Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA - There was something for everyone at the Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days in Walla Walla. This year's The G.O.A.T. theme brought a country superstar headliner, PRC Rodeo, and a sold-out demolition derby. Fair Queen Makenna Barron cut the ribbon in front of the main gate on Wednesday, August 28, to open the 158th annual fair. Headliner Martina McBride with Cody Beebe kicked off the weekend's entertainment lineup. Musical performances continued throughout the three days on the Pepsi...
WAITSBURG - A Waitsburg couple is pleased with the community's response to their efforts to bridge the divide during these fraught political times. At his wife's suggestion, Tom Elstrom searched online for a tee shirt that combined the "Let's talk!" imperative with the symbols representing the two major political parties. Finding nothing, he bought some digital art and had a tee shirt shop add the type and create a single shirt. The response was phenomenal as he wore the shirt around town and...
DAYTON — As a character in a book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up, Harold draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world. In “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” Harold learns much about real life and how his crayon can set off hilarious hijinks. He also realizes the crayon is a powerful source of unlimited imagination. If it falls into the wrong hands (it does,) it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save the real world and his imaginary one...
The family of Trish Hulce would like to thank everyone that joined us in her Celebration of Life. We so appreciated all the love, support, flowers, cards, and shared memories. She will live in our hearts forever until we meet again....
It is with pleasure that I am renewing my subscription to “The Times,” and I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Lane on her quality publication. We are all aware of the severe challenges faced by both small and large newspapers across the country, and I am so grateful that she is managing to continue her craft. There is much that I appreciate each week besides the quality local news coverage. Brad Trumbo shares his love of bird hunting, nature, and life on a farm (where I spent many hours in my youth) with a remarkably poetic writing...
Dallas Emily Dickinson of Dayton, Washington, passed away in Seattle, Washington, on August 25, 2024, with her family by her side. The family is planning a service and will share details when confirmed....
WAITSBURG — Coach Gabe Kiefel’s Waitsburg High School football team worked out some kinks in a jamboree at Pomeroy on Friday, August 30. “It went well, and every player who went was able to do good things on the field, including the freshmen who went in at the end,” said Kiefel. The Cardinals played ten plays each on defense against Garfield-Palouse and Touchet and ten plays each on offense against Liberty-Christian and Pomeroy. The team held Garl-Pal to one touchdown and did really well against Touchet, holding them scoreless. On offense...
September is an incredible time in the Pacific Northwest. Fall is finally upon us, and the heat of the summer fades into brisk, starry nights. Fishing picks up again, and hunting seasons open. While we look forward to fall in our neck of the woods, September on the lower Columbia River also has plenty to offer. When my hometown buddy, Matt, called with a request to fish the Columbia River for fall Chinook, I had no choice but to invite him out for a west coast road trip that would land us in...
I wrote a column a few months ago about recognizing the seasons by the bugs that show up, but in retrospect, I’m not sure that is the best determinant. I’ve seen my share of bees and hoverflies this summer, but not like the swarms of past summers. It also seems that ladybugs are in short supply this year. I did need to thwart a minor invasion of squash bugs using an organic spray and marigolds planted throughout the garden. Thankfully, we haven’t had a bumper crop of summer squash, aka zucch...
Ten Years Ago September 4, 2014 Waitsburg – Eight-year-old Makenna Barron says she can only recall one of the two times she attended the Pendleton Round-Up. She will attend for her third time next week and this visit she won't forget. The pint-sized cowgirl will kick off the week of rodeos by singing the national anthem in the Happy Canyon arena at Monday's opening night PBR Classic rodeo. Makenna, who reigned as Miss Rodeo Washington Sweetheart last year, has rodeo in her blood. Her mom, T...
In February, I wanted to celebrate my father Carl's 100th birthday with his favorite birthday beverage – a Manhattan cocktail and a decadent dessert. Although he passed in 2022, having a party with friends and family to acknowledge his 98 years was significant. My dad was born on a dining room table in the house he grew up in just north of Green Lake, outside the then-Seatte city limit. He was a WWII veteran and was married to my mother, Pat, for over 63 years until she passed. He built their r...
