Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Muralist Don Brown, of Kennewick, recently completed this impressive mural on the side of Chief Spring's Brew Pub on Dayton's Main Street. The Times' Advertising Manager Teeny McMunn captures the process....
WAITSBURG—The Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever will host a free youth trap shoot on Sat., June 15 at the Waitsburg Gun Club. Dean Wass will present a firearms safety refresher beginning at 8 a.m. with the trap shoot immediately following. Youth age 18 and under are welcome to participate, including youth not yet a member of the Chapter. Participants not already a member of Pheasants Forever will receive chapter-sponsored membership enrollment. Clay targets and shotgun shells will be provided by Pheasants Forever. Adult family members or m...
WAITSBURG—The Huichica Music Festival will make its debut in the Walla Walla Valley this fall with a two-day festival at Stella’s Homestead, the former site of Jim and Geraine’s Hansen’s farm on the south fork of Coppei Creek. Located along the winding South Fork Coppei Creek and the foothills of the Blue Mountains near Walla Walla, Stella’s Homestead grew out of the historic Hansen wheat and cattle farm, established by Jim and Geraine Hansen in 1947. Today, their daughter Cheryl hosts eve...
WAITSBURG-When the Girls Scouts of Waitsburg learned that the Lewis & Clark Trail State Park was the only park in the state without a flagpole, they set out to do something about it. The local service unit spent about a year-and-a-half raising approximately $2300 to purchase a pole for the park. For the last four years, troops from Dayton, Waitsburg and Walla Walla have camped out out at the state park. Last weekend's campout was made even more notable with the installation of the newly donated...
Waitsburg Elementary School's first annual Move Up Night was a big success with parents and students taking the opportunity to meet with next year's teachers and enjoying a meal together. Students were able to go home with a backpack donated by Walmart....
Swine – Fitting & Showing 4-H: Jasper Morrow – Champion Makenna Barron – Reserve FFA Advanced Cason Nichols – Champion Seamus House – Reserve FFA Novice Nathalie Abel – Champion Violet Smith – Reserve Overall Cason Nichols –Champion Seamus House – Reserve Swine – Market 4-H Makenna Barron – Champion Jasper Morrow – Reserve FFA Seamus House – Champion Chloe Gleason – Reserve Beef – Fitting & Showing 4-H Preston Hinchliffe – Champion Griffin Hinchliffe – Reserve FFA Amy Farley – Champion Drew Farley – Reserve Beef – Market Amy Farley – Ch...
WAITSBURG-Sunny weather and bright skies prevailed for the Waitsburg Livestock Show and Fair this past Saturday. The fairgrounds were packed to the brim with pigs, ducks, chickens, goats, sheep, artists and, of course, cats. Festivities got underway shortly after 9 a.m. with the livestock judging contest, followed shortly thereafter by the FFA tractor driving exhibit and rabbit competition. Seamus House and Koby Harris from the Waitsburg FFA took first and second place in tractor driving for...
Waitsburg FFA members gathered in the Waitsburg Elementary School multipurpose room for the Chapter's annual award ceremony on June 5. WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg FFA Chapter held its annual banquet in the Waitsburg Elementary School Multipurpose on Wed., June 5. Below are the awards, degrees and past and future officers. 2018-2019 Chapter Officers President: Devon Harshman Vice President: Drew Farley Secretary: Seamus House Treasurer: Cason Nichols Reporter: Marley Ahler Sentinel: Anna Miller 2...
WAITSBURG-Seventeen members of the Class of 2019 made the traditional march down Kison Court to receive their diplo- mas at Waitsburg High School's 123rd commencement ceremony on Fri., May 30. Friends and family celebrate with the exiting seniors who spoke about shared experi- ences and future dreams as they proudly joined the ranks of WHS alumni. Strains of "Pomp and Circum- stance" filled the gymnasium as graduate siblings Megan Forney and Kirsten Miller served as flag marshals. Associated...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg City Council invites the public, and especially landowners, to attend a free Firewise meeting at the Lions Club Building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds on Tues., June 25 at 7 p.m. Speakers from the Department of Natural Resourc- es, the Walla Walla County Conservation District, Fire Districts No. 2 and No. 3, emergency management and more will provide information on how commu- nities can work together to take action to prevent fu- ture losses. The Walla Walla County EMD will present a give a Power Point presentation p...
Waitsburg High School inducted three new members into National Honor Society in the WHS auditorium on Mon, June 4. High School Principal Stephanie Wooderchak and Guest Speaker Gabe Kiefel welcomed the new members....
WAITSBURG-The Touchet River is a 55-mile tributary of the Walla Walla River and in its valley sprawls endless hills and fields of wheat end-capped by barns and mills. Our local landscape boasts breath- taking views that draw tourists and gasps, but is also seemingly difficult to capture in photograph. Especially when taking pictures as passengers from the highway at speed rendering every shot at least a little blurry. Without specialist equipment such as a drone, one might think it is...
WAITSBURG-Students from Mrs. Stephanie Hinchliffe's first grade class released salmon into the Touchet River on May 22, concluding this season of the Salmon in Schools project. Waitsburg, Dixie and Touchet elementary schools are among the newest participating schools, bringing the program's total roster to twelve. Waitsburg first graders are pioneers and, indeed, prototypes for the potential success of this program among younger students. The journey to the release began on Oct. 17 when Andrew...
WAITSBURG—At the May 16 Waitsburg School Board meeting, Superintendent Jon Mishra updated board members on the outcome of the legislative session which closed April 28. While some outcomes are positive, Mishra suggested caution in moving forward. Graduation Pathways One welcome change is the addition of House Bill 1599 which delinks graduation from standardized tests and allows students multiple pathways to demonstrate readiness to graduate. Once students have completed a High School and B...
The Waitsburg Christian Church knitting ministry has nearly outgrown the home of organizer Joan Helm. Knitters took their needles to Ten Ton Coffee to knit earlier this month. The group knits prayer shawls to be distributed to those in need of comfort. Knitters meet Monday mornings and evenings and Helm's, but typically break for summer....
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg paraprofessional Kathy Schirm was presented with the Southeast Washington Association of School Administrators Community Service Award in a ceremony before staff on May 22. The award exemplifies a commitment for going above and beyond and is given to only a select group of individuals, according to District Superintendent Jon Mishra. "Mere words cannot convey what you mean to the Waitsburg School District. From being on campus early to meet-and-greet students, to working in...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s annual Livestock Show and Fair will take place at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds on June 8. Events begin on Saturday at 9 a.m. The 65-year-old tradition includes all manner of livestock competitions including herdsmanship, livestock judging, and fitting and showing. The open-entry fair showcases entries in foods and nutrition, crafts, clothing, photography, textiles and more. Applied arts entries are open to all ages and accepted Wed., June 5 from noon-6 p.m. at the Lions Club building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds. (No pre...
WALLA WALLA—Waitsburg native, and former Times columnist, Emma Philbrook participated in commencement proceedings at Whitman College in Walla Walla, on Sun,, May 19. A graduate of Waitsburg High School, Philbrook graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric Studies from Whitman....
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg Elementary School will hold its first annual Move Up Night on June 6 at 5:30 p.m. The evening of fun is intended to allow families and students the opportunity to meet next year’s teacher and visit their new classrooms. The evening will start with a barbeque dinner followed by classroom teacher sessions. Each teacher will offer three sessions so that families with more than one student in elementary school can attend a session with each of their children’s teachers. Teachers will also provide supports, strategies and activ...
Memorial Day services at the City Cemetery in Waitsburg...
FFA Presentation FFA officers reported on State Convention. FFA Advisor Nicole Abel said the chapter plans to attend Nationals in October where Tom House will receive his American Degree and the chapter will submit a refined National application. Abel presented High School Principal Stephanie Wooderchak a plaque for being named 2018 District 6 (Touchet to St. John/Endicott) FFA Administrator of the Year. Reports Secondary Principal's Report (Stephanie Wooderchak) Students are completing Smarter...
WAITSBURG-All over town irises are in bloom, but none quite so plentiful as Bill Rodger's Secret Garden. Waitsburg's own photographer is changing the landscape by hand. Rodgers is in the process of moving his iris garden from a friend's horse pasture in College Place to an undisclosed location in Waitsburg. Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). Rhizomes put out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at...
Photos by Brianna Wray Waitsburg Celebration Days was gifted with a sunny Saturday, the only sunny day, flanked by days of rain, last week. Revelers enjoyed a parade, music, brewfest, ATV poker ride, car show, dancing and more. See more photos on Pages 8 and 9....
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg city council members wasted no time in responding to news that a lack of lifeguards could result in the City of Waitsburg being unable to open the City Pool this summer. Council member K.C. Kuykendall and Student Representative Leena Baker were texting potential lifeguard candidates from the council table, even as discussion was taking place. At the May 15 city council meeting, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe informed the council that the city has received only one certified lifeguard applicant to date. Hinchliffe said t...
