BRIEFS

LIBRARY SEEKS BOARD MEMBER

WAITSBURG - The Weller Public Library Board of Directors has an opening for a board member. This is a governing board and applicants must be able to attend board meetings the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the library. Candidates can pick up applications at Waitsburg City Hall or the library.

AA MEETINGS ANNOUNCED

DAYTON - Alcoholics Anonymous in Dayton meets Tuesday and Thursday nights at 7 p.m. and Wednesdays at noon. All meetings take place in the basement of the Congregational Church, located at 214 S. 3rd St. in Dayton.

BASKETBALL TOURNEY CANCELED

WAITSBURG - The planned first-of-its-kind Touchet Valley Alumni Basketball Tournament scheduled for this weekend has been canceled because too few teams registered for the event. Only three teams registered with one more as a possibility, but that was not enough to pay officials and run the two-day event, which would have raised money for the new Cardinals press box and sports equipment storage building.

REPS HOST TELEPHONE TOWNHALL

OLYMPIA - Sixteenth District state representatives Maureen Walsh and Terry Nealey will be hosting a telephone town hall with constituents Thursday. March 17.

The hour-long call is much like a talk radio show where people can simply listen or ask questions of their representatives. Those who wish to participate may call on Thursday, March 17, starting at 6:30 p.m. The toll-free number is (877) 229-8493, then callers will need to enter pin number 15516.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

WAITSBURG - Regional reps to the Washington State School Directors Association's Legislative Committee will be in Waitsburg Wednesday, March 16, to give an update on the current legislative session. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre on Main Street.

PLANNERS STILL SOUGHT

WALLA WALLA - The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners is extending the deadline in their search for applicants to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Walla Walla County Planning Commission.

Applications can be obtained from the County website (www.co.walla-walla.wa.us), or the Walla Walla County Commissioners' Office (Public Health and Legislative Building, 314 W Main/P.O. Box 1506, Walla Walla), or by calling the Commissioners' Office at (509) 524-2505.

Completed application packets must be returned to the county commissioners' office by 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, via mail, fax, or emailed to wwcocommissioners@ co.walla-walla.wa.us. Interviews will likely be conducted by the county commissioners.