Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – The Dayton Historic Preservation Commission last week met for the first time since property owners in the city’s two residential historic districts voted overwhelmingly to disband those districts. Despite those results, two of the four members present at the June 29 meeting voted against a measure that would have supported the vote results and recommended dissolution of the Southside and Washington Street Historic Districts to the Dayton City Council. With a 2-2 vote, the com...
WAITSBURG – Council members spent a large chunk of the June 15 Waitsburg City Council meeting evaluating current city codes to be considered for revision or repeal. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said the last comprehensive code review was approximately ten years ago and about half the code was stripped away at that time. Some of the proposed modifications were word changes, such as substituting the words “City Administrator” for “City Marshal” since the city no longer has a marshal....
OCEAN SHORES, Wash. – During the summer months, many high school basketball teams hold practices, play in exhibition games, and compete at multi-day camps to help tune their skills during the long break between the end of one season and the start of the next. The boys of Dayton and Waitsburg High Schools just completed one such camp, which took place here last month. The four-day camp is an annual favorite among coaches and players, and this year saw both schools make strides towards next s...
Noah, and Daniel Moser wait for the "go" signal to walk and ride in Waitsburg's annual Fourth of July Parade of Patriots. The parade ends with a short ceremony in front of the Waitsburg Hardware Store and is followed up with a community potluck in the city park. See more photos on the Last Page....
Ten Years Ago July 13, 2006 Located on Smith Hollow road, the Smith Hollow one-room school house, established in 1910 has been recently gifted by Van and Debra Seney of Waitsburg to the Blue Mountain Heritage Society. Touchet Valley Leadership Council and Waitsburg’s 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) teamed up to paint Unity Wall tiles recently, and another painting session will be held on Wednesday, July 19, at 1 p.m. in the Elementary Multi-purpose room. Over 50 participants designed and hand painted 4” x 4” ceramic tiles for u...
Captain Avery Kenneth "Ken" Loposer, USN (Ret) of Walla Walla, Washington, was called home to be with his Lord on Monday, June 27, 2016. He passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, after a brief hospital stay. Ken was born to Avery Kenneth Loposer and Lurline Williamson Loposer on August 7, 1930, in Mobile, Alabama. He graduated from high school in 1947 and attended Springhill College for one year. He then entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, graduating in June,...
William Sid Calvin passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the age of 83. There will be a Celebration of Life for him at the Waitsburg City Park on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 1 p.m. with a potluck lunch....
WALLA WALLA – Anyone interested in trying out for the 2017 Walla Walla Frontier Days Royalty Court is invited to attend a mandatory informational potential candidate/parent meeting on July 18 at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds Community Center at 6 p.m. Attendees will be able to learn about what is involved in being court royalty and have the opportunity to ask questions. For more information call Director Charlie Barron at 509-629-1063, or advisors Cindy Granger 509-386-2499 or Patti Litchfield 509-386-6009....
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District will hold two concerts in the Prescott Park in July. The Tri-Cities Steel Drum Band will perform at 7 p.m. on July 6 and “Handpicked,” a Country Gospel Bluegrass group, will perform at 7 p.m. on July 13. The concerts are free and visitors are encouraged to bring a share or blanket to sit on. The PJPRD and the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Committee of Prescott invite everyone to visit, swim and barbeque in the part or enjoy a meal at the local restaurant. Individual swim fees are $...
WALLA WALLA – The Olive will offer a night of live music and wine tasting on July 7 from 6-8 p.m. featuring Waitsburg Cellar wines and the band DavePaul 5. Band members are Dave Woolson and Waitsburg winemaker Paul Gregutt....
When an advisory ballot was sent to property owners in Dayton's Southside Historic District this spring asking whether they support disbanding the district or keeping it, about two out of three respondents voted for the former. Results were similar for the smaller Washington Street Historic District. But despite the overwhelming wishes of those property owners, the Dayton Historic Preservation Commission voted last week against passing that recommendation on the City Council. (See story on Page...
While the competing candidates for president each make anti-trade rhetoric a central theme to appeal to populist anger and a nationalist mood, they’re leaving out a few key facts about trade. It is good for the country. It is vital for our economy. And, yes, it helps American workers. It is also true that some workers have been displaced by trade, and they should be given the help they need to compete and succeed in the 21st-century economy. But misguided proposals to build tariff walls, tear up trade agreements and turn inward would only h...
Dear Editor, Gun or person? Try painting without a brush, try eating without a fork, and try killing 50 people without a gun. Tools are needed to get a job done and if you want to do a whole lot of harm to your fellow man, the AR-15 is a great tool. Cathy McMorris Rodgers hasn’t demonstrated the political will to do anything about gun slaughter and violence happening daily. She waits for cues from her ideologically driven party leaders. Nobody is asking her for the elimination of guns but merely attention to the “general welfare” clause in th...
Dear Editor, First and foremost I would like to thank those who have supported me as your County Commissioner representing District 2 for the past eight years. These two terms have been both challenging and rewarding, as this position has evolved and expanded tremendously. I have been honored to be able to help and serve the residents of Walla Walla County. This year there are six candidates vying for the District 2 position. They all have distinct attributes that need to be analyzed to determine who will best fit the needs of Walla Walla...
WAITSBURG – At both the June Garden Club Meeting and City Council Meeting, Waitsburg resident Allison Bond raised the idea of Waitsburg pursuing designation as a Tree City USA. Bond said Tree City USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation would make many types of support available to the city, including free educational tools and grants. The program has been in existence since 1976 and provides the framework for communities to manage and expand their public trees. More than 3,400 communities across the United States have achieved Tree C...
DAYTON – During his time in the United States military, Jeff Monyak had a commanding officer that was interested in taxidermy as a hobby. Eventually, Monyak was sent to the east coast in a new role at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. It was in this so called home of "great white-tailed deer," as Monyak described it, that he decided to take up taxidermy himself. "I got my white-tailed deer and decided that I wanted to do the mounting myself," he said. "So I called up my old CO and asked him for d...
DAYTON – Teachers from the Dayton School District are in the process of gaining the National Board Certification. "It's the gold standard for educators" said Dayton Middle School English teacher Jeff McCann. "It is the national certification, and it is seen as the most rigorous and prestigious certification for teachers," he said. "You can get certifications for colleges, and even get assessed at the local and state levels, but the National Board is a way of proving that you know your craft well...
WAITSBURG – "I'm great with cars, I'm just not the best at marketing," said Bill Feather, owner of SteelFeatherAuto, located at 615 Preston Avenue in Waitsburg. Feather opened his auto repair shop last October, but many residents are unaware of his shop and the services he offers. The 38-year-old mechanic says he has always had an obsession with anything running. Feather grew up in Walla Walla and said he was lucky enough to have a neighbor who took him under his wing and taught him what he k...
PRESCOTT – Prescott City Pool got off to a good start this summer, and has more activities planned for the month of July. A recently announced $45,000 grant from Sherwood Trust for pool and park repairs and equipment leaves the longer-range future looking bright as well. Pool attendance has been excellent so far, with a large number of people using the pool as refuge from the warm weather, according to pool co-manager Yvonne Jackson. Fourth of July weekend saw many families hold picnics and s...
WAITSBURG – Local residents Rebecca Hoffman, Christy Poirier, and Waitsburg High School FFA Advisor Nicole Abel joined others throughout the region to help determine how they could better support agricultural education and their local FFA chapters at an Alumni Regional Development Conference in Burbank on June 25. The National FFA Alumni Organization hosted the conference to provide professional, personal, and alumni program development to local and state members. The conference was also a t...
DAYTON – Kevin Carson, a graduate of the Dayton High School Class of 1976, is a researcher of Pacific Northwest history. He will be at the Wenaha Gallery Saturday, July 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the Dayton Alumni Weekend. Starting at 1 p.m. he will read parts of his latest book, The Wild West Boys, which is a historical fiction story of World War I based upon real stories of the 91st Division stationed in Fort Lewis, which was comprised of many Dayton men. The book talks about the fore...
Thirty-two kids and seven leaders from Dayton and Waitsburg headed off to YoungLife Camp at Washington Family Ranch in Antelope, Ore. on Sunday morning....
My breakfast almost always consists of toast with peanut butter and fruit. I am aware that it is a carb breakfast and I do occasionally add an egg. When I change it up, then I have pancakes or French toast. I do love a breakfast/dinner, though, with the works. Which brings me to this recipe. Once you eat homemade bread, it’s hard to go back to packaged bread. It seems summer is too hot to bake, but it will certainly help the bread to rise quickly. This recipe is one of my all-time favorites and doesn’t last long. If you like homemade bre...
