Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG—Common Roots Housing Trust will have its second low-income community outreach event on Wednesday, December 7th, at 5:45 pm at Waitsburg Town Hall. Information will be provided on Common Roots, a community-based organization that will create permanently affordable homeownership opportunities for families earning between $28.000 and $65,000 per year. It will be a family-friendly event with free food, childcare, and live English-Spanish translation. Find out about Common Roots’ plans to develop homes and how it could help your fam...
WAITSBURG-On Monday, November 28, Doug Hinds a Pacific Power Lineman, put up Waitsburg's Hometown Christmas banners in preparation for this year's event. Doug has been helping Dayton, and Waitsburg put up streetscape banners for years. Hinds has assisted Dayton and Waitsburg students each holiday season in decorating the tippy tops of the tall downtown Christmas trees. He is retiring on November 30, and The Times wishes him the best in his new adventure....
WAITSBURG-It was a cold and foggy day for the Waitsburg Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. The event was organized by Sarah Wilson and her women's mountain bike club and race team, Wild at Heart. A group of energetic runners showed up at Preston Park to participate in some pre-Thanksgiving dinner outdoor activity. The weather was a bit icy for bike riders this year, so participants ran or walked along the route from the park to Huntsville and back. The full roundtrip route was 5.9 miles, with...
WAITSBURG-For the last year, we have been lucky to have a dear friend from Seattle work at Ten Ton. An accomplished artist, and always curious people-person, Fred instantly fit in at the coffee shop. He charmed new guests and our devoted regulars, and was quick to build a fan base. This month, Fred is heading back to beautiful Tuscany, Italy for several months. We wish him happy, safe travels, and encourage him to spend every moment painting or drawing. We and all his new Waitsburg friends will...
DAYTON — For Dayton’s Christmas Kickoff, The Liberty Theater will show “HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS” on Friday, November 25th at 3 p.m. Special movie price is only $2.00 for all seats. The front row of the balcony (row J) has been re-opened with an added five inches of foot room. The completion of the full balcony remodel has been put on hold until 2023. The Sound of Music, a live play with local talent, is playing through December 3, and there are still some seats available for most performances. You can check seating availability and buy...
WALLA WALLA—Sherwood Trust awarded 16 local organizations $203,200 in Impact Grants. “It’s inspiring to be able to support so many good ideas and programs with Impact Grants this year,” said Hunt. “We’re especially happy that of the 16 organizations funded, 12 are receiving Sherwood Trust funding for the first time.” Sherwood Trust competitive grants include Core Grants awarded in the spring and Impact Grants awarded in the fall. Impact Grant awards were limited to $15,000 and this year favored collaborations or organizations not previously rec...
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla County has been awarded Federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. The United Way of the Blue Mountains, Wash., has been chosen to receive $27,020 under the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Walla Walla County. The selection was made by the National Board chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consisting of representatives from the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities, USA...
WALLA WALLA — Experience “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story” in a creative retelling offered through the Live-Cinema program at Gesa Power House Theatre. Mark Gatiss, an actor and creator well known for his work in the series “Sherlock,” wrote and stars as Jacob Marley in this retelling of Dickens’ classic winter ghost story. This powerful tale of life, love, loss, and redemption is as relevant today as when the original was published 179 years ago. “Gatiss’s script is surprisingly faithful, given his flair for imaginative reworks of cano...
Cozy Winter Book Club DAYTON—Join the Historic Depot from the comfort of your home in a book discussion. The book is “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian” by Sherman Alexie. Discussions are Mondays at 7:00 p.m., November 28 through December 19, 2022. The author, Sherman Alexie, will join the discussion on December 19. Books are available at the Depot Gift Shop. To learn more, email Shellie at info@daytonhistoricdepot.org ....
Thanksgiving Community Potluck Waitsburg Town Hall, 121 Main Street Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 Starting at 2 p.m. Open to the public – bring a dish to share Turkeys and Ham are provided There will be coffee, desserts, and a hot cocoa bar. Activities include puzzles and games. Sponsored by Simply Sawdust and the Waitsburg Community...
WAITSBURG-The things we take for granted; Christmas mornings with family and friends sharing gifts and cheer. Thanks to a program that brings volunteers together to share this gift, boxes of simple gifts will soon be on their way to give children hope, encouragement, and the knowledge that people care for them. Last year the boxes went to children in Ukraine. The Waitsburg community participated in the program by donating items for shoeboxes provided by the Samaritan's Purse International...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg Commercial Club sponsored the first Happy Fall Y'all yard decoration contest this month. The winner of the Best Decorated Yard for 2022 was Cindy Moeller and the Best Decorated Business winner went to Dusty Britches Farm on 2nd Steet....
WAITSBURG-On Monday, November 7, 2022, the Weller Public Library celebrated the inaugural use of the new ADA lift installed this year. The lift is in the rear of the building, offering access to all residents and bringing the historic building up to necessary ADA compliance. Initially, the Library Board of Directors and The Friends of the Library planned to have library supporter Dr. Hevel be the first to ride the new lift. Unfortunately, he could not attend because of health issues, so long...
WAITSBURG—Laht Neppur Brewing participated and won honors at the ninth annual Washington Beer Awards recognizing the best of Washington’s craft beer. This year, 179 Washington breweries submitted 1,400 entries to the 2022 competition. The judging is done in a blind tasting format using the Brewers Association Style Guidelines by panels of trained judges. Waitsburg’s brewery, Laht Neppur Brewing won two medals, a silver medal for their Backseat Blonde Ale and another silver for the brewe...
WAITSBURG-Students who are awarded Student of the Month are chosen by staff based on the following criteria: cleaning up the cafeteria and tables where they and their friends eat, cleaning up the playground and throwing away trash, cleaning up classrooms and taking pride in their workspace....
WAITSBURG-Preschool through fifth grades had fun dressing up for spirit week. From October 24 through 28, students and teachers participated in Animal Print, Tie-dye, Crazy Sock, and Disney Day, ending Friday with Cardinal Spirit Days. On Monday, October 31, the high school held its Halloween assembly. The students played various minute to win it games and competed in a costume contest. Erik Araya as Jesus and Mr. Kiefel as Beetlejuice won best costumes. In the minute to win it competitions, sen...
WAITSBURG-The City of Waitsburg has been working with Michel's Trenchless, Inc to do mainline sewer inspections, relining, and maintenance cover installation. The contractor will begin relining portions of the mainline over approximately two weeks starting November 7. The City sent letters to residents whose properties are serviced by the lines to be relined. In the letter, residents are recommended to tape down toilet lids, tub or shower drains and cover toilets with large garbage bags to...
WAITSBURG—The City of Waitsburg has opened a leaf bin at the Waitsburg City Shop for residents to dispose of bagged or unbagged leaves. Hours are 7 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 7:00 a.m. to Noon on Friday....
DAYTON—When a recently deceased ghost couple finds their beloved home has been sold to an obnoxious family, they hire a sleazy ghost who gets rid of humans to help them. Some consider this 1988 movie to be a classic Halloween comedy. Rotten Tomatoes critics rate this movie 85% favorable, and the audience gives it an 82%. The comments by critics on the website include “Brilliantly bizarre and overflowing with ideas,” “Beetlejuice offers some of Michael Keaton’s most deliciously manic work,” and “Creepy, funny fun for the whole family.” The...
PENDLETON, Ore—Umatilla National Forest has reopened the Burnt Cabin Trail to the public. Contractors completed the installation of a new bridge on the trail approximately six miles up the South Fork Walla Walla Trail in the Walla Walla Ranger District. This project was the final repair on the Burnt Cabin Trail to restore access to this popular route connecting South Fork Walla Walla to Target Meadows. The previous Burnt Cabin Trail bridge had been closed to the public due to safety concerns in 2017. It was finally removed in 2021 after the b...
WAITSBURG-First grade teacher Stephanie Hinchliffe is in her fifth year working with the Tri-State Steelheaders to raise salmon in her classroom. The Salmon Enhancement Group education coordinator Alex Lau arrived in Waitsburg on Tuesday, October 25 with his assistant from AmeriCorps, Brock Peterson to drop off a batch of eggs to the aquarium in Hinchliffe's room. The Salmon in Schools program runs from October, when the eggs are delivered, to April and May when the juvenile fish are released...
WALLA WALLA-Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Walla Walla and Spectrum Reach has named Sarabeth McGowen Outstanding Student of the Month for October. McGowen is a senior at Waitsburg High School and is exploring a career in early childhood education or as a paralegal. She is the daughter of Tracy and Kimberly McGowen, and her older brother Samuel is a WHS alumnus. McGowen is currently the treasurer for the National Honor Society and her senior class. She participates in Pep Band (percussion) and works...
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg City Council met for a special session on October 13 at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to review and discuss an offer on the former city hall property. Mayor Dunn read the following statement before going into an executive meeting with the council: 1. We have received an offer on the building. We intend to go into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(c), to discuss the minimum price “at which real estate will be offered for sale or lease.” Before we discuss that price in Executive session, we need to discuss c...
DAYTON — “See How They Run” – In 1950’s London, a desperate Hollywood film producer sets out to turn a popular play into a film. When members of the production are murdered, world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) find themselves in the midst of a puzzling whodunit within the theater underground. Rotten Tomatoes critics enjoyed this move rated it 74% favorable, and audiences weren’t far off that with a 69%. Rotten Tomatoes critics summarized their assessment as a fun whodunit. Runtime is 98...
WALLA WALLA—As another year passes, our Living History Company will end the 2022 season with their annual 19th Century Party. Several Living History performers will share the spotlight, telling guests short stories about their lives and the times in which they lived. Visitors will be able to mingle with the living history performers and enjoy refreshments as part of the program. The festivities will commence on Oct. 30 at 2 pm in the Museum’s Grand Hall and will mark the end of the 2022 Liv...
