Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Members of the Walla Walla Choral Society spent Friday afternoon in Dayton singing Christmas Carols at several businesses. They are seen here singing in Rey's Roast Coffee Shop on Main Street. The group will be in Waitsburg on Saturday afternoon during the Hometown Christmas event....
DAYTON – The Columbia County Commissioners and the Dayton Country Club Golf Board have been meeting to discuss contracts and agreements and to establish policies to satisfy state requirements that the county not gift public funds to the golf course operations. The county's maintenance department manager, Dave Finney, summed it up: "The subsidization by the county is too much. What is the responsibility of the county and stakeholders, so it is not so burdensome to the general taxpayer? We need to...
WAITSBURG – Every year, the second weekend after Thanksgiving, families flock to Waitburg’s Main Street to experience the one-of-a kind delights of Waitsburg’s Hometown Christmas. This year’s 32nd annual event will have all the old favorite festivities, with a few new surprises thrown in. Hometown Christmas is an all-around volunteer effort with preparations beginning well in advance of the weekend. Main Street becomes a winter wonderland as fire department volunteers hang wreathes and garland o...
A grain silo on Lower Waitsburg Road ruptured Wednesday, depositing its contents across Lower Waitsburg Road. The spill caused two vehicle mishaps. The cause of the rupture of the silo, owned by Northwest Grain Growers was unknown. Lower Waitsburg Road reopened on Monday....
Ten Years Ago December 6, 2007 After about 18 months of discussion, some 50 acres east and north of the Waitsburg City Limits is now officially part of the city. The parcel is located between Mill Race Road and Taggart Road. The land, proposed for annexation by owners Andy and Camille Mc Elhinney of the Paloma Valley Land Retirement Plan Trust, Wildomar, Calif., was annexed by a 3-2 vote at the Waitsburg City Council meeting on November 28 at Ye Towne Hall. Dissenting on the decision were councilmen Leroy Cunningham and Larry Clinton. The...
WAITSBURG – All veterans and their families are invited to attend a Pearl Harbor Day potluck dinner buffet on Dec. 7, at 5 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall....
DAYTON - Family Story Time is moving to the first Thursday of each month at the Dayton Memorial Library. This month Family Story Time will be held at 6 p.m. on Dec. 7, in the Delany Room. Come to the Children’s Gratitude Party at the library on December 12, at 3:15 pm, for some fun with art and cookie decorating. The Friends of the Library will meet at 4 p.m. on Dec. 13 in the Delany Room. The meeting is open to the public. Book Chat, the Not a Book Club Book Club, will meet on Dec. 16, at 6 p.m....
WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla County is preparing to upgrade its comprehensive plan and land use development regulations that guide future public and private development in the county, including the unincorporated urban growth areas (UGA) and the communities of Burbank, Dixie, Lowden, and Touchet. County residents are invited to help plan the future of the county by attending a planning workshop. The workshop will be held Tuesday, December 5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Walla Walla Regional Airport Conference Room 45. For more information about the update...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Friends of the Weller Library have put together a basket of donations from Waitsburg-area businesses. The basket contains over $200 in gift certificates and merchandise. Funds raised will be used to purchase books for the Weller Library. Tickets are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. A drawing to determine the winner will be held on Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Town Hall during Hometown Christmas. Winner need not be present. Tickets are available from Karen Huwe. Call or text her at 509-386-6960. Tickets are also available from...
December 1: Debbie Hunter, Linda Rohde, Martin Sauer, Michelle Saranovich, Jean Hinchliffe. December 2: James Liebermann. December 3: Veronica Deal, Angela Smith, Chuck Riddle, Kim Ary, Adam Rich. December 4: Teagen Larsen, Barbara Weaver, George Young, Robert Johnson, Sean Mathews, Corrine Miller, Jaimie Winnett. December 5: Anthony Henry, Des Witt, Laura Jean Hevel, Wendy Richards. December 6: Janet Unholz, Judy Reser, Christine Ezell. December 7: John Fenton Mason, Jeff Flores, Trey Cole, Hilary Hogan, Heidi Potolicchio....
DAYTON – The Dayton Best Western Plus Dayton Hotel & Suites was recognized with the brand’s highest honor, the M.K. Guertin Award at Best Western Hotels and Resorts’ 2017 North American Convention held recently in Nashville, Tennessee. The Dayton Best Western, located at 507 E. Main St., was one of 41 hotels out of more than 2,100 properties in North America to receive this award. This is the third time the Dayton hotel has been awarded the M.K. Guertin award since their opening in 2013....
WALLA WALLA - The Kirkman House Museum’s Victorian Christmas Open House will be held Saturday, Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free for the whole family. Carols will be played on the Kirkman family piano at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., and the Saint Vincent’s Academy pump organ will be played at 2 p.m. Board members will dress up in Victorian finery, and cookies and beverages will be served. Visitors can enjoy our festive decorations, look around the house, warm up with hot chocolate and then stroll downtown to the Parade of Lights. We...
Recently, the Institute for Justice (Institute) determined state licensing barriers for lower-income workers and aspiring entrepreneurs not only hurts people trying to establish themselves in a profession, but annually drives consumer prices up by $203 billion. Washington requires people in 77 jobs, including driving school bus, well-drilling and operating cranes, to be licensed. That means applicants must successfully complete education and training, pass their exams, and pay licensing fees....
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Each year Safeway accepts donations that are pooled to purchase entire Thanksgiving dinners to be donated locally. This year, ten of those dinners were given to the Waitsburg Christian Church to be distributed in Waitsburg. Above: Tanya Hulce helped organized the ten Thanksgiving dinners going to Waitsburg residents....
DAYTON – A public hearing for the proposed Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program 2018-23, the proposed 2018 County Arterial Preservation Program, and the proposed 2018 Annual Construction Program, will be held on Dec. 4, as set by the BOCC in October. County Engineer Andrew Woods said funding has been secured for the first six projects on the TIP. Number one on the TIP list is the South Touchet Road Project, which calls for improving the intersections at Harting Grade Road and Robinette Mo...
DAYTON--Ladies grab your daughters, sisters, mothers, and friends and head out for some fun on Monday, between 5 and 8 p.m., for Dayton's annual Ladies Night Out event. The idea for Ladies Night Out originated at a quilt shop called the Hawthorne Gallery, owned by Patti Eaton. Ladies would stop by the shop for wine and appetizers, and create a wish list for Christmas and for other occasions for family members to fill, said Village Shoppes owner Candy Jones. It has been an annual tradition ever...
Date Opponent Location Girls Boys Fri. Dec. 1st Oaksdale Dayton 6:00 7:30 Tues. Dec. 5th Riverview Dayton 6:00 7:30 Tues. Dec. 12th Prescott Dayton ----- 7:00 Thurs. Dec. 14th WWVA WWVA 6:00 7:30 Sat. Dec. 16th Kittitas Kittitas 5:00 6:30 Tues. Dec. 19th DeSales Dayton 6:00 7:30 Fri. Dec. 29th Oaksdale Oaksdale 6:00 7:30 Sat. Dec. 30th Lind-Ritzville Dayton 5:00 6:30 Fri. Jan. 5th TC Prep C Prep 6:00 7:30 Sat. Jan. 6th White Swan Dayton 5:00 6:30 Tues. Jan. 9th Pomeroy Dayton 6:00 7:30 Fri. Jan. 12th Liberty Chr. Dayton 6:00 7:30 Sat. Jan....
Wed. Dec. 13th Kittitas Express At Kittitas 4:00 pm Sat. Dec. 16th Mac-Hi At Mac-Hi 10:00 am Thurs. Jan. 11th Pomeroy At Pomeroy 5:00 pm Sat. Jan. 13th Tournament At NWC (Colbert) 10:00 am Sat. Jan. 20th Coyote Classic Kittitas 10:00 am Coaches: Tracy Pearson and Robert Patterson...
Date Opponent Location Girls Boys Saturday 2-Dec Moses Lk. Chr. MLCA 1:00 3:00 Tuesday 5-Dec MacHi Waitsburg 6:00 7:30 Friday 8-Dec Touchet Touchet 6:00 7:30 Saturday 9-Dec GarPal Waitsburg 5:00 6:30 Friday 15-Dec Pomeroy Waitsburg 6:00 7:30 Saturday 16-Dec Oaksdale Oaksdale 5:00 6:30 Thursday 21-Dec Athena-Weston Athena 6:00 7:30 Thursday 28-Dec Irrigon Tourney Irrigon TBA TBA Friday 29-Dec Irrigon Tourney Irrigon TBA TBA Friday 5-Jan Prescott Prescott 6:00 7:30 Saturday 6-Jan Colton Waitsburg 5:00 6:30 Friday 12-Jan St. John End. LaCrosse...
* On Dec. 13, 1776, American Gen. Charles Lee leaves his army, riding in search of female sociability at Widow White’s Tavern, even though Gen. George Washington repeatedly urged Lee to reinforce Washington’s position on the Delaware River. British soldiers captured Lee at the tavern two days later. * On Dec. 17, 1843, Charles Dickens’ classic story “A Christmas Carol” is published. Dickens’ father was thrown into debtors’ prison in 1824, and 12-year-old Charles was sent to work in a factory. Dickens wrote about the miserable treatment of...
Dayton attracted hundreds of visitors Friday and Saturday as it celebrated its annual Christmas Kickoff event under sunny skies and cool temperatures....
