Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON-At a special meeting on Nov. 24, the board of commissioners for the Columbia County Hospital District offered Chief Operations Officer Shane McGuire the position of District Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer for Columbia County Health System. "I'm thrilled to have the support of the board, staff, and community, and I look forward to our continued partnership as we do great things here, starting with the electronic health records system, and the renovation and enhancement...
WAITSBURG – Fire department volunteers and FFA members have already been busy preparing Main Street for this weekend's Hometown Christmas 30th anniversary. Groups and individuals work together to create the two-day event filled with fun activities for the entire family – a perfect example of small-town life at its finest. Earlier this week, fire department volunteers and FFA kids began hanging wreathes and garland on Main Street, and stringing lights and setting out trees for the FFA's Fes...
WAITSBURG – Sometimes, there's simply no time like the present, even when it comes to getting married. Fortunately, Historical Society member Anita Baker was up for a bit of spontaneity when Brain Pendleton and Darchelle Worley gave her a call last Friday to ask if they could get married in the Bruce House Museum – in a couple of hours. Anita was glad to accommodate and even played "Here Comes the Bride" on the antique parlor organ as the bride made her entrance. Anita said the ceremony was a s...
A column by Dena Wood Waitsburg P.E.O. members agree that they've been holding a Career Day at Waitsburg High School every other year "for at least 30 years." On Tues., Nov. 26, I was privileged to attend and participate in this year's event, hosted by P.E.O. president and Waitsburg School Superintendent Dr. Carol Clarke. Dr. Clarke explained to WHS sophomore and junior girls that P.E.O. celebrates the advancement of women through scholarships, grants and recognition. The purpose of Career Day...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg boys' basketball head coach Tavis Crittenden says his team's biggest challenge this season will be keeping up with shorter, quicker teams. But he hopes the Cardinals' height advantage will make them a force in the SE 2B District 9 league this year. "We'll be an experienced team," Crittenden said of his varsity squad, which features 10 juniors and seniors. "And we're in a league that's going to be very even." Crittenden says that four of the five starting positions to b...
WAITSBURG – Second-year Waitsburg girls' varsity basketball coach JT Elsey hopes a strongly unified team will result in a winning season for the Lady Cardinals. The '97 WHS grad played football, basketball and track during his school years. He then coached junior high basketball for two years before coaching the Hawks, an elite youth Touchet Valley traveling basketball team. Elsey coached the WP freshman boys in 2014 and then marked his debut as head coach for the WP Lady Cards last year. This y...
Santa Claus, a.k.a. Columbia County Commissioner Merle Jackson, had a visit from his twin grandsons, Austin and Alex Jackson, during Dayton's Christmas Kickoff Saturday. The twins are sons of Merle and Joelle Jackson's son Dave and his wife Kim, who live in Moscow, Ida....
DAYTON – Dayton’s First Congregational Church (214 S. 3rd St., Dayton) invites the community to join them for their annual Christmas Bazaar and Luncheon on Sun., Dec. 6 at 12:15. Lunch will be available for $5 and includes half a deli sandwich, a bowl of chili, soup, fruit, veggies, cookies, and a beverage. There will be a wide assortment of gifts and handcrafted items available for purchase. For more information call Teeny at 386-5287....
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office is making an effort to meet the people where they are. And nowadays, that’s online. In late November, the Sheriff’s Office launched social media platforms on Facebook (www.facebook.com/WWSheriff), Twitter (@WWSheriff), and Instagram (@wallawallacountysheriff). The platforms will allow us to directly engage and communicate with the people we strive to protect and to serve. This social media launch further exemplifies our dedication to public safety and our commitment to community partner...
WALLA WALL – The Kirkman House Museum will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar on Thurs. and Fri., Dec. 3 and 4 from noon to 8 p.m. each day. On Sat., Dec. 5 the community is invited to enjoy the museum atmosphere during a Victorian Open House from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, over a dozen vendors will display their handcrafted jewelry, knitted and crocheted items, homemade holiday ornaments, candies, note cards, gourmet foods, photo albums, apparel, glass works, and many other gift items. On Saturday, the museum will open its doors for...
WAITSBURG – After 24 years of dedicated service, Greg Zuger is retiring from his position on the Waitsburg School Board this year – somewhat reluctantly, he says. The community is invited to a reception in Zuger’s honor on Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Preston Hall Middle School. Zuger began serving on the school board in 1991, before his own children were in school, and remained for four years after his youngest graduated. “It’s been my pleasure to have been on the board. I got to hand all my kids,...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Christian Church invites the community to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas during a living nativity on the Bruce House Museum lawn (4th and Main) in Waitsburg, on Sun., Dec. 11 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. An hour-long vignette, with instrumental music and live animals, will honor the biblical story of Christ’s birth. Observers are invited to walk, stop, reflect, and enjoy the offering. Complimentary hot chocolate, coffee, and holiday cookies will be served. The nativity is directed by Carol Clarke....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg American Legion will hold a potluck in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day on Mon., Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall in Waitsburg. All American Legion members, their friends and families, and all veterans are welcome....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg American Legion will host a kids shopping night on Wed., Dec. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at the Waitsburg Elementary multipurpose room. Vendors will be on hand with plenty of gifts priced at $10 or less and volunteers will be available to wrap gifts and help kids shop....
Ten Years Ago December 8, 2005 The first time Waitsburg Councilwoman Bettie Chase crossed the Coppei Bridge was by a Model T driven by her father, “who drove cars by saying ‘giddy up and whoa.’” Now that the new 2005 bridge is complete, Chase, 85, has outlived the old Coppei bridge that was built the year she was born, 1920. Three Waitsburg Elementary School vocalists will have an incredible musical experience next February that may lead them on a successful career in music. Samantha Henze, Katy Hofer, and Maddy Witt are three Waitsbu...
Nov. 22 Golden lab hunting dog found on Jackson Rd. Report of possible squatter in barn on Kellog Hollow. Deputies were unable to locate after numerous checks. Nov. 23 Four county road signs were damaged on Skyline Rd.; under investigation. Disabled vehicle with flat tire was parked, with flashers on, on US-12. Vehicle was later removed. Report of theft of property, about two months ago, from house on 600 block of Harlem Road. Nov. 24 Dog at large on 10o block of E. Main was reunited with owner. Loud arguing and banging on door in 400 block of...
December 4: Teagen Larsen, Barbara Weaver, George Young, Robert Johnson, Sean Mathews, Corrine Miller, Jaimie Winnett. December 5: Anthony Henry, Des Witt, Laura Jean Hevel, Wendy Richards. December 6: Janet Unholz, Judy Reser, Christine Ezell. December 7: John Fenton Mason, Jeff Flores, Trey Cole, Hilary Hogan, Heidi Potolicchio. December 8: Ruth Senter, Lisa Patton, Cliff Griffin, Abby Michels. December 9: Russ Hays, Jerry Jeremiah, Jim Bird, Patty Hernandez, Ray Meier, Sarah Reser. December 10: Grant Woodworth, Bess Ammerman, Ron Thompson,...
On December 7, 1985, which was a Saturday, nearly 200 people gathered on Waitsburg’s Main Street to celebrate a new community event and take part in a drawing for cash prizes and gift certificates from local merchants. As The Times reported the next week, “Mayor Tom Baker (who was also The Times’ publisher at the time) plugged the tree in at about 7:30 p.m. The Waitsburg Chancel Choir and the Youth Choir sang ‘Jesus Knows Me, This I Love.’” (I think that’s a typo – either that or it’s a different song than the one I remember.) “Our Hometown Chr...
By Charles Lane, The Washington Post When you think about it, Thanksgiving Day is a paradoxical holiday for a country such as the United States. Gratitude is nearly the opposite of grievance. Yet, despite the many reasons we may have to feel the former, our political institutions were consciously designed to protect, even encourage, the expression of the latter. The right to take a day off each November to count our blessings, between mouthfuls of turkey and stuffing, isn’t actually in the Constitution; but our right to “petition the gov...
By Elizabeth Chang, The Washington Post Between daughters who prefer texting to any other form of communication, my workplace’s mandate to be follow-worthy on a variety of social-media platforms and a journalist’s general FOMO on the news, I’m on my iPhone quite often. Too often. Sometimes I catch myself picking it up and scrolling through Twitter or Facebook out of boredom, when my time would be better spent talking to a human (or even my dogs), or reading something more than a few sentences long. But, because of the aforementioned daughters,...
Weller Public Library, Waitsburg “The Martian,” by Andy Weir (Science Fiction): Astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars but after he’s nearly killed in a dust storm and his crew evacuates and leaves him for dead, he may be the first to die there as well. Stranded alone on Mars with a limited food supply and no way to signal Earth, Mark uses ingenuity, his engineering skills, and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit, as he confronts one obstacle after another. “Rogue Lawyer” by John Grisham (Fiction): Sebastian...
WALLA WALLA – Tyler Paul Judd, 32, was arrested on multiple child rape and drug charges in Walla Walla on Nov. 17. Judd lists his address as 512 W. Second St. in Waitsburg. According to police reports, an officer observed Judd exiting a Walla Walla residence, followed closely by a fifteen-year-old girl. Judd is a registered sex offender, and the officer questioned the girl and Judd about their relationship. Both allegedly admitted to having had sexual relations on numerous occasions beginning i...
