Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – John and Marilyn Stellwagen are once again hosting Waitsburg's unofficial Fourth of July Veterans March parade followed by a community potluck at Preston Park. The event continues to grow each year, with nearly 100 people attending last year's festivities. Everyone, including organizations like Rainbow Girls, Boy Scouts, etc. is invited to join the parade. Wave a flag or decorate your bike, stroller, wheelchair, or anything else in red, white and blue. Parade participants line up i...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's city council is in unanimous agreement that it would like to see the city totally out of the fire and ambulance business. At the June 17 city council meeting, the council approved Ordinance 2015-1031, which will initiate the process of annexing the Waitsburg City Fire Department into Walla Walla County Fire District No. 2. Voter approval of the annexation will also be required. Plans include transitioning the Waitsburg Ambulance Service (WAS) into the district as well. B...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg resident Tysen R. Beckner, 25, was arrested last week in Idaho and now faces a felony charge of child assault in Walla Walla County Superior Court. Beckner was allegedly involved in a fight at the new Whiskey Creek Bar and Grill in Waitsburg on the night of June 17 during which his girlfriend, Waitsburg resident Shaylynn M. Johnson, was arrested on a warrant, according to court documents. According to relatives, Beckner was left in charge of two young children in the h...
Senior Class 4.0 GPA Gales-Alexenko, Luke Z. Grant, Hannah G. Larsen, Talen T. Philbrook, Emma c. Shafer, Tyler Walker, Samantha R. 3.25 and above GPA Lanning, Owen L. Leroue, Chance O. Mercado, Sofia C. Grant, Michael F. DeRuwe, Mikala L. Edwards, Bailey Acevedo, Devin Fisher, Nicole M. Salazar, Analise Wood, Paige N. Junior Class 3.25 and above Walsh, Stuart J. Branson, Zion I. Jones, Caitlyn A. Sophomore Class 3.25 and above Hays, Taylor A. Pope, Aislynne M. Dunn, Jacob M. Wood, Skylar Farley, Jared E. Adams, Emily A. Mercado, Selina L....
Randy Hinchliffe was the winner of the Waitsburg Friends of the Library Father's Day raffle basket. . ....
Workers were busy installing new water lines along the east side of Main Street in Waitsburg Tuesday, making a trip to The Times office especially treacherous for visitors....
WAITSBURG – Izzy-the-camel owner Mickey Richards says he would love to one day to write a book filled with stories about Izzy. If he does, that book will undoubtedly include a chapter on Izzy's most recent adventure as a television star. Last week, Waitsburg's favorite cuddly camel was doused in fake blood (Karo syrup and food coloring) and transformed into a gruesome member of the walking dead to perform in an episode of the SyFy channel series "Z Nation." The series, which is filming its s...
WAITSBURG/DAYTON – Guatemala City missionary David Beam cites "enjoying the wide open spaces and the beauty of the land" as a favorite experience in his recent visit to the Touchet Valley. The valley's rolling hills and waving wheat fields are a stark contrast to the "4 million people and horrible traffic" he and his wife left behind, he said. In a fun case of role reversal, David and his wife, Damaris, recently spent several days enjoying local landscape, people, events and points of i...
GOATS: MARKET Grand Champion – Bethany Bennett Reserve Champion – Grace Coulston GOATS: SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion – Sydney Fowble Reserve Champion – Grace Coulston RABBITS: SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion – Miriam Bennett Reserve Champion – Serena Jacob POULTRY: SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion – Nathaniel Bennett SHEEP: MARKET Grand Champion – Braden Kitselman Reserve Champion – Taylor Jones SHEEP: 4-H SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion – Codi Armstrong Reserve Champion – Chloe Brown SHEEP: FFA SHOWMANSHIP Grand...
PRESCOTT – A delayed start due to a sound-system glitch did little to dampen the high spirits of the seniors and audience in attendance at Prescott's Class of 2015 graduation ceremony in the Prescott gymnasium on Thursday evening, June 11. But then, it may be hard to bring down the spirits of a class whose motto is, "We dream of a better tomorrow where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." Ten pairs of seniors walked to the traditional strains of 'Pomp and Circu...
A new handicap-accessible walkway now leads from the Prescott Park lot to an enlarged picnic pad area, complete with a handicap- accessible barbeque that can be rotated for easy access....
Jessica Iglesias: Sea Mar $1,000, Aiyeku-Turner/Jackson Family Scholarship $660 Alesandra Diaz: Blue Mt. Comm. Found. T.B. Elliott $2,500, Salutatorian Award $100, Jacobson Family Scholarship $200, Prescott Education Assoc. Scholarship $800 Jonathan Escalante: Blue Mt. Comm. Found. Roberta Bell Kraemer $750 Selena Duran: Blue Mt. Comm. Found. William and Delora Harpe $1,750, Blue Mt. Comm. Found.Kenneth Garner $1,750, Sea Mar $1,000, Valedictorian Award $150, Prescott Lions Scholarship $800, Jacobson Family Scholarship $200, Gailord and Jean...
WAITSBURG – On June 1, Margie Douglas and her fourth grade class made a special trip to deliver Monster Cookies to Waitsburg's graduating seniors. "Their eyes lit up at the sight of them," said Douglas. And at Douglas' retirement party on June 10, guests were handed Monster Cookies from cloth-covered baskets. So what's with the cookies? It's not simply that they taste amazing (which they do!). In Waitsburg, Monster Cookies, 4th grade and Mrs. Douglas all go hand-in-hand. The cookies, which D...
WAITSBURG – A dream that has been years in the making is about to become reality for Stacy Just, as she, her family and advisory board prepare for the grand opening of Just Another Chance Ranch five miles south of Waitsburg on Saturday, June 27, from noon to 5 p.m. The grand opening celebrates phase two of the ranch's mission, the launch of the ranch's first youth mentorship program. The Just family moved to Waitsburg from Roy, Wash., about four years ago, when Stacy's husband, Jason, a...
Waitsburg High School seniors toss their caps into the air at the end of their graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5....
WAITSBURG – Twenty-two members of the Class of 2015 made the traditional march down Kison Court to receive their diplomas at Waitsburg High School's 119th commencement ceremony on Friday. Surrounded by friends and family, the exiting seniors spoke to relationships, dreams and excellence as they bid their fellow schoolmates farewell and proudly joined the ranks of WHS alumni. Honor Speaker Luke Alexenko reflected back on the many memories shared by the class. "We've grown not only as i...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg resident Mason J. Bates, 31, has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in Walla Walla County Superior Court last week to multiple burglaries in his hometown at the end of last year. He will be on probation – community custody – for three years after his release from prison and must successfully complete a drug-offender treatment program. Bates had no prior felony convictions. Bates was arrested on Dec. 28 after a resident on Waitsburg’s West 6th Street filed a residential-burglary report. Other t...
A lone firefighter mops up the blaze that completely destroyed a mobile home on Murphy Street in Waitsburg on Saturday......
Waitsburg Elementary students ended the school year with a traditional Pioneer Day program at the Bruce House Museum. . ....
WAITSBURG – Several local companies worked together to improve the driveway and move the flagpole outside the Waitsburg Ambulance Service last month. The chores will help beautify the lot for the future dedication of the building to longtime Waitsburg Ambulance Service Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) and Chief of Operations Richard Naumann, who died in April. Naumann, who passed away following a four-year battle with cancer on April 10, requested that his family not hold a s...
WAITSBURG – It's the time of year for "spring cleaning," and some major to-do's on the wish list of the Waitsburg Ambulance Service (WAS) Board have been crossed off, thanks to donations of time, materials and equipment from local business owners who worked together to clean up the lot surrounding the building. WAS board member Nancy Otterson said she had been wishing for new gravel in the parking area for "a very long time." According to EMT Cimarron Perkins, the rock in the lot was too big f...
Facilities/Transportation/Maintenance Supervisor’s Report (Colter Mohney): Updated board on motor pool and suggested the district surplus two older buses and purchase a smaller GM bus, with handicap accessibility, with 80,000 miles, available for $2,500. Mohney provided quotes for two new, two-wheel drive busses, and requested the board approve him a purchase amount. The board approved up to $65,000 toward the purchase of a new, larger bus and board members will check out the $2,500 used, smaller bus. Superintendent’s Report (Dr. Carol Clarke):...
WAITSBURG – The 112th Waitsburg High School Alumni Banquet and Reunion took place in the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room on Saturday, May 23, with Darleen (Smith) Dozier, Class of '78 presiding. Dr. Carol Clarke welcomed alumni, guests and seniors of the 2015 graduating class. Clarke expressed special pride in the importance of service taught to Waitsburg students. She specifically mentioned seniors Hannah Grant who gathered supplies and volunteers to paint the football field b...
