Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Sorted by date Results 1286 - 1310 of 1805
WAITBURG – Having overcome the many obstacles that arise from a lifetime of addiction – both his mother's and his own – Nathanial Murphy has finally hit a sweet spot in his life, literally and figuratively. Murphy publicly debuted his Mary's Candies caramels at last year's Hometown Christmas in Waitsburg, and the business, named in honor of his grandmother, has grown steadily since. Murphy, assisted by his wife Erin, sells his gourmet confections at the Blue Mountain Station on Tuesdays and S...
Waitsburg Elementary School first grade teacher Dinah Lindsey (l) and Title 1 paraprofessional Carrie Graham (r) took a load off during Dr. Seuss Day/Wacky Wednesday last week. . ....
WAITSBURG – This year, Waitsburg will celebrate its sesquicentennial – 150 years of existence – as part of the annual Waitsburg Celebration Days weekend. According to City Hall staff, the exact date is unknown, but Waitsburg was chartered sometime in the spring of 1865. Waitsburg is known as a "One of a Kind" city and operates off the territorial charter created in that year. Waitsburg is the only charter city in Washington and one of only six in the nation. The fun-filled Celebration Days...
WAITSBURG – Incumbent Mayor Walt Gobel and incumbent councilwoman Debra Callahan accepted the Waitsburg Commercial Club's invitation to address residents at a Community Forum during the club's March 3 dinner meeting. No new candidates were present at the Forum which precedes the upcoming April 6 city council elections. Gobel took advantage of the opportunity to sing the praises of the current council and the city staff – in a speech punctuated with good-natured comments from the audience – rathe...
WAITSBURG – Now that Marilyn Johnson is no longer operating Etcetera's gift shop on Waitsburg's Main Street, she has decided to have a bit of fun with the display window flanking the Plaza Theater. "Sophie," a mannequin Johnson received from her mother, is the vehicle for her amusements. Currently, Sophie is dressed to celebrate St. Urho's Day on March 16. According to sainturho.com, the legend of St. Urho originated in northern Minnesota in the 1950s and has grown among North Americans of F...
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WAITSBURG – Last year's Waitsburg Celebration Days ATV Poker Run garnered a great deal of local interest and enthusiasm but had to be revamped to an in-town scavenger hunt at the last minute due to an inability to meet Walla Walla County ordinance requirements in a timely manner. This year organizers started the permit process in plenty of time and prospects are looking good. During their regular meeting on Feb. 23, the Walla Walla County Commissioners approved a new ordinance that will allow th...
Madison Jones was caught reading The Times . . ....
WAITSBURG – Is it a deck? Is it a stage? No, it's a massive display case! The Times (whose Waitsburg reporter happens to live next door to the Wilson-Phillips House) has kept a curious eye on the recent flurry of activity taking place in the backyard of the house/museum owned and operated by the Waitsburg Historical Society. It turns out the burgeoning structure will be a mini-house that will hold a scale model replica of Wait's Mill. The plan was to display the model inside the Wilson-Phillips...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's American Legion Auxiliary hosted a Boys and Girls State Honor Night dessert at Town Hall on March 2. Students who attended the 2014 week-long mock government events shared their experiences and encouraged upcoming seniors to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in government firsthand. The American Legion Post #35 and Auxiliary sponsor Prescott and Waitsburg students to the events each year. Emma Philbrook, the only girl to attend the 2014 American Legion A...
WAITSBURG – Warren Land Company cleared hurdle number one after receiving a conditional preliminary plat approval for the proposed Whoopemup Meadows subdivision at a Feb. 19 Waitsburg City Council public record meeting. The council, with member K.C. Kuykendall absent, voted unanimously to approve the preliminary plat with conditions as recommended by City Attorney Jared Hawkins, rather than disapproving, as recommended by the Waitsburg Planning Commission. The 114-unit, 50-acre subdivision, t...
WAITSBURG – In a war of wits, Waitsburg once again took first place in the 2B District 9 Regional Knowledge Bowl meet on Feb. 23, securing a spot at the state meet. This will be Waitsburg's fourth consecutive State meet and the last for senior and team leader Emma Philbrook. The WHS Knowledge Bowl team competed with strengths and smarts against 2B local rivals Dayton and DeSales High Schools. Led by senior Philbrook and junior Stuart Walsh, Waitsburg walked off with the win scoring 103 p...
WAITSBURG – When 7-year-old Jessika Lambert wanted to follow in big brother Daltin's footsteps and go into scouting, she was forced to join a Girl Scout troop in Walla Walla since there were no local troops. However, when she sold cookies in Waitsburg, she received so much interest from moms and daughters that she decided to do something about that. Jessika used the money she made from her first cookie sale to help start a troop in Waitsburg. A year later, local young ladies are busily p...
WAITSBURG – It’s time for anyone interested in a position on Waitsburg’s City Council to make their intent known while being aware of important deadlines. The top vote recipients – five for council and one for mayor – are elected to one-year terms. Candidates must submit a Declaration of Candidacy with the Waitsburg city clerk within the first ten working days of March, which means they must be filed between March 2 and March 13. Caucuses may only be held between 35 and 25 days prior to the election, which means they must take place by March...
WAITSBURG – At their meeting on Thursday, Waitsburg city council members appeared ready to send the Waitsburg planning commission’s recommendation to disapprove the Whoopemup Meadows preliminary plat proposal back to the commission for further review. However, code requirements prevented them from doing so without first holding a public meeting. That meeting will take place Thursday at 6 p.m. Waitsburg’s planning commission – in order to meet a requirement to make a recommendation within 14 days...
WAITSBURG – The pending dissolution of the Waitsburg-Prescott Sports Combine brings with it a slew of questions to be resolved before the next school year: Which sports will each school offer? Where will practices be held? Who owns the equipment and uniforms? Will the schools combine or co-op for individual sports? These are just a few examples of the issues Waitsburg and Prescott school districts will address over the next few months. But with WIAA fall sports schedules already decided, no i...
Two-year-old Waitsburg resident Alexander Gascon enjoys a warm and sunny day . . ....
8th Grade 4.0 Leena Baker Devon Harshman 3.25 & above Kelsey Alleman Carson Allessio Lexus Benson Mackenzie Forney Harmony Furrow Austin James Scott Leamy Brayden Miller Riley Witt 7th Grade 4.0 Kailyn VanPlake 3.25 & above Wyatt Bohlman Grace Coulson Braden Kitselman Annelise Miller Kirsten Miller Kevin Murphy Cason Nichols Bradley Sandau Brandan Weaver 6th Grade 3.25 & above Shawn Evans Koby Harris Riley Hubbard Teagen Larsen Annaka Moreland...
WAITSBURG – Coaches, parents and participants associated with the WP wrestling program and the Waitsburg Mat Birds filled the small Preston Hall board room as they waited their turn to speak at the Feb. 11 school board meeting. The representatives were there to express concern that the high school wrestling program might not remain intact in light of next year's dissolution of the Waitsburg-Prescott Sports Combine. WP wrestling team captain and two-time state competitor Tristan Newman opened t...
WAITSBURG – Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project's (TVAMP) Feb. 13 "Bluegrass at the Plaza" fundraiser was a huge success, according to Director Kate Hockersmith. Bluegrass fans packed the historic Plaza Theater, and TVAMP raised $1,713 between ticket sales and the silent auction. Only a few seats remained empty in the theater, and Hockersmith said she was left wondering how many years it has been since The Plaza was that full. "If it hadn't been so foggy in Walla Walla, I'm thinking it may h...
PALOUSE – Laht Neppur's Waitsburg Winter Warmer won the People's Choice "Best Cure for Cabin Fever" award at the Feb. 7 Palouse Cabin Fever Brew Fest. This makes the second event-win in a row for Laht Neppur Brewery, whose Spiced Peaches 'N' Cream Ale won the title in 2014. Six breweries, featuring a total of 22 custom brews, competed at the event. In addition to Laht Neppur Brewing Company, the 2015 lineup included: Zythum Brewing Company, Budge Brothers Brewery, 12 String Brewing Company, R...
Drivers entering Waitsburg from the east may have questioned the wall of instruments adorning a red "barn" . . ....
WAITSBURG – The Grange has played "a huge role" in the lives of Rick and Terry Ferguson and their family. Rick's great-grandparents, grandparents and parents were all members of the Starbuck Grange. "I grew up in that Starbuck Grange Hall – roller skating, eating pie, and going to dances," he said. Rick's family later moved to Huntsville and he met and married his wife Terry. The couple has been actively involved in the Waitsburg Grange, Washington State Grange and National Grange thr...
Waitsburg High School student Landon Callas gives a big cheer Saturday night during Waitsburg-Prescott boys' basketball game . . ....
KENNEWICK – Waitsburg resident Steven Ray Long, 27, was arrested Jan. 30 while driving a car near the blue bridge in Kennewick just minutes after the vehicle was reported as stolen from a nearby apartment complex. The Kennewick resident, Joel Madigral-Nava, told police that he had started his car at about 2:45 a.m. Friday and left it running to return to his apartment momentarily. When he returned, the car was gone. A Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted the car minutes after hearing of the theft over the radio and pulled Long ove...
