Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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I bought a machete the other day, because I was fighting a war that I was losing and I needed a better weapon. (Actually I hadn't been doing much fighting, and the war was almost lost.) It's a war against cattails: you know, those cute tall weeds with what look like long sticks with overcooked corn dogs on the end. When we bought our property along the South Touchet River more than a decade ago, it had a pond. It was a lovely pond, with a few lovely cattails lining one shore, which made it even...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY - With local grain at a critical stage for going up in flames, county commissioners, the Walla Walla County fire protection districs and area wheat farmers are joining together to ask citizens to employ extra caution during the upcoming weeks. Sparks from fireworks or a campfire can result in the loss of a crop and livelihood and even the loss of life. "Even though we have had rainfall recently, with the increasing temperatures and the maturity fo the crop, we still have the potential for extremem fire damage earlier than in...
PRESCOTT - For several years the Prescott Joint Parks & Recreation District (PJPRD) has designated one day each summer as a Safety Day to teach children about pool safety. Last year the district expanded that program and joined forces with area agencies who addressed additional aspects of safety. This year's Safety Day took place on June 24 and, with children from Walla Walla's Campfire program, youngsters from Vista Hermosa and Prescott locals, PJPRD Administrative Assistant Yvonne Jackson...
WAITSBURG - Most 18-year-olds don't celebrate high school graduation by running a marathon -- but then most 18-year-olds aren't E.J. Meserve. On Sunday,June 22, Meserve ran as the youngest runner in the San Juan Island marathon, placing 15th out of 60 competitors. Meserve's longtime coach, Joanna Lanning and her daughter Marci Jo (Lanning) Martinez, went along to offer moral support and challenged themselves by participating in the Three Lakes Sprint Triathalon on Saturday. "I've wanted to run a...
WAITSBURG - Twentynine WP gridders traveled to the Tri-Cities last week for their annual five-day spring football camp, where they played the majority of their games at Hanford High School. "It was a very productive week and competition was very good," said Coach Jeff Bartlow whose team has attended the camp eight of the last nine years. Bartlow was pleased with the numbers and acknowledged that it is difficult for both the kids and the coaches to commit to. "Track and baseball just got over...
WAITSURG - Coach Jeff Bartlow wrapped up his 15th Kids Football Camp last week, and deemed it a "huge success." Thirty-five athletes participated in what Bartlow describes as "a rich tradition and one that the kids love to be a part of." Players work on basic skills as well as teamwork and sportsmanship. The camp was split into two sessions. Mornings were dedicated to offense (catching, throwing, running and blocking) and special teams (kicking, punting and snapping). Athletes then play two 7x7...
PRESCOTT - Spectators may not have heard the familiar Ty Pennington shout, "MOVE THAT BUS!" but the transformation that took place at Prescott's "vacant lot" over four days last week most certainly qualifies as an Extreme Makeover. Spectators clapped enthusiastically as Pomegranate Center Director Milenko Matanovic spoke at Sunday afternoon's ribbon cutting ceremony. "They said it was not possible to complete in four days and yet here we are! It is like the cycle of the fish etched on this...
DAYTON - A hearing is scheduled for July 10 in Columbia County Superior Court to set the trial date for Levi Helgerson on charges of first degree assault of a child. Helgerson, 23, was arrested February 17 after the 11-month-old son of a woman he was living with suffered severe injuries while in his care. He was released on bail in April. Another hearing is scheduled for August 9, also in Columbia County Superior Court, to set a trial date for Robert Bridwell, who is accused of taking sexually explicit photos of a minor. Bridwell, 64, was...
DAYTON - A trial date of September 8 in Columbia County Superior Court has been set for George W. Waltermire and Deloris Elder, both of Dayton, according to the Columbia County Prosecutor's Office. Waltermire, 60, and Elder, 50, were both arrested on June 9 and charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The arrests came after the Walla Walla Police Department SWAT Team lead a search of Waltermire's home on E. Commercial St. in Dayton. Waltermire and Elder have both been released on bail....
WAITSBURG - As The Times was going to press this week we learned that Emry and Sandy Kleck have reached agreement to take over the lease of the Coppei Café in downtown Waitsburg. The Klecks currently operate a catering business from their home in Dayton. Allison Bond, the current operator of the café will hand it over to the Klecks on July 1. Bond has operated the café since November 2012. The café facility is leased from former Times Publisher Imbert Matthee, who owns the buildings and equipment. The public is invited to a special party to...
WAITSBURG - Emry Kleck describes the food he and his wife, Sandy, serve as "modern stone age cuisine." On the wood-fired grill that he built in his shop, they cook steaks and pulled pork, chicken, fish and shellfish, along with other kinds of meat. He also grills vegetables, including his specialty, grilled lentil salad. With special marinades he has created, he sprays the meat as it cooks. "The marinade is infused in the caramelized meat which gives it a unique flavor," Kleck said. On a recent...
WAITSBURG – 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 sampled a new v...
STARBUCK - The July Christian Women's Connection meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Judy Jackson's Yard at 825 Jackson Lane in Starbuck, Wash. Lunch is $10 and will be catered by the CWC Committee. Nancy Soltz of University Place, Wash. will be speaking. Sotlz is a former corporate secretary and travel agency owner who will speak on learning how to cope with the unexpected happenings of life. She will share about discovering, at age 15, that she was adopted and later finding her birth mother. She talks about being a wideow and how...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Resource Center will be hosting a Knock Out Boredom! (KOB) program with free summer fun activites, through the month of July. Activities will take place in the Waitsburg church basement and side yard on 6th and Main Street and are open to school age children in grades K - 12. The programs will run from 10 - 11:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. Those who choose, may go straight from the program to the elementary school sponsored free lunch at the school cafeteria that runs from 11:30 a.m. to noon each...
WAITSBURG - Emma Philbrook - like most students - is quite familiar with the phrase, "Be all you can be." But her experience at Girls State last week left her walking away with the realization that she could be even more than she thought she could be - or at least something different. That and the state level Samsung American Legion Scholarship. Philbrook left for Evergreen Girls State, held at the Central Washington University campus in Bellingham, Wash., on Sunday, June 15 and returned home...
Ten Years Ago July 1, 2004 Curiosity got the best of Carol Mae Hodgins, proprietor of the Bullseye Gar-NGrill, when a locked safe came up on the block at Classic Auction in Waitsburg earlier this year. The safe cost $825, Hodgins said, and belonged to a Walla Walla attorney named Ringhoffer, who died a number of years ago. . . Inside Hodgins found several itesm include a ¾-carat diamong ring, a Euopean-cut diamond Masonic Lodge ring, a diamond stickpin, a Hamilton watch, some old ledgers, and two deeds for property in Dayton from 1892. This...
[Editor's note: The following is a statement from State Representative Terry Nealey regarding the June 2014 Washington State revenue forecast.] T he Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council last week released its quarterly revenue forecast for the state. Acc ording t o Chief Econo- mist Steve Lerch, the General Fund-State net change is an increase of $157 million for the 2013-15 two-year budget cycle compared to the previous forecast in February. The council also increased its fore...
Dear Editor, I am writing to share an experience I witnessed and was a small part of with Sheriff John Turner. While employed with Providence St Mary Medical Center, I was a member of the Revenue Cycle Dept. which was approached by Sheriff Turner regarding the billing for care of inmates at the jail. Sheriff Turner urged St Mary's to help his team come up with a solution that would benefit the community while maintaining the exemplary care St Mary's is known for. As a result, a contract was put into place for services which saves the taxpayer 5...
First self-taught lesson at Girls State: Don't start a speech off with "Hi, my name is Jane Smith and I'm running for Auditor," or anything that sounds even remotely like that. At Girls State, the day starts at 6:30 in the morning and ends at eleven at night - and that's on the good nights. And so the minute your pitch starts off exactly the same as everyone else's, people start dozing off. Yup, this is it - one of the most prestigious conferences out there - affording its attendees the...
When Pomegranate Center Director Milenko Matanovic left a successful artists collective for something more meaningful, we're pretty sure what just took place in Prescott is exactly what he had in mind. Matanovic turned his focus to empowering and strengthening communities by helping them to work together to create community gathering spaces, like the one recently completed in Prescott. In just a few months, Prescott residents encouraged and supported one another in dreaming, designing and building a space that will leave a lasting legacy on...
June 27: Lisa Christensen, Sarah Monfort Torrens and Cameron Collins, Travis Eaton. June 28: Kendra Roberts, Terry Dunn, Kathleen Walborn, Heather Ferguson, Jordyn Prince. June 29: Wanda Mattice, Linda Herbert, Gina Fluharty. June 30: Jeff Bartlow, Pete Kinder, Ralph Jones and Erin Mellish. July 1: Gary Hofer, Ellen Atteberry, Scott Clayton and Lynn McCaw. July 2: Marc Zuger, Jeannie Hurd, Corlene Scoggin, Patrick McConnell and Christianna Scudder. July 3: Edna Ruley and Sara Leid Heggen....
Dayton June 17 Disabled vehicle blocking traffic in front of bakery on E. Main Street. Report of vandalism at Banner Bank. Theft of purse reported at Dayton Elementary School. June 18 Suspicious circumstances on 4th Street. Speeding infraction on Highway 261. Possible fraud reported on S. Willow. Non-injury accident on Main Street. Speeding infraction o Highway 366. Report of loud music on E. Dayton Avenue. Disorderly people reported at Texas Rapids. June 19 Report of possible DUI on N. Cherry Street; unfounded. Citation for speed on W. Dayton...
