Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Electronic sports or ESports are played either on traditional video game consoles or personal computers. You may have recently heard of sixteen-year-old Kyle Giersdorf who won $3 million dollars playing in a Fortnite World Cup. ESports have become a billion-dollar industry in a very short period of time. As of 2019 over 115 colleges and universities are now offering some sort of ESports scholarship program. Compare that to just five years ago when there was only one program – Robert Morris U...
DAYTON-Dayton Cut and Wrap has a new name and is under new management. Derek Katsel and his wife, Savana Cole, have received their custom meat facility and custom farm slaughter license through the state Dept. of Agriculture, along with their business license, and are now open under the name Katsel's Cut and Wrap. Derek Katsel said his interest in the meat business began when he worked for Jim and Connie Westergreen, as their main meat cutter. The Westergreens operated Dayton Cut and Wrap,...
Council members present: K.C. Kuykendall, Kevin House, Terry Jacoy, Jim Romine, Kate Hockersmith, Mayor Marty Dunn. Public comment Don and Olga Clarke approached the council regarding a sound nuisance from trucks parking across the street from her home on Highway 12, near Waitsburg Mini Storage. New Business Unanimously approved final payment on Main Street Bridge. The Wastewater Treatment Plant will be open from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturdays and Mondays for yard debris (limbs/brush) and cardboard drop off. See story on Page 1. Tabled a discussion...
WAITSBURG—After receiving news that the asking price for the former Jehovah’s Witness church building has dropped significantly, and is now below assessed value, City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe asked that the discussion of a possible purchase and City Hall move be placed back on the Council’s agenda. The Waitsburg City Council voted unanimously against pursuing the purchase in January of this year. At the same time, the Council voted not to retain loan funds for upgrades to the curre...
PASCO-Multiple agencies have joined forces to provide the second annual RiverFest event to support the importance of the Federal hydropower system and the lower Snake River dams. RiverFest, "Our Rivers, Our Way of Life," will take place on Sat., Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. -4 p.m. at Columbia Park (near the Lampson Pits) in the Tri-Cities. Admission is free. Last year, nearly 3,000 people attended the family-friendly event that featured hands-on activities for children and facts for the community...
Young adult fiction often gets little respect from adults in the same way that young adults often get little respect from adults. Then something really interesting happens in a story: the characters suddenly find agency and become authentic individuals. This is due to good writing and character development, of course, but it also is because that’s what happens in real life. And does it matter how old a reader should be to learn something from enjoying a good story? When a youth transitions to a...
David E. Leseman passed away at home on August 15, 2019 with family at his side. David was born August 30, 1947 to Marvin E. and Shirley (Felts) Leseman in Dayton, WA. He attended Dayton Elementary and High School with the class of 1966. At age 17 he joined the U.S. Navy where he served 4 years and received his GED. He served during the Vietnam War as an Aviation Ordnanceman aboard the USS Enterprise. David was a certified welder and Journeyman electrician. He was a member of IBEW Local 112 and...
Mary Laverne Dorsey Mayberry passed away with her family at her side on August 8, 2019. Laverne was born January 22, 1935 to Martin and Gertie (Marbach) Dorsey in Walla Walla. The oldest of four children, they were raised on the family wheat ranch west of Prescott (Dorsey Farms, Inc.). Laverne graduated from Prescott High School in 1953. She graduated from Holy Names College, Spokane, WA in 1957 with a degree in Home Economics. One month later she married the love of her life, Justin Mayberry, a...
I've never heard of a bread with peaches so this caught my eye. I decided I'd better try the recipe first. I had everything I needed except the cream cheese, which is not often in my refrigerator. I even had yogurt, because I have another recipe that calls for it. I had just bought four peaches, this recipe called for three peaches or two cups. **Measure after two peaches (suggestion). This is a winner. Very moist. I am going to toast it for breakfast. I did not put the glaze on. And next time...
WAITSBURG-In our shared recollection of history and knowledge, academia, sciences and the arts are thrust together. Arts, like sciences, can be looked upon objectively and placed historically in context. To do this, one must look beyond what you like and what you don't like. Another way to study art history is to consider what styles have endured the test of time. Which styles, perhaps created afar, are treasured locally? Along Waitsburg's Main Street, Mission Revival style architecture lends in...
