Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Clarence Stearns sits beside a box of newly delivered Hermiston melons at his produce stand off of Harmon Avenue in Waitsburg. The family has been selling produce from in front of their Preston Avenue home for several years. Over the last couple of years, they built a commercial kitchen, smoker, and cooling room behind the house and have expanded the business to include smoked meats and cheeses and wild and domestic animal processing. See story on Page 7....
WAITSBURG – A new football season will also see a new team take the field, as Dayton and Waitsburg High Schools are combining forces for the 2016 season. The kids had a chance to pad-up and play with their teammates for the first time during spring practices and camp. Head Coach Troy Larsen had 53 players sign-up for the team in the spring, showing a great interest from local kids. "Some will disappear and maybe play other sports," said Larsen. The team is made up of a good mixture of kids f...
WAITSBURG – Nestlé Natural Resources Manager Bruce Lauerman will discuss the company's exploration of Waitsburg as a potential new site for a water bottling facility at Wednesday's city council meeting. In a statement released Tuesday, Nestle said the facility, which would support the Arrowhead Spring Water and Nestlé Pure Life brands, would provide an estimated 50 jobs at full build-out. Nestlé estimates their projected water use at 150 million gallons annually, which they say "is a small frac...
DAYTON—On Monday night the Dayton City Council adopted a resolution to revise the 2016 Historic Preservation Policy Code, and Process Update Project schedule, for the purpose of dissolving the Dayton Register South Side Historic District and Dayton Register Washington Street Historic District, as “expeditiously” as possible. A motion to strike the language concerning retaining the historic districts from the resolution was made by council member Delphine Bailey, and seconded by council membe...
In last week’s Times we incorrectly stated that, during their June 29 meeting, the Dayton Historic Preservation Commission voted 2-2 on a motion to recommend to the city council to disband the two Dayton residential historic districts. While two members of the commission who were in attendance spoke in favor of making such a recommendation and two spoke against, the motion made was to make no recommendation to the council. That motion passed 3-1. (See above story.) We regret the error....
WALLA WALLA – Six candidates are in the race seeking election for the Walla Walla County Commissioner District 2 seat, currently held by Perry Dozier (R) of Waitsburg. Dozier is serving his second four-year term in office, which expires Dec. 31, and is not seeking re-election. District 2 covers the east side of the county and includes the cities of Dixie, Waitsburg, and Prescott. Republican candidates seeking Dozier’s position are Don Gibbard, Melissa Hansen, Todd Kimball and Jacob Radke. Mic...
Ballots for the Aug. 2 primary election will be mailed to voters on Thursday. For more information about upcoming elections in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties, contact the County Auditor’s Office or view this year’s races on the County Auditor’s website....
DAYTON – The annual Dayton High School Alumni Weekend is coming up on the weekend of Saturday, July 16th. The annual festivities include a picnic in the park, the famous alumni parade, and the annual alumni meeting at the Depot. Saturday morning at 10 a.m. the weekend kicks-off with the alumni parade. The parade will feature floats from various graduating classes over the years from DHS. Entrants are usually classes celebrating a milestone anniversary. Following the parade is the annual alumni meeting at the Depot at 11 a.m. The meeting will i...
DAYTON – The Third Annual Foodstock event will take place on Saturday, July 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Blue Mountain Station. The event will play host to vintage rock music by the group Vintage featuring Rich & Nancy Monacelli. Food will be sold by Tacos la Monarca, Hidden Valley Farms & Grassroot Gourmet, and Chew on This! among others. A Beer & Wine garden providing Walla Walla’s own wine, cider, and craft beers will be organized in support of the Bluewood Alpine Race Team. Jumpin Jellybeans of Touchet will provide a bounce house, sup...
Frances M. Hinchliffe passed away Monday morning at Callaway Gardens in Kennewick. Graveside service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Waitsburg City Cemetery....
Ten Years Ago July 20, 2006 Wheat harvest in the Touchet Valley area has started. “It’s just getting going but the pace is going to pick up here rapidly,” J.E. McCaw, local manager of the NGG branch, said Tuesday afternoon. Grain is coming into Northwest Grain Grower’s elevators in Waitsburg, Prescott and Coppei beginning sometime last weekend, said McCaw. Jackie Miller was the first to get started north of Waitsburg, with the Brown & Ford, and Sam and Bill Grant operations in the Prescott area cutting as of deadline Tuesday. Perry Dozier...
First Appearance/Arraignments -Justin Brady, 38, Dayton; entered a plea of not guilty to one charge of violation of the uniform controlled substances act – possession of methamphetamine. Bond was set at $10,000 10% security bond. Ominbus and trial setting are set for Aug. 3. Trials Set -David Wayne Goddard, 46, Dayton; charged with one count of unlawful imprisonment. Trial was reset to Aug. 25-26. -Marshall Hernandez, 55, Dayton; charged with arson in the first degree and reckless burning in the first degree. Trial reset for Aug 25-26. -...
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 Garrett, Bill Hamann, Emily Hubbard. July 18: Andrew Estes, Jean Krause, Mike Hinchliffe, James Hamilton, Connie Maiden, Judy Groom, Courtney Gritman, Stephanie Thomas. July 19: Ray Johnson, Jessica Hofer, Jacob Johnson, Adam Mellish, Zachariah Beasley, Marilyn Stellwagen, Porter Larsen. July 20: Gary Marshall, Beverly Low, Brandon McKinney, Alexa Groom, Jamie Pettichord, Lisa DeCoria,...
On August 25 the National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday. To mark the occasion, my traveling partner and I set out from Dayton on June 25 for an eight-day whirlwind tour of some of the Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota National Parks, national historic memorials, and other places of interest for a westerner to see. The first leg of our journey took us 622 miles across the aptly-named "Big Sky Country" of Montana, where there is plenty of "elbow room," to the historic site of the...
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When Mark Zuckerberg introduced Facebook live-streaming in April, it was with a cheery video from the launch room in which he talked about the great things people were already doing with the service. There was a stream of baby bald eagles and a guy who went live while he got a haircut. The mundane could become the suspenseful, Zuckerberg said, because viewers wouldn’t know what would happen next. In the months since, Facebook has celebrated go-live successes that include a watermelon exploding under rubber bands and a mom howling with l...
Dear Editor, Ms. Callahan’s letter in the June 30 The Times appeared to have four points: (1) No city water for Nestle; (2) the Mayor using his veto power for his personal agenda; (3) Territorial Charter allows city police; (4) the Mayor wasting city money. As to (1) if Nestle had been in contact with city administration concerning the feasibility of locating in Waitsburg that would be a normal initial step prior to any publicity. Had there been open discussion it would likely have been reported in The Times the following week. If there was no...
Dear Editor, It is a pleasure to endorse Melissa Hansen who is running for Walla Walla County Commissioner. Among her many qualifications, Melissa is a graduate of the Washington AgForestry Leadership Program. Washington AgForestry Leadership Program is a two-year leadership program designed for individuals who work in Washington State’s natural resource industries. The AgForestry Leadership Program was established for leaders who want to enhance their leadership skills and take on further leadership roles and responsibilities after their g...
Society seeks help as they work to develop and promote the Bruce House Museum as an event space WAITSBURG – With big plans for the future, the Waitsburg Historical Society is in need of some helping hands. “We are a strictly volunteer organization and are very dependent on the community to step up and help fill needs,” said Historical Society President Richard Hinds. First and foremost, Hinds said the society is in need of a replacement for the current recording secretary. The recording secretary is responsible for taking and distr...
DAYTON – The Touchet Valley region is the lucky host of the New Old Time Chautauqua on July 18 and 19. The group, also known as NOTC, will be at the Lewis & Clark Trail State Park in between Dayton and Waitsburg. The Chautauqua group follows the social and cultural movements that spawned in New York during the 1870s and experienced great growth until the 1920s. They present many forms of so-called "cultural enrichment," including arts (such as dance and drama), lectures and music. Back in t...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Planning Department's problem with being short-staffed hasn't improved in spite of adding a new Planner I/Administrative Assistant to the work force this week. New employee Meagan Bailey began her first day on the job on July 5. Building inspector Jake Davis' last day at the planning department was July 8. Bailey comes to the Columbia County Planning Department newly graduated from the University of Idaho. She has a bachelor of science degree in conservation planning...
DAYTON—At the regular meeting of the Dayton School District Board of Directors on July 6, Superintendent Doug Johnson outlined some goals for the 2016-17 school year for the Board of Directors. Chief among these was increasing the number of families enrolling in the district and decreasing the number of families enrolling out of the district. Also, by the end of 2016-17 Johnson said that a summit consisting of parents, students, employees and community members will be held to develop a f...
WAITSBURG – Rows of brightly colored pumpkins and a cheery wave from Clarence Stearns have been familiar sights to Preston Avenue travelers each fall. But this year, the produce can be found around the side of the house, off Harmon Street, where the operation has expanded to include much more than just fruits and vegetables. Clarence Stearns says Mr. C's Smokin Co., located at 405 Preston Ave. in Waitsburg, is a true family endeavor. What started out as a simple produce stand several years a...
WALLA WALLA – Democrat Mike Bates is the current Director for the Walla Walla County Corrections Department, overseeing the Walla Walla County Jail and the Juvenile Justice Center. Bates has worked for the county since 1975 and believes his experience in criminal justice and the court system will benefit the citizens of Walla Walla County. "Nearly 75% of the county current expense budget is consumed by the courts, juvenile justice, county jail, Prosecutor's Office, County Clerk, and the S...
WALLA WALLA – Don Gibbard (R) moved to Walla Walla 28 years ago because the mix of agricultural, natural resources, recreational activities, and municipal experiences makes it a place where families can succeed. Prior to his work in telecommunications, Gibbard served 16 years as an ordained pastor and says that experience prepared him to work with a diverse set of expectations and opinions which are as present in county government as they are in the church. He has actively supported the c...
