Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – The Friends of the Library received a $200 from Preston Avenue LLC (Lynne Carpenter) to cover book purchases for the month of May. The FOL are looking for a community member that would be willing to be a parade float chairman for the Waitsburg Days in May. The next FOL meeting will be held at the library on March 15 at 7 p.m. Everyone interested in supporting the library, in any capacity, is welcome. Anyone wishing to sponsor a month’s worth of book purchases for the library, or who is interested in being parade float chair, can...
WAITSBURG – Citizens are invited to support Waitsburg Celebration Days Royalty at a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Fri., Feb. 24 at Waitsburg Town Hall. A social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. The evening will also include a silent auction and dessert auction. Tickets are 2 for $15 or $10 each. Wine and beer will be available by donation. Funds will be used toward royalty expenses such as wardrobe and travel. Tickets may be purchased by calling Cheyanne at (509) 629-1693 or by messaging Ann Adams on Facebook. They will a...
DAYTON – The Dayton Lions Club will host its second annual crab dinner on Sat., March 11 from 5-7 pm. at the Dayton school multipurpose room. Tickets must be purchased by March 1, in order for the club to know how much crab to purchase. This is the second year for the event that the Lions hope to see grow into an annual fundraiser. This year’s event will include live music by Bobby K. and Mike McQuary, and several door prizes will be given away. The menu includes fresh crab (cleaned with no shell), macaroni salad, baked beans, coleslaw, gar...
DAYTON – Beginning March 1, 2017 the Columbia County Board of Commissioners regular meetings will be held the first and third Monday of each month, at 9 a.m. Work sessions will be held at 9 a.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month. The commissioners meet at the courthouse, 341 E. Main Street, Ste #4. Agendas are available online prior to the meetings at www.columumbiaco.com....
DAYTON – Citizens are invited to discuss their priorities for updates to the Community Wildfire Protection Plan meeting on Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. at the Columbia County Fire District #3 station located at 111 Patit Rd. in Dayton. The updated CWPP document will focus on three key areas: creating fire adapted communities, improving wildfire response, and restoring and maintaining healthy landscapes. The goal of the project is to review and update, if necessary, initial assessments of wildland fire risk in Columbia County and make mitigation r...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – Walla Walla County is looking to fill a vacancy on the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Board of Directors. Board terms are three years with members eligible to serve up to three terms. For balanced representation, female applicants are encouraged to apply, but all applicants will be considered. The board meets monthly, or as needed, but board members perform approximately 10 hours of board-related duties during most of the year. In the weeks surrounding the annual Fair and Frontier Days event, held over Labor Day w...
WALLA WALLA - The next Waitsburg Bluegrass Jam will be held at the Lyman House at Whitman College on Fri., Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Parking is available on Stanton Street or University Street. The entrance is near the intersection of University and Stanton....
DAYTON – The Liberty Theater and TVAC Productions have planned a night of fun, whether for romantic partners or good friends, on Feb. 14. The evening kicks off at 7 p.m. with a reception of wine, coffee, tea, and chocolate desserts. At 7:30 Matt Nyssa Zanger will perform a play by American humorist, Mark Twain. Liberty stage veterans Genie Crowe and Roslyn Edwards will direct The Diaries of Adam & Eve, an adaptation of two separate texts, both inspired by Twain’s beloved wife Livy. The play is set in a Victorian garden, and is structured as...
DAYTON - The Blue Mountain Station Co-op is hosting a Children’s Poster Design Contest during Heart Health Awareness Month for children ages 5 through 15. Each participant will receive $2 in Co-Op Cash to use on a future visit and three grand prize winners in different age groups will be chosen. Contestants can pick up a sheet of 11X14 poster paper and the complete rules at the co-op (700 Artisan Way, Dayton) on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Finished posters are due Feb. 18, and will hang in the co-op market until the...
WALLA WALLA – Providence St. Mary Medical Center will host a free Love Your Heart Luncheon on Thurs., Feb. 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 550 W. Rose St. in Walla Walla. Guests will learn about hearth health, early signs of heart problems, treatment, and recovery from a heart attack from a panel of cardiac experts. The last half hour will be devoted to a question and answer sessions. The event is co-sponsored by Cardio Solution. Speakers include cardiologists Dr. Suwong Wongsuwan and Dr. Steven Maxood, i...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council will meet Tues, Feb. 7 this month, rather than on their usual third Wednesday date. Each month’s agenda is posted on the city website at cityofwaitsburg.com prior to the meeting. Approved minutes from prior council meetings are also available on the city website. The Waitsburg Home and School Association will meet Mon., Feb. 6, rather than on the first Tues. thismonth. The group will discuss future fundraisers and welcome anyone interested to attend. Like and follow the Waitsburg Home and School A...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Assembly #68 International Order of Rainbow for Girls welcomes the public to the open installation of officers at 2 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 4 at the Waitsburg Masonic Lodge, located at 102 W. 2nd St. Kendra Smith will be installed as Worthy Advisor....
WAITSBURG – The February meeting of the Christian Women’s Connection will be held at Waitsburg Town Hall (121 Main Street) from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 15. The theme for February is, “Life is Like a Box of Chocolates.” Jerry Wickert of Baker City, Ore will draw powerful comparisons to chocolate and life through a talk built around a box of See’s Candy. Nathanial Murphy of Mary’s Candies and Confections will provide the special feature and Jim and Penny Edwards of Dayton will entertain with their gift of voice and guitar. Reservations...
PENDLETON - Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, located near the Wildhorse Resort & Casino. offers free admission on the first Friday of each month. Through March 17, the Institute is hosting the 2017 Art WORKz Junior Art Show & Competition. Tamastslikt celebrates the stories and traditions of the Cayuse, Umatill, and Walla Walla tribes who lived in the area. Their story is told through exhibits, artwork and a Living Culture Village. The next free admission day is Fri., Feb. 3. The Institute is also hosing the sixth annual ArtWORKz 2017 youth art...
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Friends of Acoustic Music and Whitman Social Dance Club’s First Wednesday Contra Dance will be held at Whitman College’s Reid Campus ballroom from 7-9 p.m. on Feb. 1. Contras, squares, and other dances will be offered. There is no admission charge....
WALLA WALLA – The 2017 annual Teddy Bear Tea and Show will take place Sat., Feb. 25 at St. Francis Social Hall, located at 722 W. Alder St. in Walla Walla. The event is the main fundraiser for the Walla Walla and Columbia County School Retirees Association. Proceeds from the event support scholarships for future teachers and education-related personnel. The group also awards 12 “mini grants” of $100 each year to area teachers. The event features tea, a story corner, photographer, silent auction, doll and bear exhibits, and much more. Child...
WALLA WALLA – The Wala Walla Public Library will host a free Red Badge Writing Workshop for women veterans on Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Author Sonya Lea will read from her memoir “Wondering Who You Are” and will guide participants to learn tips and gain confidence in a safe, supportive environment. Lea will address how to write the “tough stuff” of life – stories of anger, sorrow, loss, and secrets. Lunch is provided. To register, call Beth Hudson at 524-4433 or contact your VA health team at 525-5200 or 526-8387....
WALLA WALL – The Walla Walla YMCA provides a safe, supervised place for teens to hang out, swim, dance, play games, work out and more through their Saturday Night Live program. The events are free and open to the public and are held every Saturday night from 7-9 p.m., with the exception of major holidays. All middle school and high school students are welcome. Students will be asked to bring a student ID....
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Choral Society will present “Songs of Youth & Joy” with the Walla Walla Valley Bands and Walla Walla High School choirs at 3 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the Wa-Hi Performing Arts Auditorium. Admission is free. Learn more at wwchoralsociety.org or visit them on Facebook at @wallawallachoralsoceity....
DAYTON – The Blue Mountain Heritage Society will host their 10th Annual Ground “Hog” Suasuage Fest on Sat., Feb. 4 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Youth Building . Dinner will be served from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. The evening includes a dinner, historical DVD interviews from past residents, and an auction. All proceedes benefit the Blue Mountain Heritage Society projects which include: Palus Museum, Smith Hollow Country Schoolhouse, and Columbia County History Books. A suggested donation of $12.50/person and $35/famil...
The Washington State Board of Education is seeking to fill a vacant board position representing Eastern Washington. Anyone wishing to ensure Washington has a high quality education system and who resides in eastern Washington is invited to apply. Application close date is Feb. 10. Learn more at http://bit.ly/2kfepYk...
DAYTON – The Touchet Valley Little League will hold their annual meeting on Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Youth Building. There are several board positions open that will need to be filled by a nomination and election process during the meeting. Anyone interested in serving on the board or volunteering for the 2017 season is requested to send a message to Sherena Clements at jeep.chick@yahoo.com or 541-561-2220 and attend the annual meeting....
WALLA WALLA – Walla Walla’s Little Theatre (1130 E. Sumach St.) will debut “The Producers” on Sat., Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The show will run through Feb. 11. In this Mel Brooks production, a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history while bilking their backers out of millions. Plans go awry when the “flop” turns out to be a smash hit. Robert Randall plays Max Bialystock and Isaiah Stoddola plays Leo Bloom, the Broadway producers. The show is directed by...
COLUMBIA COUNTY - Columbia County Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman, is developing a database of community activities in Columbia County, to be used to help secure a variety of grants and other funding sources, for the community. Activities such as yoga, cooking, or events such as a fun run, are examples of useful information. Contact Lanman with the type of activity, name of the organization, location, cost, and number of participants at: martha_lanman@co.columbia.wa.us....
WALLA WALLA - The First Thursday Concert, Feb. 2, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (323 Catherine St., Walla Walla), will feature Kathy Campbell Stanton, singing love songs from different points of view with a jazz center. Steve Christofferson will accompany on piano. The program begins at 12:15 and lasts 40 mintues. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music!...
