Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Sorted by date Results 2014 - 2038 of 2773
WALLA WALLA – The SEA-Tech Advanced Manufacturing program is announcing its annual fall bench sale. Students sell high quality wood and iron, powder coated benches as part of their program experience. Benches, which normally sell for $300, are on sale for $275 each and a variety of themes and designs are available. Contact instructor James Polson at (509) 526-2011 for purchase info....
WALLA WALLA – The Bluewood Alpine Race Team (BART) will host the 68th Warren Miller Show, Line of Descent, as a group fundraiser on Thurs., Nov. 9 at Whitman College’s Cordiner Hall. The evening begins at 5:30 with beer and wine tasting and kid’s activities. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 and may be purchased at Dusty’s Ski Shop & Rentals (1975 Walla Walla Ave.), Hapo Community Credit Union (2376 Taumarson Rd. and 1850 E. Isaacs, Walla Walla) and Main Street Furniture (128 E. Main, Walla Walla). BART trains at Ski Bluewoo...
Anyone with an interest in Washington’s outdoors is invited to participate in an online study to test the preliminary structure of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s new website by Nov. 3. The purpose is to ensure that the new site structure makes sense for current website users as well as for first-time visitors, according to Jim Blum, WDFW Redesign Project Manager. To access the site visit: anthrotech.optimalworkshop.com/treejack/wdfw1 For more information contact James Blum at: james.blum@dfw.wa.gov or by phone at: (360) 902...
WAITSBURG – Switchgrass Delta, the Jasper Mountain band and Grandma and the Boys will perform a free concert on Sun., Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. at the Plaza Theater (208 Main) in Waitsburg. The bands will perform as a thank you to the community for its support of the Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project and Rural Youth Enrichment Services....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s Town Hall Association is making it easier for families to get out the door to trick-or-treat while supporting the community at the same time. The Association will host its second annual Halloween Spaghetti Dinner on Tues., Oct. 31 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Last year’s dinner raised funds to replace the upper windows in the Town Hall building, located on Waitsburg’s Main Street. It is hoped that this year’s event will bring in enough funds to allow for replacement of the street level windows. Dinner, which includes spaghetti...
SPOKANE, Wash. – Pacific Northwest wheat growers are invited to attend Wheat U, a free, one-day, information packed educational opportunity at the Spokane Convention Center on Dec. 5. The event is structured as a combination of keynote speakers and breakout sessions with Dr. Pete Berry as the keynote speaker. Berry is a crop physiologist in the United Kingdom and is one of the world’s foremost authorities on high-yield wheat production systems. The program will begin with a panel of high-achieving grower leaders who will share production tip...
D.A.R.E. Dinner Fundraiser: WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Sheriff’s Foundation will host their annual D.A.R.E. Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser at Bacon & Eggs (57 E. Main, across from Macy’s) from 4-7 p.m on Oct. 31. Dinners are $5 each or a family of six for $20 and to-go orders are available. Menu includes: Frankenstein’s Spaghetti, Spooky Salad, Beastly Bread, Ghostly Soda. All proceeds will directly benefit the D.A.R.E. program....
DAYTON - Because the Delany Room is unavailable, the Columbia County Friends of the Fairgrounds will meet on Thurs., Oct. 19 at Chief Springs Fire & Irons Brew Pub at 7 p.m....
POMEROY, Wash. – The Washington State Parks Blue Mountain Area is holding a Fall Open House at Camp Wooten State Park on Sat., Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. All the facilities will be open for viewing and there will be a discussion regarding future reservations. “This is the perfect opportunity for anyone who may be interested in hosting a large group, reunion, wedding, or special event to view the facilities. We will be available to speak about reservations, rates, and special activity details,” said Parks Progam Specialist Clara Dickins...
DAYTON – Tickets are available on sale now for the Nov. 9 Annual Chamber Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion. Tickets are $25. This year’s event’s theme is, “Wind, Powering our Future,” with guest speaker Anne Walsh of PSE. Awards will also be presented to “Dayton’s Distinguished.” Marty Bray, of A Chef’s Creation, will cater the event. Beer, wine, and refreshments are included. Tickets may be ordered online at https://www.historicdayton.com/store/chamber-banquet-ticket or at the chamber office located at...
There is one more opportunity to offer input into the BMRT, RTT Project before the plan is submitted to cities, counties, ports, planning organizations, and other entities, for adoption and implementation into their Comprehensive Plans, according to Mary Campbell, Director Walla Walla Community Council. Since April, 2016 the Port of Columbia County and the County and City Planning Departments have been working with the Walla Walla Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the public, to create a blueprint of regional nonmotorized trails...
DAYTON – The Dayton Memorial Library is in need of cookie recipes and participants to make their 2017 Cookie Social and Recipe Exchange a success. Recipes are due by Oct. 23 and the cookie social will take place Fri., Nov. 3 from 1-4 p.m. in the Delany Room. To participate, call, stop in, or email the library to sign up. Drop off or email a cookie recipe by Oct. 23. Bring two dozen cookies to share on Nov. 3. Email kira@daytonml.org or call (509) 382-4131....
DAYTON – The annual Dayton General Hospital Auxiliary Luncheon will be held on Sat., Oct. 28 at the First Congregational Church (214 S. 3rd, Dayton) from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds go to support community scholarships and hospital equipment. Enjoy lunch, a bake sale, Roland Schirman’s Famous Bread, and gift shop items....
DAYTON – The Dayton branch of the American Association of University Women will host a candidates forum on Wed., Oct. 18 from 7-9 p.m. at the Liberty Theater (344 E. Main, Dayton). Candidates traditionally give five-minutes speeches followed by a moderated question-and-answer session. However, this year only one race is contested so the forum will allow more time to the two candidates for city council position #5, Kathy Berg and Kyle Anderson. All other unopposed candidates in attendance will be presented on stage and available to answer questi...
DAYTON – The Dayton Lions Club will host a Guide Dog presentation at the Dayton Memorial Library Delany Building at 7 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 18. Tri-Cities Lions members Al and Cheryl Harper will give a video presentation about guide dog schools and local and regional Lions Clubs support. The public is invited to the presentation to learn more about guide dog schools and how they help train dogs to assist people who are visually impaired. Lion Bill Goage, who is visually impaired, will be on hand to discuss his personal experience with his guide d...
WAITSBURG – The Southeastern Washington Music Educators Association (SEWMEA) high school mass band and choir will return to Waitsburg on Wed., Oct. 25. Hundreds of high school musicians from small schools all over southeastern Washington will bus in to play and sing together. Bands and choirs from Touchet to Rosalia, and Kahlotus to Asotin, will practice together all afternoon and perform in an extraordinary concert that evening at 6:30 p.m. Expert conductors will lead these huge groups. Shawn Bowman, the recently retired Asotin music man, w...
DAYTON – The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library will hold their fall book sale on Fri., Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; and Sun., Oct. 15 from 1-4 p.m. Thousands of books will be available for sale at 250 East Main (the former Mead Works storefront), between Blue Mountain Realty and Rey’s Roast. Books may be purchased by the inch and Rey’s Roast coffee will be available. Proceeds go to support the Dayton Memorial Library. For more information contact (509) 382-4131....
DAYTON - Dayton Historic Depot is pleased to have Michelle Janning, a Whitman College sociology professor, discuss and sign her new book The Stuff of Family Life: How Our Homes Reflect Our Lives. Janning examines what the objects and spaces within our homes say about us and our relationships. Does your lingerie drawer say something about you? Does your desire for a ‘man cave’ help describe your relationships with friends and family? What does where you store old love letters say about their significance? Why do you feel uncomfortable in you...
CLE ELUM, Wash. – Former Prescott school district superintendents, Lloyd Olson, passed away on Sept. 24 at his home in Cle Elum, at age 84, of natural causes. Olson was credited with having a positive impact on the Chumicum School District where he was superintendent from 1976 to 1988, and oversaw the building of the town’s new high school in 1979. Prior to taking his position in Chumacum, Olson was district superintendent in Prescott from 1970 to 1976. Four of Olson’s seven children went on to become educators....
The Columbia County Health System is planning a Double-Shot Drive-Through Flu Clinic for Thurs., Oct. 12 at Flour Mill Park (120 W. Main, Dayton) from 5 p.m.- 7 p.m., and on Sat., Oct. 14 at the Preston Park in Waitsburg from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Get a flu shot and a free Rey’s Roast coffee....
DAYTON – The Dayton Memorial Library and Humanities Washington have collaborated to bring speaker David Fenner to Dayton for a free speaker’s bureau event titled The Long Haul: Stories of Human Migration. The community is invited to engage in conversation with Fenner on Thurs., Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the library. In his talk, Fenner explores the factors that cause human migration, which in turn can help us understand more fully events in the headlines and better know the mosaic of peoples who have settled in the Pacific Northwest. For mor...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – Walla Walla County is starting considerations for Comprehensive Plan and Development amendments for 2018. The county normally opens applications for amendments on Jan. 1, but with the plan due June 30, the application cycle has been opened early. The plan applies to urban growth areas (UGA) of College Place, Prescott, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla. the purpose of the plan is to guide the county in development of the UGAs, as well as the unincorporated communities of Burbank, Dixie, Lowden, and Touchet. To propose amendments t...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – Walla Walla County is seeking applicants to fill a position as alternate to the three-member county Water Conservancy Board of Commissioners, to serve in a reserve capacity as a replacement for absent or recused commissioners. Appointees much be a legal resident of Walla Walla County or a contiguous county and must successfully complete a 32-hour training before participating in any decision concerning a water right transfer application, and must maintain eight hours of continuing education, annually. Alternates serve w...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Resource Center will host a free dental clinic on Mon. Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Preston Avenue. Appointments are required. Contact Pam Conover at (509) 337-8876 for an appointment or more information....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club will host the October Port of Walla Walla meeting at the Waitsburg Lions Club Building at the fairgrounds. A meet and greet will take place on Thurs., Oct. 12 from 4-6 p.m.. followed by a port business meeting at 6 p.m....
