Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – Contractors wasted no time getting down to business on the demolition of Waitsburg's Main Street Bridge. The bridge was closed, as scheduled, on July 5. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife workers performed in-stream work while contractor, Harry Johnson Excavation and Plumbing began tearing up the Bolles Road side of the bridge access. WDFW workers placed nets across the Touchet River, both upstream and downstream from the bridge. They then used electrofishing equipment to c...
DAYTON--Outdated telecommunication equipment is causing consternation for the staff at the county’s emergency management dispatch center, the sheriff’s office, Fire Districts No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, and ambulance crews. It could be posing a safety issue for county residents as well. Emergency Management Director Lisa Caldwell, Public Works Director Andrew Woods, Fire Chief Jeremy Phinney, Sheriff Rocky Miller, Allan Harris from Fire Dist. No. 1, and Thor Wiegman, from Industrial Com...
DAYTON--Columbia Rural Electric Association is paying for Saturday rides on a Columbia County Transportation coach to Walla Walla, so local citizens living in Columbia County and who have vouchers for the Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program, the Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program and benefits with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education can redeem them at the Downtown Farmer’s Market in Walla Walla, according to Brad McMasters, who is the President of the Blue Mountain Stati...
As a member of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, I’m often involved in conversations about how to attract more visitors to our area. Actually, as small towns go, I think Dayton and Waitsburg do a pretty good job. Both towns have attractive Main Streets, and both hold multiple events that attract visitors. But the people who run businesses in those downtowns know very well that keeping the doors open is always a struggle, and anything we can do to bring more visitors to town w...
DAYTON – The Dayton Swim Team is under new leadership for the first time in a decade, with new Head Coach Jamie Trump taking the reins for the 2017 summer season. The change in coaching occurred after veteran coach Rosy Nechodom retired following the 2016 season. Following many questions and receiving support from various community members and parents, Trump decided to take on the challenge. "People had been asking me if I was going to coach this year," Trump explained. "I decided to go back t...
DAYTON – The Touchet Valley Golf Course has played host to both a women's and a men's league this summer, and will also host tournaments at the end of the summer. The men's league has been held on Thursdays throughout the summer months, and will wrap up in two weeks' time. The league is made up of multiple teams of three golfers each. The women's league follows the same format, but their weekly rounds are held on Monday evenings, and will also wrap up in the coming weeks. Golfers this year h...
DAYTON—Dayton Alumni Weekend will take place the weekend of July 14-16 according to Dell Groom, who graduated from Dayton High School in 1957, and who serves on the Alumni Association Committee as Parade Chairman. On Friday, most of the classes work on their individual floats,” Groom said. On Saturday, an hour before, and during the parade, alumni will be able to register, pay dues, buy raffle tickets or visit on the corner of 2nd Street and Main Street. Money from the dues will go toward sch...
WAITSBURG – The July 6 Waitsburg Tree Committee meeting was short and sweet. Committee chair Kevin House, andmembers Ethan Carpenter and Kate Hockersmith briefly discussed current and upcoming tree-related projects and agreed to meet again in October. The committee was pleased to receive confirmation from Hockersmith that the Rural Youth Enrichment Services nonprofit organization voted "yes" to adding the Urban Forestry Project to their umbrella of enriching youth activities. Currently, RYES is...
Who hasn't at least wondered what it would be like to be a rock musician? Each year since 2009, 50 Walla Walla area teens get to find out firsthand what it's like to prepare and produce a Rock 'n' Roll concert by attending Walla Walla Rock Camp. The week-long intensive music experience is a joint venture of the Walla Walla Symphony, Walla Walla Public Schools, and the Walla Walla Blues Society, and is directed by Waitsburg's own Roger Garcia. The camp concludes with a free public concert on...
WAITSBURG – An anonymous donor has rented the Waitsburg City Pool to be open to the public on Sat., July 29 from 1-5 p.m. Remaining free swim days are: July 22 – Friends of the Waitsburg Pool July 29 – Anonymous Donor August 12 – Waitsburg Lions Club...
DIXIE – Area fire districts will host a FireWise Workshop in Dixie on July 13 from 7-8:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the building next to the WWCFD8 fire station, located at 10145 E. Hwy. 12. Hosts will provide an update on the 2017 fire season, information about creating defensible space, fire response, and potential mitigation project opportunities. Other agencies may be present, including: WA Dept. of Natural Resources, US Forest Service, Oregon Dept. of Forestry....
WALLA WALLA – Fort Walla Walla Museum will host a Pioneer Kids Camp on July 18 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Children ages 9-11 are invited to attend at a cost of $30 ($25 for FWMM members), which includes a pizza lunch and souvenir. Kids will have a chance to experience pioneer life with activities like blacksmithing, tin punching, an old-time musical instrument workshop. They will also meet 1840s fur trader, William McBean. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Find a link to the registration form at http://www.f...
DAYTON - The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library are sponsoring a star viewing party at the Blue Mountain Station, at 700 Artisan Way, in Dayton, on July 21. Guest speakers include; Marty Scott, Astronomy Instructor at Walla Walla College, Jeff Kissel, Controls Engineer at LIGO/Hanford, and members of the Tri-Cities Astronomy Club. The Astronomy Club will provide telescopes for viewing, but amateur astronomers may bring their own. Dinner will be provided by the Dayton Kiwanis Club at 6:30 p.m., and is free to the public, with the program to...
DAYTON – The Blue Mountain Station will host the second of three educational classes in their canning series on Sun., July 30 from 1-3 p.m. The class will cover the principles of preparing and canning jams to ensure quality and food safety. Participants will go home with a jar of freshly canned jam, printed educational materials, and the knowledge of how to prepare healthier, lower sugar jams. Jennifer Kleffner, owner of Miles Away Farm, will facilitate the class. All supplies are provided but class size is limited. The cost is $9 for co-op m...
Ten Years Ago July 19, 2007 Grain growers in the Touchet Valley and surrounding countryside should be harvesting in full swing by this weekend. Throughout this week, local farmers started cutting to get the 2007 harvest under way, said J.E. McCaw, manager of the local branch of Northwest Grain Growers. An early sense of this year’s crop indicate that yield ranges from fair to excellent, McCaw said, though reports of yields have shown a wide range. Less than 20 years after the first settlers came to the Touchet Valley in 1859, the forebears o...
PRESCOTT - Last week The Times reported that the Prescott Parks & Rec. District had scheduled concerts by the Tri-Cities Steel Drum Band and Hand Picked Gospel band. That information was taken from the PJPRD website, and was outdated. There are currently no concerts scheduled at Prescott Park. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused....
DAYTON – Rusty Figgins will officially open the doors of his new craft distillery, XO Alambic, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Blue Mountain Station (700 Artisan Way) on July 14 at 6 p.m. Figgins will have runs of whiskey and brandy for purchase....
COLLEGE PLACE – The Pacific Northwest Air Tour will make its final stop at Martin Field Lane in College Place at 2 p.m. on Thurs., July 13. Over 40 planes will arrive Thurday afternoon and remain overnight to depart Friday morning. The event is free and open to the public. The Puget Sound Antique Airplane Club organized the air tour with the objective of recreating the historic barn storming tours of the 1930’s that brought aviation appreciation to communities across the nation. A sampling of planes include: Pre-war Howards, and Int...
DAYTON - Wine by Dumas station, microbrew by Chief Springs Fire and Irons Brew Pub and hors d’oeuvres catered by Grassroot Gourmet, courtesy of McDonald Zaring Insurance, will be available at the Dayton Historical Depot Society’s annual Evening at the Depot Auction, which will take place on Aug. 5. The social hour, with music provided by Bobby K and Mike McQuary, and silent auction will begin on the Depot’s courtyard, at 6:00 p.m. and the live auction starts at 7:00 p.m. This year’s featured auction package is three nights and four days at...
July 14: Karen Gregutt, Brett Tuttle, Pat Davis, Megan Price, Lauren Rohde. July 15: Howard Hays, Velma Sickles, Steve Witt, Mary Duncan, Ray Clayton, W.L. Clayton. July 16: Margaret Fitzekam, Judy Bauerlie, Karlee Young. July 17: Mack Garrett, Bill Hamann, Emily Hubbard. July 18: Andrew Estes, Jean Krause, Mike Hinchliffe, James Hamilton, Connie Maiden, Judy Groom, Courtney Gritman, Stephanie Thomas. July 19: Ray Johnson, Jessica Hofer, Jacob Johnson, Adam Mellish, Zachariah Beasley, Marilyn Stellwagen, Porter Larsen. July 20: Gary Marshall,...
Summer Rock Camp participants will perform a live concert on Fri., July 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Washington Park (700 W. Cherry St.). The event is free and open to the public. Bring a picnic or buy food on site from Tacos La Monarca. Live music by different bands will take place at the Land Title Plaza on First Avenue and Main Street from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through September. A band list can be found at downtownwallawalla.com Country/variety singer Megs McLean will perform at the Wildhorse Sports Bar & Grill ( Wildhorse...
Divided since 9/11 I fear America has gone back to sleep – self satisfied and dead. I think about it every day. What am I living for? Could our unexamined lives not be worth the living? Though I write an unpopular letter I am still warm at age 93. Along with my World War Two friends we agree America should reinstate the military draft to active service for both young men and women. The results would bring discipline, ideological training, how to love another for freedom’s sake that are lacking in this country today. For example: People don...
WALLA WALLA – The “Red, White, And Not Blue” Sips and Giggles Comedy Tour with Brad Upton and Vince Valenzuela will take place on Thurs., July 13, at the Courtyard Mariott (550 W. Rose, Walla Walla.) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased from wallawalla.org or brownpapertickets.com. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The “Red, White, and Not Blue” name means the comedians will focus on a more family-friendly style of comedy. Upton is a past winner of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, has appeared at the HBO comedy Festival, and has opene...
DAYTON – Things are pretty quiet around Dayton's historic Liberty Theater these days – at least when it comes to the air conditioning and heating system. Theater Manager Kirsten Schober says she is thrilled with the newly installed HVAC system that is not only ultra energy-efficient, but also "completely silent." Schober said that when the Touchet Valley Arts Council (TVAC) was formed, the organization agreed to put 5% of ticket revenues into a long-term maintenance fund for planned upg...
My friend, JoAnn, shared her mother-in-law, Marie Poolman's, recipe with me. She said she tried her first piece in 1964. I don't know which impressed me more, that she remembered the date of her first taste of the pie, or realizing that the recipe went back that far. Since I was having dinner guests, I had a good reason to make it and let you know firsthand how it came out. Mile High is a great description! JoAnn said Marie would dress up a served piece with a sliced, fanned strawberry, a piece...
