Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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The purpose of my column is to respond to the editorial offered by The Times in regards to the recent school board decision of making the culminating project (senior project) voluntary versus compulsory. Opinion and input from all sources is highly valued by the Board and is part of the process for making our schools the best they can be. With that said, this response is not seeking to rebuke the editorial, but rather provide some additional clarification. During the last ten years the record will show the board has repeatedly supported making...
When the first All Wheels Weekend was held in 1995, the earliest Ford Mustangs were about 30 years old. Now they're celebrating their 50th anniversary. Cars that were new when the first AWW was held are getting close to being classics themselves. In June of 1995, Elvis would have been 60. Now he'd be almost 80. Justin Shandor, "The Ultimate Elvis," who will appear in Friday night's free stage show, turned 11 that year. The graduating seniors featured in this week's issue of The Times have never known a time when there wasn't an All Wheels...
3 Waitsburg Summer Reading Program Registration Weller Public Library 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visit the library to enjoy free root beer floats from Laht Neppur Brewery while you register for the summer reading program. All ages are welcome. Columbia County Planning Commission Col. Co. Planning Office 7 p.m. A Parent's Guide to Preventing Underage Marijuana Use Liberty Theater, Dayton 7 p.m. Dr. Leslie Walker will speak on this critical issue. The event is free and all are welcome. Sponsored by the Coalition for Youth and Families. 13 Prescott High...
June 13: Anne Nelson, Michael Raven, Jan Cronkhite, Larry Weir, Bob Newbury, Mike Talbott, Cecilia Acevedo. June 14: Haly and Shawny Ingle, Aaron Moffitt and Anthony Kiefel. June 15: Jeff Hofer, John Segraves, Ryan Mason, Glen Smith, Nicholas and Jonathon Danforth, Ruth Fulton, Diane Conover, Susa Roberts, Jim Burres, Darrell Syferd, Cheyenne Gritman and Maude Oberholtzer. June 16: Catherine and her Grandpa John Melvin Reese, Jon Hays and Courtney Streeter. June 17: Pat Davison and Gabriel Kiefel. June 18: Bernice Patrick, Linda Bode, Gertrude...
Waitsburg June 4 Civil problem between landlord and tenant on Preston Avenue. June 5 Traffic stop on Mill Race/Taggart Road. Male driver arrested for driving while license suspended, 3rd degree and possession of methamphetamines. Second male passenger arrested for possession of methamphetamines. Female passenger arrested on Department of Corrections warrant. June 8 Third degree assault on W. 2nd Street; male assaulted by another male. Dayton June 3 Male making verbal threats on S. 2nd Street. Report of teen throwing rock at young boy;...
TOUCHET VALLEY - ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 - 18 and are coming to the area for the upcoming school year. Each student is fully insured, brings his or her own spending money, and expects to contribute to the household responsibilities. Families can choose their students from a wide variety of backgrounds, nationalities and personal interest. Learn more by calling 1-800-733-2773 or visit host.asse.com on the...
Born to Alicia and Steven Adkins of Dayton, Wash., a girl, Dori Lynn Adkins, 3 lbs. 9 ozs, born May 19, 2014. Born to Micka Quistberg and Daniel Weis of Walla Walla, Wash., a girl, Ryder Alikay Weis, 6 lbs. 14 ozs, born June 2, 2014....
Ten Years Ago June 17, 2004 The Walla Walla Stars don't play for money. They don't have shoe deals, or sports drink endorsements, and no one is lined up to get their autographs. However, these young players are starting to earn a reputation as local heroes. The Stars are a semi-professional football team composed of 39 players including local stars Brandon Neal-Tate, Jeromie Leroue, all of Waitsburg, Cody Chapman, Curtis Latour, and Greg Korsberg, all of Dayton and Sam Erwin from Prescott. Prescott's own Paul Counts is the assistant coach....
DAYTON - All Wheels Weekend in Dayton is expected to be even better than those that have come before. If that's possible. The Dayton Chamber of Commerce and its All Wheels Committee are pulling out all the stops for the 20th version of Dayton's big car show and town blowout. 400+ custom and classic cars are expected to take part this year. The biggest new event is the free stage show on Friday night: "The Ultimate Elvis Live!" from Las Vegas. Justin Shandor is one of the top young Elvises in the...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Sheriff's Office, with the help of the Walla Walla SWAT team, searched a home at 119 E. Commercial St. on Monday. The execution of the search warrant resulted in the arrest of three people, including two on drug charges. According to a press release issued by the Sheriff's Office, "Multiple occupants were in the home at the time the search was executed; three arrests were made without incident. Deputies located firearms and a substance that appears to be methamphetamine in the home. Deputies found no indication...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Planning Commission voted Monday night to recommend against a proposed amendment to the county's zoning code to add commercial uses to the Agricultural/ Residential-1 zone. The vote came after a public hearing in which more than a dozen people spoke in favor of the amendment. Several written comments in favor were also read into the record. No one spoke against it. The commission's recommendation will now go to the Columbia County Board of Commissioners, who will...
