Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Lately, I've been talking about the rose wine because this easy-to-drink, semi-dry (meaning less than sweet) wine is making a big resurgence on the American wine scene. The rose is a beautifully hued wine, rolling in spicy tart nuances and it would seem the wineries of our region are aware of the rose's new popularity. This year, 90 percent of our local wineries have produced either a very dry or the familiar pink semi-sweet rose wine to their portfolios and sales are brisk. The wine: Walla Walla's Cavu Cellars produces a 2010 Barbera Rose...
Ten Years Ago May 16, 2002 The Will James Society gives a collection to Waitsburg Elementary School Library. The library at Waitsburg Elementary is the recipient of a 17-book collection of the works of noted Western author and artist Will James. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 21, 1987 The Vandal Booster Club prompts board to propose a total 9-12 sports cooperative. A letter from the Waitsburg School Directors to Prescott Schools proposing joint cooperation between Prescott and Waitsburg for athletic programs in grades 9-12, academics, physical...
WAITSBURG -- Long before the popularity of the Buena Vista Social Club, Eddie Manzanares was in Cuba soaking up its music. Born in 1963 in Vera Cruz on the Mexican Gulf Coast, Manzanares would join other youths from his community on cultural exchanges to the Caribbean Islands. His group would show off Mexican dances and songs, while bringing home the Son Montuno, a uniquely Cuban musical genre that blends the Spanish guitar and lyrical traditions with the spice of Afro-Cuban percussion and...
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPENING WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Historical Society will have a grand opening of the Wilson-Phillips House from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, at the Wilson-Phillips House. The addition to the Bruce House campus was the result of a generous donation by Mary Phillips. The home was a contemporary of the Bruce House, built in 1884 by Silas and Alice Wilson. The builders had family connections to Velma Auer, Elizabeth Abbey, Dorothy Lloyd and Jan Eastman. The Wilsons were responsible for the stained glass windows in the...
5 Spring Release: This weekend, wineries across the state participated in showing the year's newest red and white wine releases. Reports are in: 2012 broke all attendance and wine sales records over previous years. The one surprise was the 2009 Couvillion Merlot, a juicy ruby red, one of the only merlots released this year. Pronounced, Coo- Vee-Yon, this Walla Walla winery opened its doors in 2006 and quietly racked up an impressive line of awards including Best Walla Walla Wine Made By A Woman, Top 50 Wines of Washington State and Best New...
A bigail Rose Corey-Boulet was born April 16, 2012, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Her parents are Makaela and Warren Corey-Boulet of Spokane. Maternal grandparents are Kris and Jay Takemura of Dayton. Paternal grandparents are Barbara Corey of University Place and Frank and Judy Boulet of Munich, Germany. Maternal great-grandparents are Mary Ellen and Dick Juris of Dayton....
ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE WAITSBURG - American Legion Auxiliaries are honoring all veterans by asking them to be in the Armed Forces Day Parade on May 19 in Waitsburg. The theme is Fly Our Flag. Please meet at Main and First Streets by 9:15 a.m. for judging of the float. Letters of invitation have been sent to area Legion and V.F.W. members, but all Veterans are welcome. Some veterans are planning to ride motorcycles. Please let B. A. know before May 15, so plans can be made for any extra transportation besides the float, ikba...
The City of Waitsburg sincerely thanks its voters for approving the recent sales tax increase request as it will go a long way to ensure our streets are kept up....
DAYTON - Dayton and Waitsburg students dove into Shakespeare's writings head first recently by working with professional actors in the classroom and even seeing some of the famous playwright's work onstage at the Liberty Theater. Mary Pryor, a teacher at Dayton High School, said her students had a blast learning iambic pentameter and stage dancing during the week her ninth grade class was visited by teaching artists from Shakespeare Walla Walla. Reading or acting out "Romeo and Juliet" is part...
WAITSBURG - The Weller Public Library in Waitsburg now boasts about 70 new books to entertain children of all ages through the summer months. Library Manager Rosie Warehime said the addition of the books to the library is just in time for the summer reading program, which will begin June 21. "It's huge," Warehime said with a laugh. The new books are in the library thanks to a matching grant from the Libri Foundation, called the Books For Children grant. The grant primarily focuses on getting...
DAYTON - Suzanne Shuba was always a talkative member of the Crazy Crafters, a group of about a dozen Dayton ladies who get together on Thursdays to try out new craft techniques from painting on rocks to making corn husk dolls. Shuba, who joined the group about a year ago, loved creating new objects and bringing out old ones she found at the South Third Street home passed down by a late relative, who left behind antique dolls and quilts. She liked to take designs from books and magazines, then try making them herself, said Lois Hemphill, one of...
One of the oldest wineries in the region, Leonetti Cellars has produced a marvelous '09 merlot wine. Winemaker Gary Figgins expresses his winemaking philosophy: "Quality without Compromise." His hard work shows in this merlot, the Leonetti Cabernet Sauvignon and sangiovese red wines. All three wines produced from entrusted regional vineyards: Mill Creek Upland, Loess and Seven Hills Old Block; the vines grown and tended in a most sustainable manner. About the merlot wine: The Leonetti '09 Merlot has an exquisite temperament. At a whopping 78...
Ten Years Ago May 3, 2002 Waitsburgites: Sign up for block watch and Citizens' Patrol. City Crew Supervisor Dan Katsel read the list from a notebook he keeps in his pocket. Caused members of the city crew to spend time serving their community. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 7, 1987 Charles E. Hermanns, 28, who was injured in a two-car collision on the Harvey Shaw road April 28, has improved from serious to satisfactory condition at St. Mary Medical Center. Fifty Years Ago May 4, 1962 Freda Kay Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris, was...
Gene and Mickie Winnett are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Z. Davidson to Phillip Chad Bratelie. Chad is the son of Dan and Ronda Bratlie of Stanfield. Kristen is a 2002 graduate of Weston-McEwen High School in Athena, Oregon. She attended Blue Mt. Community College in Pendleton and is now working in the Day Surgery Center at Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. Chad is a 2003 graduate of Stanfield High School in Stanfi eld, Oregon. He attended Blue Mt. Community...
DAYTON - As the Columbia County Health System prepares to say goodbye to its CEO Charlie Button on May 9, it is making progress on finding his successor. About one month ago, Button announced he was moving on to take a new job at Star Valley Medical Center in Afton, Wyo. And when Button leaves next week, Jon Smiley, a former hospital CEO from Sunnyside, will fill in as the interim CEO until Button's replacement arrives, said health system board member Lisa Naylor. Smiley was appointed as the...
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED WAITSBURG - The Koinonia Club is accepting letters of interest from Waitsburg High School alumni and graduating seniors. One $500 scholarship will be awarded to the chosen applicant. The letters are due May 18. Please turn in the application to Waitsburg High School. PLAYGROUND FUNDING STILL NEEDED WAITSBURG - The city of Waitsburg is still looking for donations for its new piece of playground equipment. The city would gladly accept any amount (cash or check) from anyone is willing to donate to the project at any time...
From The Editor: The Times did not receive the names of the seniors who achieved 4.0s for last week's issue. Seniors 4.0 Zach Bartlow Taylor Doepker Kayla Huxoll...
In the April 26 edition of the Times, a story about the Waitsburg swimming pool contained incorrect information about how the Dayton city pool is funded. Maintenance and operation of Dayton's pool is funded solely by the city's current expense fund revenues, which includes fees collected for use of the pool. The city of Dayton does not have a parks and recreation district that assists with the funding of the Dayton swimming pool....
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg city pool is a major operation of the city that drains revenue and the city council and mayor want to get some input on how to turn the cash cow into a money maker. Last Wednesday night, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe provided the council and mayor with a list of proposed ideas on how the city could cut costs for the pool. It currently costs about $20,000 to run the pool during the summers, Hinchliffe said. Local pools in Prescott and Dayton don't have the same cost burdens for their cities because of dedicated...
WAITSBURG - The city of Waitsburg has received some much-deserved attention in Seattle and Sunset magazines this month. In Seattle magazine, Waitsburg is listed as one of the "Small-Town Getaways" in the East. The piece highlights the Waitsburg Cottages, jimgermanbar, Whoopemup Hollow Café, Amo Art, the Seven Porches Guest House and the Coppei Coffee Co. It also suggests visitors travel to nearby Dayton to visit Mace Mead Works and the Monteillet Fromagerie. Small Northwest towns that also made the list are Tieton, Joseph, Ore., and Orondo....
DAYTON - Columbia County District Court is moving to a new location to gain some much-needed elbow room. Judge Scott Marinella, who presides over district court, said the office will be moving from its current home at the Columbia County Courthouse to the Port of Columbia Offices. The port had a vacant space and district court is preparing to move in soon. "We are still working on a date, but we are hopeful it will be in mid-May or the first of June, dependent upon the work being done in the building," Marinella said. "We outgrew our current...
