Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - It took a while for Pastor Mike Ferrians of the Waitsburg First Christian Church to figure out who had just made a very large bequest to the congregation. Few at the church had heard of Charlene Buroker. But after some asking around, it became clear who she was - the widow of the late Fred Buroker, who grew up in Waitsburg before World War II. The gift of $40,810 from Charlene Buroker of Colville was announced during regular church service on Sunday. She also made a large bequest to...
Sept. 8: Gus Senter, Erma Lee Smith, Jo Gouge, Amy Branson, Patty Mantz, George Lloyd III, Esther Cox, Carol White, Patsy Gouge, Ronda Eastwood, Claire Lyman. Sept. 9: Cadman Donovan, Trevor Johnson, Terry Ferguson, Melissa Christensen, Bob Rea, Amie Green. Sept. 10: Bill Stonecipher, Lorna Zajac, Lana Salloum, Vanna Webber, Tom Duckworth, Rebecca Brown, Mandy McGee. Sept. 11: Kathleen Johnson, Roger Becker, Nancy Gerking, Justin Bergevin, Jason Crawford, Bonnie Olson. Sept. 12: Jim Pearson, Glenn Hayes, Marshal McKinley, Mitch Gagnon, Chelsi...
DAYTON - It will be a building year for the Dayton High School cheer squad and the team has a new coach who wants to focus on building the program. "I just really want to build the program and make it strong," said A.J. Walker, the team's coach. Walker, a newcomer to Dayton's program, is no newcomer to cheerleading. He said he cheered in high school and was on a competition all-star cheer squad called Northwest Elite. He spent the summer coaching part-time at an all-star cheer gym in the...
STANFIELD, Ore. - Cornerback Wyatt Frame clearly felt awkward being on the sideline watching his teammates take on the Stanfield Tigers without him and linebacker Joey Schlachter in the Dayton Bulldogs' first game of the season Friday. But the Bulldogs did well without the two injured starters, beating the Oregon team handily at home, 20-0, and chalking up its first seasonopening win in four years. "You always have your doubts when you don't have two of your starters," Bulldogs head coach Dean...
WAITSBURG-The WP "Boys of Fall" were back in action under their Friday night lights starting the season off with a 48-18 victory over the Davenport Gorillas last Friday. Buzz about the opening game began early in the afternoon Friday with local farmers outside the grocery store discussing who they thought would be filling in for last year's graduating seniors. WP Cardinal fans began arriving as early as an hour before kick-off to grab their favorite spot and ensure that they didn't miss a...
Friday, September 9 Senior & Education Day 6:00am Free Fair Breakfast (with paid gate admission)'til 9am Under East Grandstand 9:00am Fair Officially Opens with the Presentation of Colors 9:00am Sheep, Goats, & Swing Judging - Show/Sale Arena 9:00am Beef Judging - Indoor Arena 10:00am Chicken Judging, Rabbit Judging to follow - Show/Sale Arena 10:00am 4-H & Open Class Dogs Fitting & Showing - Race Track Infield 10:00am 4-H/FFA Western Games - Main Arena 10:00am Nevada Slim & Cimarron Sue -...
Last night, looking out over the front pines, I noticed the most unusual moon; a pie shape cut directly in half with rippling blue vines like a half wheel of gorgonzola cheese! I took my glass of wine out to the patio table and sat for what might be the last time for the season; have you noticed -- it's getting a little chilly in the evenings. Wine of the week: Cougar Crest '08 Viognier, created by Winemaker, Deborah Hansen. This estate bottle is considered a dry white but I find it to be soaked in oodles of semisweet properties; lush floral...
Waitsburg/Walla Walla County 8-30: Mental health issue, patient transported to hospital. Mail fraud reported. 9-1: Tractor versus power line collision, employee struck lowhanging power line. Prescott 9-2: Gasoline theft reported. Dog bite reported. 9-3: One vehicle rollover, driver swerved to miss deer, minor injury, driving with a suspended license in the third degree. 9-5: Domestic assault reported. Dayton/Columbia County 8-31: Lost property. Telephone harassment reported. Disabled vehicle. Fender Bender in parking lot of Dayton Mercantile....
Ten Years Ago September 13, 2001 Saying, "The show must go on!," organizers of the Waitsburg Commercial Club Salmon Barbecue and the Waitsburg Historical Society's Fall Festival, in light of Tuesdays terrorist attack on New York City and Washington, D.C., put the finishing touches on plans for the events. Buffalo for the Fall Festival didn't always come as rolled roasts. Lion's members once made the trek to Montana to bring home the animals. The plan worked well until one decided he didn't like Whoop em Up Hollow and went over the hill to a...
BLUEGRASS KIDS CLUB WAITSBURG - The Bluegrass Kids Club will meet this Thursday, Sept. 8 at 3:15 p.m. in the High School band room. The club is free, open to kids fifth grade through high school. Students need to provide their own instruments. For more information, call Kate Hockersmith 337-8789. NEW CHURCH CLASSES BEGIN WAITSBURG - On Sept. 11, youth classes and adult spiritual growth groups begin for the First Christian Church. The church is invited to a potluck barbecue at the Presbyterian Church following worship. Please bring a salad to...
WAITSBURG - I've been in town now about 20 days. You may have noticed a young woman walking down the sidewalk on Main Street, smiling ear to ear. For many, it's a shock that a 25-year-old would want to move to the tiny town of Waitsburg. The truth is, the moment I stepped foot on Main Street last May, I wanted to live here. And about three months later, here I am. I am blessed to have family in Walla Walla, but I also have many family members to be living right here in Waitsburg. The Henze famil...
I am writing today to invite everyone from Dayton and the surrounding communities to this year's American Cancer Society Blue Mountain Relay For Life. The family-friendly event is scheduled to begin Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. and concludes Sunday morning, Sept.18, at 7:30 a.m. Location for the event is at the athletic complex (track and football field) in Dayton. Though there are many emotional times at every Relay For Life, I believe the luminaria ceremony is the part of the event that brings everyone together and reminds them...
Heart BEAT About Needs & Good Deeds WAITSBURG -- Not only is the nation focusing on the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but Touchet Valley residents are also thinking about the second anniversary of the big mill fire that destroyed Wait's Mill, Sept. 6, 2009. The mill gave Waitsburg its name and losing it meant the town lost part of its identity. With these two anniversaries on our minds and the recent battle of the Whetstone fire, we can't help but think of our local...
I t was late one Tuesday night. I was putting together the newspaper in our temporary office in what's now the coffee shop. The town was already asleep and I was happily finishing up the layout of the week's edition when I got a whiff of the same smell as I had earlier in the day . Exhaust fumes. Only this time, they were so strong I was starting to get a head ache. There was no logical explanation for the smell. There were no idling trucks on Main Street. The smell couldn't have been from inside the office. There are no fuel-powered...
WAI T SBURG - I was behind the counter at the Coppei Coffee shop last week when he walked in. He donned a well-worn canvas hat, a big backpack and two sticks that looked like ski poles. With all that gear on, the diminutive elderly man stepped right up to the cash register and made his inquiry. He had heard someone at or near the coffee shop or the Times had rooms to rent and, having just walked from Dayton that morning, he was ready for some rest. It so happened I just set up the first two...
WAITSBURG - The new face behind the counter at the Weller Public Library is likely one you have seen before. Rosie Warehime, the new library manager, has lived in Waitsburg for 44 years. Her husband Walt found his first teaching job in Waitsburg. "We planned to stay 2 years and we never left," she said. Warehime hadn't ever worked at a library before, but she had been employed at the Cenex station and at local grain growers, making her a recognizable face in the community and the perfect person...
DAYTON - This year's Columbia County Fair held Sept. 9-11 will bring new entertainment, more education, bull bash and beer garden that will surely delight fairgoers. T h e event, held at the fairgrounds in Dayton, will cost $5 for adults, $3 for kids and children under the age of 6 are free each day. The fair will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Shane Laib, who is in his second year as fair manager, said he and his...
