Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Students at Waitsburg Elementary School, Preston Hall, and Waitsburg High School enjoyed a special day of fun activities on Monday, Dec. 19....
DAYTON – A recent settlement with Warren Orchards will help make major environmental improvements to the Touchet River near Dayton, according to a press release from the Washington Department of Ecology. The department says the river provides critical habitat for threatened steelhead. Warren Orchards was fined by Ecology for illegally watering their 100-acre apple and pear orchard along the river, after being ordered to stop irrigating during the state’s historic drought in 2015. As part of the settlement, Warrens agreed to take 20 acres of...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School Board defined district priorities for the 2016-2018 school year in a work session prior to the board’s Dec. 14 regular meeting. Replacement of retiring district superintendent Carol Clarke and guidance with implementation of the capital projects funded by the $3.8 million capital improvements bond, approved in November, topped the list of priorities. Superintendent’s Search Topping the list of priorities was the “completion of a successful superintendent search by the end of March 2017.” The new superinte...
DAYTON – At last week’s Port of Columbia County board meeting, Port Manager Jennie Dickinson said there will be no groundbreaking for Columbia Pulp in December. “Since the election, the bond market is in turmoil,” Dickinson said. “They are wading their way through that tumultuous market. Interest rates on the bond offerings have sky-rocketed, not based on any facts, but just based on speculation and uncertainty, and they are still trying to sort their way through the bond market,” she said. “You go from a 4.5% interest rate, to an 8.5% inter...
WAITSBURG – The next Christian Women’s Connection luncheon will be held at Waitsburg Town Hall on Jan. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will be catered by the CWC committee and the cost is $10. Please make reservations to Judy at (509) 399-2012 by Jan. 6. Popular speaker Lynn Franz will delight her audience with her sense of humor and Jordyn Hutchens will demonstrate cake decorating. The Kuykendall Kids will sing and play bluegrass music. Childcare is available by reservation....
Betty Lee Mosley, a resident of College Place, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in the Washington Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla. She was 81 years old. No services are planned at this time. Mrs. Mosley was born May 6, 1935 in Denver, Colorado. She was the daughter of James W. Anderson and Emogene B (McKenny) Anderson. As a young girl she had attended various schools and later moved with her family to Waitsburg, where she graduated from high school. After high school she had attended two years...
Ten Years Ago December 28, 2006 Danielle Coila and Jeremy Nichols were recently named “Youths of the Month” for the month of December by the Exchange Club of Walla Walla. Coila and Nichols were honored at a luncheon at the Elks Club in Walla Walla on December 11 for their outstanding achievement at Waitsburg High School. A $19,575 grant from the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development has been received by the Waitsburg Community Revitalization Committee. The money will fund a study of the former Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. Bes...
DAYTON – The Liberty Theater will host a New Year party beginning at 6:30 with a showing of Oceans Eleven, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The party will continue in the annex with great food, champagne, and sparkling cider. A 9 p.m. toast will kick off 2017 in style. Tickets are $25 each for $45 for a couple. Tickets include admission to the film and afterparty and one glass of champagne. Get tickets at the theater or online at www.libertytheater.org....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Resource Center is in need of the following items: Dish soap, toilet paper, shampoo, deodorant, sugar, and flour. Donations may be dropped off at the center during regular hours or left at the Christian, Presbyterian, or Catholic churches. The resource center is open Thursdays from 2-4 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11 a.m. and is located on the side of the Banner Bank building at 106 Preston Ave....
December 23: Tyler Hofer, Joyce Beckley, Claire Raven, Alta Daniel, Larry Bickelhaupt, Lorene Brown, Kim Douglas, Richard Bessey, Karen Lambert, Chelsea Gore. December 24: Shirley Kitterman, Carolyn O’Brien, Shane Hilton, Mary Conner, Barbara Wagener, Tracey Harper, Karen Stroobants. December 25: Solon Pietila, Donna Manley, Les Richardson, Sonia Borrowdale, Annette Becker, Carol Hevel, Dalton Carlisle, and Neil Maxwell. December 26: Sandra Farley, Sydney Claire Brookshire, Jennifer Nielsen, Margie Douglas. December 27: Everett Wright, Laura K...
[Editor’s note: The following originally appeared anonymously in a newspaper called the Troy Sentinal, in Troy, N.Y., on Dec. 23, 1823. Its author was later revealed to be Clement Clarke Moore, a writer and professor of literature in New York City.] ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in the...
When a guy with an assault rifle walks into a pizza joint to “self-investigate” the made-up conspiracy theory he found on the internet about a nonexistent child-prostitution ring, there’s no doubt we’ve got a problem. And regular folks are reasonably alarmed. A new Pew Research Center study finds that two in three U.S. adults say that fabricated news stories cause “a great deal of confusion about the basic facts of current issues and events.” This sense is shared widely across incomes, education levels, political affiliations and most other dem...
If you’re running a business, you might as well shut up shop for Christmas now. More than half your employees might be there, but they’re not putting their heart into it. “Christmas seems to be starting earlier every year,” said Dan Rogers, co-founder of Peakon, a Danish startup that collects and measures data on employees. A survey by the company found that 54 percent of British workers mentally check out for the holidays by Dec. 16. At the younger end of the workforce, the great Christmas check-out comes sooner. Already Friday, six in 10 m...
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OLYMPIA – The public is invited to ring in the new year with First Day Hikes, offered on Jan. 1 in any of 32 state parks across Washington. State Park rangers and volunteers will be on hand to guide participants and most participating parks will offer refreshments. More than 30 parks will offer guided hikes, snow shoe treks and fat tire bike rides. There will be something for every fitness level. For more information about the hikes being offered visit www.naspd.org/initiativ...
DAYTON-Suzi Tasker has opened a new business in Dayton. Beginning last February, Tasker undertook a nine-month course through the Nutritional Therapy Association in Olympia, to become a nutrition practitioner. On May 31, she and her husband, Duane, closed Aardvark Granola Blue Mountain Station, to allow her to concentrate on her studies, she said. Tasker said that two years ago, she was struggling with some health issues that included two major surgeries to remove a benign but recurring tumor....
DAYTON— At last week’s meeting of the Port of Columbia Commissioners, the director of the regional Small Business Development Center in Walla Walla spoke about work he does with potential and established businesses. Joe Jacobs is a Certified Business Advisor and Accredited Business Planning Advisor, and he is part of a statewide network of organizations helping people to start and expand businesses. He also helps companies get ready to sell, he told the commissioners. Since 2012, Jacobs sai...
DAYTON – The “First Night” New Year’s Eve celebration will be held in the Dayton Elementary School Multipurpose room on Dec. 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. The theme for this year is Family Game Night. Offerings include life-size games, family table games, basketball shoot, and team competitions. A cake walk, photo booths, and music and light show, are also planned. Columbia County Health System is providing hot dogs, chips, cookies and water. Drawings will occur at 7, 8 and 9 p. m., with a total of 12 door prizes. Drawings will be done in several...
Waitsburg students celebrated their final day of school before winter break with fun and community service. Grade school children celebrated Polar Express Day by participating in activities based on the popular children's book and watched Homeward Bound at the Liberty Theater. Middle school students decorated cookies, read books, played games, and held a dance-off. High schoolers played games, enjoyed root beer floats courtesy of the Waitsburg Resource Center and a concert by Framing Fables....
WAITSBURG – Should students be allowed to access their cell phones during class? As it currently stands, Waitsburg students must store their phones in a holding box prior to entering their classes. But that may change. Or not. During the public/board comment portion of December’s regular school board meeting, board member Christy House suggested that the district take a closer look at its cell phone policy. House said that the primary way coaches communicate with athletes is via Facebook, but...
Annual Organization Meeting -Unanimously elected Ross Ha:mann as Board Chair. -Unanimously elected Christy House as Vice Chair. Budget Status Report: -Dr. Clarke reported a “relatively strong” General Fund balance of $607,974. Clarke said that in January, appropriations will use actual rather than budgeted numbers and the district will likely see an increase due to a higher actual enrollment than budgeted. Elementary Principal Report: -The lunch ladies transformed the cafeteria into a Candyland and Cocoa with Santa was a success. -El...
Waitsburg 41, Oakesdale37 WAITSBURG – Waitsburg senior Kyle Gradwohl put up 19 points and played tough defense as the Waitsburg boys' basketball team beat the Oakesdale Nighthawks, 41-37 at home on Saturday. The Cards and the Nighthawks got off to a slow start, putting up just 10 combined points in the first quarter, including a Jordan French 3 pointer in the first minute of play. The Nighthawks put their first point on the board with a single free throw with 2:29 left on the clock, followed b...
Oakesdale 47, Waitsburg, 38 WAITSBURG – On Saturday, the Lady Cardinal hosted the Oakesdale Nighthawks. Although Harshman and Araya kept it tough for the Nighthawks under the basket, the Cardinals were unable to overcome errors, leading to a 47-38 victory for the visitors. Waitsburg sputtered at the start, putting up only 14 points in the first half when their shots just wouldn't seem to fall. Not throwing in the towel, the Cardinals came out stronger in the second half. Harshman scored 12, w...
MILTON-FREEWATER – Waitsburg wrestlers traveled to Milton-Freewater on Saturday to compete in their first match of the season, against regional schools of all sizes. Waitsburg Coach Lanny Adams took seven Cardinals and one Dayton Bulldog to the tourney. The team made it to five medal-round matches. Ky Adams placed second, while Tyler Hoffman and Joe Adams each brought home fifth-place medals. In the 138lb class, senior David Just defeated Xavier Trinidad (Southridge) by pin 1:48. Just was a...
DAYTON - For the first time in nearly ten years, Dayton High School has a wrestling team. Sophomore Josh Hartwell will wear Bulldog colors while training in Waitsburg. Josh’s family moved to Dayton about 10 years ago. Josh has always been active and enjoyed any sport where he could use his strength to win, sometimes as a way to let go of his anger without getting in trouble. He said he began asking Dayton if they could have a boxing team while he was still in elementary school, but never found any serious takers. Then he asked about w...
