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This is one of many overnight breakfast recipes. I have used this one several times. My thought is to share it this week in case you wanted to use it maybe for Christmas morning and needed to get a few of the ingredients. It would make the holiday morning easier if you had something ready to go into the oven. It could be used for lunch or even dinner. Blueberry muffins, I think, would complement it, though it does have bread in it. Perhaps some fresh fruit. For me, baking is all about sharing. I made a HUGE pan of fudge, so I am putting...
Dear Santa! Hello, my name is Aalaura and I am 5 years old. I live in Waitsburg. How is Mrs. Clause? Does she like the cold? I have been very, very good! One thing that I am really excited for is Christmas because there is going to be some presents like a pegasus unicorn and a horse! One place I would like to visit for Christmas is my grandma's house because I haven't seen her in a while. Love, Aalaura Dear Santa! Hello, my name is Amelia and I am 6 years old. I live in Dayton. Do you eat all...
Snowflakes Cold Pretty Falling, Drifting, Landing Snowflakes make a winterland Snowfall By: Kaitlynn Miller Winter Cold Snowy Playing, Sledding, Snowball fights I love wintertime fun Holidays By: Syrenity Richardson Elf Weird Funny Climbing, Creating, Watching The elf is sweet Friend By: Oaklee Adams Reindeer Brown Magical Jumping, Flying, Landing Rudolph's nose is red Rudolph By: Rylee Cole Snowman Tall Cool Rolling, Stacking, Decorating A fat carrot nose Winter By: Jaxon Smith Christmas Trees...
Winter White, cold Caroling, snowboarding, laughing Santa, snow, sled, hot cocoa Snowy, icy Christmas By Jaylynn Gleason Winter Icy, chilly Ice skating, sledding, snowing December, cocoa, cabin, mountains Freezing, slipping, sliding Glistening, bright Wintertime By Cole Goff Winter Cold, windy Giving, playing, shivering Four wheeling, sledding, skating, laughing Cookies cabin, Christmas Snowy, frozen Lights By Jace Grende Winter Icy, snowy Baking, skiing, freezing Snowman, rain, hot cocoa, Santa...
I am green and I am mean. I am never happy, and I do not like Christmas. Who am I? By: Nolan Smith I have flavor. You can break me. You can decorate me. What am I? By: Kaitlyn Paul I am bright. I go on trees. I am found in the sky at night. What am I? By: Laila Long I live on rails. I make a sound like "Toot-toot!" You use tickets to ride me. What am I? By: Lillian Carpenter I live up in the sky. I shine. You might see me on your tree. What am I? By: Madyson Potter I fly in the sky. I jingle at...
What Christmas Means to Me By Braden Johnston To me, Christmas means family, love and happiness. One reason it's about family is that we are together even if we can't see each other; we are still family. Christmas is about love because when we open stuff and we love it. It also gives love to the person that got you it too. Lastly, Christmas is about happiness when you open up stuff it is giving you joy and happiness and it gives it to everyone. What Christmas Means to Me By Carter Barron What do...
My Perfect Christmas There are many things for which I am grateful. My hopes for a perfect Christmas include, I hope, lots of snow. I also hope for there to be no arguing between my siblings or my parents. Then, lastly, I hope that my whole family has good attitudes. This would be my perfect Christmas. By: Ellie Teal My Perfect Christmas There are many things for which I am grateful. My hopes for a perfect Christmas include being with my family and having a good time with my family and friends....
This Christmas I want to give ______ a _______. Elizabeth Hays: Mom a reindeer. Cannon Abel: My Grandma my pinecone. Jesse Jadin: My mommy love. Cash Grende: Gannon a toy car hauler. Maddison Miller: Kaitlynn a Gecko. Gracie Compton: Maddison an Owlette. Finley Huxoll: Mom and Dad cupcakes. Sydney Smith: My mom a doctor kit. Jace Jadin: My momma a cookie. Avery Spring: My cousin a gingerbread cookie. Charlie Knighton: Mom and Dad a Catboy. Callie Durda: Mom a party. Flint Abel: Cannon a big...
Tom and I met in 1973 at a summer poolside "Hoagie Happening" party in Redmond. At the time, I was a crafter at Pike Place Market in Seattle, making sand candles. Tom's praises boosted my confidence in my craft – however, that did not translate into sales. As Christmas time approached, Tom invited me to his family's Christmas Eve dinner. I wanted to make a good impression on Tom's parents. I remembered my etiquette to bring a hostess gift, wore the new green dress that I bought at Sears, and w...
Ten Years Ago December 16, 2010 Lisa Ronnberg, executive director of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce for the past three and half years, has announced she will leave her position to become the business manager for the Columbia County Public Works Department. The Port of Columbia will end its lease of Lyons Ferry Park with the U.S. Corps of Engineers, which means the recreational facility across the river from Lyons Ferry Marina will not reopen unless the Corps can find another tenant. The Times is moving back to its renovated historic building...
As is the theme of the year, the holidays look a little different from what I'm used to. While I have to admit that it was strange not having my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins around, I think I was okay with it for a year. Keeping our celebration to our little pod, Mom, Dad, and I headed to the family cabin near Newport for a couple of days. It's a perfect holiday spot, overlooking a private lake and far enough north that everything was covered in snow. I even had a custom sledding hil...
Frost on Walnut Trees, 2021. Bill Rodgers was out at one of his favorite spots last Sunday and took this stunning photo through freshly frosted trees looking north up Whiskey Creek Valley....
November 30 Reporting party came to the Sheriff’s Office to report a burglary that occurred over the Thanksgiving holiday in the 400 block of Preston Avenue. Waitsburg Deputy dispatched to the 3000 block of Issacs Avenue regarding theft of automotive parts from company vehicle. Fence to property was also damaged. Walla Walla County Males arrested for warrants and possession of stolen property. Burbank A fire hydrant was struck by a semi-truck overnight. Burbank An assault was alleged to have occurred within the county. Burbank December 1 A m...
Jon Rampey: Wand Maker 2020 has taught us how to make lemonade out of lemons. Jon Rampey, a newcomer to Dayton, makes art using this philosophy of resourcefulness. "Creating something is better than buying it," he said. Like many of his generation, 27-year-old Rampey loves the Harry Potter universe and knows nearly everything about it. Years ago, he decided he must have his own sorcerer's wand like Professor Dumbledore's. Wands being a bit pricy, he decided to carve his own. In 2009 he made his...
It has become exceptionally clear over the years that as much as we give of ourselves to Cookie in terms of time, love, and care, she will always out-give us. It's the nature of her dog-ness, the core of her being. When a dog feels secure and locked into a regular, dependable, and quite pleasant routine, there is more opportunity to expand and grow past the basic animal concerns for food, shelter, and safety. A dog who spends her days without fear is a dog that will instinctively want more...
Growing up, my family loved to find ways to make our Christmas trees unique. Not always successfully or safely. In the sixties, my mother turned one tree into Pop Art bordering on Psychedelic Art. Brightly colored giant paper flowers in orange, pink, and lime green, love beads, and loads of lights covered the tree. It was so mod, reminding us of the 'Joke Wall' on T.V.'s Laugh-In (look it up). We were so excited to plug in the lights and enjoy its grooviness. It took less than four minutes for...
I am an eastern Oregon gal and my most precious holiday memories are the times spent at my grandparents’ homes in the farming community of Keating, east of Baker City. In the 1960s, we didn’t have many real toys to play with. What was lacking in material wealth was made up for by using our imagination. Playing “store” with my brother, Jim, in my grandmother’s country store on Hwy. 86, and looking for Easter eggs my uncle hid in a haystack on Easter Sunday, are two of my favorite memories....
Like many Christmas trees, ours is a time-measuring tree. We have so many ornaments now, there are too many for one tree to hold! We have a couple of small table trees that help out, but when you choose which ornaments will be hung, you’re choosing which will not. Some of our ornaments have been gifts from many friends over time. One is the cup of hot chocolate, knitted by our friend Joan Helm. Some we have given to ourselves during the years. We have one cut from wood that says, “Peace on Ear...
My most memorable holiday happens to be a Christmas when I was just old enough to sleep on the top bunk. Being the youngest, I wasn’t alive during the fabled Christmas when my older brothers peeked, found presents hidden, and my parents returned everything to the North Pole to prove a point! I don’t mean to imply that I was a good kid by any means, but the idea to go snooping for hidden presents would never even have occurred to me. Nonetheless, I was a party to the wisdom gained from that yea...
Christmas has changed a lot since I was a kid. Our gatherings have gotten smaller, our menus have changed drastically, and our gifting has gotten more strategic. One thing, however, has remained constant: My mom has yet to find a way to label her magazine-worthy wrapped gifts so she can remember who gets what, and it has become one of the most looked-forward-to parts of the holiday. It’s not for a lack of trying: She’s tried using color-coded wrapping paper, which works wonderfully if you stick...
Ten Years Ago December 9, 2010 No one seems to know exactly how tall the Northwest Grain Growers elevator in Dixie is, but even those who work there say it’s no higher than 130 feet. Inland Cellular is set to build a 180-foot cell phone tower at 9970 East Highway 12 near the elevator this spring and is seeking public comment on its proposal under the National Preservation Act of 1966. Waitsburg first responders helped a middle-aged Walla Walla man into an ambulance after he crashed his car into the guideline of a utility pole near the Laht N...
Sigh! This is what I do instead of dusting. This caught my eye because I had plenty of cranberries from the sweet potato recipe, plenty of walnuts, and a half-gallon of orange juice. The only thing I didn’t have was fresh orange zest so I used dried orange zest. I wish I had gone to the store to get oranges because in my opinion, fresh orange zest would have brought out the orange flavor more. This recipe made 4 loaves. I made 3 in the aluminum loaf pans with lids, ready for gift-giving, and...
4 is finally coming to an end, and we have endured. I know I hope for a great new year to enjoy with abandon. Maybe that’s why I’m a bit more forward-looking than usual. Not that I am planning to make a list of New Year’s resolutions. I know myself, the first time I break one, I will break them all. Maybe it’s just semantics; but, no resolutions; instead, it’s break bad habits and add good ones. First, I will pay my taxes on time this year and avoid the penalty I just paid for last year. Some...
A tradition since 2012, Waitsburg FFA's Festival of Trees kicked off it's virtual voting on Tuesday, December 8. Nearly 20 local clubs, organizations and businesses have entered the competition this year, all vying for the People's Choice and Judge's Choice award. Take a stroll down Main Street and see the trees up close. Check out the photos and vote for your favorite at the Waitsburg FFA and Helping Hands of Waitsburg Facebook pages. Voting ends Monday, December 14....
Arnella Nadine Magill Warren, "Nadine," passed away, at the age of 94, on November 16, 2020, at Booker Rest Home in Dayton, WA. Nadine was a Dayton native, born in November 1926. Her parents, Benjamin Magill and Anna Hatfield Magill, were also born in Dayton, WA. Nadine attended Star Country School and graduated from Dayton HS, class of 1944, during WWII. She had two brothers, Rolla & Glen, who were 17 and 10 years older than her. After HS she attended Kinman Business College in Spokane. She...
