Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG-Martha Mason and Anne Haley have come together to share an assortment of artworks ranging from letterpress prints and monotypes to paintings and drawings. These works are on display now through April at Ten Ton Coffee on Main Street. "The theme of the show is how different we are," says Mason," we've been friends for years, but we're polar opposites." "Anne and I met in my design class. She's an amazing woman and a very bright lady who's talented in the fiber arts, knows design...
A column by Brianna Wray Have you experienced a loss of linguistic dexterity lately? They say we’re losing our language due to the dumbing down of conversation. Some of the blame can be pointed at text messages, particularly the ones fraught with an ever-expanding list of acronyms and emoticons, both pictorial and symbolic. What does [imagine a string of emoticons] mean, as a sentence? It’s hard to say. Making sense of emoji is especially troubling because they aren’t universal. The emoji sent...
WAITSBURG-Multifaceted entrepreneur Jessika Bannerman is having a busy week. Her book and gift shop, Ju's Traveling Pages, launched this past weekend and locals are stopping in to peruse the curated selections Ju's has to offer. The brick-and-mortar shop is a permanent installation of what was initially slated to be a traveling show. The concept of travel is inherent to the adventurous quality of reading, especially for young readers, so the name isn't too far of a stretch. Bannerman is still...
WALLA WALLA-Upstairs, and down the hall of a brick-and-mortar building on Walla Walla's Main Street sits one Gerald Matthews; part artist, part exhibit. Matthews is a retired actor most famously known as the voice of Sugar Bear, the suave Sugar Crisp cereal mascot and the little man in the Ty-D-Bol ad. Matthews has spent the last 30 years creating a madhouse of irreverent sculptures that whirl and buzz as a social commentary referencing Dadaism, Surrealism and Absurdism. Astounding and...
WALLA WALLA – New Orleans is a jazzy blur of music, rich color and French cuisine like no other. If it had a recipe it would be one-part "Sweet Georgia Brown," one part jambalaya, and two parts "When the Saints Go Marching In." Walla Walla Choral Society Artistic Director and lively pianist Gary Hemenway have the recipe just right, bringing New Orleans to the Gesa Powerhouse Theatre with a live band accompanying roughly sixty vocalists taking on a variety of classic songs. From the audience, t...
WALLA WALLA-Through their show, Sheets of Paper, resident artists at Studio Two Zero Two and Morell Family Wines are inviting the community to overcome the winter doldrums and experience new works. The show, on display through the month of February, unites three artists: Augusta Sparks Farnum, Penny Michel and Squire Broel, who typically work in different mediums to a relatable challenge: conquering a massive empty space. For a writer, a standard eight and half by eleven-inch sheet would be...
WAITSBURG-Most aspiring musicians are eager to run down to the music shop, buy a guitar and play songs for screaming fans, and start selling out concert halls. Few give thought to where instruments come from: through the care of know-how of a luthier. A luthier builds and repairs stringed instruments using their understanding of musical scales combined with the materials of the trade such as metal hardware and hardwoods, as well as craftsmanship to create a work of art you can play for years....
WALLA WALLA—Bluegrass group Grandma and the Boys has released a new album with classic gospel favorites. The band is led by Grandma Jo Shay, who plays mandolin and 12-string guitar. Grandma is accompanied by Joe McCutcheon, who plays lead guitar and her son, Shawn Wray, on bass guitar. Grandma and the Boys have been making music together for eight years. They play regular gigs at assisted living facilities and attend the annual Blue Mountain fiddlers’ jam. Shay is also a familiar face at the Mythical Movable Bluegrass Jam hosted by Kate Hockers...
Dottie Williams honors the memory of John Stellwagen (Aug. 18, 1946 - Nov. 7, 2018) who created these ornaments that now adorn Williams’ front yard tree. Both durable an festive, they are made from colorful duct tape....
December 6, 2018 WAITSBURG—Present at the most recent Parks & Recreation Board meeting were board members Danielle Carpenter, Justin Stegall, and Sandra Morrison, as well as community member Tom House. The group agreed to change their regular meeting times to accommodate Carpenter’s Town Hall Board meeting schedule. Beginning in 2019 Parks & Rec will meet every first and third Thursday of each month. Parks & Rec will host a Christmas movie night Dec. 22 at City Hall with a free hot cocoa buffet....
INGREDIENTS: ¾ lb unsalted butter, room temp 1 c sugar 3 ½ c flour 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp vanilla paste ¼ tsp salt Preheat the oven to 350° F. Cream the butter and sugar until just combined. Add vanilla extract and paste. In another bowl sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-sugar mixture. Form dough into a flat disk, wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes. Roll the dough into ½-inch thick and cut into desired shape with cookie cutter....
Views from the Hometown Christmas event held December 1st and 2nd....
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." -Andy Warhol...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-Lewis & Clark College sophomore Emily Adams finished 23rd at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships with a career-best time of 18:00:0 in the 5,000 meters. Adams is a 2017 graduate of Waitsburg High School, and is the daughter of Ann and Lonny Adams, of Waitsburg. Adams is continuing her success in her college running career. She finished seventh at The Frontier Conference Meet in Great Falls Montana last month. As a freshman Adams posted season-best in the 5K...
WAITSBURG-The 33rd annual Hometown Christmas is upon us. Of course this means a weekend of activities along Main Street, including Santa's first official appearance of the season. Sponsoring businesses, along with many volunteers, are busy hanging garland and lights. Waitsburg Elementary students will take turns hanging their ornaments Friday, reaching the highest branches with the assistance of far-reaching Pacific Power employee Doug Hinds. Saturday Festivities begin at 9 a.m. in Town Hall,...
5 Main Street, Waitsburg (509) 337-8149 Email: wellerpubliclibrary@yahoo.com Hours: Mondays & Thursdays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Story Time: Monday 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. WAITSBURG-Waitsburg's Library was started in 1884 by the Ladies Library Association. Around 1930, it moved to the Bruce House, thanks to the generosity of Miss Fanny and Mrs. Martin Weller. In 1947, it then moved to the back room of its current building, which was then City Hall. When City Hall moved across the street, the library expand...
WAITSBURG-Volunteer Jenny Jones at the Waitsburg Resource Center found the doorway crowded Thursday by local first graders lined up with donations. Mrs. Hinchliffe's class held a food drive, asking for Thanksgiving donations of nonperishable foods. In just over seven days, the group was able to gather 130 items, more than they could hold. Luckily the group brought along a wagon to shoulder the weight. The Resource Center now receives about 7,000 pounds of food annually as in-kind donations from...
Nov. 19, 2018 WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg School Board met for a regular business meeting Monday. Members in attendance were Ross Hamann, Christy House, Jason Kaehler, Russ Knopp, Lisa Morrow. Also in attendance were school secretary Becky Dun, Superintendent and Elementary Principal Jon Mishra and Secondary School Principal Stephanie Wooderchak. The board approved several Dayton-Waitsburg Athletic Combine coaching appointments. Josh Wilson was approved as high school assistant boys’ basketball coa...
WAITSBURG-As reported recently in The Times, Mrs. Hinchliffe's first grade students are raising salmon with the help of Andrew Bassler from the Tri-State Steelheaders. So far, the salmon eggs have half-hatched and progressed to the alevin stage. Alevin have a yolk sac attached to their bellies which is to be their nutrient source for the following 30 days. They hide among the gravel, avoiding predators, or in this case excited young onlookers. Students worked with Bassler to create booklets...
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg’s Homegrown Go Wild 4-H club took home gold at 4-H’s Achievement Awards night, winning Small Club of the Year and First Place Window Display for their displays in a storefront on Main Street. William Hong won a project medal for science. Sarah Hong-Daves won the Farm Bureau Garden Award and gained project medals in Science, Gardening and the Food & Nutrition categories. Timothy Daves garnered the position of Washington State 4-H Ambassador Representing the Southeast Distr...
Waitsburg High School hosted an assembly honoring Veterans Friday. Associated Student Body leadership shared background information about the holiday which originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11 1919 as the first anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance beginning in 1938. This year, the American Legion was recognized for its outstanding service to the community....
Weller Public Library 212 Main St, Waitsburg Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller A Most Anticipated Book at Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Elle, BUST, HuffPost, NYLON, Southern Living, Parade, and more. From the author of Our Endless Numbered Days and Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange is a seductive psychological portrait, a keyhole into the dangers of longing and how far a woman might go to escape her past. From the attic of Lyntons, a dilapidated English country mansion, Frances...
WAITSBURG-Students at Waitsburg Elementary are taking on a new responsibility this year: raising salmon. First-grade teacher Stephanie Hinchliffe is leading the project with the help of Andrew Bassler from the Tri-State Steelheaders. The project made its way onto Waitsburg Elementary School radar through a chance meeting. "My husband [Waitsburg city administrator Randy Hinchliffe] heard about this organization looking for a teacher willing to raise these salmon and I said-uh, yeah I want to...
You are like the caterpillar That got too confortable in his cocoon Rebecca Webb...
Travis Bramer istalls new signage on Main St, Waitsburg. This, along with lights will complete the festive look for the upcoming season....
