Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago Sept. 8, 2005 An interesting and informative historical demonstration by local Lewis & Clark Expedition expert Gary Lentz is one of many events combining to entertain visitors to three days of “Trails and Tales” at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. Lentz’s historical presentation, magic, a “Builder’s Bonanza,” livestock and other attractions will greet fairgoers when the fair opens on Friday with a free fair breakfast with paid gate admission. Commercial Club members organizing the Salmon Bake have expressed concern that salmon...
Ten Years Ago September 1, 2005 A signal from an aircraft emergency locater transmitter (ELT) was detected and located near Waitsburg on July 20 by members of several Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Squadrons. The ELT, transmitting from a parked aircraft, was a false alarm. AS firefighting resources continue mop-up operations in the School Fire area, the need for road, trail and area closures were evaluated and eased to accommodate public access late last week. “There is still a lot of firefighting activity taking place within the fire perimeter and we...
Ten Years Ago August 25, 2005 Waitsburg Elementary teacher Pam Conover was surprised with the D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year, presented Aug. 2 during the awards banquet at the Washington State D.A.R.E. - School Resource Officers (SRO) Combined Conference in Yakima. The 2005 Waitsburg Cardinal football program started practices last week. This year, these seven returning lettermen will provide leadership and fill key positions for the Cards: Fred Cunz, John Gertsch, Jeremy Nichols, Cole Janovich, Jacob Bly, John Raver, and Trey Cole. Practices...
Ten Years Ago August 18, 2005 About a hundred years ago, Waitsburg businessman, E. L. Powell sold his interest in the Pioneer Supply Depot at 134 Main Street in Waitsburg to move to Spokane, where fame and fortune followed, including community service such as Spokane mayor and in the state legislature. Some 100 years later, the situation is reversed: John and Marilyn Stellwagen have migrated from Spokane to southeastern Washington and are the new owners of one of Waitsburg’s longest continuously operating businesses, though under different n...
Ten Years Ago August 11, 2005 Fire fighters from all over the country are streaming into Pomeroy this week to fight the 41,000 acre School Fire, which started last Friday in School Canyon along the Tucannon, and, aided by heavy fuel loadings of timber and grass, ballooned daily while hot, dry conditions, steep ground and an abundance of grass caused the fire to “exhibit extreme burning conditions” which hampered fire suppression efforts. Tuesday will be a crucial day for Camp Wooten, a popular spot in the Tucannon River valley. The sturdy const...
Ten Years Ago August 4, 2005 Yields of fall-planted wheat are higher than expected, reports J.E. McCaw, manager of the local branch of Northwest Grain Growers. Small grains harvest in the Touchet Valley area is over half completed, he estimated. “Fall yields are coming in higher than expected,” McCaw said. “We’re hearing yields everywhere from 85 bushels per acre up to 105. Considering we’ve had six inches less rain this year since last year, that’s very good.” Simply by framing in old garage bay doors and spiffing up the interior, Columbia Cou...
Ten Years Ago July 28, 2005 Michael Turner has already coined a new moniker for folks who live in Waitsburg. No, not Waitsburger; not Waitsburgite. True to his wine-making passion, he wants to welcome “Waitsburgundians” to the Bodega-Turner Winery, newly located in the former Bev’s Diner, Main Street Pizza or the Waitsburg Pharmacy at 222 Main. Turner, 36, is a biochemist with a love for winemaking and entertaining, and is taking over ownership of the 1888 Royal Block to house his tasting room and production winery. Margery Kuehn-Tabor of Waits...
Ten Years Ago July 14, 2005 Retirement agrees with retired postal employees Lupe and Sandra Torres of Waitsburg and it shows on the radiant smiles that emanate warmly from their faces. The couple have turned their hobby into a relaxed retirement business and since May 18 “Nothing New Antiques, Collectibles and Fine Arts” has been attracting visitors to its newly refurbished digs at 214 Main Street Waitsburg. Coincidence brought two Seattle artists to Waitsburg and they’ve jumped at the chance to buy the Waitsburg IOOF Building, espec...
Ten Years Ago July 14, 2005 A long-awaited one-of-a-kind commemoration through art of the Lewis & Clark journey is ready for viewing just outside of Dayton. A dedication ceremony is planned for July 15 at the site. To honor Lewis & Clark and their historic journey, over 80 steel silhouette sculptures of a typical encampment have been installed at the site just east of Dayton where the Corps of Discovery camped along the Patit Creek on May 2, 1806. Harvest in the Touchet Valley area is just getting going, says J. E. McCaw, branch manager of...
Ten Years Ago July 5, 2015 Jessica Hofer, past worthy advisor of Waitsburg Assembly No. 68, Order of Rainbow for Girls, was selected to fill the office of Grand Nature at the Grand Assembly held in Tacoma, June 23-25. She is the daughter of Terry and Betty Hofer. Waitsburg 55+ group had a perfect day for the picnic in the city park on June 9th. It was very pleasant to sit in the shade of those beautiful big trees and “shoot the breeze” with our fellow senior friends and neighbors. Walt Harris delighted our palates with perfectly turned hot dog...
Ten Years Ago June 30, 2005 Two hundred years ago, perhaps one way to describe the foods eaten by members of the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery is “basic.” The menu choices of those days of yesteryear will be the topic of a Fourth of July cooking demonstration entitled “Buffalo Innards and Weeds.” The 33-strong Salt & Light Music Ministry group performed its homecoming concert in Waitsburg last Friday evening before a full house, culminating a five-day tour of Northwest cities that included Hood River, Ore., Beaverton, Ore., Monmout...
Ten Years Ago Thursday, June 23, 2005 Two Waitsburg Schools students were winners in a letter-writing contest sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Samuel Southard Post No. 25. Philip Kock, 13, the son of Bernadette Kock, and Sydney Eng, 9, daughter of Marvin and Patty Eng, took first in the “My Letter to a Person in the Armed Forces” essay contest that involved 14 schools and five age groups from third through twelfth grade. The Waitsburg Lions Club honored Guy McCaw and John Kenney as Co-Lions of the Year for their membership bui...
Ten Years Ago June 16, 2005 Army Master Sergeant Don Hollenbaugh received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest commendation given, from Vice President Dick Cheney in a ceremony at Mac Dill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla., last Friday afternoon. Hollenbaugh, 41, is the son of Don and Carol Hollenbaugh of Prescott, and the late Carole Hollenbaugh. He is a 1982 graduate of Prescott High School. Members of 55 Plus concluded their bi-monthly potlucks at Ye Towne Hall, Friday, May 27. Lillian Judd and Evelyn Smith served as hostesses. Get...
Ten Years Ago June 9, 2005 Design plans for the new bridge over Coppei Creek on SR12 have been changed to include a design to match – as closely as possible given monetary restraints – the original bridge structure, Waitsburg City Councilman Mark Shively told The Times this week. A number of vocal Waitsburg citizens are campaigning in behalf of Eric Seibel, a physician’s assistant employed by the Columbia county Hospital District, who serves patients at the Waitsburg Clinic. The group, spearheaded by Kate Reeve of Waitsburg, took out a half-pag...
Ten Years Ago June 2, 2005 Seven years ago, young Trevor Johnson bugled Taps at the first Memorial Day observance which he and his father, Mark, helped organize. Now Johnson, dressed in desert camouflage and beret, has returned from a one-year tour in Iraq, and he was the honored speaker at the ceremony last Monday. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when FFA Advisor Scott Branson was presented with the gold officer’s chain that had been proudly worn by Amanda McKinley Morton during her year as State Reporter. Branson bid an emotional far...
Ten Years Ago May 26, 2015 The Class of 2005 of Waitsburg High School will hold commencement exercises at 8 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2005. The ceremony will be held on Kison Court. Twenty-three members of the class will receive diplomas. Giving the valedictory address will be Jill Bickelhaupt, who maintained a 4.0 g.p.a. during her four years of high school. Salutatorian of the Class of 2005 is Gabriel Kiefel, who finished with a 3.884 g.p.a. The Waitsburg Community Revitalization Committee float, a replica of the mill built by Ed Lawrence and...
Ten Year Ago May 19, 2005 Marco Jo Lanning and Richard Pounds, members of the junior class at Waitsburg High School, were the recipients of the Outstanding Junior Girl and Outstanding Junior Boy awards at a recognition program at the Dayton Masonic Lodge on April 20, 2005. “Friends” of Waitsburg’s Jerry Baker, a member of the Blue Mountain Snowmobiel Club, honored him with the First Annual Prestigious Goldfish Award when the group met for its Annual Banquet Saturday, May 14, at the Dayton Golf Course. Bake, a modern Katzenjammer Kid, was ridin...
Ten Years Ago May 12, 2005 As a board member and officer of the Days of Real Sport, Terry Hofer hasn’t seen a Saturday morning parade in over 20 years because he was working at the track preparing for the race meet. “Now I don’t get to see the parade either,” quipped Hofer, the 2005 DRS Parade Marshal. On the other hand, Hofer, 62, will get to see and wave to those who journeyed to Waitsburg for the parade and horse racing as he leads the parade on its circuitous route from the north Main Street Bridge through downtown and back again. Hofer pla...
Ten Years Ago May 5, 2005 Senior Cardinal tracksters Matt Baker, Gabe Kiefel and Wade Bennett garnered multiple firsts to lead the Waitsburg boys to another meet win April 26 at Dayton. First place finished by Natasha Montgomery, Anna Hoffmann and Marci Jo Lanning helped the Cardinal girls team to third place. Thirteen Odako ladies met at the home of Deanne Johnson on Thursday evening, April 28. The business meeting consisted of committee reports from the spring luncheon and project committees. Project chairperson, Jackie Ely, showed a sample...
Ten Years Ago April 28, 2015 Representing the 92nd annual Waitsburg Days of Real Sport are co-queens Brittany Artz and Kimberly Smith. The 2005-06 City Council was sworn in and Mayor Marty Dunn handed out committee assignments at the April 20 meeting. Sworn in were Mayor Dunn; City Treasurer Jean M. Hinchliffe, and members of the City Council: Orville Branson, Bettie Chase, Larry Johnson, Markeeta Little Wolf, and Mark Shively. While severe thunderstorms were going through the area last Saturday, so were several hundred bicycle racers. The...
Ten Years Ago April 21, 2005 Academy Street is now open to only one-way traffic as part of a 90-day trial period adopted by the City of Waitsburg at the request of the Waitsburg School District. Traffic flows from west to east, Main Street to Coppei Avenue, will now be observed to see if the desired effect is achieved. The City will review the situation with school officials to decide whether to make the change permanent. Fourteen Odako ladies attended the April 10 meeting at the home of Lou Thompson. The meeting centered on discussions of the...
Ten Years Ago April 14, 2005 Waitsburg Cardinals Natasha Montgomery and Matt Baker captured firsts in the high jump and 110 High hurdles, respectively, at the Milton-Freewater Carnival of Speed last Friday, April 8. Montgomery bested competitors from 20 schools from Washington, Idaho and Oregon, and Baker finished first ahead of hurdlers from 22 high schools. Twenty-nine members of 55 Plus enjoyed potluck and bingo at Ye Towne Hall, Friday, April 8. Lois Metler and Jo Polumsky were hostesses. The group welcomed back Kay Pettichord and Margaret...
Ten Years Ago April 7, 2005 Behind seven firsts, the Waitsburg Cardinal Boys Track squad scored 136.5 points to take first place in the seven-team Dayton Alumni Relay Invitational, held Thursday, March 31 at Dayton. Matt Baker notched a trio of firsts, Wade Bennett won two in the pit jump events, and Gabe Kiefel and Jeremy Nichols won the javelin and 400 m, run, respectively, to lead the Cards to the win. Brandon Tate of Waitsburg was named the Offensive Player of the Week for the semi-pro football team, the Walla Walla Stars. Tate scored two...
Ten Years Ago March 31, 2005 Michael Luce M.D. of Dayton was recognized as Washington State’s Outstanding Rural Health Physician of the Year for 2005 last week. The presentation and award was presented to a very surprised Luce by Washington State Secretary of Health, Mary Selecky and Columbia County Health System Board Chair Roland Schirman. An Easter theme was enjoyed by 19 members of 55 Plus at Ye Towne Hall, Friday, March 25. Netta Mohney designed festive place mats and Sarah Wilson furnished molded chocolate bunny favors. Pat Largent a...
Ten Years Ago March 24, 2005 Harold Mitchell, long-time Waitsburg area resident, celebrated his 90th birthday with a party at Ye Towne Hall on February 6. Over 60 well-wishers attended the party and enjoyed two kinds of birthday cake with Harold. An ordinance approving one-way traffic on Academy Street was passed unanimously by the Waitsburg City Council, for a 90-day trial period. Photo caption: Jeff Presler’s Black Angus/White Face Hereford cross calves, pastured at the south edge of Waitsburg, are some picturesque livestock, especially when...
