Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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PRESCOTT - Everyone is invited to bring their car, truck or motorcycle to a car show in Prescott's Field View Park on August 9. Cars may begin parking at 12 p.m. and judging will take place at about 3:30 p.m. There is no entry fee and trophies will be awarded for People's Choice in both the car and motorcycle categories. Park in the shade and enjoy conversation with other car buffs....
DAYTON - Tamara Fritze comes to the Dayton historic Depot after a long career as a college instructor and professor. She hopes to put her passion for studying history to good use in her new job as Depot manager. "I can't wait to start spending time with the archives," said Fritze, who started her job in mid-July. "I have to make sure I get the bookkeeping down too, though." Fritze was hired to replace former manager Mary Byrd, who left the Depot in June. As manager, Fritze is responsible for... Full story
DAYTON - Melody Reeves likes spiders and skulls, and she has incorporated them into the quilt she made for this year's Columbia County Fair. Against her grandmother's wishes. Reeves took part in the Columbia County 4-H quilt camp last week, along with her grandmother, Questa Bratton. This is her second year participating, which was one reason she held out for the pattern she wanted. When The Times visited on Friday, all of the campers were just finishing up their quilts, which they will show at...
WAITSBURG - A mandatory sports meeting will take place for all fall athletes and their parents at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 11 at the Waitsburg High School auditorium. Athletes and parents will meet with fall coaching staff, receive practice and event schedules and go over required paperwork. A training meeting for all high school and junior high coaches (head, assistant and volunteer) will take place at 8 p.m. at the Waitsburg High School auditorium. Coach- es will to go over first aid/CPR requirements, review coaches handbooks and discuss any...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School Board unanimously approved Resolution 073014 to accept a $4.37 million budget for the 2014- 15 school year at a July 30 special budgeting meeting. The budget was approved as follows: General Fund $3,780,540 ASB Fund $94,200 Debt Service Fund $316,323 Capital Projects $35,000 Transportation Vehicle Fund $140,000 The difference between anticipated revenue and expenditures shows the budget $114,644 in the red, which would be taken from the Reserve Fund balance, if necessary. The budget was based on an enrollment of...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg fifth grade students will be seeing more of a familiar face than usual this year. Long-time substitute Wenda Parr has been hired as the full-time fifth grade teacher for the 2014-15 school year. Parr replaces Jennifer Fischer, who has taken a special education position in College Place, closer to her home. Parr, who is no stranger to challenges, looks forward to tackling this new chapter in her life. Parr grew up in LaGrande, Ore., then lived with her husband in California...
WAITSBURG - They say "what goes around comes around," and in the case of Gabe Kiefel's association with Waitsburg schools that sentiment certainly rings true. This year, Kiefel will begin the first job of his teaching career in not only the same building, but the very same classroom where he attended preschool as a four-year-old. Kiefel has been hired to fill the part-time sixth grade language arts and math position at Preston Hall. Kiefel moved to Waitsburg when his dad, Michael, accepted a...
DAYTON - A bevy of bicyclists invaded Dayton for a short time on Monday afternoon. The orange clad bikers are part of the 7th Annual Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure through the Fuller Center for Housing, an organization dedicated to eliminating poverty housing worldwide. The 30-odd cyclists are raising funds and community awareness by traveling from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Astoria, Ore. Riders cycle about 75 miles each day and have designated build days along the way in which they stop to b...
STARBUCK - The second annual Swim the Snake swim will take place at 11 a.m. on August 9 across the Snake River from the former Lyons Ferry State Park site to the Lyons Ferry Marina. This challenging open-water event, which gives participants the opportunity to swim the scenic Snake River, serves as a fundraiser for the Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council, the Dayton Swim Team and the Pomeroy Swim Team. Lyon's Ferry Park has been closed due to water quality issues concerning elevated levels of E-coli in the water. Organiz... Full story
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement after sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack expressing concern over stoppages to official grain inspections at the Port of Vancouver. "Wheat growers are at the heart of Eastern Washington's economy, and the continual inefficiencies at the Port of Vancouver pose a threat to our longstanding export partnerships. In the Northwest, over 80 percent of our wheat is exported abroad - but these stoppages threaten to harm to our established trade... Full story
[Editor's note: The following are excerpts from newspapers around the Pacific Northwest about Washington Governor Jay Inslee's recent move, which effectively blocked inspection of grain at the Port of Vancouver.] hellip;just as Washington's wheat harvest and export season move into full swing, Gov. Jay Inslee made a decision that effectively has shut down one of the most important export terminals on the West Coast and threatens the market share of the grain-growing industry from here to the Midwesthellip; hellip;Two weeks ago, Inslee canceled...
I 've never been much of an athlete. You can ask any of my classmates. It took me seven years to beat the sit-up count I had in the first grade. When I played tag, I frequently got told stuff like, "Emma, we both know you're never going to catch me." When we ran in PE and the teacher asked if someone would like to race me, somebody said, "Sure, I'll jog." They weren't trying to be mean. It's just the truth. I tell people that all my muscles are in my brain. This satisfies most folks, perhaps because my brain is a dark, twisty place and...
Even at the ripe old age of 136 years, it wasn't too late to give The Times a facelift, or so we thought. So this week we bring you a new, more colorful and hopefully more engaging newspaper layout. We now have full color on all our pages, and our photographs and other images promise to be crisper and brighter. A few months ago, I asked designer Vanessa Heim to help us design a new layout template, and you can see the result. I hope our weekly layout skills can live up to her wonderful vision. Since the 1980s The Times has been printed at the... Full story
7 Dayton Senior Round Table Noon Senior Center (403 E. Patit St.) Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 382- 2836 to RSVP by the day prior. 9 Downtown Farmer’s Market Lawn at Banner Bank 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy produce, food, crafts, and music in the Historic Depot Courtyard. Saturday Market Blue Mountain Station, Dayton 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A farmer’s-style market with artisan foods, locally made wine and local entertainment. Car Show Field View Park, Prescott Bring your car, motorcycle or truck for this no entry fee car show. Begin parking at noon with vo...
August 8: Ginny Butler, Jeremiah Bennett. August 9: Kaye Wagoner, Tish Hulce, Adam Rogers, Tracy Gluck, Robert Anderson. August 10: Skylar Wood, Connie Langlo, Tyson Cole, Jim Leid, Dean Smith, Glynn Davis, Alan Jackson, Sr., Janice Bode. August 11: Alfred Peters, John Wood, Gary Pierson, Kim Townsend, Dorothy Anderson, Bradley Grende. August 12: Seth Deal, Gordon Gilmore, Abby Hyder Barrantes, Darleen Dozier, Shawn Smith, Suzanne Schulke, Mia Becker, Bess Herndon, Patsy Fouste, Keaton Jean Larsen. August 13: Shawn Thomas, Tammy Wood, Mark... Full story
Dayton July 29 Suspicious person reported on Bundy Hollow Road. Suspicious circumstance reported on Harlem Road. Domestic violence on S. Willow Street. Suspicious circumstance reported on E. Tremont Street. Domestic violence on E. Richmond Ave. Reports of fraud on S. Touchet Road and E. Richmond Avenue. July 30 Domestic violence reported on Fairground Lane. Sick/injured animal reported on Lower Whetstone Road. Vehicle prowl reported on S. 4th Street. Fire on Lower Whetstone Road. Wanted person reported on E. Commercial Street. July 31 Medical a...
WAITSBURG - Four artists will present their visions for a Main Street art piece at jimgermanbar on Wednesday, August 13 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The four finalists were selected by the Waitsburg Art Commission and will vie for the right to create one of two life size bronze pieces to be displayed on Waitsburg's Main Street. The presentations are open to the public. Keith McMasters and Wayne Chabre will share their vision of "Game Table," an interactive piece to include Fanny Weller and another historical figure playing checkers on a table in... Full story
