Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Among the things I love about living in Waitsburg are the packages of homemade Christmas cookies that we receive from several of our neighbors this time of year. Brightly frosted sugar cookies, chocolate crinkles, and spiced oatmeal raisin are just a few of the sweet delights already lovingly gifted to us this holiday season. A simple but thoughtful gesture, the sharing of treats from home kitchens is the kind of thing that gives small towns such big hearts. With platters of assorted baked...
First, after making twenty typos typing the title and first sentence, I am thankful for spell check. My fingers are stiff from the cold weather, and although I can spell, my fingers are less than agile. I am thankful for our wonderful neighbors who invited Daniel and me to spend Thanksgiving with them. We had planned on dining alone on Cornish game hens, with Mugsy waiting under my chair for a spill or leftovers. Instead, eight friends gathered, ate great food and had a lot of laughs and great...
Ten Years Ago December 18, 2014 There is a new chef at the Dayton School District and her name is Angie Monyak. "Someone told me the position was open and thought I'd make a good fit," Monyak said. "I was a little worried though. It's scary to make a change, and I'd been with the hospital for 10 years." Monyak is wowing the students and staff at the school with her handmade muffins and pancakes and her extremely popular full salad bar (for high schoolers and adults) and full mixed salad for...
For the food obsessed, like me, planning a menu for a holiday fête can take weeks of research and recipe testing. While Thanksgiving is often made up of standard classics to pair with turkey, for me Christmas is an opportunity to experiment, building menus centered on different meaty mains. Over the years, my holiday repertoire has developed a rotation of favorites from Julia's bœuf bourguignon, or herb crusted rib roast, to stone fruit stuffed pork loin and classic glazed ham. Once the main d...
Many thanks to the teachers at Waitsburg Elementary School for sharing the creative writing from their students. It is a busy time for all, with last minute shopping, wrapping, and visiting family and friends. Take a little break to enjoy these wishes, poems, and riddles, they will put you into the holiday spirit. Pre K Morning Class What we want Santa to bring us for Christmas Caiden Able- Train set, slingshot. Tony Copple- Farm trucks. Rhett Elsey- Big monster truck. Adalyn Gleason- Toy...
Dear Santa! My name is Adi, I am 5 years old, I live in Waitsburg. For Christmas I would like toy make up and a rainbow to hang on my Barbie house. One question I have for Santa is, when do you and the reindeer start flying to people's houses? Love, Adi Knighton Dear Santa! My name is Alayna, I am 5 years old and I live in Dayton in a new house. Something I would like for Christmas is a picture of my whole family and a pretty bracelet with my mom's picture. One question I have for Santa is,...
The Grinch Green, Hairy Stinking, Stealing, Yelling He doesn't like Christmas! Mean One by Elijah Dalhby Christmas Tree Beautiful, Sparkly Cutting, Decorating, Admiring Christmas trees smell good! Evergreen by Valynn Nokes Santa's sleigh Big, Red Carrying, Flying, Delivering Santa delivers presents fast Sled by Myles Grende Snowman Round, Cold Rolling, Stacking, Decorating Building snowmen is fun! Frosty by Alaia Gagnon Reindeer Big, Powerful Jumping, Flying, Landing They help Santa deliver....
Second Grade Winter Haikus Snowman Frosty the Snowman Frosty and I love to play. We drink hot cocoa. by Corben Brock The Winter I love hot cocoa. Playing with my family. I like snowball fights. by Oliver Castillo Winter I love hot cocoa. Making snowmen in the snow. I like snowball fights. by Richard Chavez Christmas Joy Drinking hot cocoa. Christmas is joy and goodness. Spreading happiness. by Alyssa Cole Winter is Fun I love when it snows. I like to make snow angels. I play with my friends. by...
A snowman stores his money here, I am a type of bank, And I have "bank" in my name. What am I ? -Malyn Gagnon I'm cold, I'm shaped like a person, I'm made of snow. What am I? -Micah Richards I wrap around a Christmas tree, Plug me in, I glow. What am i? -Carmine Pasterino I am something in the snow. I have to eat meat to live. I live in a cave. I can have cubs. What am I? -Marcus Reynolds I am outside your door, I fall out of the sky, and I am white. What am I? -Jake Lockard I am cold, I am...
Christmas is a good holiday for Jesus. I like Christmas. I like to get presents on Christmas. Also Christmas is a holiday to be with family and to be with your whole family. Some kids do not have family so you should be grateful that you even have a family to spend Christmas with. Christmas is a special day because Santa will put you on a nice list. You get presents on Christmas if you've been good. Christmas is a good day and in my opinion because I love Christmas. Christmas is a wonderful...
My Perfect Christmas By: Myles Frasco I am going to tell you about my perfect christmas.Did you know that Santa did not wear red.Then jingle bells was a thanksgiving song that's just crazy.Last fact Santa received 8 million letters from kids just from kids.Now time for me to tell my perfect christmas. First we go Christmas shopping then food shopping we go home.Then we wrap the gifts and label them.Now we have my grandma's hot coco. It is homemade. I love it when we eat breakfast.we open our...
The stainless carafe made a metallic thud as it slammed onto the pine booth tabletop. The urethane coating had worn away over the years, as has the luster of this and other small Montana towns whose economy has waned and the youth have fled. Her nametag read "Betty," so I assumed that was accurate. Built like Mimi from the Drew Carey Show, she was robust with heavy makeup, voluptuous brunette hair with silver streaks, and an attitude that could make dried paint run. I hoped there was hot coffee...
Ten Years Ago December 4, 2014 Artist Squire Broel's monument, to be placed in downtown Waitsburg in May, honors the three founding fathers of the Waitsburg community: William Bruce, William Preston, and Sylvester Wait. It is Broel's desire that the piece will also recognize the efforts of countless other individuals who quietly labored to make Waitsburg the town it is today. "Each individual makes an impact on their community," said Broel. To honor those efforts, the artist is inviting...
Cranberries on holiday tables don't have to be in the form of canned jellied sauce. They can be a tasty year-round ingredient. The bright red fruit, with its distinctive tart flavor, can add the perfect sparkle to both sweet and savory dishes. The American cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, delicious as fresh plump berries or sweet dried fruit is native to North America. After Wisconsin and Massachusetts, Washington State is one of largest American producers of cranberries, much of it grown up...
It is the season to be thankful for Waitsburg's generous spirit. First-grade teacher Stephanie Hinchliffe visits the Waitsburg's Resource Center with her class annually. This year, her students donated 123 pieces, weighing in at 110 pounds, to the local food bank....
I thought tennis was frustrating, but I think knitting is beginning to frustrate me more. Last week, I dug through bags within bags looking for my knitting needles. I opened the storage ottoman and unleashed a tangled mess of yarn skeins. It was a cacophony of colors and textures. I gave up all the overly ambitious patterns and dumped random knitting tools that have no function from what I can tell. The guest room bed is covered with yarn organized by color, needles, crochet hooks, and a...
WAITSBURG - It was another successful Saturday of art projects for children and adults in Waitsburg on November 23. At 10 a.m., children and adults were entertained at the Weller Public Library as they dug for fossils and made salt-dough impressions of their finds. Digging was messy work but very rewarding. The library showed off its Burke Museum fossil exhibit. Gloria and Kim at Simply Sawdust hosted an assisted Cassie Brown of Daisy Twist Studio at noon. Brown assisted participants as they...
Ten Years Ago November 27, 2014 Paul Hendrickson began working at Elk Drug in downtown Dayton in 1968. He and his wife, Marcene, purchased the business in 1979 when the pharmacy was 90 years old. Now, nearly 47 years later, Hendrickson has concluded his career as a pharmacist and has retired – for the second time. He is followed by long-time employees Sherry Groom and Kathy Berg. "I feel blessed to have had such loyal employees and customers- from both Dayton and Waitsburg – over the yea...
Recipes for holiday side dishes can vary greatly across the country, and opinions on proper preparations can be a source of debate, even within families. My Aunt Gail learned this the hard way while helping prepare a feast at a family reunion. She hoped to impress her Texas relatives with an alternative to classic sweet potato casserole, the kind made extra sweet with the addition of a molten marshmallow topping. She lovingly prepared sweet potatoes roasted with apples, spiced with cinnamon,...
WAITSBURG - Growing up in Western Montana, Dave Tipton said he has photographed landscapes and wildlife since the 5th grade. With a passion for wildlife, he found himself wanting to capture everything he encountered outdoors, keeping a constant eye on the weather patterns. His travel includes Canada to Belize, thourhgout Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. He focused much of his attention on Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and Glacier Park National Parks. Tipton's appreciation for the ever-changing o...
Song lyrics often provide an accurate mood determinant for me. The lyric running through my head now, “Seasons change and so did I,” from the song “No Time” by the band The Guess Who. Fall is quickly turning to winter, and I am feeling (and maybe dreading) the changes, some of which could be good. But mostly, I keep asking, is it spring yet? The roads will soon be treacherous, with fog rolling in and snow, ice, and icy fog following. Driving to tennis games in Walla Walla and Costco runs wi...
Ten Years Ago November 20, 2014 [Photo caption] Die-hard Green Bay Packers fans and Waitsburg natives Joan Helm (r), Jackie Helm (c), and Judy (Helm) Gross (l) (joined here by Joan's nephew Robbie Kvitek, to Judy's right) killed time before Sunday's Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay by reading The Times. The Packers made their fans proud with a 53-20 drubbing of the Eagles. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 18, 1999 If anyone in Waitsburg can talk turkey, pass this...
The beauty of autumn is in full colorful display, and the countdown to one of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving, has officially begun. A celebration of the season in the form of a lovingly prepared feast, shared with friends and family, is a tradition dear to my heart. The menu served over the years has slowly morphed, the result of trying new recipes and perfecting those passed through the generations. Whether you are hosting the big meal, or you are a guest tasked with bringing a side, having...
INCHELIUM - The Waitsburg Cardinals football team ended its season with a loss in Inchelium, Wash., against the Inchelium High School Hornets on Saturday, November 9. The game was scoreless after the first quarter, but the floodgates opened in the second. The Cardinals were down 32-0 before scoring their only touchdown on a 30-yard pass from JJ Gleason to Isa Reyes. Coach Kiefel said the game with Inchelium was a tough matchup. The Hornets (8-2 overall this season) were strong up front, and the...
