Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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SCHOOL REGISTRATION GETS UNDERWAY Prescott - Registration began Aug. 3, so families in the district can come into the district office anytime between now and the first day of school, which is Monday, Aug. 3. Waitsburg - Registration will take place during the week of Aug. 23; Wednesday, Aug. 25, is a late-registration evening for families who work, which will take place from 1-7 p.m. Registration packets will be mailed on Aug. 16 and anyone who has not received a packet by the 18th should probably call the school, according to Superintendent...
August 12: Seth Deal, Gordon Gilmore, Abby Hyder Barrantes, Darleen Dozier, Shawn Smith, Suzanne Schulke, Mia Becker, Bess Herndon, Patsy Fouste. August 13: Shawn Thomas, Tammy Wood, Mark Leid, Angela Williams, Forrest Waltermire. August 14: Jim Wills, Gary "Bubba" Brookshire, Lassie Wittman, Pamela Cresswell, Betty Kress, Joan Helm, Daniel Stanley. August 15: Kathy Patton, Courtney Durkee, Erica Grende, Jean Hofer, Nicholas Lloyd, JoAnn Gagnon. August 16: Roberta Long, Jerry Hall, Tammy Pauley, Patty Froke, Maita Hagedorn. August 17:...
To my entire hometown Waitsburgians, I've wanted for some time to thank you for your love, support, and prayers. My parents often write and tell me people have asked about me and put me on the prayer chain. There is no doubt in my mind that the power of prayer has gotten me this far. I've often wondered why bad things happen and think God is giving us opportunities to be strong. We must live each day beautifully as tomorrow is promised to no one and we have but one life; there are no refunds whether we are satisfied or not. I've chosen t...
WAITSBURG - Cardinals T-shirts, Touchet Valley farm truck decals, Kison Court sports banners, Dayton shop signs, Waitsburg High Letterman jackets. The list of items produced by Blue Crystal Screenprinting Signs on Willard could go on and on. Chances are they all look familiar. They're icons of our everyday lives and our every-weekend sports. In the 16 years since it was founded, Waitsburg entrepreneur Elizabeth Cole has supplied the Touchet Valley and many clients in Walla Walla with at...
Tickets to see "Ginny Ruffner: A Not So Still Life" at Waitsburg's Plaza Theater on Aug. 19 must be reserved in advance, as seating for this screening is limited. Contact Karen Stanton via her cell phone, at 206-409-8399, or e-mail, at kstanton@mac.comkstanton@mac.com, to save your spot. Donations taken for tickets to this screening will support the Weller Public Library in Waitsburg. Stanton herself will be available following the screening for a QA session....
WAITSBURG - By all accounts, the life of Ginny Ruffner is extraordinary. She is a celebrated glass artist known for her lamp-working technique. She uses a gas torch to melt rods and tubes of clear and colored glass, then paints them. The results are groundbreaking, some would say "other-wordly," making her one of the most important female glass artists in the country. She once dated Northwest author Tom Robbins and is said to have inspired a character in his novel "Skinny Legs And All." Earlier...
7/01/10 State of WA DSHS against Diga Maricar D lien $ 2,258.94 Paul Teresa C de est to Criss Jeffrey E, Criss Brenda M qc deed land in wwco Citicrop Trust Bank to Sluarenko Andrew A recon 05-13636 UPF Washington Inc to Schab Michael B, Shab Linda J recon 07-00174 Wells Fargo Financial National Bank to Brodhun Karie recon 06-04069 Trustee Services Inc to Franckiewicz Cash, Frackiewicz Nancy recon 09-08675 Trustee Services Inc to McMillan Laine, McMillion Carol A recon 03-01960 Gowdy David, Gowdy Sharon to Walla Walla Title Trustee, Baker Boy...
Ten Years Ago August 24, 2000 The most intense wildland fire season in over 50 years has caused evacuations and health concerns. Project Impact urges firesafety procedures be observed. Locally, firefighters responded Friday afternoon to a residence in the 300 block of Coppei to extinguish a crawlspace fire. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 8, 1985 "Don't Blink, 1985 Harvest may be over" turned out to be a little premature. Rains late last week and heavier showers Sunday put harvest time on hold. Honoring the anniversary of the second atomic b...
Doug and Chris Majerus of Walla Walla announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Mary Majerus to Jeremy James Ritchie of Prescott. The bride-elect graduated from DeSales Catholic High School in 2005 and is currently enrolled in pharmacy school at the University of Washington in Seattle. The groom-elect is the son of Jackie Talbott of Prescott and Bill Ritchie of Bothell, Wash. He graduated from Prescott High School in 2005. He currently works at North City Lumber in Seattle. A wedding is planned for Aug. 14, 2010, at Assumption Ca...
Jeff and Teresa Matson announce the engagement of daughter Jacqueline Matson to Jacob Stueckle. All are of Prescott. The bride-elect graduated in 2007 from Prescott High School and in 2009 from Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, OR. She is employed by Richard Olson, DMD. in Walla Walla. The groom-elect is the son of Pam Stueckle and the late Larry Stueckle. He graduated in 2007 from Prescott High School and 2009 from Blue Mountain College. He is employed by Erwin Farms in P...
When wine tasting room managers call me with wine news, I listen. Melody Leathers from Glenncorrie Winery, Walla Walla, called to tell me she and a half a dozen other wineries located on Highway 12, out beyond the new highway construction, have come up with some creative signage inviting the tourists and locals back to the wine region in the southern end of the county. Apparently this summer the south-end wineries have not experienced the crowds they have in the past and feel it's because of the confusing exits and entrances on the new...
8-2: Animal Stray. Animal control advised of two pitbulls running at large on Brooklyn Ave., Dayton, described as large dark brown and one beige colored. Injured Animal. Injured opossum reported in Country Village Court, Dayton. Firearms. Report of a neighbor across the river shooting near Tucannon Rd., Dayton. Complainant feels it is too close to his residence. Animal Stray. Female pitbull reported running loose several days on N. Willow St., Dayton, described as black with white points. 8-3: Theft. Theft of items reported on N. 5th St.,...
On the way home from Walla Walla recently we found ourselves stuck behind a combine on Highway 12. My first instinct was to finda quick way around the slow-moving vehicle so we wouldn't have to travel the rest of the way to Waitsburg at 30 miles per hour. I eased up right behind it, looking for an opportunity to pass it in the oncoming lane. Then I relaxed somewhat, remembering this is harvest time, and I backed off to make sure I didn't make the combine driver feel pressured. It's easy to forget that farmers have little choice in using...
It's 6:30 a.m. Granted, the sun is already angling in over the treetops in our yard off Main Street, but I wouldn't normally be up this early if it weren't for our brand new puppy. I'm wandering around in the dewy light in boxers and a T-shirt, giving him a chance to do his business. It's been two weeks since Lucy, our beloved Airdale, passed away after an accident. Last week, our older dog Snowy, a wire-haired Fox Terrier, succumbed to old age. Two weeks ago, I described how we picked tw...
Dear Editor, To see is to believe. After researching the candidates for the open Walla Walla County Sheriff's position, there is no doubt in my mind that John Turner is the right person for the job. Spend five minutes with John and it becomes very clear that he among any of the candidates has the best credentials and the ability to lead the department into the future. From his work as a gang unit police officer, corporal, senior lead officer, law enforcement attorney, and most recently serving in Iraq investigating and going after...
Dear Editor, I am delighted that John Turner is running for Walla Walla County Sheriff. Both of his opponents currently work for the Walla Walla County Sheriff and have for over 30 years. They've been the captains in charge for the last 12 years. Unless John Turner is elected, I tend to believe it will be more business as usual. Currently the sheriff's officedoes not provide 24/7 coverage, they ran our K-9 program into failure, and there is a huge lack of attention to the rising gang problems our area has been experiencing. As a former police...
Franklin D. 'Frank' Vawter, 32, ofWaitsburg, passed away unexpectedlyAug. 7, 2010. Frank was born in Greeley, Colo., on April 19, 1978,to Cleo Saenz. The family moved to Dayton in 1987.Frank attended Dayton School District schoolsthrough graduation. He was active in band, wrestlingand football. Frank was selected as an all-state foot-ball player his senior year. After graduation in 1998, Frank attended CentralOregon College on a football scholarship until a kneeinjury cut his career short. He...
WAITSBURG - Citizens of Waitsburg could get an opportunity to save on gas and enjoy certain new liberties if Mayor Walt Gobel has anything to say about it. Gobel has encouraged city councilors to take a look at an ordinance that would allow golf carts on streets inside Waitsburg city limits. The proposed ordinance will be discussed at the next city council meeting, on Aug. 18. "Well, it's a bit personal," Gobel said Monday. "My wife has one and we have, in the past, run it around town staying pretty much on the sidewalks." But state...
Volunteer fire fighters in the Touchet Valley spent a weary weekend battling blaze upon blaze as foul weather, careless drivers and faulty machinery conspired to keep emergency personnel on their toes from one end of the valley to the other. Times correspondent Laverne Mayberry, of Prescott, reported that close to 200 firefighters from across the state, 40 engines and a helicopter were called in to help contain a fire that raged over 23,000 acres near Eureka over the weekend. More than half a...
