Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—The Columbia County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the Site Development Plan for a proposed data center in Dayton on Monday at 5:35 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Planning and Building Office at 114 South 2nd St....
DAYTON—Dayton High School will host this year’s Mass Band/Choir Concert on Oct. 24 at 6:30 in the high school gym. Dayton HS Director of Music Scott Sumner said that musicians from eight schools will participate in the concert. They include Saint John Endicott, Prescott, Touchet, Dayton, Kahlotus, Rosalia, Clarkston, Washtucna, Asotin and Garfield-Palouse. The guest band director will be retired music educator Glenn Mitchell, who has served as music director at both Dayton and Walla Walla High Schools. The guest choir director will be Jul...
DAYTON—The Dayton General Hospital Auxiliary is hosting a Salad Luncheon to benefit community medical scholarships and equipment needs Oct. 26, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person, and a variety of salads and breads will be served. The event will be held at the First Congregational Church, at 214 S. 3rd St. in Dayton....
WAITSBURG—Free flu shots will be available to Waitsburg and Dayton residents on October 27. The community event also includes a shredding service, unused medication disposal, medication lock box giveaway and a food drive. Find them at the Waitsburg City Park from 10 a.m. - noon, then at Flour Mill Park in Dayton from 1 - 3 p.m....
WAITSBURG—Halloween enthusiasts of all ages are encouraged to attend Ten Ton Press’s mask-making party on Oct. 27 from 1-3 p.m. The event is free. Paper, markers and ideas are provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring supplies as well. Children must be accompanied by an adult....
WAITSBURG—The Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project (TVAMP) proudly presents Boograss: a bluegrass music concert, featuring The Jasper Mountain Band, The Whippersnappers, Paul Gregutt and Switchgrass Delta, on Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. The group will also have a silent auction to benefit the Bluegrass Kids’ annual activities. The Plaza Theater, originally named the Neace Theater, was built in 1929 and is close to the history of bluegrass music which became popular with “Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys” in the early 1930’s. Tickets are $10 at the do...
We have completed over a month of school and it just goes by like a blink of the eye. I would like to take this opportunity to give you an update of happenings in the Waitsburg School District. We have got a lot of wonderful things going on. It is hard to distill it down to a few, but I will try. Last year the Professional Development Council (PDC), a group of teachers, classified staff representative, and administration convened to address needs of the students and staff of the district. During the course of the year, the council worked on...
My first thought was to look up the mock apple pie made from zucchini. When I picked up a few zucchinis from an acquaintance, she asked me if I had ever tried it. I told her I had not, and she said you couldn't tell the difference. So I googled it thinking that would be the recipe for the week, but found this one instead. I found the history interesting and thought it would bring up conversation and memories of those who used to make it. I mentioned it to a friend at church who said it's very go...
Give Gov. Jay Inslee and backers of Initiative 1631 credit. They are persistent in their quest to invoke a fee on carbon emissions. Voters will decide its fate on Nov. 6. Since Inslee was first elected, he pushed to reduce CO2 discharges---a laudable goal. Two years ago, carbon initiative backers drafted a “revenue-neutral” ballot measure which voters rejected by a 59-41 percent margin. Today’s Initiative 1631 simply adds a new fee without cutting any state fee or tax, particularly on gasol...
