The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WAITSBURG-Waitsburg residents Nancy and Jack Otterson will celebrate their 60th anniversary on May 9. The couple will honor the milestone with a family celebration in Depoe Bay, Ore. in July.

Both Jack and Nancy moved to Waitsburg in the third grade and went through school together. Jack graduated from Waitsburg High School with the Class of '56 and Nancy with the Class of '57.

The high school sweethearts began dating when Nancy was a freshman. The couple was married at the First Methodist Church in Waitsburg (which later became the First Presbyterian Church of Waitsburg) on May 9, 1959 and had three children: Tammy (1960), Laurie (1962) and Jack Jr. (1969).

The couple owned and operated a drive-in theater located between Waitsburg for 20 years. Jack worked for the County Public Works Department, where he advanced to supervisor, and Nancy worked at Dingle's in Dayton for 29 years. Jack and Nancy have been tireless community volunteers and were honored as Waitsburg Celebration Days Parade Marshals in 2015.