Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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PRESCOTT - An au- dience filled with Mylar balloons, colorful floral bouquets and excited chatter made for a party-like atmo- sphere in Prescott High's gymnasium Thursday night as smiling seniors leaned over the mezzanine, scan- ning the crowd of friends and family below. Prescott High's 2013 graduation cer- emony was most definitely going to be a celebration. Prescott High's 22 gradu- ating seniors entered by twos, taking measured steps to the traditional strains of "Pomp and Circumstance."...
[Editor's Note: Besides teaching English at Touchet High School and being a contributing writer for The Times, Shauna Fletcher is an accomplished actress and stars this summer in WWCC Foundation's production of "The Music Man" at the Fort Walla Walla Amphithe- ater.] "Y ou're not listen- ing, Marian!" Harold Hill whispers to me, "Look!" Only we both know I'm listening intently. Because in actuality, I'm waiting for my cue to move to center stage; and Harold Hill is really actor and director...
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND AWARDS Valedictorian Award - Claudia Soriano $ 150.00...
DAYTON - As I drove my boys up to do some volunteer work at Camp Touchet last week, I realized that many locals may be unaware of this gem right in our very own Touchet Valley. Camp Touchet is a wooded retreat just ten minutes south of Dayton, on the road to Ski Bluewood. Covered in mountain pine and fir, with the North Fork of the Touchet River running through it, this 80 acre oasis has all the amenities necessary for a peaceful retreat, without truly roughing it, unless you want to, of...
DAYTON - Approximately 390 cars registered this year for All Wheels Weekend in Downtown Dayton. Committee chair Bette Lou Crothers called the show a “blowout success.” Perfect mid-80s weather greeted the thousands of visitors who watched cruising cars and the band LeadFoot that played on Second Street on Friday night and at the Show-‘n’-Shine on Saturday. The only blemish on this year’s show, according to Crothers, was an abbreviated fireworks show on Friday night. She said the cost of the spe...
Vendors and informational booths on sustainable topics will be on hand at WWCC's Water and Environmental Center Saturday June 22 from 9A to 5P. We will have food available for purchase and free kid's activities, including a workshop, presented by the Home Depot, from 10A to 2P. At registration, participants will receive their tour booklet with maps directing them to the seven additional tour locations and a chance to win an overnight stay at the Marcus Whitman Hotel. There are eight Tour locations, The Water and Environmental Center, a go...
The Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project (TVAMP) is hosting Summer Bluegrass for Kids (of all ages ) each Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Coppei Coffee. There is no charge, but you must bring your own instrument. TVAMP helps support local music and the programs that teach it, striving to foster a love of bluegrass, old-time string band & folk music in children and young adults. The group offers classes and concerts and performs community service. Contact Kate Hockersmith at 337-8789 for more information....
Columbia County Rural Library District received funds from Banner Bank and The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library to replace old and worn children's books. Many of the well- loved books, classics, and favorite authors, like Dr. Seuss, are in need of being replaced. The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library submitted a grant to Banner Bank to help CCRLD purchase replacement titles of worn books. Banner Bank generously awarded the Friends with $200. In addition the Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library agreed to donate an additional $500...
The Liberty Theater is hosting a very special fash- ion show Sunday, June 30 at 3:00pm. Rather than featur- ing the latest haute couture from Milan, Paris or New York, this event will show- case several of the one of a kind costumes created over the past 12 years for the live productions seen on the theater's stage. A number of Liberty The- ater stage veterans will mod- el pieces from past musicals including The Music Man, Beauty and the Beast and Fiddler on the Roof. Many of the works of art seen over the years in the theater's productions are...
DAYTON - The Ryder Cup. A golf tradition unlike any other. Who could forget the Battle at Brookline in 1999, where the Americans rallied from four matches down on the final day to win? Or the equally impressive Miracle at Medinah in 2012, where Europe overcame a 10-4 deficit at the halfway point to win by a full match? And Dayton's amazing Take- down at Touchet Valley in 2011? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Ryder Cup is back-the local version. And instead of pitting teams of professional golfers from the United States and Europe, this Ryder Cup...
DAYTON - Kids up and down the Touchet Valley will have the chance to improve their golf swings for free next week, as Touchet Valley Golf Club in Dayton holds its annual free junior golf lessons June 24-28. Golf pro Max Reinland from Veteran's Memorial Golf Course in Walla Walla will be this year's teacher. The class is open to kids aged 7-17. The lessons consist of 50-minute instructional sessions to groups of about 20 similarly aged and skilled players on Monday through Thursday. On Friday,...
June 21: David Dunn, Dick Harper, Tawnya Nettles, Peggy Brookshire and Anita Baker. June 22: Andy Winnett, Michael Spidell and Paul Cook. June 23: James Lehr, Teresa McConnell, Debbie Shaeffer, Delbert Porter, Michelle Bergevin, Lynn Savage, Jon Gibson and Heather Havens. June 24: Kathleen Seaton, Donna Surry, Rod Bailey, Fritz Zuger, Suzanne Stonecipher-Sollars and Darien Hulce. June 25: Randy Pearson, Pat Allmon, Dan Estes, Margaret Monfort Shultz and Craig Adams. June 26: Ava Jean Gagnon, Judy Mulhair, Michelle Benson Brooks, Norma Bessey,...
Ten Years Ago June 19, 2003 Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed presented Mayor Randy Halley with a certificate designating the city of Waitsburg as a heritage community, part of the Territorial Sesquicentennial celebration. A 15-month-long celebration began last November with the Washington Territorial Commission recognizing various governmental, fraternal and religious entities, which includes the City of Waitsburg. Halley accepted the City's document and similar certificates for the First Christian Church of Waitsburg and the Waitsburg...
I moved to eastern Washington twelve years ago. At first I was doubtful I would be able to raise citrus in "Zone 4," but I gave it a try and was surprised to find that, with a little effort, I now harvest twenty pounds of citrus fruits each year from my patio plants. I raise citrus on the patio where presumably the juice flows from fruit to kitchen. I have been successful raising chubby lemons and tight kaffir limes for Thai dishes in roll-a-way pots. In my earth-to-table style of cooking, citrus is an important food where a bit of tangy...
New four-week low prices printed at all three major wheat futures exchanges Monday, but there was little pressure to follow through. Tuesday allowed a little bounce back up with no major news influence to account for it. The wheat market shadow is moving across the landscape slowly, as the combine crews are about to set up camp in Kansas fields, with Oklahoma running about 20% completed. Initial yields reported from Texas and Oklahoma are average. Weekly export sales for wheat were reported Monday in line with expectations. White wheat markets...
Walla Walla resi- dent Junanne L. Greene, 71, died December 11, 2012, at her home. There will be a celebration of her life on June 22, 2013 at 2:00pm at the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Waitsburg, WA. Inurnment was at Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle alongside her husband, Chris B. Greene. Junanne was born Sep- tember 3, 1941 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho to Rudolph and Alice Kvern. She attended Schools in Spokane, Grant Grade School and graduated from Lewis & Clark High School. She al...
Gwendolyn L. White was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1913 to Charles M Leid and Rosetta Maude Hawks Leid in Huntsville, Washington. She grew up in Huntsville and went to grade school there. Gwendolyn recalls riding her little pony to school that, by the end of the day, got himself untied and went home without her Gwen graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1932 and went on to music school, becoming a Concert Pianist. She continues at this age to play the piano for people every day. She married...
Waitsburg 6-13 Theft of horse tack was reported on E. Highway 124. 6-14 Theft of a fountain statue was reported on Weller Street. 6-15 Subject burning yard debris outside of burn hours lostcontrol of burn; Walla Walla Fire District 2 responded to putout fire. 6-16 Malicious mischief was reported on Coppei Avenue; akey was broken off in lock on 6-15 and 6-16. Dayton 6-11 Reckless driving reported on S. 3rd Street. Report of indecent exposure on W. Cameron Street. Tobacco problemreported on S. 3rd Street; juveniles possibly smoking. Truckparked...
Dear Editor, With the recent discus- sions of a need for Commer- cial Kitchens for cottage industries; the Waitsburg Town Hall Association would like the community to know of its recent certification of the Town Hall Kitchen as a com- mercial facility by the Walla Walla Health Department. Town Hall is a commu- nity owned event rental governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and organized as a 501C3. As of May 1, 2013, the Town Hall Board has completed all the requirements for our Commercial Kitchen. Rental rates are based on an individ- ual...
When I started two tomatoes from seed who-knows- how-many weeks ago, both seeds sprouted and grew into healthy plants. The only difference was that one plant grew very quickly - its stem stretching proudly towards the sky - and the other plant, while very green and vi- brant, stayedhellip;well, small. I kept the two in pots in- side for two months. When the time came to transplant them, the tall plant was push- ing four inches. The smaller plant was two centimeters high, max. I'm serious - that...
I f Jack Smiley, the late Waitsburg Prescott ath- letic director, had been looking over Jeff Foertsch's shoulder at the time the social studies teacher went through the pool of applicants for the scholarship named in his honor, Jack would have approved of his final choice. Valedictorian Claudia Soriano fit bill number one: she was a member of the Na- tional Honor Society, orga- nizer of the St. Jude Mathathon, Associated Student Body president, canned food drive volunteer, soccer team manager an...
I t is no secret that veterans are facing difficult times. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) claims backlog has been a problem that has risen to national attention and prompted outrage, concerns and questions. And for good reason. As Americans, we must do everything we can to en- sure that programs and benefits administered by the VA are being done as efficiently and effectively as possible. This includes addressing the growing size of the backlog claims for disability benefits. While President Obama and VA Secretary Eric Shinse- ki...
WAITSBUG - They say that, "Behind every good man is a good woman." That statement certainly holds true for the group of women behind Waitsburg's American Legion Post #35. Waitsburg's Auxiliary is a very active women's service organization, af- filiated with the Legion and dedicated to helping veterans and their families. They strive to live out the club motto, "Service, not self." The Auxiliary consists of mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters of veterans...
