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Waitsburg wine writer Paul Gregutt entertained patrons at the Olive Market Place & Cafe last week. The Waitsburg artist played a solo set of original compositions accompanied by amplified acoustic guitar....
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg can be accurately characterized as an All-American town, but the display of patriotism planned for April 13 will be hard to match. Waitsburg American Legion Post 35 will sponsor the kickoff of the "Love America Tour" with Vietnam veteran Sgt. Bob Brock, his locally-famous Patriot Jeep, and the new one-of-a-kind America's Patriot Jet Fighter from 11a.m. – 3 p.m. on Waitsburg's Main Street. Main Street will be blocked off for the program that will take place in front of Town Ha...
WALLA WALLA—The snow is finally gone and it is the perfect time to get in shape. Providence St. Mary Medical Center has the perfect solution with Heart to Start, a free 5K training program, which begins April 2. The program is ideal for people of wide-ranging fitness levels. It begins with a kickoff presentation on April 2, with weekly workouts led by Providence cardiology clinicians starting April 9. According to a Providence St. Mary media release, the program began in Portland, Ore. in 2012 and has inspired hundreds of people to walk or run...
YAKIMA, Wash.-Waitsburg High School's Team 1 Knowledge Bowl team attended the State meet in Yakima on Saturday, where they placed eight among 12 Division 1 teams. Former knowledge bowl coach Brad Green accompanied the team as current advisor Lynn Martin is out of the country. Heather Baker attended as chaperone. Riverside Christian took first place, West Sound Academy came in second and Valley Christian landed third. Other Division I state contenders included: Almira-Coulee-Hartline, Naselle,...
WAITSBURG-Two new faces have thrown their hats in the ring seeking a seat on the Waitsburg City Council. Pam Chapman and Jim Elgin will join incumbents K.C. Kuykendall, Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Jim Romine and Kate Hockersmith to run for a one-year term on the Waitsburg City Council. Incumbent Marty Dunn is running unopposed for mayor. Council candidates fell one seat short as of the original March 10 deadline. The filing deadline was extended three days during which time incumbent K.C....
March 14 Subject in Prescott taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center for mental health evaluation....
WAITSBURG-Multifaceted entrepreneur Jessika Bannerman is having a busy week. Her book and gift shop, Ju's Traveling Pages, launched this past weekend and locals are stopping in to peruse the curated selections Ju's has to offer. The brick-and-mortar shop is a permanent installation of what was initially slated to be a traveling show. The concept of travel is inherent to the adventurous quality of reading, especially for young readers, so the name isn't too far of a stretch. Bannerman is still...
WAITSBURG-For more than 20 years, visitors to the Waitsburg Elementary School office have been greeted by the smiling face of Linda Henze. With Henze's recent promotion to Human Resources/Fiscal Assistant, Hannah Peterson takes her place in the elementary school office. Henze began working for the Waitsburg School District in 1997 as elementary school secretary in 1997. As time passed, her duties grew and she eventually took on the title of District Administrative Assistant, under...
The gap on Waitsburg's Main Street got a little larger when the building at 103 Main was demolished Tuesday morning. The building was damaged by fire last September when the adjacent structure, at 109 Main, which housed Hugs, Gifts and Collectibles at the time, burned to the ground. The 103 Main building was deemed unfit for occupancy (use) by the building inspector, following the fire. City administrator Randy Hinchliffe says he encouraged J.P. Kelly, the building’s owner, to fix rather than d...
WALLA WALLA-Upstairs, and down the hall of a brick-and-mortar building on Walla Walla's Main Street sits one Gerald Matthews; part artist, part exhibit. Matthews is a retired actor most famously known as the voice of Sugar Bear, the suave Sugar Crisp cereal mascot and the little man in the Ty-D-Bol ad. Matthews has spent the last 30 years creating a madhouse of irreverent sculptures that whirl and buzz as a social commentary referencing Dadaism, Surrealism and Absurdism. Astounding and...
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WAITSBURG – The deadline for Declarations of Candidacy for Waitsburg City Council closed on March 10 one candidate short of a full slate of five members. The filing process will reopen with applications accepted for an additional three days, from March 11 to Wed., March 13 at 4 p.m. Council incumbents Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Jim Romine, Kate Hockersmith all submitted applications, as did incumbent mayor Marty Dunn. There were no new applicants, according to City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe. Incumbent council member K.C. Kuykendall, who h...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg-area farmers Perry and Darleen Dozier have withdrawn their request for a text code amendment that would make water bottling operations a permitted use in all resource and agricultural districts in Walla Walla County. The proposal was hotly debated in the county but Doziers say pushback was not a factor in the decision. The text amendment, which was on the County’s 2018 Annual Docket of Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations, was withdrawn on Wed., March 6, according to Walla Walla County Principal Planner Lau...
Feb. 25 Welfare check on suicidal subject at a home on Preston Avenue. March 8 Waitsburg residents came in to WWSO to report identity theft....
Banner Bank Customer Services Representative Kim Julian alerted Waitsburg photographer Bill Rodgers to the presence of "snow rollers" just west of Prescott last week. Rodgers was quick to document the scene. "A rare sequence of weather events resulted in the formation of snow rollers in many of the fields around Waitsburg on March 7. A freezing rain that evening formed a hard slick crust on top of the previous snow. Later that night, about 2" of wet snow fell, and a 15 mph wind came up. Because...
Unlike parents with their children, I hope it's acceptable for reporters to have favorites. There are a couple of folks that I love to interview, and Jeff Broom was one. Jeff passed away on March 4 at Dayton General Hospital. He will be missed, but not forgotten. Because of his community activism and his breadth of knowledge, I had the opportunity to speak with Jeff fairly often in the course of reporting for The Times. I have greatly missed his input and wisdom as he fought health issues in rec...
Several locals enjoyed a good time at a paint party hosted by the Commercial Club at Town Hall last week. Above: Ladies are hard at work on their paint-by-number projects....
On Wed., March 13, the Waitsburg School District launched a groundbreaking branding campaign for the district. User-friendly websites and mobile apps for each school will help connect the Waitsburg community. The campaign is part of a larger effort to highlight the achievements taking place every day across the district. The new website and app include information such as dining menus, events calendars, real-time updates on sports scores, school document links, and even a live feed. The free app...
While snow and cold is a far cry from what is typically viewed as standard camel climate, the Walla Walla Valley's favorite dromedary hasn't let the white stuff keep him from his duties. Izzy the Camel was out-and-about in Walla Walla, joining Walla Walla Sweets mascot Sweet Lou, to draw a crowd for the grand opening of the new Inland Cellular on Rose Street on Feb. 21. Izzy makes his home on a small farm just east of Prescott with owners Mickey and Tawnya Richards. Tawnya says the cold weather...
WAITSBURG – At the close of nearly every winter, Waitsburg residents surmise about the likelihood of a high-water event like the Food of 1996. With a high snowpack and anticipated warming temperatures, this year is no different. Statistics can be frightening. Washington’s snowpack contains 30 million-acre feet of water, which is nearly the amount of water stored behind Grand Coulee Dam. Eight million of that was gained between Feb. 5 and 20, during record snowfalls, according to the Department of Ecology (DOE). That said, the state’s snowpack w...
August 24, 2018 Firearms were logged into evidence as found property. (NOTE: This event is listed on the Press Board sent out on March 5, 2019) February 26 Shop building on S. “A” Street in Prescott was burglarized. Forced entry with items taken. Possible assault reported in the 300 block of W. 4th Street in Prescott reported at 10:10 a.m. Les Gallardo arrested at same address on W. 4th Street in Prescott on two felony and one misdemeanor warrants at 3:41 p.m. February 27 A woman was reported trespassing in the 200 block of W. 3rd Street in...
WAITSBURG – Walla Walla County Digital Forensic Examiner Tim Hollingsworth will give a presentation on Cyber-bullying and Social Media Concerns on Thurs., March 14. Hollingsworth will meet with Waitsburg middle and high school students before presenting to the community at the Waitsburg High School lower auditorium from 6:30-7:30 p.m. While some experts do not feel that bullying is more prevalent than in years past, social media has made a significant impact on how it affects kids. “Bullying doe...
WALLA WALLA - Eight years ago, Jim and Amy Fenley, of Prescott, had the vision to fill a need in the wedding industry by offering horse and carriage services. The couple, married for fifteen years, share a love of horses. "Everyone thinks girls love the horses so much, but when Jim and I met he had two horses and I had one" Amy said. Their ten-acre farm is busy with eight horses and two miniature ponies. The Times arrived at the Prescott ranch last weekend, to find Jim and Amy working with...
K.C. Kuykendall, Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Mayor Marty Dunn, Jim Romine and Kate Hockersmith were all present. Public Comment -Commercial Club President Joy Smith said the Commercial Club has purchased some wayfinding banners to point out sites of significance. -Jim Davison thanked the City crew for doing such a good job on keeping the sidewalks cleared. -Justin Stegall provided an update on the Park and Rec Board. The three-year-plan has been drafted and will be reviewed and refined over the...
