Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Josilyn Fullerton and Jenna Phillips led DHS graduating seniors through a crowd of enthusiastic elementary school students during a Gown Walk last week prior to graduation on Saturday. Read about Dayton's commencement ceremony on Page 6 and Prescott's graduation on Page 5....
DAYTON – Based on recommendation from the Columbia County Planning Commission, the application for a conditional use permit by Trailhead Cannabis Co. to open and operate a retail marijuana store in the county was approved on June 6 by Columbia County Land Use Hearing Examiner, Andrew Kottkamp. The proposed site for the store 36711 Hwy 12, is on a .34-acre parcel on the north side of Hwy 12, just west of Dayton. The site is outside city limits, in an area of commercial and light industrial uses. According to the Columbia County Planning and B...
DAYTON – Friday will mark the beginning of Dayton’s 23rd annual All Wheels Weekend festivities. The events showcase many classic automobiles of all makes and models, and brings as many as 400 participants some years. Early registration will be held Friday from 4- 7 p.m. at the corner of First and Main Streets. An optional scenic cruise around the area is held during the afternoon. The band “Cruise Control” will perform at Second and Main from 6 - 9:30 p.m., coinciding with the presentation of cars from 7:30 - 9 pm in the HomeStreet bank pa...
WAITSBURG – It was the guys cooking for the gals as the Waitsburg Lions Club members wrapped up their year with a traditional Ladies Night thank you dinner of hamburgers salads and oysters, on Tues., June 6. After dinner, Kevin House was named Lion of the Year, Dan Cole received the prestigious Melvin Jones Award, and a new slate of officers was installed. It was business first for the Lions who raise and return thousands of dollars to the Waitsburg community each year. Cardinal's Nest S...
WAITSBURG – Preston Hall ended the school year with an extra push of school spirit during their annual Spirit Week on June 7, 8, and 9. Classes competed in different themes and competitions. The eighth graders were announced Spirit Week winners and were the first to receive ice cream bars on Friday. Wednesday was "Twin/Matching Day" and the sixth grade received five points for the highest number of participants. Sixth graders Andrsa Gonzales and Sarabeth McGowen were voted "Best Dressed" and e...
Ten Years Ago June 21, 2007 Giving back to the community that has blessed them is the thought behind Waitsburg’s newest gift and variety shop, Etceteras. Marilyn and Robbie Johnson moved to Waitsburg in 2000 when Robbie was hired as superintendent of the Waitsburg School District. Marilyn continued in her nursing career. Photo caption: For 23 years local teams playing in the Waitsburg Lions Club’s Softball Bash have come close to winning, but just haven’t done it. Until this year. Broughton Land Co.’s softball team won six games in a row and...
Walla Walla Ceramic artist Shelia Coe will have her work on display at the Wenaha Gallery (219 E. Main) in Dayton through Sat., July 15. Coe is knowns for her winsome, charming sculptures of animals and people....
WALLA WALLA – Dr Kenneth Ginsburg, author of Raising Kids to Thrive and Building Resilience in Children and Teens will give a free community presentation on June 28 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Cordiner Hall at Whitman College. Free childcare and Spanish translation is provided. Learn more and find free registration at www.beataces.org . RSVP for childcare is required....
WALLA WALLA – Providence St. Mary Medical Center will offer a free public Advance Care Directive Roundup on June 16 to help people create written plans to ensure that their family members know and honor their wishes in their final days. The roudup will be held in the Providence Room on Level 1. People can drop in any time between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and staff will work individually with each person. Plans may be drafted and taken home to discuss with family members or finalized at the event....
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – County commissioners have extended the application to serve on the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Board from June 1 to June 30. The new appointment will take over when Linda Miller steps down in September. Board members meet monthly, with more meetings during, before, and after the fair, which is held over Labor Day weekend. Board members serve in a volunteer capacity. Applications may be obtained from the county website at www.co.walla-walla.wa.us or at the commissioner’s office at 314 W. Main, Walla Walla. Cal...
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 Brock, and Ryan Leid. June 19: Barbara Johnson, Rollin Carpenter. June 20: Beau Marshall, Frank Loveall, Louis Donnelly, Sherrill Conover, Katreena Mabe, Seth Pierson, Cameron Danforth, Amber Hilton. June 21: David Dunn, Dick Harper, Tawnya Nettles, Peggy Brookshire, and Anita Baker. June 22: Andy Winnett, Michael Spidell, and Paul Cook....
Journalists are warned to never use the word “unprecedented” in their articles, and for good reason: There is very little that is new under the sun. That said, plenty of commentators have used that adjective to describe the Great James Comey Roadshow in recent weeks, be it about his firing as FBI director by Donald Trump, his seven-page advance statement to Congress on Wednesday or his appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. So, is this a legitimate exception to the “unprecedented” rule? To answer that questio...
Beginning this week, Washington hopes that infrastructure, which is a product of civil engineering, will be much discussed. But if you find yourself in Oregon, keep your opinions to yourself, lest you get fined $500 for practicing engineering without a license. This happened to Mats Jarlstrom as a result of events that would be comic if they were not symptoms of something sinister. Jarlstrom’s troubles began when his wife got a $150 red-light camera ticket. He became interested in the timing of traffic lights and decided there was something wro...
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Graduates are looking happily to the future PRESCOTT – Thirteen Prescott High School seniors were all smiles as they walked the aisle to collect their diplomas at the 2017 commencement ceremony held in Stueckle Gymnasium on Sat., June 10. The smiles were fitting for a class who chose the Dr. Suess quote, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened,” as their motto. Christian Caro led the flag salute, followed by Superintendent Brett Cox who introduced the class and welcomed...
Eduardo Perez Valedictorian Award $150.00 Tiffany Robinson Salutatorian Award $100.00 Maribel Mendoza Jack Smiley Memorial Scholarship $1,000.00 Kenneth Garner Scholarship $1,500.00 Elizabeth Perez Prescott Lions Scholarship in Memory of Sam Erwin 1,000.00 Roberta Kraemer Scholarship $1,500.00 Michelle Cardenas Pulgari Aiyeku-Turner/Jackson Family $700.00 Jacobson Family Scholarship $200.00 Andre Potts Prescott Education Association $1,000 Oscar Garcia William Falconer Scholarship $1,000 Ivan Figueroa Walla Walla Rotary Club $1,000. Prescott...
Waitsburg School board members hosted a retirement open house for departing staff members, Carol Clarke, Mel McWhorter, and Dinah Lindsey on June 7....
Elementary school students from Waitsburg and Prescott wrapped up their school year with a visit to the Bruce House museum on Monday and Tuesday of last week. Students learned local history from Gary Lentz, practiced their sewing skills, sang songs, listened to bluegrass music, and learned the proper etiquette when attending a pioneer school....
DAYTON – Dayton High School gave its final sendoff to 34 young adults as they move on to the next part of their lives. The Class of 2017 received a warm welcome from loved ones on Saturday as they entered the gymnasium to the fanfare of Pomp & Circumstance. Following their entrance, Class President Cal Martin led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Salutatorian Jenna Phillips then walked to the podium to give a speech to her fellow classmates and community members. Phillips spoke of how f...
DAYTON – Columbia County Health System is offering Memorial Bricks for sale as part of a fundraiser for the Dayton/Waitsburg Community Health Foundation Fund, said Steve Stahl CCHS Human Resources Director. The bricks will be used to face two pillars at the new main entrance of the hospital. Additional bricks will be used to build a wall at the Emergency Room entrance, he said. The cost for each 8x8 inch brick is $150. One brick can handle 3 lines of 18 characters each, with the addition of o...
DAYTON—After reviewing student participation numbers for fall, winter, and spring sports for both Waitsburg and Dayton, and after much discussion about the pros and cons of combining for additional athletic programs, the DSD Board of Directors approved a motion to go forward with the athletic combine between Dayton and Waitsburg schools. Board members indicated they would like to move forward with all teams being combined, but would support beginning with the middle school. Elementary School Pri...
New facility should be ready to provide after-school activities by January DAYTON-Dan and Ginny Butler, of Dayton, have begun the process of purchasing the former bowling alley, on Cameron St. in Dayton. They plan to establish an after-school care and enrichment program for children living in the Dayton and the Waitsburg school districts, as well as for other community events. The Dayton School Board has identified a need for a place that is safe and secure for kids to go after school and...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg fairgrounds was bustling as participants and viewers arrived to attend the 63rd annual Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair on Sat., June 10. The longstanding Waitsburg tradition – originally known as the Waitsburg Junior Livestock Show – was once open only to 4-H and FFA members, but now welcomes open class entries from youth and adults in Walla Walla County. Results from this year's fair can be found below. While garnering tidbits for Pioneer Portraits we found the a...
Goat Showmanship 4-H Champion – Sydney Fowble 4-H Reserve Champion – Luke Nelson FFA Champion – Grace Coulston FFA Reserve Champion – Timothy Daves Beef Showmanship 4-H Champion – Amy Farley FFA Champion – Jared Farley Sheep Showmanship FFA Champion – Celeste Plummer FFA Reserve Champion – Alyssa Drader Rabbit Overall (4-H/FFA) Showmanship Champion – Becky Holderman Reserve Champion – Annaka Roland Poultry Showmanship 4-H Champion – Laura Hill Dog Showmanship 4-H Champion – Marin Rugraff 4-H Reserve Champion – Erin Chapin Round Robin 4-H Champi...
State 4-H Shotgun Shoot earns Timothy Daves a spot at Grand Island, Neb. competion WAITSBURG – Training and hard work paid off for 4-H sharp shooter Timothy Daves, whose performance in the Washington State 4-H Shotgun Shoot in May earned him the opportunity to compete in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Competition in Grand Island, Neb. Daves knew he would perform well in the trap category, where he placed 4th in the senior division. He has spent the last two years as a participant of the P...
