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PRESCOTT – The Prescott School Board spent much of Fri. Jan. 27 planning for the future of the district. A morning work session was followed by a lunchtime board meeting. According to District Superintendent Brett Cox, several issues were discussed during the work session. “We heard ideas for long-term goals for the district and looked at the possibility and costs of running a preschool. We also discussed possible facility needs such as a separate lunch room, which would allow the use of the...
WAITSBURG – Last week The Times wrote about the new fundraiser organized by the Waitsburg Friends of the Library. The Friends are soliciting donations from individuals, groups, and clubs to sponsor one month’s worth of library book purchases at $200. Thanks to generous donors the months of January and February have already been sponsored. Friends of the Library president Karen Huwe asked for someone to match her initial $100 donation to cover the month of January and Laurie Richardson ste...
WAITSBURG – It was a last-minute, whirlwind weekend to say the least, but Tiernan Pearson says attending the 2017 presidential inauguration with his wife, Sarah (Henze) Pearson, was an experience he couldn't pass up. Tiernan said he had read online that people could request inauguration invitations and he sent a request to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers's office shortly after the presidential election. However, he didn't learn that he would receive an invitation until about a week-and-a-half before...
Rivers swelled, but there was no significant flooding as feared, last week. Foot thick "icebergs" blocked Coppei Creek and found a home in the pasture owned by Kyle and Margaret Terry on the south end of Waitsburg. The icebergs looked even more out of place once the water receeded. See photo on Page 5....
WAITSBURG – Thanks to plenty of cooperation and helping hands, roads, walks, and lots in Waitsburg stayed relatively safe during the recent weeks of icy, snowy weather. At December’s Waitsburg School Board meeting Transportation Supervisor Colter Mohney expressed concern that the district didn’t have the manpower or equipment necessary to move and then deal with the unexpected amount of snow and ice that had already covered the school lots and sidewalks. Mohney explained that more care is neces...
WAITSBURG – Last spring, city council member Karen Gregutt organized the Waitsburg Windows of Art program, which filled empty downtown buildings with works by featured artists. But those aren't the only art-filled windows in town. Kazmira Grende has been putting her artistic skills to work celebrating holidays and events with paintings on the windows of the Waitsburg Grocery store for years. And Hanna Peterson, who regularly creates event and special sign boards at Whiskey Canyon Sports Bar & Gr...
WELLER PUBLIC LIBRARY 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon. 10:30 a.m. “The Bear and the Nightingale,” by Katherine Arden (adult fiction) – At the edge of the Russian wilderness Vasilisa spends long winter nights listening to her nurse’s fairy tales. After her mother dies, her father brings home a new wife from Moscow. The fiercely devout, city-bred stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits. The family agrees, but Vasilisa is frightened and senses that more hinges on their rit...
A group of elementary school boys took advantage of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to enjoy some sledding fun just west of the Main Street Bridge on Monday morning. With warmer temps and rain in the forecast these boys may be wise to get their sledding in while they can....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg residents will notice a slight increase in their utility bill in the near future, but the exact amount of the increase is still up in the air. Facing concerns over needed repairs to aging infrastructure, the Waitsburg City Council agreed to consider a five percent increase in water and sewer rates at their Jan. 11 council meeting. However, a suggested decrease in the monthly water allotment from 1000 cubic feet to 500 cubic feet, combined with a reduction in overage charges...
WAITSBURG – January is National School Board Appreciation Month, but board members weren't the only ones receiving recognition at the Jan. 11 Waitsburg School Board meeting. District Superintendent Dr. Carol Clarke announced that Stephanie Wooderchak has been selected as the 2016-17 Three Rivers Region Middle Level Principal of the Year. Wooderchak will be acknowledged on the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) website and in AWSP publications. She is now eligible to apply as W...
WAITSBURG – Last April, a group of veterans stood outside the Waitsburg Hardware store and proudly saluted as they raised brand new United States and Waitsburg flags on the pole on the corner of Main Street and Preston Avenue. Today, the flagpole stands bare due to a defective light fixure. American Legion Post #35 Finance Officer Cindy Standring said the flags had to be removed, because the light fixture, which is located in the sidewalk is no longer working. According to the US Flag Code, A...
School Board Appreciation: School board members were recognized by NHS and the kindergarten class. See story on the Last Page. Athletic Director Report: Athletic Director Stephanie Wooderchak suggested that fans communicate closely with coaches or call the school or visit the Waitsburg High School Facebook page to keep updated on game changes due to weather. A Athletic directors are still working to find a venue to host the 1B district basketball tournament. Senior night for basketball and cheer will be Feb. 3. Spring sports will begin Feb....
WAITSBURG – The Home and School Association Father-Daughter dance Saturday was a great success, according to those who attended. HASA president Jaimee Knudson said she was a bit nervous about how the evening would turn out, because not only was it a new event, but the weather was cold and the roads were nasty. Knudson said many moms and community members pitched in to make the dance a success, raising $744, which will be used to purchase school supplies for Waitsburg students. "We had roughly 5...
WAITSBURG – As is the tradition in Waitsburg, school board members are honored at the January school board meeting each year during School Board Appreciation Month. This year, high school National Honor Society members, accompanied by advisor Liv Leid, provided cookies and refreshments, awarded board members with certificates, and thanked them for their service. Kindergarten teacher Pam Beasley told the board she had talked with her students about the role of the school board and asked them t...
WAITSBURG – It took the City of Waitsburg the better part of a decade to secure funding to replace the 90-year-old Main Street Bridge, which is designed in such a way that it creates a flood hazard. Since the state legislature awarded $1.7 million toward the bridge’s replacement in June of 2015, the city has been busy checking off the many requirements that have to be in place before the bridge can be replaced this summer. At their December meeting the city council checked off another box by...
DIXIE – Bob Brock is on a mission of healing, though he's going about it in an unconventional means. On May 15, he will depart Walla Walla and travel to Washington, D.C., in his Your Patriots Jeep, thanking and honoring veterans and law enforcement all along the way. Once in Washington, he will drive before the White House in the National Memorial Day parade. Brock lives with his wife, Jacque, on a small farm on Biscuit Ridge outside Dixie. He is a member of the Waitsburg American Legion and s...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Christian Church hopes to be a light in the darkness by offering a new Celebrate Recovery group, beginning Wed., Jan. 14. The group, facilitated by Pastor Matt Wyatt, will meet at the Waitsburg Christian Church (604 Main) from 7-8 p.m. each Wednesday night, and is focused on helping people deal with “any hurt, habit, or hang up” in their lives, including addictions, compulsive, and dysfunctional behaviors. “As an individual that let drugs and alcohol control my life for...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg elementary students will have their artwork displayed with that of other area students at the Carnegie Picture Show exhibit at the Walla Walla Library from Jan. 10-21. Waitsburg artist Lane Hill will offer a portraiture demonstration as part of the closing celebration at 11 a.m. on Jan. 21. Waitsburg was added to the Carnegie Picture Lab area of service last fall, allowing students to experience art history and art creation lessons. Waitsburg artist Suze Wood is the W...
WAITSBURG – Parents of Waitsburg Elementary School students have not had to buy school supplies for their kids for the last two years, and high school parents were freed from the burden last year as well. Thanks goes to the Waitsburg Home and School Association, which has made it a goal to provide everything but a backpack for Waitsburg students. HASA has raised funds through their annual carnival, a silent auction, and movie nights, but this year they’re trying something new. On Jan. 14, HAS...
Budding entrepreneurs and civil servants Jay Dimak and Brayden Mohney spent their winter break and the snowy weekends since traveling throughout Waitsburg clearing paths with their snowblower and shovels. The efforts of these hardworking middle schoolers have been greatly appreciated, as are those of the many city and county workers and other volunteers who have worked tirelessly to keep our roadways, streets, and sidewalks safe....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School District is seeking community input as it begins the search process for a new district superintendent to replace Dr. Carol Clarke who will retire at the end of June. Clarke has served as superintendent since 2004. The school board has hired Dr. Bill Jordan of Northwest Leadership Associates to assist with the superintendent search, which they hope to have completed by March. Community members are asked to provide input by completing a survey at the following l...
WAITSBURG – The City of Waitsburg wants to make sure that local representatives know where the city stands on the many important issues that will come before them in upcoming legislative sessions. At their Dec. 21 regular meeting, the Waitsburg City Council voted to adopt a 2017-2018 state legislative priorities list. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe said he believes this is the first time the city has formulated such a list. Only one of the 18 items on the list elicited concern. That was the...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – Former Walla Walla County Commissioner Perry Dozier spent the last day of his two terms as county commissioner on Dec. 31. He will continue to serve the county as interim manager of the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds until a permanent manager is hired this spring and looks forward to spending more time with his two college sons and investing more time into his Waitsburg farm. Dozier was recently honored for his service at a commissioner-sponsored employee appreciation event....
WAITSBURG – 2016 in Waitsburg could be called The Year of Contention. The year kicked off with the city council responding to public outcry by abandoning plans to approve a one-year trial lease with Brandon Kelly, who wanted to operate a race car track at the city fairgrounds. But that was just the beginning of citizens making their opinions known. Voters rejected the school's capital improvements bond and community members shared their views about fairgrounds usage, removal of trees by the c...
Students at Waitsburg Elementary School, Preston Hall, and Waitsburg High School enjoyed a special day of fun activities on Monday, Dec. 19....
