Week of May 8, 2025
Week of May 8, 2025
WALLA WALLA - Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC), operator of the region's central food bank, is launching a new monthly giving program - Friends of the BMAC Food Bank - to provide reliable support for local food assistance as regional need continues to climb and funding challenges continue. Every day, the BMAC Food Bank network of 13 partner pantries supplies 4,000 meals across Walla Walla, Columbia, Asotin, Franklin, and Garfield counties. According to BMAC, the demand for food support has...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Parks and Recreation District received the hydraulics flood study from Ardurra Group, Inc., confirming the viability of the proposed pool site on the north side of the Touchet River. A previous study by PBS Engineering and Environmental indicated a high probability the site could be used. The study in March by Ardurra confirmed the viability of the proposed design and construction for a new Waitsburg community pool based on an updated survey and detailed 2D modeling of the...
WAITSBURG - Lions Club President Conner Talbott estimated that over 700 adults enjoyed the 15th annual rib feed at the Don Thomas Building on Saturday, May 3. "We had a better-than-expected turnout at this year's rib feed," said Talbott. "We are grateful to the volunteers and attendees who made this event a success. The funds raised will go towards scholarships, youth sports, vision assistance, and other local...
OLYMPIA — The period for candidates to file began May 5 and will end on May 9, 2025, at 5 p.m. Candidates can file online, by mail, and at county election offices statewide. Applicants are encouraged to file online. Information on open offices and filing fees is available on the Office of the Secretary of State’s election website: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections#candidates. “Candidate filing is the first step in running for office, and we continue to work toward making this process as accessible and easy as possible with our online...
Cardinal MS Track Waitsburg Middle School participated in two track meets recently. They were at Pomeroy on Monday, April 28, and Dayton on Thursday, May 1. There were nine teams at Pomeroy. Many of the Cardinals participants recorded personal records at the meet. Finishing in the top five were: Gage Mynear; 3rd shot put & discus; Liam Kiefel; 2nd discus, Carter Barron; 4th high jump, Jaylynn Gleason; 1st 100m & 3rd 200m, Audrey Kiefel; 4th 100m & 1st 400m and the girls' 4x100 relay team placed...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg citywide yard sale is coming up on Saturday, June 7. "The Times" will publish the go-to map for the event in its June 5 issue. It includes addresses and information on participating garage and yard sales in Waitsburg and Prescott. It is free to be included on the map, and yard sale participants should send their addresses, items for sale, or any other information to "The Times" by May 30, 2025. Information must be sent to advertising@waitsburgtimes.com by 3 p.m. Friday,...
WALLA WALLA & COLUMBIA COUNTIES — Columbia REA is accepting applications for its 2025 More Powerful Together Community Grant. Grant funding is available to eligible organizations within the Columbia REA service area. The MPT Grant program awards a one-time donation to one or more organizations that serve its communities. The maximum grant amount is $10,000. Applications will be accepted from Thursday, May 1, until 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 16. Applications received after 5:30 p.m. on June 16 will not be considered. Applications will be...
DAYTON — All aboard the H.M.S. Majestic for a riotous adventure in this full-length melodrama in the roaring twenties. Little does our heroine, the heiress Merry Ann Sweet, know she is the intended victim of the villainous Snively Swine’s kidnapping plot. With his partner, the slinky and exotic Aracnia Webb, Swine disguises himself as Sir Reginald Rottentot, a British nobleman, to gain the confidence of Merry and her flapper friends, Mitzi, Ritzy, and Ditzy. But Merry falls for the handsome waiter, Cary De Mille. Poor Cary loves her too,...
Preston Hinchliffe Preston Hinchliffe has attended Waitsburg Schools since preschool. He attends classes in the morning at Waitsburg High School and works for Himark Custom Fab in the afternoon. After graduation, Hinchliffe plans to continue working at Custom Fab overhauling combines. During his high school years, Hinchliffe played baseball his freshman and sophomore years. He has been a member of FFA for four years and was on the FFA trap team. Hinchliffe's best memory of high school is his...
Fifteen Years Ago May 6, 2010 [Photo caption] At 14, Beka Adams may be the youngest Queen ever to represent Days of Real Sport. She has the poise – not to mention the riding ability – that's rare even in older girls. "Beka is a court advisor's dream, quite honestly," said Sandra Farley, who has taken on that role for this year's races in Waitsburg. "I've been doing this five years and she is the most qualified girl we've had. She is a fabulous rider and has excellent speaking skills."...
DAYTON - The Liberty Theater and TVAC Productions present "Peril on the High Seas or...Let's Get Together and Do Launch" by Billy St. John. This TVAC production will be the second directed by Wolf Harter of Walla Walla. Harter has also been a cast member and backstage assistant in past Liberty Theater productions. "Peril on the High Seas" is a dramedy set in the roaring twenties. A young, beautiful heiress, Merry Ann Sweet, sets out for her first adventure on the HMS Majestic. She will...
