Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – In honor of the City of Waitsburg's sesquicentennial, the Waitsburg Historical Society found it fitting to commemorate its own history by recognizing the two surviving members of the society's founding group as Pioneers of the Year. Bob Patton and Dona Jean Smith hold that honor. The Waitsburg Historical Society was founded in 1971 and the original board included Roberta Broom, Jan Zuger, Joe Abbey, Dorothy Kison, Bettie Chase, Dona Jean Smith and Bob Patton. Carolee Jantz joined t...
WAITSBURG – This year’s Pioneer Fall Festival on Sunday is shaping up nicely, with plenty of fun in store for all who attend. The event kicks off with a nondenominational church service on the Bruce House Lawn at 11 a.m. followed by Pioneer of the Year awards at noon. This year’s recipients are Bob Patton and Dona Jean Smith. Judging for the First Annual Pie-Oneer Fall Festival Pie Tasting contest will take place right after the awards ceremony at 12:15, as the festival officially opens. Big stage musical entertainment includes Grandma & The Bo...
Two new park-style benches were recently installed at the Smith Hollow Schoolhouse grounds in Dayton. The benches are courtesy of the Anderson family of Dayton, friends & supporters for the late Rob Anderson, and Columbia REA. They compliment the recent bike rack/hitching post memorial for Rob Anderson. The green metal benches match existing public seating on Dayton's Main Street. The concrete pad for the benches was installed by Tanner Steinhoff of Steinhoff construction. Jack Himmelberger, a...
Ten Years Ago Sept. 22, 2005 Photo caption: George Wale, Jim Hansen, Ivan Keve, and Pioneer of the Year Ben Flathers inspect a buggy on display at the Bruce Memorial Museum during the Pioneer Fall Festival last Sunday. Hansen was demonstrating how little the former mode of transportation weighted by lifting the front wheel as the others looked on. Flathers was honored as Pioneer of the Year and added remarks about his life following presentation of the honor following the non denominational church service that morning. Bill Hinchliffe of...
WAITSBURG – A free showing of the movie Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh will be held at 3 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 20 at the Plaza Theater on Waitsburg’s Main Street. The documentary, based on a book by James Newton, recalls a lifetime of friendship with five pioneers of the twentieth century. The film, which was broadcast on public television in 2000, is narrated by Walter Cronkite....
Waitsburg’s annual Pioneer Fall Festival will feature a great variety of activities for kids of all ages on Sunday. Pioneers of the Year will be honored and pies will be baked and auctioned off. Waitsburg’s museum complex, including the Bruce Museum and the Wilson-Phillips House, will be open for tours. A community church service will be held at 11 a.m., and, as usual, a vintage style show will be held in the afternoon. But a special treat this year will be on the stage in front of the Bruce Museum. A big lineup of music performers will perform...
By Rea Culwell, Columbia County Prosecutor "What trial is scheduled for next week?" I get this question a lot. I used to think that maybe the person was interested in my job as a prosecutor . . . but I quickly learned it wasn't about me or the job. In most cases, the inquirer received a summons from the court to serve as a juror and they wanted to know who was on trial and who was accused of what crime. And usually the conversation includes "I can't be on that jury." In the not too distant...
LOWDEN – The annual Frenchtown Rendezvous will take place Sept. 26 at Frenchtown Hall, just behind L’Ecole No. 41 winery in Lowden. The event features family history tables that tell about life in early Walla Walla, a tri-tip buffet, live music, and living history performances. The meal will be catered by Marty Bray’s “A Chef’s Creation.” Adult tickets are $30 and children 12 and under are admitted free. ID-bearing college students may attend at a reduced price of $20. All tickets are sold in advance and may be purchased by calling Judith Fort...
DAYTON – The Inland Northwest Orchestra will hold a performance at Dayton High School auditorium at 4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 10. The performance is free and open to the public. The orchestra will perform four pieces including: “Cowboy Rhapsody” by Morton Guild, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Elmer Bernstein, “Jubilee” by Ron Nelson, and “Rhapsody for English Horn and String Orchestra” by Gordon Jacobs. The performance will be directed and conducted by R. Lee Friese. The Inland Northwest Orchestra is part of the Inland Northwest Musicians group,...
DAYTON – Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Green Zebra, Brandywine. One of these or a dozen other heirloom tomato varieties could be this year's winner at the Third Annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting Competition and Dinner event this weekend in Dayton. The main event begins Sunday at 4 p.m. at TamiJoyFarm, near the south end of S. Fourth St. Guests will be able to taste up to 15 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, entered by local area growers. Heirloom tomatoes are grown from non-hybrid seeds, and come i...
WAITSBURG – If asked, Waitsburg High senior Trey Potts would have no trouble writing a typical "How I Spent my Summer Vacation" essay. His summer was anything but dull, though it may not qualify as a vacation. The 18-year-old spent his entire summer fighting fires for the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association (C-PTPA). That was aside from the one week he attended the Kiwanis Youth Law Enforcement Career Camp in Shelton, Wash. Both experiences had a significant impact on his plans f...
WHITE SWAN, Wash. – After a scoreless first quarter, the Waitsburg Cardinal football team got hot in the second, scoring 21 unanswered points on the way to a big 35-6 victory. In the second quarter, quarterback Jacob Dunn completed touchdown passes to Brandon Penner for 36 yards and Jason Carter for 13 yards. Running back Travis Crockett added a three-yard touchdown run prior to intermission. In the third quarter, Crockett scored again on a 44-yard pass play from Dunn. Dunn added a ten-yard r...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg harriers competed, and fared well, against runners from Mac-Hi and Pomeroy at the Asotin Island Run at Chief Timothy Park in Clarkston on Saturday. Junior Emily Adams placed fourth in the girl's race and junior Landon Callas placed 9th in the boys'. First-year Cardinal X-C Coach Ann Adams said the day was beautiful, warm, and sunny, and that the 2.6 mile course was fast. "Emily ran a strong race, passing on the big hill for an 18.14 minute 4th place finish (out of 51 r...
DAYTON – The Dayton Bulldog football team is reeling this week from not only a 62-0 loss to Pomeroy Friday, but also to possible season-ending injuries to three of its top players. In Friday night’s game in eight-man play, the Pirates rolled up 40 first-half points on the way to its big rout. The pirates had 398 total yards on offense, compared to the Bulldogs’ 129. Dayton’s first game starting quarterback, Cal Martin, did not play against Pomeroy, after it was discovered he had fractur...
WAITSBURG – The Board of Directors of the Waitsburg School District will hold two 'Envision the Future' Community Forums on Wed., Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the elementary school library. Everyone interested in the future of Waitsburg schools is encouraged to attend. Superintendent Carol Clarke will provide background information on the 1999 voter-approved Capital Projects Bond as well as the current maintenance and operations levy – both of which expire at the end of the 2016 cal...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Friends of the Library is hosting a Friends Fall Fundraiser (FFF!) on Oct. 3 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lions Community Building. The event will include soup and rolls and cornbread and chili for purchase, as well as beverages. A silent auction of donated crafts, new items, and services will be up for bid during the event. For questions or to donate items or services for the auction, contact the Prescott Library on Tues., Thurs, Fri., or Sat. at (509) 249-8411 or call Prescott Friends of the Library president Joan Tatum at (...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Commercial Club will hold their first general membership meeting of the Sept. – May season at noon on Thurs., Sept. 17. The no-host lunch meeting will be held at Whiskey Creek Sports Bar & Grill located at 701 Preston Ave. Incoming President Deb Callahan will chair the meeting. Please RSVP to BA Keve at ikbakeve@charter.net or (509) 337-6546 so the restaurant can be notified of how many will attend. Dues for the 2015-16 season are due in Sept. of each year. Dues are $25 for business memberships and $10 for individual mem...
Are you struggling with grief and not sure how to move past it? Join Dayton’s Grief Group on Sept 23 at 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in the Fireside Room. Signs will be posted. The group will follow the format that Hospice in Walla Walla uses with their grief support groups. It will work with the book, Understanding Your Grief, which has 10 chapters. Therefore the class will last 10 weeks. For more information, or to find out if this class is for you, call Teeny McMunn at 509-386-5287....
WAITSBURG – On Tuesday night, local songbird Makenna Barron, performed at the Pendleton Round-Up, completing her goal of singing at an event at all of the Big 4 Rodeo Association rodeos in one year. As The Times went to press Makenna was also still in the running to hit another big goal – singing at the Wrangler NFR Las Vegas rodeo. Through the months of Aug. and Sept. Makenna sang the National Anthem at the Benton-Franklin Horse County Heaven Round-Up, the Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days, the...
9: Pancakes; Chili, Cornbread, Carrots 21: Biscuit & Gravy; BBQ Pulled Pork, BBQ Beans 22: Continental Breakfast; K-5 Cook’s Choice/6-12 Chicken Ceasar Wrap, Cucumbers 23: Longjohn; Orange Chicken, Rice, Pepper Strips 24: Continental Breakfast; Chicken or Veggie Quesadilla, Refried Beans...
Waitsburg Nothing to report Dayton Aug. 30 Juvenile problem: three juveniles in black riding their skateboards down Main Street in front of the Best Western Hotel. Youth were contacted and advised to stay out of the street. Suspicious vehicle: newer black Acura spotted behind the football field taking pictures. Deputy was unable to locate vehicle. Civil disturbance in 400 Block of S. 6th, cleared with deputy contact. Erratic vehicle westbound on US 12, deputy unable to locate. Found property: possible explosive device located in the basement...
James “Jim” Ellis Hansen passed away on Sept. 9, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. He was born the third of six children in Waitsburg on May 19, 1921, to Albert and Margaret Leid Hansen, longtime pioneers of the Valley. Jim was a member of the undefeated 1938 and 1939 Waitsburg High School football teams and graduated from high school in 1939. Jim attended two years at Washington State College, where he studied agriculture engineering and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and worked at Ferdinand’s Creamery on campus. After enlis...
