Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG–In February, Blush Salon & Spa owner Brooke Mikesell will celebrate six years in Waitsburg. Renting her first space for two years, she invested in the salon's growth by purchasing a building on Main Street. Mikesell and her husband Greg transformed the former antique shop into the new Blush Salon. The new space offered room for more products, clients, and events. Mikesell did not stop there. She and the family worked on finishing the basement to add space for more services and a c...
WALLA WALLA-At least two national chains are opening locations in Walla Walla. As reported in The Union-Bulletin on January 5, Planet Fitness and Burlington opening stores at the Walla Walla Town Center. Big Lots and Home Goods also leased space at the shopping center once the location of the fr Blue Mountain Mall on Rose Street in Walla Wash. Burlington, formerly Burlington Coat Factory, will lease space in the former Shopko building. According to the company's website, it has over 650...
PORTLAND-The Portland Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has released a downloadable 2023 calendar featuring cats. Giant, engineering-loving cats. Cats on damns, ships, swatting crane hooks and using a damn's intake structure as a scratching post. Designed by public affairs specialist Chris Gaylord from the Portland office, this is a must-have calendar for 2023. The download is available at tinyurl.com/catcal23...
Walla Walla, – Blue Mountain Community Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2023-2024 academic year. The application is available online at www.bluemountainfoundation.org. The deadline for applications is Monday, March 6, 2023. While individual scholarship criteria vary, all applicants must be either a current senior or graduate of a high school in Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, or Umatilla counties or have been a resident of one of the above counties for at least three y...
WALLA WALLA-Sherwood Trust has released the guidelines and schedules for the 2023 competitive grants, and is available at www.sherwoodtrust.org. The organization is offering a free virtual webinar on the guidelines on Wednesday, January 18, from 9 to 10 a.m. The event's discussion will outline 2023 grant details and include time for questions. Registration is required and is available, along with downloadable grant guidelines, at www.sherwoodtrust.org. Sherwood Trust is a private foundation serv...
WALLA WALLA, COLUMBIA COUNTIES—Now is the time for high school and college students to apply for scholarships. The Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association scholarship (WSSRA) offers a variety of scholarships to support future educators. The Robert J. Handy and the WSSR Foundation scholarships are available to high school seniors seeking a career in education. That includes a teacher, counselor, speech therapist, occupational therapist, or psychologist. To get more information about the scholarships are available on the WSSRA website a...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg High School and Middle School students were asked to name the school's cardinal mascot. The fierce red bird has his name, it is Reggie. Two students, Marion Duncan and Daylan Marlow, put forth the winning name. Reggie is energized and ready to inspire Waitsburg's teams to victories....
WAITSBURG—Congratulations to Preston Hall Students of the Month. The December theme was RESPECT. Respect of staff and classmates, respect of personal and school property, respect for the campus and playground areas....
DW COMBINE—The DW boys won their basketball games on January 6 against Riverview and January 7 at WWVA. Monte Pettichord scored 15 points, rebounded seven, and had four steals in the 45-33 win against Riverview on Friday. The Wolfpack took a 6-4 first-quarter lead, then was behind by one going into halftime; 11-10. A big 19-point third quarter put the Wolfpack in the lead for good. Pettichord scored five in the quarter, and Spencer Hansen hit two-3 point shots. Both teams scored 16 points in the fourth quarter. Hansen scored 13 points in the g...
DW COMBINE-Peyton Benevides led the Wolfpack girls with seven points in the first quarter against Riverview, giving the team a 9-8 lead. DW only scored two points in the second quarter and seven in the third. In the fourth quarter, Marissa Tupling scored six straight points for the Wolfpack. DW lost 46-31, with Benevides scoring 11 points in the game. Teammates Tupling scored nine points, Kameryn Tupling scored five, Makenna Barron four, and Teagan Culley scored two points. Coach Dirk Hansen...
To quote the late Yogi Berra: It's like déjà vu all over again. We were diligent this winter, determined not to repeat last winter's frozen kitchen and bathroom pipes. We were aggressive with keeping water moving, heating the house, and keeping cabinet doors open. We did it all. We didn't wait for the temperature to drop into the teens but started preventative measures at above-freezing. Still, our hot water pipes in the bathroom froze by day three of our recent cold blast. Cold shower a...
I have been to the Walla Walla Pottery Studio several times with my sisters to paint items such as a spoon holder, a butter dish, and holiday plates. Learning different techniques has been fun, and painting is relaxing. At the studio, you pick the pottery, you paint it, they fire it, and you pick it up. This time, the studio has relocated to the Walla Walla Senior Center – Center at the Park, at 720 Sprague in Walla Walla. I decided to support Helpline with its annual fundraiser, SoupPort, by p...
WALLA WALLA-After a two-year break, Helpline is bringing back its signature fundraising event, SoupPort, on Wednesday, April 20, 2023. The organization is asking the community to create and donate decorated bowls for the event. After enjoying delicious soup, the bowls will be served as a keepsake to event attendees. Use your artistic flair to decorate a bowl for the event. It is fun, and the folks at the Pottery Painting Studio are there to help. Bring a group of friends or co-workers for a fun...
WAITSBURG- The Washington Farm Forestry Association Blue Mountain Chapter invites the public to a meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Waitsburg Town Hall. There will be a potluck luncheon, followed by an educational program "How the Blue Mountains were formed geologically" presented by Robert (Bob) Carson, Phillips Professor of Geology & Environmental Science, Emeritus of Whitman College. Carson will have copies of his book The Blues: Natural history of the Blue...
The entry-level Pinot from Stoller is as good or better than many of the top Pinots of 25 years ago. That's a measure of state-wide progress as well as a reflection of the many good grape sources available to Stoller. This is full-bodied and forward, offering a generous mix of marionberries, raspberries, and cherries. It's buttressed with ample acids and ripe tannins and finished with a screwcap, which keeps it fresh longer and makes it easy to grab a glass and reseal it quickly. Note that this...
Ten Years Ago January 10, 2013 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 hon...
In response to our recent run of soggy and gloomy days, I have been looking for comfort in my soup pot. From meaty pozoles to classic chicken noodle, I have an arsenal of tested soup recipes kept on file to combat the winter blues. This week, I was craving a vegetable soup that was as nourishing as it was flavorful. Here, I have my take on a chickpea stew inspired by the warm-spiced tagines of Morocco. Colorful vegetables mingle with turmeric, ginger, and cumin, for a healthy and cozy weeknight...
