BRIEFS

PRAYER PROPOSAL DROPPED WAITSBURG - Councilman KC Kuykendall's proposal to add a prayer or invocation at the start of each Waitsburg City Council meeting has been dropped. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said after doing some research on the proposal, the city decided not to pursue it further.

SALT & LIGHT FINAL TOUR WAITSBURG -- All family, friends, community members and church families in the Touchet Valley are invited to pack the house for the Salt & Light farewell Home Concert June 21 at the Christian Church Sanctuary at 7:30 p.m. for an hour of great music and sharing. This is the 15th and final year with this ministry. Pastor Mike and Melissa Ferrians would like to have everybody there to celebrate all God's work in this ministry and have a great crowd of witnesses to cheer the kids on.

BLUE MOUNTAIN ARTISTS GUILD NEWS DAYTON -- Local artists have been meeting and changing out the display in the Delany Building once a month. Some of the previously hung paintings are delivered to the Dayton General Hospital and displayed in the lobby and hallway. The artist's phone numbers are displayed so that anyone interested in purchasing can contact the artist directly. Artists currently showing their work are: Vivian McCauley, Martha Mason, Debbie Baxter, Meredith Dedman, Bev Startin, Anne Haley, Kris Takemura, Brian Graham and Josephine Thaut. Stop in to see the "Water" theme show when you visit the library during the month of June. The next meeting of the guild will be at 7 p.m., June 26 at the Delany Building. The July theme is local history. All artists are welcome to attend.

WALLA WALLA SHERIFF ROUNDTABLE PRESCOTT -- The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office holds ongoing quarterly community meetings so the leaders of the office can visit directly with the people we are privileged to serve. Each quarter, the sheriff, and/or a member of his command staff, will host a meeting in the area. We encourage residents to come on out, learn what's new with your sheriff's office, and participate in community discussions on how it can serve you better. All meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. and will last approximately one hour. Schedule: Waitsburg / Prescott / North County, Thursday, June 21, Prescott School Library, Burbank / Wallula, Tuesday, June 26, Columbia High School Library, Walla Walla / College Place, Thursday, June 28, Walla Walla High School Commons. There is a strong possibility that Prosecuting Attorney Jim Nagle will be joining us in Prescott, Burbank and Wa-Hi as the guest speaker.

TUCANNON RIVER JAM STARBUCK - A Tucannon River Jam will be held June 22 and 23 at the Tucannon River RV Park. There will be karaoke, open mike, Mike Hammond (Retro Flash), Yankee Blue and Nuketown performing. The fun starts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

FLAGS TO FLY LOWER WALLA WALLA -- The Walla Walla County Commis- sioners' office contacted the office of Gov.Chris Gregoire and learned that the county, as well as many others in the local area, have been asking for a directive to lower flags in honor of First Lt. Mathew "Mat" Fazzari. Brent Heinemann, Director, Office of International Relations and Protocol, c/o of the Governor's office, concurs with the position of the county and other local entities requesting to be allowed to lower all flags to half-staff prior to the official directive, as a sign of respect. As such, Walla Walla County Commissioners have once again directed that all flags at the county courthouse and other county offices shall be lowered to half-staff until further notice, to pay tribute to First Lt. Mathew "Mat" Fazzari. No disrespect toward flag protocol is intended; rather, the county commissioners wish to offer this flag lowering as an expression of condolence to the Fazzari family, and in recognition of this great loss to our community.

OPENING ON WASTE COMMITTEE WALLA WALLA -- Walla Walla County is seeking persons interested in serving as a representative for the Business/Indus- try position on the Walla Walla County Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Currently the SWAC is reviewing and updating the Walla Walla County Solid Waste Management Plan and mem- bers will need to regularly participate in monthly meetings lasting approximately 1.5 hours each. For further information on the role of the SWAC, please contact Melissa Warner, Sus- tainability Coordinator for the City of Walla Walla at 524-4549.