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 – 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...
DAYTON—There will be a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 29 in the Dayton High School auditorium to discuss the DW athletic combine. An update will be given by the combine committee, with a question and answer period to follow. “The committee has agreed upon many parts of the combine, including how to hire coaches, where some of the practices and contests will be held, and how to deal with mascots, name and colors. More work needs to be done as the combine becomes closer to reality for the...
It takes a lot of skill to be controlled yet simultaneously spontaneous. For oil painter Laura Gable, the best place to achieve this is outside, regardless of the weather, as she paints en plein air, the French term for painting outside. "I am currently obsessed with the landscape and light/shadow patterns," the Kennewick artist says. "I like the intimacy of close places and the vastness of large skies." Gable describes art as a form of language, one she developed as a child as a means of...
Wildmans hope new gathering spot will preserve history and create jobs STARBUCK-When Carol and Floyd Wildman open a restaurant in the century-old building at 211 Main Street in Starbuck, they hope to provide a much-needed gathering place and create a few jobs for some local people. Carol Wildman said the building was originally the Starbuck Drug Store and was owned and operated by Vernon Whiting and Son until 1926 when the building was purchased by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was...
Fred White was selected by the Dayton School District Board of Directors to finish Dan Andrews’ term on the Board. White has lived in Columbia County for 34 years and is a project manager for Puget Sound Energy. White’s interests include the DW combine and making sure students have the tools they need to be successful. White is married to Kelly White and is the father of two. His 16-year-old daughter, Kaleigh, is a junior at Dayton High School and his 13 year old son Braedyn is a 7th grader in...
DAYTON-The City of Dayton is known as "The Town that Still Believes" and to celebrate, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 11th annual Christmas Kickoff, which will take place on Fri., Nov. 24, and on Sat., Nov.25. From early Friday morning, until the end of the day on Saturday, the town will come alive with fun-filled activities for everyone, young and old. This year Santa's workshop will be at 250 E. Main St. from 1 - 5:30 .pm. on Friday, and from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday....
Arraignments: -Travis Rogelio Garcia, 31, Dayton; charged with first degree trafficking in stolen property and second degree possession of stolen property. Court reports state that a Walla Walla detective saw a description of a $3,000 Redline CSl cyclecross bicycle, that was stolen from Prentiss Hall on the Whitman Campus, list for sale for $200 on Facebook, by Garcia. An undercover officer attempted to purchase the bicycle and Garcia was arrested. He is held on $20,000 10% security bond. The new charges also resulted in conditions of release...
DAYTON – The Board of Columbia County Commissioners is in the process of deciding how to fill Director Kim Lyonnais’ position at the county Building and Planning Department after Lyonnais retired from the county two weeks ago. Commissioner Norm Passmore said the BOCC is looking at a couple of ideas, including hiring someone new to replace Lyonnais or just going with the staff already at the department. Passmore emphasized the importance of providing the planning and permitting needs of the cou...
DAYTON-The Dayton Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet last Thursday at the fairgrounds Pavilion. The Chamber's Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Paula Moisio by city councilwoman Kathy Berg. Berg said Moisio had an outpouring of support for her nomination, because of her dedication to the Dayton School District, where she is the business manager, and for her volunteer work with the Blue Mountain Heritage Society and with the American Legion. "It seems every community...
DAYTON--Mayor Craig George presented the budget for 2018 at last week’s council meeting. Changes to the budget are possible pending contract negotiations with the union, he said. Chamber Director Justin Nix presented his third-quarter report to the council. Nix said marketing is working well. An email blast about Christmas Kickoff went out to 40,000 people in Pacific Northwest and there were 970 hits within two days, he said. Bookings at both hotels were made within three days of the blast a...
WALLA WALLA – The Columbia Rural Electric Association announced on Tuesday that it will close its Dayton office and consolidate its offices at the Walla Walla Service Center. Closure of the Dayton office is expected on or before April 1, 2018. There was no indication of what the use of the Dayton office building, located at 115 E. Main St., will be in the future. In a press release, the non-profit cooperative said that the action is a cost-saving measure. “While we realize this might be inconvenient to some of our members, with the rising cos...
Sentencing Benjamin G. Smith, 33, Dayton; charged with two counts of first degree child molestation, two counts of second degree child molestation, two counts of third degree child molestation and one count of third degree child rape. The former Washington State Penitentiary corrections officer was arrested in January of this year and pleaded guilty to all charges last month. Smith was sentenced to a minimum of 347 months (nearly 29 years) actual incarceration. He received 198 months to life on the first count of first degree child molestation...
Gordon Farley enjoys a sweet stack of cookies at the Dayton Memorial Library's first annual 'Bake the World a Better Place' Cookie Recipe Exchange held on Friday Nov.3. Twenty-four recipes, along with two dozen cookies of each recipe, were shared and enjoyed by the public...
DAYTON – If you have ever thought about training as an Emergency Medical Technician, Fire District No. 3 will be more than happy to help out, provided you make a two-year volunteer commitment to the district after certification. The shortage of EMTs is real, said Dayton Fire District No. 3 Chief Fire Chief Jeromy Phinney. Phinney said he is hoping to have a new resident program at fire department headquarters up and running by the first of the year, and new trainees will be able to stay and gain...
Board Looks at Budget and Renovations DAYTON-The first reading of the preliminary budget for 2018 was held at the Public Health District board meeting in October. The commissioners have approved a special meeting for November 15, at 3 p.m. in the Administration Board Room at Dayton General Hospital for the second reading and adoption of the 2018 budget. Palliative care Stephanie Carpenter, RN, CNO talked about progress on the development of the new Palliative Care program at CCHS, targeted for 2...
DAYTON-Lyons Ferry Marina employees held a going away potluck at the marina on Sunday for Jim and Angela McArthur, the port's concessionaire at the KOA there for the past nine years. Seven K's Enterprises of Washington, Inc., whose president is Steve Klontz, is stepping in as the new KOA concessionaire, and Joanne and Wally Knouf will manage the day-by-day operations, said Port Manager Jennie Dickinson. The port has signed a long-term lease with the corporation, she said. Speaking at the gatheri...
Dayton Code Compliance Officer Clint Atteberry The focus for November will be fall cleanup. With the possibility of snow on the way, it would be beneficial to have any garbage or debris cleaned up before then. Garbage that is heavily soaked will not only spread but also can be heavier and cause for larger dump fees and harder work. Let’s work together and get all cleaned up before the snow falls to give us more time to enjoy the holidays....
McMasters also announced that Melissa Weatherford is leaving her position as the Blue Mountain Station market manager, for a job with the veteran's administration in Walla Walla. "This new opportunity will offer her more quality time with her family, benefits and security," McMasters said in his most recent BMS E-Newsletter. McMasters said, "Change is hard, and change can be scary (both Melissa and I are feeling that), but as Bernard Shaw wrote, 'Progress is impossible without change.'"...
DAYTON—In October, the Board of Columbia County Commissioners received exit recommendations from personnel with the state auditor’s office, for the audit period Jan, 1, 2015 – Dec. 31, 2016. There were no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses for cash, revenues, and expenditures, and controls were in place to ensure financial statements are materially correct, and which had no material misstatements, according to the auditors. It was recommended that the county work to track internal t...
DAYTON—Speaking before the Board of County Commissioners at last week’s regular board meeting on Mon., Oct.16, County Planner Meagan Bailey said some language was changed in the county’s Facilities Improvement Plan regarding potential impacts to the horse stalls ‘in order to be sensitive to the wishes of a select group”. Bailey also said language had been added stating, “The County will not and does not have any intention of competing with local enterprise regarding a possible RV Park.” The fairgrounds RV Park will only be open and available...
DAYTON-Since being elected to the Dayton City Council in 2000, nobody has run against her, until now, said Kathy Berg. Dayton business owner Kyle Anderson is in the running for that position. Kathy Berg Berg said the most important skill she brings to the city is her years of experience. Even before she was elected to the city council eighteen years ago, Berg said she attended council meetings to try and understand the issues. Berg said she has been on most of the committees and she has always...
DAYTON—At the outset of last week’s school board meeting, two candidates for the position vacated by Dan Andrews were interviewed by the Board of Directors. The candidates, Fred White and Amy Rosenberg, were asked a series of five questions regarding the role of the school board, the role of an individual on the school board, and how best to build relationship between the board and the community. They were also asked to identify the issues and challenges facing the board, and explain why the...
The Dayton School District was awarded the 2017 Outstanding Agriculture Program of the Year award for District VI at the Washington Association for Ag Education Summer Conference in Moses Lake, June 26-27. Ag teacher Kristina Peterchick received the award from her peers. "It is definitely an honor to be recognized by other ag teachers," she said. Left: Peterchick poses with her award at the Washington Association for Agriculture Educators summer conference. Know someone who's done something...
