Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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"When everybody steps forward like they do in this community it makes such a big impact," said Joy Smith, President of the Waitsburg Commercial Club, and coordinator of this past weekend's events. The festivities started mid-week with the placement of Christmas trees along Main Street by the local FFA chapter. Those trees were then decorated with individual flair by local businesses and organizations. Some opted for natural decorations, with the nonprofit group Blue Mountain Resource...
WAITSBURG-Representative Skyler Rude (R) visited all three Waitsburg schools on Monday, December 9th. In his commitment to meet the needs of his constituents, he is on a mission to visit every school district in the area he serves. To date he has visited Finley, Starbuck and Dixie School Districts and will visit Patterson school district next week. After visiting with elementary students in the multipurpose room, he then stopped by Preston Hall. At Waitsburg High School, he sat in on the...
DAYTON-For somebody traveling through Dayton whose car has broken down and who is without funds to spend the night, there is help. For someone who needs help with rent, utilities, prescriptions, food, or needs a winter coat, there is help. When being at home is suddenly unsafe for a woman and her children, and temporary shelter is needed, there is help. Project Timothy is the local organization people in need can tap into for assistance. Past President Gary Schroeder said hardships like those...
House About the Clouds Patricia Keeney, who lives just down the road from the house in this photo informed Bill that the old home belonged to Art and Ernie Alford. She notes: "This is Art and Ernie's original home. The young Alford family dealt with scarlet fever early in the (last) century. Art and Ernie survived, as did an older sister, Maxine. Ernie was quite affected by the illness and Art became, for all intents and purposes, his caretaker. Art and Ernie, both life-long bachelors, later...
Ten Years Ago December 17, 2009 Winter freezes Touchet Valley. The snow that covered the Touchet Valley this weekend turned to freezing rain on Tuesday, coating roads and sidewalks with a slick and treacherous layer of ice. The dangerous conditions led to numerous accidents, school closures and sports cancellations, but noone was seriously injured. Photo caption: Scott Huwe and Guy McCaw put some of the Lions Club’s smoked turkeys in the reefer truck at the fairgrounds. The club prepares and s...
Dear Editor: Full disclosure, while never descending to the level of a Grinch, I never could really fully celebrate the spirit of Christmas. I raised children and hopefully provided for them a Christmas-ish foundation, but personally never quite got it. That is until this weekend in Waitsburg. What a charming couple of days, from the wonderful vendors at Town Hall, to Santa at Ten Ton Coffee, to the grand finale of the parade, it had the magic I have been largely denied all of my many Christmases. At least in part it was knowing a bit about...
Dear Editor, Theater at its Best!! From the front rows I witnessed a full house at Dayton Liberty Theater, presenting Disney’s Mary Poppins musical. One could not have enjoyed more if seeing it on Broadway. The cast of 59 was magnetic, makeup artist, costumes, staging, design, pianist, everything was suburb and, selflessly given. Team-work was professionally over the top. More powerfully presented than one experiences today in most churches. Phillip Montfort Waitsburg...
By Rich Lowry The economy is in robust good health, but our social fabric isn’t. By two basic measures of social vitality, births and deaths, American society is faltering. Both the fertility rate and life expectancy are declining, in a sign that people feel less secure and, in some cases, have no hope at all. We are attuned to headline-grabbing economic statistics—GDP growth, the unemployment rate, wages—as monthly and quarterly metrics of American well-being, but they aren’t as telling as these more fundamental indicators. To put it bluntly...
November 27 Vehicle parked on County right-of-way at McDonald Road and W. HWY 12, towed, Walla Walla, WA. November 29 A man reported his birds were shot in the 1000 block of Sun Harbor Drive, Burbank, WA. November 30 License plates confiscated off motor home on Main Street, Burbank, WA. Male found deceased of apparent natural causes on Harbor Blvd., Burbank, WA. An individual on Meadowbrook Blvd. obstructed law enforcement, and made a false statement to a public servant, Walla Walla, WA. December 2 A motor vehicle theft was reported on Wallula...
DAYTON—Might your child want to receive a letter FROM Santa Claus? Stop by the Dayton Memorial Library by December 14th to write a letter to Santa, or, simply drop one off by the deadline and Santa will write your child back. Parents can pick up their child’s Santa letter at the library between December 19-23. The Dayton Memorial Library is located at 111 S 3rd St., Dayton, WA....
PRESCOTT-The annual Prescott Lions Breakfast will be held on Saturday December 21st & Sunday, December 22nd from 8-11 a.m. Stop by for all-you-can-eat eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, juice, and coffee for just $10. Holiday pies will also be on sale for $10 each. Corner of Hwy. 124 & D Street....
December 12: Ernest Brunson, John Archer, Allen Huwe, Chad Fry, Dawn Ronning, Patricia Thomas, Ben Antonius, BethAn Wood. December 13: Patsy Weber, Marilyn Wilson, Elena Perry, Richard Done, Donald Thiery, Helen Duckworth. December 14: Shirley Wilson, Joy Leisure, Susan Herion, Heather Harris, Jay Lewis, Sasha Sickles, Rick Turner, Imbert Matthee. December 15: Agnes VonCadow, Jason Henderson, David Hevel Jr., Carl Smith Jr., Stacie Huwe, Rick Turner, Betty Young. December 16: Katie Ford, Perry Dozier, Samantha Henze, Christopher Holmes, Lesli...
DAYTON—Project Timothy is one of ten organizations to receive a $5,000 award through the Bayer Cereal Experts Grain for Good Sweepstakes, according to Erica Balmer, Public Relations Manager for Bayer Crop Science Division. To enter in the sweepstakes entrants had to grow 250 or more acres of cereal crops in eligible states. Gene Warren was one of ten entrants chosen to direct a donation to the organization of his choice. Warren said, “I’ve volunteered at Project Timothy and seen how it helps low-income people in our community. The agency provi...
Congratulations to Amy Farley and Kailyn Lewis who represented Waitsburg High School and were named Walla Walla Exchange Club Youth of the Month....
OLYMPIA—Families and individuals who receive Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program food benefits can now use WIC cards and the WICShopper app when they head to the grocery store. Washington’s WIC program introduced the new tools earlier this year to reduce stigma, improve efficiency and improve the participants’ shopping experience. “This rollout of new WIC tools for low-income families is about increasing access to nutritional food while decreasing perceived stigmas or prejudi...
In attendance: Randy Farley, Jake Long, Deb Fortner Colter Mohney, Bruce Abbey, Anne Higgins, Randy Charles Old Business An updated Fire Chief job description was approved and will be sent to the District’s attorney for review. The position as written is for a part-time paid position, issues such as vacation pay, and benefits are still to be determined. After the position description is reviewed by the District’s attorney, plans will be made to advertise the position in the very near term. Pre...
WAITSBURG-Immediately after Cocoa with Santa in the multipurpose room, Superintendent Mark Pickel met with parents and grandparents of Waitsburg Elementary students for coffee and donuts in the music room. Levy Upcoming: Pickel let those in attendance know that the district is due to hold a levy vote, as "our levy cycle is every two years, so we are up for a levy this February," he said. He reminded folks that "Levies are for learning, bonds are for building." "Levies are a very important part o...
DAYTON- Plans for the City's proposed wastewater treatment plant have evolved over the past year from a dry land application method of treating wastewater discharge, to consideration of a wastewater filtration wetlands method of treating the discharge. Jake Hollopeter, PE, with Anderson/Perry & Associates, Anton Chiono, a Water Transaction Specialist with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and Kristina Ribellia, the Washington Water Trust (WWT) project manager for...
Waitsburg St. Mark’s Catholic Church at 405 W. 5th in Waitsburg, will have a Christmas Mass on Christmas Eve, Tues. Dec. 24, at 5 PM. Waitsburg Chapel at 320 W. 2nd in Waitsburg (509) 337-6235 Tues. Dec. 24 Christmas Candlelight Service at 6:00 p.m. -- Christmas Eve the Ministerial Association Christmas Celebration Waitsburg Christian Church at 604 Main Street in Waitsburg, WA (509)337-8898 Thurs. Dec. 21 - Women’s worship night 6:30 p.m. Women from the community are welcome to join the women of the church to sing Christmas worship songs. Sat...
DAYTON-Let'er Buck! The Pendleton Round-Up is a world-famous rodeo with a deep western history, and each year, a group of young ladies go through an application process to be the faces of the event. Five ladies make up the Round-Up Queen and Court, and this year, two ladies from Dayton are amongst the selected five. Josilyn Fullerton and Kaleigh White both have histories of their own with one of the oldest rodeos in the country. Kaleigh White's family has been involved with the Pendleton...
As it stands now, my ex-husband, Daniel, the chef, will be moving to Waitsburg this spring. After spending Thanksgiving with him; well, to quote Yogi Berra, “it’s déjà vu all over again.” It’s been 10 years since we’ve lived together, and I forgot what it’s like to live with someone whose life is food. Admittedly, I love being the beneficiary of great meals, but sometimes, the quest for perfection, and the persnickety preparation is more entertaining than the outcome. Some things have changed...
Every holiday season I imagine showing up to a party bringing an incredible dessert. Historically I am asked to bring wine or extra chairs to potlucks as my baking skills are notoriously weak. This year I decided to do a little pre-holiday research by watching two of the most popular baking shows currently available on Netflix. The first, The Great British Baking Show, is a long running competition filmed under a big tent and featuring talented amateur bakers. The tent is not the only difference...
Winter sports officially started this past week as the Dayton-Waitsburg girls opened up their basketball season with three games. They fell to St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 59-28, to College Place 64-35, and 50-30 to Mac-Hi in their first home games of the season at the Dayton gymnasium. While things did not start off optimistically with three losses, the team came away with valuable lessons that will become instilled in them as the season progresses. “They now understand that they have to work hard for four quarters and to play 32 minutes,” sai...
PRESCOTT—Prescott boys basketball played Bickleton High School on Saturday December 7th for their second game in two nights. Like their first game of the season Prescott came out with high intensity and took control of the game early. Highlights: #3 Victor Garcia hit back to back jump shots from the corner to make it 10-4; #12 Jonathan Cardenas made a buzzer beater to make it 18-6 to end the 1st quarter. The second quarter began with several Tigers starters on the bench. After giving up 7 quick points in a row to start the quarter, those s...
Last week's loss to the Los Angeles Rams was costly on two fronts. First it caused the Seattle Seahawks to drop back down to the 5th seed in the playoffs, and second, they lost running back Rashaad Penny for the the rest of the season with an ACL injury. Other injury news is more positive. It was revealed by Pete Carroll that Tyler Lockett had been dealing with a shin bruise for weeks but that it has finally healed. This explains Lockett's lack of production over the past several weeks. Both...
