Articles from the August 22, 2013 edition
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Schools in the Touchet Valley
Dayton Elementary School 302 E. Park Street Dayton, WA 99328 509-382-2507 Open House Meet & Greet August 26 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. This is an op- portunity to meet new staff and enjoy a hot dog dinner. K-5 First day of school is August 27. School...
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‘No Place I’d Rather Be’
WAITSBURG – For those who are familiar with Markeeta Little Wolf’s unique personal style, the way she views her garden should come as no surprise. “It’s like the way I dress,” she said during a...
“I Needed a New Creative Outlet”
DAYTON -- While the idiomatic silver lining in the cloud isn't always immediately evident, Nick Page is testament to the fact that a bit of effort and the right attitude can make the difference betwee...
Hunting to be Restricted During Wind Construction
DAYTON - Portland General Electric, which begins construction of the new Tucannon River Wind Farm next month, has an- nounced that hunting will be prohibited within the wind farm boundaries during... Full story
Free Swim Lessons a Big Success
WAITSBURG - With a closing date of August 22, swim season at the Waits- burg City Pool is quickly nearing the end of what Pool Manager Kelly Steinhoff describes as the "smoothest season yet."...
Community Council Prepares for Transition
WALLA WALLA - Com- munity Council is beginning the search for its second ex- ecutive director. Julie Reese, the organization's first direc- tor, will retire in December. President Craig Christensen said, "This is Community Council's fifth an-...
Funds Sought for Access Path
DAYTON - Booker Rest home sits just a few doz- en yards away from the Touchet River and the dike path that runs along its east side. It’s an easy walk through the grass next to the city’s soccer and... Full story
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago August 28, 2003 The Waitsburg High School fall cheerleaders hurrahed their way to two top honors at cheerleading camp held July 15-17 on the University of Idaho campus. Cheerleaders Haly Ingle, Jessica Sullivan, Jessica Huxoll, Bertha... Full story
BIRTHDAYS
August 23: Babs Cerna, Coleen Langlo, Dan Donavan, Brian Hopkins, Wayne Pelley. August 24: Zach Bartlow, Cathy Lambert, Audeana Ritter, Bryan Harris, Denise Reid, Matt Everett, Taelor Carter. August 25: Michaela Nordheim, Marion Spear, Roland... Full story
Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living
I love beets - every inch of the earthen orb in every con- ceivable beet recipe ever concocted, beginning in late summer through the long winter months. I even love the frilly green beet tops stir-fried in sesame oil sided with clean grass-fed beef... Full story
CROPS
I f we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it. - Abraham Lincoln, June 16, 1858 To ignore a trend is to step into the path of a stampeding herd of steamrollers. The only prac...
Starbuck Swap Meet & Redneck Games
Starbuck's first annual Swap Meet and Redneck Games will take place Satur- day, August 31, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Games include Outhouse Races, Oversized Cov- erall Three-Legged Race, and Toilet Seat Horseshoes. Vendors will be selling veg- etables,...
Hospice Hosts Twelfth Annual Pond and Garden Tour
Walla Walla Community Hospice will host its twelfth annual Pond and Garden Tour on Saturday, Septem- ber 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This hospice fundraising event is a self-guided tour of ten gardens in the Walla Walla area. It is a delight- ful tour...
POLICE NOTES
Waitsburg 8-15 Subject at Waitsburg fairgrounds reported that he wasthreatened with assault. Dayton 8-13 Subject trespassing at a business on E. Main Street. Sub- ject with warrant located in alley on N. 3rd Street. Reportof subject digging through...
Listen to the Silence
Last night, when I took Dizzy for a walk up the alley, past the el- ementary school and back down Main Street, I looked up at the night sky. The moon wasn't quite full since it had an oval side, but i... Full story
Things I Learned this Summer
Summer is finally winding down. With mere weeks until school’s back in session, it’s time for me to start panicking and finish up all my break-time projects before I’m saddled with classwork again...
To Forgive: Divine...
...to err: human. A hundred years from now, scholars and anthropolo- gists who dig through the archives of The Times (and why wouldn't they?) will think that most of the content in last week's issue was published on July 18, rather than August 15.... Full story
It’s Back to School Time
The purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ~Sydney J. Harris S ydney J. Harris wasn't anybody particularly important (he was a newspapermanhellip;in Chicago) but he was well-known for his pithy quotes. We like this one. Over the next...
A Safer Trip to School
WAITSBURG - This September, many Waitsburg schoolchildren will find the trek to school significantly safer than in recent years. Designating specific ar- eas of town as "hazardous walk routes" will...
