Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - All Wheels Weekend offered automotive fun for everyone from Friday, June 14, through 16. Over Father's Day Weekend, Dayton was filled with classic cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, and bicycles. There were cackle cars all day, and later, the noisy, adrenaline-pumping Drag the Gut featuring the roar of nitro-fueled cars. These restored vintage dragsters brought the noise to town. Later that evening, the Frog Hollow Band played music on the courthouse lawn, and the Presentation of Cars...
DAYTON-For the past few months, people have been peeking through the cracks in the shuttered windows of the former Weinhard Hotel on Dayton's Main Street, trying to see what's going on inside the newly rebranded Hotel Hardware. Owner and General Manager Padraic Slattery is the man behind the mystery, and he is eager to launch the hotel website and reservation platform in the coming weeks, inviting people in. When the hotel opens to the public this summer, guests can expect a four-star boutique...
DAYTON-"The Odd Couple" (female version), directed by Dave Campbell, will be performed live at the theater at 7 p.m. on June 21 and 22 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. Well-known local actors Elizabeth Arebalos-Jagelski and Deanna Tipton star. They turn the tablesular Neil Simon play on the ever-pop to create a highly enjoyable comedy rich in laughter and touching upon the bonds that create friendships. Our free summer movies for children start this week with the movie "Journey 2 the Mysterious Island," playing on June 18 and 21, at 1 pm. A...
WALLA WALLA — The City of Walla Walla invites residents to join the city and strategy consultants from HUB Collective for a presentation on recommendations for the City’s 10-year tourism master plan. The presentation will take place at 6 p.m. on June 25, 2024, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 15 N. 3rd Ave. The public may attend in person or via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82884394971, Meeting ID: 828 8439 4971# The master plan’s goal is to promote quality of life for residents while cultivating a highly engaging experience for v...
WAITSBURG—At a special meeting on June 13, the Waitsburg City Council voted to accept Patraic Slattery’s offer for the former city hall building. The offer included a project description: an organic wine bar on the ground floor and eight hotel rooms upstairs. Slattery is completing his remodel and rebranding of the former Weinhard Hotel, which will reopen as the Hotel Hardware this summer. His plans for the city hall building were similar to the Dayton project On Thursday, Council member Jillian Henze announced the agreement on her public pag...
Dear Editor, Waitsburg Times, I encourage you to get to know Bertha Clayton, candidate for Walla Walla County Commissioner, Position 1. She holds Walla Walla County and Waitsburg dear. Her great-grandparents were among the first homesteaders who settled near the Mormon Grade in the foothills of the Blue Mountains. “We have found heaven on earth,” they said. Bertha and her family know exactly what that means. Her parents have lived on their 163-acre family farm near Waitsburg for forty years. A quote from Bertha, “I love Walla Walla Count...
DAYTON — The Port of Columbia Commissioners held their regular meeting at 5 p.m. on June 12, 2024, at the Lyon’s Ferry Marina. Commissioners Seth Bryan, Johnny Watts, Mike Spring, and Executive Director Jennie Dickinson were present. Watts arrived near the end of the meeting, saying he stopped to assist at a vehicle accident scene. There was no public comment during the first opportunity to do so. In the budget report, Dickinson said it was a low-expense month. Nothing unusual, she commented on the progress of the lighting project. Dic...
DAYTON - Coming to the Liberty Theater is a female version of Neil Simon's classic "The Odd Couple." Dave Campbell directs the TVAC Production, which will run from June 21 through 23. The original "Odd Couple" premiered on Broadway in 1965, starring Walter Matthau as the messy but easygoing Oscar Madison and Art Carney as the uptight Felix Unger. Simon adapted his play, and "The Odd Couple" was released as a movie in 1968, with Walter Matthau reviving his role as Oscar and Jack Lemmon starring...
Ten Years Ago June 26, 2014 Jim German says that he expected his bar to always be a small sidelight to the nightlife in Waitsburg. "I thought there'd always be other bars and taverns here, and that we'd be just a small part of that," German said recently. "I never thought we'd be the only bar left standing." ON a recent Friday night in June, jimgermanbar was standing tall. A waitress and bartender were taking drink orders, and a wood-fired grill was blazing on the back patio. While a reporter...
WAITSBURG-The Cardinal boys basketball team has a new head coach. Coach Roy Ramirez has retired and Westin Wallace, a new high school teacher, was hired to lead the program. Wallace is a Toledo, Washington native and has played basketball since his youth. He played in three State tournaments with the 2B Riverhawks and received first-team All-State honors. At Toledo, Martin Huffman (a WHS alum) was Wallace's Principal. After high school, Wallace played a year of college basketball at South Puget...
WAITSBURG - The Royal Block will welcome Brooklyn, New York-based abstract artist Jeffrey Bishop, for a presentation on his fifty-year art-making practice on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 6 p.m. After the presentation, Royal Block owner and art curator Joseph Roberts will join Bishop to discuss his work. Bishop's work has been widely exhibited and critically acclaimed. The Royal Block and Roberts host monthly Art Talks. These round-table discussions facilitated by Roberts consider differing...
WAITSBURG - Girl Scout Troops 2127, 5381, and 5383 and Boy Scouts of America Troop 337 held a Flag Retirement Ceremony at the Waitsburg Cemetery on Flag Day, June 14. The ceremony began with the raising of the Flag of the United States. Emylee Willams, Lillian Carpenter, Shylo Hedges, Chelsea Faden, Sidian Stegall, and Katherine Roberts followed with retirement ceremony readings. "The Flag of the United States of America is an honored symbol of our nation's unity, its hopes, its achievements, it...
Camp is not just for kids. It is for us tennis aficionados as well. Otherwise known as the overly ambitious, overly confident, ready for sunburns, exhaustion, and probably a good dose of tennis humility. The Whitman College tennis team coaches run three-weekend tennis and wine camps in the spring and another three in the fall. I will be a returning camper and plan on attending all of them as I am a glutton for punishment. The Tennis and Wine Camp is for adults and offers a full day of tennis...
Before moving to Waitsburg, bread baking was an elusive skill I always shied away from. Despite my deep love for all the shapes and styles of bread, the idea of making my own always seemed like an impossible feat. Perhaps inspired by the rolling wheat fields that surround us, I have since learned a lot while discovering the magic that can be made with a few ingredients, patience, and a hot oven. This chewy and crusty focaccia was one of the first successful bakes, filling our home with an...
WAITSBURG — The Waitsburg School District No. 401-100 is now receiving applications for the position of School Board Director for Zone 1 Only individuals who reside within the boundaries of Zone 1 may apply. Please submit a Letter of Interest to dwoods@waitsburgsd.org by July 8, 2024...
