Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Columbia Walla Walla Fire District 2 held a vehicle extrication class Saturday in Waitsburg involving ten volunteer staff. Vehicle extrication is the process of removing a vehicle from around a person who has been involved in a motor vehicle collision. Damaged cars were donated by Kyle's Custom Toys & Towing of Dayton for the class. District Chief Michael Moynihan said everyone did a good job using the lifesaving tools that are always with fire district trucks....
'Tis the season! Volunteers from Columbia-Walla Walla County Fire District 3 set up the Main Street Christmas tree, officially welcoming the Christmas season in Waitsburg....
DAYTON—Steve’s Grocery on Fourth Street in Dayton has always been a unique gathering place, a neighborhood market where you can grab a gallon of milk, a Hermiston watermelon, a Christmas tree, or an ice-cold beer straight from the cooler. It even housed a little free library back in the ‘70s. The store’s original owner, Gail Bennett, had a shelf in the back of the store right by that beer cooler with the watermelons where customers could exchange books. “That shelf turned into a room of books,...
WALLA WALLA—Irish classical crossover trio Affinití will be returning to Walla Walla for the seventh year in a row—only this year, the holiday concert, A Celtic Christmas, will be virtual. The concert will be filmed at the stunning Powerscourt Estate in Ireland’s Ancient East. The trio will go live on December 17, at 12 p.m. The performance will be available to view for 72 hours, so it can be watched when you are ready. Gesa Powerhouse Theater announced that tickets to the virtual concert...
DAYTON—The Dayton School District board of directors will meet on Friday to determine whether students can safely return to in-person learning on Dec. 7. The board met with Superintendent Guy Strot and Columbia County Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman over the weekend and decided the District would remain in distance learning mode this week. The board agreed to switch students to remote learning on Monday, Nov. 23, because of an uptick in COVID-19 in the community. On Wednesday, Nov. 2...
WALLA WALLA—Holiday cheer is still in Walla Walla! Title Sponsor Nelson Construction and the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation invites you to join them for a holiday driving tour on Saturday, December 5, from 6 p.m- 8 p.m. Downtown Walla Walla events have been postponed in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, and that included the annual Parade of Lights that draws thousands to Main Street. Nelson Construction and Downtown Walla Walla Foundation have $5,000 in prizes for participating homeowners. Winners will be announced on December 12. D...
WALLA WALLA—The Downtown Walla Walla Foundation wants gifting locally to be easy this holiday season. In order to facilitate the process, they have created the Gift Local Gift Line for residents to simply call or text or email for local suggestions. Tell the gift line specialists about the person the gift is for and include budget anywhere from ($0 to $10,000). The gift line will provide three options for gifts near downtown Walla Walla. Need gift wrapping or delivery? Just ask. For more information or to make requests call or text (509) 2...
POMEROY—The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is implementing a $20 million Floodplain Management Plan for the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area that complements ongoing habitat restoration efforts to recover spring Chinook salmon and other Endangered Species Act-listed fish species within the Tucannon River Basin. Construction on Rainbow Lake was completed in the fall of 2018, with some minor finish-work completed in 2019. Rainbow Lake was reopened to the public and stocked with fish in 2019 and 2020. During the 2020 February flood e...
An ornament depicting a train going off the rails due to COVID-19 is for sale at the Historic Dayton Depot Museum Christmas Marketplace. The marketplace is open on Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. According to the museum’s event coordinator, Shellie McLeod, four people are allowed inside the Depot at a time. “Please practice social distancing,” she said. “If the Depot’s door is locked, that means we have reached our maximum capacity. Wait just a few minutes, and we will welc...
OLYMPIA—More Washingtonians voted in the 2020 General Election than in any election in the state’s history. According to vote totals certified today by Secretary of State Kim Wyman, 4,116,894, or 84.14%, of Washington’s 4,892,871 registered voters made their voices heard Nov. 3. The 84.14% turnout rate is less than half a percent shy of the record (84.61%, set in the 2008 General Election). “Throughout this election season, voters were energized, engaged, and eager to make their voices heard,” said Wyman. “The nearly 4.2 million people who...
OLYMPIA—The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with the COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning efforts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received its first Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application from a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer on November 20. This is encouraging news about the potential for vaccines as a prevention tool to control the pandemic. An EUA allows the FDA to make a product available during a declared state of emergency before it has a full license. The FDA’s Vaccines and Rel...
WALLA WALLA—Last week, The Times and other local newspapers included the Charitable Giving Guide, presented by the Blue Mountain Community Foundation. The Charitable Giving Guide offers a one-stop-shop for donors to select their favorite nonprofits and make one payment through a secure, trusted website. Through a partnership with the All in WA Initiative (www.allinwa.gov), every donation made through the Charitable Giving guide to nonprofits in the BMCF service area in Walla Walla, Columbia, and Garfield counties will receive up to a 100 p...
OLYMPIA—Governor Jay Inslee recently announced a $135 million assistance package to target the hard-hit small businesses and families. The relief package breakdown includes $50 million in emergency relief grants, allocated for businesses most impacted by the current public health measures with annual revenue of $5 million or less in 2019. Application for the Round Three Working Washington Small Business Grants opened early this week/ This grant prioritizes restaurants, fitness centers, bowling alleys, and music and event venues. Round Three i...
WALLA WALLA—It’s that time of year when the temperature drops, the days get shorter, and there is a buzz in the air about the upcoming holiday season. For those preparing to celebrate the holidays, the Walla Walla Fire Department would like to remind you to take steps to help ensure the safety of your home and family. As the winter months settle in, and particularly around the holiday season, the number of structure fires tends to increase. This upsurge, typically starting around Thanksgiving and stretching through the new year, is due to unint...
WORLD WIDE WEB—Zoom announced it will lift its timed meeting limit on Thanksgiving so “your family gatherings don’t get cut short.” The video communications company announced in a tweet that the 40-minute time limit it usually has on its free meetings will be lifted globally on November 26 (Thanksgiving Day)....
OLYMPIA—The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) asks the state’s laboratories that conduct the largest volume of tests to temporarily stop sending individual negative COVID-19 test results and instead send the department the aggregate number of negative test results per day. During this time, DOH dashboards will report positive cases each day, but not the total number of daily tests or percent positive. The DOH disease reporting system can receive and process approximately 33,000 total test results per day but is currently rec...
WAITSBURG—Basin Disposal, Inc., will only offer leaf pickup in Dayton. The garbage disposal company previously shared with our paper that there would be free leaf pickup for customers in Waitsburg and Prescott as well as Dayton. However, that offer has since been retracted. Basin Disposal customers in Waitsburg and Prescott may arrange to have leaves picked up by the company for an extra cost. Contact Basin Disposal, Inc at (509) 525-1711. The City has made a leaf disposal bin available for residents at the Waitsburg City shop. Access the b...
WALLA WALLA—The City of Walla Walla is accepting volunteer applications for the Arts Commission, Infrastructure Improvement Committee, and the Waste & Wastewater Advisory Committee. The arts commissioner position is designated for an artist who must reside in the City of Walla Walla. The term begins January 1 and expires December 31, 2023. The Infrastructure Improvement Committee has an opening for an engineer for a term expiring December 31, 2021. The Transportation Benefit District Improvement Committee and the Waste & Wastewater Advisory C...
Waitsburg, Dayton, and Prescott school districts are battling rising COVID-19 cases and have announced temporary closures or a switch back to virtual learning. COVID-19 cases are rapidly rising in both Columbia and Walla Walla Counties. In Walla Walla County, there were 571 active cases as of Tuesday, November 24. In Columbia County, there are 20 active cases. Confirmed cases in Waitsburg are now up to 18. Prescott School District Prescott School District moved back to the HOPE 1.0 learning...
PRESCOTT—The Prescott School District met Thursday, November 19, for a regular meeting. The meeting was held remotely, via Zoom call. Business Manager Thomas Palumbo gave the Superintendent’s report. Superintendent Bradford was out for a family-related reason. Palumbo reported that the district is closely watching the COVID-19 situation in Walla Walla County. Palumbo shared a list of staff resignations, adjustments. Some teachers requested a leave of absence, and the district currently has a p...
DAYTON-Santa's elves have been busy in Dayton! Though Santa will be more elusive than ever this year, he still needs letters to know what kiddos would like for Christmas. A drop box for letters to Santa, has been set up in front of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, 166 Main. Letters may be dropped off during business hours: Monday- Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Be sure to include a return address for a response from the jolly old elf himself....
WAITSBURG—The holiday season is here. Local clubs, organizations, and businesses have been busy with annual food drives- many of which have turned into fund drives to support area food pantries and assistance. Banner Bank has changed up its annual Holiday Food Drive. Instead of donations of canned goods, the bank is accepting cash donations for the Holiday Fund Drive. Each Banner Bank branch gets to choose a local organization to support during the holiday season, and the Waitsburg location has selected the Waitsburg Resource Center. “This has...
DAYTON—One hundred and nineteen people placed bids during the online silent auction for Brix and Brew Home Edition. Chamber manager Molly Weatherill-Tate said over $24,000 was raised during the event, held from Oct. 30 through Nov. 7. The one-and-a-half-hour live auction took place on Zoom the evening of Nov. 6., featuring Mike Himmelberger as the auctioneer and Betty Lou Crothers as his “sidekick.” Emily Davis played the part of Vanna White. The event took place in front of a winery scene...
OLYMPIA—Governor Jay Inslee issued a travel advisory for international and interstate travelers, asking that they self-quarantine for 14 days upon entering the state of Washington. Governor Inslee asks Washington residents to stay close to home to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “COVID-19 cases have doubled in Washington over the past two weeks. This puts our state in as dangerous a position today as we were in March,” Inslee said. “Limiting and reducing travel is one way to reduce further spread of the disease. I am happy to partner wit...
PENDLETON, Ore.—Christmas tree permits for the Umatilla National Forest are available to purchase at Forest offices, several local businesses, and now online through www.recreation.gov. Last year, the Umatilla National Forest was one of 13 national forests that offered Christmas tree permits online through a pilot program. This year, all national forests are selling Christmas tree permits online as an alternative to in-person interactions. Christmas tree permits purchased online must be printed to be valid and can only be used on Umatilla N...
