Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG-Since Ed and Cathy Lambert started visiting Bob, Waitsburg's beloved donkey on E. 8th, they have developed a love for the breed. Lambert said that for many years the couple would visit and bring him treats. It wasn't until their daughter Kelly connected them to Peace Valley Donkey Rescue (PVDR) that they had a chance to adopt their own. The PVDR application process was very thorough and detailed, explained the Lamberts. They began the process in early June of this year. After...
COLUMBIA COUNTY-Virginia Schmidt is the ever-capable Clerk of the Board for the Board of Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC), in that position for a year and a half. Here is what this reporter learned by picking her brain last week and by following up with various department heads. Chris Mills, Columbia County's Assessor, has announced her last day with the County on Sept. 30. She has been with the County for over thirty years, first as the Chief Deputy Clerk in the Assessor's Office and the...
DAYTON—When 30-year-old self-proclaimed homebody Mack Martin (Elizabeth Lail) reluctantly joins a Palm Springs bachelorette trip for her best friend Carla (Taylour Paige), her inner 70-year-old is released -- literally. The frustrated writer and influencer magically transforms into her future self: “Aunt Rita” (Oscar®-winner Diane Keaton). Freed from the constraints of other people’s expectations, Rita comes into her own, becoming an unlikely social media sensation and sparks a tentative romance with Mack’s adorable dog-sitter, Jack (Dustin Mi...
DAYTON—Carnegie Picture Lab announces a partnership with the Columbia County Rural Library to present Storybook Art for Dayton area children. Storybook Art centers around a featured children’s literature book and includes storytelling, Artful Thinking activities, and art projects inspired by and connected to the book. The first Storybook Art session will take place on Tuesday, September 27th from 3:15 to 4:45pm and will feature the book, Maybe Something Beautiful by Isabel Campoy. On October 6th, for Family Story Time from 6:30 – 8:00pm, the f... Full story
DAYTON – The Dayton School Board met for its regular meeting on September 7, 2022. Present in the high school auditorium were board members Zac Fabian, Jeffrey McCowen, Korinda Wallace, and Superintendent Rich Stewart. Grant Griffen did not attend, and Aneesha Dieu arrived during the “Character Strong” presentation. Participation was also available on Zoom. The Board approved the Consent Agenda, hiring Cole Kenney and Elizabeth Sutton as Elementary Paraprofessionals and Jeremy Trump as a volunteer Middle School Football coach. There were no pu...
WALLA WALLA—22nd Annual Quilt Show will be held at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds on September 16 & 17, 2022. The show is sponsored by the Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival Committee Each year, the committee selects one national and one local quilter to be featured at the show. This year the Nationally Featured Quilter is Heather Black of Quiltachusetts. A modern quilt designer, maker, and pattern writer who began quilting in 2011 and found it was her preferred creative outlet. The locally featured quilter is Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival c...
DW COMBINE-The DW volleyball team won their non-conference match against Kittitas on Wednesday, September 7, in Dayton. Both teams struggled with passing the ball to the setter in the match that saw the Wolfpack players come from behind in each set to get their first win. In the first set, senior Emily Rodrick, an outstanding setter, hitter, and server last season as a junior, served six straight points to take the come-from-behind win 25-17. Rodrick plays libero this season. Kittitas took an...
DW COMBINE—The D-W football team won their first game of the season on Friday, September 2, in Waitsburg. D-W did not let Granger get into the endzone and celebrated with a 34-0 win. Quarterback Monte Pettichord ran the offense which saw the Wolfpack scoring in each quarter. Senior Hudson Reser’s three TDs and sophomore Lucas VanHoose’s two interceptions and a fumble recovery were highlights of the evening. Jarod Hankins led the team with six solo tackles, Kaylub Prather and Blake French each had 5 solos and Jace Gleason, Levi Boudrieau and P...
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack (2-0) and Warriors (0-2) played an impressive defensive contest, with turnovers playing a key component in the outcome. Although the Warriors were a larger team, with the lineman averaging well over 200 pounds and DW averaging about 180, they were well-matched defensively. Offensively, the Warriors had the advantage on the ground as benefitted from the large front line and were led by a talented #24 Mason Hilberg. At the same time, the Wolfpack dominated the air as led...
I call this series "Just Vignettes" because that's what they are, just short snapshots of things that have happened to me or have been told to me. I can vouch the stories you read here are mostly true. On a warm Ford Island evening in Pearl Harbor, a maintenance man using a firehose cleaned the beams over the exterior passageways. Little Popo was carried by the force of the water from her nursery, falling to the teak deck below. Someone found her in a puddle and picked her up, naked and wet but...
There is still time to enjoy great weather conditions to kayak this September on the Snake River. It might be a little hazy and smoky at times, but with no wind, kayaking downriver is a pleasant way to spend three hours. And it is a good workout. Along with three of my sisters, a cousin, and a friend from Lewiston who knows the area, we traveled to Asotin to launch our kayaks. It was a tad cool when we started at 10 am, but the sun soon warmed us up. We traveled about 11 miles downriver to...
Ten Years Ago September 13, 2012 Erma Lee Smith will be honored this Sunday as Pioneer of the Year because her family history in Waitsburg is extensive – she hails from the Hales who date back to 1890 in the Waitsburg area. “I’m Pioneer of the Year and turning 80,” Smith said last week. “I’m flying high.” She learned last spring via a letter from the Waitsburg Historical Society that she would be receiving the award this year at the Pioneer Fall Festival. Smith will be honored on Sunday follow... Full story
Perhaps because of my approaching birthday, or a simple craving for the mood-enhancing properties of cocoa, I have recently been dreaming of a perfect chocolate cake. Balancing sweetness with the deep, complex flavors of cocoa is a culinary science unto itself. This much-loved recipe results in a moist, silky textured cake with a rich and comforting flavor. Finished with a luscious vanilla buttercream frosting, this cake makes a memorable centerpiece to any celebration, big or small. Ingredients...
WAITSBURG-This year, the Waitsburg Historical Society has selected the Albert Land Family as the 2022 Pioneers of the Year. Albert Land's three surviving children, Elaine Reese, Joan Miller, and Tom Land will be at the Waitsburg Pioneer Fall Festival on Sunday, Sept. 18 to receive the honors. Albert's grandfather, Edmund Land was born in England in 1823, and went on to travel the world. As his obituary noted, he "crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times and the Pacific Ocean twice." Living in New Z... Full story
