Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Discovering Our Regional Foods & Wine Pairings While I am not the Oracle of radical agrarian thought, I do preach small farms and local food. This week I met with six small organic farmers and shared thoughts on the 2013 trends in locally grown food. By meet- ing’s end the growers had coordinated their gardens and knew who would grow what for the coming spring, summer and fall harvests, to be sold through CSA programs and lo- cal Farmer’s Markets. Recently, I spoke to a group of Northern California organic growers. The topic: “Trending the Mill...
Ten Years Ago January 9, 2003 A spectacular New Year’s Eve fire destroyed a historic Waitsburg structure and the homeowner, Kathy McMahon, got out of the structure safely with only the clothes on her back and her three dogs and cats. Fortunately, McMahon had fully insured the 1905 home known ad the :Bloor Man- sion,” on the corner of Willard and Kinnear streets. The fire is suspected to have been started by an electrical problem, McMahon said. Earlier in the day, she had removed a light fixture in the kitchen and experienced problems with the...
Kasmira Grende of Waitsburg, and John Owen of Walla Walla had a baby boy Gannon Anders Owen- Grende, 7lbs 4 oz, on December 31st, 2012 at the Walla Walla General Hospi- tal. Grandparents are Erica an Stacey Grende of Waits- burg, Ann Owen of Walla Walla, Great Grandparents are Karen an Jerry Tonne of Prescott, WA and Rae and Eugene Walker of Dayton, Bobbi and Ted Grende of Lakeside MT. Great-Great Grandparents are Marge an Ivan Thompson of Starbuck, WA, Bea Walker of Dayton, WA. Great-Great-Great Grandparent is Aleta Thompson of Addy,...
Last July, the bell- wether Chicago wheat contract was trading above $9.40 per bushel. Harvest was nearly completed in the mid-west and southeast. It was a small- er harvest than hoped, which pushed the price of wheat to a four-year high. Pacific Northwest white wheat bids were pushing $9 in mid July, even though the crop in this region was much better rela- tive to mid-western results. Since July, the price has ground toward lower levels. Chicago is at $7.54 ($1.50 lower) and Portland white wheat bids are around $8.41 (60 cents lower). From...
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPDAYTON - Teeny McMunn will be leading a grief sup- port group in Dayton from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22,at the Congregational Church at 214 S. Third Street in Day- ton. The group will follow the Walla Walla Hospice formatworking with the book "Understanding Your Grief." Anyonestruggling with grief is invited to consider joining the group.For more information, call McMunn at 386- 5287. McMunnalso leads a group that meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thurs- days at the Congregational Church. The group has alreadyworked...
1: Tragic Murder For the first time in a decade, the Dayton community was shaken by news of a murder. In early May, Joseph Shuba (left in photo with attorney Dale Slack) was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife Susan at the couple’s 3rd St. home. 2: Squatter Caught Daniel Baxter, a 34-year-old transient man with ties to Montana, California and Pennsylvania, was arrested after a chase through the streets of Dayton. 3: Best Western Breaks Ground During All Wheels in June, local d...
WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP DAYTON -- Lose weight. Eat healthy foods. Quit smok- ing. Exercise daily. If you're like many people, you made these or similar pledges during the annual New Year's Day ritual of resolving to improve your health. Of course, resolutions are easy to start; the challenge is sustaining them. The Columbia County Health System is aware of these challenges and is committed to making your resolutions a reality for life. Studies show that social support is critical when changing behavior, especially after the first few weeks wh...
The family of Ardie Hen- ze would like to thank the community, as well as her church family, for the sup- port given during her recent illness and passing. The abundance of food donations was remarkable, making the fellowship time, after her service, an admirable one of remembrance. We are, also, grateful to Walla Walla Hospice for their services and support....
Bill and Linda Stonecipher will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on January 6, 2013. William D. Stonecipher and Linda A. Harris were mar- ried on January 6th, 1963 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Portland, OR. Bill is the son of the late Chet & Loretta Stonecipher of Waitsburg/ Walla Walla and Linda is the daughter of the late Gus & Evelyn Harris of Waitsburg. At the time of their wed- ding, Linda was employed by American Steel and Ware- house Company in Portland following her...
Ten Years Ago January 2, 2002 The city of Waitsburg's budget for 2003 will return to a more "normal" range in the coming year as the Waitsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project dollars bal- looned late year's budget about two times the usual total. The project, expected to be completed this month, added over $2 million to last year's City Budget, which totaled $4,705,601. The 2003 budget of $2,400,384, however, reflects a 50% re- duction in a number of areas as the City begins the new year in times of financial beltening at every...
1 Best Sessions, GrowingYour Biz Columbia REA Office 115 Main St. 6-8 p.m. 10 No Over-Drive Workshop 6:00-7:30 p.m. Prescott Library Come learn about ebooks and digital audios in the library or on your device (kindle, nook, ipad, smartphone, MP3 player). We willdemonstrate the OverDrive system, how to find it andhow to check out and download digital items. 17-18 Nunsense II: The secondComing 7:00 p.m. Liberty Theater The fun continues as the Little Sisters of Hoboken- having been bitten by the theater bug - take to the stage againhellip;this ti...
Ten Years Ago December 26, 2002 The Waitsburg Community Revitalization Committeewill meet at 7 p.m. Monday, December 30, at the firesideroom in Ye Town Hall. The ad hoc committee of the City ofWaitsburg, which typically meets on the fourth Wednesday ofeach month, will meet on December 30 due to the holidays,according to Ross Hamann, chairman of the committee. On the agenda is a review of the Request for Proposals(RFP) process which was recently initiated. The commit- tee, initially named the Waitsburg Downtown RevitalizationCommittee, has...
CHAMBER BOARD OPENING DAYTON - The Dayton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is seeking a new board member to begin in 2013. The terms are for two years. Board members are required to be current Chamber members as either individuals or as a business. The board of directors meet twice monthly on the first and third Wednesday at noon at varying locations in Dayton. A commitment to this community and the ability to represent the needs of Chamber members is imperative. The board tries to represent a cross-section of our business community, but...
Dayton Ameristar Pizza, subs and more 509-382-9952 Subway Sandwiches 509-382-2563 Elk Drug Stationary, cards and so on 509-382-2536 Tucannon Meats Boxed Meat Packages 509-382-4371 City Lumber Variety of tools 509-382-4211 Shell Food Mart Beverages and food 509-382-2741 Dingle's Large variety of gift items 509-382-2581 Time Out Pizza Delivers pizza 509-382-9999 Weinhard Café Ask about catering 509-382-1681 Country Cupboard Sweets, lunch, gifts 509-382-0606 Wenaha Gallery Framing & fine art prints...
MORATORIUM ON POT SHOPS WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council this Wednesday will vote on an ordinance imposing a one-year moratorium on the establishment of marijuana dispensaries, processing and production facilities in the city pending the implementation of new state rules on such shops. The ordinance is not designed to ban such operations here but simply to await final state rules and regulations allowing for their establishment following the passage of Initiative 692 making possession of small amounts of pot legal in Washington. The counc...
Ten Years Ago December 19, 2002 A new Historic Resources Coordinating Committee has been formed to provide expertise in reviewing historical brochures, increasing the accessibility of historical resources and helping fill gaps in the history of our area. The committee includes representatives of various local institutions involved in valley history, and is being coordinated by the Walla Walla Valley Chamber of commerce, which took the lead in bringing the group together."We all have been following our passion for history and now we have an...
WALLA WAL- LA - More than once dur- ing her three months at the Walla Walla Regional Fire Academy this fall, Dayton's Heather Truitt's experience was a bit like trying to drink from a fire hydrant. "I thought to myself 'I don't know if I can do this,'" the 22-year-old volunteer fire fighter said. "I didn't realize how much was involved." It was intimidating at first, she said. Not only did she have to "step it up to keep up with the boys" physically, but the "homework" of reading and theory was...
Maple leaves crunch under my feet as I walk to the car. In my mind, I know driving into Walla Walla will be a challenge at Lewis Peak. At this time of year, the peak's nature is to spray frozen rain on the window shield giving each car its own personal white-out, but don't let that stop you, by the time you reach the lower elevation in Dixie, the ice melts and it's "easy peasy" into Walla Walla. I am no different when it comes to holiday food shopping: I hit the sales. This week, I bought what I need to make all my holiday food gifts. Needless...
Ten Years Ago December 12, 2002 T'is the season of giving and the Waitsburg Lions Club is conducting its annual smoked turkey fund raising event. For a modest donation of $25, gift givers have a quick and tasty answer to the question of what to give to their hard-to- give-to friends and relatives, and smoked turkey lovers have a quick, easy and affordable way to get the taste they crave. The Waitsburg Lions seek the public's help with this project, which helps numerous youth-oriented projects and causes in the Waitsburg community. The club's la...
Tuesday morning's USDA monthly reports on supply and demand balance sheets had a surprise for the wheat trade: world wheat stocks were increased by 3.4 million metric tons over last month's reported total. The trade had expected some increase, but the surveyed pre-report guesses from prominent analysts around the country were uniformly too low. Another negative statistic was dumped on the market Tuesday morning in the USDA's reduction of projected US 2012-13 wheat exports by an additional 50 million bushels, the second cut in as many months....
