Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago September 2, 2000 Corrie Gagnon, the 18-year-old daughter of Joe and JoAnn Gagnon of Waitsburg, received word that the "Western Duster" she stitched won her first prize in the "Everyone Loves Sulky" Challenge 2000 contest. A new sewing machine and about $1,000 in merchandise were among the prizes Corrie received for her creation. Twenty-Five Years Ago September 12, 1985 The Pioneer Fall Festival will be held on the 15th of Sept. with a beef barbecue instead of the popular buffalo. Cost of buffalo is up this year. Free liver and...
When Waitsburg's Jim Hansen returned to Spokane from three extraordinary days in the nation's capital this weekend, he and about 90 other World War II veterans were greeted by a crowd so large and festive, he thought "there was another war we just won." The 89-year-old, who was the second Waitsburg veteran to go on an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., recently, said the hundreds of people and musical bands at the airport "were so great to us because of what we had done. It was unbelievable."...
WALLA WALLA - Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center accountant J.R. Lieuallen portrays Lowden area pioneer A.P. Woodward in a Living History performance on Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. in Fort Walla Walla Museum's pioneer settlement. Enjoy 19th century popular music with the Oregon Trail Band at 1:30 p.m. Then on Sept. 26 Diane Kaye portrays Mother Joseph of the Sisters of Providence in a Living History performance at 2 p.m. in Fort Walla Walla Museum's pioneer settlement (indoors in the Grand Hall in the event of inclement weather). The museum is located o...
WALLA WALLA - The 2010-11 season of the Walla Walla Symphony, the oldest continuously operating symphony west of the Mississippi, features nationally known guest artists Nathanial Rosen, cellist, and Lindsay Deutsch, violinist, as well as the Nutcracker, and The Celtic Tenors. Season tickets and single concert tickets are on sale now and are available by going online at www.wwsymphony.org, by calling the Symphony office at 509-529-8020, or visiting the Symphony office in the Barrett Building at 13-1/2 E. Main Suite 201 in Walla Walla....
WALLA WALLA - Bridie Monahan Hood, candidate for Walla Walla County District Court Judge (P/T), will be at the Walla Walla Farmer's Market this Saturday to meet the community and answer questions. Monahan Hood, a 1988 graduate of Walla Walla High School, has been practicing law in Walla Walla since 1996. Bridie recently partnered with her father forming Monahan-Hood Attorneys at Law in Walla Walla and has been in a solo practice for the past year. Her appearance Saturday will be between 9 a.m. and 1 pm. The market is located in downtown Walla...
DAYTON - Veterans of Columbia County will have a Flag Disposal Ceremony at 507 E Main Street (old Patit Creek Cellars) on Sept. 18 at 1 p.m....
DAYTON - Monday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m., a group of administrators, coaches, parents and students will meet in the district boardroom to review and discuss potential changes to the Dayton School District's activity code. The code contains guidelines for student participation in athletics and co-curricular activities such as FBLA and FFA. The committee will provide a recommendation to the Board of Directors sometime later this fall or winter regarding changes to the code. Then on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 3:10 p.m. administrators, teachers, p...
WALLA WALLA - Carl G. Bell Jr., the 31-year-old Walla Walla man who took up residence at 519 Coppei Ave., in Waitsburg, this summer, pleaded innocent in Walla Walla County Superior Court to 15 felony charges earlier this week. Bell is scheduled for trial Nov. 3 and 4 on three counts of first-degree rape of a child, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, and 10 counts of first-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Walla Walla police have accused Bell of taking inappropriate pictures of a 1...
DAYTON - Columbia County officials agreed Tuesday morning to look into the possibility of taking over the easement of about seven miles of U.S. Forest Service road leading to Ski Bluewood, including two miles of road on privately owned property. Following a presentation given by Marcene Hendrickson, a member of the county's Economic Steering Committee, county commissioners tasked Drew Woods, county public works director, with completing a quick, but in-depth, study into the feasibility of such an action. The need for immediate resu...
LOWDEN - The Frenchtown Rendezvous, on Oct. 2, starts at 3 p.m. at Frenchtown Hall in Lowden, 10 miles west of Walla Walla. Frenchtown is the site of the 1855 Battle of Walla Walla as well as the St. Rose Mission and Cemetery. The celebration will include a salmon feast cooked by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, talks by members of the Frenchtown Historical Foundation and local tribes, entertainment including tribal drummers and dancers, a French Canadian fiddle band, dancing, an auction and displays. The requested donation...
WALLA WALLA - Motorist are advised that SR-125 between Walla Walla and SR-124 will be subject to closure on Sept. 9 and 10. Traffic will be interrupted due to the scheduled execution at the Washington State Penitentiary on Sept. 20. Traffic northbound from Walla Walla on SR-125 will be diverted at Carrie Street. Traffic southbound on SR-125 as well as Harvey Shaw Road will be stopped at the Harvey Shaw and SR-125 intersection and be diverted. Motorists traveling north from Walla Walla should use the Lower Waitsburg Road and then take either...
DAYTON - Dayton General Hospital, in cooperation with Columbia Cares, received a $9,600 grant from the Washington Health Foundation to promote health among people working in organizations and businesses in Waitsburg and Dayton. The "Action to CHANGE" challenge is a 12-week program. Participating employees can form teams of three and will earn points for the activities they participate in. The top individual person and the top two teams earning the most points will be awarded gift cards ($500 first individual winner, $150 for each person on...
WALLA WALLA - A Walla Walla man who took up residence in Waitsburg this summer was charged Friday with first-degree rape, sexual exploitation of a minor and first-degree possession of images depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. If convicted of the charges, 31-year-old Carl Grayson Bell Jr. could reportedly be sentenced to at least 20 years in prison. The maximum sentence for first-degree rape of a child is life in prison. Bell was charged with three counts of first-degree...
The Times erroneously reported last week that the Mill Creek brewery in Walla Walla does not allow minors. In fact, it does for the exception of its bar area selling liquor....
Ten Years Ago September 14, 2000 Lions members are busily getting the fish and all the fixings ready for the much anticipated Salmon Bake tonight. Tennys Bickelhaupt will be honored at the Fall Festival this Sunday as Pioneer of the Year. The Lions Club buffalo barbecue is a crowd pleaser, with its music, the auto show and vendors. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 29, 1985 Bob Stewart, 1967 graduate of Waitsburg High School, is starting a new business here in what was formerly the shop of the Keith Wrecking yard. The new shop will take care of aut...
DAYTON - Several homeowners were evacuated from the Tucannon River valley last Thursday evening as close to 175 firefighters and emergency personnel from at least three counties battled wildfiresthat spread across nearly 10,000 acres northeast of Dayton. A fire that started off Patit Road last Tuesday and was thought to be under control flared up again Thursday afternoon and grew rapidly with winds of up to 35 miles per hour fanning the flames through wheat-land stubble, grass, brush and t...
DAYTON - The civil trial involving landowners on Cahill Mountain Road has been pushed back to because the visiting judge had a conflict. The new date is Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011....
DAYTON - Columbia County Sheriff Department and Blue Mountain Counseling, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, are sponsoring a Columbia County Drug Take Back Day on Sept. 25. The Columbia County collection site will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Sheriff Department, on the ground floor of the courthouse. Deputy Jeff Jenkins will be on site to accept unwanted and unused pharmaceutical drugs, including prescription medications. For more information about the Drug Take Back...
WAITSBURG - Adelle Smith is resigning from her position in the Waitsburg School District library. She has worked for the school district for 18 years. LaVerne Obenhaus will be our half-time librarian in the mornings as she teaches business education at the high school in the afternoons. Returning to our district are two former staff members - Deanna Coulston will be teaching 5th grade (replacing Pam Conover who has retired after 25 years of service in the district) while Dan Groom will teach Spanish and other core subjects at the high...
DAYTON - A group of concerned citizens is ready and willing to listen to and offer ideas to families who may be struggling or are not sure where to go to get the services they need. The Family Advocacy Resource Team started as a way to help connect individuals and families with available resources in our area. "Too often we are seeing families reach the crisis point before they are able to get the help they need. Our goal is to connect families to resources and solutions before they reach that point" says spokesperson Nancy Butler. This team...
WAITSBURG - Friday, Sept. 3, Waitsburg City Hall will be closing at 1:30 p.m. Staff have a sign posted on the front door as well. The building will be closed for Labor Day and will reopen with its regular schedule on Tuesday....
PRESCOTT - The Board of the Prescott School District has appointed a former deputy superintendent of Walla Walla Public Schools as its interim superintendent. The district announced the temporary appointment after an executive session before its regular meeting Thursday night. The announcement comes a week after the board decided to forego interviews with seven applicants who have sought the permanent appointment so far and take more time to expand the pool of recruits during the school year. The board said the interim appointment gives the...
Cherri Lynn Mathews, daughter of Danika Hankins Sean Mathews was born at St Mary Medical Center on August 19, 2010. Cherri weighed 8 lb, 2 oz and measured 21 inches. Proud grandparents include: Tom Mary Mathews of Waitsburg and Susan Louie Michaers of Pilot Rock. Bonnie Olson and Nancy Mathews of Waitsburg are great grandmothers....
Memorial Fund of the Waitsburg Historical Society In Loving Memory of Joe Abbey, From: Jan Eastman, Lois and Herb Mettler, Lee and Carol Pennell, Velma Sickles, Dorne and Dorothy Hall, Ted and Sharon Penner, Bettie Chase, Northwest Grain Growers, J. E. and Sandy McCaw, Howard and Dona Jean Smith, Larry and Sharon Clinton, Don Meiners, Larry and Pam Conover, L Z and Sherrill Conover, Wilbur-Ellis Company, Ginger Hofer, LeMasters and Daniels Accounting, Rena Johnson....
