Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Waitsburg's summer reading program wrapped up with stories, prizes, and a pizza party in the Weller Public Library on Monday....
WAITSBURG – How will the recent closure of Walla Walla General Hospital impact the Columbia County Health System, as well as Waitsburg and Dayton residents? CCHS CEO Shane McGuire was invited to a July 27 meeting of the Waitsburg Commercial Club executive board to address just those questions. McGuire attributed the closure of WWGH in large part to a lack of cooperation between WWGH and Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center, saying the two hospitals were in a constant battle over a rel...
DAYTON- City council meetings will take place at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month, beginning on Aug. 9, as approved by the city council at last week’s meeting. The city hall business office will be closed on Fridays, returning to Mon. -Thurs. hours beginning on Aug. 4, according to Mayor Craig George. George said there have been 20 hours of productive time lost due to the Friday business day. He also pointed out there had only been one customer on the prior Friday. Also, swimming pool hours have been changed to reflect an a...
DAYTON - Columbia Pulp I, LLC announced last week that it has entered into agreements for the debt and equity financing required to commence construction of its new straw pulp manufacturing facility near Starbuck. According to Columbia Pulp CEO John Begley, $133.6 million in tax-exempt bonds and $36 million in equity financing are expected to close simultaneously on Aug. 9. Construction should begin shortly thereafter, he said. If plans hold, the pulp mill will be completed and begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2018. Begley said the...
Donna Kime, age 75 years, died July 24, 2017, at the Booker Rest Home. Donna was born Feb. 13, 1942, and was raised in Dayton, where she graduated from high school with the class of 1960. She was the daughter of Arden and Aleta Talbott of Dayton. She later moved to Seattle and began her career with King Screen Productions, a division of the King Broadcasting Company. King Screen produced and distributed educational films. After a year Donna was named manager of one of the divisions of the...
William Hubert Payne, age 95 years. Died July 28, 2017 at the Booker Rest Home. Family graveside services and burial were held at the family plot in the Waitsburg Cemetery. Bill was born August 21, 1921 in Portland, Ore. His parents were Floyd and Cora Groom Payne. As a young child Bill came to Waitsburg to live with his aunt and uncle, Ruth and Jack Cushin. He attended Spring Valley School where he rode a pony to school each day. Later he attended school in Waitsburg, graduating from High...
Ten Years Ago August 9, 2007 Wheat harvest in the Touchet Valley and surrounding is well past commodity prices are uncharacteristically on the rise. “These are the highest prices I’ve ever seen,” said J.E. McCaw, local manager of the Waitsburg branch of Northwest Grain Growers. The last time wheat was in the $6 range, McCaw said, was the spring following the 1973 harvest, when prices reached the $6.20 range. “Here we are at $6.17 and we’re still in harvest,” he said. Photo caption: Ted and Lavonne Bren of Waitsburg recently ventured to...
July 31 Simple assault on Lyons Ferry and Pickard roads. Reporting party was heading to Columbia County and was contacted by CCSO for statement and pictures. July 29 Vehicle prowl on E. Seventh St. Two victim’s vehicles were entered. One victim reported various items were stolen from their vehicle. July 21 Received a call reporting a lost wallet on Coppei Ave....
Arraignments -Edward William Terry, 31, Dayton; charged with three counts of first degree assault with a deadly weapon, third degree assault of a law officer, harassment of a criminal justice participant, and resisting arrest. Charges stem from an event on July 20 when Terry allegedly yelled threats at a woman who was talking on her cell phone in her parked car. When officers arrived Terry left the scene. When he was approached by a deputy his allegedly raised a machete, yelled, and came aggressively toward the officer. The officer, drew his...
August 4: Rebecca Vaughn, Alex King, Benjamin Bloor. August 5: Dale “Skip” Buroker, Jonathan Schuler, Jo Ann Hansler, Bill Clayton, Dianna Riggs, Debra Davison, Michael Collie, David Murphy, Melanie Hevel. August 6: Seth Reese, Adelle Smith, Rita Pierson, Elizabeth Cole, Doris Hulce, Kelly Zuger, Abigail McKinley, Jackie Helm, Kathy Baker, C.J. Horlacher, Les Hyder, Bill Ramsey, Billie Jean Towers. August 7: Dale Ford, Tim Huwe, Kevin Richardson, Brooklyn Smith. August 8: Ginny Butler, Jeremiah Bennett. August 9: Kaye Wagoner, Tish Hulce, Ada...
Howard P Smith Farms would like to thank the six fire departments that responded to help put out the fire that consumed 200 acres of wheat on our property on July 25. We greatly appreciate your help and are grateful that the loss was not more. Sincerely, Howard P. Smith...
On Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m., youth will learn some basic programming with Scribble Bots. On Wed, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m., youth will learn about the importance of recycling, and how to be good stewards of the planet. Wed., Aug. 18, at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline to complete and turn in Summer Reading Bingo Cards and be entered into the grand prize drawings. Winners will be notified on that day. The library will provide safe solar eclipse glasses for viewing the eclipse at the Blue Mountain Station on Aug. 21, at 9 a.m. The eclipse begins at 9:11...
Somewhere in China, many centuries ago, people discovered that frozen cream was pretty tasty. Over time, the treat known as cream ice, or “ice cream,” made its way to Europe – most likely to Italy first. Americans were eating ice cream in the Colonies in the early 1700s. With triple-digit temperatures prevailing in the Touchet Valley this week, I figured this would be a great time to learn more about the perfect hot-weather treat. So to Google I went. I found a website called icecream.com (how...
* On Aug. 12, 30 B.C., Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future first emperor of Rome. * On Aug. 13, 1878, a restaurant owner dies of yellow fever in Memphis, Tennessee, after a man who had escaped a quarantined steamboat visited her restaurant. In the 19th century, it was not known that mosquitoes carried yellow fever, and victims were quarantined in an attempt to prevent its spread. * On Aug. 7, 1912, former president Theodore...
Forty-four people participated in Sunday's Race For Grace 5K sponsored by the Waitsburg Christian Church to raise funds for a May 2018 service trip to help Embracing Orphans in Jamaica. Two participants were "virtual racers;" Carol Clarke and Diane Fortune participated from Cuidad de Saber in Panama. Participants ranged in age from 7 to 78 and raised approximately $500 toward the trip. The event was coordinated by Sandra Farley, and many volunteers manned the route and helped set up road...
DAYTON - In just over a week, the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) will arrive at Dayton’s Liberty Theater for a one-week residency. The summer theater program runs Aug. 14-19, giving approximately 50-60 local students roles in an original MCT production. First graders through seniors are encouraged to register. Actors have fun while learning how to present themselves in front of an audience, memorize lines and improvise, and draw on their creativity. The week ends with two public performances on the Liberty stage. This year’s produ...
LYONS FERRY – The fifth annual Swim the Snake fundraiser will take place at Lyons Ferry Marina on Aug. 12. Registration is at 9 a.m. and closes at 10:30 a.m. Paddlers will assemble at the marina launch at 11 a.m. with the open water swim following. The non-competitive, open-water swim across the Snake River is 0.7 miles. New this year is a paddle/swim relay. The event is a fundraiser for the Blue Mountain RC&D Council and the Dayton and Pomeroy Youth Summer Swim Team programs. Learn more at swimthesnake.org...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – An informal meeting about the availability of grant funds to support tourism in the county will be held at 4 p.m. on Mon., Aug. 14 at the Commissioners’ Chambers (314 W. Main, Walla Walla). The Walla Walla County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) makes grants available to support tourism-related events and promotions that will increase the number of tourists visiting the county in 2018. Proceeds from the county lodging tax fund the approximately $50,000 that will be available for grants in 2018. Applications for 201...
DAYTON-At last week's hospital board meeting the commissioners approved a request from CEO Shane McGuire to proceed with the development of a hyperbaric wound suite at the hospital, which will be the first of its kind in the local community, he said. "I feel confident we can make a run at this. This is a new service line. It is not offered in the region. It would be exclusive to us, for whatever time we could maintain it exclusively," McGuire said. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used to treat a...
DAYTON - Dayton hosted league opponents St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (one combined team) and Colfax on July 25. The meet started with the first heats taking place at 4 p.m., and ended shortly before 8 p.m. Dayton finished third in the overall and women’s standings, while taking second in the men’s rankings on the day. This meet saw more competitors overall present than the first meet, and the day started off with freestyle events. Dayton scored points in the first race, the girls 12 and under freestyle, with Mallory Dowdy and Grace Tru...
DAYTON—The Board of County Commissioners has adopted two taxation propositions which will go before voters in the November 2017 election. Resolution 2017-16 is a proposition to fix and impose a sales and use tax at the rate of one-tenth of one percent, to be used solely for the purpose of providing funds for costs associated with financing, design, acquisition, construction, equipping, operating, maintaining, remodeling repairing, re-equipping, and improvements of the Columbia County E911 public safety emergency communications systems and f...
WAITSBURG – The replacement of Waitsburg's Main Street Bridge hit another glitch this month, but the Port of Walla Walla stepped in to meet the resulting financial shortfall, for the second time. At the July 19 city council meeting, City Manager Randy Hinchliffe gave a bridge update and informed council members that the contractors had run into an issue the day prior. Hinchliffe said there have been at least four bridges that existed prior to the recently demolished bridge. While digging to r...
WAITSBURG – At their July 19 regular meeting, the Waitsburg city council unanimously approved the city’s updated 6-year transportation plan. The plan must be updated annually, and includes a list of transportation projects that could reasonably be accomplished over a six year period, though most sit on the list longer than that, according to City Manager Randy Hinchliffe. The only change between this year and last is the addition of an item to consider widening the south end of east 7th Str...
I saw this recipe on one of those videos on Facebook that makes you think you can do it all in 30 seconds. It's the season for zucchini and I had one that must have been on steroids so I decided to make them. I had Panko and the parmesan cheese, had bought the garlic powder for another recipe (expensive), so was good to go. The Facebook recipe showed a dip to use. Most dips I don't care for because they have sour cream or cream cheese in them. I figured I didn't need a dip anyway, they looked...
Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon. 10:30 a.m. All the Missing Girls by Megan Mirenda - It’s been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from Cooley Ridge without a trace. Back again to tie up loose ends and care for her ailing father, Nic is soon plunged into a shocking drama that reawakens Corinne’s case and breaks open old wound. The decade-old investigation focused on Nic, her brother Daniel, boyfriend Tyler...
