Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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As longtime volunteer firefighters are retiring, the local volunteer pool continues to dwindle. With less than 20 active volunteer firefighters and four EMTs, Columbia-Walla Walla Fire No. 2 is actively recruiting new volunteers. Over the past few weeks, The Times has profiled some current department volunteers to learn about their experience and how they work volunteering around their other responsibilities. Miguel Castillo This week, we check in with Miguel Castillo who grew up in Touchet and...
SPOKANE–Northwest Farm Credit Services has released its quarterly Market Snapshot reports that look at the state of major agricultural commodities in the region. Northwest FCS industry teams working throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington monitor conditions and report outlooks for commodities financed by the co-op. All Market Snapshots are posted online at Industry Insights. Northwest FCS’ 12-month outlook for the agricultural commodities most common in the Northwest are summarized below. Cattle Modest returns are projected thr...
Note from the editor: The following information is a reprint of information shared on the Walla Walla County Emergency Management Facebook page. The recent quake activity in California reminds us that we are not immune from earthquakes here in Walla Walla County. History has recorded earthquakes that would be considered “strong,” “very strong” and “destructive” on the Modified Mercalli scale which implies intensity up to 6.5 magnitudes on the Richter Scale. Since those earthquakes recorded in Walla Walla County are generally shallow ear...
WALLA WALLA-A Chinese businessmen and Adventist pioneers will be the subject of Living History presentations at the Fort Walla Walla Museum this weekend, with a Historical Auto Club Car Show taking place on Sunday. Living History On Sat., July 13, at 2 p.m., Myron Huie will portray Hen Lee who was was born in China in 1819. During the political unrest of the 1850s, he immigrated from Canton province to the U.S. along with many others. By the 1860s he was one of the first Chinese residents to...
DAYTON—Columbia, Asotin and Garfield counties will share an award in the amount of $110,000 from Greater Columbia Accountable Communities of Health to be spent on social determinants of need, said Columbia County Public Health Care Director Martha Lanman, last week. Lanman said Columbia County’s share is $58,763 and the award will be split between the County Health Department and Columbia County Health System (CCHS). Of that share, $10,013.96 will benefit the public health department’s insur...
ERA Batting Average C. Morton TB 2.32 D. LeMahieu NYY .336 M. Minor TEX 2.54 R. Devers BOS .324 J. Verlander HOU 2.98 M. Brantley HOU .324 J. Berrios MIN 3.00 T. Anderson CHW .317 G. Cole HOU 3.09 J. Polanco MIN .312 Wins Home Runs L. Lynn TEX 11 M. Trout LAA 28 L. Giolito CHW 11 E. Encarnacion SEA/NYY 25 J. Odorizzi MIN 10 G. Sanchez NYY 24 J. Verlander HOU 10 A. Bregman HOU 23 M. Gonzales SEA 10 J. Soler KC 23 Strike Outs Runs Batted In G. Cole HOU 170 M. Trout LAA 67 C. Sale BOS 153 J. Abreu CHW 66 J. Verlander HOU 153 X. Bogaerts BOS 65 T....
Since we are at the All-Star break, it's a good time to take a look at some of the players the Mariners traded away this year. Fans are usually very critical of trading away their favorite players and are often surprised to learn how things are going with their new team. Let's start with Robinson Cano. Cano is having his worst season thus far in his major league career. His triple slash line of .240/.287/.360 (batting average/on-base percentage/slugging) are all career lows. With only four home...
This photo of Larry Olson, taken on the 4th of July in 1969, was too cute not to share....
These photos were taken after ballgames played on the 4th of July in 1969. We are pretty sure Times readers will recognize many of these faces....
OLYMPIA—On July 2, The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board announced the award of more than $126 million in grants awarded to 333 projects that build and maintain outdoor recreation facilities and conserve wildlife habitat and working farms and forests around the state. “The funding creates more places to play, expands habitat for fish and other wildlife, supports clean air and water, and upholds healthy communities across Washington state and improves our quality of life,” said Kaleen Cottingham, director at the Recre...
SEATTLE, Wash.—A series of earthquakes have struck southern California recently, causing injuries, damage to buildings and triggering at least one landslide. Washington and Oregon face the possibility of a major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone - which stretches from British Columbia to Northern California - and Northwest residents are urged to be prepared in case a major quake strikes closer to home. Here are six quick things NW Insurance Council wants Washington, Oregon and Idaho residents to know about earthquake safety planning...
A line of ready-and-waiting equipment next to a field of freshly cut hay made for a pretty picture at the top of Whiskey Canyon on Sunday....
WASHINGTON State-Did you know that July 2 was UFO Awareness Day? Interestingly, a report by analysts at SatelliteInternet.com shows Washington State, home of the National UFO Reporting Center, has reported the highest number of UFO sightings per capita. The analysis used data from the National UFO Reporting Center and the US Census to find out which states have the most reported UFO sightings per capita. Washington, Montana, and Vermont grabbed the top three spots and Alaska and Maine rounded...
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Before I start, the picture I shared is of an old cookbook at Joe’s cabin. I had not really opened it before but was drawn to it like a moth to light. So much fun to read something written over a 100 years ago. The recipes mention a moderate or a hot oven; of course no temperature and no time. What I was impressed with, besides the many household and medical suggestions, was recipes giving ideas on what to do with leftovers. Things change, yet they stay the same. Do you have an old cookbook y...
What did you do for the 4th? Glad you asked. We went to "The Cabin" The Cabin conjures up images of a log cabin in the woods but there are lots of different kinds of cabins. Some call "The Cabin" a 6-bedroom, 4-bath house on some acreage in the woods or outside of town. Some have no electricity or water, but still a place to go to outside of town, or shelter for a hunting camp. This cabin, actually Joe's (my significant other) cabin, is located past Weston, Ore., on the way to Tollgate....
