Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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MABTON – The DW football team traveled to Mabton for a league game Friday night but a failure to schedule referees, which is the responsibility of the home team, resulted in the game being cancelled. Both teams arrived ready to play and waited for approximately an hour before heading home, according to WHS school officials. The schools are working to coordinate a makeup game date. The WIAA is testing the RPI system, which is used to seed tournaments, so the game must be played....
Quiche is a bit like stir fry; most anything can go into it. This one caught my attention because for some reason we have three dozen eggs in the refråigerator. I like a breakfast dinner, so for me, this would be dinner with fried potatoes and fruit. Quiche is good for all three meals and is easily warmed up. INGREDIENTS: ½ c. light mayonnaise ½ c. milk 4 eggs, lightly beaten 8 oz shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese 1 -10 oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry ¼ c. chopped onion 1-9 inch unbaked pie...
DAYTON – The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library will hold their fall book sale on Fri., Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; and Sun., Oct. 15 from 1-4 p.m. Thousands of books will be available for sale at 250 East Main (the former Mead Works storefront), between Blue Mountain Realty and Rey’s Roast. Books may be purchased by the inch and Rey’s Roast coffee will be available. Proceeds go to support the Dayton Memorial Library. For more information contact (509) 382-4131....
DAYTON - Dayton Historic Depot is pleased to have Michelle Janning, a Whitman College sociology professor, discuss and sign her new book The Stuff of Family Life: How Our Homes Reflect Our Lives. Janning examines what the objects and spaces within our homes say about us and our relationships. Does your lingerie drawer say something about you? Does your desire for a ‘man cave’ help describe your relationships with friends and family? What does where you store old love letters say about their significance? Why do you feel uncomfortable in you...
CLE ELUM, Wash. – Former Prescott school district superintendents, Lloyd Olson, passed away on Sept. 24 at his home in Cle Elum, at age 84, of natural causes. Olson was credited with having a positive impact on the Chumicum School District where he was superintendent from 1976 to 1988, and oversaw the building of the town’s new high school in 1979. Prior to taking his position in Chumacum, Olson was district superintendent in Prescott from 1970 to 1976. Four of Olson’s seven children went on to become educators....
The Columbia County Health System is planning a Double-Shot Drive-Through Flu Clinic for Thurs., Oct. 12 at Flour Mill Park (120 W. Main, Dayton) from 5 p.m.- 7 p.m., and on Sat., Oct. 14 at the Preston Park in Waitsburg from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Get a flu shot and a free Rey’s Roast coffee....
DAYTON – The Dayton Memorial Library and Humanities Washington have collaborated to bring speaker David Fenner to Dayton for a free speaker’s bureau event titled The Long Haul: Stories of Human Migration. The community is invited to engage in conversation with Fenner on Thurs., Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the library. In his talk, Fenner explores the factors that cause human migration, which in turn can help us understand more fully events in the headlines and better know the mosaic of peoples who have settled in the Pacific Northwest. For mor...
WAITSBURG – David Benscoter, aka the Lost Apple Detective, had a productive trip to Waitsburg last month and is already looking forward to a return visit, according to Kate Hockersmith, who spearheaded his visit. A large crowd showed up to support Benscoter at a fundraising dinner held at Ten Ton Press in Waitsburg on Sat., Sept. 30. The Columbia County Extension Office provided Sauerkraut Stew and Warren Orchards provided apple tasting and apple cider. Switchgrass Delta entertained the crowd w...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – Walla Walla County is starting considerations for Comprehensive Plan and Development amendments for 2018. The county normally opens applications for amendments on Jan. 1, but with the plan due June 30, the application cycle has been opened early. The plan applies to urban growth areas (UGA) of College Place, Prescott, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla. the purpose of the plan is to guide the county in development of the UGAs, as well as the unincorporated communities of Burbank, Dixie, Lowden, and Touchet. To propose amendments t...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – Walla Walla County is seeking applicants to fill a position as alternate to the three-member county Water Conservancy Board of Commissioners, to serve in a reserve capacity as a replacement for absent or recused commissioners. Appointees much be a legal resident of Walla Walla County or a contiguous county and must successfully complete a 32-hour training before participating in any decision concerning a water right transfer application, and must maintain eight hours of continuing education, annually. Alternates serve w...
