Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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My favorite dessert recipes are those which rely on a combination of ripe, seasonal fruits with a few simple pantry ingredients to make culinary magic. This summer, after patiently waiting for three years, our young peach tree has finally produced a bounty of perfect fruit. Looking for a way to highlight their distinctive sweetness I decided to stick with the iconic homey southern classic, peach cobbler. Tossed with just the right amount of sugar and spice, slices of fresh peaches are baked...
Fifteen Years Ago August 25, 2011 It was never Wyatt Withers' sole inspiration for going in the Navy, but once he had decided to join it certainly helped having a grandfather who had served in the same branch many decades ago. Choosing to be "seasick over digging a fox hole," longtime local farmer Jack McCaw went to amphibian training school in preparation of the Allied invasion of Japan when the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Withers' mission will be much different. He...
The last sweet weeks of summer are always my favorite time of the season. The days are still long, yet thankfully, the scorching triple-digit temperatures are mostly behind us. It is also when our homegrown tomatoes are ripe and bursting with sun-kissed flavor. When tomatoes are as good as they are right now, I mostly enjoy eating them as unadulterated as possible – just a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of flakey sea salt is all that is needed. As a result, I am always in search of recipes f...
The first annual Dayton Ducktona Duck Race was a rousing success with over 1,500 ducks making their way down the Touchet River on July 18. Katy Leid demonstrates the wrangling skills that made her the perfect chair for the organizing committee....
Fifteen Years Ago August 18, 2011 [Photo Caption] Proudly flying the Stars & Stripes, 4MC combine drivers Guy McCaw, John McCaw, Billy Groom and Byron Seney cut the fields above the Waitsburg water tower on Tuesday. Harvesting the 18,000 acres in 4MC's care takes more than six weeks and covers 70 miles from Touchet to Waitsburg. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 16, 2001 Tom and Anita Baker will observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary Saturday afternoon, Aug. 18, at an old-fashioned picnic at the...
As summer begins to wind down, our edible garden is often at its peak. With an abundance of vibrant basil, and my favorite nightshades, like tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant ready to harvest, my attention often turns towards Mediterranean recipes. Here, lovely eggplant and earthy mushrooms provide marvelous flavor and texture to this vegetarian version of a hearty Bolognese sauce. Satisfying without being too heavy, this comforting dish beautifully captures the delicious and sunny joys of late...
An orange haze hung over the meadow to the southwest. Another smoke plume billowed behind rugged peaks to the east. A red-bellied McDonnell Douglas MD-87 air tanker lumbered out of the smoke. It looked like any passenger jet, with windows and two engines near the tail, except this jet's cargo capacity was 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant. Just one of many planes executing a full aerial assault on the nearby fires. The jet engines roared overhead, and to the east, one or two every five...
Adventures await. Two Saturdays – two adventures. One to the west – one to the east. Luckily, the weather was ideal for both outings. The first Saturday destination was about four hours to the west, to Ainsworth State Park in Oregon. The park is the only overnight campground along the waterfall corridor on the Historic Columbia River Highway, where we planned to board the Waterfall Trolley. The Waterfall Trolley hop-on-hop-off tour includes up to six waterfalls and a stop at Vista House. We pur...
Fifteen Years Ago August 11, 2011 Standing over the engine of a 2012 Mustang with his young son Race, Reece Hubbard was melancholy for the car he was recently forced to sell. "It was a 2008 Mustang Bullitt, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the '68 version," he said, recalling the movie "Bullitt" with Steve McQueen, who helped make the model famous. "They only made 5,800 and my mine was #5,780." With his wife out of work for a year following an injury, he had no other choice, but he still...
Each summer-growing season in the garden is a little different from the last. Things that thrive one year can struggle to flourish the next. Despite all the surprises and unpredictability, the one thing that there is never a shortage of is zucchini. This most prolific of summer squash needs to be harvested daily, and even after giving away boxes to friends and family we seem to always have a fresh pile on the kitchen counter. As a result, I have researched and tested countless recipes that use...
There was water, games, hot dogs, and fun at this year's street party hosted by the Columbia Walla Walla County Fire District #2 on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Low Plain Drifters at Royal Block's Tongue and Groove The Low Plains Drifters, led by Mike Easton, played a mostly accoustic show at the Royal Block in Waitsburg, Washington on Saturday, July 25....
Lanny and Ann Adams in front of Wolfling Coffee on a mid-ride coffee break. No matter how you get there, great coffee is a happy destination....
Fifteen Years Ago August 4, 2011 When the students of Dayton Elementary School achieved their reading goal, Principal Kaite Leid spent the day on the roof. "The kids brought me lunch up there," she says. "It was so much fun." Fun is part of Leid's agenda at Dayton Elementary, and also as President of the Elementary School Principals Association of Washington (ESPAW). Leid's yearlong term as president began in April. She will preside over four board meetings throughout Washington State. During...
Fifteen Years Ago July 28, 2011 For T.J. Hersey, running her father's grocery store in Dayton is a way for him to live on. Hersey is now a third-generation grocer in the town. Her grandfather, H.W. Stephenson, came to Dayton in 1938 from Portland, Ore., and he opened up a grocery in 1944. Hersey's father, Gail Bennett, took over in 1961 and ran the neighborhood grocery on Fourth Street until he passed away last year. "He was a grocery man all his life in Dayton," Hersey said of her father....
Too often, uninspired versions of this dish are slapped on restaurant menus, overdressed with bland mass-produced dressing. Originally created in 1924, by an Italian immigrant at his namesake restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico, Caesar salads quickly became a hit with Hollywood trendsetters. Here, I have a lively and fresh homemade Caesar dressing that will change how you look at those that come in a bottle. Adding seasoned grilled chicken turns this into a satisfying warm weather entrée. Ingredients:...
Gaudí Guys, John Avery and Luke Chavez, in front of the famous Casa Batlló, one of Antoni Gaudí's iconic homes in central Barcelona. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Batll...
Fifteen Years Ago July 21, 2011 [Photo Caption] Cole Smith from Northstar Construction takes off the old framing around the windows of the historic Mock building, constructed in 1902 and once a pool hall. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 19, 2001 Volunteering on a medical mission to the African country of Kenya this summer gave a 20-year-old Waitsburg college student valuable experience treating the sick and injured, but Elizabeth Abbey will tell you she came home most impressed by the trust the...
Late summer is a productive time in the garden. There are moments when it feels like keeping up with the harvest is impossible, with mountains of summer bounty taking up valuable counter space in the kitchen. This week, we had beautiful tomatoes, cucumbers, and banana peppers that were all ready to be picked which inspired an exploration of classic recipes for Spanish gazpacho. Silky and vibrantly colored, this refreshing chilled soup is a wonderful way to celebrate the flavors of the season....
Fifteen Years Ago July 14, 2011 The Bulldogs may have won the first Touchet Valley Ryder Cup, but the stage is set for a new tradition in a longstanding rivalry with the ball in the court of Waitsburg and Prescott. Dayton beat the "WP" contingent of community golfers 27.5 to 23.5 after three days of golf one player said "made for a very interesting format." The event featured players from Waitsburg/Walla Walla County against Dayton/Columbia County in a European-style men's golf tournament....
Recently, a family friend presented us with a box overloaded with lovely, plump apricots from his yard. As they are one of my favorite fruits, and one that we don't have growing in our own yard, I was thrilled. After several jars worth of jam making, we still had some of these sweet stone fruits to experiment with in the kitchen. In my quest for effortless recipes for showcasing seasonal fruits, I had recently bookmarked a Julia Child master recipe for clafoutis, a classic dessert from the...
Karen Huwe is coaching the Waitsburg Parks and Recreation's soccer camp in Preston Park on Tuesday morning. (l – r) Ana Pennington, Karen Huwe, Maddie Severe, Kaitlyn Miller, Emma Zuger, Stella Severe, and Walker Lewison...
