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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - The Columbia County Commissioners last week approved a request by the Mule Mania committee to allow the popular event to be held on Memorial Day Weekend beginning next year. It will continue to be held at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. For the past four years, Mule Mania has run during mid-July. According to committee chairman Les Teel, one of the primary reasons the committee sought a date earlier in the year was hot weather. "We lost between 30 and 50 registered participants...
WAITSBURG - With Councilman K.C. Kuykendall in lone opposition, Waitsburg's City Council agreed to retain the City's current billing arrangement for multi-dwelling utility rates. The decision was in response to previous appeals by Keith Parkins who has converted the Preston Avenue inn into individual apartments and requested a rate break for multiple units sharing one meter. Currently, individual consumers, including occupants of apartments, duplexes and trailers, pay a separate base rate for...
WAITSBURG - Discussion at the August 20 City Council meeting resulted in a decision to modify the municipal code update approved in May that allowed only licensed monument companies to set headstones in City cemeteries. In July, Cindy Hofer appealed to the Council to reconsider the updated code and shared that the cost of hiring a monument company to set a stone was prohibitively high if the stone was not purchased from that company. Hofer said she received an estimate of $30-$50 to set a stone purchased from a local company, but the fee was...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Commissioners last week opened the door to a possible change in power suppliers at county-owned facilities. At their Wednesday meeting, the board authorized County Engineer Drew Woods to develop a request for information (RFI) document to be submitted to Pacific Power, the county's current provider, and Columbia REA. A draft prepared by Woods says, "Because the county is exploring its options for electrical service, standard bid laws do not apply. However, to aid in its decision, the Board of Columbia County...
DAYTON - The Columbia County Commissioners will hold a public hearing during their regular September 3 meeting on a proposed ordinance to define zoning and other regulations for recreational marijuana in the unincorporated areas of Columbia County. The new ordinance would identify zones within the county in which production, processing and sales of recreational marijuana would be allowed. It would also set standards for firms licensed to produce and sell recreational marijuana and it would defin...
DAYTON - During their August 20 meeting, the Columbia County Board of Commissioners agreed to sponsor an application seeking a $1.8 million Community Development Block Grant from the Washington State Dept. of Commerce. The funds will be used to install a natural gas "gate valve" near the new Columbia Pulp facility at Lyons Ferry. The application will be prepared by the Port of Columbia, in cooperation with Columbia Pulp and the county. According to the Port's economic development coordinator, Christine Jarski, the new valve will allow other...
DAYTON - "I don't coach Bulldogs or Cardinals - I coach kids," said Dan Nechedom. In a way, it's back to the beginning for Nechodom, who co-opped with Waitsburg in 2004 when he first got his feet wet coaching Cross Country. Halfway through that 2004 season, Dayton split off and has had its own team since. This year, due to an increased work schedule for former WP coach Joanna Lanning, Dayton and WP will once again co-op for practices, this time with Nechedom as head coach. A co-op is different...
WAITSBUG - With the Southeast 2B District 9 football league down to four teams, non-league games will dominate the Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals' schedule this year. And those games will be tough. "This is the toughest schedule we've had since I've been here," said WP coach Jeff Bartlow, who is entering his 16th season as head coach. With Dayton converting to eight-man football, WP's only league opponents this year will be De- Sales, Tri-City Prep and Asotin. The season begins with a road game...
Dear Editor, As a Hospital Board member and Friend of the Hospital I feel that it is important to keep you updated on issues relevant to daily operation of the hospital and the levy. I know that a levy is not a very popular issue, especially following an important school levy which did not pass! Both education and health are very important to our families and communities. In a recent letter to the editor I indicated that the hospital district financially subsidized Booker's operation for the past seven years at an average cost of $397,000 per...
[Editor's note: the following are excerpts from news stories around the country about firearm initiatives that will be on the ballot in Washington in November.] WhileWashington state voters won't weigh in on two competing gun-related ballot measures for months, money is already pouring into the campaigns in advance of the November electionhellip; hellip;Initiative 594, which is proposing universal background checks for gun sales and transfers, has a significant fundraising advantage over its rival. Initiative 591 would prevent Washington state...
Well, it seems as though I'm running out of summer quite rapidly. School starts next Tuesday. The Walla Walla Fair, long a herald of the break's end, will already be in full swing by the time you read this. The evenings are starting to get a little chilly, and my garden's finally yielding produce. For the most part, the elapsed time was uneventful. I worked from home, started a couple projects, visited family, hosted family, applied for a scholarship or two, baked way too much cake, and hugged...
1. I did it 19 times (including Kindergarten and graduate school). That was enough. 9. I hate shopping for clothes. 8. In high school I wasn't good enough to play football. (The one year I did, I learned things about pain I'd never known.) So when school started, it meant putting on my band uniform. It's not the same. 7. I had to walk a quarter mile to the bus stop and a quarter mile home every day. 180 times a year. With my trombone. 6. Did I mention that I was kind of a dork? Guys like me...
August 29: Debby Nordheim, Howie Smith, Rick Peck, Ryan Meier, Ivan Keve, Lori Hickman, Hanna Mock, Eddie Hernandez. August 30: Lee Bergstrom, Jake Harshman, Tristan Michael Dunn, Chance McDaniel, Kendra Smith. August 31: Tim Quigg, Tammie Witt, Dara Roberts, Marshall and Maverick Counts, Mark Leroue, Jr. Sept. 1: Leslie Yancey, Allison Huwe, Janis Huwe, Todd Hawkins, Ronald William Winnett, Travis Roberts, David Mahoney, Mathew Witt, Donna Thomas, Mrs. L.O. Gardner. Sept. 2: Bob Wright, Marjorie Lowe, Kirk Huwe, Sherry Cook, Jordan Ely,...
Waitsburg Nothing reported. Dayton August 19 Animal complaint at Mountain Home Park. Civil issue on E. Richmond Avenue. Erratic vehicle on Willow Creek Road. Lost property on S. 4th Street. Vandalism on E. Spring Street. Report of threats on S. 1st Street. Trespassing on Harlem Road. August 20 Commercial burglary on Stockton Road. Sick/ injured animal on S. 5th Street. Suspicious circumstance reported to courthouse. Wanted person reported on E. Commercial Avenue. Property damage on E. Lee Street. Found property on E. Patit Avenue. Indecent...
August 27-31 Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days 29 Soup for the Soul First Christian Church (410 S. 3rd, Dayton) 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to come and enjoy a free community sponsored dinner on the last Friday of each month. For more info. contact Judi Brooks at 382-4771. Transportation is available. For a ride call public transportation at 382-1647. 30 Dayton Farmer’s Market Lawn at Banner Bank 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy produce, food, crafts, and music. Saturday Market Blue Mountain Station, Dayton 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A farmer’s-style market wit...
DAYTON - State Representative Terry Nealey, Republican of Dayton, will face an opponent for his seat representing the 16th legislative district on the November general election ballot. Frank Blair, of Kennewick, received enough votes as a write-in candidate to qualify. According to the Washington State Secretary of State's Office, Blair received 283 writein votes compared to nearly 19,000 votes for Nealey. State law requires that a write-in candidate receive at least one percent of the total votes cast in a primary race - and also be one of...
BROCK, David and Alaina, are delighted to announce the birth of their beautiful daughter, Adeline Elizabeth at 8:19 a.m. on July 28 in Walla Walla, Washington. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and was 19.25 inches. She is welcomed with lots of love by her big brother Isaac. Proud grandparents are Mike and Lynda Brock of Sacramento, California; Diana and Thomas Cavanaugh of Elverta, California; and Harold Conover of Willows, California. Thank you so much to the caring staff of Providence St. Mary...
Ten Years Ago September 2, 2004 The Waitsburg High School Cheer Squad participated in a cheer camp in early July, winning a pair of trophies. Attending were Danielle Lehr, Jamie Winnett, Ashleigh Bertsch, Krystal Abernathy and Coach Betsy Lindsey. Maureen Walsh was Representative Dave Mastin's legislative assistant for 12 years and she feels qualified to run for the seat in the House of Representatives that Mastin will retire from at the end of this term. Twenty-five Years Ago August 31, 1989 Waitsburg Cardinal head football coach Jeff White...
DAYTON -- The Christian Women's Connection will meet at 11:30 a.m. on September 10 at L.C. @ The Green (209 N. Pine St., Dayton). Lunch is $10 and will be catered by LouAnn Trousdale & Chase Hudson. This month's speaker is Tanja Gorham of Island City, Ore. She will share about her journey from fear and anger to peace and joy as she cared for her disabled husband until he passed away. Aging and Long Term Care Specialist Dawn Rodriguez of Dayton will provide the Special Feature and Pennie Edwards of Dayton will entertain with her gift of voice....
Margaret Ann Picton, 67, of Waitsburg, WA died August 19, 2014 in Kennewick, WA. She was born February 2, 1947 in Shirley, Arkansas to her parents Jesse and Lucille Nettles. She lived in Waitsburg, WA for over 60 years. Margaret loved to watch football and other sports. In her youth she was an avid horsewoman, winning many awards and ribbons. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. Margaret is survived by her son J.C. Picton; sisters Wanda (Gerry) Gales and Delores Nettles;...
WALLA WALLA - Local students and parents got a sneak peek at the brand new Southeast Area Technical Skills Center (SEATECH) located on the Walla Walla Community College Campus Monday night. The Skills Center will be open to the public for tours during a dedication ceremony on September 18, but students who will begin classes in the facility on Tuesday were able to tour the $11.5 million facility and talk with teachers at an Open House on Monday night. The Center is a branch campus of the...
