Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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The weekend: Shared by friends and family, I rummaged through my wine collection and found a bottle I brought with me from Walla Walla to California. I would be sharing this wine with friends at a BBQ featuring chicken and artichokes! The Wine: Walla Walla, Kontos Cellars 2011 Gossamer White, a $22 bottle of feminine white chardonnay, kissed in 20 percent Roussanne, 17 percent Orange Muscat, 35 percent Viognier and 12 percent chardonnay. Melding in honeydew and less oak, this wine butters the tongue in a delicious smattering of sweet citrus...
Ten Years Ago Juen 13, 2002 An insurance crisis hits the Days of Real Sports. The Days of Real Sports Board of Directors is grappling with an insurance problem which must be resolved before next May's meet if horses racing in Waitsburg will continue. Race horse trainers had until June 12th, to get their racing stock off the Days of Real Sports ground after the DRS board learned last week it would be unable to obtain general and event liability for the coming years. The boards planned to meet Wednesday evening to discuss the unfolding crisis....
DAYTON -- The addition of a pub crawl, live music and other new entertainment through the rebranded Dayton entertainment district is aimed at enticing younger people to come out and participate in Dayton events and looking to make this year's All-Wheels Weekend the most successful yet. There will be a live band downtown Friday night as well as fireworks and a presentation of the cars, coordinator Bette Lou Crothers said. Saturday will start with the National Anthem performed by Markeeta Little...
SHUBA TRIAL DELAYED DAYTON - The trial for Joseph Shuba, a Dayton man who is charged with first-degree murder of his longtime wife Suzanne, has been delayed. The trial was to begin at 9 a.m. on July 9 at the Columbia County Courthouse. Last Thursday, Shuba's defense attorney Dale Slack asked Judge William Acey for an extra month to prepare for the trial. Shuba's right to a speedy trial was waived and the new trial date is set for 9 a.m., Monday, Aug. 27 in the courthouse. Acey said the trial could last as many as five days. INLAND CELLULAR...
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....
WAITSBURG JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW WAITSBURG -- The 4-H Waitsburg Corral Wranglers Club will be participating in the Waitsburg Junior Livestock Show on June 9 and 10. On Saturday, there will only be sheep, goats, pigs and streers. At 9 a.m. that day, there will be livestock judging. The public is welcome. The Corral Wranglers Club is open to service project ideas. The next 4-H meeting will be July 2 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Waitsburg park. CAR SHOW THANK YOU WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg "One Of A Kind" Classic Auto Show Group would like to thank all...
DAYTON - Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell said Daniel Baxter, a transient man facing 28 burglary-related charges, does not want to go forward with a plea agreement after all. Baxter was arrested last February and charged with crimes including squatting in vacant homes in the Dayton city limits and stealing items from those homes from last summer through February. Baxter, who has ties to Pennsylvania, Montana and California, faces from 0 days to 70 years in prison if convicted. Baxter...
DAYTON -- Two Dayton High School seniors were recognized Thursday, May 17, for their commitment to the community with the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Citizenship Award. Colleen Delp and Joey Schlachter are both active at Dayton High School as well as in the community. Delp and Schlachter are both members of the Associated Student Body (ASB), Delp as public relations officer and Schlachter as the president. Both students are active in multiple sports, National Honors Society...
In spite of the big, $1 per bushel spike in Chicago wheat prices May 15 through 21, the trend for wheat remains in a broad downward slope. It is very tough for wheat to advance directly into the teeth of harvest, even with the weather stories about dryness in Russia and frost on tender young North Dakota hard red spring wheat. We do not yet have the combination of factors that could allow wheat to rise beyond the upper edge of the 15-monthold downward price channel. The market played one of its best positive price cards in the mid-May jump, as...
2 Waitsburg Community Yard Sale All Day City of Waitsburg See the map on page 6 of this Times edition for locations of local yard sales. Hours of operation vary and are set by each yard sale host. Dayton High School Graduation 1 p.m. High school gym DNA, Live Coppei Café 7 p.m. Daniel Fitzsimmons and Ann Lehman, AKA DNA, return to Waitsburg for an evening of folk and Americana at Coppei Café. 8 Waitsburg High School Graduation 8 p.m. High school gym Prescott High School Graduation 7 p.m. High s...
The Adventure: I was in Napa Valley this week and although I enjoyed my time away, I looked forward to getting home and kicking off my shoes. When friends arrived to pick me up from the airport, they whisked me off to Mannina Cellars, 760 C. St., Walla Walla, for a tasting of winemaker Don Redman's 2010 Sangiovese red wine. I didn't resist because this winemaker is one of Walla Walla's most gifted. The Winery: Mannina Cellars is owned and operated by Don and Nicole Redman, two people I recommend you get out and meet if you have any doubt about...
Ten Years Ago May 30, 2002 Waitsburg is pot of gold for 500 Rainbow girls honoring Menino here Saturday. Waitsburg will be a funfilled day from the crack of dawn to the dance, as five hundred - count 'em- five hundred Rainbow Girls and advisers, led by Grand Worthy Adviser Holly Menino, come to meet and play. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 4, 1987 School Board discusses teacher's arrest in executive session. The Waitsburg School Board reviewed and approved several funding programs, made a change in the Kindergarten schedule and then went into...
DAYTON -- Local businesses in Dayton received certificates May 16 for meeting requirements meant to decrease underage drinking. The businesses, evaluated by the Dayton Junior High's Students Helping Each Other (SHEO) club, were rewarded with certificates for helping reduce underage drinking by meeting seven of 10 requirements for SHEO's Let's Draw the Line campaign. Ten Dayton stores were recognized. Those businesses are The General Store, Chevron PDQ, Steve's Grocery, Shell Service and Food...
DAYTON -- Come out and visit rodeo royalty during the 94th annual Dayton Days Parade Saturday morning, May 26, starting along Main Street, which is sponsored by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce this year. This year the Dayton Days Parade committee decided not to host the event, so the Chamber of Commerce stepped up to sponsor it because it has been part of the annual agenda for so many years, Acting Chamber Director Linze Purcell said. The big parade will be prefaced with a kiddie parade that...
DAYTON - The Future Business Leaders of America in Dayton are studying and competing to become the cream of the crop in the business world and the practical job interview and parliamentary procedure skills they earn will help them in their future careers. Dayton High School teacher Rob Moore said FBLA is one of the fastest-growing clubs in America for high school students. The club has been in Dayton for many years. Moore said when he began teaching at the school in 1987, it was already...
