Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - The Dayton Hospital Auxiliary is holding its annual luncheon this week. It will be Friday, Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dayton First Congregational Church, U.C.C., at 214 S 3rd St. A wide variety of salads, Roland Schirman’s Famous Bread, Bake Sale & Gift Shop Items will be available. Cost is $10 per person. All Proceeds go to support Community Scholarships, Hospital Equipment, and other Hospital Needs. For more info, call Linda Miller at (509) 382-4138....
DAYTON – At their regular meeting on Oct. 19, the Dayton School Board approved establishing a high school varsity and JV Baseball Combine with Waitsburg schools. The Waitsburg School Board has approved the combine as well. According to Dayton school superintendent Doug Johnson, all practices and games will be held in Dayton at the school’s athletic complex. Johnson said that Dayton head coach Shane Loper and assistant coach Johnny Watts are already under contract and will coach the team. Johnson said that both schools have between 12 and 15 boy...
WAITSBURG - Hordes of high school musicians will descend on Waitsburg High School on Wed., Oct. 26, to play and sing at HS MASS! Schools from Touchet to Asotin, to Garfield and Palouse, to Prescott and Dayton – a dozen schools in all – will send their talent to join in a MASSive rehearsal and concert. The groups have chosen and rehearsed some amazing songs, and will put together one mighty band and choir to perform them under expert direction. This year’s conductors are Glen Mitchell, retired director of Walla Walla High School Bands, and D...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club will meet Thurs. Oct. 20 at 8 a.m. at Fancy Treasures/Nothing New Lodging, located at 214 Main Street. Owner/Manager Melanie Wilkinson will showcase her business, business history, and trends. This will help Commercial Club kick off the “Follow Me to Waitsburg” promotion for 2016-17. Agenda items include a discussion of Oct. 22 Make a Difference Day and planning for Hometown Christmas. The Commercial Club Executive Board has decided to go with non-meal formats for future meetings to eliminate the need...
WALLA WALLA – D.A.R.E. will hold its annual Halloween Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser at Bacon and Eggs (57 E. Main) on Oct. 31 from 4-7 p.m. The dinner is $5/person or $20 for a family of six. All proceeds benefit the D.A.R.E. program. “To go” orders are available. Dinner includes: Frankenstein’s Spaghetti, Spooky Salad, Beastly Bread, Ghostly Soda....
DAYTON – The WDFW will host a public meeting to provide progress updates on implementation actions to improve conditions within the Tucannon River floodplain from 4-6 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Youth Building. The Floodplain Management Plan focuses on improving the Tucannon lakes, restoring and enhancing habitat in the floodplain, burying the powerline between the Tucannon Fish Hatchery and Camp Wooten, and relocating the campgrounds out of the floodplain (which has already been completed.)...
WALLA WALLA – A free prostate screening clinic will be held Oct. 27 from 5-7 p.m. at the Providence St. Mary Regional Cancer Center at the corner of Seventh Ave. and Willow St. in Walla Walla. Urologists Dr. John Sislow and Dr. David Hutton will offer the screening for men aged 50 and over, and for younger men with a father or brother who has had prostate cancer or who are at a higher risk for prostate cancer do to other factors. The digital rectal exam is free. Prostate specific antigen tests (a blood test) are available for an additional $...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will update the public about implementation of the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area Floodplain Management Plan in a meeting at the City of Richland Community Center on October 24, and at the Youth Building at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on October 25. Both meetings will begin at 4:00 p.m., and end at 6:00 p.m. The FMP focuses on improving Tucannon lakes, restoring and enhancing habitat in the floodplain, burying the powerline between the Tucannon Fish Hatchery and Camp Wooten, and relocating...
MILTON-FREEWATER – The Kirkman House Museum will host a Victorian Ball at the Milton-Freewater Community Center (109 NE Fifth St., Milton-Freewater) on Sat., Oct. 22. The ball will begin at 7 p.m. with the Grand March starting at 7:30. Guests are invited to dress in finery and relive the elegance of the Victorian era. Music will be provided by the Country Dance Orchestra from La Grande with the dances called by Dance Master Dan Clark. No experience or partner is required but a sense of humor and a good attitude is. Advance tickets are $...
WALLA WALLA – Providence will offer its annual free drive-through adult flu shot clinic Sat., Oct. 22 at Providence St. Mary Medical Center from 9 a.m. to noon, or until the vaccine is gone. Immunizations are available to adults age 19 and over. No appointment is necessary. Providence particularly would like to encourage people to come who are low income and do not have health insurance or are underinsured. The clinic is also ideal for people who have difficulty walking, since they do not need to leave their vehicles to receive the shot. No v...
DAYTON - On Oct.19 at 7 p.m. the Dayton high school SHEO club, and the Coalition for Youth and Families, will present the documentary film “Reslience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope”, at the Liberty Theater. “Resilience” is a followup to the 2015 documentary film “Paper Tigers”, which followed six “at risk” students at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla. This film, also directed by James Redford, follows some pioneering individuals who looked into research about adverse childhood experiences (ACES), and illustrates how...
DAYTON – Kennewick artist, Joseph Rastovich began working with metal at age 14, after inheriting classic cars that he wanted to fix. These days he transforms steel into sculptures, wall art, lamps, and large public art pieces. Rastovich has amassed a plethora of specialty metalworking tools over the years and sources his materials and supplies from industrial stores such as steel yards, welding supply stores, and industrial paint stores. Rastovich says his is a "very physical profession" and c...
DAYTON – The Dayton Historic Depot is offering a six-week beginning quilting class on Tuesdays beginning Oct. 11 and running through Nov. 15. The classes will run from 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. and the cost for the series is $25. Quilt artist Sandra Hawks will teach participants the basic skills necessary to create beautiful quilts. Students will end the course with four to six completed quilt projects. Call the Depot at (509) 382-2026 to learn more or to register....
DAYTON – The DSHS mobile office will be in Dayton on Tues., Oct. 11 from noon to 4 p.m. by City Hall (111 S. 1st St.). Visitors can apply for emergency cash assistance, basic food assistance, medical assistance, or Medicare Savings Program. They can also drop off paperwork and complete eligibility or mid-certification reviews or make changes to their existing files....
At noon on Sat., Oct. 8, the Liberty Theater, in partnership with the San Francisco Opera, will present La Bohéme, the first of four of the San Francisco Opera’s critically acclaimed, sold-out performances. These recorded, high-definition presentations provide a high quality experience that leave the audience feeling as though they were hearing the opera live. San Francisco Opera’s Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts Giacomo Puccini’s most beloved opera. This heartwarming story of starving artists falling in and out of love in 19th centur...
WALLA WALLA – All veterans are invited to the 2016 Tri-State Standdown at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds Community Center on Wed., Oct. 19 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bring your military paperwork to take advantage of resources, and find out what benefits are available to you. Veterans will receive breakfast, lunch, free haircuts, and much more. To learn more about the event or to secure transportation, call Don Schack at (509) 386-3564. If you are interested in how your organization can get involved with helping local veterans, please call (509) 529...
DAYTON – The second annual Oktoberfest at the Blue Mountain Station Food Park (700 Artisan Way) will take place Sat., Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Visitors will enjoy an afternoon of German food, local craft beer, and German music. Dayton’s Kiwanis and Lions clubs will grill bratwursts from Tucannon Meats and man the beer garden featuring craft brews from Chief Springs Brewery. The co-op will prepare and sell additional German offerings such as authentic German Potato Salad, German Red Cabbage, and Apple Strudel. Organic hot chocolate will...
WALLA WALLA – Three Waitsburg programs were approved to receive $11,100 in grant funds from the Blue Mountain Community Foundation at the foundation’s Sept. 20 board meeting. Add those funds to the $24,987 in scholarships awarded to 17 Waitsburg students earlier this year and support from the foundation for Waitsburg will total over $36,000 this year. A $2,600 grant was made to Rural Youth Enrichment Services (RYES) with $1,000 designated to Friends of the Waitsburg Pool and $1,600 to support RYES operating expenses. The Cardinals’ Nest after s...
DAYTON – The Dayton First Congregational Church-UCC is hosting a Fashion Flea Market Extravaganza fundraiser on Sat., Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Purses, shoes, jewelry, scarves, and accessories in better condition, along with gently used clothing, and ties and belts for men, can be purchased on the 15th at the church, which is located at 214 South Third Street. Also, join Connie Jungman between the hours of 11 a.m. and noon, to learn how to tie scarves. Donations are currently being accepted, and there are three ways to participate, a...
LAS VEGAS - Last year, local songstress Makenna Barron made the top ten in the National Finals Rodeo National Anthem Contest. This year, the talented 10-year-old again made the top ten by popular vote, and was then chosen by a selection committee as one of the top three youth competitors. Barron’s goal last year was to sing the National Anthem at all of the Big 4 Rodeo Association rodeos in one year. She didn’t make her goal of singing at the NFR last year, but is giving it another shot this year and is already one step closer. Popular vot...
WAITSBURG – The City of College Place will interview three candidates to become the city’s next City Administrator on Sept. 29. Among those is current Waitsburg City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe. Hinchliffe is a Waitsburg High School graduate and has served as City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer for Waitsburg since 2004. The other candidates are current Director for the Walla Walla County Community Development Department, Thomas Glover, and Colfax City Administrator Michael Rizzitiello. The City of College Place hired Prothman, an exe...
PASCO – Waitsburg Elementary School and Dayton Middle School are among seven southeast Washington schools recognized statewide as winners of the 2016 School of Distinction award. Other schools recognized in ESD 123 include Paterson Elementary, Wahitis Elementary (Othello), Touchet Elementary and High School, Pasco High School, and Chiawana High School (Pasco). The award is in its 10th year and honors staff, students, and school leaders who improve performance for all students over a sustained period of time in English Language Arts and m...
DAYTON – Local film lovers will unite with audiences in over 250 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of filmmakers in the 19th annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screens at The Liberty Theater in Dayton. Ten finalists have been chosen from a record 844 submissions from 52 countries. The final 10 are: The Tunnel (Norway), Carousel (England), Kaputt (Germany), Ella Gets a Promotion? (USA), Hold On (The Netherlands), Brayoman (Russia), Overtime (Australia), Gorilla (France), I am A Pencil (Australia),and The Last Journey o...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club will kick of its new year with a meeting on Thurs., Sept. 15 at noon at The Q Wood Fired Grill on Waitsburg’s Main Street. Jennie Dickenson, manager of the Port of Columbia, will speak about the positive community development of the Blue Mountain Station. She will discuss how market needs are established, how products are selected, how building specs are determined to create economic interest and development, and how businesses are discovered and nourished. Lunch, which includes soup, sandwich, des...
DAYTON – A free mobile food bank will visit the Dayton Fairgrounds on Thurs., Sept. 29 from noon to 2 p.m. Bring a box or basket to take food home. Volunteers are needed to bag produce, open boxes, and help distribute food. To volunteer, contact Tim Klipfel at 529-8031 or email timothy.klipfel@thrivent.com or Janet Bye at 524-8456 or email jbye56@gmail.com The event is sponsored by the Blue Mountain Action Council, Thrivent Financial, and Redeemer Lutheran Church....
