Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago September 22, 2011 It was a day of Victorian fashion, museum tours, buffalo, corn on the cob, and Butlers at Waitsburg’s Fall Festival on Sunday. The attendance was anything but sparse. Bill Thompson was a good friend. I share that distinction with scores of folks in this community and extending the population to Palouse. He died September 17, 2011, in Waitsburg. He was 81 years old. Nancy Metro has been recently hired by the Walla Walla Catholic Schools in the new position of director of admissions and community relations. [...
This caught my eye so I decided to make it. I’ve never picked blackberries before. I asked my friend if she had them on her property. She said she had lots and be sure to wear long sleeves and jeans. I had heard they were stickery, and discovered it was an understatement. The thorns were more like knives. We picked for over an hour and guess what?!! She shared her bounty with me. It’s a good thing as I’m not sure I had enough for my recipe. This called for pork tenderloin, but locally I found pork sirloin roast. It was not as tender as a te...
World War II veteran Bob Patrick celebrated his 94th birthday in Dayton last week surrounded by the closest friends and family- COVID style, with a little flair. A parade of more than 20 vehicles, led by the Color Guard, drove by with signs, music, and plenty of waves, with a few fellow veterans even stopping to salute. Bob was presented with a Valor Quilt, pieced together by Linda Clarys. The patriotic quilt was created with appreciation and gratitude for Bob’s service. He entered the m...
As chronicled in Chapter 16, August 27th was Cookie's tenth birthday-the Big One - O. Which translates, more or less, to age 64 in human terms. So if 60 is the new 40, that's not all that bad. It seemed important enough to require some sort of special celebration, and despite the limitations of gatherings in the time of Covid, we were able to gather a few close friends and their humans together on a sunny summer afternoon in our garden. These pictures tell the story....
