Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - After seven years of setbacks and conflicts, Elizabeth Jagelski's childhood dream is materializing into reality on the Liberty Theater's stage. The Touchet Valley Arts Council, under Jagelski's direction, will perform Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" this fall. While the classic musical is less familiar to many than the iconic Disney version, it has a special place in Jagelski's heart: "This was the first musical I ever watched as a child," she said. The version starring Lesley...
PULLMAN - College is typically a time for growth and new experiences. But for former Dayton High School valedictorian and athlete Malia Frame, tougher academics and new friendships weren't enough. The Business Administration and Agriculture Technology and Production Management double-major decided to experience a whole new world as an athlete as well - collegiate rowing. Frame said she heard about WSU's rowing team long before she considered trying out. She knew of several Dayton alumni who...
DAYTON - Jim Gallaher is a "Mule Guy." Only a Mule Guy would drive ten miles each way every day to check on his mule and feed her. "Every day," he said. "In the rain or in the snow; it doesn't matter." Gallaher bought his mule in May from a horse breeder in Pilot Rock, Ore. She's unbroken, and her name is Junie. ("I don't know how to spell it," he said. "I didn't name her.") He pronounces it "joo-nee," so The Times decided how to spell it (since we like making up our own spellings). Gallaher...
DAYTON - Dayton High School alumni will gather in Dayton next weekend, July 18 - 20 for the annual Dayton Alumni Weekend. According to Alumni Association President Merle Jackson, several classes from milestone years will gather on Friday night to prepare parade floats. Saturday's Alumni and Mule Parade starts at 10 a.m., and will include numerous class floats. After the parade, the Alumni Association will hold its annual meeting at the Dayton Depot courtyard. Classes from milestone years will hold private gatherings on Saturday evening. On...
DAYTON - Mark Holt will perform at the Grain House Grill in Dayton on Friday, July 18 at 5 p.m. Holt has been singing songs and playing guitar and 5-string banjos for 40 years, mostly in the western United States and Canada. Holt spent much of his youth opening for Bluegrass Legends like Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys, Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Mac Wiseman. Holt is a founding board member and past president of the Washington Bluegrass Association and is an advisory council board member of the Roots Music...
When I heard that Bluegrass singer Mark Holt will be performing at the Grain House Grill during the upcoming Mule Mania! Days I recognized it as the perfect opportunity to interview Grill owners Nathan and Dawna Krekula. The fact that my visit was perfectly timed so that I could enjoy my favorite Bacon Bleu Burger with their specialty beer-battered Sidewinder fries was a calculated bonus. The Krekulas moved to Dayton about three years ago and live with their four children, ages 10 - 16, on 25...
Dear Editor, When Sheriff Turner took office in 2011 I spent a large amount of time reviewing several years of the Walla Walla County and Sheriff's Office financial reports, in order to fully understand the budgeting and accounting process. As a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), I wanted to know the history and pattern of expenditures, as well as what Sheriff Turner had to work with. A couple of things became obvious quickly. First, in order to deeply understand the accounting and budgeting process involved in managing the Sheriff's budget...
Dear Editor, As a rural land and homeowner in Columbia County, I am pleased with the efficiency and responsiveness of our local 911 dispatch and fire department. While most local families are enjoying a Fourth of July, barbecues and all the holiday events, many department staff and volunteers are working to protect homes, property and people from fire; trading time with their families to protect us. Please continue to join me and support our local fire department, volunteer firefighters, 911 dispatch and County Emergency Services. They do a...
Ten Years Ago July 15, 2004 Three Waitsburg students made the most of the 2004 Evergreen Boys State, taking advantage of both its seriousness and its opportunities for fun. Representing Waitsburg last month at Central Washington University were Gabe Kiefel, the son of Michael and Kristi Kiefel; Brad Huffman, the son of Dena Wood of Waitsburg and Tim Huffman, Monmouth, Ore., and Matt Baker, the son of Loyal and Kathy Baker. Seaman Jarod Gagnon, son of Louis and Marie Gagnon of Waitsburg, graduated recently from Coast Guard basic training in...
A sk any private eye and they'll tell you - "There's no feeling like plunking another file in the "solved" tray, especially when that case was as stressful as my last one." A couple months back, a fellow came in asking me to check out an outfit called Smithton Amalgamated Trading. The pay was good, but the job was hard. It was a case with more dead ends than a corpse's hairdo. I got my client what he needed, and he was more than a little surprised when I gave it to him. "You - you made it out,"...
A s Colorado and Washington state approve the sale of marijuana for recreational use and other states consider following suit, [the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Bethesda, Md., Nora] Volkow says, the notion that legalization represents a modest, cost-free move is dangerously overblown. The evidence on the supposed safety of marijuana - particularly marijuana in its modern, far more potent form - is far from clear enough to take this leap. "I think that what we are seeing is a little bit of wishful thinking in the sense that we...
July 11: Susa Roberts. July 12: Judy Townsend, Dick Surry, Lynette Newbill, Bill Duckworth, Deandra Smith, John Wood, Jr., Gayle Durkee, Bruce Anderson, George Downing. July 13: Tom and Gracie Lyman, Terri Schuler, Ron Kessler, Tom John, Janis Austin, Steve Low, Gary Vaughn, Kimberly Williams, Tucker Gleason. July 14: Karen Gregutt, Brett Tuttle, Pat Davis, Megan Price, Lauren Rohde. July 15: Howard Hays, Velma Sickles, Steve Witt, Mary Duncan, Ray Clayton, W.L. Clayton. July 16: Margaret Fitzekam, Judy Bauerlie, Karlee Young. July 17: Mack...
Waitsburg July 1 Vehicle prowl on W. 4th Street; GPS and digital camera taken. July 3 Suspicious circumstances reported on Preston Avenue, possible tainted beverage. Dayton July 1 Speeding citation on Highway 12. Speeding citation on W. Main Street. Verbal domestic dispute on E. Spring Street. Phone fraud on Patit Road. Search and rescue dispatched on Panjab Trail. July 2 Found property at Senior Center. Abandoned vehicle reported on School Bus Lane. Disorderly person reported on S. 4th Street. Report of juvenile driving without license on N. F...
1 YWCA Fun Factory Preston Park, Waitsburg 2 - 3:30 p.m. Free fun for kids ages 5-10. Crafts, games and fun activities. Every Thursday through July 31. Columbia County Planning Commission Columbia County Planning Office (114 S. 2nd Street, Dayton) 7 p.m. 11 Middle of Nowhere Session Mace Mead Works, Dayton Neighbors and Globelamp will be performing. Tickets may be purchased at http://macemeadworks.com 12 Downtown Farmer's Market Dayton Historic Depot Courtyard 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy produce, food, crafts, and music in the Historic Depot Courty...
In an article in last week's Times about Matthew Warren attending the Boys State conference, it was stated that Warren was awarded a scholarship by the American Legion Auxiliary. That was incorrect. Warren's scholarship was awarded by the American Legion....
Howard Whipple finished his earthly journey on July 3, 2014, at the age of 94. He was born in Sprague, WA on September 29, 1919, the eldest son of Daniel and Alma Whipple. A railroad family, they moved often, usually living in the family quarters above the depots. Howard graduated from Lind (WA) High School in 1937, and took courses at Kinman Business School. Following in his father’s footsteps, he became an agent-telegrapher with the Northern Pacific Railroad. He joined the navy in 1944 and trained as a radioman, completing his duty in 1...
Baby girl River Anna Baker Hendrickson - 8 pounds 9 ounces, 21 inches - born at 3:48pm on the fifth of July, 2014 in Port Angeles, Wash. to David Allen Hendrickson III and Amalia "Molly" Baker of Sequim, Wash. River Anna is joining sister Leia. Grandpandparents are David Hendrickson of Port Angeles, Wash.; Cindy and David Anderson of Chignik Lagoon and Homer, Alaska; and Charlie and Patty Baker of Quilcene, Wash. Great-grandparents include Richard and Shirley Hendrickson of Port Angeles, Wash.;...
DAYTON - Frog Hollow Band, one of the northwest's favorite alternative country bands will perform a free concert Saturday night at the Columbia County Fairgrounds during Mule Mania. The show will run from 8 p.m. until midnight and will include dancing in the beer garden. Frog Hollow Band includes musicians from Walla Walla and Waitsburg. They have a busy schedule this summer, including performing at the Umatilla and Walla Walla County Fairs....
DAYTON - Mule and donkey owners from the northwest and the U.S. are preparing to invade the Columbia County Fairgrounds for next weekend's fourth annual Mule Mania mule and donkey show in Dayton. The show runs July 17 through 20 and is free to the public. More than 150 mules and donkeys are expected to take part. Beginning early Thursday, mule and donkey owners will take part in a wide variety of competitions, from English Dressage and driving to barrel racing and the Fast Ass Express. Riding an...
WAITSBURG - Five Waitsburg teens returned home last week following a two-week mission trip to Guatemala. The youth are pleased with the work they accomplished there, but all five agree that they were receivers as well as givers. While those they served lacked material possessions, the teens learned the Guatemalans are rich in ways many Americans aren't. Chad (18), Nick (18) and Chloe Pearson (14) and Kavin (18) and Kassidy (17) Kuykendall, along with 13 other Walla Walla area teens, formed the...
DAYTON - The city of Dayton planning commission will hold a continuation of a public hearing next week regarding updating the city's zoning code to address marijuana production and sales. The hearing will be held during the commission's regular July meeting on Tuesday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall. A revised draft city zoning ordinance will be presented during the meeting. Under the proposed rules, marijuana retail stores will be a permitted use in commercial zones in the city, but not...
