Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG- 14 year old Lena Berens already has quite the equestrian resume, and this year, she will be adding Waitsburg Celebration Days Queen to her experience. With her trusty palomino mare, Diamond, Lena is committed to representing Celebration Days and the community of Waitsburg on the rodeo road this upcoming year. Lena is the daughter of Chris and Trisha Berens, and younger sister to Clara Berens. She is a freshman at Walla Walla High School. Originally from the small town of Dunlap,...
WAITSBURG—In operation for just one year, the Waitsburg Parks and Recreation District is organized and energized to continue with their goal of actively involving citizens with their community. In support of the upcoming levy to fund the organization, all board members will be available at a meet and greet event this Sunday, October 27th at 11:00 a.m. at Words-N-Print (Ju’s Traveling Pages bookstore), located at 101 Main street. The levy to fund the district is on the ballot for Waitsburg reside...
October 16, 2019 Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Jim Romine, Kate Hockersmith and Mayor Marty Dunn were present, K.C. Kurkendall absent. Public Comments Commercial Club president, Joy Smith, presented the agenda for a design charrette on the proposed Touche Valley Trail. This event will be held October 26, from 5 – 7pm at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion. Smith also stated that this year’s Christmas Parade will be in the name of the late Deputy John King. New Business 2020 preliminary budget items were discussed. City administrator, Ran...
October 17, 2019 WAITSBURG—Ross Haman, Christy House, Lisa Morrrow, Stephanie Wooderchak, Mark Pickel were present, Randy Hinchliffe and Jason Kaehler were absent. Secondary Principal Stephanie Wooderchak announced that Parent/Teacher conferences will take place November 6 and 7. Preston Hall and Waitsburg High School students and staff attended the Character Strong training on September 26 and 27. The curriculum helps students develop a stronger self-identity, guide them safely through personal challenges and help them to feel a sense of c...
WAITSBURG-Locals know Sarah Putnam as one of the friendly Sarahs at the Waitsburg Post office. What people may not know is that she carries with her an active appreciation for an erudite TV show set in a small quirky town. The TV show is the Gilmore Girls, which initially appeared in 2000 on the WB channel. Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, it ran for eight seasons and focused on the loveable and unique townspeople of Stars Hollow, CT. Putnam estimates she's watched the entire series over a...
WAITSBURG⎯On Thursday, October 10, officers from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, the Walla Walla Police Department and Crisis Response Team members responded to a Main Street home in Waitsburg after a woman reported that her son, Markes A. Cantrell was allegedly threatening her and two other women with a metal bat inside her home. The woman told Walla Walla dispatch that her son, Cantrell was “smashing the kitchen” and she was frightened for her safety. She also claimed that he had bee...
WAITSBURG-Sharp-eyed Waitsburg visitors notice Mr. C's Smokin Co. at the corner of Preston Avenue and Highway 12. Area residents know the location as the place for smoked cheeses and meats, with good eats from the farm to the fields. Nancy's Dream Garden Center business owner Doug Bolio shared that he was convinced to offer the Schulke family pumpkins for sale at his business on 2nd street. "Mr. C suggested I participate this year," he mentioned. Together they plan to sell 18 bins of pumpkins. B...
Randy Hinchliffe Randy Hinchliffe is relatively new to the Waitsburg School Board having joined in fall 2018 when Board member Russ Knopp moved to Walla Walla. The father of two boys, he is married to Stephanie Hinchliffe who is a 2nd grade teacher with the district. Hinchliffe has been Waitsburg's City Administrator since 2004, and like his wife, is a graduate of Washington State University. Hinchliffe hopes to continue "helping out where I can," and feels that "with my background as city admin...
WAITSBURG-Susan Wildey, Director of Child Nutrition for the Waitsburg School District, is a big San Francisco 49ers fan. Her love for the San Francisco team has garnered a good bit of harassment from the elementary school students over the years, most of whom were Seattle Seahawk fans. She started the tailgate party at the elementary school four years ago as a reaction from all the Monday morning jabs and goading she received from the students over the games from the weekend. "I decided at that...
Attending the meeting were Walla Walla County Commissioners Todd Kimball and Greg Tompkins, Walla Walla County Director of Public Works Tony Garcia and Director of the Walla Walla County Emergency Management System Liz Jeffries WAITSBURG—A small group of community members gathered at the Lion’s Building in Waitsburg on Monday, September 30 for a Walla Walla County Commissioner’s Open House Meeting. City Councilman Terry Jacoy asked about his recent home assessment value going up and wanted to know if this new valuation would increase his taxes...
Instructor Melissa Lambert teaches three one-hour fitness classes on non-consecutive days to folks in Waitsburg who are 60 years old and older. A low-cost, evidence-based group exercise and falls prevention program, the class helps older adults at all levels of fitness become more active, energized, and empowered to sustain independent lives. Each class focuses on dynamic cardiovascular exercise, strength training, balance, and flexibility - everything older adults need to maintain health and...
Waitsburg emergency medical services volunteers needed The need for emergency medical services (EMS) volunteers is reaching a high-point, and rural communities are feeling the effects. If you're interested in becoming a volunteer Emergency medical technician (EMT), there are training options in the area. I did a lot while I lived in Alaska. Plenty of hiking and fishing, and other outdoorsy sorts of things, but my favorite was the time I spent as an EMT with the Sitka Fire Department....
Visitors to the annual Pioneer Fall Festival were able to stroll through the Wilson-Phillips House Museum to view the new “Waitsburg Under Water” display. A quote in an April 1996 Spokesman Review newspaper article by Kim Barker was the inspiration for the display said co-organizer Kate Hockersmith. The display will remain at the Wilson-Phillips House and can be viewed by appointment. “Weeks after the Touchet River missed the turn and nearly washed a chunk of this tiny town off the map, the plac...
Walla Walla Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a Fall Cemetery Tour on Saturday, October 5 at 10 a.m. Attendees can enjoy the fall foliage at Mountain View Cemetery and learn more about the fascinating and colorful citizens of Walla Walla who helped shape the community. The 80-acre stately cemetery is located at 2120 S. Second and is one of the oldest municipally-operated in the state, is the final resting place for over 40,000 souls with many headstones dating back to the 1800s. Approximately 3,000 veterans have been laid to rest at th...
Staffing a small-town pool has proven to be a difficult task for the City in recent years. According to Deputy City Clerk Kelly Steinhoff, the issues of training and retaining the part-time pool lifeguards and managers has been a challenge to safe operations. The part-time workers at the pool typically clock 25-30 hours a week with a pay range of $12.50-$13.50 hourly. "Many teens find that they can earn more money with an agricultural job, or one with longer hours," she said, which makes...
The best part about getting ready for the Lion's Club Salmon Feed BBQ according to volunteer Dan McKinley? "All the great camaraderie between the Lion's Club members and the community," he said. "We have a lot of fun together." The most challenging aspect of preparing for an event that ultimately fed 750 people? "Making sure it's all set up – we've got a lot of ingredients to get ready, it can be quite the scramble," McKinley continued. "But we're getting better and better at it." A visit b...
"Our goal was to welcome people to a beautiful location, where they can listen to great music and experience a sense of community, " said Cheryl Hansen, owner of Stella's Homestead, the site of last weekend's Huichica festival. That goal was reached this past Friday and Saturday with the launch of this small scale family friendly festival. A dozen indie rock and folk acts performed, appearing on two stages. The scenic location along S. Fork Coppei Road is now an event space on what was the...
WAITSBURG-Artist Rachel Maxi is relaxing after a busy Labor Day weekend. Her latest work, Continuing Explorations, opened to a warm reception over the weekend at Art X Agent. The show, consisting of abstract paintings and sculptures, is a departure from her previous work yet maintains the same themes: landscape and architecture. Maxi has been pushing paint across canvas for over twenty years. She moved to Seattle in 1990 where, working as an art handler for Seattle Art Museum, her work grew...
WAITSBURG-If an artist is one who creates a composition with paint, photography or what have you, then a curator is an artist who paints with art. In a museum or gallery setting it is the curator's job to combine different works into a cohesive to-do. Waitsburg artist, printmaker Gail Gwinn has taken curatorial control over the gallery space at Ten Ton. "It's interesting to be on the other side of the wall," says Gwinn. Having had the experience of being an artist lends Gwinn insight into the...
