Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Commercial Club will meet Thursday at the Q on Main Street at noon. Lunch is $12, inclusive. The menu is soup, salad, sandwich, dessert, and coffee or tea. There is no charge for attending the meeting only. Dr. Carol Clarke will speak about the upcoming maintenance and operations levy for Waitsburg schools. The meeting is open to both members and non members. The Commercial Club encourages residents to add their support to the business community of Waitsburg and the promotion of events that encourage tourism and...
DAYTON – The DHS knowledge bowl team came in three points shy of first place, just behind DeSales, to take second in a meet hosted here on Jan. 7. Twelve teams from Clarkston, Dayton, DeSales, Pomeroy, Prescott, and Waitsburg participated in the competition. DeSales 1 took first place with 86 points, followed closely be Dayton 1 with 83 points. Waitsburg 1 earned third place with 76 points, followed by Pomeroy 1 in fourth place with 66 points....
WAITSBURG – Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers will host a ‘Conversation with Cathy’ town hall event in Waitsburg next week. The forum will be held Jan. 21, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Q Wood Fired Grill at 137 Main St. Community members are invited to come and share their thoughts and ideas with the congresswoman. She will also give an update on the work she is doing in the House....
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Lions Club hosts a fundraising, all-you-can-eat breakfast, the third weekend of each month. Breakfast is served from 8 -11 a.m. at the Prescott Lions Hall (Hwy 124 and ‘D’ St.) and costs $8. This Sunday only, Jan. 17, breakfast will end an hour early (at 10 a.m.) so the Lions can make the Seahawks vs. Panthers game at 10 a.m. Go Hawks!...
Area musicians and music lovers are invited to participate in, or just enjoy listening to, Friday night Bluegrass jams throughout the month of January. Jams will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the following venues: January 15 – Duke & Remington Open Studio, 145 ½ Main Street, Waitsburg (entrance is on Preston Avenue). January 22 – Dayton First Congregational Church, 214 S. 3rd, Dayton. January 29 – Whitman College, Lyman House, 345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla....
DAYTON—In lieu of their regular monthly meeting in January, the Coalition for Youth and Families is having a day-long strategic planning session on Jan. 21 at the Best Western Plus Hotel Conference Room here from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The purpose of the session is to develop strategies for partnering with other community groups, to increase community awareness about CYF goals, to expand youth coalition membership, to provide education in prevention science, to provide leadership training, to monitor partnering agencies’ policies about the con...
DAYTON – The next Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon will take place Wed., Jan 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at LC at the Green (209 N. Pine St.) in Dayton. Lunch will be $10. January’s theme is ‘Time for Change’ and Marge Thompson of Starbuck, Wash. will share about her daily walk with God. Caprice Scott, a ceramic artists from College place, will share her handmade creations as well as what God has taught her through her art. Caprice’s art is currently on display at the Wenaha Gallery in Dayton. Cleo Saenz will provide the musical fea...
WAITSBURG – As of Jan. 1, 2016, Fire District No. 2 in Waitsburg will provide ambulance service for the community of Waitsburg as well as outlying areas in both Walla Walla and Columbia Fire District No. 2. Waitsburg Ambulance Service will no longer provide ambulance service. Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District No. 2 commissioners express appreciation for the community support the Waitsburg Ambulance Service has received over its rich 45-plus year history. Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District No. 2 is a public entity and will not be able to o...
WAITSBURG – Beginning in January, and running through March, shopping locally may hold even more benefits for a few lucky shoppers. The Waitsburg Commercial Club is sponsoring a ‘Shop Waitsburg First’ program and will reimburse three people for the amount of their purchase, up to $50, each month. Receipts must be entered by the 4th of AprilShoppers may enter as many receipts as they like, but each person is eligible for one purchase reimbursement (up to $50) each month. Receipts must have the name of the Waitsburg business and the date of pu...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg city crew will be out picking up Christmas Trees this week. If you would like your tree disposed of, leave it on the edge of the road and the public works crew will pick it up to be chipped....
WAITSBURG – Teachers and coaches are offering fundamental hoop practices on Saturdays for children in grades two through five. Practices will be from 8:30 – 10 a.m. at the Waitsburg High School gymnasium on January 9, 16, 23, and 30. Participants should wear gym shoes, and shorts, or sweats....
DAYTON – Join Columbia County Health System as they say good-bye to Registered Nurse Karla Scott as she retires after many years at the Waitsburg Clinic. CCHS will host an open house on Fri., Jan. 8 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Plaza Theater on Waitsburg’s Main Street. The community is invited to wish Karla well in this new chapter in her life....
DAYTON – Beginning Monday, Jan. 18, Columbia County Health System is offering a FREE smoking cessation class at the Dayton General Hospital cafeteria. Classes start at 6 p.m and end at 7:30 p.m. The classes are hosted by DGH respiratory therapist, Tom Anderson, who will provide information and support....
DAYTON – The community is invited to a meeting at Community Bible Church in Dayton (across the street from the Post Office) to hear a vision for Operation Christmas Child and to learn how to shop for shoebox items throughout the year. The meeting will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Sun., Jan. 10. A sandwich lunch and drinks will be provided and attendees are invited to bring fruit and veggies or other snacks. The interactive meeting should last approximately one hour....
WAITSBURG – Robert J. Carson, Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies at Whitman College, will speak at the Tues., Nov. 5 Commercial Club meeting at Waitsburg Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Carson has taught on the Semester-at-Sea program twice, and has directed foreign study programs in England and Spain. Most of his research is on Quaternary geology in Washington, northeastern Oregon, northwestern Wyoming, and Mongolia. He has authored several books. Tuesday’s dinner is $12 and will be catered by Gleason’s Galley. There is no charge to atten...
DAYTON – The Dayton Lions club is inviting the public to attend a presentation by Dieter Bohrmann from the Dept. of Ecology, who will discuss the Hanford nuclear site and the cleanup efforts taking place there. The 25-30 minute presentation will take place at the Delaney Room, in the Dayton Memorial Library, at 6:30 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 6. Bohrmann will address issues related to Hanford in the context of myth vs. reality. Hanford, called the most contaminated site in North American, presents the paradox of massive contamination next to a river pr...
WAITSBURG – Gleason’s Galley will open its doors to community youth from 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day. Kids are welcome to hang out with friends, and bring chips and/or snacks to share. Domino’s pizza will be available for $1/slice, or possibly free if enough donations are received. Owner Karen Gleason will be on hand to provide supervision....
DAYTON—The Coalition for Youth and Families, Columbia County Healthy Systems, and the Community Wellness Project promise there will be Fun 4 All at their 3rd annual First Night Out celebration on New Year’s Eve. This year the theme is First Night Out at the Carnival, and the event will be held in the Dayton Elementary School Multipurpose Room, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., on December 31. The organizers promise there will be Fun 4 All, for both, young and old, in a safe and sober, drug and alcohol free environment. Carnival games include: Bal...
WALLA WALLA – In the case of severe weather, fire, flood, toxic environmental issues, radiological events, and other emergencies, Walla Walla County residents with land lines and listed in the white pages will automatically receive an emergency notification as part of the county’s Emergency Management Citizen Alert system. Potentially life-saving emergency information may also be sent via cell phone, email, text, fax, pager, PDA, and more. However, citizens must self register to receive notifications on devices other than their landline. To...
DAYTON - The Liberty Theater is once again inviting community members to join in the fun for their East Coast New Year’s Eve Party on Dec. 31 at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission or $35 per couple. This year’s classic film is The Quiet Man, the 1952 romantic comedy directed by John Ford. John Wayne stars as an American boxer who returns to the small Irish village of his birth, and finds a fiery love with Maureen O’Hara. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office. They cover admission to both the film and 9 p.m. champ...
WAITSBURG – A parent/girl information night for girls interested in being a part of the Waitsburg Celebration Days court will take place Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at Seven Porches (329 Main) in Waitsburg. “The court is a great opportunity for girls to represent their community throughout our area. They will participate in parades, service projects such as helping at Hometown Christmas, and will attend other courts’ functions,” said court advisor Ann Adams. Adams said that being on court is a good opportunity to hone public speaking and present...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club will meet at the Whoopemup Café on Thurs., Dec. 17, at 12 p.m., for a general membership meeting. The agenda will include a wrap-up of Waitsburg’s recent Hometown Christmas event. The cost of the luncheon is $12 and soup and salad is available for smaller appetites. Please call the restaurant directly for any dietary accommodations at (509) 337-9000. There is no charge for the meeting only. Please RSVP attendance to ikbakeve@charter.net of (509) 337-6546....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Chapel (320 W. 2nd) will host their 31st Union Candle Lighting Service at 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The Waitsburg Christian Church will hold a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Presbyterian Church will host Waitsburg’s annual Community Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. on Dec. 20....
DAYTON – The Dayton United Brethren Church choir will perform the cantata “Christmas Alleluia” on Sun., Dec. 13 at 8:30 a.m. and again at 9:45. The church is located at 1106 S. 4th St. in Dayton and all are invited. For more information call 382-4009....
