Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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In the comfort of giant overalls and straw hat I write this column. That's right. I too have a small garden that needs lots of attention, especially the tomato plants and herb garden. At the moment, my kitchen smells like a cottage in Provence; lavender, marjoram and basil tied and hung to dry for winter's use. Of course, I love the smell of France and all that, but I could do without the heat we've had to contend with these past few days. After a day in the garden a sauce ensues made with plenty of goodies pinched, cut, snipped and...
OLYMPIA - Starbucks resident Dick Rubenser led local seniors in the medal count at last weekend's Washington State Senior Games at Tumwater Stadium in the Olympia Area. He won Gold in three-man basketball, Gold in shot put, Silver in javelin, Bronze in free throw and Bronze in discus. Rubenser was followed by Jerry Spoonemore, who lives in Edmonds but graduated from Dayton High School in 1957. As a teammate of Rubenser, Spoonemore got Gold in three-man basketball, Gold in basketball hot s...
Ten Years Ago August 10, 2000 Reports indicate an excellent yield and quality for crops as grain farmers are in the thick of Harvest 2000. Fire and harvest mishaps have been very few. Some 30 soccer enthusiasts are participating in the Sixth Annual Waitsburg Soccer Camp directed by Joanna Lanning this week. Twenty Five Years Ago July 25, 1985 Bob Abbey, Touchet Valley Grain Growers' manager, said it appears that the wheat crop in the valley will be approximately 30 percent off from last year's crop. Timothy James Gray, a 1985 graduate of W...
Even before a lighting storm roared through the Touchet Valley Monday night, setting at least one wheatfield on fire, our local population of wild animals must have sensed something was in the offing. According to the ColumbiaCounty Sheriff's report, a horse got loose and wandered off to the City Shop Storage containers on South Willow Street; a yearling moose was spotted near N. 4th St and Patit Avenue, and two deer were trapped inside a fenced Columbia REA substation. All in the span of...
CANDIDATE BILL WHITE IN TOWN WAITSBURG - Candidate for Walla Walla County Sheriff Bill White will be in town Wednesday evening to answer law enforcement questions residents may have for him and to share his vision for the Sheriff's Office. The event will start at 7 p.m. at Preston Park. Please bring a lawn chair. DRIVE HAMMERED, GET NAILED WALLA WALLA - If you're having a good time and drinking more than a small glass of beer or wine, don't get behind the wheel. That's the general message that will save lives, but this summer law enforcement...
Ten Years Ago January 1, 2004 Congressional Candidate Cathy McMorris will speak at Commercial Club on Tuesday, January 6. McMorris is seeking the fifth District seat currently held by Rep. George Nethercutt Jr., a Republican, who will oppose Sen. Patty Murray in the 2004 elections. Nathan Hamann enlisted in the U. S. Navy, completed Basic Training at Great Lakes, Illinois in September of 2003. He is now serving on the U.S.S. Camden in Bremerton, WA. Nathan is the son of Fred Hamann, Waitsburg and Diana Bicker, Seattle. What a Christmas present...
I only have last minute shopping to do for Christmas. And keeping my shopping as local as possible, I visited The Winehard Hotel's lobby and it's "Wall of Wine," as I call it, for a bottle of Poet's Leap off-dry Riesling. In keeping with our cold winter nights, serving a white bean chili sounds yummy. Now, to find that original blue cheese cornbread recipe I developed in the kitchen of my Haight Ashbury flat in 1967. At the time of the recipe, California was just awakening to an early Napa Valley wine scene, and several "Cooking with Wine"...
End-of-year position adjustments coming up? Most very large futures traders are holding onto extremely heavy net short-sold positions in Chicago wheat. The other major wheat contracts in Kansas City hard red winter and Minneapolis spring also reflect net short speculative po- sitions, although less ponderous than Chicago. Since this category of traders is known for rapidly shifting from one side of the ledger to the other periodically, this big bulge in net-sold positions will ultimately lead to a run to the upside for wheat prices, probably...
Live Music Friday Morn- ing! The WHS Rock Band will play at Coppei Coffee Friday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. Coppei Coffee, 137 Main Street, Waitsburg FREE Bluegrass Is For The Birds! A Fundraiser for Pioneer Park Aviary Plaza Theater, 208 Main St, Waitsburg Friday, April 19th at 6:30 Tickets : $10 at the door Prescott Library Cowboy Poetry Celebration When: April 23, 7:00 p.m. Where: Prescott Lions Hall Nevada Slim and Cimar- ron Sue, along with Prescott Librarian Lara Schnick will host the event - you are en- couraged to come and be entertained...
A 1948 dance program indicating that Mr. Dean Low, a Dayton High School senior should dance with Miss Beverly Roberts, a Waitsburg High School sophomore, was the instrument responsible for introducing the couple, who recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. This first dance initiated a 5-year courtship, the last three years mostly by mail while Dean was drafted into the army and Beverly at- tended Cottey Jr. College in Missouri, spent eight months recovering from hip surgery, and then...
Due to a composition oversight, the text of the Dayton Days court was incomplete. Our apologies to Queen Kellie Wessels, and Princesses Madeline Jensen and Darci Hall....
Air Force Airman Derek A. Henderson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is the son of Ronnie Henderson of Harmon St., Waitsburg, Wash., and grandson of...
Whi le in downtown Waitsburg Sunday, I stopped and purchased a few starter plants from the hardware store. I found an unusual German Brown Tomato whose picture shows a big beef steak-style tomato with yellow and brown stripes, like those on a German Bass that swim the tributaries in these parts. I also bought a chocolate mint for the north face of my front porch and a cherry tomato for my trellis. People were happy and in no hurry, enjoying mild chitterchat and marveling about the weather. While busily touching and lifting each tiny starter...
WAITSBURG - The 107th Waitsburg Alumni Banquet was held Saturday night in the Multi-purpose room AT Waitsburg Elementary. One hundred twentytwo turned out for the dinner. The meeting was conducted by Jim Leid, President. Sally Chase Baker, ('61) from Austin, Minn., traveled the farthest. She and her husband Glen ('59) were in Waitsburg with Sally's mother ('38), Bettie Chase. Bettie is celebrating her 72nd year. She was the only one present from her Class of 1938. Jim Hanson and Ivan Keve were...
Ten Years Ago June 8, 2000 Volunteers prepare to move Waitsburg High School into storage in preparation of the start of the 4.5 million renovation project. Oma Harting and Penny Hazelbaker were crowned Ms. Chilli Pepper 2000 at the second annual Waitsburg "One of a Kind" Chili Cook-Off last Saturday. Donned in outfits resembling chili peppers with green tights, Oma and Penny were chosen by the crowd's applause. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 30, 1985 Orville Branson was accorded a double honor by the Waitsburg Lions Club on Tuesday evening at the...
Honoring The Fallen: U.S. Air Force MSgt. James Wooderchak, Retired, was the keynote speaker at Monday's Memorial Day Program at the Veterans MemorialWall. About 150 gathered to attend. The Xaudaro family came to honor Stefan Xaudarowhose name was dedicated at the ceremony. Family members attending included: Mrs.Stefan Xaudaro, Sr. and daughter Elizabeth came from Prescott; Commander StefanXaudaro, Jr. visited from his home in Newbury Park, CA; daughter, Teresa Gifler,from Hong Kong; Mr. and...
DAYTON -- The Blue Mountain Rocketeers may be one of the best kept and secrets in the Dayton area despite the group's explosive habits. Blue Mountain Rocketeers' cofounder and rocket aficionado Tim Quigg said the Blue Mountain Rocketeers is consistently ranked at the top of the national rocketry groups. "Blue Mountain Rocketeers is the premiere youth model rocketry group in the nation," Quigg said. Quigg, a senior communications officer for the sheriff's department, said beyond the club's...
Over the weekend, siblings and I celebrated our father's 90th birthday. When I walked into Papa's home he was napping with an "Architectural Digest" sprawled over his chest, eyeglasses still on. "Papa," I whispered, he awoke and smiled and the weekend began. After everyone was accounted for, we caravanned into San Francisco where one sister owns a home across the street from the harbor. This is where we'd all stay for the weekend birthday festivities. In 1941, my father joined the Merchant Marines out of San Francisco and almost got blown out...
Ten Years Ago June 6, 2002 Thirty- four members of the Waitsburg High School's Class of 2002 will participate in commencement exercise Friday, June 7. Ceremonies will be held in the newly renovated gym at 8 p.m. Tri-valedictorians for 2002 are Jessie Winnett, Hilary Bye-Hogan and Kimberly Bloor. Shannon Brason will be the honor speaker, selected by her class. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 4, 1987 Jack Otterson, recent Waitsburg High School graduate, was the only member of the Vandal track team to place in the state meet in Wenatchee last weekend....
Bart Baxter and Tiffany Standfill were married May 1, 2012 and they honeymooned at Wallowa Lake. The parents of Bart Baxter are Bert and Bitzi Baxter. Parents of Tiffany Standfill are Clyde and Betty Standfill. The newlyweds are owners and operators of Betty's Diner in Waitsburg, Wash....
