Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – With six weeks on-the-job under his belt, new Waitsburg School District Superintendent Dr. Jon Mishra says his welcome has been "excellent" and he is excited about his future in Waitsburg. Mishra pointed to Aesop's Fable, The Tortoise and the Hare, as the guideline for the district. "That's what's going to drive our journey forward. We're going to take our time. Slow and steady wins the race. I've been an educator for 25 years and I've been through the system as a student and o...
Waitsburg School District Superintendent Dr. Jon Mishra reached out to The Times about offering some back-to-school suggestions for parents and students as they begin thinking about coming back to school. -Start getting back into school year sleep patterns. -Establish meal times that coincide with school meals. We don’t want kids missing breakfast, whether they eat at home or at school. -Get out and get some activity. -Pull a book off the shelf. -Parents should start thinking about what the school year routine will look like and get ahead of i...
Bailey Carlson is New Fifth Grade Teacher WAITSBURG – New Waitsburg Elementary School fifth-grade teacher, Bailey Carlson, shares a similar philosophy as her predecessor, Gabe Kiefel, who will teach high school science this year. "My favorite part of teaching is building relationships with kids and their families. I love getting to know the students and helping support them through education, life, sports, every aspect of a healthy lifestyle. I enjoy being another support system for them," s...
A harvest truck garnered plenty of attention earlier this month when its driver cut the corner from 7th Street onto Coppei a bit too close and got hung up on a fire hydrant. Interestintly enough, at their July meeting, the Waitsburg City Council adjusted the city's 6-year Transportation Plan to include widening this section of 7th Street for this very reason....
I saw a similar recipe on Facebook and thought I saved it, but I guess not. So I Googled the recipe, only to find out there are many versions. This one was the closest to what I remembered. It turned out yummy and quick, but I didn't follow it exactly. I realized just recently, that cutting a raw chicken breast into bite sizes, then cooking it goes a lot faster than cooking a whole chicken breast, then cutting it up. I know! Sad isn't it?! MARINADE: ¼ C. brown sugar 3 Tbsp soy sauce 2 cloves garlic 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated Fresh...
* Those who study such things say that the three subjects that spark the most arguments in a marriage are money, children and driving. Of course, any couple that has had to figure out a teenager’s auto insurance costs already knows that. * Dogs can be xenophobic, too -- those are the pups that are afraid of strangers. * You’ve heard of standing desks, right? These work surfaces -- which are designed to allow people to stand rather than sit while accomplishing their tasks -- have become quite popular in recent years. Standing desks are not a n...
Zach Bartlow said his summer got "flipped upside down rather quick" when he received a surprise call from Finland asking him to play quarterback for the Turku Trojans, part of the country's Maple League. The Vaahteraliiga (Maple League) is the highest level of American football in Finland played under the American Football Association of Finland. The winner of the Maple League is the Finnish champion. The season is played in summer, with a schedule usually from May to September, and this year's...
