Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Toddler Story Time: Every Wednesday – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Family Story Time: November 1st – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Soups & Stews: November 2nd - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Humanities Washington: John Jensen - Hollywood and the Home Front: November 8th - 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Book Chat: November 17th - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Toy/Sweater Drive Photos: November 24th - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Trivia Tuesday: November 27th – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Chief Springs! Tuesdays at the Senior Centre:...
October 25, 2018 WAITSBURG—Board members Danielle Carpenter, Justin Stegall, Wyatt Withers and Sandra Morrison were in attendance at the Oct. 25 meeting. Treasurer Withers reported a balance of $1,417, with no deposits or debits pending. New Business: The board unanimously passed a motion to postpone seeking a levee this spring until further budget research and a two-to-five-year strategic plan is developed. The board is drafting a letter of intent to present the city council with regarding t...
WAITSBURG-The Plaza theater was haunted by all sorts of spirits Sunday during the annual Boograss concert held by the Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project (TVAMP). About 80 people attended the concert to see performances from local musical groups and bid on donated items in a silent auction. The lineup began with the youngest musicians: the TVAMP kids fronted by Noah Moser who sang classic "I'll fly away." Noah said he was not nervous to play in front of so many people. "I've been doing it all...
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Nina Jake, Lane Gwinn, Issaac Jake, and Lu Murano don their handmade masks at Ten Ton Coffee Saturday. The event was the first of its kind in the area and an instant hit....
WALLA WALLA-Waitsburg artist Bill Rodgers volunteered at the fourth-annual Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. The two-day event, held on Walla Walla's Main street Saturday and Sunday, included a live DJ, a Shakespearean-themed "Pageant of the Dead" performed by local student groups, vendor booths, face-painting, food trucks and a steamroller printmaking event. For only five dollars, a person 12 or older could carve their own plate and have their design printed. Fabric prints are made by inki...
WAITSBURG—Preschool teacher Marci Jo Lanning shared photographs of her students during a recent field trip to Klickers for pumpkins. Secondary Principal Report – Stephanie Wooderchak Parent-teacher conferences for middle and high school are Oct. 24 and 25. Character Strong Preston Hall Middle School and Waitsburg High School students and staff have been working with a new program called Character Strong. Middle school students and staff, and high school students and staff, are working together to learn the value of kindness, community and sup...
WAITSBURG-The Society for Creative Anachronism held its Baron's Ball at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds Oct. 6 and 7. King Christian and Queen Héléne hosted combat competitions and vendors in authentic garb. The SCA is an international education society that started in 1966. The group selectively recreates pre-seventeenth-century European life, including combat, archery, equestrian activities, costuming, cooking, metalwork, woodworking, music, dance, calligraphy and fiber arts. The kingdom of An T...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Parks and Recreation Board is now hosting public meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Present at the most recent meeting were board members Danielle Carpenter, Justin Stegall, Wyatt Withers and Sandra Morrison. Treasurer Wyatt Withers reported a balance of $1,417, with no deposits or debits pending. Old Business The board discussed possible postponement for the planned levy initiative, due to the Dec. 14 deadline fast approaching. A proposed budget w...
WAITSBURG-National 4-H week is underway in Walla Walla County. Local groups are taking to storefronts to create displays representing their areas of expertise. "Our club, Homegrown Go Wild, does...everything," said general leader Cindy Daves during the installation. This year the group added shooting sports to their already impressive repertoire. "We became the Walla Walla County Shooting Sports Club on top of doing livestock, cooking, food preservation, photography, science, art and public...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg musician and wine writer Paul Gregutt, has released a single and accompanying video for his song "Lights Out." The song was written by Gregutt and recorded at Super Plaid Studios in Walla Walla. The video's scenes were filmed by Gregutt's wife, Karen Stanton-Gregutt, in Seattle's homeless encampments. It was edited by Moe Shore, who overlaid somber shots of Gregutt strumming his acoustic guitar under a spotlight. The lyrics paint a picture of a general homeless character, as...
This Sunday, the Waitsburg Christian Church chose to forgo regular church service and instead performed various service projects for the community. The two big projects were clearing out the empty lot between the Anchor Bar and Whoop em Up restaurant, as well as clearing out the lot at 101 Main St. They also painted a porch, mowed lawns, and removed debris from yards. "The smiles and laughter I heard from those cutting trees, pulling weeds, and trimming shrubs was exactly what I needed to fill...
WAITSBURG—The Parks & Recreation board held their first public meeting at the Lions Club Community Building last Thursday. In attendance were Chair Danielle Carpenter, Vice Chair Sandra Morrison, Secretary Justin Stegall, Treasurer Wyatt Withers, as well as three members of the public. Trevor Johnson, Parks & Rec member at large, was excused from the meeting. Though the department is new, they’ve been quite active. Besides electing officials for the board, they’ve met with City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe to discuss future plans. The group a...
Sept. 19, 2018 WAITSBURG-In attendance at the meeting of the City Council was Mayor Marty Dunn, as well as councilmembers Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Jim Romine and Kate Hockersmith. Councilmember KC Kuykendall asked to be excused from the meeting. Public Comment included mention of recent Commercial Club successes both at the Columbia County Fair and Pioneer Fall Festival. Danielle Carpenter, representing the Parks & Recreation Dept. was on hand to share that the board is full of active members....
New owners will take over Waitsburg Grocery beginning next week. WAITSBURG-Main Street's staple the Waitsburg Grocery is under new management effective Oct. 1. Jamie Allen and Jessie Smitt have agreed to purchase the business from Dan and Trina Cole. Dan Cole won't be idling, however. "I've got three other businesses, so I'll have plenty to do," said Cole who also owns the local internet service provider Touchet Valley Communications; LC Applicators, a commercial and residential professional...
Waitsburg's Pioneer Fall Festival was held Sunday, September 16th at the Bruce Museum Complex...
WAITSBURG-In August 2017, while many people were traveling elsewhere to see a solar eclipse, Barney Powell and his wife made a point to travel through Waitsburg. "We stopped because I was interested in my ancestor, E.L. Powell," Barney Powell said. "We got a copy of the July newspaper with an article in it about E.L. Powell." The article, "Fun with History," by Dena Martin, describes a colorful character who had many interests. He was the youngest man in the state to hold the position of Odd Fel...
WAITSBURG-In spring of 1948, The Waitsburg Times published a succinct article about a 24-year-old male who was killed in a motorcycle accident. Little did they know at the time, there was more to the story. Fast-forward to the contemporary Times. Our Waitsburg office recently received a phone call asking if our archives were available for the perusal regarding one of Waitsburg's lost sons. Our physical archives are bound and well-worn, as they are regularly referenced for our Pioneer Portraits...
WAITSBURG-Neighbors watched as first responders worked to extinguish a fire that broke out on Waitsburg's Main Street Sunday night. "All of a sudden there were flames and it went up like that," said Joy Smith as she snapped her fingers. "It was fully engulfed before the fire people even got there." The building, at 109 Main St., which formerly housed Smith's business, Hugs, Gifts and Collectibles, was destroyed. The building is owned by Waitsburg resident Skip Carpenter. "We were alerted to the...
DAYTON—The Liberty Theater and Dayton Memorial Library announce a special one-night free screening of Rob Reiner’s classic 1987 comedy, “The Princess Bride,” starring Robin Wright, Cary Elwes and Peter Falk. The film rolls Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 pm. The event is sponsored by Friends of Dayton Library in recognition of Banned Books Week, which champions intellectual freedom. Based on the novel by William Goldman, the Princess Bride is a family classic, despite its being targeted for removal or restriction in schools and libraries. Charact...
WAITSBURG-This year's Waitsburg Pioneer Fall Festival Pioneer of the Year, Mary Grant Tompkins, doesn't think of herself as a pioneer. But she certainly comes from a long tradition of pioneering spirit. Mary's family, the Grants, settled in the Prescott area in 1850s, and the rest is history. "My great grandfather came here in 1858 and we've been here ever since," Mary said. The Grant Farm has been up and running, harvesting wheat and very occasionally barley, continuously since its inception. T...
WAITSBURG—The 46th annual Pioneer Fall Festival is coming to Waitsburg Sept. 16. Hosted at the Bruce Mansion Museum Complex located at 314 Main St., this all-day event features an activity for every sensibility. The festival begins at 11 a.m. with a non-denominational Cowboy Church service officiated by First Presbyterian Church of Waitsburg Pastor Brett Moser. This year’s Pioneer of the Year, Mary Grant Thompkins, whose family farmed a large spread near Prescott, will be honored following the service at noon by Waitsburg Historical Society pre...
WALLA WALLA-Waitsburg's own Grace Coulston won grand champion at the Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days held Aug 29-Sept 2. The winning goat, Grace's Red Princess is an example of a Boer Goat's stout frame. Coulston says working with the goats is fun, but her favorite part of showing livestock at the Fair is "all the people I get to meet and how much everyone's supported me in my passion. And how nice everyone has been." Coulston discovered raising livestock with the encouragement of a family...
Waitsburg-A blessing box has been installed in front of the Waitsburg Christian Church. In it, individuals in need will find food and hygiene products. This community resource is "open to all with no judgment or questions asked," said the church's Senior Pastor, Matthew Wyatt. For its inaugural run, the three-shelved pantry is stocked with dish soap, ramen soup, toilet paper and peanut butter. But in the future, contents will vary. Citizens are invited to donate items to the box as well. "If you...
Waitsburg High school faculty don sunglasses for a portrait....
