Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – For Suze Wood, landing in Waitsburg was a case of a left turn being the right turn. Wood had spent years bypassing Waitsburg as she traveled from her parent's home in Walla Walla to Cheney, where she attended college. It was years later, while seeking a change of pace driving from Walla Walla to her Seattle home, that she decided to take the back way and finally made that left turn off Highway 12 and onto Waitsburg's Main Street. Wood said she was so captivated by what she saw t...
WAITSBURG – Warren Land Company owners Gene and Mary Warren, developers of the proposed Whoopemup Meadows subdivision, say they are confused by the process Waitsburg's planning commission has taken in deciding to approve or disapprove their preliminary plat proposal to Waitsburg's city council. "Their own ordinances say they can approve, disapprove or approve with conditions. Instead, I guess they're disapproving, but it's really not a disapproval," said Gene Warren. The developers are h...
Waitsburg High grad Jim Mitchell (r) was named 2014 Booster of the Year at Saturday's Waitsburg vs. Dayton basketball games.......
WAITSBURG – Each Tuesday, local seniors gather in the basement of the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church where they enjoy a hot meal and welcome fellowship. The meals are provided through the Walla Walla Senior Center's Senior Round Table program and have been taking place in Waitsburg for close to 30 years, according to the center's executive director Howard Ostby. The center prepares the meals and delivers them to Waitsburg where local volunteers take over serving, collecting donations and d...
WAITSBURG – "Bluegrass at the Plaza!" a benefit concert for the Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project will take place Friday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Waitsburg's historic Plaza Theater (208 Main St.). The concert will feature the bands Switchgrass; Rock, Salt & Nails; the Kuykendall Family and Kate & The Bluegrass Gentlemen. Proceeds from the event go to support TVAMP, which is directed by Kate Hockersmith and operates under the umbrella of the nonprofit Rural Youth Enrichment Services. TVAMP is a...
WAITSBURG – At least one Preston Hall classroom will stay cool once temperatures start to rise this spring, thanks in large part to a donation from Young’s Heating and Cooling and their distributors. Several months ago, the Waitsburg school district accepted an offer from Young’s to install a ductless mini-split heat pump in one classroom at no cost to the district for equipment and labor. The only cost the district would incur would be supplying electrical service to the unit. The heat pump...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg man arrested at the end of December for a string of local burglaries is scheduled for trial in Walla Walla County Superior Court beginning April 7. Mason J. Bates, 31, was charged in early January with two counts of residential burglary, theft in the third degree, malicious mischief in the third degree, and possession of burglary tools. His arrest on Dec. 28 came after a resident on West 6th Street filed a burglary report and other tips and burglary reports followed, coming from neighbors on West 6th and West 7th s...
WAITSBURG - Up against a deadline to make a recommendation regarding the preliminary plat proposal for the Whoopemup Meadows subdivision here, the Waitsburg Planning Commission chose to recommend disapproval on Sunday evening. However, they appeared to make that recommendation anticipating that the Waitsburg City Council will reject it and will instead require the commission to gather more information. This would allow the city and developers, Warren Land Co., the time they need to make...
WAITSBURG -- Early this school year, Waitsburg High School special education teacher Patty Hazelwood happened upon a small dresser desperately in need of refinishing. It occurred to her that such a project would be ideal for her life skills students: Coe Richards, Austin Baker and Rachel Gradwohl. The trio successfully transformed the eyesore into a work of beauty, learning new skills and experiencing the satisfaction of a job well done along the way. Hazelwood has over twenty years experience...
WAITSBURG – Debra Callahan, a member of the Waitsburg city council and the fairgrounds advisory committee, has been working hard to organize events she hopes will create a stronger sense of community among locals while drawing visitors to the area. At last week's city council meeting Callahan reported on several event reservations for the Waitsburg Fairgrounds, possibilities for a Fourth Friday music festival during the summer months, and Waitsburg's first National Night Out celebration. C...
BREMERTON, Wash. – Waitsburg native Wyatt Withers, son of Laurie Withers and the late Ian Withers, and grandson of Jack McCaw and the late Laurette McCaw, has done his family proud by receiving recognition as the 2014 Sailor of the Year for Submarine Squadron 5 out of Bremerton. Withers graduated from Waitsburg High School in 2010 and followed in "Grandpa Jack's" footsteps by joining the Navy, where he pursued a career in nuclear engineering. He excelled early on, finishing 13th among 320 s...
WALLA WALLA - The Blue Mountain Lodge #13 Free and Accepted Masons will present awards to top officers from four local agencies in their 2014 Officer of the Year Awards ceremony on Feb. 4. Deputy Richard Schram, Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office; Officer Gunner Fulmer, Walla Walla Police Department; Officer Ashley Daschofsky, College Place Police Department; and Trooper Shawn Williams, Washington State Patrol were selected by their respective agencies for this special recognition. Deputy Schram is a Sgt. Thomas E. Bowman Deputy of the Year award win...
WAITSBURG - Establishing a quorum at Waitsburg planning commission meetings may soon become a bit easier. Uniquely qualified Waitsburg residents Stan Bly and Larry Johnson have each applied to fill two currently vacant seats on the board. Approval of the applicants is on the agenda for Wednesday night’s city council meeting. The six-position planning commission is chaired by William Potolochio and made up of commission members K.C. Kuykendall, who is also a city council member; Karen Gregutt; a...
WAITSBURG - Eastern Washington University broadcaster and Waitsburg native Larry Weir is pleased to join the ranks of his longtime role model, Bob Robertson, by earning the title of National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Washington Sportscaster of the Year. Weir, who has provided the play-by-play for EWU basketball and football games for over 20 years, was selected as the 2014 award recipient on Jan. 7 and will be honored at a ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., in June. The 1979...
WAITSBURG -- With January's designation as School Board Appreciation Month in the state of Washington, Waitsburg board members were honored at the Jan. 14 school board meeting. Elementary students sent handmade cards, flowers and photos and representatives of the high school National Honor Society served the board punch and cookies. High school ASB members presented each member with a card of thanks from the high school. FFA members had honored board members in December with handmade Christmas...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Planning Commission met with a full quorum Monday to receive public comment and discuss the proposed Whoopemup Meadows housing development in northeast Waitsburg. Tones were tense as first the developers and then the Port of Walla Walla discussed the main sticking point - ownership of water and sewer lines installed by the Port but maintained by the city. Mary and Gene Warren, of Warren Land Company, submitted an application for the 114-unit development on November 17....
WAITSBURG – “I didn’t know what a heart attack was supposed to feel like,” said Waitsburg Presbyterian Church Reverend Bret Moser, who now knows all too well what to expect. Following his own recent heart attack, Moser is loudly singing the praises of the Waitsburg Ambulance Service and strongly encourages all Waitsburg residents to take advantage of the service’s unique donor program which assures swift and free service. Nothing was out of the ordinary when Moser went to bed the night of...
WAITSBURG - Members of the Waitsburg Celebration Days Committee have been working hard the last several months to make sure this May’s celebration - honoring Waitsburg’s 150th anniversary - is a truly memorable event. With the framework in place, they are now in need of helping hands and financial support to make their May 16 Celebration Days plans a reality. “What we want is to create one or two signature events that we become known for and that grow every year,” said Mayor Walt Gobel. The comm...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Planning Commission has rescheduled its public hearing to receive comments from the public on the proposed Whoopemup Meadows housing development in Waitsburg’s northeast corner. The hearing will be held Monday evening at 7 p.m. in the Lions Building at the Waitsburg fairgrounds. As The Times reported last month, the public hearing was originally set for December 15, but two members of the commission didn’t attend. The hearing was cancelled due to lack of a quorum. Once...
WAITSBURG – Construction of the Whiskey Creek Sports Bar & Grill on Waitsburg's east side is moving ahead right on track, and owners expect to open the doors in late March or early April. The recent hire of the Grill's first employee, General Manager Gary Bales, will help to speed that process along. Whiskey Creek, located on the former site of the White Stallion Restaurant at 701 Preston Avenue, is a joint effort of investors Dan Cole, Ken Cole, Jr., Guy McCaw and Byron Seney, along with w...
WAITSBURG - They say you're never too old for Santa, and I must say I believe that's true. The holidays can be a tough season for many, and this year I've found myself part of that crowd. Perhaps that's why I was hit with the sudden urge for a visit with Santa. (Donning the journalism hat comes in handy at times - though I'm pretty sure he'd have been happy to see me without my excuse of an interview.) Since this is Santa's first Christmas season to remain at his Waitsburg home in many years, I...
WAITSBURG - If you're in Waitsburg and in the mood for a great cup of coffee, a tri-tip steak breakfast burrito, a bowl of gourmet soup or a freshly-baked treat, there's just one place to look: The Q Wood Fired Grill. Owners Emry and Sandy Kleck, accomplished chef Jeff Davis and barista Nichole Wood combine their passion for food and drink with an appreciation for community and the individuals they serve. From the beginning, the Klecks's had a vision for the type of atmosphere they wanted to...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg Commercial Club will meet on Tuesday, December 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall. Skip Winchester will speak about his experience as "Santa Claus". The meeting and meal are $12 per person, inclusive. There is no charge for program only. Please RSVP your dinner reservations to ikbakeve@charter.netikbakeve@charter.net or call (509) 337-6546....
