Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA – The Blue Mountain Chorus Sweet Adelines will hold their annual show, Sweet! Variety . . . the Spice of Life!, on Fri. Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Cordiner Hall (345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla). This year the Sweet Adelines will be joined by the Mill Creek Jazz Ensemble. In addition, talented entertainers from the Walla Walla Valley, including Ballet Folklorica, Anna and Jesse Burgess, Steppin’ Country, and solo performers will add a new dimension to the chorus’ a capella performances. Several local ladies participate in the chorus inclu...
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Downtown Farmers Market will offer a new benefit to SNAP/EBT (formerly known as food stamps) customers during Saturday markets through October. The program will resume in May and be offered for the entire 2016 farmer’s market season. Through the Fresh Bucks program, for every $5 in SNAP/EBT purchases made at the market, customers will receive an additional $2 in Fresh Bucks to use on fruits, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms and vegetable starts. SNAP/EBT customers must first purchase tokens from the market’s infor...
Approved collective bargaining agreement. Approved out-of-country travel for Deanna Coulston and Pam Beasley to attend a K-1 Early Literacy Retreat in Vancouver, B.C. on Oct. 2-3. All costs to attend is approximately $2500. Elementary teachers agreed to fund the retreat through a portion of a $30,000 grant. Approve a partial, post-budget request for girls basketball equipment. Coach Elsey requested and received $5475 in his original, approved, budget, but requested an additional $1,150 for defense silhouettes, warm-up pants and game balls....
Discussed 2016 budget programs and projects. Discussion only. Discussed 2016 employee wages and benefits. Reviewed compensation and job descriptions with those of other cities. No action taken. Approved Anderson-Perry as engineer for Main Street Bridge replacement. Discussed fairgrounds usage plan. Approved a three-year plan for renovation of the fairgrounds area. See full story Page 1. Changed the date of the October City Council meeting from Wed., Oct. 21, to Tues, Oct. 20....
DAYTON – The Dayton School District is looking for a director for the sixth-grade camp this school year, which will be held at the Camp Wooten Retreat Center in northeast Columbia County. The joint three-day camp, including Dayton and Touchet students, is held in May each year. Approximately 50 students are expected to attend this year’s camp. According to Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson, the camp director will be responsible for recruiting volunteers, including teachers, the food service manager and chaperones. He or she will als...
BENTON CITY – The Waitsburg Cardinals got their wings clipped by a dominant Kiona-Benton Team Friday night, losing 39-0. The defense for the Bears, a state Class 1A team, stifled the Cardinals’ passing attack. Quarterback Jacob Dunn was held to only 4 of 21 passing, for 39 yards. Travis Crockett was a workhorse at running back, picking up 83 yards on 22 carries. But that was the majority of Waitsburg’s total of 138 yards rushing. “The good news from the game is that our mistakes are fixable and...
WAITSBURG – The Cards faced former teammates, the Prescott Tigers, for a home-court win on Thurs, Oct. 1. The Lady Cards took the Tigers in three sets: 25-15, 25-15, 25-20. “For the first two sets the girls played their game and maintained good focus against players that they still consider to be part of their team. In the third set, we let up and started making too many unforced errors. Fortunately, they were able to regain momentum led by three straight kills and a block by Devon Harshman,” said Cardinal Coach Angie Potts. Stats for the P...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Cardinals volleyball team is gearing up for their annual Pink Night Breast Cancer Fundraiser match, Oct. 22. Funds from the event will be donated to a local mom, currently undergoing breast cancer treatment. The Pink Night Match, against the DeSales Irish, will take place in the Waitsburg gymnasium on Thurs., Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. Both Waitsburg and DeSales volleyball team members are taking orders for T-shirts which cost $15, with $5 going toward the fundraiser. Orders should be placed by Oct. 10. There will also be a ...
PRESCOTT – Last week was a tough one for the Prescott Tigers volleyball team who lost games in three sets to Tri-Cities Prep, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla Valley Academy. The Tigers dropped the game to WWVA at a home match on Mon., Oct. 5: 7-25, 3-25, 10-25. The Lady Tigers lost in three sets to the Waitsburg Cardinals on the Cardinal Court on Thurs., Oct. 1, falling 15-25, 16-25, 20-25. The match marked the first athletic contest between the two schools since the breakup of the WP sports combine. “I know the girls are disappointed. We hoped to c...
DAYTON – Watching a movie or live event at Dayton’s Liberty Theater will soon be even more enjoyable than it already was. This week, the theater was closed to allow for the installation of new, modern seating, complete with cup holders. The new seats replace historic chairs that came from a western Washington theater in 2001. “Those chairs served the community well this past fourteen years, but the internal springs, difficult and costly to replace, have broken down over time,” theater manager Ki...
