Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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December 6, 2018 WAITSBURG—Present at the most recent Parks & Recreation Board meeting were board members Danielle Carpenter, Justin Stegall, and Sandra Morrison, as well as community member Tom House. The group agreed to change their regular meeting times to accommodate Carpenter’s Town Hall Board meeting schedule. Beginning in 2019 Parks & Rec will meet every first and third Thursday of each month. Parks & Rec will host a Christmas movie night Dec. 22 at City Hall with a free hot cocoa buffet....
Views from the Hometown Christmas event held December 1st and 2nd....
Santa took up shop at Ten Ton Coffee this past weekend and visited with children of all ages....
Present at last week’s meeting of the Waitsburg City Council were members Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Jim Romine, and Kate Hockersmith, along with Mayor Marty Dunn. Basin Disposal, Inc., which contracts with the city to provide garbage pickup services, will be increasing its rates starting Jan. 19. Once the city’s administrative costs – which cover the state’s refuse tax, among other things – are factored in, the typical monthly garbage bill will rise to $21.75. Sheriff John Turner provided the co...
WAITSBURG-The 33rd annual Hometown Christmas is upon us. Of course this means a weekend of activities along Main Street, including Santa's first official appearance of the season. Sponsoring businesses, along with many volunteers, are busy hanging garland and lights. Waitsburg Elementary students will take turns hanging their ornaments Friday, reaching the highest branches with the assistance of far-reaching Pacific Power employee Doug Hinds. Saturday Festivities begin at 9 a.m. in Town Hall,...
Waitsburg Hometown Christmas Past...
WAITSBURG-Volunteer Jenny Jones at the Waitsburg Resource Center found the doorway crowded Thursday by local first graders lined up with donations. Mrs. Hinchliffe's class held a food drive, asking for Thanksgiving donations of nonperishable foods. In just over seven days, the group was able to gather 130 items, more than they could hold. Luckily the group brought along a wagon to shoulder the weight. The Resource Center now receives about 7,000 pounds of food annually as in-kind donations from...
Nov. 19, 2018 WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg School Board met for a regular business meeting Monday. Members in attendance were Ross Hamann, Christy House, Jason Kaehler, Russ Knopp, Lisa Morrow. Also in attendance were school secretary Becky Dun, Superintendent and Elementary Principal Jon Mishra and Secondary School Principal Stephanie Wooderchak. The board approved several Dayton-Waitsburg Athletic Combine coaching appointments. Josh Wilson was approved as high school assistant boys’ basketball coa...
WAITSBURG-As reported recently in The Times, Mrs. Hinchliffe's first grade students are raising salmon with the help of Andrew Bassler from the Tri-State Steelheaders. So far, the salmon eggs have half-hatched and progressed to the alevin stage. Alevin have a yolk sac attached to their bellies which is to be their nutrient source for the following 30 days. They hide among the gravel, avoiding predators, or in this case excited young onlookers. Students worked with Bassler to create booklets...
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg’s Homegrown Go Wild 4-H club took home gold at 4-H’s Achievement Awards night, winning Small Club of the Year and First Place Window Display for their displays in a storefront on Main Street. William Hong won a project medal for science. Sarah Hong-Daves won the Farm Bureau Garden Award and gained project medals in Science, Gardening and the Food & Nutrition categories. Timothy Daves garnered the position of Washington State 4-H Ambassador Representing the Southeast Distr...
Waitsburg High School hosted an assembly honoring Veterans Friday. Associated Student Body leadership shared background information about the holiday which originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11 1919 as the first anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance beginning in 1938. This year, the American Legion was recognized for its outstanding service to the community....
Many of us here have seen Markeeta Little Wolf on her frequent walking excursions around Waitsburg. Of late she has been out and walking more than usual. Her husband, Mike Hubbard, tells The Times that she has just completed her goal of walking a million steps in a month – actually doing it in 28 days, a million and change. Mike, who has been sitting in a chair, supporting her effort from the sidelines, adds that Markeeta would cross streets diagonally or sometimes circle in order to gain m...
WAITSBURG-Students at Waitsburg Elementary are taking on a new responsibility this year: raising salmon. First-grade teacher Stephanie Hinchliffe is leading the project with the help of Andrew Bassler from the Tri-State Steelheaders. The project made its way onto Waitsburg Elementary School radar through a chance meeting. "My husband [Waitsburg city administrator Randy Hinchliffe] heard about this organization looking for a teacher willing to raise these salmon and I said-uh, yeah I want to...
Travis Bramer istalls new signage on Main St, Waitsburg. This, along with lights will complete the festive look for the upcoming season....
October 25, 2018 WAITSBURG—Board members Danielle Carpenter, Justin Stegall, Wyatt Withers and Sandra Morrison were in attendance at the Oct. 25 meeting. Treasurer Withers reported a balance of $1,417, with no deposits or debits pending. New Business: The board unanimously passed a motion to postpone seeking a levee this spring until further budget research and a two-to-five-year strategic plan is developed. The board is drafting a letter of intent to present the city council with regarding t...
WAITSBURG-The Plaza theater was haunted by all sorts of spirits Sunday during the annual Boograss concert held by the Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project (TVAMP). About 80 people attended the concert to see performances from local musical groups and bid on donated items in a silent auction. The lineup began with the youngest musicians: the TVAMP kids fronted by Noah Moser who sang classic "I'll fly away." Noah said he was not nervous to play in front of so many people. "I've been doing it all...
Nina Jake, Lane Gwinn, Issaac Jake, and Lu Murano don their handmade masks at Ten Ton Coffee Saturday. The event was the first of its kind in the area and an instant hit....
WALLA WALLA-Waitsburg artist Bill Rodgers volunteered at the fourth-annual Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. The two-day event, held on Walla Walla's Main street Saturday and Sunday, included a live DJ, a Shakespearean-themed "Pageant of the Dead" performed by local student groups, vendor booths, face-painting, food trucks and a steamroller printmaking event. For only five dollars, a person 12 or older could carve their own plate and have their design printed. Fabric prints are made by inki...
WAITSBURG—Preschool teacher Marci Jo Lanning shared photographs of her students during a recent field trip to Klickers for pumpkins. Secondary Principal Report – Stephanie Wooderchak Parent-teacher conferences for middle and high school are Oct. 24 and 25. Character Strong Preston Hall Middle School and Waitsburg High School students and staff have been working with a new program called Character Strong. Middle school students and staff, and high school students and staff, are working together to learn the value of kindness, community and sup...
Students and their parents were honored for their hard work so far this DW football season on Senior Night. Newly renovated commercial kitchens at the Waitsburg School District Open House held Oct. 19. The Kenneth M. Zuger Field House dedication ceremony....
Oct. 17, 2018 Present at last week’s meeting of the Waitsburg City Council were Mayor Marty Dunn and Council members K.C. Kuykendall, Terry Jacoy, Kevin House and Kate Hockersmith – as well as student representative Leena Baker, who has returned to the Council for another year of service. The meeting began with a presentation by a representative of the Walla Walla County Department of Community Health concerning a recently released report on the department’s spending in areas related to affor...
WAITSBURG-The Society for Creative Anachronism held its Baron's Ball at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds Oct. 6 and 7. King Christian and Queen Héléne hosted combat competitions and vendors in authentic garb. The SCA is an international education society that started in 1966. The group selectively recreates pre-seventeenth-century European life, including combat, archery, equestrian activities, costuming, cooking, metalwork, woodworking, music, dance, calligraphy and fiber arts. The kingdom of An T...
( The Bluegrass Kids meet Wednesday afternoons to practice classic songs with mentor Kate Hockersmith....
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Parks and Recreation Board is now hosting public meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Present at the most recent meeting were board members Danielle Carpenter, Justin Stegall, Wyatt Withers and Sandra Morrison. Treasurer Wyatt Withers reported a balance of $1,417, with no deposits or debits pending. Old Business The board discussed possible postponement for the planned levy initiative, due to the Dec. 14 deadline fast approaching. A proposed budget w...
City official Jake Adams works to update Waitsburg's Main St. fire hydrants. Following last month's fire, fire fighters had trouble stemming the flow due to gravel in the line. The gravel was thought to have been leftover from a previous fire. The excavation pictured has since been paved over....
