Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—Three candidates running for a four year term as Dayton’s mayor spoke at the AAUW Candidates Forum, which was held at the Liberty Theater in Dayton last week, followed by a question and answer session. Delphine Bailey, City of Dayton Mayor Zac Weatherford and write-in candidate Cindi John spoke about their experience, vision, and goals, if elected to be Dayton’s Mayor, on Nov. 5 Delphine Bailey, who has served on the Dayton City Council for the past eight years, and has served as Mayor...
DAYTON—Seth Bryan is running for Dayton City Council Position 6 against incumbent Byron Kaczmarski in the Nov. 5 General Election. “This is my first time running for public office,” Bryan said. “I believe it is important to serve the community I live in, and I am grateful for this opportunity.” Bryan said he likes the fact that Dayton doesn’t have big city amenities, big city attitudes, big city prices or big city taxes. “There is a sense of pride here that can seldom be found in more populous...
Meredith Evelyn Huwe, age 86 years, died October 6, 2019 at Dayton General Hospital. She was a 70 year resident of Waitsburg. Meredith was born in her Grandma’s house in Jones County, South Dakota on February 4, 1933. Her parents were John Arthur and Irene Harlan Hulce. She attended schools in South Dakota until moving to Waitsburg, Washington with her parents in 1949. She graduated with the Waitsburg High School class of 1950 and enjoyed attending the annual Alumni banquet. Meredith attended c...
Ten Years Ago October 22, 2019 Photo caption: Waitsburg High School has been recognized as one of the 104 “Highest Improving” in reading and math by the Center for Educational Effectiveness. Two years ago the school was named a ‘School of Distinction” by the Supt. of Public Instruction: that program is no longer and the CEE created the “Great Schools Award” using the identical criteria. Dr. Gene Sheratt presented the award at the October 14 meeting of the Waitsburg School Board. Front row: Lori Bartlow, Stephanie Wooderchak, Pam Conover, Ro...
My name is Katie Leid and I am running for re-election to Dayton School Board, position #4. For those of you who are not familiar with me, I grew up in the Touchet Valley, graduated from Waitsburg High School, married my childhood sweetheart, followed and helped him receive his college and advanced degrees, raised two very successful children and completed my education at Washington State University over twenty years ago. We moved back “home” when I accepted the elementary/middle school principal’s position in Dayton in July, 2003. After an ama...
Ballots to vote for the next Mayor of Dayton will be arriving in the mail very soon. If you have not become informed regarding each candidate’s qualifications, I encourage you to do so. Too often in today’s society, elected officials are placed in their positions based on popularity or the likability factor, not based on the person with the best qualifications. Just because a person is your friend doesn’t make them the best person for the job. Dayton residents have three candidates willing to put their names forward for a job often met with...
DAYTON⎯Parents of Columbia County children are invited to bring their little ghouls and goblins to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Halloween afternoon for trick or treat goodies again this year. Now in its ninth year of operations, Sheriff Joe Helm, his staff and volunteers are once again offering trick or treat goodies the afternoon of October 31st between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Volunteers will be at the front steps of the Columbia County Courthouse during those hours distributing bags of goodies donated by members of the...
Dear Editor: Last week’s column (Turn America’s innovators loose on greenhouse gases – Don Brunell) began with a limp denial of the consequences of greenhouse gases and proceeded to use decades old unscientific information from around the world to, as far as I could tell, justify the author’s faulty claim that innovation in America is being stifled by his catch-all word, “government”. On the contrary, America’s entrepreneurs have never been busier at inventing new products as have other global innovators living under other governments....
WALLA WALLA—TruthTeller Winery is throwing a Halloween themed Drag show that leads into a killer dance party on Saturday, October 26, at 8:30p.m. This is an all ages event, hosted by Anita Mann and her closest Ghoulfriends. Tickets are $12, available through Eventbrite. TruthTeller Winery is located at 47 E Main St, Walla Walla, WA....
The Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project presents a fundraising concert on Sunday, October 27 at 4:00 p.m. Boograss is an annual event that features bluegrass music and a silent auction. The event takes place at Waitsburg’s Plaza Theater at 208 Main Street, beginning at 4:00. Look for performances by Jasper Mountain, the Coyote Gulch Family Band, Caleb Shanks and friends. Blush Salon, Waitsburg Grocery, Rey’s Roast Coffee, Gard Vintners have donated items for the auction. Organizers hope to...
Walla Walla Valley Bands is celebrating their 30th year! Please join them, Sunday, October 27, 3 pm, at the Walla Walla Valley Academy Auditorium, 300 SW Academy Way in College Place as they present their “Out of This World” fall concert, honoring the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. The Concert Band will be performing, as well as the Mill Creek Jazz Ensemble and the Main Street Jazz Band. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, and are available at the door....
October 8 Male contacted and found to have active warrant for arrest. 900 block of Lake Road, Burbank. Deputies were dispatch to the 1900 block of Pleasant for a physical domestic. Subject was arrested for Assault 4th-Domestic Violence and Malicious Mischief-Domestic Violence, Walla Walla. Victim had check stolen from mailbox, altered and cashed, 800 block of Brickner Road, Walla Walla. Fraud-Identity Theft - victim on the 1400 block of Lowell Dr. had her PayPal account hacked and charges went through, Walla Walla. October 11...
WAITSBURG⎯On Thursday, October 10, officers from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, the Walla Walla Police Department and Crisis Response Team members responded to a Main Street home in Waitsburg after a woman reported that her son, Markes A. Cantrell was allegedly threatening her and two other women with a metal bat inside her home. The woman told Walla Walla dispatch that her son, Cantrell was “smashing the kitchen” and she was frightened for her safety. She also claimed that he had bee...
WAITSBURG-Sharp-eyed Waitsburg visitors notice Mr. C's Smokin Co. at the corner of Preston Avenue and Highway 12. Area residents know the location as the place for smoked cheeses and meats, with good eats from the farm to the fields. Nancy's Dream Garden Center business owner Doug Bolio shared that he was convinced to offer the Schulke family pumpkins for sale at his business on 2nd street. "Mr. C suggested I participate this year," he mentioned. Together they plan to sell 18 bins of pumpkins. B...
In 2002, the Schulke family lost their beloved son and brother Cooper who died at age 7-1/2 from a brain tumor. The Walla Walla area family have addressed the heartache of that loss by growing and selling pumpkins. Lots and lots of pumpkins. Father Jeff, wife Kara, son Campbell and daughter Emerson now grow 27 different varieties of the gourds with hues ranging from the traditional orange, to white and pink to blue and green. The purpose of that bounty is to raise funds to support the Ronald...
Free showings of the documentary "The 1919 Walla Walla Tractor Show" will be held in the area as part of Blue Mountain Land Trust's centennial anniversary celebration of this amazing but long-forgotten event. They will also be promoting their book of the same title. The film will be shown in Dayton in the Delany Building at the Public Library at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. The Waitsburg Commercial Club will host the community viewing at the Town Hall on Wednesday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m.,...
Hundreds of tiny endangered Northern Leopard frogs took a leap back into the wild over the summer at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Grant County. The releases were made possible by a partnership of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Oregon Zoo, and Washington State University (WSU). WDFW collected Northern Leopard frog eggs earlier this spring, and after months of growing at the university and zoo's conservation labs, the...
DAYTON—If you think state Initiative 976, better known as the $30 Car Tab Initiative, will only affect Sound Transit, on the west side of the state, think again. If I-976 is approved by voters, Columbia County Public Transportation stands to lose forty percent of the state’s portion of its largest source of funding, which is through the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Consolidated Grant program, said Steve Mertens, CCPT Finance Manager. He said if I-976 is approved by voter...
DAYTON-If the Flood Control Zone District is approved by the voters on Nov. 5, County Engineer Charles Eaton will be its administrator. Eaton has released the following statement: "Since 1964, Columbia County has been declared a federal disaster area six times due to flooding. The flood of 1996 caused over $30 million in private and public damages. A flood of this severity today would take a serious toll on general fund budgets, even with the FEMA, Federal Highways Administration, and Army Corps...
Randy Hinchliffe Randy Hinchliffe is relatively new to the Waitsburg School Board having joined in fall 2018 when Board member Russ Knopp moved to Walla Walla. The father of two boys, he is married to Stephanie Hinchliffe who is a 2nd grade teacher with the district. Hinchliffe has been Waitsburg's City Administrator since 2004, and like his wife, is a graduate of Washington State University. Hinchliffe hopes to continue "helping out where I can," and feels that "with my background as city admin...
A number of years ago I was asked to cater a very formal dinner party. To be absolutely sure we didn't embarrass ourselves-or worse the hostess, I purchased a used copy of Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, by Judith Martin (the updated 2005 version). I studied how to set the table, the correct way to leave & remove plates, (FYI: leave from left, remove from right), and where to place the bread plate, glasses and napkins. After digesting the chapter on "table settings," I...
DAYTON-Inside the home, history is a verb. Artifacts that we keep are imbued with both sentimental, but also historical value. Part of the human experience is the stuff we collect. Equally important are the environments that hold them, our homes. The construction of shelters and lodgings demonstrate the technology of a given time in action, magnifying the lens on events that happened there. The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the The National Park Service, is the official...
DAYTON—After a failed onside kick by Liberty Christian to open the game, Dayton Waitsburg High School football began moving the ball down the field. During that drive a nice pass play to #17 Shawn Evans set up a first and goal. Unfortunately, the drive was stopped at the 1 yard line. From there Liberty Christian would score two touchdowns to go up 12-0 in the first half. The second touchdown was scored after a roughing the kicker penalty extended a Liberty Christian drive. DW answered with a touchdown by #24 Christian Watson-Solis with time r...
PRESCOTT-Friday October 11th Prescott played the St. George Dragons. The momentum was all Prescott in the 1st half until there was about 17 minutes left in the half. No goals were scored during at that time but Prescott had several great chances that were either saved by St. George's goalie or just missed the net either high or wide. Shortly after that St. George would take the momentum and score on a goal by Finn Kelly. St. George kept the pressure up in the 1st half and had two excellent...
Adrenaline 10U fastpitch softball team ended their season on a high note at the Pumpkin Classic tournament in Yakima & Selah, WA on October 5 and 6. There were a total of 10 teams in their age bracket from the surrounding northwest area. Adrenaline earned the #1 seed Saturday during pool play. Adrenaline went on to win the semi-final game vs Wildcats Anderson 9-3. They put up a solid game in the pitching circle & on defense to earn the win in the championship game over the Yakima Diamondcats...
