Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten years Ago January 23, 2014 Local dancer Morgan Breland and her mother, Cara Watts, celebrated New Years Day in London this year. Breland – a 15-year-old-sophomore at Walla Wall High School – auditioned at a Universal Dance Association camp last August to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Instead, she was invited to travel to London to perform in front of more that 200 million television viewers and a half million people lining the streets in London's New Year's Day Par...
Ten Years Ago January 16, 2014 "There's no place like home." Those words hold true for Waitsburg natives, R. Wes Leid, Katie (Mantz) Leid and Jeff Broom – who have experienced life all across the U.S. and overseas – before choosing to retire "back home". Recognizing the distinct advantages their small-town roots provided them, the trio decided to give back by establishing a WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund. The fund will provide two 2014 WHS graduates with $1,000 scholarships and is now open to Found...
Ten Years Ago January 9, 2014 The WP Cardinal boys lost a high-scoring game Saturday to Tri-Cities Prep, falling 54-51. Devin Acevedo led his team with 12 points. Owen Lanning had 10 and Chance Leroue followed with eight. The Cardinals struggled in the second quarter and were down at the half by eight. WP cut the lead to five after three, but were done in the final frame by the Jaguars' outstanding free throw shooting. TCP's 15 points in the final frame came from the charity stripe. The...
Ten Years Ago January 2, 2014 From "kind of" teaching herself guitar as a child to organizing and directing the Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project, Kate Hockersmith is one of those people who sets out to meet a need when she sees it. Hockersmith had set her childhood guitar aside until about five years ago, when she picked it up again to support her son's musical interests by providing him guitar backup at area Bluegrass Jams. But Hockersmith hasn't limited her support to her own children;...
Ten Years Ago December 26, 2013 One of Waitsburg's elementary school teachers got an extra special early Christmas gift this year. In a press release issued by President Barak Obama on December 20, Kindergarten teacher Pamela Nolan-Beasley was named as one of two teachers in Washington State to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Beasley won the award for science while Nancy Pfaff of Redmond, Wash. won the math award. Winners of the honor receive a...
Ten Years Ago December 19, 2013 [Photo Caption] Mr. and Mrs. Claus (Robbie and Marilyn Johnson) pose together during Waitsburg's 2013 Hometown Christmas event. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 24, 1998 A full house was delighted by the singing and antics of some members of Waitsburg Grade School's Kindergarten class. The class played the role of church mice in the Austrian church where, in 1818, the song "Silent Night, Holy Night," was born. Also performing were First, Second and Third graders,...
Ten Years Ago December 12, 2013 [Photo Caption] Eastern Star members Marilyn Wilson (l) and Lenore Krom (r) enjoy showing their Christmas swags to an interested customer at Sunday's Hometown Christmas event. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 17, 1998 St. Mark's Altar Society met at the White Stallion for a no-host luncheon on Thursday, December 10. Twelve members were present. A meeting followed at Betty Jo Donnelly's home. Winners of the Christmas Raffle Basket drawing at Hometown Christmas were:...
Ten Years Ago December 5, 2013 What would you do with an extra day? The members of Dayton’s First Congregational Church decided they would use it to provide care, comfort and hot food to the community. So on February 29, 2012, Pastor Marj Johnston and her congregation provided their first free community soup and bread dinner. “It was meant to be a simple meal,” Johnston said. “A safe place and good, hot meal. We wanted to create a place of welcome at a time of year when people tend to be isolate...
Ten Years Ago November 28, 2013 [Photo Caption] Children and parents worked to gather donated items into Thanksgiving dinner boxes for area families as part of The Kids' Big Give. The program was organized by Jamie Gleason, who wanted to find a way for children to participate in giving and service. Dozens of children helped prepare the boxes which fed 20 families and 89 individuals. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 3, 1998 Graduation cost the Waitsburg Cardinal girls' basketball team only two play...
Ten Years Ago November 21, 2013 At 4:30 p.m. on a wet and windy Thursday afternoon, about a dozen students – from Kindergarten through 8th Grade – are warm and cozy at The Cardinal's Nest, engaged in constructive pursuits as they await the arrival of their parents. The Nest – Waitsburg's after-school program – is not only a sanctuary for students, but provides employment to area residents as well. The program began in 2003 when Executive Director Kathy Carpenter applied for and received a five-...
Ten Years Ago November 14, 2013 [Photo Caption] The Waitsburg Historical Society has been applying for grants to help fund the replacement of an unreliable HVAC system in the Wilson-Phillips house. To date, they have received a $1000 grant from the Earl and Lucille Blake Endowment Fund and a grant for $2,875 from the Pacific Power Foundation. Together, the two grants pay for nearly half the cost of a new system which will allow the society to keep the facilities open for board meetings and...
Ten Years Ago November 7, 2013 On November 8, 1899, a 30-foot high arch draped in patriotic colors stood in the center of Waitsburg's Main Street. A bell – brought from the Philippines – hung from the center of the arch and was rung continuously by a boy dressed as Uncle Sam and a girl dressed as Columbia. A crowd welcomed home the soldiers of Waitsburg's Company K as they passed ceremonially beneath the arch before taking part in a town-wide celebration that included a banquet, fireworks, and a...
Ten Years Ago October 31, 2013 In spite of the defection of the opposing team's coach to their team, the WP Alumni Team was no match for the Lady Cards at Thursday night's Homecoming game. Youth won out over experience with the younger ladies winning the game in a three-set match. Spirits were high as fans – some unsure of which team to root for – filled the bleachers. The flag was lowered, and Mikala Deruwe transfixed the crowd by singing a stirring rendition of the National Anthem. Amidst che...
Ten Years Ago October 24, 2013 [Photo Caption] One-year-old Brailyn Stearns of Huntsville helped her grandma, Lisa Stearns, sell pumpkins in front of grandma's house on the corner of Highway 12 (Preston Avenue) and Harmon Street in Waitsburg on a bright Sunday morning last week. The 22-month-old girl lives on the pumpkin patch and thinks all the pumpkins are hers, grandma says. The Stearns began growing pumpkins two years ago, but this is the first year they've tried selling them to passers-by...
Ten Years Ago October 17, 2013 Waitsburg-Prescott running back Chance Leroue averaged more than 10 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns Friday, as he led the hometown Cardinals to a lopsided 41-7 win over Dayton. Besides gaining 135 yards on 13 rushes, Leroue also caught one pass for 11 yards. WP quarterback Owen Lanning added 62 yards on five keepers and scored two TDs of his own. Taking advantage of multiple Bulldog turnovers, the Cardinals racked up five touchdowns in the first half,...
Ten Years Ago October 10, 2013 Coach Joanna Lanning admits that her initial expectations for the WP boys' cross-country team were relatively low, especially as compared to last year's successful season. Of the five runners – the bare minimum required to qualify as a team – only E. J. Meserve was a seasoned runner, and he had yet to run to his potential. Meserve is joined by junior Tyler Shafer, who has never before competed in X-C and three freshmen: Kyle Gradwohl, Jared Farley, and Skylar Woo...
Ten Years Ago October 3, 2013 [Photo Caption] Jack McCaw, Lowell Richter, Bob Budig and Fred Gritman (seated) pose at the World War II Memorial in D.C. (as part of the Inland Northwest Honor Flight program). Twenty-Five Years Ago October 8, 1998 The experiences, friends made, and the small-town charm encountered as a seasonal employee of the Green Giant cannery during the summers of 1958-1960 made an indelible impression on young Phil Edwards of Silver City, North Carolina. So much so that Edwar...
Ten Years Ago September 26, 2013 Doug Warnock, a retired WSU/Extension Agent, received the National Association of County Agricultural Agents’ Hall of Fame Award at the association’s annual meeting in Pittsburg, Penn. on September 19. Warnock served in three Washington Counties: Walla Walla (1961-1973), Asotin (1973-1978), and Kittitas (1978-1996). He now lives near Prescott. Warnock’s 35-year career with Washington State University began in 1961. He started the “Steer, Lamb and Hog of Merit...
Ten Years Ago September 19, 2013 [Photo Caption] WP's Emily Adams performed admirably in her first-ever high school XC race, the Island Run Invitational in Clarkston. Adams placed fourth out of 45 runners overall, and number one among District 9 runners. Twenty-Five Years Ago September 24, 1998 A Waitsburg High School senior who is torn between pursuing an agricultural engineering career and a career in music has been honored as TCI's Student of the Month for September. Amanda McKinley, 17, daug...
Ten Years Ago September 12, 2013 When it comes to pumpkins, Charlie Brown's got nothing on Waitsburg gardener Gail Broom, whose very own 'great pumpkin' placed first in the weight class at the Walla Walla County Fair. Broom can't wait to compete again next year and is hoping to have some area youngsters join her and step up the competition. "I decided to plant a pumpkin patch because I thought it would be neat for kids to be able to grow big pumpkins and enter them in the fair," said Broom....
Ten Years Ago September 5, 2013 “I’ve always been intrigued by trains. In fact, I would jump the train that ran behind the store and ride it to Dayton so often the crew got to know me and would invite me to ride up front with them,” said Wade Wolfe, recalling memories of his childhood in Huntsville. Born and raised in Huntsville and a graduate of Waitsburg High, Wolfe is the Pioneer of the Year honoree at this year’s Fall Festival. The twists and turns of life have resulted in Wolfe living...
Ten Years Ago August 29, 2013 Waitsburg Senior Beka Adams' childhood dream of serving as Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Royalty – a reality she's spent the last year fulfilling – culminates this week at the Walla Walla County Fair. With only a few post-fair events on the itinerary, Adams is amazed at how quickly the year has flown by and how much she has learned. Adams earned her spot on the court last October. Returning home from a National FFA convention in Indianapolis the night bef...
Ten Years Ago August 22, 2013 For those who are familiar with Markeeta Little Wolf’s unique personal style, the way she views her garden should come as no surprise. “It’s like the way I dress,” she said during a recent interview at her home on Fourth Street. “Cowboy boots and a silk dress. Not everyone would dress like that. But I know what looks good on me.” As part of their monthly meeting Saturday, 20 members of the Waitsburg Garden Club toured the former entertainer’s lush landscape a f...
Ten Years Ago August 15, 2013 [Photo Caption] Joe Patrick sights a guitar neck. Resurrecting that old guitar is what Joe does, and like a phoenix from the ashes it can go from a dusty relic to a star performer. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 20, 1998 A recent addition to Weller Public Library will now allow the general public to browse the Internet without forking out thousands of dollars for a computer. Thanks to a grant from the Washington State Library and support from the Friends of the Librar...
