BRIEFS

COALITION MEETING SCHEDULED

DAYTON -- A Coalition for Youth and Families meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7:45 a.m. at the Delany Building. One of the items on the agenda is to vote on the Bylaws revision for the Community Network. The Coalition acts as the full board for the network and so the revision of bylaws must be approved at the Coalition meeting. If you have agenda items please contact Rea or Sandra. Information, contact Nancy Butler at 509-382- 1511.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP

DAYTON - Starting in January, Teeny McMunn will begin holding regular grief support meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. For more information, email teenymcmnn63@gmail.com.

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE

WAITSBURG -- The Waitsburg Ministerial Association invites members of the community to a Christmas Eve Service, at 6 p.m., Dec. 24, at the Waitsburg Chapel, 320 W. 2nd, Waitsburg.

The service will include scripture readings, music and candlelight for faithful celebrating Christmas. Pastor for the service will be Rev. Jimmie A. Davis. For more information, contact 337-6235.

CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE

PRESCOTT -- The Friends of the Prescott Library will be hosting a Christmas Bake sale on Saturday and Sunday Dec. 17 and 18 from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Prescott Lions Hall. All the baked goods will be homemade and guaranteed delicious. If you have any questions about this sale, please contact 849-2690.

HOLIDAY FUN AT LIBERTY THEATER

DAYTON -- This month, Dayton's Liberty Theater has three special holiday events scheduled. On Saturday, Dec.17, the Liberty Theater hosts a community presentation of The Winter Rose, a Christmas Cantata. Incorporating many beloved Christmas carols and Irish melodies, The Winter Rose is an exquisite telling of the Christmas story. The program begins at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. In lieu of admission, please bring canned or other food staples for the Dayton Community Food Bank.

The Winter Rose will also be performed at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Presbyterian Church.

Soloists in the cantata are Chuck Reeves, Charlotte Eaton, Barb Knopp, Elizabeth Jagelski and Suzanne Williams. All of the singers are part of the community.

If Christmas isn't quite Christmas without crooner Bing Crosby, come to the Liberty at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, for the 1954 classic, "White Christmas." Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney join Crosby in this Technicolor musical extravaganza. In addition to the film, the theater's board of directors and friends will auction off their best holiday cookies and treats. Admission is $3.

And on Dec. 31, you can kick up your heels at the theater's EastCoastNewYear'sEveParty.Followinga7p.m.presentation of the 2011 movie "Footloose," the party ushers in the New Year at midnight East Coast Time (9 p.m. at the theater) with a champagne toast and reception. Tickets for the evening are $20, and can be purchased at the theater box office or online at www.libertytheater.org.

For more information on these and other Liberty Theater programs, call 509-382-1380 or email us at info@libertytheater.org.

MONEY FOR WATER RIGHTS HOLDERS

WALLA WALLA -- The Walla Walla Watershed Management Partnership has been awarded the status of Qualified Local Entity (QLE) under the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program (Transactions Program), enabling the partnership to conduct innovative water transactions in the Touchet River system and throughout the Walla Walla basin for instream flow enhancement. The Transactions Program is managed by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. With its focus on water rights management for the Walla Walla River and its tributaries (including the Touchet River, Mill Creek and others), the partnership's authority under RCW 90.92 empowers the Partnership to acquire water rights and execute agreements with water right holders. The Partnership is reaching out to landowners and water right holders in Walla Walla and Columbia counties to assist them in evaluating options for participation in water right transactions. Chris Hyland, the Partnership's Program Director for Water Management Programs, is working with water right holders on water transactions, including those eligible for financial compensation under the Transactions Program. Contact Chris Hyland at 509.524.5217 or chris. hyland@wwcc.edu.