Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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...
Report of shop entered and multiple tools and a safe taken in the 200 block of Murphy Street, Waitsburg. The burglary is reported to have taken place between 2200 and 0500. Shop door was left open and no forced entry was discovered....
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg School District is accepting applications for individuals to sit on the Superintendent Search Interview Observer Panel. The board plans to select approximately 12 community members, representing a cross-section demographics to sit on the panel. The panel will observe preliminary interviews of six to eight selected candidates for the position of Superintendent of the Waitsburg School District and will, individually, provide input to the Board on each candidate. Interviews will be held on Tues., April 16 and Wed, April 1...
WALLA WALLA County—More than 150 agencies in Walla Walla County and around the state will step up distracted driving patrols March 28-April 14. It is illegal for drivers to hold cell phones, access information or watch videos while they are driving, stopped in traffic or at a stop light. Violators will be charged $136 for a first offense and $234 for the second. Washington Traffic Safety Commission Target Zero Manager Nancy McClenny-Walters says the E-DUI (Driving Under the Influence of Electronics) law isn’t complicated. “The law is easy...
The Dayton Eagles Auxiliary would like to apologize for inadvertantly omitting Banner Bank off of the list of sponsors that donated to the Jimmy Durante fundraiser....
WALLA WALLA—Admission to the Fort Walla Walla will be free on Sun., April 14 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. for the museum Open House. This is a chance for area residents to see what is new at the old fort. The museum boasts five exhibit halls and a 17-structure pioneer settlement. Learn about the territorial prison, horse-era agricultural practices, the history of Fort Walla Walla and more....
WALLA WALLA— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff opened Rooks Park’s gates to vehicle traffic today, April 1, according to Walla Walla District operations officials at the Mill Creek Project. Rooks Park is located on Mill Creek Road about one mile east of Walla Walla....
DAYTON—Ski Bluewood will be open on Sat. and Sun., April 6 and 7, but not on the prior Thursday and Friday. Bluewood is partnering with Ranch & Home to honor veterans and active military with a special discount. Lift tickets and rentals are $25 each with military identification....
WALLA WALLA-A free two-day dental, vision and medical clinic will be at the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds on April 18 and 19 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Professionals will be available to help with dental, vision, medical needs and additional services: Eye exams with prescription and free glasses Dental fillings, cleanings and extractions General medical services, diabetes screening and evaluation, cholesterol screening, thyroid screening, mental health screening, GYN/Women's health screening and r...
COLUMBIA COUNTY—The Dayton-Columbia County Washington Fund Committee announces it is now accepting applications for 2019 grant money. The deadline for accepting applications is May 1, 2019. The fund is comprised of donations by community-minded people for the purpose of “enhancement, for the long term, of the social and economic well-being of the citizens of Columbia County, Washington.” The earnings of the fund, administered by the Blue Mountain Community Foundation of Walla Walla, are made available annually to Columbia County resid...
WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla County EMS and Trauma Care Council will meet Thurs., April 4 at 6 p.m. at the Fulton Room in the Walla Walla Police Department. The agenda will include: EMS director report, EMS training, emergency management report, traffic safety report and a prevention report. Reports will be followed by round table discussions and district announcements. The meeting is open to the public....
