Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – A childhood’s worth of memo- ries floods back for Kay Baker as she peruses the photos and memorabilia that she and friend Mary Phillips set up two weeks ago as part of the Huntsville history exhibit now showing at the Wilson-Phillips house on the grounds of the Bruce Mansion. “When most people drive from (Waitsburg) to Dayton they don’t even know Huntsville is there,” said Baker. “They don’t know it exists. And I want them to know there was actually a town there. It was a nice li...
My wife Karen and our son Niko and I were coming home from a movie recently. It was one he wanted us all to go see: a picture about a "save the world" character played by Brad Pitt who secures a vaccine that makes humans "invisible" to the zombies threatening to take over the world. As far as these kinds of movies go, "World War Z" wasn't actually that bad. It had a decent plot, okay acting (some of those playing zombies deserve an Oscar nomination) and better-than- average cinematography....
WAITSBURG - Food, friends and fun -- the perfect recipe for a party. For the vivacious and outgoing Diana Groom, who describes strangers as "friends I haven't met yet", it's also the perfect recipe for her party-based Demarle at Home cookware business. Demarle is a French company specializing in flexible gourmet molds and bakeware. The company is most well known for the Silpat baking mat, made from a combination of silicone and woven glass. Popular among leading European chefs, the com...
WAITSBURG - Thirty local teenagers will be heading off to Young Life and Wyldlife camps starting this week, and long-time Young Life volunteer leaders Jeff and Lori Bartlow will be along for what should be a Wyld and fulfilling ride. Young Life, a non-denominational Christian high school youth ministry founded in the 1950s, has been operating in Waitsburg since 1999. Wyldlife, the middle school version of Young Life, began operating in the community not long after. Prescott Community Ch...
DAYTON - About 15 miles north of Starbuck can be found one of the most stunning sites in the Pacific Northwest. From a vantage point above it, Palouse Falls State Park provides a spectacular view of its namesake falls and the river that feeds it. The park also offers great views of the canyon running south away from the falls toward the Snake River. The state park encompasses 105 acres and includes a campground, large picnic area, restrooms and extensive walking trails. A Washington State Parks...
When I mention the town of Starbuck to non-locals I'm invariably met with wide eyes and an intake of breath. "You mean there really is a town called Starbuck?!" they ask. Even after learning that the town was named after a railroad man and not the coffee (nor was the coffee named after the town), they remain impressed. On more than one occasion we've driven friends and family out simply so they could say they've been there. We visited Starbuck last Sunday to pick up our boys who had been visitin...
WALLA WALLA - The 2013 Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days event is fast approaching and fair repre- sentatives are seeking up- dated information for the section of the souvenir program dedicated to past fair court members. If you have name changes or other corrections or revi- sions or any information that would be helpful for updating the past fair court portion of the 2013 souvenir program, please send those to wwfair@hscis.netwwfair@hscis.net, or call Connie Vinti in the evenings at 509/525-3154 with the changes. Deadline to receive these...
July 19: Ray Johnson, Jessica Hofer, Jacob Johnson, Adam Mellish, Zachariah Beasley, Marilyn Stellwagen, Porter Larsen. July 20: Gary Marshall, Beverly Low, Janice R. Zuger, Brandon McKinney, Alexa Groom, Jamie Pettichord, Lisa DeCoria, Joan Winslow. July 21: Jill Wood, Andy Mays, Susann Anderson, Jack- son Hogan. July 22: Virginia Neace, Tom Keeney, Kathy Buroker, Krissy Lytle. July 23: Inez Fletcher, Danielle Lehr, Chance Allen, Ash- ley Johnson, Thomas Reed, Dale Puckett. July 24: Jo Ellen Watson, Jessica Duncan, Mason Palmer. July 25:...
Inactive for nearly a year for maintenance and upgrades, the Mobile Dental Van is back up and running, ready to meet area needs. The van is operated through Northwest Medical Teams International, a mission organization providing medical assistance to the needy worldwide. According to their website at www.medicalteams.org the "Mobile Dental Program provides free, urgent dental care to low-income children and adults who lack insurance or a realistic way to pay for treatment. The service is provided in Minnesota, Oregon and Washington." The...
WALLA WALLA - Turn the clock back 90 years to a time when some women were "flappers," gin was made in bathtubs, good times were enjoyed by many and few foresaw the Depression just around the corner. Beginning July 19, the Kirkman House Museum presents "The Roaring Twenties" - an exhibit that looks at how Walla Walla lived after the "War to End All Wars" and before the Crash of 1929. The 1920's brought momentous change to Walla Walla as its borders and businesses grew rapidly. Even as other Washington cities flourished, Walla Walla con...
Prescott 7-13 Empty cash drawer was taken in burglary on W. 2nd Street. Waitsburg 7-13 Violation of court order on Maple Street. 7-14 Driver issued citation for Driving While License Suspended, 3rd degree during a traffic stop on E. 6th Street. Dayton 7-09 Vehicle prowl on S. Cottonwood Street; toolbox and setof tools taken from truck at city shop. Commercial burglaryreported at W. Main; locks cut and two motorcycles taken.Report of dangerous dot on E. Dayton Avenue. Found bicycle reported at City Shop. Civil dispute on E. Tremont S...
Last Saturday - July 13th - was National French Fry Day. It also happened to be National Embrace Your Geekiness Day. Therefore, if I ever get my own holiday, I will re- quest that it be celebrated on July 13th, because anyone who knows me knows that if there's one thing I love more than French fries, it's embracing my geekiness. You can bet that I (along with my cousin, who is still visiting and is also a proud geek) celebrated with all our might. We swung by the Burger Hut in Milton- Freewater...
"I 've been in the leg- islature four years now," Representa- tive Terry Nealey told me last week, "and in that time we've had nine extra ses- sions." Nealey, a Dayton Re- publican, pointed out that he prefers to call the those stints when Washington state legislators are called back into session beyond what was originally sched- uled, "extra" rather than "special." At a rate of nine in four years, I agree that they don't seem very special. In Washington, the leg- islature is scheduled to meet...
One of the great things about Palouse Falls State Park is that it's easy to take a spectacular photo. Even a photographic neophyte can do it (see Page 7). One of the not-so-great things about Palouse Falls State Park - along with Lewis and Clark Trail State Park and the rest of Washington's state parks - is that it's a bit spendy to get in now. Day use at a state park requires a Discover Pass, which costs $10 for a one-day visit or $30 for an annual pass. In 2011 the Washington State legislature...
WAITSBURG - The horse facilities at the Waits- burg fairgrounds are expe- riencing new life, thanks to revitalization efforts of local citizens who are forming the nonprofit Blue Mountain Equestrian Center Board specifically for that purpose. A bit shy of the 25 hors- es Councilman and Board Business Manager K.C. Kuykendall had originally anticipated boarding as of July 1, there are currently 16 horses making use of the boarding stalls. In addition, Doug Phipps, currently the only trainer at...
STARBUCK -Thanks to more than a dozen vol- unteers who rolled up their sleeves at Lyons Ferry Ma- rina Thursday, the project that gives wheelchair users waterfront access is one step closer to completion. "It will be good once it's all said and done," Lyons Ferry Marina manager Jim MacArthur said. "This will be a nice addition." MacArthur said the facil- ity for persons with disabilities is still waiting for some additional funding to install a transition strip and safety barriers before it can...
