Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Christian Church pastor Matt Wyatt regularly goes live on Facebook each day at noon when he gives a “Lunch Break” talk. Last Thursday, Wyatt announced that Lunch Break would be delayed while he dealt with some issues. He later went live to share that the church had been broken into the night before. Wyatt said he left the church at 9:30 Wed. night, following the Celebrate Recovery program. When he arrived back at the office late Thursday morning, Wyatt said he went strai...
Secondary Principal’s Report: -Teachers Garrett Leahy and Liv Leid shared about the new grade 7-8 Smarter Balance Assessment Class (SBAC) which was instituted to help students with scores on the Smarter Balance test. -Teacher Roseann Groom presented the new Attendance Matters program, organized to help prevent student absences and tardies. -A culture and climate survey will be posted on the district website for parents of high school parents to fill out to help with the school’s engagement review (formerly the accreditation review). -The six...
WAITSBURG – The Dayton-Waitsburg football team lost its fifth game of the season here Friday night, falling to Lyle-Wishram, 46-6. DW started out strong, stopping L-W on its first drive and returning a blocked punt to the L-W 11-yard line. Running back Chris Philbrook punched the ball in from the two to give DW an early 6-0 lead. L-W got their first score late in the first quarter, to tie the game at six. The flood gates opened in the second quarter, as L-W scored 34 unanswered points to put t...
COLLEGE PLACE – The Dayton Volleyball team fought a hard match here on Sept. 26, but fell to Walla Walla Valley Academy in five sets, 21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 22-25, 14-16. The Lady Bulldogs struggled at the start of the match, dropping the first set before winning the next two sets convincingly. After WWVA evened things up by winning the fourth set, Dayton came within a point of sealing the match in the final set, taking a 14-11 lead. But they couldn’t hold on, as WWVA won the next five points to...
Artisan desserts, live music, a free gift, and hot, felted wool – the combination is intriguing enough that it’s worth setting aside the afternoon to check out. Wenaha Gallery in Dayton, Wash., celebrates art and artists Sat., Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. during the town’s annual Art Walk, part of Dayton’s On Tour and Fall Festival. Five artists will be on site, including Walla Walla felt artist Linnea Keatts, who will demonstrate how to turn wool and silk fibers into wearable and usable art. Keatts is joined by four other regional artists, in...
* In 1946, there were only 10,000 privately owned television sets in the United States. By 1952, that number had grown to 12 million. * Those who study such things say that the mouth of an anteater is only an inch wide. * You might be surprised to learn that there is no such thing as a poisonous snake. Of course, there are venomous snakes. What’s the difference, you may ask. Well, something that is poisonous has detrimental effects when you ingest it -- for example, poisonous mushrooms. As a general rule, eating snake meat won’t hurt you. Bec...
I’m making this bread for dinner tonight to go along with the Salmon Mango Bango. I’ll let you know how it tastes and if it’s worth trying. I guess if it’s not, then I’ll have to find another recipe. It would be silly to post a recipe and then say don’t try it, so if you are reading this, then it was a keeper. INGREDIENTS: 3 c. flour ½ c. unsalted butter, melted 1 c. sharp cheddar cheese, grated 1 tsp baking soda 1 c. parmesan cheese, grated 1Tbsp baking powder 2 large eggs 1 tsp salt ¾ c. sour cream ½ tsp garlic powder ¾ c. plain Greek yog...
3 S. 3rd Street, Dayton Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Storytime: Wed., 10 a.m. The Chalk Artist, by Allegra Goodman (Fiction) - Collin James is young, creative, and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice: chalk. Collin’s art captivates passersby with its vibrant colors and intricate lines—until the moment he wipes it all away. Nothing in Collin’s life is meant to last. The...
5 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon. 10:30 a.m. The Heart’s Invisible Furies, by John Bayne (Fiction) - From the author of The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man’s life, beginning and ending in post-war Ireland. Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do, if eccentric, Dublin couple, Cyril is adrift in the world. At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to kn...
