Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - John Smiley, a retired hospital administrator from Prosser, has begun work as part-time interim CEO at Columbia County Health System in Dayton. He takes over for Dale Polla, who agreed to resign August 1 after less than a year on the job. Smiley spent about six months as CCHS's interim CEO in 2012, after the departure of Charlie Button and prior to Polla's hiring. "Smiley is highly respected in the state," said CCHS board chair Lisa Naylor in an interview. "He knows everybody and he...
Th e Amtrak train pulled out of the Spokane station right on time: 1:30 a.m. sharp. I dragged my bags through two dark train cars nearly full of mostly sleeping passengers. Finally I nodded toward an empty seat next to a guy wearing a hoodie over his baseball cap. He nodded back and then looked away. He looked out the window all the way to Sandpoint in the darkness, completely ignoring me, and then slinked off the train. It was nearly three. Thank goodness. Now maybe I could get a little sh...
WAITSBURG - Inspired by the metal work Dayton artist Yancey Yost did on the letters for the Times building, Coppei Coffee owner Allison Bond had him make a sign for her shop next door. The shapely cup in arrested rust was to be mounted above the door at a 90-degree angle to Main Street, much like the sign above the jimgermanbar a few doors up the street. By the time it was done, she had already invested about $1,000 in the sign's creation and was ready to put it up, so she went into City H...
DAYTON - While the Dayton Swim Team placed third out of seven teams competing in the Annual Jerry Cluckey Swim Meet on August 3, many personal best records were achieved. "It's not about the team get- ting first place," said Coach Rosy Nechodom. "Swimmers 'win' when they do their personal best, and that is exactly what the team did at the County Championship Meet." Forty- three Dayton swimmers competed in 149 individual races. With up to 21 swimmers competing in each event, the fight to fin- ish...
Larry Davidson: On Music How many of you have a guitar in your closet that you used to play, or that you thought you'd put time in learning to play someday? That's a lot of hands that just went up! I thought as much. Waitsburg's newest artisan business - Joe's Guitar Repair Shop - can work miracles on that dusty old gem hiding in the shadows behind your old winter coat. You know which one I'm talking about - the one that you haven't worn for the last 10 years. Resurrecting that old guitar is... Full story
WAITSBURG – When it comes to equitation, Doug Phipps has just about seen it all. For some three decades, the smiley, wiry figure you may have seen around town in his broad hat, jeans and boots has trained as many as 100 riders and as many horses around the world. From countries like Austria, Holland, Germany, Spain, France, Israel and here at home, he has led a number of them to world titles in Western Pleasure, Reining, Showmanship, Trail, Hunter Under Saddle and English Pleasure. But there’s...
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg Garden Club meet- ings will be held the third Saturday of each month. All meetings begin at the Coppei Coffee Shop with a half hour general exchange of information. Then, those who like, may join a tour of the selected garden or re- lated location, guided by the owner/gardener. No dues, no committees, no officers. Easy, fun, helpful! The next meeting is this Saturday, August 17, 2013: - 8:30a.m. to 9 a.m. - Meet other members and enjoy a quick exchange of informa- tion about the plans for the group and collect...
WAITSBURG - This year's Fall Festival will be on Sunday, September 15. The event will begin with a nondenominational church service on the Bruce House lawn. Activities at the house will run until about 4p.m. Activities will also be host- ed in other historic venues throughout town. This year a local caterer will cook and serve Buffalo burgers at the Bruce House while another group will be selling ice cream. Businesses and groups wishing to publicize an off- site activity that is compat- ible with the Fall Festival should provide the Historical... Full story
August 16: Roberta Long, Jerry Hall, Tammy Pauley, Patty Froke, Maita Hagedorn. August 17: Addisen Ford, Pauline Stanton, Kenneth Leaverton, Casey Davison, Lance Munden, Larry Williams. August 18: Kay Pettichord, Wiley Miller, Angela Hopkins, Clark Hulce, Nicole Page, Levi Fluharty, Paula Cooper, Jeanie White, Keith Williams, Alex Dill, Janell Groom, Chris Wood, Vincent Wright, Madison McCaw, John Stellwagen. August 19: Nicki Johnson, Steve Barr, Lucas Mohney, Georgia Rose Leisure, Brandon Crawford, Christopher Rohlfing. August 20: Deric...
Ten Years Ago August 21, 2003 Local western and wildlife artist Jackie Penner has been accepted into the Women Artists of the West 5th International Juried Art Show with two of her oil paintings. Their titles are "Header Team" and "Tatu's Attitude." The show will be held at Headwater Arts and Conference Center in Dubois, Wyoming, September 5-21, 2003. This event is an official event of the Jackson Hole Fine Art Festival with cash and merchandise amounting to over $4000 being awarded to winners of the show. Along with several other women artists...
This morning I noticed the Kale bushes in my garden bursting in large, curly green leaves. I got busy trim- ming the outer leaves from each bush to use in a suc- culent salad for dinner. The two things I love about all leafy greens: the incredible color spray in every conceivable shade of green from near black to chartreuse and the leafy vegetable's ability to mimic the flavors it grows near. In the case of the kale grown in my garden, bushing-up against lavender and heirloom lemon tomato lends a succu- lent calcium-rich, lemony-earthen flavor... Full story
The term "symmetry" suggests balanced proportions, or the beauty of form arising from balanced proportions, according to Merriam-Webster. There are other, more strict interpretations, but this idea fits what is happening in the wheat market right now. Since May 1, there have been five downward and four cor- responding upward movements in the Chicago wheat price futures contracts. Each downward move has been between 10 and 15 trading sessions in duration, and declined an average of about 50 cents. Each has produced a new lower low than the... Full story
Robert Edgar (Bob) Danforth, 83, passed away on August 6, 2013 at his home in Walla Walla. He died of cancer after a courageous one year battle and was sur- rounded by his wife Barbara and other family members at the time of his passing. Bob was born Sept. 7, 1929 in Spokane, Washing- ton to Edgar Smith and Ag- nes Pierre Danforth. He was preceded in death by his fa- ther Edgar at the age of one. His mother remarried Otto Schmitt in 1935 and they moved to the Lance Hills area of Cheney, WA. He h...
Waitsburg 8-9 Responded to suicide attempt on W. 7th Street. Dayton 8-6 Report of gunfire heard on N. Touchet Road. Suspiciousperson reported at the dike. Vandalism; two headstones weresmashed at Dayton Cemetery. Ongoing fraud investigationon E. Whitman Avenue. Juvenile problem reported on S.2nd Street. Vehicle eluding a police officer; suspect camethrough Columbia County and wrecked in Walla WallaCounty. Domestic violence reported on S. 4th Street. 8-7 Report of threats on S. 4th Street. Bicyclists on rural road- way were reported due to...
We want to thank all the volunteers that helped put out the lightning fires that hap- pened Saturday night. From the McCaw Group...
MILTON-FREEWATER - The 33rd Muddy Frogwater Country Classic Festival and Corn Roast in Milton-Free- water, Oregon will take place on August 16-18 at Yantis Park. This old-fashioned family event includes every- thing from a Kid Zone to an art show. There are activities, events, contests and games for all. Two local bands will rock the bandshell at Yantis Park. Bring your own lawn chair or claim a bale of straw and enjoy Shank's Pony on Fri- day night and Backroads on Saturday. Admission is free. A local talent show competi- tion rounds out the... Full story
Whenever I see a clump of clover in the middle of a lawn, I habitually stoop down and examine it, look- ing for a four-leaved speci- men. I've done this ever since I found out that these actually exist in the wild, rare genetic mutations of the workaday three-leaved variety. Well, this weekend, while on a kayaking trip, I actually found one on the banks of the Snake River. It wasn't all pretty and perfect like the bizarrely symmetrical versions that rear their plasticine heads ev- ery Saint Patr...
Fair season is just around the corner, and so is the Pendleton Roundup: Sept. 11 - 14. Around here, that annual event within easy driving distance needs little introduction, but it's worth re- membering how the first Roundup more than 100 years ago was billed: "A frontier exhibition of picturesque pastimes, Indian and military spectacles, cow- boy racing and bronco bust- ing for the championship of the Northwest." Why? Well, we here in the Touchet Valley may want to zero in on one aspect of the...
When Dale Polla was hired last fall as CEO of the Columbia County Health System, we at The Times, along with most other community mem- bers, breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that finally a long stretch of turmoil at our local healthcare provider had ended. Apparently it hadn't. On August 1, Polla agreed to resign during the regular Columbia County Health System Board of Director's meet- ing. In interviews given after the resignation, board chair Lisa Naylor indicated that the board was...
WAITSBURG - From designing and sewing her own Rainbow formals as a teen to having her designs showcased in British Vogue, Waitsburg native Calley (Andrews) Gonzalez has literally "come a long way, baby!" Gonzalez' designs have traveled from the quiet streets of Waitsburg to fashion shows across the east coast and spreads in magazines around the world. A business that was originally intended as "something I could do at my own pace" has forged ahead at such breakneck speed, Gonzalez is strugglin...
DAYTON - Portland General Electric Company announced it completed purchase of the development rights for a portion of the Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project from Puget Sound Energy on August 2. The purchase includes 116 wind turbine sites in northern Columbia County, east of Highway 12. PGE spokesperson Brianne Hyder said that construction at the site is expected to begin within a month, with completion in early 2015. The new project will be called the Tucannon River Wind Farm. Hyder s... Full story
