Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial will host a candidate forum for local and legislative races on Thurs., June 9, at 10 a.m. at The Q Wood Fired Grill (137 Main, Waitsburg). Community members are welcome; RSVP not needed. Melissa Farley Hansen (R) and Randall Son (D) have confirmed attendance. Both are running for the Walla Walla County Commissioner District 2 seat currently held by Perry Dozier, who is not seeking reelection. District 2 encompasses the eastern portion of the county including Waitsburg, Prescott, and portions of Walla W...
WAITSBURG – The Walla Walla YMCA Fun Factory will be at Preston Park from 2:30-4 p.m. on Mondays, beginning June 13 through Aug. 5. The Fun Factory provides free fun, outdoor games, and arts and crafts geared toward children ages 5 – 10....
LOWDEN – The Frenchtown Historical Foundation invites the community to participate in the fifth annual Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day Celebration on Sat., June 25 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Frenchtown Historic Site located at 8364 W. Old Highway 12, two miles west of the Whitman Mission. St. Jean-Baptiste Day has been observed annually since 1834 throughout Canada and parts of the U.S. to honor the birthday of Quebec’s patron saint, and French-Canadian culture. This year’s celebration will feature a tour of the Hudson Bay farm, site tours of the...
COLLEGE PLACE – The public is invited to meet K-9 Gudy and his handler Sgt. Dale Preas at the upcoming Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office ‘Hot Dog Hot Dogs’ event, June 11 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Walla Walla Valley Honda (1240 SE Commercial Dr., College Place). A search and rescue Humvee will also be on site and free hot dogs and drinks will be provided by Walla Walla Valley Honda with the Prescott Lions Club doing the cooking. Donations are gladly accepted and tickets for the WWCSO Summer Social fundraiser and auction will be available...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg will hold its 62nd annual Livestock Show and Fair at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds on June 11 and 12. 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 variety of animal categories as well as Herdsman, Fitting and Showing, Tractor Driving and Livestock Judging. The Applied Arts Building includes entries in Foods & Nutrition, Craft...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg children will once again be able to receive free lunch and breakfasts through Waitsburg school district’s participation in the Simplified Summer Food Program for children. Waitsburg has participated in the program for the last two years and the district agreed that it was successful and beneficial to the community. Breakfast will be served from 8-8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon at the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room (184 Academy). Meals will be made available, free of charge, to ALL children 18...
WALLA WALLA – Valley Transit’s Fixed Route, Saturday/Evening, and Dial-A-Ride services will be fare-free from June 1 through Labor Day, Sept. 5, 2016. Job Access clients will need a valid pass each moth during the Fare Free promotion. For more information about all of the transportation services Valley Transit provides visit ww.valleytransit.com call (509) 525-9140....
DAYTON – Christian singer and songwriter Holly Starr will perform a free concert at Faith Chapel (653 Wagon Road) in Dayton on Sat., May 28 at 4 p.m. Local artist Paul Hodgins will open the concert at 4 p.m., with Starr beginning at 4:30 p.m....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club will hold its annual community picnic Thurs., May 26, on the Bruce House lawn. Richard Hinds will barbeque burgers and the Commercial Club will provide side dishes. Beer and wine will be available for a small fee. This will be the Commercial Club’s last meal together until the club reconvenes in September. Please RSVP so that they can make sure there is enough for everyone. Email ikbakeve@charter.net or call (509) 337-6546....
WAITSBURG – The public is invited to honor our veterans at the Veteran’s Memorial Wall Program in the City Cemetery on Memorial Day, Mon, May 30 at 11 a.m. Those being dedicated this year are Hugh F. Gruver, Jim E. Hansen, Wilton H. Poolman and Sylvan T. Severtsen. All were World War II veterans. Anyone that has received a flag for their deceased veteran that would like to donate it to be flown at the memorial may do so by contacting B. A. Keve at ikbakeve@charter.net or (509) 337-6546. Their information will be added to the program. A don...
WAITSBURG – The Christian Women’s Connection June luncheon is themed, “Surviving Life’s Challenges” and will be held at Waitsburg Town Hall (121 Main St., Waitsburg), on June 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Catering will be done by Moose Creek Bakery & Café and will cost $10. The speaker will be Fay Pruitt of Newberg, Or. Pruitt will be sharing her story of the tragic accident that led to her becoming a paraplegic a week after she got engaged to her fiancé, and how God helped her to live again and stay strong to her and her fiancé’s co...
WAITSBURG - Youth football camp, for boys entering grades 3 – 8, will take place Sat., June 4, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Camp takes place at the WHS football field and registration starts at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $35 with a T-shirt and $20 without. Camp includes individual instruction at every position on the field, drill work and competition to improve fundamentals, passing league games and tournament (five games), punt, pass and kick completion with prizes, MVP and Sportsmanship awards, BBQ hot dog lunch, and sports drinks. Make checks payable to W...
DAYTON – The Dayton FFA Plant Sale takes place May 2 through June 3, Mon. – Fri., from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Dayton High School Greenhouse located at 614 S. 3rd St., Dayton. FFA members are selling: petunias, geranium, bacopa, pansies, alyssum, tomato, pepper, cabbage, herbs, hanging baskets, and more....
The Times is pleased to welcome our new summer intern, Ian Smay. Ian will help us out in many ways over the next three months, including covering sports and writing other feature stories. Ian is a 2015 graduate of Dayton High School, and recently finished his Freshman year at Washington State University. He plans to major in Journalism. At Dayton, Ian was a soccer and basketball athlete, member of the Honor Society, Knowledge Bowl and FBLA and served as class president. He was also class Salutatorian....
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Resource Center will sponsor a visit from Northwest Medical Teams International Mobile Dental Clinic, on Friday, June 10, in the Banner Bank parking lot. Check-in will be at the Resource Center, located in the bank building off Preston Avenue. The program provides free, urgent dental care to low-income children and adults who lack insurance or a realistic way to pay for treatment. The van is staffed by local dentists, assistants and van drivers who volunteer their time. Patients will need to set up an appointment...
WALLA WALLA – The Whitman Mission National Historic Site is looking for a K-12 teacher for their 2016 Teacher-Ranger-Teacher position. The Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program is a professional development opportunity for teachers to spend a summer acquiring new skills in experiential learning through a program provided by a partnership between the National Park Service and the University of Colorado Denver. The participant will spend between four and six weeks, with 240 hours required, at the mission developing a major educational project and p...
WAITSBURG – Filing for County Board of Commissioner positions in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties opens Monday and runs through Friday, May 20. Positions open in Walla Walla County are: Commissioner, District 1, currently held by Jim Johnson and Commissioner, District 2, which includes Waitsburg and Prescott. The District 2 position is currently held by Perry Dozier, who has announced he will not seek reelection. In Columbia County, positions open are: Commissioner, District 1, currently held by Dwight Robanske. Robanske has announced he w...
WALLA WALLA – A group of local musicians will be featured in a “4 for the One” Christian concert at the Powerhouse Theater (111 N. 6th Ave.) in Walla Walla at 6:30 p.m. on May 14. Never Give Up, a Dayton band with musicians Sherri Huwe, Penny Edwards, Jim Edwards, Tony Sykes, Lorns Vance, Jay Nocoles, and Aneesha Dieu will be one of four bands performing at this fundraising event. Each of the four bands playing will compete to raise funds for the charity of their choice. Never Give up will raise cash for the Columbia Community Network with...
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce is in need of judges for the Mule Mania Chuck Wagon Cook-Off Dinner on May 27 and 28. If you have discerning taste buds and would be willing to judge and savor a five-course meal, contact Shannon McDaniel at (509) 382-2122....
PRESCOTT – A $183,300 United States Department of Agriculture community facilities grant will allow the City of Walla Walla to fund the installation of new emergency communications equipment on a tower near Prescott. The project, which is expected to be completed in a year’s time, will improve radio coverage for law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services in a large, rural portion of Walla Walla County. Currently, emergency responders are unable to communicate with each other or with dispatchers via radio when they are in the Pre...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School District is seeking input from staff, students, and families regarding the calendar for next year. A survey of various options may be accessed from the District’s webpage (www.waitsburgsd.org). Hard copies of the survey are available in the District office at the elementary school. The survey will close on Friday, May 6. The board will use recommendations gathered from the survey to set the 2016-17 calendar at its May 11 board meeting....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s annual city cleanup day will take place on the morning of May 4. Yard waste (tree branches, bushes, limbs that will not fit in a garbage can) will be picked up if it is out to the curb or alley by 8 a.m. that day. Due to liability issues, no pickup can be done on private property. Curbside, alley, or yard waste only. The city crew can use volunteers with tractors and/or dump trucks or flatbed trucks to help that day. All volunteers will meet at the city shop on Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. Please call Joy Smith at (50...
WAITSBURG – Gayle Broom’s annual Giant Pumpkin Project is underway, but she’s still looking for students to grow the giant gourds. Broom said she has already started the seedlings, and would like interested students to join her on Thurs., May 5 at 4 p.m. to transplant them outdoors. Other meetins will follow until it’s time to take the largest pumpkin gto the Walla Walla County Fair. Meetings are held at Gayle Broom’s house (208 E. 10th St., Waitsburg). Call Gayle Broom at 337-6688 for more information....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg School Bands, grades 5-12, will present their annual spring concert on Mon., May 9 at 7 p.m. in the Waitsburg High School Auditorium. Four bands will play, from young to old, and will finish with cookies and punch in the Cage. Leading off is the fifth grade band playing some of their favorite short tunes of the year, and the big, new “Regal March.” “The sixth grade band has a lot of pep and concert music ready to play – they’ll finish off with the Mexican-themed “Navarro,” featuring Theo Anderson on solo trumpet and Kylie...
WALLA WALLA - The Rhapsody Trio, Tim Brown, cello, Roger Garcia, clarinet and Laura Curtis, piano, will be performing for the First Thursday concert, May 5, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine Street, Walla Walla. The program is from 12:15 -12:45 pm and is free. Donations are gratefully accepted and will go to the Walla Walla Music Boosters. Bring a friend and lunch. Enjoy the concert....
