Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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There are lots of things to do on the Washington and Oregon Coasts. My favorite activities are biking, crabbing, searching the beach for treasures, flying kites, and building sandcastles. Recently, I had the opportunity to try crabbing for the first time. Walking the swells during low tide while trying not to fill your boots with water is not an easy task; hip waders would have been a smart idea. Netting crab on the Washington coast can be hit or miss. One weekend, you can net your limit in thir...
I have been thinking about getting an electric vehicle for quite a while, and the Ford F-150 4x4 Lightning was at the top of my list. I was unsure whether the yea-sayers and the nay-sayers were giving me the correct information to inform me in making the purchase. I liked the idea of no longer burning dinosaur juice to get back and forth to work, but the tried and true system of filling up at the pump made me hesitant to change my ways. On a recent trip to San Jose, California, I discovered...
Yes, we had visitors, just not the visitors we expected. At the last minute, a friend in the group that was going to visit last week came down with COVID-19, and their trip had to be rescheduled. The Zoom meeting to coordinate a new time also had to be delayed. Evidently, he had a Paxlovid rebound and was still not feeling great. That’s when we had a fortuitous switcheroo. Daniel got a call from friends from Los Angeles who were heading to Walla Walla with their friends from Vancouver, W...
Ten Years Ago August 14, 2014 [Photo Caption] Ed and Cathy Lambert are outstanding in their field (literally and figuratively). The pair have kept Waitsburg residents supplied with their "top secret" sweet corn and fresh produce for a quarter century. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 12, 1999 Area farmers were back working in the fields late Monday or Tuesday following weekend rains which stopped operations for a few days, then were halted again by showers early Wednesday morning. Despite the stops...
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...
DAYTON - The Missoula Children's Theater will present an adaption of the classic "Treasure Island" at The Liberty Theatre at 7 p.m. on August 9 and 3 p.m. on August 10. Talented youth from the community have been working with MCT director Zoey Paulson and Leila Abou-Jaoude, who will play the role of Long John Silver. Rehearsals and workshops were held daily this week in preparation for the two performances. For many Touchet Valley kids, participation in an MCT production is the first step...
Waitsburg's inclusion in ArtWalla's First Weekend events has inspired me to get involved in the local art scene. Despite having a bachelor's degree in art history, I do not consider myself artistic (in the traditional sense) whatsoever. So, instead, I created a series called The Art of Mixology. We had our second session in the series last Saturday night; the subject was The Golden Ratio. What I know about art is that proportion is crucial to aesthetic expression. In bartending, that proportion...
WAITSBURG - Local artist Twila Tate welcomed students to Tate Art in Waitsburg on Saturday, August 3, as part of ArtWalla's First Weekend Art Tours. Jennifer Hammer and Brittney Croft spent three hours learning how to make collagraphs, monoprints, and block prints in Tate's Main Street studio. "I had a great time! Twila was a terrific instructor, explaining things well and letting us experiment," said Hammer. The students said they would recommend the printmaking class to others. All the...
I’m so excited. My friends, former clients, visited me and Daniel in Waitsburg last week. A few weeks ago, we had an extended laugh-a-thon Zoom meeting trying to figure out their flights and other travel logistics. The arrival time hadn’t sunk in for Vicki (yes, another Vicki) because she sent a text the night before the flight saying, “OMG, what were we thinking, getting to the airport at 6 a.m.?” The good news was that the early flight meant they didn’t have to fight traffic to the airport—u...
Ten Years Ago August 14, 2014 Jack McCaw let "The Times" know of a rather rare event last week – there are currently four generations of McCaws working in the harvest.Jack said he's worked his way down to low man on the totem pole and spends his days running parts for the seven combines and associated vehicles in this year's operation. When "The Times" spoke to Jack around noon on Aug. 6, he said he's been home all morning but that he had put 120 miles on his truck the day before. Son Guy, g...
For the last three and half years, I have had the immense pleasure of writing this weekly recipe column in 'The Times." Since my first published recipe for Tarte Tatin in January 2021, I have tested and shared nearly two hundred recipes from my kitchen to yours. Inspired by my gastronomic heroes like Julia Child, Alice Waters, and Diana Kennedy, each column has felt like an opportunity to share my deep love of cooking with my readers. I hoped to inspire readers to try new dishes from around the... Full story
On June 18 through 20, future Cardinal ballplayers Flint Abel, Charlie Wright, Cannon Abel, Bridger Abel, Cash Grende, Chett Cole, and Myles Grende attended Sweet Lou's Skills Camp. Walla Walla Sweets players worked with the kids, ages five through eight, to build on basic skills in the interactive camp. Attendees got t-shirts, a pizza party, and tickets to the June 20 Sweets' game....
A few years back, a social media friend began a wooden dove decoy migration event to raise awareness of the tradition and art of handcrafted wooden decoys for bird hunting. Each year around September 1st, he would send a dozen handmade dove silhouettes from Georgia across the country to be hunted over in various regions. Being a traditionalist, I thrust myself into the migration route, adding Washington to the list of states these well-traveled decoys have landed. Aside from experiencing a new...
Ten Years Ago August 7, 2014 WAITSBURG – Four artists will present their visions for a Main Street art piece at Jimgermanbar on Wednesday, August 13 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The four finalists were selected by the Waitsburg Art Commission and will vie for the right to create one of two life size bronze pieces to be displayed on Waitsburg's main Street. The presentations are open to the public. Keith McMasters and Wayne Chabre will share their vision of "Game Table," an interactive piece to i... Full story
The timing of the harvests in our backyard garden tend to vary greatly from year to year. It is always an adventure to see what is ripe and ready to pick each morning. With this, we try to stay creative and flexible in planning our summer meals. While our red tomatoes are still a few weeks aways from being ripe, this week our tomatillo plants were bursting with bright green fruit peeking out of their husks. This got me searching the many different styles of Mexican salsas verdes, which led me...
There was plenty of water to keep everyone cool at the Coe-mmunity event on Sunday, July 21, 2024. The Waitsburg Fire Department hosted the party celebrating the 25th anniversary of Coe Richards' liver transplant. Friends, family, and community members enjoyed Darryl's BBQ, games, and a silent auction to raise money for the Friends of the Waitsburg Pool.... Full story
During the last few springs and summers, I dedicated much time and energy to our garden. I was also happy to have bought into the co-op garden in Walla Walla for tomatoes, corn, and peppers, but most of the time, we ate a good amount of produce from our garden. This year, I spent more time and energy on my tennis game than the garden, and now the consequences. My initial strategy for planting was the "random, no plan" method. I planted things helter-skelter with no rhyme or reason, except for my...
We spent the Fourth of July week with family and friends in Idaho at Winchester Lake State Park. We all enjoyed activities, including a community parade, fishing, kayaking, bike riding, bird watching, and fireworks. At our campsite, four baby robins in a nest were constantly being fed by their mom. We were able to see them fledge before we left. A ground squirrel visited often to the delight of grandson Elijah. The City of Winchester's annual Winchester Days celebration is the first weekend in...
Ten Years Ago July 31, 2014 [Photo Caption] Emry Kleck holds the ladder as a worker adds signage to make "The Q" Main Street official. Rumor has it that the Kleck's hope to open August 1. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 22, 1999 The coming of the new year looks to be a non-event, say those who are on the front lines of ensuring power, public services and other aspects of American life are adequately supported or supplied. Worrisome, however, is the specter of either sabotage or a random accident trig... Full story
CRANBROOK, BC - To most of us Waitsburgers, when we call to mind the Columbia River, we think of the two-mile-wide body of water at Wallula Junction, also known as the McNary Reservoir, or the same one-mile-wide river that bisects the Tri-cities that we cross on our way to Costco. The fact that only 12 vehicle bridges cross the river between Richland, Wash. and Astoria, Ore., where it meets the mighty Pacific, demonstrates the enormity of the challenge of crossing such a river. However, walking...
Connor Talbott and Ann Leung wed on June 15, 2024, at the Waitsburg Town Hall with many friends and family present. Friend Colton Townsend officiated the ceremony. Ann's father traveled from Hong Kong to give the bride away. Connor is a graduate of Waitsburg High and WSU and is a digital marketer. Ann, a Hong Kong Polytechnic University graduate, is an RN working at Pullman Regional Hospital and Dayton General. They will continue to live locally....
DAYTON-Current and former teachers, nurses, writers, counselors and civil servants who make up the Blue Mountain Artist Guild of Dayton all agree they are moved by a creative spark to make art. They are taking their creativity to a new level with a group art show, "Inspirations and Challenges", planned for CAVU Cellars winery, in August. Helen Boland is a retired science teacher, homestead farmer and lifelong naturalist. Working mainly in watercolor, her art reflects her love of animals, nature...
Ten Years Ago July 24, 2014 At 8:55 last Tuesday morning, the mercury was already pushing 80. Twenty local students clustered in the cool shade of Waitsburg's First Christian Church, happily chattering as they waited to be signed in to the Waitsburg Resource Center's "Knock Out Boredom" program. According to Pam Conover, the program's director, that's a small crowd. " We've been having 40 kids come in," she said. Emily Wilson, a recent Prescott High School graduate, comes in on the Tuesdays,... Full story
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:...
