Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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There are a couple of noticeable influences in the wheat and other market atmo- spheres this week. Grain prices are being driven upward by - surprise! - hot and dry summer weather. Crop size forecasts that had been consistently ratcheting higher week-to-week through May are now giv- ing back. The swift plant- ing progress for corn and soybeans in the Midwest earlier this year set up high expectations, but now the plants are in a relatively advanced stage of develop- ment that calls for more moisture even as the sum- mer furnace goes... Full story
WAITSBURG - The current Waitsburg city contract for services with the Walla Walla Sheriff's Office is too expensive for the city to maintain and city staff and the city council are consider- ing a reduction in services to also reduce the annual price tag. The sheriff's office cur- rently patrols and serves the city of Waitsburg for 47.5 hours per week. This level of service costs the city $125,000 per year. "The city can't sustain it at the rate it's going," said City Administrator Randy...
DAYTON -- The Liberty Theater in Dayton kicks off its Summer Film Series next Tuesday, June 26. Every summer the theater plays family friendly movies at 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. This year's lineup in- cludes two of famed anima- tor Don Bluth's films - "An American Tail" and "The Land Before Time." A se- quel to An American Tail, "Fievel Goes West" is also included, along with recent favorites "Pirates! The Band of Misfits" and "Puss in Boots." Passes for all five films are just $10 and can be purchased at the theater box office. Visit...
5 Waitsburg Junior Live- stock Show Results: DOG SHOWMANSHIP Junior 4-H Champion, Devon Harshman Junior 4-H Reserve Champion, Cheyenne Gritman Intermediate 4-H Champion, Payton Dowdy Intermediate 4-H Reserve Champion, Samantha Sweetwood Senior 4-H Champion, Alexis Hughes Senior 4-H Reserve Champion, Rachel Heitstuman Overall Grand Champion Showman, Payton Dowdy Overall Reserve Grand Champion Showman, Alexis Hughs OBEDIENCE Grand Champion, Alexis Hughes Reserve Grand Champion, Cheyenne Gritman Blue Ribbons: 4-H Devon Harshman, Cheyenne...
WAITSBURG -- The Waitsburg School District fa- cilities were assessed recently and given average marks across the board in the school district study and survey. The study and survey was funded by the Office of Su- perintendant of Public Instruction and conducted by Design West, Waitsburg Su- perintendent and Elementary Principal Carol Clarke said. The Waitsburg School Board discussed the school district study and survey last Wednesday evening, June 13. "There was a long list of different needs for the district and really what it boiled down to...
DAYTON -- Booker Rest Home received some gratifying news that quality of living for residents and the standards of service in the hospital are better than in previous years, accord- ing to a state survey earlier this month. The surveys are used to de- termine the state of the health system's facilities and the quality of life of its customers. The results of the 2012 survey brought only five F-tags, a type of citation, which suggest quality of life improvements for the facility's residents, according to an email from Stephanie Carpenter, the...
PR ESCOTT - Jubilee Youth Ranch students have been participating in WP sports for about six years now and the school is planning to expand its offerings to possibly three sports for the upcoming fall season - football, cross country and soccer. Not only will this provide a wider variety for the Jubilee athletes in sports activities, but it means WP coaches may have more talent on their hands than ever before. Mark Hauck, the student activities and athletics director at Jubilee Youth Ranch, said... Full story
WAITSBURG - For Karen Stanton-Gregutt, there's nothing better than a soak in her 1929 claw foot tub that sits in one of her Waitsburg Cottages. She loves that soak so much she has designed a new retail business around it called Bubbles & Chocolate: The Finer Things, set to open June 28. The opening on June 28 will be a soft opening and the grand opening will take place sometime in July, Stanton-Gregutt said. The shop, located on Waitsburg's Main Street in the Plaza Theater build- ing, will be...
DAYTON -- Dayton Wine Works Owner Carl Cramer officially opened the Grain House Grill last weekend just in time for the annual All- Wheels Weekend in Dayton. The grill is located at 232 Main Street in Dayton and Cramer said the restaurant is lunch, dinner, dessert, wine, microbrews and specialty drinks, are available online at grainhousegrill.com. Cramer said the restaurant is fairly eclectic. "Every table is different," Cramer said. "Our motto has been, 'We're out there, but out there is a pretty great place.'" The bar exemplifies...
Bee Still Photography Main Street Opens 11 a.m. June 29 Bitzi's Nook & Cranny Preston Avenue Opens June 29 Bubbles & Chocolate:The Finer Things Main Street Opens June 28...
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg's Mary Kay consultant and photographer Belinda Cook has moved into a store- front on Main Street with the hope of taking her business to the next level. "It's one of my dreams to have my own business and get up and go to work," Cook said. "I'm adding the store- front for the professionalism." Cook is planning to host a grand opening of her storefront on Friday, June 29 at 11 a.m., with hot dogs and face painting for customers. Cook will be opening one day after Karen Stanton-Gregutt's Bubbles and Chocolate: The Finer... Full story
June 21: David Dunn, Dick Harper, Tawnya Nettles, PeggyBrookshire and Anita Baker. June 22: Andy Winnett, MichaelSpidell and Paul Cook. June 23: James Lehr, TeresaMcConnell, Debbie Shaeffer, Del- bert Porter, Michelle Bergevin,Lynn Savage, Jon Gibson andHeather Havens. June 24: Kathleen Seaton, Donna Surry, Rod Bailey, FritzZuger, 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,Norma Bessey, Toni Chavez...
Owen Ward Mead was born May 1, 2012. He weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces was and 21 inches long. The proud parents are Marcus Mead and Lacey Ollgaard. The grandparents are Skip and Julia Mead of Dayton and Eric and Cindy Ollgaard of Ellensburg. Great-grandparents are Dusty and Marlene Leader of Ellensburg, Joy Ross of Chewelah and Dottie Mead of Dayton....
Waitsburg 6-13 Alcohol violation by three juveniles was reported on Cop- pei Avenue. 6-15 Harassment from a neighbor was reported on Coppei Av- enue. The theft of gas cans with gas was reported on MapleStreet. A suspicious circumstance and possible burglary wasreported on Highway 12. The theft of gas and diesel cans withgas and diesel was reported on Preston Avenue. 6-17 The theft of gas cans with gas was reported on GardenDrive. Dayton 6-12 A sex offense was reported on Main Street. A suspiciousvehicle was reported on Highway 12. 6-13 Harassme...
The Wine: 2010 Dowsett Semi-dry Gewürztraminer. Nose buried deep in the glass, ripe cloven pears wrapped in muddled lemon leaves opens the senses. With first sip, great swooshes of chamomile and dampened needles brushes the cheek, dripping cloven honey naps the tongue with an unexpected spattering of valley minerality. The pale palomino hue tells the story of a semi- dry Gewürztraminer, a first of its style in Columbia Valley. The Winemaker: Chris Dowsett is also Buty Winery's co-wine- maker and has much moxie when it comes to finishing his D...
Ten Years Ago June 20, 2002 Dayton graduate, Mike Booker, reconnects with D-Day buddy, Llyod Apperson. On May 15, 2002, Louise Apperson was surfing the Internet in hopes of finding her husband's wartime friend. She does find a "Mike Booker" and calls him. It was the same man that served in 357th Infantry in St. Lo, France, during World War II, with her husband Lloyd. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 18, 1987 The Lions Invitational Softball Tournament will be held this weekend, June 19, 20, and 21, at the softball complex on the Days of Real Sport...
Kortney Killgore and Greg Smith were married May 7, 2012 at Lake Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho at a private ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Les and Heather Killgore of White Bird, Idaho. The groom is the son of Glen and Adelle Smith of Waitsburg, Washington. The bride recently graduated with her Master's of Sci- ence in Nursing from Idaho State University and is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse. She is employed by Tri-State Memorial Hospital Emergency Department and... Full story
PRAYER PROPOSAL DROPPED WAITSBURG - Councilman KC Kuykendall's proposal to add a prayer or invocation at the start of each Waitsburg City Council meeting has been dropped. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said after doing some research on the proposal, the city decided not to pursue it further. SALT & LIGHT FINAL TOUR WAITSBURG -- All family, friends, community members and church families in the Touchet Valley are invited to pack the house for the Salt & Light farewell Home Concert June 21 at the Christian Church Sanctuary at 7:30 p.m. for...
WHS Term Four Honor Roll *Running Start Students Not Included Seniors 3.25 and above Jessica Guay Dionna Baker Chris Brooks Taylor Doepker Hailey Goenen Kristin Potter Fletcher Baker Amanda Cook Dustin Wooderchak Greg Kalahele-Stearns Juniors 4.0 Seth Deal Samantha Moss 3.25 and above Alex Leathers Alex Dill Katy Hofer Samantha Henze Logan Dozier Jessica Foxe Jennifer Nichols Brandon Gusse Ben Shafer Alex Hays Dakota Baker Rhiannon Chapman Dalton Estes Cheyenne Frohreich Sophomores 4.0 Heidi Miller Nicholas Pearson Emily Wilson 3.25 and above... Full story
I have been fortunate to work with Chris Blackman for the past four years at Wa-Hi. I am also the parent of a student with Autism who currently attends Wa-Hi and has been attending Walla Walla Public Schools since kindergarten. Over the years, I have met no teacher or person quite like Chris. She is consistent in her philosophy on how important services are to all children and passionate about ensuring ev- ery child has an opportunity to succeed. Additionally, Chris is an excellent communicator, sets high expectations for her students, and...
Turner Dreams Of Writing For The New York Times Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part series of profiles on the winners of this year's Times $500 com- munity service scholarships given to Waitsburg, Prescott and Dayton students. These three seniors were chosen for our scholarship based on community service, grades, need and their bright futures. Garett Turner is the scholar- ship winner from Dayton High School. D AYTON - Garett Turner has big dreams, a lot of determination and a jack... Full story
Here at the Times we've been in the community service spirit. We give out three scholarships each year to deserving stu- dents who not only show a financial need, a bright future and high GPAs, but they're students who have passion for serving the community. It was hard to select our chosen three because those who applied had done great things: Ran sports camps for local youth, picked up trash, took the Draw the Line campaign to Olympia, helped out in elementary school classrooms, par- ticipated and helped organize blood drives and food...
