Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Even in the most beautiful places, it's easy to walk by and not notice our surroundings. If we're more focused on our thoughts, or our phone, we don't pay attention to what's under our feet, over our head, or all around us. Unless, of course, we're hiking with Doug Paulson. The Salem photographer, who describes himself as a "gotta know why" kind of guy, notices detail, and because he doesn't like keeping good things to himself, he mentions those details. "I will go on walks with people, and...
WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla Choral Society’s 2019-2020 concert season continues with Good Vibrations at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, March 15 at 3 p.m. and Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m. Vibrant, complex, tumultuous, contentious, fabulous, and of course, groovy—all at the same time. That’s the 60s. The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Mamas and the Papas, Stevie Wonder, and many more artists churned out one extraordinary song after another. “The ex...
SEATTLE—Arts advocacy organization Artist Trust announces the opening of applications for the Twining Humber Award. The grant is an unrestricted award of $10,000 given annually to a Washington State female-identified visual artist, age 60 or over, who has dedicated 25 years or more to creating art. The award is made possible by a generous gift from the painter Yvonne Twining Humber (1907-2004), who established the Irving and Yvonne Twining Humber Fund for Artistic Excellence. Additionally, t...
WALLA WALLA—Only a handful of single tickets remain for the Seattle Rock Orchestra performing Pink Floyd in concert at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m. This will mark the fourth consecutive year the performance group has sold out at the Power House. This year, Seattle Rock Orchestra will pay tribute to psychedelic rock pioneers, Pink Floyd, with a complete performance of their landmark album The Dark Side of the Moon. As one of their most popular and frequently p...
WALLA WALLA-Sheltered from the recent downpour of rain, I'm staring out the window taking approximate measurements to draw up plans for the garden. This may very well be the best part of gardening: the kinetic energy around the hope for the future. As flood waters recede from Walla Walla and Columbia counties, we're ready to move into the next season. A lovely reader, Carl Teller of Starbuck, has kindly challenged me to grow the biggest pumpkin. A challenge gladly accepted, then promptly...
WALLA WALLA—In clearly their best game of the season, Dayton-Waitsburg’s boys basketball team avenged an early home loss to the DeSales Irish on a last second three-point shot by sophomore guard Dylan Bledsoe to win, 49-46. As the clock wound down Tuesday night amid a snowstorm, things heated up in the gym at DeSales and one couldn’t help but wonder if a win at the buzzer could happen a third time for D-W. The Irish took advantage of some cold shooting by Dayton-Waitsburg in the third quarter and stretched what would be their biggest lead...
WALLA WALLA—Dayton-Waitsburg’s girls basketball team got off to a great start against league foe DeSales Irish last Tuesday in its final league game of the 2019-20 season but a quiet third quarter led to an Irish victory of 40-24 heading into the post season. Neither team played well in the first quarter that ended in an 8-8 tie. Junior MacKenna Culley looked like she was going to get D-W going with a three-pointer to take the lead 11-10 with five minutes left in the first half. But DeSales put out that fire with a bucket by Morgan Thomas who...
WALLA WALLA—The Wa-Hi girls basketball team (13-7) qualified for the district playoffs. However, the last two games they played in the regular season were losses against Kennewick and Hermiston. This dropped them from a third-place finish in their conference down to a fifth place finish. As a result, they will be on the road for the first round of the District 8 4A playoffs. That game will be against the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups (14-6) February 12th in Spokane at 5 p.m. February 4th 58-53 (Loss) Kennewick @ Walla Walla 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total K...
COLTON-Prescott boys basketball traveled to Colton on Saturday Feb. 8th for their final regular season game of the year. In the first quarter, #23 Miguel Ayala opened the scoring under the basket after getting an offensive rebound. A couple of possessions later #12 Jonathan Cardenas stole the ball in the backcourt and scored to give Prescott and early 6-0 lead. Colton then went on an 8-0 run behind some hot shooting to take the lead 8-6. For the rest of the quarter, the teams would trade the...
The matbirds are back in town!...
Susan Pickett, a violinist, musicologist, and Whitman College Professor Emerita, will speak about Emilie and Marion Bauer, Walla Walla natives who had influential music careers in New York City at a Fort Walla Walla Museum After Hours Talk. The presentation will take place in the museum's Grand Hall, 755 Myra Road, on Thursday, February 27 at 4 pm. It is free to attend. The Bauer family had a prominent presence in Walla Walla. The eldest child, Emilie Frances, may have been the first Jewish...
WALLA WALLA—It’s that time of year, again! The 14th annual Teddy Bear Tea takes place on Saturday, February 29 at the St Francis Church Social Hall, at 722 W. Alder St. in Walla Walla. This fundraiser for the Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association features tea, sandwiches, fruit, cookies, and chocolates. There will be also be multiple exhibits of teddy bears (commercial and hand-made), a story corner, a coloring table and a store featuring bear mementos. A silent auction section fea...
Ten Years Ago February 18, 2010 A ski hill on Valentine’s Day is an unnatural setting for sorrow, particularly when it comes from a gathering of college students far too young to be mourning the loss of a close friend. But the intimate memorial service on Ski Bluewood’s Huckleberry run was a fitting tribute to the 19-year-old member of the Whitman College Ski Club who died Saturday in the mountain’s second fatal accident. He was the first to die from his injuries on Bluewood before rescuers had a chance to transport him to a medical facil...
I seem to be on a dinner idea kick, but I do have a yummy cake I'm going to try and share. This recipe was shared by a friend, Sofia, who brought it for a potluck. If you do not like shrimp, or don't eat it, then another meat can be substituted. It did comment to not use fresh cooked rice, but to use leftover rice, or cook the day before. Otherwise, it will get mushy (I did not know that.) Sofia said she does not cook the eggs, then put it in, but beats the egg and stirs it in to be cooked....
Emergency response center The Waitsburg Christian Church on Main Street has opened an emergency response center. The church is open in 24/7 for those who need a place to stay, with plenty of bottled water, food and resources. Use the front access on Main Street. Questions about church facilities can go to Pastor Matthew Wyatt, 916-622-9932. Volunteers are needed to stay at the church during daylight hours. Resources for school-age children Waitsburg School District Superintendent Mark Pickle...
Good news for the Valley's schools, as all of the votes in Tuesday’s special elections resulted in positive results. School levies were approved by voters in Waitsburg, Prescott, Dixie, Dayton, Walla Walla and College Place. School levies fund the extras that basic education dollars in Washington state do not, area officials have said. In Waitsburg, levy dollars help pay for fine arts and STEM, athletics, innovative preschool programs, technology, career and technical education (CTE), extra-curricular activities, counseling and student s...
As property owners and residents in unincorporated Walla Walla County begin clean up and repairs following recent flooding, the Walla Walla County Community Development Department is reminding residents to obtain local permits before repairing or rebuilding flood-damaged structures or property, in particular building permits and floodplain development permits. RE-ENTERING YOUR HOME AND STARTING CLEANUP When returning to a home that’s been flooded be aware that your house may be contaminated mold or sewage, which can cause health risks for y...
