Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG-As longtime volunteer firefighters retire and fresh faces fail to fill the void, the local volunteer pool continues to dwindle. With less than 20 active volunteer firefighters and four EMTs, Columbia-Walla Walla Fire No. 2 is actively recruiting new volunteers. Two events are planned over the next weeks to introduce interested parties to the department and volunteerism. An open house is planned at the station on Main Street in Waitsburg, following the Waitsburg Celebration Days...
Nobody likes deprivation, being without, suffering a lack of something needed. But sometimes, our very hardships are what make the difference, prompting us to wrack our brains for a creative solution. This is the option Walla Walla artist David Partridge took 60 years ago when his 4th grade teacher assigned the class to each carve a buffalo out of Ivory soap. "My family did not have the money for a bar of Ivory Soap," Partridge recalls. "The teacher, Mrs. Hill, wanted to know what I was going...
Leid has spent 15 years teaching at Waitsburg High School where he graduated in 1969 WAITSBURG-For Jim Leid, advocating for students and staff has been a priority throughout his teaching career. After 15 years teaching math at Waitsburg High School, Leid will retire from teaching, but hopes to maintain a voice in the community. Leid was raised in Waitsburg and is proud to say he has lived here is entire life here, aside from a short stint in his toddlerhood when his father, former Waitsburg Mayo...
PULLMAN, Wash.-Fifteen Waitsburg FFA members attended the 89th Washington FFA convention in Pullman over May 9-11 under the direction of Advisor Nicole Abel. "Along with the various contests and volunteer duties the students had, they participated in a leadership workshop of their choice, attended four general assembly session that heard keynote speakers from state and national officers as well as award recognitions, watched the WSU/UCLA baseball game, ate Ferdinand's ice cream, and experienced...
WALLA WALLA—Pacific Power presents the Off-Broadway touring production of Menopause The Musical at Gesa Power House Theatre with five performances August 1-4. Menopause The Musical is a joyous celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change.” Four women meet in a New York department store at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra...and memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex, and more! This hilarious musical parody is set to classic tunes from the ...
WALLA WALLA-Pioneer Park teemed with more life than usual as the Spring Fling got underway this weekend. Festivities began Friday evening with Fiddlesticks Stings and carried on through Mother's Day. Attendees were treated to a collection of rare and antique cars onsite beside the budding grounds. A wide selection of both food and wares vendors lined the path which lead to the Locati stages where live performances took place. The Walla Walla Spring Fling began six years ago when founders Liz...
DAYTON—Thanks to multiple funding sources, The Club’s summer program is fully funded and the endowment fund is being replenished. Summer Program In an email update to The Club board members, Ginny Butler said that, in addition to the $5,000 The Club had previously raised, Martha Lanman at Columbia County Health had applied for and received two grants and Blue Mountain Counseling unexpectedly donated $5,000 for the program. Butler said that the program already has commitments from the Prescott Pool, Friends of the Pool, Columbia County Tra...
WASHTUCNA-The Palouse River runs through a narrow cataract and drops 200 feet to a churning bowl. From there, the current moves swiftly, through a winding gorge of columnar basalt, to its southern end at the mighty Snake River. Carved more than 13,000 years ago, Palouse Falls is among the last active waterfalls on the Ice Age floods path. This natural wonder was named Washington's state waterfall in 2014, when the state Legislature passed a bill written by third, fourth and fifth graders of the...
OLYMPIA—Last year, there were 103 reported boating accidents with 21 fatalities and 57 injuries, with over 70 percent of those taking place between May and August, according to Washington’s recreational boating accident data. The Washington State Parks Boating Program recommends the following safety tips and resources. Many recreational boaters in Washington must complete an approved boating education course and carry a card. Even those not required to carry cards can take a safety course to increase their safety knowledge. Learn more at www...
WAITSBURG-Nancy's Dream Garden Center celebrated its Grand Opening this weekend with a raffle, tea, cookies and free samples of lotions. Susan Donegan, president of the Waitsburg Garden Club, has nothing but kind words for Nancy's. "I reached out to Doug and Janet at the beginning of March to discuss ordering plants from them for the Main Street Pots, which were planted on April 28th this year. They were easy to work with, were able to order almost everything we had planned to plant and once...
OLYMPIA— A $456,000 allocation to the Taggart Road Waterline Project and an $80,000 allocation to The Club after-school-program in Dayton were among projects approved for the 16th Legislative District in the capital budget passed by Washington lawmakers Sunday. Other projects include $1.75 million to the Blue Mountain Action Council, $122,000 for the restoration of the Columbia County Courthouse, $2.1 million towards Touchet River restoration and $1.5 million for floodplain restoration in the Wooten Wildlife Area. Rep. Skyler Rude (R-Walla W...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg School Board announced the selection of Garrison Middle Assistant School Principal Mark Pickel as the new District superintendent and elementary school principal on May 1. Pickel has accepted the position and will assume duties July 1, pending successful contract negotiations. The District held preliminary interviews with four applicants and narrowed the field to two finalist, Pickel and Guy Strot of Kalama, Wash. Each candidate spent a day in the District, meeting with...
The Waitsburg Lions Club pulled off another successful rib feed last weekend. Approximately 800 tickets were sold and 1100 pounds of ribs were grilled and served. All funds are returned to the Waitsburg community....
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Celebration Days Committee has been working for months to organize the city’s annual Celebration Days festivities, which run May 17-19. The three-day event, held the third weekend in May, was organized as a placeholder for the former popular Days of Real Sport which featured horse racing at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds. State spending cuts took horses off track, but Waitsburg Celebration Days brings another kind of rider to town. Participants come from near and far to participate in Karen’s Ride, the popular mountain trail...
Former Waitsburg resident Sally Baker (daughter of Berger and Bettie Chase and wife of Glenn Baker) sent in a helpful response to the Welding Works photo that ran in the April 18 edition of The Times. The Times received the photo from Pam Goucher of College Place, thought it would be fun to share with our readers. Sally was able to identify several of the men pictured. "I was surprised to see the picture of the Waitsburg Welding Works on page 2 of the April 18 edition. My dad worked there for...
May 4 Theft: A man was arrested for theft in the 500 block of Taggart Road in Waitsburg. May 3 Warrant Service: Subject was arrested on a DOC warrant in the 100 block of Coppei Ave. in Waitsburg. May 1 Theft: Deputies investigated a reported theft in the 200 block of B Street in Prescott. April 26 Theft: victim reported two kid-sized motorcycles stolen from property on Biscuit Ridge Road....
POMEROY—The next Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon will be held at the Pataha Flour Mill, located on 50 Hutchens Hill Rd. in Pataha, Wash., on May 15 at 11:30 a.m. Mountain climber and world traveler Shirley Mozena, from Vancouver, Wash., will share secrets of love, both lost and found. Alice Gwinn from Pomeroy will share about Quilts of Valor, a group that presents quilts to veterans and the Van Vogts will provide entertainment. Contact Judy Jackson at 509-399-2005 by Fri., May 10 for reservations....
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg residents Nancy and Jack Otterson will celebrate their 60th anniversary on May 9. The couple will honor the milestone with a family celebration in Depoe Bay, Ore. in July. Both Jack and Nancy moved to Waitsburg in the third grade and went through school together. Jack graduated from Waitsburg High School with the Class of '56 and Nancy with the Class of '57. The high school sweethearts began dating when Nancy was a freshman. The couple was married at the First Methodist...
WAITSBURG-Erin (Mahre) Elsey and Jeremy Elsey were married at the Waitsburg Christian Church on April 18, 2019 in front of immediate family and close friends. A reception is planned for later date....
WAITSBURG—On Thurs., May 02, 2019 Lexus Benson, a senior at Waitsburg High School, received the $1,000 Rotary Club of Walla Walla High School Scholarship. Lexus was chosen by the staff of Waitsburg High School as the recipient of this scholarship because of the great academic and personal growth she has shown over her high school career and the adversities throughout her life that she has overcome. Lexus will complete a CNA program this summer and will attend Walla Walla Community College in t...
April middle school students of the month....
Discovery Kids - 10:00am to 11:00am - Every Wednesday A new, revamped and improved interactive story time for those in the toddler years! Come sing, dance, play and learn with our Flash the Sloth. Open VR - 10:15am to 4:45pm - Every Friday By partnering with Oculus and the Washington State Library, we are bringing the future of virtual reality to our rural community! Drop in on Fridays and play try out our state of the art “Rift” and “Go” systems. Book Chat - 6:00ish to 8:00ish - May 18th From your favorite genre to your favorite author,...
COLUMBIA COUNTY-With all the media attention surrounding the innovative Columbia Pulp mill, which is preparing to open near Starbuck at Lyons Ferry this spring, it would be challenging to find a local citizen unaware of its existence. As the first tree-free market pulp mill in North America, which has brought dozens of jobs to the area already, the facility is a regular topic of conversation both near and far. But some folks are unaware of, or confused about, the other straw-related businesses...
Waitsburg School District staff celebrated the retirement of teachers Nancy Bickelhaupt, Jim Leid and Maddie Martin at a celebration in Bickelhaupt's classroom last Friday. Bickelhaupt was interviewed in the May 2 issue of The Times and an interview with Leid will run next week. Martin insists she wants to "leave quietly." All will be greatly missed. Above: Waitsburg School Board Chair Ross Hamman presents plaques to Leid and Bickelhaupt....
Waitsburg 4-H clubs joined together and spent Monday evening traversing Waitsburg to gather food for the Waitsburg Resource Center. 4-H members gathered 488 pounds of food in just one hour....
