Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA - The Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association is offering two $1,200 scholarships for the coming year. Scholarship grants are awarded to prospective teachers and/or candidates in other school related fields to include student teaching or internships in an educational setting. Candidates must be a Walla Walla or Columbia County high school graduate who will student teach or intern between Sept. 2016 and June 2017. Applications are available Nov. 1, 2015 and are due March 1, 2016. For more information, contact (509) 525-6117...
Approved purchase of small children’s playground equipment. Decided to take down fencing that would have surrounded small children’s playground equipment. Received grants from Yancey Winans Trust for $5,000, Association of Washington Cities for $1,000, and Blue Mountain Community Foundation for $3,500. Changed credit card vendor to Banner Bank. Discussed schedule for playground improvements and other grant possibilities to fund the rest of the project....
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for Reserve Deputy Sheriff. Traditionally, citizens are interested in serving in this volunteer, unpaid position as a first step towards a career in law enforcement or as a way to give back to their community. WWSO Reserve Deputies are fully commissioned peace officers that serve on a part-time, unpaid basis. They are required to serve a minimum of 16 hours per month and service generally consists of working patrol, training, and quarterly meetings. After rea...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s Samuel W. Southard American Legion Post #35 will host several events in the coming weeks. The District meeting, with installation of officers will take place at the Waitsburg Town Hall on Oct. 24. Social hour begins at 11 a.m., followed by lunch at noon. Lunch includes chicken, potato salad, and dessert. The business meeting will follow. Members are encouraged to attend and bring their families. Please call Cindy Standring at 520-9351 to RSVP. The next regular meeting will take place Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. at Whiskey Cre...
PRESCOTT – Prescott singer, songwriter, and poet, Sue Matley, will read from her new novel at two branches of the Walla Walla County Rural Library District. On Oct. 15 she will read at the Prescott branch (103 S. D St., Prescott) and on Oct. 16, she will read at the Plaza Way branch (1640 Plaza Way, Walla Walla). Her husband Bruce “Nevada Slim” will join her to provide colorful commentary. Both presentations are at 6 p.m. Matley’s first published book, Small-g City, is a science fiction novella set in Seattle. Matley will be available to sign...
WALLA WALLA – Providence St. Mary Medical Center will offer a free drive-through flu shot clinic on Sat., Oct. 17 from 9a.m. – noon or until they run out of vaccine. Cars should drive up on the 7th Ave. side of the hospital. Adults can be vaccinated against the flu without leaving their vehicles. There will be no vaccine for children at the clinic....
DAYTON – A free mobile food bank, sponsored by Second Harvest/Thrivent Financial, will be at the Dayton Fairgrounds on Thurs., Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine and is open to all. Please bring a box to carry your food....
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce is in search of doors to use in decorating for the annual Chamber Banquet. The Chamber is looking for doors that are wood (with no glass features), have trim (ideal, but not necessary), and are able to be painted. To donate or lend doors, call the chamber office at (509) 382-4825....
WAITSBURG – Hordes of high school musicians will descend on Waitsburg High School on Wed., Oct. 21 to play in sing in a MASS band and choir concert. “Schools from Touchet to Asotin to Garfield and Palouse – a dozen schools in all – will send their talent to join in a MASSive rehearsal and concert. The groups have chosen and rehearsed some amazing songs, and will be put together in one mighty band and choir to perform under expert direction,” said Wait-Hi Band Director Brad Green. This year’s conductors are Kevin Swisher of Richland High School...
WALLA WALLA – The Blue Mountain Chorus Sweet Adelines will hold their annual show, Sweet! Variety . . . the Spice of Life!, on Fri. Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Cordiner Hall (345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla). This year the Sweet Adelines will be joined by the Mill Creek Jazz Ensemble. In addition, talented entertainers from the Walla Walla Valley, including Ballet Folklorica, Anna and Jesse Burgess, Steppin’ Country, and solo performers will add a new dimension to the chorus’ a capella performances. Several local ladies participate in the chorus inclu...
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Downtown Farmers Market will offer a new benefit to SNAP/EBT (formerly known as food stamps) customers during Saturday markets through October. The program will resume in May and be offered for the entire 2016 farmer’s market season. Through the Fresh Bucks program, for every $5 in SNAP/EBT purchases made at the market, customers will receive an additional $2 in Fresh Bucks to use on fruits, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms and vegetable starts. SNAP/EBT customers must first purchase tokens from the market’s infor...
DAYTON – The Dayton School District is looking for a director for the sixth-grade camp this school year, which will be held at the Camp Wooten Retreat Center in northeast Columbia County. The joint three-day camp, including Dayton and Touchet students, is held in May each year. Approximately 50 students are expected to attend this year’s camp. According to Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson, the camp director will be responsible for recruiting volunteers, including teachers, the food service manager and chaperones. He or she will als...
DAYTON – Richland watercolorist Lisa Hill, who is the Wenaha Gallery Art Event artist through Oct. 17, will be in the gallery, Sat., Oct. 3, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., giving live watercolor demonstrations as part of Art Walk. Local jewelry artist Anna Steinhoff of Blue Mountain Made will join Lisa during the Art Walk event. Hill became a student of art before becoming an artist and is fascinated with the science of watercolors. "I'm going out on a limb here since I haven't painted with oils or acr...
WALLA WALLA – Each year the Blue Mountain Community Foundation awards grant money to a wide variety of organizations to help support programs that benefit local communities. Several organizations in Waitsburg, Prescott, and Dayton were the recipients of the foundation’s recently awarded 2015-16 discretionary grants. The City of Waitsburg received $1,200 for its sesquicentennial celebration. Waitsburg’s Cardinal’s Nest after-school program, received $5,000. The Waitsburg Historical society received $1,000 toward a new security alarm system....
WALLA WALLA – Students from Walla Walla Valley schools will have the opportunity to show off their entrepreneurial talents and possibly take home a $500 prize by competing in Pitch It!, Walla Walla’s version of Shark Tank. The Pitch It! competition, now in its second year, challenges students to hone their entrepreneurial skills by developing and presenting realistic business models. Students will participate in workshops to help hone their ideas and pitches before competing in a preliminary competition, divided by grade bracket, on Nov. 4. Gra...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Friends of the Library will host a Friends Fall Fundraiser (FFF!) on Sat., Oct. 3 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lions Community Building. The event will include soup and rolls and cornbread and chili for purchase, as well as beverages. A silent auction of donated crafts, new items, and services will be up for bid during the event. Donations include wine baskets, bottles of wine, handmade tutus, handmade baby blankets, girl’s pajamas with matching doll pajamas, a crocheted child’s dress, homemade peanut brittle and much more....
DAYTON – Washington State poet laureate, Elizabeth Austen, will give a free poetry workshop, “Poetry for All,” on Sat., Oct. 10 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Dayton Memorial Library. No previous writing experience is necessary, however class size is limited. Please sign up at the library in advance....
DAYTON – YoungLife leaders will host the group’s 11th annual dessert fundraiser, to benefit Waitsburg and Dayton youth, on Sun., Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. at Running T Ranch (802 N. Touchet Rd.), just outside Dayton. The event is also an opportunity to learn more about the YoungLife program and about the many ways adults can become involved. In addition to a pie dessert, attendees will have the opportunity to bid on an auction for 14 pies, a dessert of the month for a year, and an image by Photographer John Clement titled “Heaven’s Declare.” The limit...
DAYTON – The Dayton School District is seeking to improve communication between citizens and the school district through a new initiative called Bulldog Alliance. The Bulldog Alliance will include parents, downtown business leaders, senior citizens, farmers, civic leaders and other community members with an interest in an open exchange of information between the district and community members. The district will pass on news about the successes and challenges within in our school district, as well as listen to what community members think a...
DAYTON – Mark your calendars and set aside Sat., Oct. 3 to spend the day roaming the streets of Dayton. Four historic, private residences will be part of an enjoyable, educational walking tour. Tickets are available for $15 and may be purchased at The Depot (222 E. Commercial St.) on the day of the event. Additional events include artist demonstrations, horse-drawn wagon rides, and a kids fall festival. Local museums will be open as well as the County Courthouse. Several downtown venues will participate in an Art Crawl. Maps may be picked up a...
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking individuals to serve as Area Representatives in their local community. ASSE provides academic year and semester exchange programs in the United States for high school students, ages 15 to 18, who have passed a serried of academic and character requirements. Area Representatives recruit and screen prospective host families, interview students and supervise the exchange students in their community. Representatives are compensated based on the number of students they are supervising. For...
WAITSBURG – Nine-year-old Makenna Barron sang “The Star Spangled Banner” at all Big 4 Rodeos this year and is now among the top ten contenders to sing the national anthem at the Wrangler NFR Las Vegas rodeo. Barron, who submitted a video audition to the NFR Las Vegas rodeo, was in competition with 21 other youth competitors. The competitors, whose auditions can be heard at the WNFR website, were narrowed down by popular vote, with Barron making the top ten. The first round winners were announced on the Official NFR Experience Facebook page...
DAYTON – The Liberty Theater and the Dayton Memorial Library have joined together to offer a free screening of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone at 7 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 30 in honor of banned book week. Brief readings from three banned books will kick off the evening....
WALLA WALLA - A Take Back Weekend will be held at several locations of the weekend of Sept 26-27. Crime Watch will be collecting prescription drugs, old bikes and parts for reconditioning, cell phones, computers and electronic devices. A shred truck will also be available on site to shred documents. On Sunday, flu vaccinations will be available at Walla Walla General Hospital. On Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., two locations will be available. Walla Walla Police Department (54 E. Moore): Will accept prescription drugs, old bikes and...
DAYTON – Political Cartoonist Milt Priggee, formerly of The Spokesman Review, will speak at the Dayton Memorial Library on Thurs., Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. Priggee will give a talk entitled, “Cartooning the Evergreen State: A Conversation about local political cartoons and what is considered acceptable commentary of the 21st century.” Priggee provides informative and fun presentations about the past, present, and future of editorial cartooning. “I show insightful, controversial, supposedly libelous and some rejected or killed cartoons and answer...
