Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Students from four local schools will release juvenile coho salmon into various streams in the coming weeks. The schools received salmon eggs last October as part of Tri-State Steelheaders Salmon in School program. Since then, the kids have learned first-hand about the salmon lifecycle and environmental science as the fish have grown in their school's tank. "It's fulfilling to see the students make the connection between the science of salmon, and their roles in making a healthy river...
Released in 2021, Godzilla vs.Kong is the sequel to Godzilla: King of the Monsters from 2019. Set in a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future brings Godzilla and Kong to a collision that will see the two titans collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. Kong and his protectors, including a young, orphaned girl named Jia, undertake a perilous journey to find his true home. Jia (Kaylee Hottle) has a powerful bond with Kong and can communicate with him in sign language. Monarch (the Titan-studying organization) e...
WALLA WALLA—On May 19, Providence St. Mary is starting PreventT2, a diabetes prevention program. There are two sessions on Wednesdays, one starts at 5 p.m. and the second at 6:15 p.m. The program includes 25 in-person classes over the course of a year. The Center for Disease Control approved curriculum will be taught by a trained lifestyle coach and has been proven to prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes. It is covered by most insurance plans and can help you lose weight, increase physical activity, and develop lifelong lifestyle changes. A d...
WALLA WALLA—PocketiNet is excited to announce the acquisition of Touchet Valley Communications in Waitsburg, WA. The acquisition will allow PocketiNet to share its communication expertise with the Waitsburg area, focusing on enhancing the services offered to internet customers. Todd Brandenburg, president and founder of PocketiNet Communications, states, “PocketiNet is happy to work with the residents of Waitsburg to bring advanced broadband Internet services to the community. We have had a very good relationship with Erik Young and Tou...
WALLA WALLA—Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever will host a youth educational trap shoot, Saturday, May 22nd, at the Walla Walla Gun Club, 1212 Middle Waitsburg Road, Walla Walla. Shooting education will be tailored to a range of skill sets from beginner to experienced. Guest appearances will include representatives from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the NRA will offer interactive presentations. Youth age 18 and under are welcome to participate. Being a member of the Blue Mountain Pheasants F...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg School District has released a community-wide Educational Effectiveness Survey and asks for parent and community member participation. The survey, which only takes a few minutes to complete, will help the school district understand stakeholder perceptions about the quality of education for all Waitsburg students. Information was sent home with students on Monday, and the survey is available to all interested in participating by visiting the school’s website, www.waitsburgsd.org. A physical copy of the survey may be obt...
Prescott—Saturday May 15th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We will be serving bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, juice, and coffee for $8.00. Prescott Lions Hall, corner of Hwy. 124 and D Street. Proceeds to benefit the Sam Erwin Memorial Scholarship Fund for the students of Prescott High School....
The Waitsburg Community Yard Sale is quickly approaching! Saturday, June 5th! Get your address placed on the official event map which will be printed in The Waitsburg Times. Call (509) 337-6631 or email advertising@waitsburgtimes.com to add your address. Deadline is Monday, May 31 by 4pm....
WALLA WALLA—In July of 2020, the Walla Walla Movie Crush was ready for its fourth annual festival of short films, however, the pandemic had other plans for Walla Walla. Nearly a year later, Gesa Power House Theatre is able to be open for socially-distanced events and will present a special “Best of the 2020 Movie Crush” screening event on Saturday, May 22. Just like the annual 3-day festival in July, short films will be screened in one-hour thematic segments of short films as follows: Block...
WALLA WALLA—Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the local documentary film Beyond the Glass on Friday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. with an encore screening on Wednesday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m. Each screening will be followed by an exclusive pre-recorded conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and the filmmakers. Beyond the Glass was produced by Whitman College graduate Jackson Clough about local residents Rick and Mosseta Brown, who operate a local boxing club for a...
WALLA WALLA-Ceramicist Greg Tate and painter Sarah Leighty will be exhibiting work in a pop-up exhibition at the Combine Art Collective in Walla Walla. This ArtWalla pop-up opens this Friday, May 7th. The gallery will stay open until 6:30 as part of Walla Walla First Friday Artwalk. The show runs through Sunday, May 9th, at the Combine Art Collective, 130 East Rose Street, Walla Walla, Washington. Hours are 11:00 to 6:00...
DAYTON—The Columbia County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 17, 2020, at 1:15 p.m, at the Commissioner’s Office, to discuss the 2021 Columbia County Equine Fee Schedule. The Columbia County Commissioners office is at 341 E Main Suite #4, Dayton. Copies of the proposed fee schedule are available for inspection at the Columbia County Public Works office during regular business hours. The Public Works office is located at 415 N Guernsey Avenue, Dayton. Approval of the schedule is pending the hearing....
This film is set in a boarding school for German girls (which actually existed on the English coast). In the summer of 1939, influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to the finishing school to learn the language and be ambassadors for the future. Judi Dench is the British headmistress at the school, and one teacher has disappeared. Another teacher, a British spy (Eddie Izzard), is sent to replace him. He sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem. Showings are May...
WALLA WALLA-Columbia REA is proud to announce that Board Director Doug Logan has earned his Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD) Certificate. The CCD is the first level of National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's (NRECA) three-part Director Education Program. The Credentialed Cooperative Director program consists of five courses that focus on basic governance knowledge and the essential skills required of cooperative directors. Upon completion of all five CCD courses, directors are...
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (DCH) and healthcare partners will open two first-dose vaccine clinics next week at the Southgate Community Vaccination Clinic on the Providence Southgate campus, located at 1025 S. 2nd Ave. in Walla Walla. The first clinic is scheduled for Tuesday, May 11, from 3-5 p.m., and the second clinic will be Thursday, May 13, from 3-5 p.m. There will be approximately 100 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appointments available for each clinic. Walk-in appointments are welcome. Those arriving at the c...
WALLA WALLA-Columbia REA announces the results of its 2021 Board of Directors election. The newly re-elected Board members are Glen Shipley (District 1), Doug Logan (District 2), and Katie Wooldridge (District 3). For the third year in a row, a record number of votes were cast by Columbia REA members, who chose from a total of six candidates vying for the three positions. Columbia REA CEO Scott Peters is thankful to have a strong Board committed to the Cooperative's success. "At this time in our...
April 30- May 4 The Courier (released in March 2021) is the true story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. At the behest of the UK's MI-6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), he forms a covert, dangerous partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) to provide crucial intelligence needed to prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis. Some...
WAITSBURG—Due to the lack of capacity at the City of Waitsburg’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, the City is currently unable to provide debris disposal on Monday and Saturdays. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said that the site will remain closed until further notice. No additional details were available....
DAYTON—The Club has finalized plans to offer a summer recreation program for the youth of the Touchet Valley. The program will run June 21 through July 30, 2021, from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM on weekdays. It is open to students entering grades K - 6 in the 2021-22 school year. Activities are still being planned but will include arts and crafts, STEM, music, field trips, and numerous unique and engaging experiences. Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks are provided at no additional charge. The program fee is $250 per child. Flexible payment o...
WALLA WALLA-When Walla Walla's Alayna Brinton, LICSW, started Anchor Point Counseling in 2016, she quickly realized that the need for behavioral health services was greater than her single-provider practice could handle. She brought on additional providers but said that her practice was still receiving more referrals than it could handle. Even with more providers on staff, Brinton said that she still felt that something was missing and in 2020, took the first steps to opening the Blue Mountain...
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (DCH) and healthcare partners will not open any first-dose vaccine clinics this week. Next week, there will be two first-dose clinics held at the Southgate Community Vaccination Clinic at the Providence Southgate campus, located at 1025 S. 2nd Ave. in Walla Walla. The first clinic is scheduled for Tuesday, May 4, from 3-5 p.m. and the second clinic will be Wednesday, May 5, from 3- 5 p.m. There will be approximately 100 appointments available for each clinic. Walk-in appointments are...
DAYTON—Tom & Jerry is showing from April 23-27. This February 2021 movie release is a live-action/computer-animated comedy of these two well-known cartoon characters. One of the most beloved rivalries in history is reignited when Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of “the wedding of the century,” forcing the event’s desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of him, in director Tim Story’s Tom & Jerry. The ensuing cat and mouse battle threatens to destroy her career, the wedding, and possibly the hotel itself. But soon, an e...
WALLA WALLA—United Way is excited to announce the first-ever virtual singing competition to come to the Blue Mountain region. Sing United: Clash of the Blue Mountain Beats will celebrate and recognize great musical talent in Walla Walla, Columbia, Umatilla, Morrow, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Grant, Harney, and Malheur counties while helping our communities grow stronger through the efforts of United Way. The virtual singing competition and fundraiser is for local bands and musicians. The Grand Prize winner will receive $2,500, an opportunity for m...
WALLA WALLA—Gesa Power House Theatre presents a work-in-progress screening of the upcoming documentary film Triggered: The Charles Krafft Story on Friday, April 23 at 7:00 PM with an encore screening on Wednesday, April 28 at 7:00 PM. Each screening will be followed by an exclusive pre-recorded conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and filmmaker Nadeem Uddin. Triggered is the story of artist Charles Krafft’s lifelong quest to piss people off. A Pacific Northwest artist with a stellar pedigree, Charles Krafft was...
OLYMPIA—A program created by the state Department of Health (DOH) and partners to support people who have been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19 has reached almost 13,500 people and played a role in saving lives. Working with local health jurisdictions and their partners, DOH launched Care Connect Washington in December to get services and support to people who need them to quarantine or isolate at home. Through the program, regional networks of community-based partners connect clients to services they are eligible for, including medic...
