Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School will host “Every 15 Minutes,” an educational experience that reminds participants of the dangers of driving while impaired or texting, on March 12 and 13. Waitsburg school district would like local citizens to be aware of some aspects of the program that could cause alarm for those who are unaware. For several days, during the week of March 9, the vehicle of WHS alum Shannon Elliot, who was killed in an alcohol-related accident in 2009, will be placed in the WHS parking lot. The Elliot family works to sprea...
DAYTON – March is Substance Abuse Awareness month, and members of the Coalition for Youth and Families have several activities planned. They will place table tents in several businesses and offices around town to offer information to the public on raising awareness of substance abuse issues. Parenting classes will be offered every Monday night at the Delaney Building from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Guiding Good Choices is a Best Practice Parent Education Curriculum course meant to enhance parenting skills, promote healthy bonding, and prevent substance a...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club is sponsoring a City Cleanup Day on Wednesday, May 6. A crew from the Walla Walla Penitentiary will join with local volunteers to pick up organic materials left at the curbside and to assist with general cleanup. Volunteers with shovels and rakes are appreciated. Organic materials should be out to the curb by 7 a.m. in order to be picked up....
WAITSBURG – Eight Waitsburg High School musicians are preparing to perform with the Southeast Washington Music Educators’ High School Honor Band in Colfax on March 9. School officials are pleased to note that this is the largest group from Waitsburg to attend Honor Band in many years. Honor band students must be good musicians who commit to practices and rehearsals, according to WHS band director Brad Green. The eight students who applied and were accepted to the prestigious group include Emily Adams (baritone horn), Korben Duffy (pe...
WALLA WALLA – The former Albertson’s Walla Walla is now a Haggen’s Northwest Fresh grocery store. With the tradition of featuring locally produced products when possible, Haagen is inviting community members that are interested in partnering with the brand to meet with company leaders on March 12. At this informal, public meeting, local farmers and producers can discuss selling their products on Haggen’s shelves, nonprofit organizations can learn about Haggen’s community giving, and small businesses can explore co-marketing programs. The meeti...
February 12, 2015 Members present: K.C. Kuykendall, Kevin House, Marty Dunn, Mayor Walt Gobel, Karl Newell, Debra Callahan Public Comment: -Delores Nettles asked about plans for City Cleanup Day. New Business: -Approved EMS Levy Agreement with Waitsburg Ambulance Service -Set a public meeting date of Feb. 19 to discuss planning commission’s recommendation for the preliminary plat for Whoopemup Meadows. -Changed the date of the March City Council meeting to Thursday, March 26. -Approved Ordinance 2015-1030 which adds a seventh seat to the p...
February 11, 2015 Board members present: Ross Hamann, Christy House, Marilyn Johnson, Randy Pearson, Greg Zuger. Public Comment: -Representatives of the wrestling program expressed desire to see it continue through Waitsburg-Prescott Combine dissolution. -Charlie Barron of Walla Walla Electric requested his company have an equal opportunity to bid on small jobs for the district. Old Business: -Approved Policy 2107: Reading and Early Literacy Program New Business: -Dr. Clarke gave information on a recent board retreat that covered the Compressio...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg American Legion Auxiliary is hosting a Boys and Girls State Honor Night Dessert at Town Hall on March 2 at 7 p.m. It is a family affair for anyone interested in learning more about Evergreen Girls and Boys State, a program that simulates Washington State government. Reservations are requested. Emma Philbrook attended Girls State from Waitsburg last year and will share her experiences. Matthew Warren, from Dayton, attended Boys State and will also talk about his experience. Both Warren and Philbrook won the Samsung A...
DAYTON – The snow day originally scheduled for make up on March 6 has been moved to Thursday, June 11. This will be the last day of school, according to Superintendent Doug Johnson. “The decision provides parents with two weeks’ notice of the change,” he said. “The basis for the change centers on the success of the high school girls’ basketball team. Other factors include the challenges of finding enough certificated and classified substitutes and making transportation arrangements for both the tournament participants and getting students to...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club will host a Waitsburg City Council Candidate Forum on Tuesday, March 3 at Waitsburg Town Hall. Incumbent and new candidates are invited to speak to community members for three to five minutes and take questions about city government from the audience. To run for Waitsburg City Council, visit www.cityofwaitsburg.com. It is important to meet the deadlines. The March 3 Commercial Club meeting includes dinner at $12 per person. Please RSVP reservations to ikbakeve@charter.net or call (509) 337-6546. T...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Community Citizen of the Year Award. Nominations may be submitted, in letter form, for the Commercial Club Executive Board to consider at their March 3 meeting. Citizens of the Year for 2014 were Larry and Deanne Johnson. Please email nominations to joyofantiques@msn.com or mail to Waitsburg Commercial Club, Post Office Box 451, Waitsburg, WA 99361. Nominations must be received by Tuesday, March 3 to be considered....
DAYTON – The Dayton School Board approved a resolution last week to place a capital projects levy on the April 28 ballot. The levy will request $800,000, collected over a two-year period during 2016 and 2017, to fund purchases and repairs that address safety, security and efficiency. The district has scheduled a public informational meeting for next Wednesday, March 4, to provide background on the proposed levy. The regular board meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. and then adjourn to the special public meeting at 7 p.m. in the high school a...
DAYTON – The public is invited to meet candidates for the permanent Dayton School District secondary principal on the evenings of March 2 and 3 in the high school auditorium. Times will be announced. A schedule will be posted on the school website at www.daytonsd.org. The selection committee is interviewing candidates this week to recommend for advancement to the second stage of the hiring process. The selection committee plans to have a recommendation ready to present to the superintendent by Thursday, March 12, with the potential a...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Lions will be serving their annual Sam Erwin Memorial Fund breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, and Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Prescott Lions Hall (Highway 124 & “D” St.). All proceeds from the breakfast go to the Sam Erwin Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Lions hold the annual event to honor Sam, who worked many years to build up the Lions Club and supported the club’s efforts to serve the community. The scholarship fund helps Prescott High School students further their education. Breakfast is $8 and inc...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club will meet at noon on Feb. 19 at the Laht Neppur Brewery (444 Preston Ave.) in Waitsburg for a no-host lunch. Members are encouraged to bring business or community information including pamphlets, flyers and business cards. Thursday’s agenda includes several items: nominating committee for 2015-16 officers; city-wide cleanup date/volunteers; community service award nominations; current event list; and the Celebration Days Brew Fest. Please RSVP attendance to ikbakeve@charter.net or call B.A. at (50...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School will host “Every 15 Minutes,” an educational experience that reminds participants of the dangers of driving while impaired or texting, on March 12 and 13. Waitsburg School District would like local citizens to be aware of some aspects of the program that could cause alarm for those who are unaware. For several days, during the week of March 9, the vehicle of WHS alum Shannon Elliot, who was killed in an alcohol-related accident in 2009, will be placed in the WHS parking lot. The Elliot family works to sprea...
DAYTON – The city of Dayton is in the process of updating its current signage and sidewalk-use codes. Three workshops are scheduled to help city planners identify how best to improve the codes to better serve local businesses and the community. The first two workshops are Wednesday in the St. Joseph Parish Annex, 112 S. 1st St., from 3-5 p.m. and again from 6-8 p.m. The final workshop will be next Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Delaney Building at the Dayton Memorial Library, at 111 S. 3rd St., from 6-8 p.m. Key topics include: allowing for a...
DAYTON – Blue Mountain Heritage Society’s annual Ground “Hog” Sausage Fest to benefit community historical projects such as the Palus Museum, the Smith Hollow School and Columbia County History Books take place this Saturday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Youth Building at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. A buffet-style dinner will be served from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Suggested donations for tickets are $12.50 per person or $35 per family. Tickets are available at Village Shoppes, from BMHS board members, or at the door. Bratwurst and McQuary’s sausage w...
DAYTON – Scott Gillis of Creation Ministries International will be on tour in Dayton Feb. 28 – March 1, as part of his Exposing Evolution’s Fatal Flaws tour. The lectures are free and open to the public. Gillis will speak on Dinosaurs & Fossils: Amazing Evidence for Creation! on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. at Faith Chapel (653 Wagon Road, Dayton). On Sunday, Gillis will present Creation: Why it Matters at 9:30 a.m. at Community Bible Church (203 S. 2nd St., Dayton) and will repeat Dinosaurs & Fossils: Amazing Evidence for Creation! at 11 a....
DAYTON – Dayton man Dante Brown, 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in Columbia County Superior Court last Wednesday. Brown was sentenced to 64 days of confinement but received credit for the 64 days he’d been awaiting trial in the Columbia County Jail and was released from custody. He will continue to be supervised by the Department of Corrections, according to County Prosecutor Rea Culwell. Brown was arrested in early December on suspicion of stabbing another Dayton male, Dalton Bennett, in the back during an altercation at a hom...
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla County Planning Commision has an opening due to the resignation of member Jonathan Thompson who is moving from the area. Commissioners are seeking applicants to fill the unexpired term which ends March 1, 2016. Applicants must reside in District 2, which includes Dixie, Waitsburg and Prescott. A map of District 2 commissioner boundaries may be found at the county website at www.co.walla-walla.wa.us. Additional applicant information, an application form and questionnaire are also available on the county website. T...
Four Dayton students traveled last week to Washington, D.C. to attend a Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America annual conference . . ....
WALLA WALLA – The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is offering a bipolar educational session at the Walla Walla Community Services Center (1520 Kelly Place, Walla Walla) on Friday, Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The class is free and lunch will be provided. Reservations are required by Thursday, Feb. 19. The Demystifying Bipolar Disorder session covers what bipolar disorder is; causes, risk factors and triggers; treatment options; how to support those living with bipolar disorder; tools offered by DBSA. Individuals living with b...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg City Hall will close at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6. City Clerk Randy Hinchliffe will be testifying at the Capital Budget Hearing in Olympia, related to the Main Street Bridge project and Deputy Clerk Kelly Steinhoff had previously scheduled time off. Waitsburg’s next City Council meeting will take place Thursday, Feb. 12, rather than on the regularly scheduled third-Wednesday in order to accommodate staff and council schedules....
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