Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Billie Marie DeRuwe (Ritter) passed away in Spokane Washington on August 2nd 2017 at the age of 76. Billie was born on February 12th 1941 in Walla Walla Washington to Bill and Louise Ritter. Billie graduated from Prescott High School in 1959 and married Raymond DeRuwe in September of 1961. Billie was a woman of boundless energy and a strong sense of duty who believed whole heartedly in the importance of a safe, secure, and healthy environment for her family. She will be remembered for her...
Ten Years Ago August 16, 2007 Grain prices have been ratcheting up each day, jumping 15¢ on Tuesday, August 14, said J.E. McCaw, local manager of Northwest Grain Growers, as harvest operations in the Touchet Valley and surrounding area begin to curtail activities. Soft white wheat closed Tuesday at an all-time record high of $6.47, McCaw said. Sparks from an electrical tool are suspected as the cause of a fire which destroyed a pleasure boat and caused minor burns to the boat owner’s hands and arms last Thursday. Casey paul, no age available, 8...
August 11: Alfred Peters, John Wood, Gary Pierson, Kim Townsend, Dorothy Anderson, Bradley Grende. August 12: Seth Deal, Gordon Gilmore, Abby Hyder Barrantes, Darleen Dozier, Shawn Smith, Suzanne Schulke, Mia Becker, Bess Herndon, Patsy Fouste, Keaton Jean Larsen. August 13: Shawn Thomas, Tammy Wood, Mark Leid, Angela Williams, Forrest Waltermire. August 14: Jim Wills, Gary “Bubba” Brookshire, Lassie Wittman, Pamela Cresswell, Betty Kress, Joan Helm, Daniel Stanley. August 15: Kathy Patton, Courtney Durkee, Erica Grende, Jean Hofer, Nic...
This recipe comes from Marg Schmick, Andee Thurston's mom who lives in Endicott and who gave me a story for the Times' harvest issue. I asked Marg if she had any recipes to share and she gave me this one with a note, "Current easy favorite!" I haven't met her, but I can tell we would be friends. I haven't had a chance to make it but it's on my list. It is a stovetop, one-pot dinner. Winner! INGREDIENTS: 1 lb. hamburger 1 large onion 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 c. long grain white rice 1-15 oz can diced tomatoes 1-15 oz rinsed and drained black beans 1...
Ten Years Ago August 9, 2007 Wheat harvest in the Touchet Valley and surrounding is well past commodity prices are uncharacteristically on the rise. “These are the highest prices I’ve ever seen,” said J.E. McCaw, local manager of the Waitsburg branch of Northwest Grain Growers. The last time wheat was in the $6 range, McCaw said, was the spring following the 1973 harvest, when prices reached the $6.20 range. “Here we are at $6.17 and we’re still in harvest,” he said. Photo caption: Ted and Lavonne Bren of Waitsburg recently ventured to...
August 4: Rebecca Vaughn, Alex King, Benjamin Bloor. August 5: Dale “Skip” Buroker, Jonathan Schuler, Jo Ann Hansler, Bill Clayton, Dianna Riggs, Debra Davison, Michael Collie, David Murphy, Melanie Hevel. August 6: Seth Reese, Adelle Smith, Rita Pierson, Elizabeth Cole, Doris Hulce, Kelly Zuger, Abigail McKinley, Jackie Helm, Kathy Baker, C.J. Horlacher, Les Hyder, Bill Ramsey, Billie Jean Towers. August 7: Dale Ford, Tim Huwe, Kevin Richardson, Brooklyn Smith. August 8: Ginny Butler, Jeremiah Bennett. August 9: Kaye Wagoner, Tish Hulce, Ada...
* On Aug. 12, 30 B.C., Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future first emperor of Rome. * On Aug. 13, 1878, a restaurant owner dies of yellow fever in Memphis, Tennessee, after a man who had escaped a quarantined steamboat visited her restaurant. In the 19th century, it was not known that mosquitoes carried yellow fever, and victims were quarantined in an attempt to prevent its spread. * On Aug. 7, 1912, former president Theodore...
I saw this recipe on one of those videos on Facebook that makes you think you can do it all in 30 seconds. It's the season for zucchini and I had one that must have been on steroids so I decided to make them. I had Panko and the parmesan cheese, had bought the garlic powder for another recipe (expensive), so was good to go. The Facebook recipe showed a dip to use. Most dips I don't care for because they have sour cream or cream cheese in them. I figured I didn't need a dip anyway, they looked...
* It was aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart who made the following sage observation: “Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.” * Those who study such things say that as we get older, we breathe more slowly. * Sure, a group of swans can be referred to as a flock or a flight, but why not show some creativity? You can refer to a grounded group as a bank or a drift (presumably due its resemblance to a drift of snow); in the air, they can, collectively, be called a wedge. The best choice, however, might be the fanciful term “a la...
Ten Years Ago Aug. 2, 2007 Retirement for Waitsburg Postmaster Don Maiuri will not include lots of golf, fishing and shuffleboard. The 34-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service wrapped up a ten-plus year stint at the Waitsburg Post Office this week, but retirement will mean more time available to devote to the small business he and his wife Jerri operate, Cugini, and Italian foods store in Walla Walla. Since opening on July 1, business at jimgermanbar, one of Waitsburg’s newest establishments, has been good. Located in the former Odd F...
July 28: Jim Mason, Bill Donley, Jack Otterson, Jr., Jay Herion, Calvin Morton. July 29: Ginger Henze, John Kenney, Rachel Reedy, DeLynn Liebermann. July 30: Pam Conover, J.E. McCaw, Kohl Perry, Tim Rogers. July 31: Glen Vogt, Joan Hamberg, Elizabeth Jorgensen, Joanna Lanning, Rob Danforth, Angela McKinley, Don Richardson, Kenneth and Richard LaRue. August 1: Karen Lyman, Jessie Winnett, Terry Lambert, Christina Bunch and Amber Woodworth. August 2: Heather Herion, Terry Presler, Malia Kalahele. August 3: Shannon Hodges, Christian Pearson,...
*Marsupials and platypuses are the only mammals that don’t have belly buttons. A marsupial loses its umbilical cord before emerging its mother’s pouch, so a scar never forms. Platypuses are hatched and never have an umbilical cord to begin with. * In the state of Texas, it’s against the law to milk a cow that’s not your own. * You might be surprised to learn that hyenas are more closely related to cats than to dogs....
I found this recipe in the Costco Connection and since I had most all of the ingredients, I made it for dinner. However, since I goofed a bit, I'm not sure how it's really supposed to taste. I'm guilty of glancing at a recipe, then assuming I know what was in there. I saw one cup of quinoa and thought it said two cups of water. I didn't have exactly one cup, so added a mixture I have of quinoa and sprouted rice. I got it boiling for some 10 minutes, THEN read the recipe. It said only 1 1/3 c. water. I peeked at the pan and it had too much...
Jean Rebecca Sunderland (Dahl), long time resident of Dayton, passed away January, 20, 2017 in Vancouver, Washington. She was born May 10, 1925 in Chehalis, WA to Arthur and Thelma Dahl and had over seventy one years of marriage to her college sweetheart, Arthur Sunderland. A "Celebration of Life" will be held on Saturday, July 22nd, 2:00 p.m. at Dayton United Methodist Church....
Ten Years Ago July 26, 2007 After going 7-3 during the regular season, the Windermere Girls Softball Team, won the 13-18U championship tournament by winning two games to capture the top trophy. The team consists of Morgan Beckman, Loren Eng, Mayra Ezpinoza, Kaz Grende, Alisha Marshall, Jackie Matson, Taylor Moon, Carissa Murphy, Kristin Ruffcorn, Ashley Wilson, and Megan Withers. Coaches are Angie Potts, Marvin Eng and Allen Wilson. Construction of the new Waitsburg Clinic is expected to break ground in October. A sign to publicize the...
June 21: David Dunn, Dick Harper, Tawnya Nettles, Peggy Brookshire and Anita Baker. June 22: Andy Winnett, Michael Spidell and Paul Cook. June 23: James Lehr, Teresa McConnell, Debbie Shaeffer, Delbert Porter, Michelle Bergevin, Lynn Savage, Jon Gibson and Heather Havens. June 24: Kathleen Seaton, Donna Surry, Rod Bailey, Suzanne Stonecipher-Sollars and Darien Hulce. June 25: Randy Pearson, Pat Allmon, Dan Estes, Margaret Monfort Shultz and Craig Adams. June 26: Ava Jean Gagnon, Judy Mulhair, Michelle Benson Brooks, Norma Bessey, Toni Chavez...
* On July 24, 1567, during her imprisonment in Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate in favor of her 1-year-old son, later crowned King James VI of Scotland. Twenty-five years earlier, while just six days old, Mary ascended to the Scottish throne upon the death of her father, King James V. * On July 25, 1832, the first recorded railroad accident in U.S. history occurs when a cable securing boulders snaps, throwing four people over a cliff on the Granite Railway in Massachusetts. * On July 26, 1931, a swarm of grasshoppers...
1. LANGUAGE: What is a kerfuffle? 2. MEDICAL: What are you suffering from if you have a condition called veisalgia? 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which famous World War II general had a bull terrier named Willie (named after William the Conquerer)? 4. GEOGRAPHY: What ocean is the Coral Sea in? 5. MEASUREMENTS: How many cups are in 2 gallons? 6. FOOD & DRINK: What fish has varieties called skipjack and bonito? 7. PSYCHOLOGY: What causes spectrophobia? 8. LITERATURE: What was the setting for Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”? 9. MILITAR...
* It was best-selling author and aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart -- the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean -- who made the following sage observation: “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers.” * The elephant is the only animal that can be trained to stand on its head (other than humans, of course). * Historians of ancient Rome say that a three-man crew was required to handle a war chariot: The rein handler was responsible for managing the horses, and the...
I’m going to cheat this week and use a recipe I have used before. For several reasons, of which one is, it is a good dessert for this time of year: very lemony. I made this not too long ago and realized I had picked up two instant lemon puddings instead of one pudding and one Jello. I had a large box of lime Jello and used half of that. It was not a good idea. The lime flavor canceled out the lemon flavor so that neither one came thru. Zucchini are coming on so if you have any good recipes, please share. I have done the Chocolate Zucchini C...
Ten Years Ago July 19, 2007 Grain growers in the Touchet Valley and surrounding countryside should be harvesting in full swing by this weekend. Throughout this week, local farmers started cutting to get the 2007 harvest under way, said J.E. McCaw, manager of the local branch of Northwest Grain Growers. An early sense of this year’s crop indicate that yield ranges from fair to excellent, McCaw said, though reports of yields have shown a wide range. Less than 20 years after the first settlers came to the Touchet Valley in 1859, the forebears o...
July 14: Karen Gregutt, Brett Tuttle, Pat Davis, Megan Price, Lauren Rohde. July 15: Howard Hays, Velma Sickles, Steve Witt, Mary Duncan, Ray Clayton, W.L. Clayton. July 16: Margaret Fitzekam, Judy Bauerlie, Karlee Young. July 17: Mack Garrett, Bill Hamann, Emily Hubbard. July 18: Andrew Estes, Jean Krause, Mike Hinchliffe, James Hamilton, Connie Maiden, Judy Groom, Courtney Gritman, Stephanie Thomas. July 19: Ray Johnson, Jessica Hofer, Jacob Johnson, Adam Mellish, Zachariah Beasley, Marilyn Stellwagen, Porter Larsen. July 20: Gary Marshall,...
My friend, JoAnn, shared her mother-in-law, Marie Poolman's, recipe with me. She said she tried her first piece in 1964. I don't know which impressed me more, that she remembered the date of her first taste of the pie, or realizing that the recipe went back that far. Since I was having dinner guests, I had a good reason to make it and let you know firsthand how it came out. Mile High is a great description! JoAnn said Marie would dress up a served piece with a sliced, fanned strawberry, a piece...
Ten Years Ago July 12, 2007 Shubi Broom, a talking Budgie Parakeet that was immortalized in a children’s book written and illustrated by Kathelene’ Joyce of Milton-Freewater, escaped and is lost somewhere around Waitsburg and environs. Shubi is about seven inches from hedt to tail, bright sky blue in color with royal blue spots on the neck and is precocious. The unique bird has been a member of Jeff and Gayle Broom’s household for a couple years and escaped when the cage door accidentally opened while being carried into the broom home on 10th...
July 7: Joann Willis, Margaret Wilson, Tim Presler, Lloyd Keith, Louie Branson, Tawnya Richards. July 8: Allan Wilson, Rick DeVaney, Susan Archer, Aricka Huwe, Jerry Hall, Kylee Henry. July 9: Michael Henze. July 10: Bob Butler, Billie Leroue, Patricia Dunn, Roberta Osborne, Bob Swenson, Michael Kiefel, Rami Feryn, Al Thompson. July 11: Susa Roberts. July 12: Judy Townsend, Dick Surry, Lynette Newbill, Bill Duckworth, Deandra Smith, John Wood, Jr., Gayle Durkee, Bruce Anderson, George Downing. July 13: Tom and Gracie Lyman, Terri Schuler, Ron...
