Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA - When Duane Wollmuth travels to Anaheim, Calif., later this month, it won't be to get a break from Southeast Washington's cold and rainy spring. Wollmuth and two other members of a new partnership will go down there to sell businesses from around the country on a different weather feature prevalent in this corner of the state, or at least the industry that takes advantage of its energy: wind. Attending the American Wind Energy Association 2011 Wind Expo is one for the first...
Ten Years Ago May 3, 2000 Farewell to a good and faithful servant-a photo essay tribute to the elevator at the Waits Mill. Built in the 1870s, a final record of the structure before it meets the wrecking ball, for the part it played in our town's history was not trivial and is worth being remembered. Waitsburg's American Legion Post No. 38 hosted the 12th District Spring Celebration at Ye Towne Hall. Nichole and Rhonda Eastwood proudly display the medals they won in the 2001 Special Olympics Regional Finals held in Spokane. The girls are the da...
WAITSBURG - Shannon Elliot was living a typical American lifestyle. She worked two jobs to make ends meet and spent her free time with friends and family. She enjoyed NASCAR races with her father, playtime with her nieces and nephews, and high school pillow talk with her sisters. In high school, Shannon played volleyball in Waitsburg, couldn't get enough of softball, and she was a cheerleader. Her friends enjoyed her carefree, loving personality and huge smile. She was the All-American girl....
STATE OF ECONOMY FOLLOW-UP DAYTON -Dayton's retail sales per capita are dismal - the lowest in the region; farm profits have declined severely, eliminating disposal income that used to be spent in local communities. So what are we doing about the economic woes that our community faces? That is a question the Port of Columbia, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, and the SouthEast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA) will offer an answer to at a State of the Columbia County Economy follow-up session Wednesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. in...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg Booster club held a "Not So Silent Auction" and Spaghetti feed last Friday night to raise funds for a new press box on the football field. While attendance was a little lower than expected, approximately $4,000 was raised for the project. That brings the boosters closer to their $25,000 goal with a total of $10,000 raised to date. Items up for bid ranged from gardening goodies and barbecue gear, to a sevennight stay in a Matzatlan five-star resort. The truck load of...
FIRST THURSDAY CONCERT IN MAY WALLA WALLA - The May 5th First Thursday concert will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine Street, Walla Walla, beginning at 12:15 p.m. The Steel Drum Band from Walla Walla University will be playing a selection of Calypso, Soca, Samba, Cha-Cha, Classical and Rock music. Pack a lunch, bring a friend and enjoy the music. Donations will be given to the charity of the performers' choice. Contact information: 529-1083 DAM TRAFFIC STOPPED FOR NOW KAHLOTUS - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla...
A memorial for Travis Weedman will occur on Saturday, April 23, at the jimgerman bar on Main Street in Waitsburg from 3-5 p.m....
This week I visited my old friend and associate Chef/ Organic Activist Jesse Cool. Back in the early '90s, Jesse asked me to take her place as Executive Chef at her popular Flea Street Café in Menlo Park, California, while she wrote her first cookbook titled, "Tomatoes." Today, with five cookbooks and three restaurants to her credit, she invites me to dinner and picks my brain for cutesy titles for future recipes. This time however, I can't spit any off-the-cuff ideas to her because I have a cookbook on a publisher's table, and rules state it's...
Waitsburg and Starbuck schools this week announced March Students of the Month. Top: Jack Willis, a 4th grader at Starbuck. Below: Waitsburg Elementary students Riley Witt, 4th grade, and Joseph LaRue, 5th grade....
Ten Years Ago April 26, 2001 Pat Mohney was in the right place at the right time-to save a 2-year old girl from certain death when he happened upon two Rottweiler dogs that had suddenly turned vicious on Hogeye Road, east of Waitsburg. Several area youth received recognition at the Waitsburg Masonic Lodge Jr. Achievement Awards on Wednesday evening. Plaques were awarded to Melissa Pietila and James Richardson. Awards were also given to Patricia Madrigal and Shaun Hart of Prescott; Steffany McCowen and James Rinehart, Dayton High School; and...
Students of Waitsburg High School receiving a 4.0 for the third quarter of the 2010-2011 school year include seniors John Montgomery, Megan Withers and junior Kayla Huxoll. Earning an Honor Roll grade point of 3.25 or higher include the following students: Seniors: Christy Poirier, Timothy Hofer, Rachel Reedy, Eric Lienhard, Casey Cates, and Taylor Moon. Jeneffer Lyden, Ashley Wilson, Kasmira Grende, Rachelle Oseth, Genesis Pearson, Dru Somers, Katelinn Foley- Hutsell, and Sarah Wilson Juniors: Zachary Bartlow, Taylor Doepker, Fletcher Baker, A...
DAYTON - Creativity and determination has carried the Port of Columbia through several years of planning the Blue Mountain Station, and a little cold weather and rain couldn't keep them from celebrating the project's groundbreaking last Friday. Taking gold- colored shovel blades to potting soil spread out on canvas atop the carpeted sanctuary floor at Harvest Christian Center in Dayton, across Wagon Road from the future site of the Blue Mountain Station, Port Manager Jennie Dickinson together...
PARADE PLANS ANNOUNCED WAITSBURG - Parade Waitsburg, a day of family-fun activities, on Saturday, May 21, will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade on Waitsburg's Main Street. Parade Grand Marshals will be announced next week. The Parade will honor our Armed Forces Veterans. The Lion's Club of Waitsburg will have a pancake breakfast in Waitsburg Town Hall starting at 7 a.m.; cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children. Wait's Market will have activities, games and music throughout the day in Preston Park. For Parade entry forms, contact Gail Wolfe at...
WAITSBURG - Nine years ago the teachers at Waitsburg Elementary were faced with a dilemma. What could they do with the children who wanted to play games indoors instead of going outside for recess in the cold during the long winter months? Longtime elementary teacher Margie Douglas, together with her late husband Dee, came up with an idea - chess and checkers tournaments. "Thus giving the students an alternative to going out in the cold weather," Douglas said. "They have so much fun. Every year...
LOCAL FAMILIES NEEDED ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 to 18 years of age and are coming to this area for the upcoming high school year or semester. These personable and academically selected exchange students are conversant in English, bright, curious and anxious to learn about this country through living as part of a family, attending high school and sharing their own culture and language with their newly adopted host family. Those p...
Once again the wineries of our region are preparing for May 6, spring release weekend. To ready myself for this year's downtown party, I went to the wineries a little early to quench my fascination for food-friendly red wine, and ended up at Walla Walla's Morrison Lane Winery, tasting and visiting with winemaker Dan Morrison. Yes, Dan makes many styles of good red and white wines, but my favorite, the Morrison Lane '04 Nebbiolo, is a fantastic red wine suited for foods drenched in tomato or brown -sugared barbecue sauce. It's true, no one...
Ten Years Ago April 19, 2001 The area gets a new locally owned Internet Service Provider (ISP). Touchet Valley Communications is gearing up to provide dial-up service to users on May 1. Firefighters and ambulance personnel completed the Emergency Vehicle Accident Prevention course. Upon completing an extensive driver-training course, nearly three dozen people commenced with a "rodeo." Saturday's fire-truck rodeo included a 20-minute road test, a cone course, parallel parking, a three-point turn and other challenges. Vance Orchard highlights...
DAYTON - The Downtown Dayton Playground Project received a boon this past week in the form of a $3,500 grant from the Pacific Power Foundation. Grant funds will be used to help purchase a muchanticipated children's play structure in the parking lot along East Commercial Street, next to the Dayton Historic Depot. "Pacific Power is excited to be part of the playground project, which will make downtown Dayton more inviting to young families," said Bill Clemens, Pacific Power's regional community...
PRESCOTT STUDENTS HONORED PRESCOTT - Prescott High School students Angelica Bedolla, Olivia Ortega, Marlene Martinez and Cynthia Zuniga Rubio were recently named by advisor Maryann Newell to the National Honor Society at a new-member induction in Walla Walla. National Honor Society members must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and higher, demonstrate character becoming a member, show good leadership skills through activities and participate in school and community service projects. In addition, several students were honored for...
On April 8-10, the Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association will present their 33rd Annual Barrel Daze at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds. Over 1,000 contestants including many girls from Waitsburg and Dayton, will come from all over the United States, including Alaska, and three Canadian provinces. Barrel racers will compete for over $150,000 in cash and awards. The speed and action kicks off at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 8, and will continue all weekend, winding up about 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 10. One of the largest western trade shows in the...
WAITSBURG - Almost half a century after the prestigious distinction was first bestowed on Ernest Kison, two longtime residents known for their support of local events and traditions won the Commercial Club's Community Service Award for 2010. Dick " Skip" Carpenter and Karen Mohney received the award for being exemplary in their care of the community and tireless in the support of events throughout the year, MC and 1976 recipient Tom Baker told the audience at the club's annual meeting recently....
