Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Waitsburg patriots, were greeted by a red-white-and blue clad crowd as they celebrated the 4th of July with the town's traditional Patriot's Parade. The procession was followed by a short gathering at the hardware store and a community potluck at Preston Park. Leading the parade were veterans....
WAITSBURG – Former F.B.I investigator turned apple detective, David Benscoter, will be in Waitsburg this fall, and he needs your help. Kate Hockersmith invited the celebrated heirloom apple expert to visit the Waitsburg and Walla Walla area and is putting together a list of site visits in advance. "We're looking for people who own old apple trees and think they might have something special," Hockersmith. Benscoter, whose accomplishments were even recognized in the New York Times in May, uses h...
CCHS will welcome applications from displaced Walla Walla General Hospital employees DAYTON-Phase 3 of the Dayton General Hospital renovation and enhancement project will come to an end in July. The total construction project is 83.57% complete, said CEO Shane McGuire at the June Hospital District Board meeting. "The parking lot is finished, and the new signs have been placed at the entrance. The new nurse work area is up and running in the Emergency Department. The lab has been cleaned, and...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Parks and Recreation has two concerts scheduled for the month of July. The Tri-Cities Steel Drum Band will play on Thurs., July 6 and Gospel/Bluegrass band Hand Picked will perform on Thurs., July 13. Both concerts begin at 7 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and a picnic dinner if you choose. A goodwill donation will be taken for the musicians....
DAYTON – The Blue Mountain Station, located at 700 Artisan Way in Dayton, will hold their fourth annual Foodstock celebration on Sat., July 15 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Enjoy family friendly food, fun and games. Richard and Nancy Monacelli will provide life music, Tacos La Monarca will be on site with delicious food and the Waitsburg Commercial Club will host a beer and wine garden. Kids will enjoy a tide-dye t-shirt station and the Jumpin’ Jellybeanz bounce house. Arts, crafts, food and home-based business vendors will be set up on the lawn and t...
WAITSBURG – The July Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon will take place Wed., July 12 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. Melissa Weatherford of Grassroots Gourmet Catering Co. will cater and the cost is $10. Lenore Mobley of Jerome, Ida. will talk about her “Joyful Journey with Christ. Amanda Alread from Dayton will share her venture into Organic Farming and her B&B and Jamie Jo Trump will share in song. Call Judy for reservations at (509) 399-2005 by July 7 and cancel by Mon., July 10. Childcare is available by reserva...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg City Pool has had to adjust hours due to staffing limitations during the week of July 5-11. Pool hours for that week only will be: July 5: Open swim 3-8 p.m. July 6: Open swim 3-5 p.m.; lap swim 5-6 p.m.; open swim 6-8 p.m. July 7: Open swim 3-8 p.m. July 10 & 11: Open swim 6-8 p.m....
WALLA WALLA – Girls interested in trying out for the 2018 Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days Royalty Court are requested to attend a mandatory candidate/parent meeting on Tues., July 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the VIP Corral located at the far end of the grandstands. The meeting will provide information on being a member of the court and cover any questions attendees may have. Contact Cindy at (509) 386-2499 or email cindyg@qwestoffice.net for more information....
Ten Years Ago July 12, 2007 Shubi Broom, a talking Budgie Parakeet that was immortalized in a children’s book written and illustrated by Kathelene’ Joyce of Milton-Freewater, escaped and is lost somewhere around Waitsburg and environs. Shubi is about seven inches from hedt to tail, bright sky blue in color with royal blue spots on the neck and is precocious. The unique bird has been a member of Jeff and Gayle Broom’s household for a couple years and escaped when the cage door accidentally opened while being carried into the broom home on 10th...
Arraignments: Scott E. Watkins, 38, Dayton. Charged with second degree arson, two counts of attempted residential burglary, and third degree malicious mischief. Eyewitnesses allege Watkins attempted to enter two separate residences and tried to burn down a storage tent. In another case, Watkins is charged with third degree assault – substantial pain. Watkins was booked into jail in May where he is alleged to have gotten into a physical altercation with a family member that was already incarcerated. At the time, both parties told police the i...
DAYTON – Dayton’s Blue Mountain Station will be home to a new bake shop starting July 15th when Michelle Swan opens the doors of Mama Swan’s Sweet Treats to the public during the station’s FoodStock event. The shop will feature various baked goods, including: handmade cakes, cupcakes, cookies, cheesecakes, and other specialty deserts. Swan says they will also feature her signature sugar cookies, as well as offering wedding cake services. All of the baking done for the shop will be carried out by Swan herself, and the front-of-house will be ran...
July 7: Joann Willis, Margaret Wilson, Tim Presler, Lloyd Keith, Louie Branson, Tawnya Richards. July 8: Allan Wilson, Rick DeVaney, Susan Archer, Aricka Huwe, Jerry Hall, Kylee Henry. July 9: Michael Henze. July 10: Bob Butler, Billie Leroue, Patricia Dunn, Roberta Osborne, Bob Swenson, Michael Kiefel, Rami Feryn, Al Thompson. July 11: Susa Roberts. July 12: Judy Townsend, Dick Surry, Lynette Newbill, Bill Duckworth, Deandra Smith, John Wood, Jr., Gayle Durkee, Bruce Anderson, George Downing. July 13: Tom and Gracie Lyman, Terri Schuler, Ron...
WALLA WALLA – Cities in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties are participating in a study to evaluate fair housing conditions in their communities. The City of Walla Walla is gathering information from residents on any experiences they have had with housing discrimination. Public input will help provide a clear picture of fair housing issues within the cities, and will assist in the development of a plan to improve housing for all residents. Survey responses are confidential. Access the online survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AFHWW For m...
WALLA WALLA – West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitos in Yakima and Umatilla counties, according to a release by the Walla Walla County Health Department. In the past three years Walla Walla County has seen four human cases of West Nile reported to the health department. The health departments says that 80 percent of people who become infected experience no symptoms and become immune. The other 20 percent will exhibit symptoms such as a low grade fever, rash, mild headache, muscle aches, joint pains, and other low-grade symptoms. Less t...
WALLA WALLA – Because no applications were received, the county commissioners have re-opened the application period to fill a vacant seat on the Rural Library Board of Trustees. The board meets the second Monday of each month from 5-7 p.m. Learn more about the Walla Walla County Rural Library at www.wwrurallibrary.com. The opening would fill an unexpired term and end Jan. 1, 2019. Applications bay be obtained at www.co.walla-walla.wa.us, at the commissioners’ office at 314 W. Main in Walla Walla, or by calling (509) 524-2505. Completed app...
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With 2017 half over (yes, that’s right!) and summer in full swing, here at The Times we’re giving our newspaper a bit of a fresh look, as experienced readers will notice. Maybe it was the Fourth of July, or because we’re proud to be a small-town American paper, but we’ve added some red to our formerly blue theme. I hope you like it. Some other changes are underway, especially here on Page 4. For the past many months, we’ve featured a range of political commentary from the Washington Post news...
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* It was American journalist and political satirist P.J. O’Rourke who made the following sage observation: “No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.” * If you’re like many Americans, you celebrate the Fourth of July by cooking out. In fact, it’s estimated that in the United States, 150 million hot dogs and 700 million pounds of chicken are consumed on that single d...
Art students from Dixie, Walla Walla and Dayton took part in a five-hour watercolor workshop held on the grounds of the Boldman House Museum last week. The instructor was Joyce Anderson, a local art teacher from Walla Walla....
Twenty-five middle schoolers, and several chaperones, from Dayton and Waitsburg loaded up to attend Wyldlife Camp at the Washington Family Ranch located outside Antelope, Ore. Wyldlife provides youth the opportunity to have fun while developing relationships with caring, supportive adults who share the love of Christ....
WAITSBURG - In spite of a wetter-than-usual winter and spring, fire fighters have already been busy this season. Crews have been battling three wildfires, covering tens of thousands of acres south and east of Wenatchee. With the onset of warmer weather, burn bans have taken effect across the state. Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District No. 2 has imposed a bans on all open burning, effective July 3. The burn ban in Walla Walla County, which includes the City of Waitsburg, will be effective through...
Forty-two children enjoyed the Dino Digs Vacation Bible School at the Starbuck Community Church last week. Dayton and Waitsburg VBS programs will take place later this month. Maker Fun Factory The Waitsburg Christian Church and Presbyterian Church will join together to host Maker Fun Factory VBS July 17-21 from 9-11:30 a.m. a.m. But kids can get a head start on the fun by creating a robot for the robot contest by July 9. Robots can be made from any material, can be as large or small as you like, and can resemble a person or animal. Robots must...
The off-leash park is near completion thanks to strong community support DAYTON--Generous donations, grants, and volunteer efforts are paying off for the Friends of the Dayton Dog Park, as their dream of having an off-leash park for dogs is becoming a reality, said Carol Rahn, who is co-captain on the FDDP steering committee, along with Candy Jones. Rahn called the city's donation of land for the park, "a magical gift from heaven". The city also supplied dirt to the site, and the city crew...
Renowned horse trainer, Buck Brannaman, was in Dayton over the weekend, offering Colts, and Horsemanship 1 clinics. Brannaman is known worldwide for his successful training using the vaquero tradition; working with the horse's nature and using an understanding of how horses thing to communicate and train them. Brannaman led a clinic in Aintree, United Kingdom before his Dayton clinic and is in Corvallis, Ore. this week....
