Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – YWCA’s Fun Factory will visit Waitsburg and Prescott weekly from June 16 – August 1. The Fun Factory will be at the Prescott school on Wednesdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. and at Preston Park in Waitsburg from 2-3:30 p.m. on Thursdays. The Fun Factory provides free outdoor fun for kids ages 5-10. The gold Fun Factory van means crafts, games and fun activities for children. For more information call (509) 525-2570 or visit ywcaww.org/funfactory....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg City Pool will be closed until further notice due to unforseen problems with the new liner....
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – Anticipated triple-digit temperatures Walla Walla County Commissioners have declared a burn ban, running from Friday, June 26, through Sunday, July 5. The ban may extended, if warranted. During this time all burning, including agricultural, residential and recreational, as well as special (roadsides, ditches, etc.), is banned. The ban also includes other burning that would normally be allowed without a permit. The ban does not apply to fireworks that have been legally purchased and used....
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – With high temps and a burn ban in effect, Walla Walla County commissioners and fire officials are urging citizens to take extra precautions this 4th of July. Statistics state that the 4th of July results in more than $35 million in damages annually, nationwide. “Although last year we thought that the fire severity issues couldn’t get any worse, this year, with the lack of snow pack in the Blues and the extended triple-digit forecast for the county, we are definitely in extreme conditions for the upcoming 4th of July holid...
WAITSBURG – Current, aspiring, and might-be-interested kid-musicians are invited to to learn and jam together in Preston Park each Wednesday morning (weather permitting) at 11 a.m., beginning July 15. For more information, call Kate Hockersmith at 337-8789....
WAITSBURG – As part of Waitsburg Celebration Days, the city sponsored a promotional night at the July 6, Walla Walla Sweets baseball game against the Yakima Valley Pippins at Walla Walla’s Borleske Stadium. As part of the promotion, the City received 125 tickets to give away. The majority of those tickets were distributed during the Celebration Days parade, but approximately 25 random single-seat tickets are still available. Anyone who would like to attend the July 6 game is welcome to stop in at City Hall for a ticket. Tickets will be giv...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Joint Parks & Rec. Department is once again hosting the Tri-Cities Steel Drum who will perform a concert in the Prescott Park on Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m. The band is back by popular demand following last year’s performance. Bring lawn chairs and/or blankets and enjoy this free event. A donation box will be available to help defray the expenses of the group....
DAYTON – A single-vehicle accident on Highway 12 west of Dayton blocked traffic for several hours on Monday morning. At approximately 10 a.m., a caller reported that a semi-truck traveling eastbound on the highway hauling produce had drifted off the road into the eastbound ditch at milepost 366. Both occupants of the truck were transported to Dayton General Hospital with unknown conditions. The truck lost its load, and the roadway was blocked for several hours while workers from the Department of Transportation cleaned up the produce. W...
DAYTON – Robotics Day Camp will take place July 7 and 8 in the 4-H Extension Office conference room (202 S. 2nd) from 1-4 p.m. The camp is recommended for youth ages 8 to 12 but 13 and 14 year olds are welcome to participate. The fee is $20 per youth with a reduced fee of $10 for Columbia County 4-H members. Class size is limited to 12 youth and the registration deadline in Thursday, July 2. Registrations may be picked up at the extension office or call Donna Hanger at 382-4741 to reserve a spot....
DAYTON – Enough public interest was shown in the discussion last week regarding whether to pave Mead Road north of Dayton that Columbia County Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing to discuss the matter further during their next board meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15. Portland General Electric, which owns the wind turbines recently constructed off Mead Road and surrounding properties, has proposed to pave Mead Road – the main county roadway used during construction of the Tucannon River Wind Farm. Seth Walker, assistant cou...
WAITSBURG – July’s Christian Women’s Connection luncheon will take place July 15 at the Waitsburg Town Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The theme is “Christmas in July.” Lunch is $10 and will be catered by Gleason’s Galley. July’s speaker is Nancy Gabert from Bend, Ore., whose talk is titled, “What’s in Your Backpack?” Bethany Moser of Waitsburg will share her vocal talent, and Lael Loyd of Dayton will share about “Operation Christmas Child.” Reservations are needed and childcare can be provided by reservation. Call Judy at (509) 399-2005...
WALLA WALLA – Banner Bank wants to make its customers aware of a wide-spread phone scam in which Banner Bank customers and non-customers receive automated calls stating that there is a problem with the recipient’s debit or credit card. The robo calls, which may show as Banner Bank on a caller ID, request the recipient to press “1” for an operator, then ask for the recipient to enter his or her card information. Do not do so. “These robo-calls are part of a phishing scam attempting to obtain bank account and personal information,” said Dianne...
DAYTON – The city of Dayton hopes to “unveil” a freshly redeveloped website next week, on June 30. The address of the website will remain the same: www.daytonwa.com, but the site will feature a more contemporary design, new tabs and current photos, City Clerk Trina Cole said. “The site will be more user friendly,” she said. “It will have a search engine, so people can find things more easily....
DAYTON – Summer weather means yard sales, garage sales and special events nearly every weekend. Dayton city workers would like to remind citizens that affixing signs to utility poles violates city code and poses risk of damage to city property. In fact, signs may not be posted on any public property except when authorized. City workers will remove all signs violating city code. Prohibited signs also include those that interfere with or obstruct any instrument of traffic control or street identifying signs or that cause visual obstruction of a...
DAYTON – The city of Dayton has hired a new city attorney: Anthony Menke of Menke, Jackson and Beyer in Yakima. City councilors authorized the contract during their regular meeting June 8. Menke’s official start date is July 14. Gregory Lutcher, a Walla Walla lawyer, had been the city’s official attorney for the last three years. City councilors solicited qualified proposals for a new attorney and selected Menke from the five letters of interest received, according to City Clerk Trina Cole. Menke has over 40 years of experience with munic...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s Summer Reading Program, with the theme Every Hero Has a Story, kicks off on Monday, June 22, from 2-4 p.m. and will run for six weeks. So far 21 kids have registered, and new participants are welcome to join at any time. Librarian Rosie Warehime plans to invite local heroes to share their stories, and each meeting will include a reading time, a science or craft project and treats. Readers will make a chain for the books they’ve read and will earn prizes. Children are welcome to come in any time the library is open to re...
STARBUCK – Starbuck Community Church will host this year’s Vacation Bible School, with the theme, Growing with Jesus, from June 22 – 25, from 9-11:30 a.m. The program is appropriate for children ages 4 through sixth grade, with older children welcome to offer assistance as helpers. Rides are available from Dayton. For more information or to reserve a ride call Sheila at (509) 399-2259 or Colleen at (509) 399-2258....
WALLA WALLA – Valley Transit in Walla Walla will operate fare-free now through Sept. 7 on fixed routes, evening and Saturday service. Job Access clients must still purchase monthly passes. Visit valleytransit.com to see the routes available....
WAITSBURG – Due to unavoidable delays in the application of the new pool liner, the City Pool has been forced to postpone its opening date until Monday, June 29. Once open, pool hours will include a new parent/tot swim time from noon-1 p.m. on Saturdays....
DAYTON – Eager Road, which links Highway 12 and Whetstone Road just east of Dayton, will be closing to thru traffic beginning June 22. Construction on Eager Road is expected to last up to six weeks, so the road may be closed through August 3. Traffic will be detoured around the project (continue east on Highway 12 and turn left on Whetstone Road). Contact the Columbia County Public Works office for more information at (509) 382-2534....
WALLA WALLA – The Grand Cinema in Walla Walla is offering family-movie fun this summer every Wednesday and Thursday morning beginning June 17 with its Summer Movie Program. Ten kids’ films will show, including The Lego Movie, The Lorax, Paddington, The Croods, Turbo, Shrek, Hotel Transylvania, Despicable Me, Ice Age: Continental Drift, and Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Shows start at 10 a.m. Admission is $1. Go online to learn more at wallawalla.hallettcinemas.com....
WAITSBURG – This year’s Vacation Bible School will be a three day event with the theme “Outback Rock.” The VBS will be hosted at the Waitsburg Christian Church and is a joint effort of the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church and the Christian Church. Children age pre-school to 5th grade are encouraged to attend and go on a trek to discover God’s love . . . right in their own backyard. Middle school and high school students, as well as adults, are welcome to participate as Crew Chiefs for this three-day Outback adventure. Outback Rock takes place Fri...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Friends of the Library is holding a Father’s Day Gift Basket fundraiser raffle to help support library programs. The basket is on display at AmericanWest Bank and tickets may be purchased at the bank or from the following individuals: Karen Huwe (509-386-6960), Elizabeth Wright 509-(540-9653), Betty Remus (509-200-1096), or Jill Thomas (509-438-1753). Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. The drawing will take place June 17. Friends of the Library raises money to purchase books, contributes to the summer reading program, and...
DAYTON – The Dayton School District will again offer free breakfast and lunch this summer to all kids 18 and under. Meals will be served in the Dayton Elementary School Cafeteria Monday through Friday from June 22 through July 31, except July 3. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 – 8 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to noon. For more information, or to learn about the program’s non-discrimination policy, call the Dayton School District at (509) 382-2543....
