Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Nelson & Moreno is prepared to begin construction in February WAITSBURG – After spending more than an hour weighing the pros and cons, the Waitsburg City Council approved Resolution 2019-692, awarding the Taggart Road Extension Project to Moreno & Nelson Construction, at their Jan. 16 council meeting. The approval, which is contingent upon a release for construction package being completed and available for review at the February council meeting, passed with a 3-2 vote. Council members KC Kuykendall, Kevin House and Jim Romine voted in favor o...
City looks at incentives to help fill empty buildings WAITSBURG – City officials across the country are faced with the problem of what to do about empty storefronts in their business districts and Waitsburg is no different. A Main Street filled with vacant storefronts is a visual blight and leaves tourists and residents looking elsewhere for something to do or buy. The topic of how to fix the problem was on last week’s city council agenda. The council had previously requested that City Manager Randy Hinchliffe look into what could be done abo...
DAYTON – There is a kitchen, but there is no breakfast or lunch program for the 18 K-8 students and seven preschoolers enrolled in the Starbuck School District. Surprisingly, that's nothing new. There hasn't been for about 15 years, according to Starbuck School District Superintendent Kevin Graffis. "That's just not acceptable," said County Public Health Director Martha Lanman. "We don't know how many are coming to school without breakfast." That could be remedied if school and public health o...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg fourth grade teacher Deanna Coulston has reason to celebrate. After three years of hard work, Coulston is now certified as a National Board Middle Childhood Generalist. National Board Certification is the highest professional distinction available in education, according to Waitsburg Superintendent Jon Mishra, who congratulated Coulston at the January school board meeting. Coulston said she was willing to work around her job and family to pursue National Board c...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School senior Loren Negron has been awarded the Washington State University Distinguished Regents Scholars Award. The scholarship covers full WSU tuition and mandatory fees for four years. Negron is currently taking classes full time at Walla Walla Community College through the Running Start program but the honor students has been an active part of the Waitsburg High School student body during her years at WHS. Negron won the creed competition at the Washington State...
Ten Years Ago Jan 29, 2009 Photo caption: Brian Luders, son of David and Teresa (Keeney) Luders, received the Eagle Scout Award this past December 9. This achievement is the highest scout center at Long Lake in Nine Mile Falls, Wash. Brian is the grandson of Donna Keeney and the late O. D. Keeney of Waitsburg; and the nephew of Clint and Patricia Froke of Waitsburg. He is a sophomore a St. George’s School and a member of Assumption Parish of Spokane. With mixed emotions, Waitsburg fifth graders experienced Ski Bluewood and hopefully learned t...
George Gagnon's photos once made regular appearances in the pages of The Times. The former Times photographer was kind enough to send us this scenic shot, taken Jan. 13 on the highway to Spokane, near Pomeroy....
WAITSBURG – A trial date of Feb. 26 has been set for Leslie M. Moreno, 25, of Waitsburg. Moreno is charged with second-degree murder for the Dec. 28 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Marcus H. Allessio. Moreno is being held in the Walla Walla County Jail on $250,000 bail. Requests for bail reduction or release with conditions have been denied....
OLYMPIA – Due to the partial federal government shutdown, DSHS has announced that most clients will receive their basic food benefits for February by Jan. 20. This is being done to minimize the potential impact of any lapse in funding because of the federal government shutdown. SNAP recipients normally see monthly benefits arrive on their Electronic Benefits Cards (EBT cards) anywhere from the first of the month to the 20th. DSHS is urging clients who receive February benefits early to budget carefully. At this time, if the shutdown does not e...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School District has moved the start date for their Strengthening Families program from February 14 to Feb. 21. They will also skip the March 28 gathering due to a conflict with a conference. Revised program dates are: Feb. 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, April 11, 18. The Strengthening Families program is geared to parents of children 10-14. The program, for both parents and children, includes a meal time, separate discussion and activity times, and joint activities and discussions. Childcare is available. Contact Rosy N...
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health is hosting a suicide prevention training on Fri., Feb. 1 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Chuck Fulton Room at the Walla Walla Police Department, located at 4 East Moore Street. Nikki Sharp of Comprehensive Healthcare and Amanda Walsborn from Umatilla County Public Health will conduct this six-hour training that includes activities, interactive case scenarios, discussion, PowerPoint and printed materials. The protocols have been developed for educators, emergency medical ser...
Thursday, January 31 Wine Valley Comedy Courtyard by Marriott (505 W. Rose St., Walla Walla) 7-8:30 p.m. South Carolina comedian Harry J. Riley will headline for this 21-and-over show. Tickets are $12, available at ubne.ws/2CTLtRl Tuesday, February 5 Rodeo Clown JJ Harrison Waitsburg High School Auditorium 7 p.m. JJ Harrison presents bullying prevention and intervention strategies. Saturday, February 9 Daddy-Daughter Fundraiser Dance Waitsburg Elementary Multipurpose Room 6-9 p.m. Daddy figures and daughters, dress your best and climb through...
Friday, 25 B-Pancakes; Fish sticks, potato twist, coleslaw, applesauce Monday, 28 B-Continental Breakfast; Chicken nuggest, fries, sugar snap peas, cookie, applesauce Tuesday, 29 B-Biscuit & Grafy; Teriyaki chicken, rice, baby corn, mandarin oranges Wednesday, 30 B-Long john; beef tacos, black beans, pepper strips, honeydew Thursday, 31 B - Breakfast pizza; Pizza, baby carrots, snap peas, pineapple...
January 25: Bob Miller, Matt Schiermeister, Markeeta Little Wolf, Lula Mae Cameron, Nick Baumann, Matt Frohreich and J. C. Picton. January 26: Hirut Senter, Bruce Brunton, Marie Hayes, Rebecca Wilson, Howard Smith, Christopher Brunton, Peter Jones, Deanne Donovan, Kimberly Huwe, Zach Brown. January 27: Diane Estes, Micki Box, Gayle Broom, Casey Acevedo. January 28: Tana Lynch, Jack Cyr and Jennifer Thames. January 29: Dan McKinley, Wm. Hoops and Marci Jo Lanning. January 30: Aaren Lindsey, Hudson Reser, Maxine Attebury, Bob Collins, Donald...
I recently read an article about Amazon’s new Amazon Go convenience stores. The stores are the very definition of “convenient.” They have no cash, no lines and no cashiers. You simply download the Amazon Go app on your phone, walk in, pick up what you want and walk out. No standing in line and no messing with wallets or credit cards. So how does it work? The entrance of the store has a row of subway-style gates that only those with the store’s smartphone app can pass through. Patrons shop as a combination of sensors, cameras and compute...
by Kathryn Witherington, Port of Columbia Economic Development Coordinator The mission of the Port of Columbia is to maximize public resources and private investment to create jobs, provide infrastructure, and maintain and improve the economic vitality of Columbia County. As part of this mission, we work constantly to identify new opportunities for our community. In March of 2018, one of these opportunities arrived when Substitute House Bill 2664 was signed in to law. This bill gives ports in Washington State the authority to build broadband in...
Thanks to the Wildhorse Foundation, The Club in Dayton has an improved kitchen. A $13,095 grant from Wildhorse Foundation awarded in December provided for a new floor, new stainless-steel dish washing sinks, wall repairs and a home style cooking range. These improvements will allow the Columbia County Health District to provide cooking classes to members this spring. Thanks to our responsive contractors, the improvements were made during the holiday break so that club programming was not affected. This is the second grant provided to The Club...
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Correction: A press release submitted to The Times incorrectly stated that the supported charity for the Jan. 19 Women’s March on Walla Walla was the Children’s Home Society at Valle Lindo. The supported charity is actually the Children’s Home Society of Washington Walla Walla....
Blah. That's how some people, in one word, encapsulate the month of January – it's cold and bleak, the holidays are over, and spring is maddeningly distant. "What on earth could possibly be exciting about January?" That's a good question, and at Wenaha Gallery, the answer every year is the Annual Canned Food Drive, with all the food brought into the gallery during . . . January donated to the Dayton Community Food Bank. "When we started the Canned Food Drive at the gallery – it was ten years ago...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School District has an immediate opening for a school board member to replace Russ Knopp who has moved out of the area. Interested parties should email a resume and letter of interest indicating why they would like to serve as a director to jmishra@waitsburgsd.org. This is an at-large position and is open to qualified candidates who reside anywhere in the Waitsburg School District. The term will expire Dec. 2019. Interested candidates will be interviewed in open session at the Wed., Feb. 13 school board meeting. C...
DAYTON - The Dayton School District Board of Directors announces a vacancy for a Position 3 Director. Any Columbia County registered voter who lives within the boundaries of District 3 may apply. For more information contact Superintendent Doug Johnson at 509-382-2543...
Board members received engraved leather portfolio holders from the ASB and were served punch and cookies from National Honor Society members in honor of School Board Appreciation Month. Secondary Principal’s Report (Stephanie Wooderchak) -State testing will take place in April and May -Staff has met and will form a committee to provide recommendations for student placement and class schedules at the Feb. board meeting. -Mr. Leahy, Ms. Ball and Mrs. Wooderchak will attend a job fair in Spokane on March 13. -Matt Elder and Bailey Carlson a...
In this multi-part series, The Times visits with businesses, organizations and agencies to learn their plans for 2019. This week, we continue our walk around Main Street. In future issues we will wrap up Main Street and talk with off-Main businesses, churches, clubs and organizations. Nothing New Antiques After 14 years in business, Lupe and Sandra Torres have closed the doors and sold the inventory at Nothing New Antiques, but say they are not going anywhere. "We just want to kick back and...
WALLA WALLA –The Little Theatre of Walla Walla will hold auditions Feb. 4-6 for the drama “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee (dramatized by Christopher Sergel). The play will be directed by Robert G. Randall and Cheryl Sutlick and will be produced by Barb McKinney. The play has roles for ten male characters (age 20-70), seven female characters (age 20-70), two male characters (age 9-14), one female character (age 9-14) and additional nonspeaking roles for crowd scenes. The casting requirements include a minimum of two African-American males...
