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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 fract...
Trucks from John Grant And Son farm were among the first to deliver to the Lyons Ferry elevator near Starbuck when The Times joined them for a ride-along last week. The pace has since picked up and harvest is well underway across the Touchet Valley this week....
School board responds to survey results by dropping capital improvements bond by $1 million WAITSBURG - A $4.8 million Waitsburg School District capital improvements bond fell a mere 13 votes shy of reaching the required 60-percent supermajority vote needed for passage in February. The Waitsburg School Board returned to the drawing board, sought additional community input, and will drop two projects – at a reduction of $1 million – and re-run the bond in November. At June’s regular meeti...
DAYTON – With Rep. Maureen Walsh seeking the State Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Mike Hewitt, five candidates have filed to fill her 16th District Position 1 house seat. In addition, two challengers have filed to face Rep. Terry Nealey, who is seeking reelection to the District 2 seat. This week, The Times presents profiles of all of the 16th District State House of Representative candidates on Page 5. The 16th District includes all of Walla Walla and Columbia Counties, as well as portions of Benton and Franklin Counties. See P...
DAYTON – The Columbia Family Clinic will be offering $5 sports physicals for one day only, on Sat., Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Physicals will be given by Dr. Kyle Terry and Dr. Kurt Frauenpreis and proceeds will go to the athletic department of the school of your choice....
Ken and Kelly Larson of Superior, WI, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Larson to Chad Gerlitz, the son of Gordon and Janis Gerlitz of Dayton, WA. Megan is a 2007 graduate of Superior High School and a graduate of the Bellevue College Nursing and Medical Records/Coding program. She is the Director of Admissions and Marketing at Mountain View Rehabilitation and Care Center in Marysville, WA. Chad is a 2000 graduate of Dayton High School and a 2005 graduate of...
Ten Years Ago July 27, 2006 The “Unity Wall,” a project of the Touchet Valley Leadership Program (TVLP), will be sited in Preston Park the Waitsburg City Council approved at its meeting July 19. The wall, an iron framework set into a base of custom pavers embossed with names and-or messages by donors, will be comprised of about 300 four inch square ceramic tiles, each painted by a member of one of the three Touchet Valley communities: Waitsburg, Dayton and Prescott. It was called Headquarters Tavern in 1982 when Bob Doré purchased the business...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School Board will hold a special meeting on July 27 at 7 p.m. in the Preston Hall Middle School board room located at 605 Main Street in Waitsburg. The meeting is called for the purpose of considering and acting upon the following items: -Public hearing for the 2016-17 budget. -Resolutions to fix and adopt the 2016-17 budget. -Resolution to submit a capital improvements bond to the voters for the purpose of paying for improvements and upgrades to school facilities....
Waitsburg Nothing reported. Dayton July 10 Report of a female lying on the sidewalk, crying. Unable to locate. Violation of restraining order reported on 500 block of W. Cameron. Report of possible violations of an existing order; under investigation. Complaint of loud music on 100 block of Main Road. July 11 Civil issue on 400 block of E. Washington. Parties were advised it was not a criminal matter. Found key ring was placed into found property. Open door secured at the county fairgrounds. Responsible party notified of an open door on 500...
July 22: Virginia Neace, Tom Keeney, Kathy Buroker, Krissy Lytle. July 23: Inez Fletcher, Danielle Lehr, Chance Allen, Ashley Johnson, Thomas Reed, Dale Puckett. July 24: Jo Ellen Watson, Jessica Duncan, Mason Palmer. July 25: Karen Wilkins, Evelyn Singer, Tim Pettichord, Lester Doering, Brendan Hiatt. July 26: Kay Witt, Susan Palmer, John Straley, Hazel Brown, Ross Estes, J.J. Dunleavy. July 27: Charles Danielson, David Gauch, Phyllis Spidell, Jim Nettles, Brad Eaton. July 28: Jim Mason, Bill Donley, Jack Otterson, Jr., Jay Herion, Calvin...
The tensions at the 2016 Republican National Convention aren’t like those typically seen at the party’s divided gatherings: Teddy Roosevelt challenging the hierarchy in 1912; or the moderates versus conservatives, Dwight Eisenhower against Robert Taft in 1952, or 12 years later, Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller, then Ronald Reagan taking on President Gerald Ford in 1976. Republicans meet in Cleveland on Monday to anoint their presidential nominee amid deep schisms: Never have so many of the party’s prominent governors, senators, House mem...
It just got a lot easier for conservatives to vote for Donald Trump in November. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is a solid, traditional, respectable conservative whose presence on the presidential ticket will reassure conservatives who may understandably have concerns about the top of the ticket being held by a recent convert to the party whose eclectic views are often at odds with the principles and tenets of conservatism. In fact, the most striking aspect of Trump choosing Pence is how extensive are the differences in their stated views. Trump...
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank those who completed and returned the recent proposed capital projects survey. The responses have given the Board guidance in determining its next steps regarding the upgrading of district facilities. Additionally, your comments provided a deeper understanding of how to better communicate the needs of the district, as well as the funding limitations and challenges which we face. Results of the survey can be found on the District’s website: www.waitsburgsd.org. As a result of...
Dear Editor, We are writing to endorse Todd Kimball for County Commissioner, District 2. We have known Todd personally for nearly 20 years and consider him a good friend. He has brought his boys out hunting on our property over the years and has always been a conscientious and responsible hunter and has brought his boys up to be the same. His stewardship of wildlife goes along with his stewardship of the land. As a farmer, he has a unique perspective on the relationship between wildlife and crop ground and that there is give and take in both....
Dear Editor, What is really happening with Nestle and our spring water? I plan to go to the Waitsburg City Council meeting Wednesday night, July 20, for more information. I am hoping that the Mayor and the City Manager are willing to schedule a public meeting devoted to the pros and cons of this issue before City Council has to decide whether or not to allow Nestle access to our water. Nestle, a multi-national corporation, is only responsible to its shareholders. Our city government (which should be as transparent as a plastic water bottle) is...
POSITION 1 Mary Ruth Edwards, Republican Mary Ruth Edwards, 55, teaches first grade in the Prosser School District. She also serves on the Prosser City Council. She has a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s in education. Edwards says she grew up an “army brat,” and later lived in the Marysville/Everett area before moving to Prosser in 2005. Edwards’ campaign motto is, “Lower taxes, less government, more freedom!” “If we don’t raise taxes, or impose new ones, the good people of the 16t...
DAYTON – Many alumni from various Dayton High School graduating classes made their way back to Dayton for Alumni Weekend. The annual celebration gives old classmates a chance to meet up and reminisce with high school friends. The weekend started with the alumni parade, which featured floats made by classes celebrating milestone reunions, such as 10th, 20th, or 25th. The parade saw a wide range of classes entered, ranging from classes of the 1950s all the way up to the Class of 2006. The p...
DAYTON – When Justin Wendt was a junior at Dayton High School, he spent a few months working an hour a day at Skyline Parts, on Dayton's Main Street, as part of the school's junior internship program. A little more than a decade later, he owns the store. "This is a real testament to Rob Moore and Steve McClean and the internship program they started," said departing store owner Dave Schreck, referring to the two former DHS teachers. Schreck said he was hesitant at first to get involved in the i...
WAITSBURG – Lane Hill debuted her newly remodeled 10 Ton Press studio, located on Waitsburg's Main Street, to a full house while hosting an ArtWalla Creative Network event on July 13. Artists from across the Touchet Valley showed up to see firsthand what is happening in the new space and to learn more about the burgeoning art scene in Waitsburg. In his introduction, ArtWalla board member Ted Cox referred to Waitsburg as "Artsburg" because of the number of artists living and working in the c...
Board members: Ross Hamann, Christy House, Russ Knopp, and Randy Pearson were present with Marilyn Johnson absent. Elementary Principal’s Report: *A small group of students have been visiting the library on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings to check out books and listen to stories with Eleanora Montgomery. Montgomery is supervising several students using an online reading program called Read Naturally, that was purchased with grant funds. Secondary Principal’s Report: *The district has started interviewing for the 6th grade teaching position, vac...
When I decided to take my boys to Walla Walla's virtual reality theater, Maskerade, I had no intention of writing a column about it. It just sounded like a cool experience that we would all enjoy. But after spending a few minutes talking with the theater's creator, Riley Clubb, I was pretty sure it was something that our readers would enjoy learning about, if not taking the time to visit themselves. Maskerade touts itself as "the world's first virtual reality theater." Clubb said most people...
DAYTON – Swimming has been a summertime favorite for area youth for many years. The Dayton Swim Team gives those kids a chance to put their skills to the test in a competitive and fun environment. The summer league team that competes from mid-June until the beginning of August has long been a staple of summertime recreation in Dayton. The team takes part in meets against other area teams such as Colfax and Pomeroy. The meets are usually hosted by the teams' local pools. Heats are run at differen...
DAYTON – The summer swim team season is underway, with Dayton playing host to its first home meet of the year on July 12th. The three-team meet also played host to Garfield-Palouse-Plummer-Oaksdale and St, John-Endicott-Lacrosse-Washtucna. Dayton finished the meet in first place, with a substantial 425 team points. This gave them the win over SELW, who finished in second with 375.5 team points. GPPO finished in third with 321.5 points total. The swimmers from Dayton had a strong showing in relay events, which helped elevate them to the top spot...
It’s that time of year to start using the prolific zucchini. It does freeze well if one wanted to grate it now to use later. There is a study available that says anything with zucchini in it reduces the calories by half (*See note below). There are a lot of chocolate zucchini cake recipes. This is one I have baked several times. If you are a small family or a single person that feels like a whole cake is too much, see #2 note below. ½ c. margarine (I always use butter) 2 ½ c. flour ½ c. cooking oil 1 tsp baking powder 1 1/3 c. sugar 1 tsp baki...
