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  • Printmaking at Tate Art Waitsburg

    Lane Gwinn, The Times|Aug 8, 2024

    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...

  • Company is coming, going, gone!!

    Vicki Sternfeld-Rossi, The Times|Aug 8, 2024

    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...

  • PIONEER PORTRAITS

    Aug 8, 2024

    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...

  • The Search for a New Food Columnist

    Luke Chavez, The Times|Aug 8, 2024

    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

  • Future Waitsburg Cardinals go to baseball camp

    Karen Huwe, The Times|Aug 1, 2024

    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....

  • Palouse Outdoors:Enhance the Hunt with DIY Dove Decoys

    Brad Trumbo, The Times|Aug 1, 2024

    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...

  • PIONEER PORTRAITS

    The Times|Aug 1, 2024

    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

  • Pipián Verde with Roasted Squash

    Luke Chavez, The Times|Aug 1, 2024

    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...

  • Coe-mmunity in Waitsburg

    The Times|Jul 25, 2024

    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

  • Random Plan, make way for Back Up Plan

    Vicki Sternfeld-Rossi, The Times|Jul 25, 2024

    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...

  • Around the Valley: with Karen Huwe

    Karen Huwe, The Times|Jul 25, 2024

    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...

  • PIONEER PORTRAITS

    The Times|Jul 25, 2024

    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

  • Scarpaccia

    Luke Chavez, The Times|Jul 25, 2024

  • A walk across the Columbia River

    Paul Ocker, The Times|Jul 18, 2024

    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...

  • MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT

    The Times|Jul 18, 2024

    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....

  • Artist Guild to exhibit at CAVU Cellars in August

    Michele Smith, The Times|Jul 18, 2024

    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...

  • PIONEER PORTRAITS

    The Times|Jul 18, 2024

    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

  • Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

    Luke Chavez, The Times|Jul 18, 2024

    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:...

  • A doppio break in Waitsburg

    The Times|Jul 11, 2024

    On July 3, a group of French adventurists stopped for doppios at Ten Ton Coffee. They were part of a 20 day motorcycle trek from Seattle to Miami. Road2Luxe is a French tour company offering guided tours in Europe, Africa, and the United States. Flying from Paris, the 14 riders were paired up with high end motorcycles including Indian Scouts and Roadmasters, Honda Goldwings, and several Harley-Davidson models. The riders were full of energy and found Waitsburg a charming ambassador of Western... Full story

  • A Fourth of July tradition

    Lane Gwinn, The Times|Jul 11, 2024

    In 2010, Laurette dared her husband Jack McCaw and the late Tom Baker to march down Waitsburg’s Main Street with an American flag on the 4th - wearing shorts. Now an annual event, McCaw was joined by Rose Englebright and other community members for the Veterans’ March. After their first appearance, the shorts have not been part of the tradition....

  • Palouse Outdoors:A Gopher Snake in the Grass is Nature's Hidden Hero

    Brad Trumbo, The Times|Jul 11, 2024

    "We're missing snakes," Ali said. "It's the apex predator at ground level." "You're right. We've seen one gopher snake on this property in eight years," I replied. Rarely would anyone utter a thought about needing more snakes in their life, but this conversation followed a moment of compromised composure. A pocket gopher eating the entire root system from beneath a beautiful three-year-old sagebrush that had grown from seed provoked red-faced rage and copious obscenities. I'm not one to "throw...

  • One and Done, nope, not me

    Vicki Sternfeld-Rossi, The Times|Jul 11, 2024

    Three and Done (for now). I recently completed my third week of tennis camp. Exhausted doesn’t begin to describe how I ache. But persevere, I have, and I’m sure the makers of Advil are celebrating my stubbornness and my dependence on their miracle drug. With all that time and money spent, you’d think I’d be scouted to play at Wimbledon, but nope. I am relegated to my usual but fun, regular games. And I am grateful that I can still play, have friends to play with, and have not been sidelin...

  • PIONEER PORTRAITS

    The Times|Jul 11, 2024

    Ten Years Ago July 17, 2014 "I'm so great at swim lessons!" announced Alyssa Array as she exited the dressing room following her Level 3 swim class at the Waitsburg City Pool on Tuesday morning. That statement – along with the fact that 60 children participated in lessons this year – is a testament to the success of Waitsburg's swim program. This year Waitsburg offered one two-week session of swim lessons, from beginners at Level 1, to the more advanced Level 4 swimmers. Lessons are taught by...

  • Summer Barley Salad

    Luke Chavez, The Times|Jul 11, 2024

    Several years ago, we were in Los Angeles visiting friends and family during a milestone birthday. As part of the festivities, we were invited to a friend’s house for a potluck barbeque. Being very familiar with the culinary trends of health-conscious southern California, I made a joke on our way there that the potluck would be nothing but raw kale. When we arrived at the party, there was fresh guacamole made from avocados grown in someone’s backyard, gorgeous wild-caught seafood on the gri...

  • Around the Valley:Fishhook Park

    Karen Huwe, The Times|Jul 4, 2024

    PRESCOTT - Thirty-seven miles from Waitsburg is the hidden gem of Fishhook Park. After turning off Hwy 124 W to Fishhook Park Road, you travel through the First Fruits Farms to reach the camping or day-use area. Fishhook Park has 53 campsites and a fairly large day-use area. You can fish, boat, swim, kayak, bird watch, play on the beach, or stroll through the park. There is a play structure for kids, restrooms with showers, and you can read a little history about Lewis & Clark when they were in...

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