Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Farmers in the Touchet Valley are predicting their harvest this year will be at least a week later than usual with fields in the Prescott and Waitsburg areas ready by the third week of July and in Dayton by early August. "Almost every farmer coming in says they'll be seven to ten days late," said Matt Weber, an agronomist with the McGregor Co.'s Waitsburg branch, which supplies them with farm chemicals. Concerned at first with the possible spread of rust, growers now welcome the somewhat cooler June temperatures that allow the... Full story
WALLA WALLA-The Walla Walla Transmission Babe Ruth team ended its summer league season with a win and a loss in the playoff tournament. The loss left them one game shy of the championship game. Last Saturday night the Waitsburg-based team faced the Eastgate Lyons in the first round of the tournament. The team wasted no time warming up to plate. Dalton Estes slammed his first pitch, sending it over the fence for a three-run home run in the top of the first inning. The Lions answered right back... Full story
YAKIMA- Waitsburg- Prescott graduate Kris Cady got the opportunity of a lifetime when he played in the Washington State Football Coaches Association East-West all star game in Yakima this weekend. The West won the game 23-14. The Earl Barden Classic was played at Zaepfel Stadium and consisted of some of the best football players in the 1A, 1B and 2A divisions in the State of Washington. The players were selected by the coaches association. The West jumped out to a 13-0 lead on a couple of...
DAYTON- Art enthusiasts from across the Touchet Valley visited the historic Boldman House on a sunny but breezy Saturday afternoon in Dayton. They gazed at newly-painted water-color paintings, took a home tour and munched on tasty refreshments. The art displayed on the grounds of the more than 100-year-old Queen Anne Victorian style Boldman home featured paintings of several local artists that depicted flora from the early 1900s. The home is on local, state and national historic registers. Mary...
1 ArtWalk-Examine fifteen of Walla Walla's Arts Businesses-including art galleries, art venues, artists' studios and museums from 5 to 8 p.m. Walla Walla's ArtWalk, exhibiting works of local, national and international artists. Art Walk is free and open to all art enthusiasts. Look for the signs in the windows of participating art venues. For more info go to: www.artwalkwallawalla.com Experience afternoon anof days gone by. Spin yarn or watch experts demonstrate the timeless skill of spinning at Whitman Park, 328 Whitman Mission Rd., Walla...
Waitsburg/Walla Walla County & Dayton/Columbia County June 21: Traffic Hazard. Traffic hazard reported on Timpey Road, Dayton. Theft. Theft reported on Cameron Street, Dayton. Theft. Theft reported on West Main Street, Dayton. Juvenile Problem. Possible juvenile related problem on 1st Street in Dayton.. Fraud. Attempted telephone fraud reported on Main Street in Dayton. Theft. Theft of Circus Posters reported on Main Street in Dayton. Neighborhood Disturbance. Disturbance reported on 2nd Street in Dayton. Reckless Driving. Reckless vehicle... Full story
This weekend I catered and attended a friend's 60th birthday party. Filling the table with an array of appropriate wine tasting nibbles, everyone brought their own bottles of regional and local wines to share with one another. Somewhere in the first few sips of Balboa Winery's 09 Syrah, I pulled the wine guys arm and said, "Have you tasted this wine?" We were both floored being Syrah red wine lovers, and unsuspecting of this wineries vintage; superb in every way. Let me explain. Balboa winemaker/owner, Tom Glase is someone you can talk to....
Ten Years Ago July 5, 2001 When a series of dramatic storms passed through the area, thunderstorms clobbered the valley on June 27. The storms carried with them heavy rain, strong wind gusts and three-quarter to one-inch hail. The Joint Fire District No. 2 received a new fire truck, which has numerous custom features and will save taxpayers about $45,000 over comparable fire trucks. Local artist Cathy Abel took second place in Walla Walla's Carnegie Art Museum second annual Juried Art Show last week. Her watercolor California Beach was judged... Full story
June 30: Jeff Bartlow, Pete Kinder, Ralph Jones and Erin Mellish. July 1: Gary Hofer, Ellen Atteberry, Scott Clayton and Lynn McCaw. July 2: Melvena Carpenter, Marc Zuger, Jeannie Hurd, Corlene Scoggin, Patrick McConnell and Christianna Scudder. July 3: Edna Ruley and Sara Leid Heggen. July 4: Tucker Alleman, Kelly Buffington, Dona Jean Smith, Suzanne Robert, James White, John McCaw. July 5: Gina Wilson, Karen Gilson, Neil Carpenter, Sierra Segraves. July 6: Roger Beckel, Leo Cobb, Donna Groom, Milt Priggee....
CHALLENGE GRANT FOR PORT DAYTON - The infrastructure is in and the marketing continues. The Port of Columbia's Blue Mountain Station project received another boost when it was awarded a Challenge Grant of $5,000 by Pacific Power for marketing the project. Port Commission Chairman Gene Warren accepted the check from Pacific Power Regional Community Manager Bill Clemens. "Now that the Phase 1 infrastructure is in the ground, we are ready to site our first business at Blue Mountain Station," said Jennie Dickinson, manager of the Port of Columbia....
WAITSBURG - The $5,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation, the charitable arm of Cycle Oregon, couldn't have come at a better time for Waitsburg's Main Street. The young deciduous trees planted in the sidewalk a few years ago didn't do so well this year, so the colorful flower baskets and flowers added to the street lights and planters are bringing some needed cheer to the downtown area. "The flowering trees took a hit from last November's cold snap and the bizarre spring we've had,"...
Recently I had the opportunity to look through some interesting travel books about the state of Washington. Among them, I found "Exploring Washington's Past," written by Ruth Kirk and Carmela Alexander. Kirk and Alexander's book gives an excellent background into the history of the state, especially rural areas. In this book it has a section that discussed the town of Waitsburg, its size and the local community. " In 1871, a visitor to Waitsburg described the little town as "The most enterprising and thrifty of any town, except Walla Walla, in...
WAITSBURG - On one of the nights of the Salt & Light youth choir's state tour last week, the group of 23 young singers from the Touchet Valley came together in a circle to share what they felt was special about the Christian ministry. The theme of this year's tour was "Got Hope?" Kyla Ihle, a senior from Dayton High School, was already in tears before it was her turn to share. " I've been struggling with hope throughout my life," Ihle said. "Salt & Light helped me find that hope." Feeling safe...
Here's a challenge the Times is pleased to put out there. If you or your business have been on the fence about snapping up one of four available 10-year corporate sponsorships of the Cardinals press box and sports equipment storage facility on the Waitsburg football field, you better act fast. The Times has decided to buy the next-to-last sponsorship package - priced at $2,500 - that includes the placement of its logo on a 2x6-foot space on the building, weekly public recognition during home football games and once-a-year exclusive seating in... Full story
Editor's Note: This is the first in an occasional series about Columbia County Health System serving patients in the Dayton and Waitsburg areas. The series will focus on changes and developments since last year's management study and review. D AYTON - More than a year after Columbia County Health System's board of commissioners called in a consultant to help the hospital district with its management issues, the controversy over staffing has largely blown over. In some departments, such as the... Full story
DAYTON - The Dayton City Council Monday moved adopted a six-year transportation plan that includes several infrastructure projects for roadways, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, storm drains and bridges. The transportation plan has 18 different projects that could begin as early as 2012 and last through 2017. Projects range in cost from $170,000 to $1.4 million with a total of more than $8 million over six years. The plan is basically a wish list. It's required by law to be submitted to the Washington Department of Transportation every year and helps...
DAYTON - The Dayton Saturday Market, the new farmer's market group which wanted exclusive use of First Street in Dayton for its stalls on Saturday mornings, has withdrawn its request to the city. Jacci Wooten, volunteer manager of the recently formed group and former manager of the Dayton Farmers' Market, it was better not to pursue the request. "I pulled it from the agenda," Wooten said. She would not elaborate further. Despite the recent split that led to two farmers' markets using the same...
