Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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PRESCOTT - Residents of Prescott are rallying behind the family that lost nearly everything this week- end in one of the town's worst structure fires in three decades. Jason and Christine Steele and their four children were forced from their home at 410 Touchet St. on Sun- day after a fire that started in their garage spread quickly through the four-bedroom one-story structure. Walla Walla fire districts 7 (Prescott) and 2 (Waits- burg), along with other area stations, responded to the...
The best part of a new year is the promise of mystery that comes along with the toasts at midnight. Every year I find myself, along with many others, wondering what the new year will bring. Will the economy grow? Will there be changes in the office? Will I ever make it to the gym? Most importantly, if I wear yoga pants all year and never do any yoga, are they still yoga pants? It's all very overwhelming and exciting. I always like to start the year off feeling cultural - as if by at... Full story
Baby, It's Cold Outside - and that means big rich beverages! Yes Virginia, the holidays are finally over, leaving in their wake some darned cold days and nights. This is the perfect time of year for heavy comfort foods - stews, potpies, hearty soups and braised meats. With all those heavy dishes goes the need for something deeper, richer, fuller. A wine that can hold up to heavy dishes and that can serve as a course in and of itself. Yes, I am talking about Syrah - or Shiraz if you're an Aussie. Why the two distinct names for the same grape?...
What is stock? Basically it is flavored water. That's it! Except that it is also the number one magical ingredient that any good chef would not be caught dead without. A well-made stock is the single most important component of any successful dish where a main protein is featured - poultry, beef, pork, fish and game all benefit from good stock and the best part about stock IS their simplicity! Bones, herbs and vegetables are all you need. Do not be fooled - sauces made from packets, bottles and bouillon cubes do not even come close to the fre...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg-Prescott football team fell one game short of a return trip to the state championship game this fall, but a trio of its members still earned best-in-state individual honors. Dalton Estes, Ben Shafer, and Danny Stansell garnered selections to the Associated Press all-state 2B squad. Estes earned the honor at two different positions. Estes, last year's championship game MVP, and this year's all-league all-purpose player of the year won first team honors at both running back and defensive back. "For Dalton to get all-...
MILTON-FREEWATER - The Waitsburg-Prescott girls shook off a sleepy start to their first game in over a week Tuesday night against Mac-Hi in Milton Freewater. The Cards awoke for 17 third-quarter points while holding the Pioneers to four in the same period, and WP cruised the rest of the way to a 49-24 victory. Krystal Harris led the Cardinals in scoring with 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Chelsey Brannock banked 14 points of her own to go with three important offensive re...
MILTON- FREEWATER - McLouglin High School's gym roof leaks. Of that the Waitsburg- Prescott boys basketball team is certain, after a night that the Pioneers rained 11 3-pointers down on the Cardinals. Mac-Hi scored three fewer points in the first half than the Cardinals scored in the entire game as the Pioneers shot down the Cardinals 76-45. WP jumped out to an early 7-3 lead on the strength of an Owen Lanning lay-up and two Seth Deal jumpers- one from behind the arc-while employing an a...
On Jan. 20 at 3 pm, Quail Run will host a Winter-Shat- tering Sand-Between-Your- Toes Luau. This event will feature a unique light hors d'oeuvre buffet featuring Kalua-style Sliders (includ- ing vegetarian), a scrump- tious Fresh Fruit Bowl, Mac- adamia Cream Pie, Banana Pineapple Punch, assorted fresh nuts, and more. Drop in and relax while the beautiful tropics-flavored music of KIMO AHIA takes you away from the gray winter to a Pacific Island paradise. Join this festive and warmth- inducing event for the price of a donation of...
Port of Columbia When: Regular Month- ly Meeting 10 am - Jan. 9, 2012 Public Comment: 3 min maximum per per- son Administrative Items: Approve Minutes Review Monthly BudgetReport Review Inquiry Summary Consider port Policies for 2013 Leases Lyons Ferry Marina PCC Railroad - Report on Meeting with Watco Blue Mountain Station: Planning & Permitting Artisan Food Center Marketing and BusinessDevelopment Industrial Park:Maintenance Items NoaNet Easement Community and Economic Development CEDS Review Regional Signage Meet- ing Report Public Comment:...
Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District Board Commissioners Meeting When: January 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Where: PJPRD Activity Center, 101 S. D St. Suite A; (Lions Hall building, alley access)Prescott WA Mission Statement: The mission of PJPRD is to provide recreational and educational activities for persons living within the boundaries of the Prescott School District and nearby/adjacent communities. Approval of Agenda- Jan- uary Regular Meeting Approval of Minutes- December 13, 2012 regular meeting Introduction of guest present Public...
School resumed last Wednes- day morning. (Grumble.) Don't get me wrong, I re- ally like school. I really like the teachers, the students, my classes, and the building itself. What I really don't like is how early it starts. On Wednesday morning, I got up at seven after hav- ing slept in until ten for two weeks running. To make matters worse, it was freez- ing. Actually, it was below freezing. After putting on a nice thick sweater and a pair of microfleece pants, I went outside to refill the... Full story
WAITSBURG - In an- other sign Waitsburg's Main Street is struggling, the own- ers of Betty's Diner have decided to close temporarily and "regroup" this month. It's unclear what its schedule will look like when the res- taurant reopens, probably in February, they said. The development follows last year's closure of La Monarca Mexican restaurant and comes amidst reports of slowing revenues for other establishments. After almost four years, Etcetera's is also wrapping up its business in the Plaza... Full story
Discovering Our Regional Foods & Wine Pairings While I am not the Oracle of radical agrarian thought, I do preach small farms and local food. This week I met with six small organic farmers and shared thoughts on the 2013 trends in locally grown food. By meet- ing’s end the growers had coordinated their gardens and knew who would grow what for the coming spring, summer and fall harvests, to be sold through CSA programs and lo- cal Farmer’s Markets. Recently, I spoke to a group of Northern California organic growers. The topic: “Trending the Mill...
Ten Years Ago January 9, 2003 A spectacular New Year’s Eve fire destroyed a historic Waitsburg structure and the homeowner, Kathy McMahon, got out of the structure safely with only the clothes on her back and her three dogs and cats. Fortunately, McMahon had fully insured the 1905 home known ad the :Bloor Man- sion,” on the corner of Willard and Kinnear streets. The fire is suspected to have been started by an electrical problem, McMahon said. Earlier in the day, she had removed a light fixture in the kitchen and experienced problems with the... Full story
January 3: Mary Olona, Guy Antonius. January 4: Meagan Za- jac, Loegan Harshman, Andrea Payne, Ben Kiefel, Carol Clarke. January 5: Fred Rankin, Barb Colby, Willard Cam- eron, James Wood, Terry John, Aaron Jones and Ted Seaton. January 6: Kurtis Reser, Maddie Callahan. January 7: Cecil Webber, Erma Gilbertson, Patrick Donnelly, Jim Hofer, Alice Webber and Kristyn Scott. January 8: Steven Price, Esther Presler and Todd Larsen. January 9: Jennifer Nichols, Neil Henze, Angela Crawford, Tim Estes, Nicho- las Carpenter, Gail Thames, Gerri Glover,...
Kasmira Grende of Waitsburg, and John Owen of Walla Walla had a baby boy Gannon Anders Owen- Grende, 7lbs 4 oz, on December 31st, 2012 at the Walla Walla General Hospi- tal. Grandparents are Erica an Stacey Grende of Waits- burg, Ann Owen of Walla Walla, Great Grandparents are Karen an Jerry Tonne of Prescott, WA and Rae and Eugene Walker of Dayton, Bobbi and Ted Grende of Lakeside MT. Great-Great Grandparents are Marge an Ivan Thompson of Starbuck, WA, Bea Walker of Dayton, WA. Great-Great-Great Grandparent is Aleta Thompson of Addy,...
Last July, the bell- wether Chicago wheat contract was trading above $9.40 per bushel. Harvest was nearly completed in the mid-west and southeast. It was a small- er harvest than hoped, which pushed the price of wheat to a four-year high. Pacific Northwest white wheat bids were pushing $9 in mid July, even though the crop in this region was much better rela- tive to mid-western results. Since July, the price has ground toward lower levels. Chicago is at $7.54 ($1.50 lower) and Portland white wheat bids are around $8.41 (60 cents lower). From... Full story
Dayton 1-03 A collision without injuries was reported at theColumbia County Fairgrounds. A telephone scam/ fraud was reported on Front Street. A civil disputewas reported on Main Street. A missing yellow labwas reported on Second Street. A broken windowwas reported on Dayton Avenue. Domestic violencewas reported on Cottonwood Street. Subject was ar- rested for assault in the fourth degree. 1-04 A juvenile problem was reported on Park Street.An accident with injuries was reported on Highway12. An assault was reported on Main Street. An accident...
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPDAYTON - Teeny McMunn will be leading a grief sup- port group in Dayton from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22,at the Congregational Church at 214 S. Third Street in Day- ton. The group will follow the Walla Walla Hospice formatworking with the book "Understanding Your Grief." Anyonestruggling with grief is invited to consider joining the group.For more information, call McMunn at 386- 5287. McMunnalso leads a group that meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thurs- days at the Congregational Church. The group has alreadyworked...
Dear Editor: Years ago a co-worker completed a master's degree, earning a boost on the pay scale-and into the next higher tax bracket. After receiving his next paycheck (with less take-home) he commented he wasn't sure he could afford many more raises like that. Hearing the President's praise of legislation passed to "reduce the deficit" reminded me of that incident. A CBS news report stated that piece of legislation contained $70 billion of tax loopholes, including for rum, wind energy, race car owners, and Hollywood movie produc- ers. (These...
I n 2007, a young man with lots of optimism and no experi- ence started a newspaper called Blue Mountain News. (OK, I was already old enough to join AARP, but you're as young as you feel. And being optimistic and mostly clueless made me feel younger.) Blue Mountain News lasted five years and it was great fun to produce. And for the most part it was well received. It definitely gave me lots of good ex- perience. I decided to start BMN, in part, because I love newspapers. I've read them enthusi-... Full story
During a visit to The Times office this week, State Rep- resentatives Maureen Walsh and Terry Nealey talked about the three-month legislative session which be- gins Monday in Olympia. In a wide-ranging discussion, the two touched on many of the issues they'll be facing between now and early April. Nealey pointed out that the legislature goes in facing a budget shortfall of about $1 billion. This compares to a nearly $5 billion dollar hole the legislature faced entering last year's session. "It's 'only' $1 billion," Nealey and Walsh both joked.... Full story
