Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—Basin Disposal, Inc. will be picking up bagged leaves in Dayton on Nov. 12 and 19 and Dec. 3 – all Mondays. Residents are asked to place only leaves in bags, and not overfill them. Bags should be placed next to the street curb, or in the alley, wherever trash is normally collected. For further information call Basin Disposal, Inc. at: (509) 547-2476....
DAYTON—The Columbia County Planning Commission is accepting applications for three planning commission terms expiring Dec. 31, 2018. The terms expiring include: Seat #2, District 2, new term set to expire Dec. 2020; Seat #3, District 1, new term set to expire Dec 2021, and Seat #4, float district, set to expire Dec. 2022. A district map may be found at http://www.columbiaco.com/DocumentCenter/View/4219. The planning commission addresses issues related to zoning, land use and development regulations, and is currently working on the county c...
WAITSBURG-BooGrass, a Halloween-themed concert and silent auction, will be held Sunday at The Plaza Theater at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. BooGrass will raise funds for the Touchet Valley Accoustic Music Project to continue teaching music, as well as help with the June, 2019 planned trip for Switchgrass Delta to travel to Ireland. The group will visit an Irish music school as well as the Westport, Ireland bluegrass festival. TVAMP is a project of the non-profit Rural...
DAYTON—Parents of Columbia County are invited to bring their little ghouls and goblins to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Halloween afternoon for trick or treat goodies again this year. For the eighth year, Sheriff Rocky Miller, his staff and volunteers are again offering trick or treat goodies the afternoon of Oct. 31, between 3 and 5 p.m. Volunteers will be at the front steps of the Columbia County Courthouse during those hours distributing bags of goodies donated by the Patit Valley Grange and members of the community. For the six...
DAYTON—Sunday, October 28, 2018 Waitsburg Christian Church 6th and Main Street Games 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. inside 4:00 p.m. Trunk or Treat outside the church All are welcome...
COLUMBIA COUNTY—The Columbia County Planning Commission is seeking to fill a vacancy in the District 3 seat. The planning commission addresses issues related to zoning, land use and development regulations, and is currently working on the county comprehensive plan update. This is an ideal opportunity for an interested individual to give back and have a voice in the community. Regular meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Planning Department office. The commission will meet on the second and fourth Mondays while t...
DAYTON—The City of Dayton Planning Commission has two vacancies, providing an opportunity for engaged and motivated city residents to provide input and give back to their community. Regular meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Planning Department office. The vacancies will fill incomplete terms, both ending March 2022. Interested individuals should send a letter of interest to Planning Director Meagan Baily via email at Meagan_bailey@co.columbia.wa.us or mail to: Planning Department, 114 South 2nd Street, D...
DAYTON—The Columbia County Rural Library District and Humanities Washington are inviting the public to a conversation with story teller and artist Rituja Indapure about the power of storytelling. The talk will begin at 6 pm. on Thursday in the Delany Room and is free to the public. Indapure’s presentation is called “The Healing Tale: How stories can move us beyond shame.” She will demonstrate how sharing deeply personal stories releases darkness and leads to creative channels and, ultimately, crosses cultural barriers to create societa...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg School Remodel Open House and Tour will be Oct. 19. The two-part event begins with a kitchen tour at 4 p.m., and then continues with the Kenneth M. Zuger Field House Dedication Ceremony beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the athletic fields at 184 Academy St....
DAYTON—The Columbia County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the Site Development Plan for a proposed data center in Dayton on Monday at 5:35 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Planning and Building Office at 114 South 2nd St....
DAYTON—Dayton High School will host this year’s Mass Band/Choir Concert on Oct. 24 at 6:30 in the high school gym. Dayton HS Director of Music Scott Sumner said that musicians from eight schools will participate in the concert. They include Saint John Endicott, Prescott, Touchet, Dayton, Kahlotus, Rosalia, Clarkston, Washtucna, Asotin and Garfield-Palouse. The guest band director will be retired music educator Glenn Mitchell, who has served as music director at both Dayton and Walla Walla High Schools. The guest choir director will be Jul...
DAYTON—The Dayton General Hospital Auxiliary is hosting a Salad Luncheon to benefit community medical scholarships and equipment needs Oct. 26, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person, and a variety of salads and breads will be served. The event will be held at the First Congregational Church, at 214 S. 3rd St. in Dayton....
WAITSBURG—Free flu shots will be available to Waitsburg and Dayton residents on October 27. The community event also includes a shredding service, unused medication disposal, medication lock box giveaway and a food drive. Find them at the Waitsburg City Park from 10 a.m. - noon, then at Flour Mill Park in Dayton from 1 - 3 p.m....
WAITSBURG—Halloween enthusiasts of all ages are encouraged to attend Ten Ton Press’s mask-making party on Oct. 27 from 1-3 p.m. The event is free. Paper, markers and ideas are provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring supplies as well. Children must be accompanied by an adult....
WAITSBURG—The Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project (TVAMP) proudly presents Boograss: a bluegrass music concert, featuring The Jasper Mountain Band, The Whippersnappers, Paul Gregutt and Switchgrass Delta, on Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. The group will also have a silent auction to benefit the Bluegrass Kids’ annual activities. The Plaza Theater, originally named the Neace Theater, was built in 1929 and is close to the history of bluegrass music which became popular with “Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys” in the early 1930’s. Tickets are $10 at the do...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg City Council hosted a budget workshop with city staff at the Waitsburg Business Center on Oct. 4 to review various items impacting this year’s budget as well as discuss future projects. “It’s more or less an open discussion forum between me and the City Council,” said City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe. The 2018 budget is $2,169,000. The major project completed this year was the water meter replacement project. The proposed budget for 2019 is $2,104,000. Next year’s primary project will be replacing the Wastewater...
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....
