Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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This year's Pioneer Fall Festival was a perfect day....
The goods transport and vessel crisis due to a broken lock at the Bonneville Dam along the Columbia River now has an end date. According to the Portland District of the Army Corps of Engineers the Bonneville navigation lock will return to service, allowing vessels to pass through the lock, beginning 10 a.m. Sept. 30. "It's important to recognize the patience from our Columbia River users, who depend on this critical piece of infrastructure to run their businesses," said Portland District...
DAYTON—There was no unfinished or new business at the Dayton City Council meeting last week. The majority of the meeting time was spent addressing a letter written by Dayton residents Chuck and Peggy James about the alleged lack of qualifications of the City’s new Planner, Meagan Bailey, and the allegedly poor conduct of the City’s Administrator, Trina Cole, when Ms. James reached out to her by phone, the first week of September. The James’ letter was published in the Dayton Chronicle on Sept. 12. Councilman Mike Paris said, “I was appalled...
Featured quilter Jess Barry displayed his needle-turned applique quilts at the 20th Annual Walla Walla Valley Quilt Guild Festival held over the weekend at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds. Mr. Barry, aged 87, is a member 'emeritus' of the local Quilt Guild, and has been designing and hand quilting quilts for 40 years....
Ten Years Ago September 24, 2009 Sixth Grader honored for award-winning essay. Emma Philbrook, beams as her mother Cindy looks on. Phillbrook penned an essay that bested competitors in eight Western states. Photo by Norma Bessey Almost one-third of W.H.S. has flu. Listen up, class. Today’s lesson is about acronyms and the first example (cough) is ILI, which stands for “Influenza-Like Indicators.” For example, as of last Tuesday, 31% of the students attending Waitsburg High School were absen...
Dayton Senior Round Table Lunch Menu Dayton Senior Center 403 E. Patit St. 12 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 19 Roast Beef Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Roll Gelatin/Milk Tues., Sept. 24 Fried Chicken Mac Salad Peas & Carrots Salad / Roll Peach Cobbler/Milk Tues., Sept. 26 Pork chops Rst. Red Potatoes Green Beans Broccoli Salad Pie/Milk Tues., Sept. 17 Chicken Fried Steak Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Cookie Vegetable...
In comment to the negative letter in the Dayton Chronicle on 9/11/19 Miss Bailey is qualified for the position of City Planner She was the most qualified out of the several applicants for this job. Also, would the county have hired an unqualified planner? She has proven to the city to be above and beyond excellent in our dealings with her. One of the best planners we’ve had in my 19+ years on the council. She does NOT have big west side ideas like some people are spouting about. She is taking this job very seriously. Sometimes people don’t lik...
Dear Editor: The Touchet Valley Trail public meeting in Dayton Sept 16 was great. The Port of Columbia and Waitsburg Commercial Club put together informative presentations by staff, planners and technical experts and the audience was receptive. I enjoyed encountering and discussing more issues and answers than I expected to hear about because citizens who wanted evidence of intense due diligence got it. The trail is a complex project equal to any major infrastructure investment providing important outcomes to our communities and this is the...
Correction to 9/12 issue captions for Columbia County fair photos Sadie Seney won Grand Champion Fitting and Showing, Kaleigh White won reserve grand champion fitting and showing....
September 15 While returning lost property, a man was arrested on a felony warrant on North C Street in Prescott. September 10 Animal bite-human injury on the 60 block of Rima Lane in Walla Walla Vehicle was vandalized by spray paint on the windows in the 1100 block of SE Mockingbird Dr. September 6 An unknown subject forced entry into the Lions Cook Shack on Tenth Street in Waitsburg August 25 A motor vehicle theft was reported from Garden Street in Waitsburg...
The Blue Mountain Chorus Sweet Adelines are hosting a karaoke fundraiser on Saturday Sept. 21 from 6:30 p.m.- 9 p.m. at the Plaza Theater on Main Street in Waitsburg. The evening of song is a fundraiser to purchase new arrangements and sheet music to expand the group’s repertoire. The group’s mission is to entertain the Walla Walla Valley and share the joy of 4-part a cappella singing. The $5 admission provides for the possibility of unlimited fun! Contests at the fundraiser include an opportunity (for a small fee,) to challenge a buddy to sin...
Imagine walking into an art show and seeing nearly 1000 6x6 inch works of art, each attractively priced at $36. ArtWalla’s seventh annual ArtSquared, scheduled for September 27 - 29, 2019 at CAVU Cellars, will bring artists and art lovers together for a fun and exciting visual art event in Walla Walla. CAVU Cellars are located at 175 E Aeronca Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362 The event will also include a gallery exhibition featuring larger format artwork by participating ArtSquared artists. The gallery exhibition will remain on view at CAVU C...
This crew of goats stopped for breakfast at the last resort this morning!...
Thursday After School, a non-denominational, Christian program for children and youth in grades 1-6, begins October 3, from 3-5 pm at First United Methodist Church located on 110 S Third Street. Weekly sessions include Bible stories, recreation, music, arts & crafts, and wood shop. Space is limited; participants must register. Forms are on the Dayton United Methodist Facebook page, or contact Rev. Linda Weistaner, at 509-382-4671 or pastor.umcweis@gmail.com. Thursday After School Kickoff! First United Methodist Church 110 South Third Street...
Sept. 19: Teighan Anderson, Tom Wagner, Kelly Price, Robbie Ezell, Marina Huff, Paul Hall. Sept. 20: Owen Senter, Rhonda Newbury, Monte Duncan, Robyn Dunleavy, Alex Solis. Sept. 21: Bob Rabern, Kenneth Crawford, Fred R. Gritman, Diana Larsen. Sept. 22: Marty Dunn, Phyllis Rubel, Cheryl Hansen, Marie Gagnon, Misty Nix, Lynn Rohlfing, Kyle Sickles, Dale Holloway, Matt Stoutenburg, Dorothy Rude. Sept. 23: Kathryn Greenwell, Jim Langdon, David Johnson, Gregory Liebermann, Brad Green, Jayden Dunleavy. Sept. 24: Virginia Gumm, Chris Lambert, Ethan...
While nearly all communities depend on volunteerism in some form or another, I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that small towns like Dayton and Waitsburg would fail to function without the concern and dedication of the many volunteers that help keep them running. In this monthly column, The Times will highlight local volunteer opportunities in Waitsburg and Columbia County. With the annual Pioneer Fall Festival justcompleted, it seems appropriate to highlight the Waitsburg His...
WALLA WALLA—On Friday, September 20, the public, Veterans, and their families, are invited to come and honor former POWs and remember the MIAs for Walla Walla VA’s annual POW/MIA Recognition Day event at the Walla Walla Veterans Administration at 77 WainWright Drive. The colors will be presented by the Washington State Penitentiary Honor Guard at the beginning of the ceremony, and Walla Walla VA’s Associate Director for Operations, Mr. Ray Crawford, will provide opening comments. This year’s special guest speaker is Mr. Robert Brudno, whose b...
STARBUCK—The startup process for Columbia Pulp continues, with the business announcing on Friday, September 13th that contractor Allnorth Engineers signed off on mechanical completion of the pulp mill, and that general contractor PCI has completed their work and exited the site. Work on the boiler continues, with steam blow outs taking place this week. Once the steam blows have been completed, the steam turbine will be commissioned and the mill will commence making pulp. “This feels very muc...
DAYTON-Columbia County Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman said $1500 is all it would take for 28 students enrolled in the Starbuck School District to have lunch prepared by the Dayton General Hospital dietary staff and have them delivered four days a week for the entire 2019-2020 school year. That number is based on a cost of $3 per child, and all lunches meet the state requirements for nutrition, said Lanman. Last year lunch was delivered to Starbuck schools, twice a week, and this was...
"Our goal was to welcome people to a beautiful location, where they can listen to great music and experience a sense of community, " said Cheryl Hansen, owner of Stella's Homestead, the site of last weekend's Huichica festival. That goal was reached this past Friday and Saturday with the launch of this small scale family friendly festival. A dozen indie rock and folk acts performed, appearing on two stages. The scenic location along S. Fork Coppei Road is now an event space on what was the...
WALLA WALLA-Tights and capes were out en masse at the Walla Walla Superhero run held Saturday Sept. 14. "I think the people helping with traffic safety are all superheroes," said event organizer Nancy Walters. The event, hosted by the Walla Walla County Traffic Safety Coalition, supports WWCTSC programs that was well attended. "At least 78 people pre-registered, about 100 by opening," said Walters. And even as the races were getting underway, more heroes emerged from phone booths and sport...
The Touchet Valley Golf Club Mens Best Ball Tournament got off without a hitch...
Dayton-The DW Cardinals hosted the McCall-Donnelly Vandals Friday September 13th in a non conference matchup. Initially this game wasn't supposed to be on the schedule but McCall-Donnelly had a late cancellation. Head coach Troy Larsen was happy to get another home game on the schedule even against an opponent other area teams weren't willing to play. DW would lose by a score of 68-0 but that doesn't tell the whole story. The Vandals are a division 2A team from Idaho currently ranked 4th in the...
WALLA WALLA-A pair of great blue heron walked by on spindly legs as we pushed off from the boat ramp at Bennington Lake on this, our fifth adventure aboard the African Queen. Gifted to us by Grandma Jo Shay, our inflatable raft seats three and came outfitted with reel holders and oar holders as well as a dry-bag. Grandma, in her infinite wisdom, also included life jackets and a patch kit in case we ran into anything too sharp. So far we haven't had to use the patch kit, thankfully, but as life...
