The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WAITSBURG-Crafting has been a passion of hers for years, but it wasn't until this year that Erin Elsey combined her love for creating with a drive to be a business owner.

Elsey, who lives in Waitsburg with her husband, Jeremy, and their three children, bought a sewing machine last year and taught herself how to sew rice bags to give to her family members. Rice-filled bags hold heat or cold and can be put in the microwave or freezer to be used on sore muscles. After posting images online, she was swamped with requests from friends and realized this could be the start of her business, A-Ron's...