Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Views from Starbuck Cemetery's Memorial Day festivities....
WAITSBURG-Three senior-level members of Home Grown Go Wild 4-H competed at the 2019 Washington State 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in Eatonville, Wash. on May 17-19, earning the right to represent the Walla Walla Valley and Washington State as delegates at the at 4-H Shooting Sports Nationals next summer. Waitsburg High School junior Timothy Daves, Walla Walla High School freshman Nathanael Bennett, and WWCC Running Start senior Quinn Perry will make up three-fourths of the Washington State...
WAITSBURG—At the May 16 Waitsburg School Board meeting, Superintendent Jon Mishra updated board members on the outcome of the legislative session which closed April 28. While some outcomes are positive, Mishra suggested caution in moving forward. Graduation Pathways One welcome change is the addition of House Bill 1599 which delinks graduation from standardized tests and allows students multiple pathways to demonstrate readiness to graduate. Once students have completed a High School and B...
The Waitsburg Christian Church knitting ministry has nearly outgrown the home of organizer Joan Helm. Knitters took their needles to Ten Ton Coffee to knit earlier this month. The group knits prayer shawls to be distributed to those in need of comfort. Knitters meet Monday mornings and evenings and Helm's, but typically break for summer....
On May 23, Waitsburg High School and Walla Walla Community Student Loren Negron was presented with honor graduate regalia for her work in the honors program at Walla Walla Community College. Loren is the Waitsburg High School Class of 2019 Salutatorian. Her honors project focused on her attendance and volunteerism with the Hugh O' Brian Youth Leadership of Washington (HOBY) program....
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg paraprofessional Kathy Schirm was presented with the Southeast Washington Association of School Administrators Community Service Award in a ceremony before staff on May 22. The award exemplifies a commitment for going above and beyond and is given to only a select group of individuals, according to District Superintendent Jon Mishra. "Mere words cannot convey what you mean to the Waitsburg School District. From being on campus early to meet-and-greet students, to working in...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s annual Livestock Show and Fair will take place at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds on June 8. Events begin on Saturday at 9 a.m. The 65-year-old tradition includes all manner of livestock competitions including herdsmanship, livestock judging, and fitting and showing. The open-entry fair showcases entries in foods and nutrition, crafts, clothing, photography, textiles and more. Applied arts entries are open to all ages and accepted Wed., June 5 from noon-6 p.m. at the Lions Club building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds. (No pre...
WALLA WALLA—Columbia REA will accept applications for its 2019 Community Grant Program though 5:30 p.m. on June 14. Funding is available to selected organizations from Walla Walla and Columbia counties and Milton-Freewater, Ore. The goal of the program is to make a one-time, maximum $10,000 donation, to one or more organizations that serve these communities. Applications are available at the Columbia REA website at www.columbiarea.com and submissions must be via the website. To be considered an organization must meet the following criteria: R...
WALLA WALLA—Waitsburg native, and former Times columnist, Emma Philbrook participated in commencement proceedings at Whitman College in Walla Walla, on Sun,, May 19. A graduate of Waitsburg High School, Philbrook graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric Studies from Whitman....
DAYTON—The Best Western Plus Dayton Hotel & Suites in Dayton received the Champion Customer Care Award at Best Western® Hotels & Resorts’ District II Meeting held recently in Calgary, Alberta. This honor is bestowed upon those member properties that demonstrate and best exemplify exceptional levels of service and care. The hotels must also meet quality and design standards and other membership requirements to qualify. The Best Western Plus Dayton Hotel & Suites was one of only 110 hotels out of more than 2,100 properties in the U.S. and Cana...
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg Elementary School will hold its first annual Move Up Night on June 6 at 5:30 p.m. The evening of fun is intended to allow families and students the opportunity to meet next year’s teacher and visit their new classrooms. The evening will start with a barbeque dinner followed by classroom teacher sessions. Each teacher will offer three sessions so that families with more than one student in elementary school can attend a session with each of their children’s teachers. Teachers will also provide supports, strategies and activ...
WALLA WALLA—Join the Blue Mountain Land Trust and the U.S. Forest Service for Walla Walla’s second annual BioBlitz on Sat., June 1 at Fort Walla Walla Museum and Natural Area. This will be a day of scientific exploration, observation and discovery right outside of city limits. The Walla Walla BioBlitz is a chance for the community and scientists to come together and celebrate the biodiversity that exists in the Walla Walla Valley. Participants will help local scientists and naturalists record as many species as possible around the Fort Wal...
WALLA WALLLA—Walla Walla Community Hospice (WWCH) believes it is important to empower individuals to take control of their health care, including their end-of-life care planning. In doing so, they have developed a free three-hour workshop on Saturday, June 22 from 1-4 p.m. The event is free to the public but an RSVP is appreciated. The workshop will take place in the Filipi Room at the WWCH office located at 1067 E. Isaacs in Walla Walla. Utilizing the 5 Wishes program as a guideline, the workshop will address topics such as: Choosing a p...
When a medical emergency occurs the City of Waitsburg and its surrounding homes and farms face challenges, as do all rural areas, in EMS response times and transport times to an emergency room. This monthly column, written by former firefighter and paramedic Randy Charles, is aimed at providing area residents, who are faced with a medical or traumatic event, some kind of knowledge and skills that can be utilized to help a stricken individual while waiting for EMS. OVERVIEW Spring is here and summer is around the corner. The sun is out...
Nearly 150 Waitsburg High School alumni gathered from far and near to attend the 116th Annual Alumni Reunion and Banquet at the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room on Sat., May 25. The Karen Huwe Mohney WHS Aluni Association Service Award was presented to Barbara Danforth and several anniversary classes posted for photos....
PRESCOTT-Graduating members of the Prescott High School Class of 2019 will walk the aisle to receive their diplomas at 11 a.m. on Sat. in the high school gymnasium. This year's honor speakers are Valedictorian Briseida Ayala Rebolledo and Salutatorian José Gonzalez Bojorquez. Briseida Ayala Rebolledo Briseida, daughter of Salvador Ayala and Zenaida Rebolledo, holds a 3.74 GPA and has attended Prescott School District since elementary school. She was notified just last week that she was...
Memorial Day services at the City Cemetery in Waitsburg...
Students visited Starbuck Cemetery to place crosses and flags upon the graves of veterans....
FFA Presentation FFA officers reported on State Convention. FFA Advisor Nicole Abel said the chapter plans to attend Nationals in October where Tom House will receive his American Degree and the chapter will submit a refined National application. Abel presented High School Principal Stephanie Wooderchak a plaque for being named 2018 District 6 (Touchet to St. John/Endicott) FFA Administrator of the Year. Reports Secondary Principal's Report (Stephanie Wooderchak) Students are completing Smarter...
DAYTON-For high school students, having the opportunity to meet with people from many walks of working life is important as they begin their journey into life after high school and the arena of the world of work. Students in grades eight through twelve at Dayton High School had that opportunity when adults representing twenty-seven different careers were on hand at Dayton High School on May 24 to help them explore the possibilities. The building trades, business, medicine, law, agriculture,...
1st annual TVGC member/guest scramble tournament is June 22 DAYTON— “Doing something about the sprinkler system is something the club has been working on for decades. I looked at minutes from the 1960s and they were talking about it then,” said Touchet Valley Golf Club member Bill Ayotte. Ayotte said that several attempts have been made to upgrade the antiquated watering system over the years, but none have succeded. “They have gotten as far as having plans done and water sources determined, but they were never able to push the ball over th...
WALLA WALLA—Members of the W7DP Walla Walla Valley Amateur Radio Club will participate in the National Amateur Radio Field Day exercise, June 22 – 23, at Rooks Park near Walla Walla. Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the science and skill of amateur radio. This event is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. For more than 100 years, Amateur Radio — also called ham radio — has allowed people from all walks of life to...
DAYTON—Boys and girls ages 7-17 from Dayton, Waitsburg, Starbuck and surrounding areas can learn to play golf for free through the Junior Golf program at the Touchet Valley Golf Course in Dayton. Participants must sign up by June 19 to participate. The week-long program runs June 24-28 and is coached by Dakota Baker of Waitsburg. Sessions will be as follows: Ages 7-9 9-9:50 a.m. Ages 10-12 10-10:50 a.m. Ages 13-17 11a.m.- noon Sign up at Chicken Bills restaurant at the golf course or call Cherie at (509) 520-1034. Golf clubs and balls will b...
WALLA WALLA— A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 49.3 thousand visitors to Whitman Mission National Historic Site in 2018 spent $2.9 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 37 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3.3 million,” according to a National Park Service media release. “Whitman Mission National Historic Site brings people from across the country to learn about the park’s story,” said Superintendent Mike Gauthier. “National park tourism is a significant...
WAITSBURG-All over town irises are in bloom, but none quite so plentiful as Bill Rodger's Secret Garden. Waitsburg's own photographer is changing the landscape by hand. Rodgers is in the process of moving his iris garden from a friend's horse pasture in College Place to an undisclosed location in Waitsburg. Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). Rhizomes put out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at...
