Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – Columbia County Sheriff Rocky Miller was slightly injured last Thursday when he used his patrol vehicle to ram a vehicle attempting to flee the scene of a drug bust. Miller was treated and released from Dayton General Hospital Thursday afternoon after his car went over an embankment and crashed into a guardrail. According to a Sheriff’s Office press release, the incident began when a car associated with a man wanted in Lewiston on a felony warrant was spotted in the parking lot of the...
Crews from Trees, Inc. spent Saturday morning trimming the many trees that line Dayton's downtown Main Street. Trees, Inc. . ....
WAITSBURG – What is happening – or not happening – at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds has been a hot topic around town in recent months. Concerned citizens have the opportunity to become part of the solution by attending a public fairgrounds revitalization meeting on Thursday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lions Club Building at the fairgrounds. At the Jan. 6 community forum for the previously-proposed Waitsburg Raceway, Mayor Walt Gobel, along with fellow city council members, expressed frust...
WAITSBURG – Because Waitsburg is governed under its original charter, the city must elect, or re-elect, its city council and mayor each year. Deadlines for this year’s elections are quickly approaching and City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said there seems to be a renewed interest among citizens in running for public office this year. At the February 17 city council meeting, Hinchliffe informed the current council that the upcoming ballot slate will be set before the next council meeting. The...
Don H. Palmer passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016, at his home. He was born August 14, 1934, in Alton, Utah to Jesse Milo Palmer, Jr. and Ella Heaton Palmer. He was the youngest of eight children. He grew up in Alton and graduated from Orderville High School. Don attended Utah State University for three years and then served in the army for two years. He was stationed in Fort Ord, Colorado. He then returned to USU for his senior year, graduating with a BS in Agricultural Education. It was at the start of that senior year that he met the...
Ten Years Ago March 2, 2006 Members of the Waitsburg High school FFA Chapter served a free community breakfast and its trap team competed in meets as it celebrated National FFA Week during the week of February 18-25, 2006. “Living to Serve” is the theme and the focus of National FFA Week is to tell America about the great opportunities available for all youth, according to Micah Winnett, FFA Reporter. A 15-year-old student from Waitsburg High School served as a Washington State Senate page in Olympia the week of February 13-17, 2006. Mor...
DAYTON – A spaghetti benefit dinner for the Schwarz Family will be held Sun., Feb. 28 from 2-5 p.m. in the Dayton Elementary Multipurpose Room. Suggested donations are $5/person or $20/family. Tickets may be purchased through the physical therapy department at Dayton General Hospital. A bank fund is set up at Umpqua Bank in the name of the Michael and Britta Schwarz Fund for donations to help Mike Schwarz with his medical needs....
WAITSBURG – Dayton, Waitsburg, and DeSales made a bid for State in the 2B Regional Knowledge Bowl meet at Waitsburg High School on Mon., Feb. 22. The Irish took the win and will represent regional 2B schools at the state meet in Arlington, Wash. in March. DeSales earned first place with a score of 83 points and Dayton trailed just behind with 77 points. Waitsburg placed third with a score of 59. Riverside took an easy first place with a score of 116 at the Feb. 22 1B Regional Meet. Pomeroy w...
February 26: Jayton “JJ” Gleason, Dena Wood, Alisha Marshall, Dorothy Hall, Wayne Emerson, Walter White, Emilie Baker, Jeff Jameson, Sally Harmon and John Garrett. February 27: Rylan Lybecker, Jerry Baker, Larry Land, Bill Broadhead, Jane Schulke, Katy Pearson Zemke. February 28: Jill McConnell, Brock Winegar, Cindy Hiatt, Sharon McDaniel, Jean Coe, Tressa Johnson, Merry Nelson, David Marr, Todd Dimak and Jeremy Nichols. March 1: Bill Zuger and grandson Jacob Dunn, Norma Chapman, Joan Bottles and Bill Keith. March 2: Alina Reese, Dean Atk...
8: Breakfast Bake; Cook’s Choice 29: Biscuit & Gravy; BBQ Pulled Pork, BBQ Beans 1: Continental Breakfast; K-5 Uncrustable/6-12 Chicken Caesar Wrap, Cucumber 2: Green Eggs & Ham; Dog on a Log, Oodles of Noodles, Blue Goo, Pink Ink 3: Breakfast Pizza; Orange Chicken, Stir Fry Veggies...
Earlier this month, the New York Times ran a piece in its travel section entitled “Reinvention in Walla Walla’s Wine Country.” (If you have any Google skills at all you can easily find it.) The article was written by a writer from Seattle named Mike Seely and, funny thing is, he spent about 90 percent of his article talking about Waitsburg and Dayton. Readers from New York (or Toledo, for that matter) might be initially disappointed by Mr. Seely’s detour to our little valley that’s actually...
Last week I got an email from Waitsburg fifth grade teacher, Gabe Kiefel, explaining that his class had collaborated to write a pollution essay that they were very proud of and wanted to see if we could run it in The Times. When I got the go-ahead from the big boss (aka Editor Ken Graham), Kiefel asked if I’d like to visit the class so they could explain their writing process to me. I did, and it was a lot of fun. The students explained that they first watched a video on pollution and then w...
By Tim Higgins, Bloomberg Tim Cook has picked a fight with the U.S. government and Silicon Valley is joining his side. From Google to Facebook, the industry’s biggest names rallied around Apple’s chief executive officer after he vowed to resist a court order demanding it help unlock the iPhone of a shooter in a terrorist attack. Cook described the request as an “unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers” and called for a public debate. The escalation with the FBI, which has been pushing for access to mobile devices...
Pollution is a significant problem on Earth and in Space. Although many people don’t know about space pollution, Earth may be threatened by it. Likewise, pollution on Earth continues to be a problem. There may be solutions to each source of pollution that requires a change in attitude and approach to all pollution. Perhaps, if we work together, we could make a healthy place in which our grandchildren will be able to live peacefully. Space pollution is a rising problem. Not many people know, but there are millions of tons of space pollution o...
DAYTON – An impulse purchase of a Washington Lottery Scratch ticket paid off big for Dayton resident JD Finch who won $50,000 earlier this month. According to a Washington’s Lottery press release, Finch stopped by The General Store (426 W. Main, Dayton) and decided to purchase a “Lots of Letters” Scratch ticket. He scratched the ticket to discover his $5 investment had paid off big. He jokingly told Lottery officials he thought he had given his mother a heart attack when he told her how much he won. According to the press release Finch plans t...
WAITSBURG - Elizabeth Gonzalez says they can't recall the specific spark, but something caught her daughter, Andrea's, attention last fall, and Andrea has been obsessed with running a food drive ever since. The just-turned-eleven year old took advantage of her February 21 birthday to do just that. The Gonzalez family hosted a Star Wars party at the Plaza Theater, then went next door to Gleason's Galley for hot dogs, ice cream, cupcakes, and arcade games. Fred Gonzalez owns Silver Star...
DAYTON – The Dayton Lions Club is hosting a fundraising dinner on Sat., March 19, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the school multipurpose room. Tickets must be purchased by March 8 at Dingles or from a Lions Club member. Tickets are $28 each and include over 1/3 lb. of Dungeness crab (no shell, and no tools needed), potato salad, coleslaw, baked beans, French bread, soda, coffee, iced tea and dessert. Door prizes will be drawn frequently throughout the evening. This is a fundraiser for the Lions to use in the community for vision and hearing for the...
DAYTON-Cottage Path Antiques and Collectibles is open in Dayton. In November 2015, Caroline McFarland moved her antiques and collectibles business out of the shop on her Tucannon River property and into the new digs at 125 East Main Street. McFarland's shop is filled to overflowing with antique furniture, Victoriana, glass collectibles, linens, dishes, and much more. There is also an extensive collection of toy horses. "I try to have something for everyone," McFarland said. McFarland said that...
WAITSBURG – The March Christian Women’s Connection will be held on March 16 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Town Hall in Waitsburg and men are welcome at this special meeting. Lunch will be catered by Gary Shroder and is $10.00. Ray Paris of Portland, Ore. will share about what has proven effective for him in making important life decisions. Derek McCarthywho specializes in cabinetry, kitchens, and bathrooms, will talk about his talent in finish carpentry and his new business. Jim and Pennie Edwards will provide musical entertainment. Reser...
DAYTON—The Dayton Historic Preservation Commission and the Dayton Planning Department will hold a series of workshops in February for property owners in the Washington Street and South Side Historic Districts. Dates and times for the workshops are: Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. or 5 to 6:50 p.m., prior to the commission’s regular meeting. Workshops are also scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p m., and on Monday, Feb. 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. All workshops will be held in the Dayton City Council chambers at 111 South First Str...
DAYTON – The trees along Dayton's Main Street provide beauty and shade throughout downtown most of the year, but they can't do it without some professional help. That help arrived Saturday. According to Pacific Power's regional community manager, Bill Clemens, professional arborists from throughout the northwest converged on Dayton with two boom-truck crews to prune and clean up the trees – mostly London Plane – that line both sides of Main Street. "They come from Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Tri-C...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's Laht Neppur Brewing Company walked away with the People's Choice "Best Cure for Cabin Fever" award for the third year in a row at the Palouse Cabin Fever Brew Fest at the Palouse Community Center on Sat., Feb. 13. Laht Neppur won top honors with their Hot Chocolate Strawberry Porter and earned second place with their Bluewood Barley Wine. Third place went to Paradise Creek Brewery's Berliner Bar. Paradise's Invective Stout tied with Black Label Brewing Company's Piper's P...
WAITSBURG – A structural engineering report on the Waitsburg Fairgrounds grandstands indicates that the structure is in serious need of either repair or demolition, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe told the Waitsburg City Council at their Feb. 17 meeting. Muran Engineering and Design completed the assessment and listed three recommendations: bring the structure up to standards, tear it down and remove it, or barricade it from public access, Hinchliffe said. Hinchliffe said the grandstands wer...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Garden Club, organized by Karen Gregutt, will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. The club will kick of 2016 with its first meeting of the season on Saturday, March 5 at 9 a.m., the home of Susan Donegan, at 209 W. 4th St. Gregutt has passed the reins of club president to Donegan this year. Gregutt started the club in 2007, shortly after moving to Waitsburg. She said she organized the club to support and appreciate the beauty of the town, especially its trees a...
SPOKANE – The Dayton girls' basketball team earned a trip to the state tournament over the weekend with two wins at the District tournament here. The victories gave Dayton the third seed coming out of Districts. On Friday night, the Lady Bulldogs took on a Lind-Ritzville-Sprague team that beat them earlier this year, and looked to be headed to defeat again. Struggling to get anything going on offense, the Dayton team trailed 20-14 at the half, and was still down by six, 29-23, after three q...
