Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA - Former Waitsburg resident Adam Hermanns was sentenced late last week to five months in Walla Walla County Jail as part of the first of several cases against him in Superior Court. Two more trials that could lead to much longer sentences await Hermanns, the first of which begins on Wednesday, July 13. The second has been set for July 18. Hermanns, who pleaded guilty to the charge of theft in the second degree last month for taking automotive parts from the Waitsburg property of Todd and Beth Ann Wood on Jan. 21 this year, was...
Darrell Mock passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 in Walla Walla at the age of 90 years. Darrell Otis Mock was born on April 21, 1921, the son of Denzil and Neoma (Gluck) Mock in Walla Walla. The family moved to Hanford, Washington and then to Enterprise, Oregon for a short time before settling in Waitsburg, Washington in 1933. Darrell graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1940. After school, he and his brother owned and operated two service stations in Seattle. Darrell later worked for the...
WAI T SBURG - One's a cow girl. One's a mother of two. One's a chef. One's a graduate wine maker. One's a journalist. Coppei Coffee's core team couldn't be more different or their paths to the town's new culinary crossroads more varied. Yet they have more than a few things in common when it comes to their vision and passion for Waitsburg's soon-to-open coffee house on Main Street. "I want it to be a place where you can come to soak in and enjoy the morning," said Marc Bru, Coppei Coffee's genera...
WALLA WALLA - On a trip to the south of France in the late 1990s, Marvin Wood saw Petanque played for the first time. In the late afternoon, the men would come out to the sun-splashed gravel courts under shade trees in the parks or along the boulevards in the villages near Marseille and toss their boules after a little pilot ball, or jack, then compete fiercely to make their steel balls cozy up to it. The game seemed social and leisurely yet fascinating because of its demand on hand-eye...
DAYTON - When Yance Yost asked his friend and gallery owner Claire Johnston if she might be interested in placing one of his pieces in the jimgermanbar, which she runs with her husband, the answer was "no." Yost dropped his head in disappointment. He didn't think that his piece, a wired collage of empty picture frames accompanied by a poem about the images that "used to lie inside," "sucked that bad." Then he realized Johnson hadn't finished answering his question. "But you can have two months...
We are thankful beyond measure for all our good friends for their good deeds, thoughts, cards and many other kindnesses during our recent sadness. We offer our humble thanks for your comfort and love. The family of Rachel Hinchliffe Hara....
June 28 Domestic Violence. Domestic Violence reported on N 4th Street in Dayton. Noise Complaint. Noise complaint reported on E. Dayton Avenue. Animal Problem. Dog bite reported on W Cameron Street. June 29 Animal Problem. Animal Mistreatment reported on South 2nd Street in Dayton. Suspicion. Suspicious person reported on W 2st Street, Dayton. Traffic Hazard. Report of tree block in roadway in McKay Alto. Abandoned vehicle. Abandoned vehicle reported on Eckler Mountain, Dayton. Juvenile Problem. Report of a small boy hanging on the train...
Grandma Moses really knew a pastoral scene when she saw one, captivating America in the 1950s with her oil paintings depicting the American country way of life. Today, I thought I was seeing through Grandma Moses' eyes, barreling through the country side heading for Spokane, north on Highway 12. The one farm I really enjoy seeing each time I head north on this route, is the one on the left hand side of the road; tucked into its own minuscule valley, a lazy pond, weeping willows, Guernseys dotting the field with a red barn in the distance. When...
Ten Years Ago July 12, 2001 Five-year-old Kimmie Hamann joins a long line of grandchildren of Waitsburg's Jan Cronkhite who have performed in WWCC Foundation summer musicals. Waitsburg resident Janice Cook is the stage manager for "State Fair" which begins its three-week run tonight. Sixty years ago, American tree fanciers spent considerable energy finding the biggest trees of every species in the nation and compiled a list. In the National Register of Big Trees, Waitsburg is listed as home of the "largest common pear tree." Times intern Brad...
SUMMER BURN BAN DAYTON - Effective on Monday, July 11, outdoor burning will not be allowed in Columbia County Fire District 3 as part of a summer burn ban to prevent fires, the agency announced last week. SOLAR GARDENS OPENS WAITSBURG - Travis Richardson, chair of the Dayton Farmers' Market, and his finance Loretta Bradley are opening Solar Gardens & Sharpening this week to offer retail sales of local fruits and vegetables, and sharpening services. The business, located behind the three landmark solar panels along Highway 12 just outside...
WAI T SBURG - When they bought thei r Keystone Montana 5th wheel in September, Lynn and Paul Mantz-Powers knew it would be months before they'd retire. But they were so excited about the prospect of hitting the road and adopting a new nomadic lifestyle this summer that they practically moved out of their adjacent family home on Bolles Road and into their 400-squarefoot travel trailer. "Trailer" doesn't actually captures their new abode, which comes with a shower, bathroom, living room, dining...
My daughter and I were very disappointed to find out as we headed to the Waitsburg swimming pool on a recent Saturday that it is closed on the weekends. I am a mom with a full time job and I am unable to take my child to the pool during the weekdays. I was looking forward to spending quality time with my daughter which I was able to do by driving to the Prescott Pool. During the time we spent at the Prescott pool two Parents and four children from the Waitsburg community came to swim. I would prefer not to have to drive to another town when I...
The last time I wrote about my friend and his son with Ewing's sarcoma, the teenager was just going into treatment. This was back in early fall, when Niko and I went hiking with Michael and Orion, my friend's older son, while Tally, his youngest, was at the hospital as part of his prolonged preparations for his eventual surgery. We just walked up an old logging road near Snoqualmie Pass, my four-month-old Dizzy weaving between our feet along the path. Michael and I listened to Niko and Orion's...
We promised we would open the Coppei Coffee shop this summer and we are. In just a few weeks, we'll have our soft opening and later on our grand opening for what we hope will become Waitsburg's "third space," your living room away from home. This week, we're introducing the members of the team - general manager Marc Bru and the core staff, including Nichole Wood, Lindsey Thomas and Sarah Groffman (see story on page 7). It's been a great journey so far. Ron Smith of Northstar Construction and his crew have done a phenomenal job transforming...
WAITSBURG - Two Waitsburg-area residents have thrown their hat in the ring for the city's library manager's position. The applicants for the job vacated by the resignation of Su Alexander last month are Heather Hay-Baker and Rosie Warehime. The Board of the Weller Public Library is expected to meet later this month to go over the applications and move the hiring process forward. Alexander left the position late last month, citing personal reasons. Hay- Baker, who lives with her family between...
DAYTON - Touchet Valley residents showed up in big numbers for the rare chance to see the circus and get acquainted with some of the world's most exotic animals in Dayton on Thursday. Local promoters said more than 3,000 visitors took in one of two Carson & Barnes circus shows that ran the gamut from spectacular trapeze and trampoline acts to elephant rides and skateboard gymnastics. "Many people after the circus told us that they couldn't believe such a good circus stopped in Dayton," local...
