Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival returns for its eighth season, performing at more than 30 events in Walla Walla and the Touchet Valley, during June 4 – 27. While most of the performances require an admission fee, there is no charge for open rehearsals, children’s events and outreach concerts that are open to the public. Of the 10 open rehearsals, held place from 10 a.m. to noon, one will take place at jimgermanbar, on Waitsburg’s Main Street on June 16. Other open rehearsals include: Whitehouse-Crawford Restaurant, June 8;...
WALLA WALLA – Providence St. Mary Rehabilitation Department, Providence Medical Group and the Walla Walla Public Schools are partnering to provide inexpensive exams at a convenient location for student athletes and their parents. Area students in need of sports physicals for the 2015-16 school year will be able to get them for only $10 at the Walla Walla High School gymnasium on Friday, May 29, from 3:30 to 7 p.m. They will be conducted by family practitioners, physical therapists, athletic trainers, physician assistants and therapy a...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School senior Hannah Grant, along with DeSales senior Hannah Leahy, received Exchange Club of Walla Walla Youth of the Year Awards for the 2014-15 school year. The recipients received a commemorative plaque and a $1,000 scholarship. Hannah Grant holds a 4.0 GPA, was treasurer of NHS in 2013-14 and is president of Leo’s Service Club. She is active in FFA, student government and Knowledge Bowl, has been a scholar-athlete throughout and was 2014 Prom Queen. She plans to study bioengineering at Washington State Uni...
STARBUCK – June’s Christian Women’s Connection meeting will be a brunch meeting at Judy Jackson’s home (825 Jackson Lane) in Starbuck from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m on Wednesday, June 10. Please make note of the time change for this meeting. June’s theme is “Four P’s in a P.O.D. Yours for the Taking” presented by Evelyn Burt from Silverdale, Wash. Debbie Hoilman of Starbuck will provide musical entertainment, and Holley and Audrey will showcase their “Swedish Weaving.” Brunch is $10 and may be reserved by calling Judy Jackson at 509-399-2005 by Fri...
DAYTON – Auditions for Touchet Valley Arts Council’s fall musical, The Wizard of Oz, will take place June 1, 3, 4, and 6 at the Liberty Theater (344 E. Main, Dayton). Call co-director Mike Ferrians at (509) 520-9561 to schedule an audition or to let him know you’d like to be part of the crew. The show opens Nov. 13 and runs through Dec. 5. Rehearsals typically begin in late summer....
STARBUCK – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invite the public to a reopening celebration at Lyons Ferry State Park, along Highway 261 near Starbuck, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 5, at the day-use park. Participants are invited to bring along a lunch and make a day of it. The day will kick off with a speaker program featuring State Parks and Corps officials and tribal and community representatives, as well as remarks by special guest Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler, R...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s annual American Legion Memorial Day program will take place, Monday, May 25 at 11 a.m. at the Waitsburg City Cemetery. The program will recognize Karen (Huwe) Mohney who was instrumental in building the Veterans Memorial Wall, located at the cemetery. The American Legion Auxiliary will provide a potato bar luncheon at the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room following the program....
WAITSBURG – The first Saturday in June marks Waitsburg’s 18th annual community-wide yard sale. For this year’s June 6 event, it’s free to be listed on the yard sale map, but the deadline is coming quick. To be included in the free directory printed in next week’s issue email dena@waitsburgtimes.com by Monday, June 1, with your address....
WAITSBURG – The deadline to enter items in Waitsburg’s 61st annual Livestock Show and Fair is just around the corner. Last year’s show boasted approximately 70 exhibitors, and the Applied Arts Building earned the coveted Washington State Fair Commission black-and-white ribbon as an outstanding display. This longstanding Waitsburg tradition – originally known as the Waitsburg Junior Livestock Show – was once open to only 4-H and FFA members, but now welcomes open class entries from youth and adults in Walla Walla County. Exhibitors compete in a...
PRESCOTT – The Community Club of Prescott will take over the third weekend breakfasts from May through September, before returning the project to the Prescott Lions Club. The Community Club serves the “regular breakfast” with something special each month. May’s breakfast will include: breakfast casserole, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, sausage, bacon, eggs, pancakes, juice, coffee and tea. Breakfast will be served May 16 and 17 from 8-11 a.m. at the Prescott Lion’s Club Building located at Highway 124 and “D” Street in Prescott. Mea...
Columbia County Superior Court May 6, 2015 Sentencing: Leonard L. Lytle, 24, Dayton; sentenced to six months in county jail following guilty plea on one count of 2nd degree theft of an access device (debit card), one count of 2nd degree identity theft, one count of forgery, and two counts of 3rd degree theft. These crimes occurred in February and early March. Lytle may substitute day-for-day jail time for drug and alcohol treatment; seven other charges filed in March were dismissed as part of Lytle’s plea agreement. First Ap...
WALLA WALLA – The Whitman Institute for Scholastic Enrichment is accepting applications for the August 9-11, 2015, program. This is a free program for local students who entering 9th grade in fall 2015. Participants stay on the Whitman College campus for three days and two nights, and all meals are provided. The WISE schedule includes classes with Whitman professors, workshops on preparing for college, an art project and recreational activities. Students first in their families to attend college are especially encouraged to apply. A workshop f...
DAYTON – Touchet Valley Arts Council is holding an informational meeting for the fall musical, The Wizard of Oz, directed by Mike Ferrians and Brenda Henderson. If you want to get involved (including behind the scenes) attend this meeting at the Liberty Theater at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. Ferrians and Henderson will explain the audition process as well as other ways to be a part of the show. Contact the theater at 382-1380 if you are unable to attend, but would still like to participate. Auditions will take place June 1-6, by a...
DAYTON – A fundraiser to benefit Rascal Rodeo, a nonprofit organization that provides Exceptional Rodeos free of charge for anyone with mental and/or physical disabilities of all ages will be held at Woody’s Bar & Grill on Friday, May 22. The evening will include dinner and live music from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. followed by a live auction at 7:30 p.m. Dinner will include turkey legs, cowboy beans, coleslaw and ice cream. Tickets are $35 per couple or $20 per single. Auction and dancing only (no dinner), is $10. For tickets, call Woody’s at 382-236...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Community Library is offering a free Business Web Design class Thursday, May 14 from 4-7 p.m. The class covers website requirements, domain names, static IP addresses and hosting sites as well as rules for designing a good website. Seating is limited. Sign up at the library (103 S. “D” St., Prescott) or call (509) 849-2411 to register....
DAYTON – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Bonneville Power Administration have scheduled a public hearing at 6 p.m. on May 14 in the Columbia County Public Works Office conference room, at 415 N. Guernsey in Dayton, to provide information and receive comments from the public about a proposed land exchange that could impact the county. BPA is building a major transmission line, known as the Central Ferry-Lower Monumental line, across a parcel of DNR-managed state trust land in Columbia County. BPA has agreed to acquir...
Spring Clean-Up WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s annual Spring Clean-Up Day will take place, Wednesday, May 6. Volunteers should meet at the City Shop (across from Preston Park) at 8 a.m. and are requested to bring shovels, gloves and rakes, if available. Truck drivers are specially needed. A WSP work crew will assist with this year’s clean-up. Citizens may place woody yard debris (limbs and branches) in front of their homes for pick-up on May 6. The City will not accept leaves or grass as they will not go through the City’s chipper. Those wishing...
WAITSBURG – K. C. and Kris Ann Kuykendall are hosting a Family Discipleship Program that will begin May 7 and meet weekly through July. The course is open to singles, couples, foster parents or anyone wanting to grow in their ability to influence the children in their lives. The Christian-based workshop will offer practical tips for parents wanting to grow in their parenting knowledge and skills. Topics include How to Understand Your Child’s Love DNA, Creating Treasures of the Heart, Healthy Obedience, and other practical elements of hea...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Commercial Club will meet at Waitsburg Town Hall on Tuesday May 5 at 6:30 p.m. President Joy Smith will recap the last three years’ program of work and share plans for summer leadership transition. Incoming president, Deb Callahan, will present a summary of economic development. Dinner will be catered by “The Q.” Cost is $12 for dinner and there is no costs for the meeting only. Please RSVP attendance to ikbakeve@charter.net or call (509) 337-6546. Waitsburg Commercial Club is a 501c6, economic development non-pro...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School bands are preparing for the annual Spring Concert which will take place Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. in the Waitsburg High School auditorium. Four bands will be performing this year. The 5th and 6th grade bands will combine onstage for several pieces, including the new and dramatic “Sword of Fire.” The Preston Hall Band will perform pieces they played at the mass band festival earlier this year: the Colonel Bogey march and the complex Doppler Effect. In addition, they’ll play Katy Perry’s “Roar!” and the jazzy “Fu...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Commercial Club passed a unanimous ballot of officers for the 2015-16 term. Officers are: President, Deb Callahan; Past President, Joy Smith; 1st Vice President, Ron Groom; 2nd Vice President, Valerie Mudry; Secretary, Mark Pickel, Treasurer, Fred Gonzalez....
WALLA WALLA – SEA-TECH Skills Center students who earn their Certified Nursing Assistant credentials through the center’s Health Sciences program are in high demand in Walla Walla health care facilities. Walla Walla General Hospital, Odd Fellows Home and Park Manor Rehabilitation Center are all willing to pay bonuses for students who are hired. Some businesses have also offered to help fund additional college instruction for students who are interested in advancing their careers, according to a Walla Walla Public Schools newsletter. SEA...
DAYTON – Dayton Middle School sixth graders have prepared all winter and spring to participate in this year’s National Lemonade Day on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All along Dayton’s Main Street the 27 young entrepreneurs, in their eight lemonade stands and aided by more than a dozen local adult volunteers who have been mentoring the youth, will sell lemonade. The Port of Columbia, Southeast Washington Economic Development Association and the Washington State Department of Commerce all invite you to support these students as they learn...
