Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA - While he grew up in Southern California, John Turner remembers coming up for harvest and for Christmas to the Touchet Valley. It is, after all, whence his family hails. Turner's grandmother was Juanita Hofer, daughter of Friedrich Hofer, one of the area's homesteaders north of Prescott and also great-grandfather of Waitsburg's Gary Hofer, who taught Turner how to drive a tractor in the summers. As the newly sworn-in Sheriff of Walla Walla County, Turner comes full circle to these...
WAITSBURG WOMAN CHARGED WALLA WALLA - A Waitsburg woman charged last month with first-degree theft in Walla Walla County Superior Court will make her first appearance on the charge Jan. 10. Michelle M. Paul, 36, of 810 Walnut Street, Waitsburg, has not been arrested, but she was charged with stealing more than $9,145.13 in June from the Eastgate branch of Community Bank where she worked in Walla Walla, according to the Walla Walla police report. Paul, who was operations supervisor and a teller prior to being fired June 22, is accused of...
In its Nov. 18 suspension letter to the three volleyball coaches and its Dec. 17 ruling upholding the suspension decision, the Waitsburg School District charges that Jessie Buehler, Katie Buehler and Tressa Robbins purposely placed an athlete in a position of being harassed, intimidated and bullied by her teammates. But the statements from team players on which the district's charges were based give a much more complex picture of the controversial team meeting of Nov. 13. It's much less clear...
While attending a champagne tasting last week in Manhattan, New York, I was blown away by the exceptional differences in tastes and styles of the all-French tasting. After a visit and dinner with associates, I returned to my room with the nagging thought: What about bubbly here in Washington state? As soon as I landed at the airport, I met with Chad Diltz, owner/winemaker at Tru Cellars, the only producer of sparkling wine in Walla Walla. I sampled his Blanc de Blanc Me'thode Champenoise NV, and I was stunned. No wine at the New York tasting co...
Ten Years Ago January 11, 2001 Frank Thomas, Jim Burres and Frank Thomas, members of the local Lewis Clark Bicentennial Committee, presented their banner to the Commercial Club for consideration to raise awareness of the Lewis Clark Bicentennial in 2006. The yellow Goretex banner with gold fringe depicts the design familiar from road signs with "Waitsburg, Washington" below the graphic of the two explorers. The overlying layer of haze over the valley recently broke Tuesday. Tuesday was bright and sunny but temperatures were brisk. Thanks to...
WAITSBURG - New library manager Su Alexander has plenty of new ideas in store for the Weller Public Library, in downtown Waitsburg. Alexander, who took over as manager after Jan Cronkhite retired in October, has plans to make the library new and improved while retaining its historical aspects. Taking a page from her own personality, Alexander would like to make the library a nice, laid back place, where people of all ages can come, get cozy, read and relax. Her first line of action will be to mo...
HIV/AIDS PROGRAM FOR PARENTS WAITSBURG - Parents with children in grades 5-12 are invited to attend the Waitsburg School District HIV/AIDS Parent Preview Night on Thursday, Jan. 6, from 7-8 p.m. in the school library located in the Waitsburg Elementary Building at 184 Academy Street. Following a preview of the materials, parents who wish to have their child excluded from participation in the HIV/ AIDS Prevention Program may sign a release form. State law requires that parents or guardians attend such a meeting before they can have their child...
3-20: Malicious Mischief. An unknown suspect over the weekend smeared feces and threw eggs on the east doors of the Waitsburg High School hallway between the school and the gym. Suspicious. Vehicle tracks on Touchet Valley Golf Course, Pine Street, Dayton. 12-19: Juvenile Problem. Kids throwing snowballs at passing cars on S. 4th Street, Dayton. Vehicle Theft. A resident on Valley Grove Road, Waitsburg, reported his dark green Buick Sentry stolen. The keys were left lying on the vehicle's floorboard. 12-18: Burglary. Residential burglary repor...
December 23: Tyler Hofer, Joyce Beckley, Claire Raven, Alta Daniel, Larry Bickelhaupt, Lorene Brown, Kim Douglas, Carl Smith, Richard Bessey, Karen Lambert. D ecember 24: Shirley Kitterman, Carolyn O'Brien, Ed Lawrence, Shane Hilton, Mary Conner, Barbara Wagener, Tracey Harper, Karen Stroobants. December 25: Solon Pietila, Donna Manley, Les Richardson, Sonia Borrowdale, Annette Becker, Carol Hevel, Dalton Carlisle, and Neil Maxwell. December 26: Sandra Farley, Sydney Claire Brookshire, Dr. Mel Laidlaw, Jennifer Nielsen, Margie Douglas....
Fo rec ast for e Washington: - National Weather Service Wednesday: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Wednesday Night: Rain and snow likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a...
I am a pear lover! That's right. I love a good winter pear, and what constitutes a good pear is simple: ripeness without bruising. I was in Andy's earlier today, and the produce clerk came around the corner with a box of beautiful Washington State Organic Pears unblemished! I was heading back to the barn to create a catering order for a customer who had ordered, "Salad for a Crowd," an item from the Flying Aprons Catering Menu, made of pears and other wintery foods. This salad is simply made. On four salad plates, line each in composed lettuces...
Ten Years Ago January 4, 2001 While the Booster Club is asking for the community's contributions of pictures and stories in their process of publishing a book on the last 100 years of football at Waitsburg High School, a Walla Walla man, Earl Roberge, has paired up with the retired former owner of Tidewater Barge Lines, Ray Hickey, to pen a book about dams. While Washington's unemployment rate jumped four-tenths of one percent to a 4.9 percent for the fourth November in a row, a budgeted 6 percent increase on personal and property taxes for...
DAYTON - Though the old story that teachers have eyes in the back of their heads turns out to be untrue, school officials in Dayton hope to keep a watchful "eye" on certain high-risk areas on school grounds with a new security camera system. "I hate security cameras," said Superintendent Doug Johnson. "But I'd rather make a couple thousand dollar investment in cameras than keep spending money on clean up." Vandalism at the Dayton School District has grown more frustrating over the last 18 months to two years, Johnson said. This year the distric...
DISTRICT NEEDS DRIVERS WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School District is looking for substitute drivers. It has at least two positions open for candidates who are interested in driving school bus for as many as 20 hours per week depending on the district's needs at any given time. Applicants need to have a Class B commercial driver's license, be 21 years or older, have a good record and be willing to take some additional driving courses and tests. The pay rate is $15.84 per hours. Please call Colter Mohney at 509-520-7487. ALUMNI TO HEAT UP BB...
Dec. 16: Katie Ford, Perry Dozier, Samantha Henze, Christopher Holmes, Lesli Crawford, Kenna Larson. Dec. 17: Matthew Ted Baker, Rex Munden, Jane Butler, Merle Bickelhaupt, Kerry O'Brien, Chelsea Logemann. Dec. 18: Corrie Berneking, Mariah Hofer, Sharon Richter, Cindy Pettichord, Liz Quigg, Kelli Pettichord, Dale Miller. Dec. 19: Lexus Ann Benson, Jack Maxwell, Shirley Cummings. Dec. 20: Kellie Rarick, Margaret Naumann, Melanie Land, Jeff Gusse, Nathaniel Abel, Bitsey Harshman, Christy House. Dec. 21: Jamie Kibler, Katy Hofer, Loren...
The first winter snow recedes, and what do we find? Mushy gardens. So what now, weather person? Maybe more rain, wind, even another good dusting of snow? Are we experiencing global warming or just a mild winter? Even the Farmer's Almanac can't seem to make up its mind. Maybe it's too early to tell. I was home this weekend and pulled a box of bulbs from the basement where I usually store unplanted bulbs from the fall. Because we haven't had but one freeze this winter, I was able to dig in the earth and plant the straggling bulb. Now, I wait for...
Ten Years Ago December 28, 2000 County Road Foreman Jack Otterson retired this week after 30 ½ years of service. Otterson says the 1996 and 1997 area flooding was the "highlight" of his 16 years as road foreman. Although he and his seven-man crew were severely tested when waters raged through Waitsburg, there was a silver lining: County officials teamed with FEMA funding to build a new shop, which affords many efficiencies on higher ground. Scott and Michelle Huxoll of West Third Street were declared winners for the Christmas lighting display...
