Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – Columbia County Commissioners are considering a request by the Starbuck Town Council to assist with renovations to Starbuck City Hall, following a letter received earlier this month requesting aid. Candice Harrison, Starbuck’s city clerk and treasurer, wrote the letter dated June 30 to county commissioners. The letter was brief and to the point: “This letter is to inquire if there is any funding available for our city hall renovation. At this time, we are restoring our city hall windo...
The Dayton High School class of 1980 made sure the crowd at this year's annual Alumni Parade in downtown Dayton knew who they were. . ....
WAITSBURG – In response to a delayed pool opening, followed by a quick closure and re-opening, Waitsburg's city council agreed to allow free swimming for the remainder of the summer, at their July 16 meeting. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said that, typically, the first month of the pool being open is busiest and that's also when family passes are sold. With the late opening, missed rentals, and pass refunds, Hinchliffe said the city has probably already missed out on well over half the t...
DAYTON – Columbia County Commissioners declared an emergency Friday afternoon following an early morning fire at the county transfer station on South Cottonwood Street that destroyed most of the necessary operational equipment and seriously damaged the integrity of the main building. "Basically we [declared the emergency] because otherwise we'd have to go through the official bidding process to get the cleanup and repairs done," Commissioner Dwight Robanske said. "We're dealing with the h...
DAYTON – Investigators from Walla Walla were on scene last week trying to determine the cause of a fire that seriously damaged a home here early last Wednesday. The house at 119 E. Commercial Ave., owned by longtime Dayton resident George "Bill" Waltermire, was reported ablaze by passers-by just after 1 a.m. on July 15, according to local officials. Waltermire has said he was out at a convenience store when he heard the news, Columbia County Sheriff Rocky Miller said. The fire, though p...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott School District will review the proposed 2015-16 budget at their regular board meeting/budget hearing on July 23 at 6 p.m. in the Prescott School District board room. All district residents are invited to be heard for or against any part of the budget. Copies of the budget will be available at the hearing or can be obtained after that date at the district office....
HUNTSVILLE – Fire District No. 2 – Columbia and Walla Walla Counties – will hold a public hearing on the proposed EMS levy tax on July 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at the kitchen shelter at Lewis & Clark Trail State Park day use area (36149 Highway 12, Dayton). The proposed tax would affect taxpayers in Columbia County Fire District #2, most of whom reside in the Huntsville area. A parking fee will be charged so bring a Discover Pass or arrange to carpool....
STARBUCK – The third annual Swim the Snake event will take place August 8 at the Lyons Ferry Marina. The fundraising event is held jointly by the Dayton and Pomeroy Summer Youth Swim Programs and the Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council. The non-competitive, open-water swim begins at Lyons Ferry State Park and and ends at Lyon’s Ferry Marina, with a total swim distance of .7 mile. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and area county sheriff’s river patrols will be on hand to assist with...
PRESCOTT – The Gospel/Bluegrass group, Hand-Picked, will perform a concert at Prescott’s Field View Park on Wednesday, July 29 at 7 p.m. This will be the third year that the popular family group has performed in Prescott. The performance is free, but donations are gladly accepted. CDs will also be available for purchase. Concertgoers should bring a blanket or chairs for seating....
Ten Years Ago July 28, 2005 Michael Turner has already coined a new moniker for folks who live in Waitsburg. No, not Waitsburger; not Waitsburgite. True to his wine-making passion, he wants to welcome “Waitsburgundians” to the Bodega-Turner Winery, newly located in the former Bev’s Diner, Main Street Pizza or the Waitsburg Pharmacy at 222 Main. Turner, 36, is a biochemist with a love for winemaking and entertaining, and is taking over ownership of the 1888 Royal Block to house his tasting room and production winery. Margery Kuehn-Tabor of Waits...
Waitsburg Nothing reported. Dayton July 12 Report that someone took a vehicle from Harlem Road without permission; vehicle was returned when the subject was confronted by the caller’s daughter. Set of keys found in the Dayton Mercantile parking lot. Erratically driven Honda Civic reported on S. 3rd Street; deputies unable to locate. Two people reportedly seen in the alcove of the Lutheran Church on S. 3rd Street; deputy contacted the people and asked them to move on. July 13 Money found on the street was brought to the sheriff’s office. Bla...
July 24: Jo Ellen Watson, Jessica Duncan, Mason Palmer. July 25: Karen Wilkins, Evelyn Singer, Tim Pettichord, Lester Doering, Brendan Hiatt. July 26: Kay Witt, Susan Palmer, John Straley, Hazel Brown, Ross Estes, J.J. Dunleavy. July 27: Charles Danielson, David Gauch, Phyllis Spidell, Jim Nettles, Brad Eaton. July 28: Jim Mason, Bill Donley, Jack Otterson, Jr., Jay Herion, Calvin Morton. July 29: Ginger Henze, John Kenney, Rachel Reedy, DeLynn Liebermann. July 30: Pam Conover, J.E. McCaw, Kohl Perry, Tim Rogers....
FREE SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM Monday - Friday Breakfast 8-8:30 a.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m. – noon All children 18 & under receive meals free of charge....
As The Times was going to press on Tuesday, many of our local firefighters and emergency responders were busy helping out at the Blue Creek Fire, east of Walla Walla. That fire was called in shortly after noon Monday, and by Tuesday afternoon, it was reported by the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center to cover 5,000 acres. Teams have been called in from around the northwest to help fight that blaze, including multiple aircraft. One home and several outbuildings had been destroyed as of Tue...
I am supposed to be folding the clothes right now. I’m also supposed to be running a few errands and getting ready to vacuum the carpet in my grandparents’ motorhome. I have done none of that yet. But wait – I have a good excuse! I haven’t done anything because I was doing my homework! I know what you’re thinking. “But Emma,” you are thinking, “It’s summer! You don’t have homework!” As a matter of fact, yes I do. Whitman College sent me a link to a personal and community safety course. I started...
WAITSBURG – The proposed annexation of the City of Waitsburg Fire Department into Walla Walla County Fire Protection District No. 2 is just one step away from making it to the voters. Walla Walla County Commissioners are slated to take action on the proposal Monday morning and will determine whether or not it makes the ballot. The City of Waitsburg initiated the official annexation process when the council approved Ordinance 2015-1031, on June 17, which stated the city’s intent to annex. The ord...
DAYTON – County residents Julia and Skip Mead implored Columbia County Commissioners at last week’s public hearing to turn down an offer by Portland General Electric to pave a portion of Mead Road north of Dayton. “We are passionate about our freedom and privacy,” Julia Mead told all three commissioners and the boardroom full of listeners last Wednesday. “We don’t have to let PGE impose their liberal ways on us... Please, please, please do not pave Mead Road!” Commissioners Merle Jackson and D...
New service will specialize in providing care to clients in Waitsburg and Dayton WAITSBURG – Elizabeth Gonzalez hopes to put her 21 years experience as a Certified Nurse's Assistant (CNA) to work by pairing reliable home health care providers with patients in the Touchet Valley. Her new agency, Ameri, will provide in-home care services not only in Walla Walla, but also in Waitsburg and Dayton, where it can be more difficult to find reliable care. Business owners Elizabeth and Fred Gonzalez moved...
SEATTLE/PORTLAND – Lael Loyd, manager of Dayton's Wenaha Gallery, may have not known anyone else who took part in the Cascade Bicycle Club's 2015 Seattle-to-Portland ride, but she says she was far from alone. Loyd said she felt and experienced the presence of friends and family with every push of the pedal during the 206.2 mile ride earlier this month. "It was literally the best experience of my life," Loyd said of the ride. "I've finally found my thing. It took me 30-plus years to realize I h...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s school board continues to seek clarification and possible alternatives to the Conceptual Opinion of Probable Cost – which includes a $1.5 million line item just to provide air conditioning for the elementary school – submitted by Design West Architects in June. The board will use the analysis to determine what amount to bring before voters in an upcoming capital bonds request. Building bonds, used for the modernization of the elementary, middle and high school, will re...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg resident, Tysen R. Beckner, now faces additional charges for possession of child pornography, according to Walla Walla County Sheriff John Turner, who spoke at Waitsburg’s July 16 city council meeting. Beckner previously faced charges for severely beating his girlfriend’s child, who was left in his care on the night of June 17. According to a Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office report, medics were called to Beckner’s apartment on the morning of June 18, after a family membe...
WAITSBURG – Walla Walla County Sheriff John Turner presented his quarterly report at the July 16 Waitsburg City Council Meeting, reporting that crime stats were “on par” to date as compared to last year, and that the WWCSO had worked 306.80 hours above the contracted hours in Waitsburg. Turner said that crime stats can be deceptive in that they don’t reflect things like the increase in illicit and prescription drug use and gang activity. Turner said crime stats were up in the cities of both Wa...
Dayton resident Alicia Walker helps her 5-year-old daughter, Audrey Walker, tie dye a t-shirt at their booth during Saturday's Foodstock 2015 festival at the Blue Mountain Station just west of Dayton on Highway 12. . ....
DAYTON – Don’t panic, says Dayton Public Works Superintendent Jim Costello. Washington may be locked in a record-breaking snowpack drought, but Dayton’s city wells are at the same level as they have been since 1982, he told the Dayton City Council last week. But don’t get complacent either, Costello added. “We are hammering the heck out of water in this community,” he told council. “And we can’t predict the future of our water. We’re pumping millions of gallons.” And how has our usage looked re...
Members of the Dayton High School class of 1960 rode their float past the courthouse during Saturday's annual Alumni Parade....
