Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Waitsburg 4-H clubs joined together and spent Monday evening traversing Waitsburg to gather food for the Waitsburg Resource Center. 4-H members gathered 488 pounds of food in just one hour....
DAYTON-In his report to the Hospital Board of Commissioners on April 23, CEO Shane McGuire talked about how a recent legislative ruling limiting nurses to eight hour shifts in a twenty-four-hour day, and providing for mandatory breaks and meal times, could impact patient care as well as the Hospital District's finances. McGuire told the commissioners, "Nurses work 12 hour shifts by design. That's what they want. They want to work three days and have four days off." He said nurses are saying...
WASHINGTON STATE—With the recent legislative discussion surrounding nurses work hours and conditions in Washington State, nursing has become a hot topic. Opponents of an amendment limiting nurses to working eight-hour shifts said the law would make it more difficult for Washington to recruit nurses who consider 12-hour-shifts a job perk. Wallethub.com recently performed a study on the best places to work as a nurse and ranked Oregon first and Washington third in the U.S. It is unlikely the new legislation was factored into the results, and unkn...
The Waitsburg Lions Club (with help from their ladies) wrapped up another successful rib feed Saturday evening. "All the tickets were sold, which I think approaches 800. The weather was perfect and I think everybody had a great time and I expect our accounting will show that we again this year had a very successful event that is that makes a major contribution to what the Lions Club is able to do in our community. Lions Club crews were busy at all the various tasks, but everything went smoothly...
WALLA WALLA-If life is an art, Ikune Sawada is a master. Sawada is a painter and collector of fine ceramics. For many years he has also practiced bonsai tree gardening. Through the gate and down a path flanked by lamprocapnos spectabilis, also known as bleeding hearts for their flower petals' shape, the garden unfolds. Sawada and his partner, Neil Meitzler, before his passing in 2009, created the garden from scratch. Meitzler was a landscape painter of the Northwest School and curator at the...
RICHLAND, Wash.-Sat., May 4, the DW softball team played a doubleheader against Liberty Christian, securing the number two seed at districts. In game one, DW scored two runs in the top of the first inning to take the early lead. Liberty Christian came back to score three unanswered runs to take a 3-2 lead. DW would load the bases in the 4th inning but left runners stranded. Errors would allow Liberty Christian to add insurance runs and hold on to win 5-2 in a low scoring game. The loss in game...
DAYTON-Sat., April 30, the DW softball team played a doubleheader against DeSales. In game one, errors by DW led to a big four-run inning in the 2nd by DeSales. DeSales would lead 9-5 going into the bottom of the 6th before DW's bats would break out. With two outs and two runners on in the sixth, Sadie Seney would step to the plate already having hit two doubles in three at bats. BAM! She slammed a three-run home run that cut the lead to 9-8. DeSales seemed to lose their composure after that, al...
RICHLAND, Wash.-The DW baseball team came very close to their third win of the season in game one against Liberty Christian on Sat., May 4. After giving up three runs in the first inning they would take the lead 4-3 with back-to-back two-run innings, thanks to an Ashton Loper double in the 4th and a two-run RBI single by Tayven Seney in the 5th. The score would remain 4-3 DW until the bottom of the 7th when Liberty Christian would draw three walks and a ground out would score the tying run. DW...
WHITE SWAN, Wash.—The DW baseball team had their best games of the year on April 27, taking a doubleheader on the road at White Swan. A balanced attack with contributions from everyone in the lineup put this one away quickly. White Swan was no-hit, only managing three walks and a hit-by-pitch over five innings. DW would win 18-1. The boys picked up where they left off in game two, scoring in every inning and batting around in the second, scoring a season high seven runs. They would finish this one 17-5. Game One 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th R H E DW 4...
ERA Batting Average T. Glasnow TB 1.47 H. Dozier KC .343 M. Stroman TOR 2.20 T. Mancini BAL .336 S. Turnbull DET 2.31 M. Brantley HOU .336 D. German NYY 2.35 E. Andrus TEX .333 M. Minor TEX 2.40 J. Reddick HOU .333 Wins Home Runs T. Glasnow TB 6 J. Bruce SEA 11 D. German NYY 6 E. Rosario OAK 11 J. Verlander HOU 5 J. Gallo TEX 11 J. Berrios MIN 5 G. Sanchez NYY 11 M. Gonzales SEA 5 E. Encarnacion SEA 10 Strike Outs Runs Batted In G. Cole HOU 65 J. Abreu CHW 33 J. Verlander HOU 60 A. Mondesi KC 30 M. Boyd DET 57 D. Santana SEA 30 T. Bauer CLE 55...
These "losers" don't appear to be too upset. Perhaps posing with Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days royalty helped alleviate the sting of defeat....
Our beloved Everett “Neil” Stephens passed away peacefully on the evening of May 3, 2019, in Dayton, Washington, at the age of 81 years old. Neil was born in Walla Walla, Washington on March 19, 1938 to Frank & Helen Stephens, the oldest of three children, he had two younger brothers, Russell and Phillip. After graduating from Prescott High School in 1957, Neil worked on the family ranch with his parents and dabbled in amateur rodeo. He was never one to shy away from hard work and keen to emb...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says 2019-20 salmon fisheries have been set and anglers can expect a “mixed bag.” The Department expects a robust coho return on the Columbia River but expects depleted chinook and steelhead runs. This year’s fisheries were designed to take advantage of a higher number of coho salmon forecast to return to Washington’s waters as compared to recent years, according to Kyle Adicks, salmon policy lead for the WDFW. On the Columbia River, summer salmon fishery will be closed to summer chinook (includ...
WASHINGTON-The 2019 Statewide Trout Fishing Derby started April 27 and is open to anyone with a valid 2019 fishing license and more than 1,000 prizes are available. Fish with a WDFW tag near their dorsal fin could make any size fish a catch-of-the-day. No entrance fee or registration is required to participate. Simply visit a participating lake and catch a tagged trout rainbow trout in one of over 100 stocked lakes between April 28 and Oct. 31. Winning derby trout will have a blue tag attached...
PENDLETON, Ore.— Personal-use firewood permits for the Umatilla National Forest are available from, May 1 through Nov. 30 at Forest Service offices and several local vendors. Permits can be purchased for $5 per cord with a minimum purchase of four cords for $20. The maximum limit is 12 cords total of personal firewood cutting per household during the calendar year. Permits may be purchased locally at the Dayton General Store, Pomeroy Foods, P.F. Express (Pomeroy), the Last Resort and the Walla Walla CHS Farmer’s Co-op. A complete list of vendor...
OLYMPIA – Kelly Susewind,, director of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), will host a virtual open house on Mon., May 13 to give the public a chance to ask about the department’s policies and direction. “I want to share some updates on the agency, but the main purpose is to have a two-way conversations with those who aren’t always able to attend our in-person events,” said Susewind. “People care deeply about the work we do and we want to make it easier for them to tell us what’s on their mind and what’s important to th...
Waitsburg's Home and School Association hosted its annual school carnival to raise funds to provide school supplies for all Waitsburg students, last Friday evening....
WALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla Symphony Youth Orchestra (WWSYO) will present its final concert of the 2018-19 season on Mon., May 13. at 7:30 p.m. at Chism Recital Hall in the Whitman College Hall of Music. Under the direction of Dr. Paul Luongo, the WWSYO will perform pieces including Celebration! by Richard Meyer,Aboriginal Rituals by Elliot del Borgo, In the Fading Light of Autumn by Ralph Ford, Into the Storm by Robert W. Smith,Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by Harry Gregson-Williams, and Hopak from Sorochinsky’s Fair by Modest Mus...
WALLA WALLA—Pioneer Park will be filled with food and fun for the annual Spring Fling event running Fri., May 10 – Sun., May 12. The event benefits the Julianna Sayler Foundation, a noprofit dedicated to raising awareness, supporting families and empowering researchers to dure Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Food, booths, arts and crafts and a kidz zone will be on site. A Show & Shine Auto/Cycle show will take place on Sat., May 11 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. There is no entry fee to show a car or cycle....
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So who sat around and thought, I have extra dill pickles, I think I'll make soup out of them? I did not make this, and probably won't, but I'm hoping some reader will. I was talking to a friend this weekend who lives in the Tri-Cities, laughing about putting this recipe in this week. She said, much to my surprise, that there is a restaurant in the Tri-Cities that serves it. I Googled it and found it is common in areas in Canada. Russians have a name for it (Rassolnik) and some dill pickle soups...
WAITSBURG (AN TIR)-The Society for Creative Anachronism met once more at Preston Park for their annual Newcomer's Encampment. The setup of pavilions, tents and flags began Friday afternoon. Festivities kicked off at the Bardic Circle that evening. Bards and minstrels of the SCA performed a variety of music from the Middle Ages, from sprightly Renaissance dancing tunes to beautiful, medieval choral works. No Bardic Circle is complete without poems and storytelling around an open fire. The...
