Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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...
WALLA WALLA—Providence Outpatient Rehabilitation and Providence St. Mary Foundation will host an open house at their new locations in the main building at the Providence Southgate Medical Park, 1025 S. Second Ave., April 24, from 5-6:30 p.m. The open house will include refreshments, giveaways of Providence mugs, and tours of the rehabilitation gym, therapy areas and foundation offices. Visitors will be able to meet and ask questions of the foundation team and see examples of how donations make a difference....
March 30 Deputies responded to a burglary on Taggart Road in Waitsburg....
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. This is a Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project (TVAMP) concert and features: The Whippersnappers (Waitsburg’s youngest bluegrass band: Daniel Foley and Kate, Klint & Kaleb Kuykendall); KC River (Duet: Kavin Kuykendall and Caleb Shanks); Jasper Mountain (Glenn Morrison, Jimmye Turner, Carrie Hendrix and Kate Hockersmith); Switchgrass Delta: (Kaleb Kuykendall, Robert Walsh, Chris & Emma Philbrook). “We have had tre...
DAYTON—The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library is holding its annual book sale on April 26-28 at 250 East Main Street, between Rey’s Roast and Blue Mountain Realtors. Books will be sold by the inch (at 50 cents per inch) or by the bag. Sale times are: Fri., April 26; 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sat., April 27; 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sun., April 28; 1 p.m. – 4 p.m...
DAYTON/COLLEGE PLACE—Easter Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) will visit College Place and Dayton to hear from people in the community about issues important to them and their families. McMorris Rodgers will hold “Conversation with Cathy” Town Hall events at the College Place Lions Club Building (801 SE Larch Ave, College Place) on Tues., April 23 at 8 a.m. and at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Youth Building (N. Pine St, Dayton) on April 23 at 3 p.m....
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Christian Church will host the “Going Beyond” simulcast featuring New York Times best-selling author and Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer. The free pre-recorded event is free and will take place on Sat., May 4 from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The day will include Bible teaching, prayer and worship. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Register at http://waitsburgchristianchurch.com/priscilla-shirer-event/ Contact Rachel Paxton for more information at Rachel.paxton@gmail.com...
DAYTON—An idea-gathering and planning meeting for the first Dayton Christmas Kickoff Festival of Trees will be held at the Delany Building (111 S. 3rd, Dayton) on Wed., April 24 at 6:30 p.m. Plans are underway to develop a new Christmas Kickoff event by having community groups and businesses decorate trees to be collectively displayed. Visitors will be able to wander through the “forest” and gaze in wonder. Anyone with interest in the project or ideas to share is invited to participate in this informal brainstorming opportunity to devel...
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg elementary students will showcase their talents and the annual Waitsburg Elementary School talent show at 6:30 p.m. on April 17 at the Waitsburg High School auditorium. Admission is free and the community is encouraged to attend....
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Resource Center will sponsor a free mobile dental clinic on Fri. May 24, 2019. The clinic will visit at the resource center (behind Banner Bank) from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Appointments are required in advance. Please contact Pam Conover at (509) 337-8876 to reserve a spot....
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg’s annual Community Service Awards dinner will take place at Waitsburg Town Hall at 6 p.m. on Tues., April 16. Both the Business of the Year and Employee of the year will be recognized. Dinner will be catered by the Q Wood-Fired Grill. Dinner will include glazed pork loin, roasted potatoes, salad, garlic bread, asparagus and dessert. Tickets are $30 per person and are available on Eventbrite.com or contact Joy at waitsburgcc@icloud.com to have an invoice sent to you....
DAYTON—The community is invited to join in celebrating Mayor Craig George’s commitment to Dayton at a retirement party on Tues., April 16 at the Delany Building form 4-6:30 p.m....
SNAKE and COLUMBIA RIVERS—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin implementing its 2019 Fish Operations Plan at the four lower Snake River Dams on April 3 and at the lower Columbia River dams on April 10. The 2019 plan includes spill and transport operations for the spring and summer juvenile fish passage seasons at these dams. Operations include new flexibmilty to benefit fish and hydropower. Read details at https://bit.ly/2uXjawg...
DAYTON—Tickets are now on sale for the stage production of “Peril On the High Seas” and a performance by Sundae & Mr. Goessl, both upcoming at the Liberty Theater. Sundae & Mr. Goessl, a vintage jazz duo out of Seattle, will appear for their third visit on Fri., April 26 at 7 p.m. Wine pours will be available and tickets are $20 per person. Meghan Bromley makes her directorial debut in the ritzy-ditzy melodrama “Peril On the High Seas,” playing Mother’s Day weekend at the Liberty Theater, May 10-12. The play is set aboard the ocean liner HMS M...
