Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG—Waitsburg City Hall will be closed on Friday. Staff will be out of the office attending a training. Regular office hours commence Monday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m....
WAITSBURG—On Friday, Millrace Rd between Garden St. & Main St. will be closed. Workers will be on the scene from 7 a.m. to at least 3 p.m. working to replace a leaking water valve....
WALLA WALLA—The Frenchtown Rendezvous, a benefit for the Frenchtown Historic Site in Walla Walla, will be held Saturday at Assumption Church Parish Hall in Walla Walla at 2098 E. Alder St. The event includes a workshop on writing and publishing family history from 1 to 2 p.m. and a talk by historical archaeologist Maryanne Maddoux at 4 p.m. Beer and wine will be available for purchase, and a tri-tip dinner will be offered beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person, or $300 for a table of eight, and are available at tinyurl.com/rdv2018. A...
DAYTON—Alder Family Dental has announced that it will close its office on Dayton’s Main Street on Oct. 11. Dr. Rachel Deininger, who has been the primary dentist in the Dayton office, has announced she will be leaving the firm. Other employees of the Dayton Alder Dental office will continue working in Alder’s Walla Walla office, at 342 Catherine St. Dr. Kimberly Murdoch and Dr. Pat Sharkey offer dental services in that office. Alder will hold a good-bye reception for Dr. Deininger on Oct. 10 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Dayton offic...
Walla Walla Community Hospice is expanding its grief and bereavement group support to the community. A former storage room has been renovated into a private location for groups to gather. According to WWCH Events & Outreach Coordinator Brad McMasters, the room, now called the Filipi Room, after Dr. and Mrs. Filipi who are two of the founders of WWCH, offers comfortable chairs, soft lighting, and muted colors, and houses a lending library of grief-related books, cds and dvds. McMasters said WWCH hosts and facilitates forty weeks of grief and...
DAYTON—Columbia County will close Ronan Road to through traffic for two weeks, starting Oct. 22. The County will be removing the existing timber bridge at milepost 1.657 crossing Johnson Hollow Creek, just southerly of Ronan Road’s junction with the Johnson Hollow Road. The bridge will be replaced with a pipe arch culvert. Traffic will be detoured over Courtney Road to Turner Road to access US 12. Fullerton Road is also an option to access US 12, via Turner Road Please call Columbia County Public Works at (509) 382-2534, Monday through Fri...
On Sept 20th the Times reported the Powell Brothers' donation of a special rifle had an estimated value of $28,000. After a preliminary, unofficial, appraisal at Fort Walla Walla Museum, the value is estimated to be closer to $2,000. The rifle and other valuables are stored offsite....
DAYTON—The Dayton Historic Depot is hosting Dayton’s first Cash Mob on Saturday, from 2-3 p.m. The community is invited to visit the Depot gift shop and spend at least $20. This local shopping event supports local business, builds community and infuses money into the local economy. Inspired by similar events in Walla Walla and other parts of the country, the Port of Columbia and the Dayton Chamber of Commerce began planning for the Cash Mob in August. Four businesses expressed interest in hosting Cash Mobs. The Depot was randomly chosen at thi...
DAYTON—The Columbia County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Oct. 1 in the Columbia County courthouse to receive public input regarding concerns for public/private access during the winter closure months for Eckler Mountain Road and Maloney Mountain Road. If unable to attend the meeting, comments can be submitted by mail to: 311 East Main Street, Dayton, WA 99328, or by e-mail at: commissioners@co.columbia.wa.us....
DAYTON—The Bank of Eastern Washington, a branch of Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced last week the opening a new loan production office in Dayton. Located at 164 E. Main St., Suite B, the new office will be staffed by Todd Wood. Wood is a veteran banker and a lifelong resident of Waitsburg. “We are excited to have Todd join the bank’s lending team,” said BEO President and CEO, Jeff Bailey. “Todd has a great reputation in the industry and with his local ties is a natural fit for our organization. Wood can be reached at (509) 382-7111....
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Resource Center (food bank) will be collecting coats in October to give to children and adults in our community. Contact Karla Scott with questions—(509) 240-4533 kkscott99@yahoo.com Drop off sites: Waitsburg Clinic, Waitsburg Grocery, Banner Bank, First Presbyterian Church of Waitsburg, Waitsburg Christian Church, and St. Mark’s Catholic Church. New and Gently Used Coats All Sizes infant to Adults....
DAYTON—Dayton’s Liberty Theater will be one of more than 300 venues around the world to showcase nine short films as part of the Manhattan Short Film Festival, taking place here Sept. 27-30 and Oct. 2. The Liberty is one of only three festival venues in the inland northwest. The films were selected from 1,565 entries from 73 countries. Attendees in Dayton will be able to vote for the best film and best actor. For more information and showtimes, go to libertytheater.org....
DAYTON—The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library are having a fall book sale, with a larger quantity of quality and affordable books than usual. The sale will take place at 250 E. Main St., between Blue Mountain Realtors and Rey’s Roast. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 6, and on Oct. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m....
DAYTON—Columbia County Health System has announced extended hours for its laboratory service department and for its rehabilitation services department. The hospital lab is now open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rehabilitation and physical therapy are now open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The hospital also offers 24 hour emergency service. For more information, or to make an appointment, call the Dayton General Hospital at (509) 3...
DAYTON—The Liberty Theater and Dayton Memorial Library announce a special one-night free screening of Rob Reiner’s classic 1987 comedy, “The Princess Bride,” starring Robin Wright, Cary Elwes and Peter Falk. The film rolls Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 pm. The event is sponsored by Friends of Dayton Library in recognition of Banned Books Week, which champions intellectual freedom. Based on the novel by William Goldman, the Princess Bride is a family classic, despite its being targeted for removal or restriction in schools and libraries. Charact...
DAYTON—The Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the FCC will conduct a nationwide combined test of the Wireless Emergency Alert and Emergency Alert Systems on Sept. 20, beginning at 2:18 p.m., with a back-up planned for Oct. 3. Some cell phones will receive the message. Others will not. No action will be required....
DAYTON—Parents with students in grades 8 and 9 are invited to attend the WSU Gear Up Financial Literacy Night on Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Dayton High School Auditorium. Melanie Casciato, an outreach and admissions specialist from Columbia Basin College in Pasco, will present information on saving for college, scholarships and costs associated with attending a post-secondary school. At the end of the program there will be a work session for the parents of high school seniors, to prepare for the “Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
WALLA WALLA—The 17th Annual Pond & Garden Tour on Saturday is a fundraising event benefiting Walla Walla Community Hospice. This is a self-guided tour of 10 unique and creative gardens in the Walla Walla Valley. Tickets for this event include entrance to all 10 gardens. Vendors selling garden art and products will be found at eight properties. Five properties will host local musicians and three properties will host working local artists. WSU Master Gardeners will be available for brief tutorials and information. Proceeds support the work and s...
DAYTON—In last week’s issue of The Times we posted a soccer schedule for Dayton-Waitsburg for fall 2018. However, Dayton-Waitsburg will not be fielding a soccer team this year. We inadvertently published the schedule from 2017. We’re sorry for the error. DW will also not have a cross-country team this year, due to lack of participation....
Last week, The Times reported that Suzi Tasker is opening her new business, Wenaha Wellness, at Main Street Salon. Tasker’s business will actually be located at Creative Designs, on Main Street....
DAYTON—Dayton General Hospital Respiratory Therapist Tom Anderson said there has been an uptick in people seeking medical care because of poor air quality from smoke due to ongoing fires in northern Washington and British Columbia. People are having problems with breathing, burning eyes and nose, chest pain and tightness of breath, which brings on anxiety, and compounds the problem, he said. “On Monday the air quality index was 274, placing Dayton in the Very Unhealthy category, and almost in the Hazardous category for particle pol...
WALLA WALLA—A total of $14,926.99 has been distributed this year to support Waitsburg recreation, civic, religious and education efforts from funds established at the Blue Mountain Community Foundation by Dr. S. Roger and Laura Jean Hevel, of Waitsburg. The City of Waitsburg received $2,883.19 to support the operations of the swimming pool from the Friends of the Waitsburg Pool Fund established by the Hevels. Anyone may contribute to this Fund to support the swimming program in Waitsburg. Grants of $2,035.95 each were awarded to the Friends o...
Last week, The Times incorrectly reported that Eric Watrud, the new Umatilla National Forest Service Supervisor is replacing Monte Fujishin. Watrud is actually replacing outgoing Forest Supervisor Genevieve Masters. Fujishin is the District Ranger in the Pomeroy Ranger District, and he is not retiring....
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Steven L Gurr passed away of natural causes at his residence in Lakewood, Wash., on July 7, 2018. Steve was a resident of Waitsburg from 1965 to 1976 and graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1972. Steve was cremated, and at his request there will be no services....
DAYTON—Earlier this month, five young people from Dayton’s United Methodist and First Congregation Churches traveled to Wellpinit, Wash. to volunteer with Sierra Service Project. As part of a larger group of volunteers, Jacob Holmberg, Justin Jaech, Melany Lane, Sarah Shutters and Genesee Smith worked on home improvements under the direction of the Spokane Housing Authority, while learning about the Spokane Tribe of Indians. The youth and their project supervisor, David Reinholz, will speak about their experiences on Sunday during the 10 a.m...
