A column by Liberty Theater Manager Mike Ferrians In a February edition of the Times, the Americanism of the week was a quote from Annie Proulx, author of The Shipping News: “One of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music.” Without music, there is no life. For decades, music has been an “elective” in the public school sys- tem, taking a backseat to classical educational elements deemed primary. But the Performing Arts are not electives in life. They are mandato...
Walla Walla—The Walla Walla Symphony will present the 11th annual free Rock Camp, June 24-28, 2019. Rock Camp is designed to give area teens the full experience of preparing and producing a Rock n Roll concert. Participation in the camp is completely free and includes lunch provided by the Walla Walla Parks and Recreation Department. Camp activities run from 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m. daily, with a final, free concert for the commu- nity held at Washington Park on Fri., June 28 at 5:30p.m. Rock Camp is open to students going into grades 7– 2 and pro...
Ivan “Ike” Keve, at the age of 97 years 9 months and 2 days, passed away peacefuly on May 31, 2019 at his home in Waitsburg. He was born on August 29, 1921 on 7th Street in Waitsburg, Wa. to Jake and Marie Keve. Ike attended Waitsburg schools, graduating in 1939. After graduation, he attended Walla Walla Business College and in 1941 was appointed clerk at the Waitsburg Post Office. As a member of the “Greatest Generation”, he proudly served in WWII entering military service in 1944. He served overseas in Central Europe with the 288th FA Obse...
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This recipe came out of the Costco Connection magazine so I’m guessing they sell spareribs. First, via my friend Bill P, we have a new saying. Nothing can be as bad as eating Dill Pickle soup. I got a firm, “What was I thinking?!” LOL. It came into my email and I was curious, so shared, and it certainly invited conversation. Second, I made the Blueberry Buttermilk Coffee Cake again because I needed to use up the buttermilk, and the topping that I made but didn’t get on top of the batter as it s...
WAITSBURG-Students from Mrs. Stephanie Hinchliffe's first grade class released salmon into the Touchet River on May 22, concluding this season of the Salmon in Schools project. Waitsburg, Dixie and Touchet elementary schools are among the newest participating schools, bringing the program's total roster to twelve. Waitsburg first graders are pioneers and, indeed, prototypes for the potential success of this program among younger students. The journey to the release began on Oct. 17 when Andrew...
