Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Special Election Waitsburg transportation benefit district, mayor and new council members are on the ballot. Final Four Coppei Cafe 4 to 6:30 p.m. Bring your bracket and enjoy the game on the big screen. (509) 524-8184 Open Mic Coppei Cafe 7 p.m. Itching to perform in front of a crowd? Or just want to listen? Come down to the coffee shop on Main Street for some great local entertainment. (509) 524-8184 14 Feast Walla Walla 1 to 4 p.m. The fifth annual Feast Walla Walla will be held Saturday, April 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. Guests will sample food and...
3-20 Illegal dumping reported on East Clay Street. Fire alarm reported on South Third Street, determined to be a system test. Unwanted subject at school on South Third Street, deputies contacted suspect. Harassment reported on South First Street. Vehicle repossession reported on West Cameron Street. Suspicious person reported on West Main Street. 3-21 Injured deer reported on Highway 12, animal was put down, DOT called for removal. Suspicious circumstances reported on East Dayton Avenue. Civil matter on South Fourth Street. Fight reported on...
Spring has sprung and for those of you with a "honey-do" list and can't seem to find vintage door knobs, period kitchen tiles and brass hinges; you might try Habitat for Humanity ReStore, one of 500-plus salvage and resale shops nationwide that benefit Habitat for Humanity. Speaking of renewable lifestyles; I recently read actor/green living activist, Ed Begley's, "Guide to Sustainable Living." Ed has got it down in this book, suggesting several ways to address our own carbon footprint with ideas on how to capture and store power for home and...
From the pages of The Times Ten Years Ago March 28, 2002 City awaiting Gov. Gary Locke's signature on a bill for I-696 backfill funds. A bill, if signed would help the City of Waitsburg with its budget woes to the tune of $35,000. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 2, 1987 Jenni Magill to reign over Days of Real Sports. Jenni Magill, Queen of the 1986 Days of Real Sports, will return to reign for the 1987 version of the community celebration Fifty Years Ago April 6, 1962 Harlan Hulce, Sam Wills and Jack Cyr spent March 31 in Walla Walla at the John...
SALES TAX FORUM WAITSBURG - The City of Waitsburg will hold a forum at 7 p.m. on March 29 at the Lions Club building to discuss the proposed 1/10 percent sales tax increase that is going to be on the upcoming special election ballot. The forum will give citizens a chance to hear about our maintenance program and what the city plans on doing with the money should the tax increase be approved. Anyone who has questions and can't attend can always call City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe at City Hall. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION WAITSBURG -- All...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg City Council last Wednesday gave the green light to purchase a new playground for the Preston Park. City staff members had also wanted to install an elementarysized basketball court, but the court was not approved. Both projects would have cost the city $40,000. Real estate excise tax money will be able to cover the playground. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said the city has been slowly making improvements to Preston Park and with how popular the most recent...
DAYTON -- The Boldman House Museum of Dayton is collecting items to assemble a time capsule to capture a snapshot of life in 2012 to preserve for 50 years. The Dayton Historical Depot Society is taking in any items community members are willing to donate that capture any aspect of life in the present day to contrast life in 2062 when the capsule is opened. "Mostly (the items) will be paper, but other small items will be included as well," Dayton Historical Depot Society volunteer Sue Rittenhouse said. "(We are collecting) menus, hobbies,...
The 2012 Spring Release Weekend is planned for May 4 through May 6. Everyone in the wine business is currently maneuvering barrels, hiring musicians and ordering food to be offered to winery club members as well as the general public, invited to attend the yearly wine event. Besides being an infectious personality, Walla Walla winemaker Tray Bush of Sleight of Hand Cellars, is a winemaker to watch during Release Weekend. His take on the magic of wine may be evident in the name of the winery, wine bottle labels and advertising copy, but this...
Ten Years Ago March 28, 2002 City awaiting Gov. Locke's signature on bill for I-696 backfill funds. A bill, if signed would help the City of Waitsburg with its budget woes to the tune of $35,000. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 2, 1987 Jenni Magill to reign over DRS. Jenni Magill, Queen of the 1986 Days of Real Sports, will return to reign for the 1987 version of the community celebration Fifty Years Ago April 6, 1962 Harlan Hulce, Sam Wills and Jack Cyr spent March 31 in Walla Walla at the John Gossot Lumber yard where they prepared stringers and...
SALES TAX FORUM WAITSBURG - The City of Waitsburg will hold a forum at 7 p.m. on March 29 at the Lions Club building to discuss the proposed 1/10 percent sales tax increase that is going to be on the upcoming special election ballot. The forum will give citizens a chance to hear about our maintenance program and what the city plans on doing with the money should the tax increase be approved. Anyone who has questions and can't attend can always call City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe at City Hall. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION WAITSBURG -- All...
DAYTON - The community is invited to hear a proposal by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation that would revive the salmon population to the Touchet River and provide fishing in the river in 10 to 15 years. The meeting will be at 7 p.m., March 15, at the Seneca Labor Camp Activities Building on Green Giant Camp Road, east of the Highway 12 overpass on the east end of Dayton. The meeting is being held to present a proposal by local fish biologists to return natural salmon...
WAITSBURG - Kate Hockersmith's annual St. Patty's Day party, which she started at her Waitsburg home some two decades ago, gave some of the former Blue Mountain Trouble Makers their debuts in front of friendly audiences. As young tikes, John Hockersmith, Chris and Nick Carpenter and their friends would gather up the courage to perform a joke, a song or a dance as part of the fun-filled evening. Now, Chris Carpenter, John Hockersmith and fellow Troublemaker Austin Beasley are continuing their youthful tradition with a performance at this Saturda...
March 15: Drew Farley, Arvilla Cyr, Debra Olson, Sara Dimak, Stacey Mohney, Tom K. Baker, Gage Baker, Sharon Puckett, Sara Payne Dimak, and Lolita Clayton. March 16: Edna Clough, Mike Estes, Edith Largent, Carol Heilbrun, Michael Kerry, Guy Keeney, Chenae Dahlstrom, Megan Payne, and Carley Horlacher. March 17: Joan Ruble, John Butler, Winton Lytle, Brian Doering and Kristi Unholz. March 18: Sherrie Larsen, Ben Daniel and Marisa Hoops. March 19: Verna Allen, Elaine Reese, Norma Johnson, Terry Jacoy, Josh Mayberry and E. Neil Stephens. March 20:...
WAITSBURG - Mor e Waitsburg High School students are using tobacco and drinking alcohol than the state average of their peers, Dr. Carol Clarke said Monday night in a drug and alcohol town hall meeting. Clarke and members from other health organizations in the community listened to data from a Healthy Youth Survey and began the discussion of what now - what can we as a community do to change our teens' perceptions that drugs and alcohol are easy to obtain and OK in our society? "It's not just the responsibility of law enforcement," said Peggy...
Ash Hollow Winery of Walla Walla sits on 287 acres of high desert. At the time of land discovery, winemakers Spencer Sievers and Jennifer Gregory, both wine professionals of Walla Walla, toured the property on foot and the decision was made this would be where they would grow their estate grapes and establish the Ash Hollow Winery. That was 13 years ago. Today, Ash Hollow produces a line of well-known white and red wines. If I said a label successfully launched a winery, I wouldn't be wrong. The genius of Jennifer and her marketing background p...
We are becalmed in the center between wheat price potential highs and lows in a zone that has persisted since mid-November. Channels of this magnitude and duration (about 75 cents per bushel and 3.5 months) usually require something new entering the mind of the market to break out. The overall trend is a very mild upward bias, with higher highs and higher lows as the price ping-pongs slowly up the channel. The futures markets are labeled "futures" because they anticipate price. All available information in the possession of traders about where...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School gym was full of shrill squeals, shouts and slimy things Monday night when a crowd of local kids and parents enjoyed a presentation from the Reptile Man. Scott Petersen, also known as the Reptile Man, runs the Washington Serpentarium near Monroe. He has a big collection of poisonous snakes and reptiles of many kinds. Monday night, some of these reptiles rested in blue plastic tubs on the floor and on a table in the high school gym. These tubs had air holes...
The Regional Knowledge Bowl 1B and 2B meet occurred last Tuesday at Waitsburg High School. Dayton, Waitsburg, and Pomeroy High Schools advanced to State. The 2B schools competing were Dayton HS with 85 points, Waitsburg with 79, and DeSales with 63. The top two teams advance. The 1B schools competing were Pomeroy HS with 85 points, Prescott with 42, and Touchet with 34 points. Just one team advances to State from the 1B schools. The State Knowledge Bowl Meet will be at Spokane Falls High School on March 17. Dayton's team is coached by Mr. Doug...
DAYTON -- The Inland Northwest Series of the United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA) completed its final sanctioned competition at 49 Degrees North last Saturday and Sunday in Chewela. Forty- three athletes competed in various age classes in slopestyle; the aerial stunts and tricks event known in USASA competitions on Saturday. Michael Thomas, Kennewick won the Breaker Boys (12-13) snowboarder age class, qualifying for Nationals. Ethen Whattam, from Richland placed fifth in Skier...
