Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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I , like you, am sickened by yesterday’s events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. I want everyone to know that the victims, their families and all who are affected by such a horrific event are in the conversations, thoughts and prayers of our Sheriff’s Of- fice and myself. Events such as yesterday bring home the realities of this world and strengthen our resolve as a law enforcement agency to protect and serve our own wonderful community here in Walla Walla County. The rea...
Bill Thompson was a good friend. I share that distinction with scores of folks in this community and extending the population to the Palouse. "BillyT" was his vanity plate, but his formal moniker was "Buffalo Bill," because it was largely through his efforts that the annual Lions Buffalo Feed was instituted. He was really tickled when the front page of The Times had the replica of a buffalo nickel with the motto "E Pluribus Thompson." I share some Waitsburg history with him as we both came into...
Many of us have enjoyed the Lewis and Clark Trail State Park off Highway 12 between Dayton and Waitsburg. Lewis and Clark Trail State Park is located on what is one of the first homestead sites in Washington Territory. James Bennett homesteaded the 160 acres in1854. In 1867, Bennett traded Mr. Bateman a team and a wagon for rights to the land. Driving onto their property with a wagon, the Batemans went right over the saplings which are now the stately pines growing in the park. The tops of the trees are still bent as a result of that early...
I n reference to the article that appeared in the Waitsburg Times recently, which alluded to the perception that the Columbia County Sheriff's Office is picking on the people going to or returning from Bluewood, it is the policy of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office to be fair and even handed when issuing infractions and citations. Therefore I feel there needs to be a written response from my office. In years past the Sheriff's Office and Emergency Medical Services personnel have spent...
During the 1950s, a group of us in Waitsburg started a group called the Rock Club. Some of the members had been "rock hounds," and we decided to form a group to share our adventures. We split up the party into small family groups, sometimes going to separate areas where we could explore for rocks or arrowheads and other artifacts, such as bowls and pestles or scrapers, for example. We went to Whitman County one of the first times searching for arrowheads. We had permission from the farmer to search as it was in trust with the bank. This is...
