Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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COLUMBIA COUNTY-One of the Port of Columbia's many projects was helping to organize a successful Career Day event, with representatives of twenty-seven different careers, at Dayton High school in May. It is hoped that the event will serve as a launching pad to rebuild the former Dayton High School internship program. Earlier this month, the Port recognized Starbuck/Lyons Ferry Marina KOA owners Wally and Joanne Knouff for passing a U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's inspection with zero findings. "A...
DAYTON—On Monday the BOCC adopted Resolution 2019-34 establishing a countywide Flood Control Zone District (FCZD) and Resolution 2019-35 adopting a ballot measure establishing a general excess levy for the operations and maintenance of that District. In November, voters will be asked to approve a permanent general excess levy of 10 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, to fund the FCZD. The ballot measure will require a supermajority (65%) to pass. County Engineer Charles Eaton, who is the administrator of the FCZD, said the $100,000 generated e...
DAYTON-An ordinance addressing panhandling in Columbia County is on its way to being codified into law after unanimous approval by the Board of County Commissioners, on June 3. Panhandling The ordinance covers panhandling, begging, and solicitation, and states there has been an increase in aggressive panhandling and begging throughout the county, which has become extremely disturbing and disruptive to citizens at both residential and business properties and is contributing to the loss of access...
DAYTON-Personnel from the Pomeroy and Walla Walla Ranger Districts of the Umatilla National Forest hosted a public meeting in Dayton last week to share information about the Districts and discuss upcoming projects during the 2019 field season. The meeting was facilitated by Tyson Albrecht Fire Management Officer with the Pomeroy Ranger District. "Both Pomeroy and Walla Walla are unique in the Pacific Northwest, in that we manage land in both states, Oregon and Washington," said Walla Walla...
Skies were clear and the weather was warm for Dayton's 25th Anniversary All Wheels Weekend....
DAYTON—Columbia County Prosecuting Attorney Dale Slack notified the public that the Benjamin Orozco murder trial has been re-set from July 8 to August 12, following a June 5 hearing. In his update, Slack said that Division II Court of Appeals Judge George B. Fearing, who sat by special appointment of the Supreme Court, made the decision based on a lack of disclosed evidence from the defense. Slack said that, prior to the afternoon of the hearing, the defense had not filed discovery, including witness lists, witness statements, expert witness r...
DAYTON—The recently advertised TVGC Scramble Tournament has been renamed the 1st Annual Gene Crothers Memorial Golf Tournament in honor of Gene Crothers, who recently passed. The tournament format has changed slightly and the event, formerly a guest/member tournament, is now open to the public. It is still a two-person scramble, with three flights including men’s, ladies and Jack & Jill (mixed). The event is a kick-start fundraiser for a new sprinkler system for the golf course. Registrations will be accepted through June 19. Entry fees are...
DAYTON-Organizers have been hard at work preparing for Dayton's 25th Anniversary All Wheels Weekend, June 14-16, with the theme American Graffiti. The event, which takes place each Father's Day weekend, originated in the 1990s to bring tourism to Dayton's newly renovated Main Street and has continued to grow in popularity. Friday The event will kick off at 6 p.m. on Friday evening with the Friday Night "Cruise for Gene. "Drivers will cruise through Dayton, stopping at checkpoints to collect...
DAYTON-Rolling Thunder, the Blue Mountain Rocketeer's (BMR) most popular event of the year, will take place over three days, June 21-23. Model rocketry enthusiasts from all over the Pacific Northwest are anticipated to attend the event that is open to all NAR/TRA and non-members as well as the general public. BMR was created in November of 1994, as a youth and family-oriented model rocketry club, and has consistently ranked among the five best rocketry groups in the nation during the annual...
DAYTON-Family and friends crowded the Dayton High School gymnasium on Saturday to hear Class of 2019 Valedictorian Neylan Bryan and Salutatorian Tatumn Laughery deliver their speeches, and to cheer as their loved ones graduated from Dayton High School. "This class, over four years of high school together, has seemed to bond in an incredible and almost unheard of manner," said Bryan. Bryan talked about the many unique qualities of her classmates including the diversity of talent, the diversity of...
DAYTON-For most people, the dream of achiev- ing Best in World status in their art is simply that – a dream. But for Tom Schirm, of Dayton, that dream is well within reach. In fact, Schirm currently holds third place Best in World Overall honors for his realis- tic fish carvings. In early May, Schirm traveled to Springfield, Mis- souri where the competed in the World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Championships. Schirm entered his 13-inch, westslope cutthroat trout carving in the T...
Discovery Kids - 10:00a.m. to 11:00a.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 Story Time - 6:00p.m. to 7:00p.m. - June 6th Story time with the whole family! Take the stories home along with a support item and stay afterwards for dinner! Chamber Music Festival - 3:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. - June 7th Join us in the Delany room and listen to some of Walla Walla’s finest musi- cians. Refreshments will be available at the event. Ki...
DAYTON-Dayton High School 2019 graduates will receive their diplo- mas in a commencement ceremony on Sat., June 8 at 1 p.m. in the Dayton High School gymnasium. Neylan Bryan The Dayton High School Class of 2019 Valedictorian Neylan Bryan said she plans on studying wildlife biology at Montana State University in the fall. Following that, Bryan would like to at- tend Stanford University, where she would pursue a Master's in Wildlife Bi- ology, specifically in Mammology. "I've always been really...
Kahla Harrington and Maura Train- er are both local skilled massage thera- pists unaffiliated with Dayton General Hospital. They are, however, very much a part of integrative care. Many use massage therapy to improve their lives and help with their overall health. Both Trainer and Harrington offer relaxation massages which are indeed stress relieving, but it is the Swedish Deep tissue massages that many cli- ents find the most beneficial for loos- ening tight muscles to allow for greater...
DAYTON-Integrated Healthcare or Coordinated Care may not be a term widely known to patients, but within the healthcare community these are powerful words attached to positive actions. Integrative healthcare is the combining of modalities or methods of treatment that address the overall health needs of patients. The definition of the word integrate explains it well; combine (one thing) with an- other so that they become a whole. Dayton General Hospital (DGH) is an integrated healthcare provider....
DAYTON—The Liberty Theater’s three-part Summer Cultural Enrichment Program (SCEP), aimed at children ages 6 through 6th grade, kicks off this month with free dollar movies, followed with a visit by Chris Fascione in July, and a Missou- la Children’s Theater (MCT) production in August. The goal of the SCEP is to provide arts and culture opportunities for youth and families. Movies Friday, June 21 will kick off six weeks of PG-rated kids’ movies on Friday and Tuesday afternoons at 12:30 p.m. Support from funding partners and individual donors...
A column by Liberty Theater Manager Mike Ferrians In a February edition of the Times, the Americanism of the week was a quote from Annie Proulx, author of The Shipping News: “One of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music.” Without music, there is no life. For decades, music has been an “elective” in the public school sys- tem, taking a backseat to classical educational elements deemed primary. But the Performing Arts are not electives in life. They are mandato...
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...
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...
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...
Views from the Dayton Days Festivities...
Memorial Day weekend kicks off a season of festivities in Dayton with the annual Dayton Days festivities, followed closely by Mule Mania and All Wheels Weekend. Dayton Days, May 25 The annual Main Street Dayton Days Parade, sponsored by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, takes place at 10 a.m. on Sat., May 25 and features regional fair court royalty, glitter-speckled horses and decorated floats from across the region. The Dayton Memorial Library is hosting bike decorating sessions for young...
DAYTON-The annual Lewis & Clark walk departed from the Dayton Historic Depot on May 17, making strides toward community health for the thirteenth consecutive year. Public health nurse Estasia Collins helped sign in participants as Dayton residents united at the Depot as the festivities got underway. Program coordinator Chelsea Eaton discussed the route's history and made connections between Lewis & Clark's historic 1806 journey and the group's contemporary one. Walkers were given a safety...
Not everyone is interested in pursuing a career in science or math, which is fortunate, because if the whole planet were filled with scientists and mathematicians, there would be no artists. "I struggled through all the academics of high school but found refuge in my art and shop classes," says Dennis Zupan, a potter of extraordinary ability who spent 30 years teaching pottery and jewelry making at public schools, colleges, and universities. He considers art vital and necessary "refuge classes"...
