The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Ten Years Ago

September 16, 2010

[Photo caption] Bill and Jan Zuger at one of the historic buildings on his grandfather’s homestead off Highway 124 near Bolles Road. The land is now farmed by Bill’s son, Greg.

[Photo caption] Pacific Power Regional Community Manager Bill Clemens hands over a check for $1,000 to Loyal Baker, president of the Ye Towne Hall board in Waitsburg. The grant will allow the board to buy custom-made, insulated, and updated doors for the 1928 building in downtown Waitsburg.

You’re invited to the rededication ceremony of Ye Town Hall, September 21, at 7 p.m. in celebration of the 2010 renovation project.

[Photo caption] Michelle Forsyth prepares to stretch her carefully crafted installation representing the natural environment at the site where Swissair flight 111 crashed in 1998.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

September 21, 1995

For the past half-decade, Waitsburg has been the fastest growing community in Walla Walla County, when ranked by population growth. The surprising finding was revealed in a recently released county planning department figures for the years 1990-95.

The old school bell, which once graced the belfry of Central School, has found a new home in the entryway of the recently completed Waitsburg Elementary School.

The Port of Walla Walla has announced that the financing and environmental permits have been finalized for construction of the Ponderosa Fibres of Washington wastepaper recycling plant adjacent to Boise Cascade’s paper mill at Wallula.

Michael and Charla Saranovich are the proud parents of a 7-pound, 2-ounce girl, Cassia Alex, born September 14, 1995, in Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Wash. The baby’s grandmother is Bonnie Saranovich of Waitsburg.

Fifty Years Ago

September 24, 1970

Mr. Morris Kurth, former Dayton businessman, has purchased the Touchet Valley Hardware from Miles Brunton. He will assume ownership as of October 1, 1970. Kurth and his wife Rebecca “Becky” as she prefers to be called, plan to move to Waitsburg as soon as they can locate suitable housing.

Wedding vows were exchanged Saturday evening, September 26, in the First Christian Church in Waitsburg by Miss Judith Ann Langdon and P03 Forrest H. Adkins, Jr.

[Photo caption] Prescott Tiger 1970 Football Team—Front row, left to right, Wes Romine, Chuck Anderson, Tom Piersol, Dave Barta, Jeff Discus, Martin Sander, Kirk Erwin, Ken Phillips. Second row, Steve Morasch, Steve Gerkey, Richard Leonard, Clayton Stueckle. Third row, Tom Hiatt, Mike Bowe, Frank Hart, Ed Gerkey, Cliff Crownover. Back row, head coach Shannon Hiatt, Leland Phillips, Wade Williams, assistant coach Ashley Watson.

The people who get up in the world today are the ones who drove carefully the night before.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

October 5, 1945

Pets, hobbies, flowers, canned goods, garden products, and other displays will be featured Saturday afternoon at the annual Community Fair and Pet Parade.

John R. Donnelly and Miss Dorothy Talbott of Dayton were married Thursday, September 27, in Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kison arrived home last week after three years in the service. They plan to leave soon for a short vacation in the east before returning to re-open their business, the K&K jewelry shop.

One Hundred Years Ago

October 8, 1920

Miss Naomi Hatch and Mr. Clay Carnett were quietly married at Walla Walla, Wed. September 29.

The packing house at the Taggard orchard started up this week with a small crew.

F.M. Scott has a new line of Parisian pattern waists. They are something new—just received them. The prices are very reasonable.

Orin Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Walker of Coppei, is among the Waitsburg boys who are attending the State College at Pullman. Orin is a graduate of the local high school.

Waitsburg is to have Episcopal church services twice a month hereafter. Bishop Page has appointed Edwin D. Ford to have charge of the missionary work of Dayton, Huntsville, and Waitsburg.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 11, 1895

C.M. Mack and Carl Taylor and E.W. McCann will leave next Wednesday on a hunting expedition through north Idaho.

Vacant houses in this town are as scarce as hen’s teeth—a fact which we take pleasure in chronicling.

Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Laidlaw last Friday evening gave a very pleasant musical party in honor of Miss Nellie Johnson. A splendid program was rendered, after which an elegant collation was served amid much merriment.

The Quite at Midnight (Q.A.M.) Club gave its first dance of the season in Armory Hall last Saturday evening, and it was a pronounced success.