Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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The month of May has been designated National Foster Parent Appreciation Month. There are nearly 9,000 children currently in foster care in Washington State. Children enter foster care at no fault of their own and most have endured some form of abuse of neglect which made conditions unsafe to remain in their home. Thankfully, there are caring adults who choose to become foster parents. Foster parents are willing to open their hearts and homes to the children in foster care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Foster parents provide the safety, love...
Waitsburg High School alumnus Bertha (Porier) Clayton was named Vice President of the Washington State University Alumni Association earlier this month....
WAITSBURG—Children who turn 5 on, or before Aug.31, 2019 and live within the Waitsburg School District boundaries are eligible to enter kindergarten in the fall. Children who turn 3 on or before Aug. 31, 2019 are eligible to register for preschool. Families living outside the district are welcome to apply, but priority will be given to families living within the district. Out-of-district families will pay tuition, currently set at $200 per month. Registration will be held in the elementary office on Mon., May 20th –Thurs., May 23. from 9 a.m...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Alumni Association is looking for WHS graduates willing to ride in the alumni float in the Celebration Days parade. Any alumni willing to walk or ride on the float should gather at the float at the staging area before the parade on May 18....
DAYTON—Dayton’s annual Lewis-Clark Walk will take place on Tues., May 14 this year. Participants will depart from the Historic Dayton Depot (222 E. Commercial Ave.) at 5:30 p.m. and walk to the Lewis-Clark Patit Creek Campsite, approximately three miles from town. Free dinner and entertainment by Switchgrass Delta will be at the campsite upon arrival. Free transportation is available back to town. Call (509) 382-2181 for more information....
The Town of Starbuck is accepting applications for the town’s maintenance position. For more information or a job description; please contact Mayor Richard Ells,509-399-2022 or Jan Ells, 509-399-2100 or e-mail townofstarbuck@gmail.com _____ Washtucna School District is seeking a full time 4th & 5th Grade Teacher for the 2019-20 school year. Washington State Teaching Certificate required. Interested applicants must submit a District Certificated Application Form (available at www.tucna.wednet.edu), Letter of Application, Resume, three letters of...
COLUMBIA COUNTY—Meeting have been scheduled through the Month of May to discuss a proposed Flood Control Zone District and to wrap up the Dayton, Starbuck and Columbia County comprehensive plan updates. Columbia Comprehensive Plan Wrap-up Open House The Columbia County Planning staff and Planning Commission will review and discuss changes in the Comprehensive Plan that will be submitted to the state for review and adoption, at a meeting on Tuesday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the County Fairgrounds Youth Building. Starbuck Comprehensive Plan Wrap-u...
Eulalie Shreck, who recently retired from her volunteer greeter position at Dayton General Hospital, was incorrectly listed as being 94 years of age in last week’s issue of The Times. In fact, Eulalie’s service is even more impressive, as she turns 98 years young on May 12....
WALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla Symphony Youth Orchestra (WWSYO) will present its final concert of the 2018-19 season on Mon., May 13. at 7:30 p.m. at Chism Recital Hall in the Whitman College Hall of Music. Under the direction of Dr. Paul Luongo, the WWSYO will perform pieces including Celebration! by Richard Meyer,Aboriginal Rituals by Elliot del Borgo, In the Fading Light of Autumn by Ralph Ford, Into the Storm by Robert W. Smith,Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by Harry Gregson-Williams, and Hopak from Sorochinsky’s Fair by Modest Mus...
WALLA WALLA—Pioneer Park will be filled with food and fun for the annual Spring Fling event running Fri., May 10 – Sun., May 12. The event benefits the Julianna Sayler Foundation, a noprofit dedicated to raising awareness, supporting families and empowering researchers to dure Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Food, booths, arts and crafts and a kidz zone will be on site. A Show & Shine Auto/Cycle show will take place on Sat., May 11 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. There is no entry fee to show a car or cycle....
April 26: Theft; victim had wireless dog collar stolen in the 200 block of N B Street in Prescott. Assault; victim was assaulted by being struck in the head at home using a glass liquor bottle. Suspect arrested. Incident took place in the 200 block of Harmon Street in Waitsburg....
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Home and School Association will host its annual spring carnival from 6-8 p.m. at the Waitsburg Elementary School building on Fri., May 3. This year’s event will include games, a silent auction, food, photo booth and a bounce house. Armbands will be available for purchase for $10 each. The HASA is requesting cake walk donations, including cakes, cupcakes, bars and cookies. Items may be dropped off at the elementary school staff room. Proceeds are used to purchase school supplies for all Waitsburg stud...
DAYTON—The Pacific Power, Marengo Repower wind project is beginning soon and Wanzek, the company hired to perform the work, will hold a job fair on Fri., May 17 from 3-6 p.m. at the Best Western Plus in Dayton (507 E. Main). Positions to be filled include: foremen, leadmen, crane operators, equipment operators, laborers, flaggers, riggers, wind technicians. Applications should fill out applications in advance of the fair. Applications and more information can be found at www.wanzek.com/careers....
WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation will kick off the 2019 Downtown Farmers Market on Sat., May 4 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The market is located at the Farmers Market Pavilion at 106 W. Main St. in Walla Walla. See the new market poster and shop for fresh cut flowers, flower baskets, artisan items and local produce....
DAYTON—The 16th Annual Dayton Third Street will take place this Saturday on 3rd Street and at various locations throughout Dayton. Suggested hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m....
WAITSBURG—A drug take-back event and a shred truck will be at the Waitsburg Fire Department at 234 Main Street, in Waitsburg, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sat., April 27. Turn in unused or expired medication for safe disposal. No needles, sharps or syringes, mercury thermometers, oxygen containers, chemotherapy or radioactive substances. A container will be available for household discarded needles and lancets. Walla Walla Area Crime Watch will accept donations at a shred truck, which will be on site. Funds help with graffiti abatement and com...
WAITSBURG—Stop in at the Plaza Theater, on Waitsburg’s Main Street, for a Bluegrass at the Plaza event on Sun., April 28 at 4 p.m. The concert will feature: The Whippersnappers, KC River, Jasper Mountain and Switchgrass Delta Admission is free and donations are welcome. Donations to the Waitsburg Resource Center food bank are gladly accepted....
DAYTON— The Friends of the Columbia County Fairgrounds was selected to receive a $10,000 Impact Grant through the Sherwood Trust. The Friends was one of 11 recipients selected from a field of 23 applicants. The Impact Grant program was initiated in 2018 to support projects that may be smaller in scale or budget but that will make a big difference in the community. The grants seek to support projects or ideas that contribute to creating a cohesive, vibrant community....
WAITSBURG—Mary Phillips, of the Waitsburg Historical Society, and Kate Hockersmith, with the Emergency Preparedness Committee, are joining forces to create a historical display in the Wilson-Phillips House, on the history of flooding in Waitsburg. They are looking for items from any of the floods that took place prior to 1996. They are also looking specifically for a picture from the Flood of ’96 of a boat that was tied up to Town Hall and of sandbagged Highway 12, with water running in it. Please contact Mary Phillips at 337-6427 or Kate Hoc...
WALLA WALLA—According to the Walla Walla Community Development Dept. quarterly newsletter, the department stats for the month of March are as follows: Building permits issued – 37, compared to 46 in March, 2018 Burn/fire permits issued – 119, compared to 135 in March, 2018 Land use applications approved – 17, compared to 12 in March 2018...
WALLA WALLA—Providence St. Mary Medical Center is seeking stories and photos for a book being written on its history by a local author. The hospital has contracted with Linda Andrews to write a book on the history of the hospital, St. Vincent Academy and the legacy of the Sisters of Providence in Walla Walla. The sisters arrived in Walla Walla in 1863 to open a school at the request of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Over time, the sisters began caring for the sick as well, and recognized the need for a hospital. St. Mary Hospital, the city’s fir...
WALLA WALLA— The Kirkman House Museum, located at 214 N. Colvillve St. in Walla Walla, will host a Mothers’ Day Victorian Tea on Sat., May 11, at 1:00 p.m. The event will feature all the finery and elements of a high tea accompanied by a vintage fashion show. Restoration at the Kirkman House Museum began last fall. Work has been completed on the basement foundation and walls. The basement earth floors have been concreted which will reduce moisture levels and the basement can now be used for storage of collections and administrative items whi...
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla Community Hospice (WWCH) is preparing for the 2019 Pond & Garden Experience on Saturday, Sept. 14. They have changed the name from “Tour” to “Experience” because in addition to the self-guided tour of lovely gardens, it is also a day filled with music, art, education, food, wine and more. In 2018, upwards of 357 individuals visited nine residential properties and one winery. Musicians performed at five of the properties while artists created plein en aire at three of the properties. Vendors sold their garden art and Mast...
WAITSBURG—The Society for Creative Anachronism will host its annual Newcomer’s Encampment in Preston Park on the weekend of May 3-5. The event is intended to introduce beginners and interested individuals to the organization and its activities. SCA participants adopt a persona, dress in period costume, and practice arts and skills popular in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Community members are encouraged to stop in and enjoy battles, entertainment and games....
WALLA WALLA—Whitman Mission National Historic site will celebrate National Park Week with two Junior Ranger Days, Sat. and Sun., April 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Park Rangers will hold children’s activities at the visitor center and a walking tour of the Mission House will be available from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. People who participate in the Junior Ranger Program during National Park Week, April 20-28, will earn a special badge. Whitman Mission National Historic Site is located eight miles west of Walla Walla at 328 Whitman Mission Road. h...
