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January 26, 2012

Touchet Valley News

Council Weighs Taxes For Streets

WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg City Council heard public comment on a transportation benefit district last Wednesday night and members said they would rather increase sales tax than add $10 to annual car tab fees . No action was taken on the taxing district Wednesday after more than one hour of public comment. More...

BRIEFS

LEO’S PENNY DRIVE SUCCESS WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School’s Leo’s Club recently ran a penny drive and brought in $156.99. Pennies were collected in December and it was a class competition. The freshmen won the overall competition. More...

PIONEER PORTRAITS

From the pages of The Times

Ten Years Ago January 31, 2002 The community celebrates on the completion of the Waitsburg High School Gym – Vo-Ag Shop Renovation project. More...

Gusse Earns $150

Last Monday, John Stellwagen hands FFA winner Brandon Gusse a check for $150. More...

Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living

Discovering Our Regional Foods & Wine Pairings Shao Mai Sauce Serves 4 ½-cup soy sauce 1-tablespoon rice wine 2-teaspoons raw sesame oil 1-tablespoon honey ½-teaspoon cracked black pepper ½-cup chicken or vegetable broth

My passion for Chinese Stir-Fry cooking started as a young cook in San Francisco’s China Town. As a student attending San Francisco State, I defrayed my expenses cooking in a North Beach Pasta shop, eventually joining a team of China Town chefs cooking Cantonese on Grant Street. More...

POLICE NOTES

Waitsburg 1-21Fraudulent check reported on West Second Street.1-22Vehicle versus mailbox collision on Seventh Street.1-23Aggressive dog reported on Wheatland Drive. Prescott 1-17Vehicle prowl on May Street. Dayton More...

Iron Horses Now At Depot

New Photography Exhibit Is Solo Debut Of Iron Horses Collection By Wash. Artist Charlene Collins Freeman

By Jillian Beaudry
The Times

DAYTON – The Dayton Historic Depot’s upstairs art gallery is now displaying photos depicting the strong, industrial rail yard trains taken by Charlene Collins Freeman. The photo exhibit made its solo debut last Saturday at the depot and will run through Oct. 1. Freeman, age 47, studied art at Mills College and the University of Utah. More...

Lanning Takes The Plunge

Joanna Lanning, the WP cross country coach, took the plunge her second time last Saturday and raised $1,500 for Special Olympics. More...

Council Denies First Utilities Rate Proposal

Council Asks For A Smaller Increase In Rates For Customers

By Jillian Beaudry
The Times

WAITSBURG – A utility rate study that evaluated the cost of operating Waitsburg’s sewer and water systems showed the city needs to increase its rates, but the city council said no to a proposal that would have raised rates by $14 a month over two years. Last Wednesday night, The Waitsburg City Council heard public comment on the utility rate increases. More...