Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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COLUMBIA COUNTY—When they met last week, the Columbia County Health System (CCHS) District Board of Commissioners signed off on medical privileges for physicians associated with Providence St. Mary’s Hospital in Walla Walla, for the purpose of providing telehospitalist services at Dayton General Hospital, during the hours of 7 p.m. - 7 a.m. CEO Shane McGuire said that adding telehospitalist care at night will give Dayton General Hospital physicians some relief and rest from their duties, during those hours. “It was becoming overwhelming for t...
A column by Carolyn Henderson Plein air painters get used to all sorts of weather. Because of the nature of their studio – outside, in the plain air – they operate without a roof over their heads. Unless, of course, they choose to bring one of their own. "During the Paint du Nord Quick Draw competition in Duluth, MN, we painted in a huge rainstorm," watercolor artist Jan Vogtman remembers. "The competition lasted two hours, exactly – they blow a horn to start and stop." Told to paint what she s...
WALLA WALLA—The City of Walla Walla has hired a new Library Director to succeed current Director Beth Hudson, who will retire at the end of August. Erin Wells, currently the Library Director for the Milton Freewater Public Library, will become the next director in Walla Walla. She will step into the position on Aug. 26. Prior to her service in Milton Freewater, Erin was Library Director at Greeley County Library in Tribune, Kansas. She was raised in the Portland, Ore., area, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Portland State University, a...
Times reader Matt Wyatt sent in this gorgeous sunset photo that he took three weeks ago on Nordheim Road, near the Conover ranch. The Times welcomes reader photos. Send to dena@waitsburgtimes.com....
Discovery Kids – 10-11 a.m. Every Wednesday A new, revamped and improved interactive story time for those in the toddler years! Come sing, dance, play and learn with Flash the Sloth. Family Summer Reading Moon Party 6:30-9 p.m. - August 15th Takes place at the Dayton Football Field. Join in for the final family event of this year’s Summer Reading Program. There will be dinner, prizes, a scale model of the solar system, a movie, telescopes star viewing and more! All under the full moon - a perfect time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the...
WAITSBURG-The addition of screen printing services meant not only a move for Ju's Traveling Pages book and gift store on Waitsburg's Main Street, but a new name as well. The move is a short one – one block north on Main – and the new name, Words-n-Print, better reflects the business offerings. Store owner Jessika Bannerman, along with her mother and silent partner Pam Chapman, transformed an empty Main Street building into a warm, welcoming reading nook last March. An act they re-performed thi...
DAYTON-Tamara Demean ARNP has been hired to provide medical care to Columbia County Health System patients in both primary care clinics in Dayton and Waitsburg and in the Emergency Department. "They are working on getting a template into place for me to be able to have my own patient load," Demean said. Demean will be taking some walk-in patients starting on Aug. 1. Plans call for her to work three days a week in the Dayton clinic and one day a week in the Waitsburg Clinic. She said that...
Public Comment Park & Recreation District Board Chair Danielle Carpenter requested that the mayor (who holds the authority to waive fees) waive fees to use Preston Park for small Park & Rec events, for 20 or so people, that don’t use electricity. Mayor Dunn waived fees for the July 13 event, but opted to follow the fee schedule for further events. New Business Representative Bill Jenkin (R-Prosser) provided a legislative session recap. He reminded the council that he is on the Housing, Community Development and Veterans (ranking minority m...
SPOKANE, Wash.-Dayton High School graduate and former Times intern Ian Smay graduated from Washington State University (WSU) in December of 2018 and went to work for KREM 2 News in Spokane, as an investigative reporter and producer three weeks later, in January. Smay said he caught KREMs eye when a highly publicized story in The Daily Evergreen, exposing sexual misconduct allegations against Jason Gesser, assistant director of athletics at the Cougar Athletic Fund, garnered widespread, and even...
From the Editor: The Times is pleased to introduce Brad Trumbo as a new monthly contributor to our pages. Brad is an Army Corps of Engineers biologist and outdoor writer and enthusiast. He is the sole editor and contributor to the Blue Moutnain Pheasants Forever, Chapter 258 newsletter and serves as chapter secretary, public relations officer, advisory board member and is on the youth, habitat and banquet committees. Brad will share outdoor-related columns relevant to The Times readership. The f...
Whether rekindling a childhood fondness, or learning for the first time, riding a bike is always a good, easy choice to make. Besides the health benefits, cycling is just plain fun. The challenge lies in choosing the right bicycle. One straightforward method is to pick the same style bike as one’s riding companions. Mountain bikes and beach cruisers will never keep up with friends on road bikes on a paved trail, but road bikes can’t go on dirt or sand. If you, like a lone wolf, ride alone, con...
WAITSBURG-A whopping 85 kids participated in last week's Mega Sports Camp Vacation Bible School at the Waitsburg Christian Church. During the five-day event, children learned Bible stories while learning about different sports. More than 30 volunteers from the Waitsburg Christian Church, the Presbyterian Church, the Waitsburg Resource Center, The Bicycle Barn, the Christian Motorcyclist Association, and many others from five different communities, helped make the program a success, according to...
Harvest is swinging into gear in the Touchet Valley and with it comes The Times' annual Harvest Edition. We hope you enjoy this special issue with the Harvest Special section beginning on Page 13....
DAYTON-When Levi Sowerby was given the news that he wouldn't walk again he got to work exploring alternative methods of healing, and within one year of receiving that diagnosis, it no longer applied. In 2005, 17-year-old high school gymnast Sowerby was representing the state of Texas at the National High School Gymnastics Invitational in Orlando, Fla., when things went awry for him. Sowerby was warming up for floor competition with a double back flip when he felt something in his spine slip....
DAYTON—Dayton Schools Superintendent Doug Johnson announced the resignations of Elementary School Principal Denise Smith and Librarian Valerie Kerr at the July 17 school board meeting. Smith was chosen from a field of three finalists as elementary school principal in August of 2017. Johnson said Smith has accepted an assistant principal position at an elementary school in Issaquah and said Smith began looking for other employment this spring, for both professional and personal reasons. Due to budget constraints, the District is not planning t...
Dayton Senior Center 403 E. Patit St. 12 p.m. Thurs., July 30 Spaghetti Mixed Veggie/salad Garlic Bread Fruit Jello Milk Tues., Aug. 1 Grilled Ham Steak Mac n’ Cheese Baby Carrots/Salad Wheat Bread Tropical Fruit/Milk Thurs., Aug. 6 Chicken Strips Dipping Sauce Potato Wedges Caesar Salad Gelatin Salad Milk Waitsburg Tues., July 30 Salisbury Steak Mashed Potatoes Vegetable Bread Cookies/Milk...
Dayton High School's Class of 1969 gathered over the weekend of July 19-20 for its 50th reunion. Of 59 surviving classmates, 40 attended festivities at Dayton's Touchet Valley Golf Course and the annual Alumni Parade. Since the parade occurred on the day of Apollo 11's historic landing on the moon 50 years ago, it was decided to make that the theme for the float and the weekend. A rocket adorned the float as did banners proclaiming the class as "one giant leap for Mankind."...
All ballot testing, processing, tabulation, and canvassing meetings take place at the Elections Center, 310 W. Poplar St., Walla Walla. Accessible voting is also available at this location. Ballots started mailing on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (Military & Overseas ballots were mailed on Friday, June 21, 2019). Observers are welcome during ballot testing, preparation, processing, tabulation, and Canvassing Board meetings. A minimum of one person from each political party is requested to observe all processes. The ExpressVote (a disability access...
DAYTON—Sixty local children will have the opportunity to appear on the Liberty Theater stage in a Missoula Children’s Theater (MCT) production of “Pinocchio” in early August. Pre-registration will take place during box office hours, from 2-5 p.m. on Tues., July 30 and Fri., Aug. 2 for children entering grades one through six. Auditions for parts will take place on the first day of camp which is Mon., Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. The week of rehearsals will culminate with two public performances, on Fri., A...
MAIN STREET SALON DAYTON Private room with restroom available for rent Salon station for rent Call Christine 509-382-2060 Part-time position in Waitsburg, 2.5 hours per week at $14.00/ hr. Shift is 10am - 12:30 pm on Tuesday›s. Coordinate the Senior Round Table/ Meals on Wheels program. For more information, please call Jane at 509-527-3775 at the Walla Walla Senior Center. CITY OF DAYTON Director of Planning and Community Development The City of Dayton is looking for a Director of Planning and Community Development to join the City of D...
DAYTON—Terry and Jan Nealey will host a farewell ice cream social on Aug. 1 for YoungLife Area Director Marne Henderson, who is making the move to Olympia where she has accepted a staff position with Greater Olympia YoungLife. Henderson worked alongside Jan and Terry Nealey and others, when they started YoungLife in Dayton in 1999 and has remained active in the organization ever since. In 2018, Henderson took a leap of faith and retired from teaching after spending 15 years as a Waitsburg elementary and middle school teacher to become a Y...
The Q Wood-Fired Grill catered a successful and well-attended Outstanding in the Field dinner at Montiellet Fromagerie outside Dayton last Saturday....
WALLA WALLA Valley—The Walla Walla Valley has been nominated in USA Today’s 2019 Best Readers’ Choice travel awards. Their panel selected the Walla Walla Valley as a contender for the Best Wine Region. The valley is described as follows: “Italian immigrants began growing wine grapes in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley in the 1850s. Today, this region features more than 100 wineries producing a range of varietals, most popularly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. T...
Area residents in Waitsburg Dayton and surrounding areas have been receiving phone calls claiming to be from Social Security for the last couple of weeks. Calls are from an automated system stating that “your social security card has been suspended, due to suspicious activity.” Columbia County Emergency Management gives the following advice: “Please do not respond to these phone calls. If you speak with someone do not give out any personal information, this is what they really want. Tell them...
All board members present: Ross Hamann, Christy House, Lisa Morrow, Jason Kaehler, Randy Hinchliffe Waitsburg Superintendent Mark Pickel took the Oath of Office. Secondary Principal Report (Mark Pickel for Stephanie Wooderchak) Stephanie Hinchliffe, Deanna Coulston, Pam Beasley, Heather Ball and Roseann Groom traveled to a Six Traits + 1 Writing workshop on June 17-18. Stephanie Wooderchak, Groom, Ball, Gabe Kiefel, Kolby Starring, Matt Elder and Tabitha Jordan attended a Teaching for Excellence workshop on July 8-11. Staff thanked the board...
