Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Various media outlets present "how-to" articles on wing shooting each year, offering either the basics or pontificating an undergraduate-level analysis and techniques. It's a rite of passage for the bird hunting openers. Truthfully, there are few consistent gems across the outlets. The vast considerations affecting how a gunner connects with a flying target range from shooting posture to choice of choke tubes and everything in between. But how does the reader, particularly those new to wing...
Fifteen Years Ago June 3, 2010 [Photo caption] Croquet anyone? Linda Herman of Waitsburg (right) and Khristina Hawks of Dayton enjoy a game of croquet on the lawn of the historic Bruce Mansion during the ice cream social fundraiser held there over the weekend. Fifty Years Ago June 5, 1975 One of the most public issues in our area is the possession of firearms. A bill recently introduced into the legislature by Rep Douthwait, King County, would have the State of Washington collect a yearly $20...
Christmas in May as The Liberty Theater's Dayton Day's parade float made its way down Main Street. The director and actors of the upcoming TVAC production "A Christmas Carol" provided some out-of-season cheer....
Marion Duncan Marion Duncan has attended Waitsburg Schools since the sixth grade. She attended Running Start at Walla Walla Community College full-time during her junior year. This year, she took one class at WWCC while attending classes at WHS. Duncan has been involved in FFA for four years, where she showed sheep for two years, competed in numerous competitions, and was FFA secretary during her sophomore and junior years. She participated in track for four years, plays fiddle with the Skyline...
Fifteen Years Ago May 27, 2010 [Photo caption] Among the WHS students who participated in the Spokane Lilac Parade this year were Zac Brown on the bari sax (far left) and Chad Pearson (on the right) on the sousaphone used by his dad, Randy, who was in the WHS band. Fifty Years Ago May 29, 1975 Waitsburg City Council spent a great deal of time on details of ordinance 533, which sets up the bonding requirements for the new city water reservoir, and handled an assortment of other business in their...
Fifteen Years Ago May 20, 2010 [Photo caption] Moose on the loose. A female moose makes its way through a wheat field off Whoop Em Up Hollow Road in the direction of Waitsburg. Wildlife officials say the animals sometimes come down from the larger herds around Spokane in search of drinking water during the warmer months. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 25, 2000 The Waitsburg Lions Club is considering a deal that would enhance youth sports in Waitsburg with the addition of a second Little League field...
Gary Myers Gary Myers attends classes at WHS and is in his second year at SEATech Skill Center for welding. He has attended school in Waitsburg since the sixth grade and was on the Mat Birds Wrestling team during sixth and seventh grades. Myers enjoys working on his truck and plans on taking diesel technology classes at Walla Walla Community College in the fall. At WHS, Myers is a past member of FFA. He has shown pigs during his freshman and sophomore years. He volunteers to assist a Veteran...
A large crowd enjoying the the glow from the burner flames of eight hot air balloons on Friday night at the Walla Walla Balloon Stampede Nite Glow Spectacular. The balloons gave a show as they synced their burners with music by AC/DC at the event in Howard-Tietan Park....
Thanks to Fire District #2 for prepping Waitsburg's Main Street for celebration days with a street wash....
Fifteen Years Ago May 13, 2010 [Photo caption] In The Footsteps of a Giant. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 18, 2000 Mendoza and Romero Prom Royalty. The junior class held their prom Saturday evening beginning with dinner, and then the live music began the evening of dancing. The highlight of the evening was the crowning of the Queen Isela Mendoza and King Eric Romero. The theme for the evening was Truly, Madly, Deeply. It was a memorable evening. Washington winter wheat crop is good, but in need of...
Annabel "Karma" Mitchell Annabel "Karma" Mitchell has been a student at Waitsburg Schools since the sixth grade. She was involved in the Sources of Strength program her junior year and volunteered at school concessions. In middle school, Mitchell assisted at a nursery potting plants and doing yard work. She enjoyed working at R & B Barbeque in Dayton in her senior year. After graduation, she plans to travel with her boyfriend, explore places to live, and consider careers to pursue. Mitchell is...
DAYTON - The Liberty Theater and TVAC Productions present "Peril on the High Seas or...Let's Get Together and Do Launch" by Billy St. John. This TVAC production will be the second directed by Wolf Harter of Walla Walla. Harter has also been a cast member and backstage assistant in past Liberty Theater productions. "Peril on the High Seas" is a dramedy set in the roaring twenties. A young, beautiful heiress, Merry Ann Sweet, sets out for her first adventure on the HMS Majestic. She will discover...
Fifteen Years Ago May 6, 2010 [Photo caption] At 14, Beka Adams may be the youngest Queen ever to represent Days of Real Sport. She has the poise – not to mention the riding ability – that's rare even in older girls. "Beka is a court advisor's dream, quite honestly," said Sandra Farley, who has taken on that role for this year's races in Waitsburg. "I've been doing this five years and she is the most qualified girl we've had. She is a fabulous rider and has excellent speaking skills." Twe...
Preston Hinchliffe Preston Hinchliffe has attended Waitsburg Schools since preschool. He attends classes in the morning at Waitsburg High School and works for Himark Custom Fab in the afternoon. After graduation, Hinchliffe plans to continue working at Custom Fab overhauling combines. During his high school years, Hinchliffe played baseball his freshman and sophomore years. He has been a member of FFA for four years and was on the FFA trap team. Hinchliffe's best memory of high school is his...
Spring is a magical time. We've survived another winter. The daffodils are up, fruit trees are boasting a vibrant palette of snow white to fuchsia, and asparagus is popping like mad. Spring's splendor is bookended by birdsong. The American robin song is a quintessential tune at dawn, but it's far from the only warbling that brings a smile to folk's faces. Those taking to the forest are hoping to hear the voice of North America's largest game bird, the "thunder chicken," "boss tom," "Mr....
WALLA WALLA - Imagine enjoying an afternoon tea in Victorian elegance without traveling to England or British Columbia. You can do so on Sunday, May 4, when Walla Walla's Kirkman House Museum hosts its annual Victorian tea. What is afternoon tea? It is a culinary custom that arose in Britain in the early nineteenth century. Sharing a snack and a pot of tea helped Britons endure the long interval between lunch and dinner, which in those days was eaten late, often eight or nine hours after the...
Fifteen Years Ago April 29, 2010 [Photo caption] Outgoing Waitsburg Mayor Markeeta Little Wolf gifts a gavel to new Mayor Walt Gobel. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 4, 2000 Sealed within a common glass gallon jug which was then embedded within a concrete monument for 55 years, 25 pieces of paper bearing the names of Waitsburg Schools students, teachers and other writings about Captain Lewis and Sacajawea, have held up remarkably well. The documents, retrieved April 22 from the time capsule buried...
Madison Kaehler Prescott resident Madison Kaehler has attended Waitsburg Schools since preschool. Kaehler is Waitsburg High School's ASB treasurer served as ASB secretary in her junior year. She played volleyball four years, was on the cheer squad for two, and played softball for three. She shows pigs at the local fairs as a 10-year 4-H member. During the summers, Kaehler has worked as a lifeguard at Prescott and Walla Walla Memorial Pools. After graduation, Kaehler plans to get her...
To honor and celebrate the life of Mark Schuck a memorial service will be held on April 26th in Dayton, Washington at 1:00 pm in the Dayton High School Auditorium (614 S. 3rd St.). A time to visit and refreshments will follow. A full obituary is at www.corbeillfuneralhomes.com...
Fifteen Years Ago April 22, 2010 [Photo caption] Phil Monfort tours his land – nearly four acres on the Touchet River – that he wants to let local residents use for a community garden. Behind him are some of the many fruit trees on the level property. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 20, 2000 The annual Mudd Tournament was held April 8, at Touchet Valley Golf Course with twelve teams participating. Tying for first place were the foursomes of Duane Startin, Gene Crothers, Cecil Bramhall, Jack Davis an...
Jessika Lambert Jessika Lambert has been a Naval Sea Cadet Core member since her freshman year at Waitsburg High School. She is a Petty Officer 3rd Class and will travel to Great Lakes, Illinois, in July for boot camp. Lambert will then go to Texas to train as a Master of Arms (military police). Lambert has been a Waitsburg student since kindergarten. She is now in her second year at SEATech Skills Center, where she studies criminal justice. Sports, animals, and Girl Scouts have been Lambert's p...
Fifteen Years Ago April 15, 2010 [Photo caption] Todd Gallaher began his 2010 racing year with a 9–mile time trial in Snohomish in late February. He is one of almost 600 cyclists who will come to Waitsburg for the 14th Tour of Walla Walla this weekend. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 13, 2000 Waitsburg farmer Greg Zuger was one of 25 lucky sweepstakes winners from across the nation who had the experience of a lifetime driving a real, 630-horsepower NASCAR Winston Cup Stock Car recently. Zuger e...
Fifteen Years Ago April 8, 2010 [Photo caption] Brad West, a Whitman College student from Minnesota, tries his luck skimming the pond during Ski Bluewood's annual year-end bash that concluded the ski season with great new snow, a cookout and plenty of watery beer. West won the pond-skimming contest in the skiing category. His college mate David Wallace from Skagit Valley won it in the snowboard category but not before they both dunked in the ice-cold water. Twenty Five Years Ago April 6, 2000 Tw...
The sun set behind the western slope, giving way to the clammy chill of early spring twilight. Yet, the alpenglow bathed the greening wheatfields across the canyon with a soul-penetrating glow borne only of Mother Nature's splendor. The day had been warm and beautifully sunny, but a light down jacket was welcomed where I stood in the shadows. The clutches of winter were slowly slipping away as I rotated, taking in the 360-degree panorama that was now afforded me by the lengthening day. A...
Kirra Belle Marks was born at home in Inlet, Florida, on March 29 to proud parents Kirsten Miller (Waitsburg High School graduate) and Zach Marks. Grandmother Michele Paul of Waitsburg was present when Kirra arrived at 11:26 p.m., weighing 7lbs 4 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Grandparents Darren and Sarah Marks and other aunts and uncles also reside in Ponce Inlet. Kirra has many relatives in Washington eager to meet her, including Grandparents Michele and Casey Paul, Great-grandparents Michael...
