Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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STARBUCK, Wash.-Columbia Straw Supply, a Starbuck-based company that procures wheat straw for Columbia Pulp, welcomed David Eller as its new general manager on Feb. 18. Eller most recently served as the plant and operations manager at Ash Grove Cement Company in Olathe, Kansas. He served in the Marine Corps before working in the paper and manufacturing industry where he served in various roles from plant engineer to mill superintendent. Eller has a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial...
SPOKANE, Wash.— Northwest Farm Credit Services, the Northwest’s leading agricultural lending cooperative, has released its quarterly Market Snapshot reports that look at the state of major agricultural commodities in the region. Northwest FCS industry teams working throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington monitor conditions and report outlooks for commodities financed by the co-op. Northwest FCS’ 12-month outlook for the agricultural commodities most common in the Northwest are summarized below. Cattle Northwest FCS’ outlook suggest...
STARBUCK, Wash.- Wally and Joanne Knouff are starting their first season as owners of the Starbuck/Lyons Ferry Marina KOA. The couple purchased the business in November after realizing they were here to stay. "Our kids make fun of us because we sold our home in Wenatchee and downsized to an RV with plans to camp in the north in the summer and head south in the winter. This was our first stop and we never left. We fell in love with it and stayed," Joanne said. The Knouffs came to Lyons Ferry...
WALLA WALLA-Tickets are on sale now for tickets to Chris Janson who will headline the 2019 Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days concert on August. 28. Jackson Michelson, of Corvallis, Ore., will open for Janson. While his name may not be widely known, Janson's songs are. His hits include "Buy Me a Boat," "Fix a Drink," and "Take a Drunk Girl Home." His new song, "Good Vibes," is the debut single from his forthcoming third studio album. Janson holds the distinction of being the youngest member of...
After series wins over the A's, Red Sox, Angels, and White Sox, the Seattle Mariners find themselves at the top of the AL West with the best record in baseball at 9-2. The hot start has been punctuated with a record number of home runs (27) through the first eleven games. Looking at the American League leaderboard will help you become familiar with some of the new players the Mariners picked up in the offseason. Tim Beckham and Domingo Santana are all over the hitting leaderboards. Jay Bruce may...
ERA Batting Average M. Clevinger Cle 0.00 T. Anderson Chi .560 M. Moore Det 0.00 D. LeMahieu NY .429 M. Shoemaker Tor 0.00 C. Santana Cle .419 T. Bauer Cle 0.64 T. Beckham Sea .400 J. Zimmerman Det 0.66 M. Trout Ana .393 Wins Home Runs M. Gonzales Sea 3 G. Sanchez NY 6 V. Alcantara Det 2 J. Bruce Sea 5 B. Anderson Oak 2 K. Davis Oak 5 J. Anderson Ana 2 M. Trout Ana 5 Y. Chirinos Tam 2 T. Beckham Sea 4 D. Santana Sea 4 D. Vogelbach Sea 4 Strike Outs Runs Batted In M. Scherzer Was 28 D. Santana Sea 15 M. Boyd Det 23 M. Trout Ana 12 M. Clevinger...
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg School District has extended the deadline for accepting applications for individuals to sit on the Superintendent Search Interview Observer Panel. The board plans to select approximately 12 community members, representing a cross-section demographics to sit on the panel. The panel will observe preliminary interviews of six to eight selected candidates for the position of Superintendent of the Waitsburg School District and will, individually, provide input to the Board on each candidate. Interviews will be held on M...
DW Track & Field Tues. April 9 3:00 Pomeroy Track Fri. April 12 3:00 Kittitas High School Sat. April 13 8:30 a.m. Spokane Falls Community College Sat. April 20 10:30 a.m. Art Fiker Stadium, Prosser Thur. April 25 3:30 p.m. Mabton Sat. April 27 11:00 Lind-Ritzville High School Tues. April 30 3 p.m. Pomeroy DW Baseball Tues April 9, 5:00 Milton-Freewater *Sat. April 13, 11:00 Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat Dbl. Tues April 16, 3:00 Burbank Dbl. *Sat. April 20, 11:00 Kittitas Dbl. Sat. April 27, 11:00 White Swan Dbl *Tues. April 30 3:00 DeSales Tues. May...
WAITSBURG & WALLA WALLA-The Tour of Walla Walla cycling weekend kicks off April 12-14. This is the 21st year of what has become a spring classic in the local road racing community. The competition consists of four stages, beginning with the Wilson Hollow time trial in which cyclists in eight categories race solo against the clock. This 6.8 mile circuit leaves from the Waitsburg Fairgrounds staging area heading east on Wilson Hollow Road. It begins with a short kicker, then settles into the...
WALLA WALLA-The Painting for Passage show debuted in the grand lobby of the Marcus Whitman hotel featuring the watercolor and acrylic paintings of Leigh Anne Adkins. Adkins' artworks favor the abstract expressionist style popularized by artists like Jackson Pollock and were at auction during the Spring Barrel Crush event. Collectors circled the bidding table to the gentle strummings of harpist Chelsea Carter. Carter's original composition, "Heavenly," filled the great hall right up to its...
STARBUCK, Wash.-Cutting-edge Nashville based Christian artists, New Legacy Project (formerly known as Blackwood Legacy), will be in concert in Starbuck on Mon., April 29 at 7 p.m. at the Starbuck Community Church (110 Main Street.) This is a non-denominational, community-wide event and admission is free. The band blends an edgy Southern-Gospel sound with contemporary worship, while staying true to their Gospel calling. Early this year Daywind Records released the band's newest breakout song...
There is a joke – more true than funny – that most people who graduate with a particular degree never use it in their eventual career. Kennewick photographer John Clement, who graduated from Central Washington University with double degrees in geography and geology, sort of kind of uses his degrees because he takes photos of landscapes from all over the world. But what really factored in his eventual career was the one elective class he took in photography. "I had to borrow a camera to get thr...
OLYMPIA—Visitors to Washington State Parks will not need Discover passes on Sat., April 20 and Mon., April 22. The first free day is a springtime free day and the second is in honor of Earth Day. A Discover Pass costs $30 for an annual pass and $10 for a one-day permit and is required for vehicle access to state recreational lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and the Dept. of Natural Resources. Discover Pass legislation allowed parks to designate up to 12 “free days” each year. Remaining 2019...
SNAKE and COLUMBIA RIVERS—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin implementing its 2019 Fish Operations Plan at the four lower Snake River Dams on April 3 and at the lower Columbia River dams on April 10. The 2019 plan includes spill and transport operations for the spring and summer juvenile fish passage seasons at these dams. Operations include new flexibmilty to benefit fish and hydropower. Read details at https://bit.ly/2uXjawg...
Audiophiles rejoice, discount vinyl abounds WALLA WALLA-Hot Poop will join forces and lock tonearms in solidarity with independent record stores and worldwide music fans in celebrating the twelfth annual International Record Store Day this Sat., April 13 with an in-store performance by Diego and The Detonators at 2 p.m. Diego Romero studied music at McLoughlin High School in Milton-Freewater, Ore. and is a star graduate of the Walla Walla Symphony Free Rock Camp program. He provides vocals and...
KENNEWICK—Twenty-eight craft breweries will participate in the Washington Beer Commission’s 3rd Annual Tri-Cities Craft Beer Festival on Sat., April 27 from noon-6 p.m. at the Southridge Sports and Events Complex located at 2901 Southridge Blvd. in Kennewick, Wash. Breweries come from all over Washington state and will be pouring more than 90 uniquely brewed craft beers. The festival takes advantage of spring with an indoor/outdoor element. Local food trucks and music will be on site. Advance tickets are $25 and include a commemorative tas...
DAYTON—Tickets are now on sale for the stage production of “Peril On the High Seas” and a performance by Sundae & Mr. Goessl, both upcoming at the Liberty Theater. Sundae & Mr. Goessl, a vintage jazz duo out of Seattle, will appear for their third visit on Fri., April 26 at 7 p.m. Wine pours will be available and tickets are $20 per person. Meghan Bromley makes her directorial debut in the ritzy-ditzy melodrama “Peril On the High Seas,” playing Mother’s Day weekend at the Liberty Theater, May 10-12. The play is set aboard the ocean liner HMS M...
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This is the recipe this week because I needed to come up with something for our church morning potluck and clean-up day. And I needed to use the buttermilk I had. I have plenty of frozen blueberries from last summer. Google makes it so easy to find recipes. I have decided I could go into business called “Potluck Café.” I do like to bake and I do like to share. This recipe makes a large 9" x 13" pan, so as I have mentioned before, bake and share with someone, or anyone and they will appreciate it...
Are you gearing up for egg hunt season? How's your egg coloring game? Do you dominate, or do you opt to leave it to the pros? As the wheel of the year turns we have an opportunity to revisit traditional activities, to keep what serves us and dump the rest. Pastel colors in spring are classic, we'll keep those. How we apply those colors to eggs, however, could use an update. Not to say that it isn't a great way to spend a day, if you have a day. Let's say dying eggs is right for you if you...
DAYTON-In an April 11 emergency meeting, Columbia Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 2019-22 which addresses the protection of Columbia County employees and elected officials. The resolution was drafted in response to the April 10 arrest of Columbia County Superior Court Judge Scott D. Gallina at the Asotin County Courthouse. Columbia County Prosecutor Dale Slack, who presented the resolution, briefed the commissioners on the case saying that Gallina had been arrested at the Asotin...
