Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Tom and Judy Bennett brought wood-fired pizzas to Waitsburg in 2022. After buying the former American Legion Post 35 from winemaker Charles Smith, the pair has remodeled, added outdoor seating, and hosted trivia, axe-throwing, burlesque, and live bands. The couple is now adding international travel to the fun. Partnering with The Table Less Traveled, the couple is offering a one-of-a-kind trip to southern Italy to explore Neapolitan pizza's roots. The trip is open to six to 14...
DAYTON — This year, Bluewood Ski Resort offers two-hour snowmobile adventures for riders aged 18 and over. The guided tour covers 64 miles through Bluewood’s backcountry in the Umatilla National Forest. The 2024 Polaris Snowmobiles can be booked for single or double riders and are included in the price with helmets and goggles. Boots, jackets, bibs, and gloves are available for rent—$ 30 for all, $10 per piece. Prepare for your adventure by wearing adequate winter clothing, including winter socks and snow boots, waterproof gloves, snow pants...
DAYTON — The Columbia County Rural Library is asking students in grades 7 through 12, or homeschool equivalent, to participate in the library’s Teen Advisory Group. The group meets monthly at the library to help improve services for tweens and teens. Participants lend their voices to create programs and activities as they develop leadership skills. They can also earn volunteer hours for school. Anyone interested can get more information or sign up by calling, stopping by the library, or at http://ccrld.org/teen-advisory-grou...
A stiff breeze shoved through the sagebrush, wafting the soft branch tips like a feather duster and scattering the pungent scent with the puffs of dust rising from underfoot. A valley quail breast feather clung to the sage as it whipped in the wind. The soft, downy barbs flailed around the feather shaft while the vane gently fanned. The feather was that of a female, white with a thin black outlining band and dark shaft splitting the vane perfectly centered. The feather was deposited following a...
Ten Years Ago January 1, 2015 Losing a public works director with 40 years on-the-job experience is bound to be a big blow to a city, but that hit is softened significantly when the incoming director has 20 years experience of his own. At the Dec. 17 city council meeting, the council approved a recommendation from the personnel committee, consisting of Walt Gobel, Randy Hinchliffe and Marty Dunn, to promote city crew staffer Jim Lynch to public works director. Lynch, who replaces longtime...
My mother's family has roots in Texas, which often influences our holiday gatherings. In Texas, as with much of the South, eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is thought to bring good luck and fortune in the coming year. We often serve them simmered with bacon, along with a big hunk of my aunt's famous corn bread. This year, I wanted to try a twist on this family tradition, one that included a nod to my Latino heritage. The result was flavorful spiced black-eyed peas stuffed into flakey...
DAYTON— So much happened before Dorothy dropped into Oz. “Wicked,” is the feature-film adaptation of the musical phenomenon seen by more than 50 million fans around the world. The familiar characters and hit songs in the show The New York Times called “the defining musical of the decade” comes to the big screen as the untold story of the Witches of Oz. “Wicked” received an 88% favorable rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. They said it “defies gravity with its magical pairing of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Wicked’s sheer bravura and cha...
