Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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After writing about heirloom seed collectors in last week's column, a reader of Wine and Country Living asked for a little more information. So, I did some research and found a most-educated group of growers and protectors of organic seed in the Northwest region. Located in Port Townsend, they call themselves the Organic Seed Alliance. The alliance is a group of farmers who grow seed and believe so passionately about the critical organic seed issue in our country. Using their credentials, the group takes the time to educate interested farmers...
The parents of Caris Cole and Cody Lynch of Waitsburg announce an engagement. The bride is the daughter of Ken and Elizabeth Cole of Waitsburg. She graduated from Waitsburg High School in 2009 and she has been attending Walla Walla Community College. The groom is the son of Jim and Becky Lynch of Waitsburg. He graduated from Waitsburg High School in 2006. He attended Walla Walla Community College and is currently working at American Rock Products in Walla Walla. The wedding will be June 9, 2012...
Ten Years Ago February 28, 2002 The annual caucus for the city of Waitsburg, sponsored by Commercial Club, will be held at Ye Towne Hall on Tuesday, March 5. While visiting friends in Salt Lake City, Jim and Liv Leid of Waitsburg, saw Austrian Fritz Strobl win the gold medal in the Olympic men's downhill. An advertisement featured in this paper from Sunset Houseseekers Bureau of Information states that "The exact center of the greatest apple country in the world is the Touchet Valley, Washington." Twenty-Five Years Ago March 5, 1987 Days of...
Wilbur and Jeanie Fletcher of Dayton will be celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary on March 2, 2012. They were married March 2, 1957 in Pomeroy in The Holy Rosary Church. Wilbur's best man was Bob Lingow and Jeanie's maid of honor was Sally Bartels. The couple has four children, Connie (Craig) Ritter from Milton-Freewater, Ore., Kathy (Steve) Steinhoff from Dayton, Kelli (Tony) Currin from Dayton and Sheryl Fletcher from Quantsino, British Columbia. They have nine grandchildren Nikki...
PRESTON AVENUE CHIMNEY FIRE WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Fire Department responded to a call of a chimney fire Sunday evening about 7 p.m. that was under control with the aid of eight to 10 firefighters in less than 20 minutes, according to firefighters who were on the scene. The chimney fire occurred in a two-story, single-family home on Preston Avenue. All members of the family got out OK and there were very little flames or smoke. Fireman Colter Mohney said chimney fires occur when creosote builds on the inside of the chimney and can ignite. Re...
DAYTON - Loren Mullins, of Dayton, the alleged stabbing victim in a recent fight that led to one arrest, was himself arrested last week after a trespassing incident. Mullins was booked into Columbia County Jail on Feb. 6, joining Eric Vanzandt, who had also been involved in a fight that led to Mullins being stabbed. Vanzandt had been arrested on a warrant Jan. 29 following that fight. Vanzandt is being charged with burglary in the second degree, possession of a firearm in the first degree (3...
When I first bit into a Paul Roberson heirloom tomato, I could hear my dad yelling out, "Did you kids tie-up the tomatoes today?" He would always yell this right after we got settled in to watch Disney presents "Old Yeller." Seriously, the Roberson heirloom tomato tastes like tomatoes used to taste when we were kids. A new seed collector's reference gardening book is now available by Baker Creek Seed Company; "Heirloom Life Gardener." This book talks about the lost heirloom seeds of our continent, a growing concern for the purists and...
Waitsburg 2-7 Found property on Warren Street, which was returned to the owner in Walla Walla. 2-11 Dead deer on Highway 12. 20-year-old female assaulted at a party on Maple Street, victim refused to cooperate and provide the exact location of the assault or the name of the suspect. 2-12 Stolen vehicle from Walla Walla recovered on Middle Waitsburg Road 0.8 miles southwest of Highway 12, vehicle was severely damaged before it was pushed or left in gear and allowed to drive over an embankment, no suspect information at this time. Dayton 2-7...
Ten Years Ago February 21, 2002 Proving your vote counts, the Waitsburg School District Maintenance and Operations levy was approved by voters by just two votes. Eighteen-year old Carla Nordheim of Waitsburg hand-stitched more than 2,000 Czechoslovakian beads to dark green Pendleton wool to make a full-length evening gown with train and bolero jacket to win fourth place in the National Make It With Wool contest. Carla won a sewing machine, electric scissor sharpener, college scholarship and a book on fabrics for her efforts. Twenty-Five Years A...
DAYTON - A Dayton man was arrested Monday under the charges that he committed two commercial burglaries and two attempted break ins last Saturday night around the city. Glenn E. Dennison, 43, was arrested and booked into Columbia County Jail about noon on Monday. Dennison is a resident of the Patit Creek Congregate Care Facility, an assisted living residence in Dayton, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. He is being held on charges of two counts of burglary of the second degree, two counts of attempted burglary of the second...
WAITSBURG - Reporter Morgan Smith, with roots in the Olympia area and ties to Waitsburg, is joining the Times staff as its dedicated Dayton reporter. Smith was hired Feb. 3 and will be joining the Times team as a freelance reporter until she begins full-time at the end of May. Smith, 22, is finishing up her degree at Washington State University. There, she studies English and has participated on her college campus newspaper in many capacities, including reporter, photographer, columnist,...
PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Parent Cooperative Preschool is hosting an open house on Wednesday, March 21 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at Preston Hall. Come visit with your child. Spots can be reserved for next year's new families starting March 21st. Also, parents can join classes and learn new parenting skills to build stronger and healthier families. Preschool is for families with children between the ages of 3 to 5 years old. Classes meet on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. beginning in September. Parents...
The Starbuck School District has named its January 2012 students of the month. Braedyn White was the honored student for the Elementary School. Braedyn has been in Starbuck for three years, and is a second grader this year. Braedyn is an excellent student. He is constantly trying hard to learn and grow in every subject. He is diligent with his math work, recently learning early multiplication facts and calculating the area of a square. He is a bright young student. In the school Accelerated Read...
DAYTON -- The USASA Inland NW Series is coming to Ski Bluewood for the first time on Feb. 11. The event is open to skiers and snowboarders of all ages but competitors must be a member of the United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA). On Saturday, Feb. 11, snowboard and ski slopestyle registration will open at7:45 a.m. in the cafeteria at Ski Bluewood and will be followed by a practice session. Competition will begin at 11:30 a.m. after a mandatory rider meeting. The competition is open to both skiers and snowboarders of all ages,...
WALLA WALLA--The WP Lady Cardinals slipped down to a third-place standing in the Blue Mountain League after a 40-48 loss to the DeSales Fighting Irish last Saturday night. Early turnovers, cold shooting and some good old-fashioned DeSales home gym offi ciating put the Cards in early foul trouble. With seven first-quarter Cardinal fouls, head coach Jerry Baker went to his bench early to try and spark some Cardinal offense. With the constant blowing of the whistle, it was impossible for the Cardinals to find any sort of rhythm to build the...
DAYTON - After the Lady Bulldogs' game against the TCP Jaguars was over last Tuesday, one of the Blue Mountain League referees came up to head coach Clayton Strong in the boys' locker room and told the Dayton coach what was already on everyone's mind. "They've made an immense improvement since I saw them earlier in the season," the ref told Strong. After beating TCP, 47-37, Tuesday night, the girls went 5-6 in league and 7-12 overall - not a record many observers would have expected at the...
DAYTON - Shaken up a bit after their loss against the Cardinals last week, it took the Bulldogs a couple of games to regain their footing. But Tuesday night's resounding, 73-28, defeat of the Jaguars team that came within two points of beating Dayton last Wednesday shows the Dogs have found their mojo again. "Things are coming back together," senior Bulldog Colton Bickelhaupt said. "We had a tough stretch there with WP and TCP. But tonight we played better defense, we pushed the ball up the...
WALLA WALLA- The WP Cardinals kept their second place Blue Mountain League standing with a 49-45 victory over the DeSales Fighting Irish last Saturday night. It was another heart-pounding, nail-biter of a game as the Irish jumped out to a sevenpoint lead right out of the gate. Free throws from Dustin Wooderchak and Sterling Eastman got the Cards on the board, but it would be minutes later before the Cardinals' cold shooting finally produced a basket. This happened when Zach Bartlow found...
WARDEN -- All four WP wrestlers did well enough at the qualifying meet in Warden last weekend to advance to the regional competition in Kittitas starting on Friday. The accomplishment was unexpected for the first-year program and underscores the effort each Tiger has put in to get better and wrestle with intensity, head coach Lanny Adams said. "I'm on cloud nine," Adams said. "It's a very successful year for the kids. It was the kids who did it, not me. Hopefully, we'll come back with some...
It is with great pride that I report to readers and fans of this column, that this is Wine and Country Living's 100th publication. I first met Imbert Matthee, then the new publisher at the Times, two years ago. After I left Foyer Magazine in 2007, my columns, The Valley Gourmet and Cellar Talk, considered by many to be the voice of the local grower and winemaker, I thought that would be the end of my writing about regional food and wine. Thanks to Matthee and his encouragement, Wine and Country Living has found a home at the Times, along with...
DAYTON -- First Wind, a Portland-based wind energy company, is preparing to erect 58 wind turbines in Whitman County and it's looking for contractors to help with the construction, according regional economic development officials. The company has $210 million in private financing and will start to clear for roads and the construction of an operations center to service the wind farm, which has been four years in the making, said Marshall Doak, director of the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association that includes Columbia County....
WAITSBURG - Get ready to vote! Ballots went out last Friday for the Feb. 14 Special Election and local school district officials are hoping residents approve tax dollars to benefit everything from full-day kindergarten to new, safer high school bleachers. Karen Martin, the Walla Walla County Auditor, said her office is sending out about 20,000 ballots to citizens. In the Touchet Valley, Walla Walla County residents, depending on which school district they reside in, will be voting on levies in...
