Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON-At their regular meeting on Oct. 7, the Dayton School District Board of Directors approved Dan Butler to fill board Position 3, recently vacated by Marchand Hovrud when she resigned at the beginning of September. During the board meeting Butler fielded a series of questions posed to him by the directors. Butler spoke about his 35 years experience in education, as well as his vision for the school district. "Education is my hobby, my life. Everything I do is around education," he told the...
WAITSBURG – The Farmer's Café, formerly located at 216 Main Street, was once a favorite gathering spot for locals; the perfect place to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on the news about town. Over the next couple of months, new building owner Lane Hill hopes to transform the space into a new community gathering spot, though one of an entirely different kind. Lane and her husband, Dr. Charles Hill, live in Seattle, where Dr. Hill is a professor at the University of Washington business sc...
Proud new parents Greg Smith and Kortney Killgore Smith of Waitsburg are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Cooper Kyle Smith. Cooper entered the world August 17, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Walla Walla weighing 6 lbs 12 oz and measuring 20.5 inches long. Grandparents include Glen and Adelle Smith of Waitsburg and Les and Heather Killgore of White Bird, Idaho....
Casey Acevedo and Alex Solis, of Dayton, proudly announce the birth of Amelia Katherine, born on Sept. 24, 2015. Amelia weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. and was 21 ¾" long. She joins her sister, Cecilia, and brother, Caleb, at home. Amelia's grandparents are Ed & Cathy Lambert of Waitsburg and Anastasio and Rosa Solis of Umapine. Great grandparents are Betty Crabtree and Dorothy Lambert, both of Waitsburg, and Julie Chavez in Texas....
For those of us who are self-employed, the reason we most often give for putting up with the risk and uncertainty that goes along with that status is that we like being our own bosses. That, for me, is right up at the top of the list. But there's another very important reason I enjoy the title of business owner: I get to choose the people I work with. In the past couple of months I've gained two new co-workers at The Times, and I'm excited to have them both. Many of our Columbia County readers a...
PRESCOTT – Unlike city pools in the neighboring towns of Waitsburg and Dayton, which are funded by tax dollars and maintained by the cities, the Prescott pool is funded through an annual levy and maintained by the Prescott Parks and Recreation District (PJPRD). Each November the PJPRD must seek community support to pass a maintenance and operations levy that will keep the pool, and Field View Park, operating for another year. "Funds from our yearly tax levy run the pool and the park," said p...
Photo by Dena Wood Members of the Corral Wranglers decorated the front window of the Waitsburg Hardware store in honor of 4-H Awareness week. Any children interested in joining the Corral Wranglers or one of the other local 4-H club are encouraged to contact a leader. The clubs kick off their new year this month. (l to r) Caleb Barron, Makenna Barron, Hunter Pope....
DAYTON-Former Dayton School District Elementary Principal Katie Leid is running for the "at large" school board position currently held by Director Joe Huether, and one he will defend in the upcoming November election. Both Leid and Huether have considerable education and experience to bring to the Board. Recently retired from the Dayton School District Leid has been involved in education for a total of twenty-two years. She received her teaching credentials in 1991 through Washington State...
Photo by Ken Graham A worker prepared to install seat bottoms to a row of new seats at Dayton's Liberty Theater on Tuesday. The theater has been closed for a week, and will reopen with all new seats in the lower level on Friday....
WAITSBURG – The Columbia County Health System introduced one of its candidates for the open CEO position this week. Tom Tomasino attended meet-and-greet sessions in Dayton Monday evening and in Waitsburg Tuesday morning. According to CCHS Human Resources Director Steve Stahl, Tomasino is one of three final candidates for the position, which became open when former CEO Jon Smiley left at the end of September. Tomasino spent seven years as CEO at Whidbey General Hospital and Clinics, in C...
DAYTON – The Blue Mountain Station Co-op has partnered with Kiwanis of Dayton to organize an outdoor Oktoberfest celebration at the Blue Mountain Station (700 Artisan Way) on Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. "The forecast calls for temperatures in the low 70's, zero percent chance of rain and 100% chance of a good time," said BMS Co-op Vice President Brad McMasters. The Dayton Kiwanis members will grill and sell Tucannon Meats bratwursts for $5 each. German Potato Salad, Red Cabbage Slaw, and apple...
WAITSBURG – Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, and this year's WHS Associated Student Body (ASB) team is decidedly different from last year's. But that doesn't mean they don't have big plans for the school and students. Last year's outgoing and energetic ASB team, led by President Owen Lanning, focused on getting students to participate in school spirit with the theme "Be True to Your School." This year's more reflective representatives include President Stuart Walsh (senior), V...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Cardinals football team was cruising along with a 21-0 lead when halftime homecoming festivities arrived Friday night. But all of those points were needed, along with three more from a third-quarter field goal, as the Columbia-Burbank Coyotes came roaring back to nearly spoil the Cardinals' night. Two third-quarter touchdowns, with successful two-point conversions, allowed C-B to close the gap to eight. And with 21 seconds left in the game, the Coyotes scored again, b...
DAYTON – It was dogs against cats last week as the Lady Bulldogs took a win from the Prescott Tigers on the Bulldog court on Thurs., Oct. 8. The Lady Dogs won the southeast 2B league match in three sets: 25-10, 25-9, 25-10. Dayton continued to show strong at the serving line with perfect service from Josilyn Fullerton (14/14), Jenna Phillips (10/10), Mia Becker (13/13), and Megan Robins (7/7). Heidi Dobbs, who hasn't seen much time on the serving line this season, dished out an impressive 2...
DAYTON – The Dayton Bulldogs volleyball team outplayed the Waitsburg Cardinals in a league match game on the Dayton court on Tues., Oct. 6. The Dogs took the win in three sets: 25-13, 25-7, 25-7. Josilyn Fullerton served 33/35 and dished out six aces, two kills, eight assists and nine digs. Jenna Phillips served a perfect 10/10 with two aces, seven kills and five blocks while Mia Becker served 10/12 with two aces, two kills, six assists, and six digs. Hanna Becker served a perfect 6/6, and a...
Prescott lost at home to Asotin on Tues., Oct. 6th in four sets: 26-28; 25-19; 19-25 and 18-25. Prescott standouts were freshmen Ashley Diaz who netted 6/8 serving with three aces; Ruby Rosales with 9/11 serving and three aces; and Perla Xolio, Elizabeth Perez and Maribel Mendoza with three digs apiece. Athziry Amezcua led the Lady Tigers with great hustle and court coverage. “We fought hard and left it all out on the court. We came up short tonight, but I’m proud of our efforts tonight,” said Prescott Coach Bob Young. “We begin the second...
WAITSBURG – The Cardinals boys made their first team placement, taking second at the D9 League Meet in Waitsburg on Oct. 7. Emily Adams took first place in the girls' 5K and Landon Callas took second in the boys'. Callas ran a strong race with a time of 17:51.15, finishing second behind College Place's Kenneth Rooks who finished in an impressive 16:32.09. Nate Prior, of Asotin, took third place behind Callas, with a time of 18:44.03. Cardinal Skylar Wood placed fifth out of 36 runners with a per...
It took a full five sets, but a young almni team beat the current Waitsburg Cardinals volleyball team at a Homecoming alumni match on Thurs., Oct. 8. The alumni took the final set 15-12 for the win....
DAYTON – For yet another game, the Dayton Bulldogs defense struggled to contain an opponent early on Friday night, as Colton racked up 36 unanswered first-quarter points. However the Bulldogs offense came to life in the second half, as Dayton fell, 72-40 in their homecoming game. The Bulldogs were led by freshman running back Eli Williams, who scored three touchdowns. Three other backs, Tristen Willis, Jeffery Tate and Tanner Bren, also reached the end zone. Quarterback Bren also started off a...
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DAYTON—According to Columbia County auditor Sharon Richter, election ballots should be mailed out by Thurs., Oct.15. Those ballots contain several twists that Columbia County voters should be aware of with regard to Position 2, and Position 3, on the Dayton School District board. First, Marchand Hovrud’s name will appear on the ballot for school board Position 3, but because she has resigned from the board, Richter said that she will need to resign, again, after the election is certified. Dan...
Approved purchase of small children’s playground equipment. Decided to take down fencing that would have surrounded small children’s playground equipment. Received grants from Yancey Winans Trust for $5,000, Association of Washington Cities for $1,000, and Blue Mountain Community Foundation for $3,500. Changed credit card vendor to Banner Bank. Discussed schedule for playground improvements and other grant possibilities to fund the rest of the project....
