Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – Nearly two dozen parents – more than board chairman Ross Hamann said he'd seen in attendance in his 12 years on the board – showed up at the Sept. 16 Waitsburg school board meeting to voice concerns about work crews from the Washington State Penitentiary performing work on the school grounds. The public comment session of the meeting was moved from the small Preston Hall Board Room to a larger classroom to accommodate the crowd. Parent Melanie Gagnon initiated the discussion by sa...
WAITSBURG – Local attorney Julie Karl recently moved Karl Law Office from its previous Dayton location on 527 Cameron St. to a newly remodeled office in the Hubbard Law Building on Waitsburg's Main Street. Karl's practice is separate from building owner and attorney Michael V. Hubbard's practice, but the two attorneys share a receptionist. Karl said she moved to Dayton in 1999 and worked for the Columbia County Prosecutor's Office for 13 years. While employed at the prosecutor's office, Karl ear...
WAITSBURG – Karen Gleason has been happily serving up breakfasts and sandwiches at her cheery mobile unit next to the Ag Link building here since she opened shop last Mother's Day. But she was getting a bit worried about not having indoor dining facilities with cooler weather just around the corner. On Tuesday, Gleason's Galley moved to Main Street, occupying the former home of Carmen's Deli, located between the Plaza Theater and Waitsburg Grocery. Gleason is not only happy to provide her r...
Walla Walla Fair Swine: Reserve Novice Showman- Olivia Ortiz Horse: Grand Champion Pole Bending, Figure 8 Race, Barrels - Emily Adams Reserve Grand Champion Pole Bending - Megan Morrison All Around Showmanship - Emily Adams Goats: Champion Advanced Showman- Kassidy Kuykendall Overall Grand Champion Showman- Kassidy Kuykendall Grand Champion Market Goat- Kassidy Kuykendall Overall Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat- Kassidy Kuykendall Beef: Reserve Grand Champion Market - Jared Farley Reserve...
WAITSBURG – In honor of the City of Waitsburg's sesquicentennial, the Waitsburg Historical Society found it fitting to commemorate its own history by recognizing the two surviving members of the society's founding group as Pioneers of the Year. Bob Patton and Dona Jean Smith hold that honor. The Waitsburg Historical Society was founded in 1971 and the original board included Roberta Broom, Jan Zuger, Joe Abbey, Dorothy Kison, Bettie Chase, Dona Jean Smith and Bob Patton. Carolee Jantz joined t...
WAITSBURG – This year’s Pioneer Fall Festival on Sunday is shaping up nicely, with plenty of fun in store for all who attend. The event kicks off with a nondenominational church service on the Bruce House Lawn at 11 a.m. followed by Pioneer of the Year awards at noon. This year’s recipients are Bob Patton and Dona Jean Smith. Judging for the First Annual Pie-Oneer Fall Festival Pie Tasting contest will take place right after the awards ceremony at 12:15, as the festival officially opens. Big stage musical entertainment includes Grandma & The Bo...
WAITSBURG – If asked, Waitsburg High senior Trey Potts would have no trouble writing a typical "How I Spent my Summer Vacation" essay. His summer was anything but dull, though it may not qualify as a vacation. The 18-year-old spent his entire summer fighting fires for the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association (C-PTPA). That was aside from the one week he attended the Kiwanis Youth Law Enforcement Career Camp in Shelton, Wash. Both experiences had a significant impact on his plans f...
WAITSBURG – The Board of Directors of the Waitsburg School District will hold two 'Envision the Future' Community Forums on Wed., Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the elementary school library. Everyone interested in the future of Waitsburg schools is encouraged to attend. Superintendent Carol Clarke will provide background information on the 1999 voter-approved Capital Projects Bond as well as the current maintenance and operations levy – both of which expire at the end of the 2016 cal...
WAITSBURG – On Tuesday night, local songbird Makenna Barron, performed at the Pendleton Round-Up, completing her goal of singing at an event at all of the Big 4 Rodeo Association rodeos in one year. As The Times went to press Makenna was also still in the running to hit another big goal – singing at the Wrangler NFR Las Vegas rodeo. Through the months of Aug. and Sept. Makenna sang the National Anthem at the Benton-Franklin Horse County Heaven Round-Up, the Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days, the...
Luke Alexenko, of Waitsburg, spends some quality time with "Missy" at the 2015 Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days last weekend. This is Luke's final year to show pigs with the Waitsburg FFA Chapter. See story on Page 7 to read about a "first-timer's" exeprience showing at the fair....
WAITSBURG – "When I thought of all the things that could possibly go wrong with growing a giant pumpkin, this is the last thing I would have expected," said Gayle Broom. Her group's pumpkin was the largest at the Walla Walla fair, weighing in at 195 ½ pounds, but failed to bring home a ribbon because of a (disputed) late entry. Broom grew her first giant pumpkin, weighing 114 pounds, in 2013 and took first place in the weight class at the Walla Walla County fair. In 2014, Rebecca W...
WAITSBURG – First-time 4-Her Lash LaRue admits that showing an animal at the Walla Walla fair is hard work, but says it's well worth it. "I had fun with it and I'll definitely do it again next year. I'm saving some of my money to buy just the kind of lamb I want and saving some for feed for next year," Lash said. Eleven-year-old Lash, along with his older brother Joseph, joined the Crafty Farmers R Us 4-H group this year, after his parents asked if he'd be interested in raising a 4-H animal. "...
PRESCOTT – It may look a bit like a game of musical chairs – library style – but returning library branch manager Amy Rosenberg feels like she's found a perfect fit. Rosenberg is pleased to be back in Prescott and is looking forward to facing new challenges. Rosenberg served as branch manager in Prescott for a year before assuming the same position in Dayton in early 2013, where she stayed for about two years. Now Rosenberg is back in Prescott as district manager for both the Prescott and Plaza...
Lambs Braden Kitselman: Grand Champion Overall Market, Grand Champion Showmanship Joey LaRue: Blue Market, Blue Showmanship Lash LaRue: Red Market, Blue Shomanship; 2nd Weight of Gain Mckellyn Bradham: Red Market, White Showman, 3rd Weight of Gain Swine Seamus House: Blue Market, Blue Fitting and Showing, Blue Educational Poster, Swine Barn Sportsmanship Koby Harris: Blue Market, Blue Fitting and Showing, Blue Educational Poster Levi Boudrieau: Blue Market, Blue Fitting and Showing, Blue Educational Poster Caleb Barron: Blue Market, Blue...
After many years without a youth football team, the Waitsburg Giants are back in business. Approximately 25 5th/6th graders and 15 3rd/4th graders from both Dayton and Waitsburg have signed up for the team which is part of the Walla Walla Youth Football League....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s annual Pioneer Fall Festival, a community celebration honoring local history, is just around the corner. On Sunday, Sept. 20, visitors to the Bruce House Museum complex will step back in time as they enjoy food, music, games, historical demonstrations, a vintage fashion show and museum displays. The festival kicks off with a nondenominational church service on the Bruce House lawn at 11 a.m., followed by the introduction of the Pioneers of the Year. Visitors are rem...
WAITSBURG – When The Times arrived to interview Waitsburg's new social studies teacher, Matt Elder, he was seated at his classroom desk, flanked by presidential candidate buttons and political comics, drinking coffee from a Roswell, New Mexico mug, and preparing to download text- to- speech software to his computer; all examples of his teaching philosophy. Elder is confident his love of 20th century history, appreciation for travel and heavy utilization of technology will make history classes f...
This year's rotating display in the Wilson-Phillips house pays tribute to the Native American, showcasing Indian blankets, beaded items, tools, arrowheads, and more. Glass display cases are filled with beautifully beaded Indian artifacts, handmade by members of the Cayuse tribe. The items were gifted to the Lloyd family of Waitsburg over their 80 years of friendship with the Indians. The late Bettie (Lloyd) Chase recalled that the Indians would often show up at their home at dinnertime, causing...
WAITSBURG – At their Aug. 19 meeting, Waitsburg's City Council approved a pre-annexation agreement, subject to minor revisions, with Walla Walla County Fire Protection District No. 2 and passed a resolution to surplus the Waitsburg fire station and equipment, allowing for its eventual transfer to the District. Both the agreement and resolution are contingent on city and county voters passing the proposed annexation which will appear on November's special election ballot. A top concern of council...
WAITSBURG – About a half dozen people turned out for the organizational meeting of Friends of the Waitsburg Pool, which they hope will become part of the Rural Youth Enrichment Services 501c3, earlier this month. The group nailed down their priorities and immediately began work on their first fundraiser, a pie baking contest, to be judged at Waitsburg's Fall Festival on Sun., Sept. 20. The Friends agreed that their first priority is meeting the needs of children, followed by providing funding a...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg city administrator Randy Hinchliffe has been awarded the Professional Finance Officer Award from the Washington Finance Officers Association for the eighth year running. The Professional Finance Officer Recognition Program provides an opportunity for members to be recognized for their continued personal development and achievements in the governmental finance arenas. Mayor Walt Gobel recognized Hinchliffe, reading a letter from the Finance Officers Association, at Waitsburg’s Aug. 19 City Council meeting. A portion fro...
WAITSBURG – Jim German and Claire Johnston plan to continue living in Waitsburg while striking out on new, not yet fully determined, adventures. But the owners of Waitsburg's jimgermanbar will close that establishment at the end of August. German is in the process of having a "monolithic" pizza oven built on the patio behind jimgermanbar but is not sure that he'll be the one operating it. He is also actively involved with an exciting restaurant transformation in Walla Walla. While he's not f...
SEASIDE, Ore. – The kids and I spent much of last week lapping up the sunshine (yes, there was sunshine!) and playing on the beach during a much-needed getaway to Seaside, Ore. Since I was on vacation, I wasn't required to submit much writing for this week's issue of The Times, but I did promise to return with a travel piece. Let me start out by being honest – I have avoided Seaside for years. In fact, the last time I visited, my son, who turned 16 during this trip, was in utero. I enjoy the...
