Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Fifteen Years Ago April 15, 2010 [Photo caption] Todd Gallaher began his 2010 racing year with a 9–mile time trial in Snohomish in late February. He is one of almost 600 cyclists who will come to Waitsburg for the 14th Tour of Walla Walla this weekend. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 13, 2000 Waitsburg farmer Greg Zuger was one of 25 lucky sweepstakes winners from across the nation who had the experience of a lifetime driving a real, 630-horsepower NASCAR Winston Cup Stock Car recently. Zuger e...
Fifteen Years Ago April 8, 2010 [Photo caption] Brad West, a Whitman College student from Minnesota, tries his luck skimming the pond during Ski Bluewood's annual year-end bash that concluded the ski season with great new snow, a cookout and plenty of watery beer. West won the pond-skimming contest in the skiing category. His college mate David Wallace from Skagit Valley won it in the snowboard category but not before they both dunked in the ice-cold water. Twenty Five Years Ago April 6, 2000 Tw...
The sun set behind the western slope, giving way to the clammy chill of early spring twilight. Yet, the alpenglow bathed the greening wheatfields across the canyon with a soul-penetrating glow borne only of Mother Nature's splendor. The day had been warm and beautifully sunny, but a light down jacket was welcomed where I stood in the shadows. The clutches of winter were slowly slipping away as I rotated, taking in the 360-degree panorama that was now afforded me by the lengthening day. A...
Kirra Belle Marks was born at home in Inlet, Florida, on March 29 to proud parents Kirsten Miller (Waitsburg High School graduate) and Zach Marks. Grandmother Michele Paul of Waitsburg was present when Kirra arrived at 11:26 p.m., weighing 7lbs 4 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Grandparents Darren and Sarah Marks and other aunts and uncles also reside in Ponce Inlet. Kirra has many relatives in Washington eager to meet her, including Grandparents Michele and Casey Paul, Great-grandparents Michael...
Fred Hamann captured the elusive "Waitsburg Bigfoot," affectionally known as "Harry," who is more involved in the inner workings of Waitsburg than one would think. He earnestly expresses his support for the upcoming vote of the Waitsburg School district levy....
Fifteen Years Ago April 1, 2010 For decades, one of the first spring rituals in the Touchet Valley has been the Waitsburg Junior Livestock Show & Fair, where children enter their animals and art projects to be seen and judged. Not this year. Citing dwindling springtime attendance, the show's organizers have decided to try another time of year to host the event, which is now scheduled for the weekend of June 12-13. "We've been eliminating too many kids that didn't have projects by April," fair...
I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Florida for my uncle's 90th birthday. As usual, at the drop of the word party, our family convened from all over. A few of us stayed at a hotel with a huge courtyard and pool, and we invited everyone for a swim after Sunday's birthday brunch. It was great to spend time with my family poolside. The two to ten–year–olds were loaded with every pool toy imaginable. The 20 to 40-year-olds had fancy water bottles and an abundance of patience to exhaust the you...
WAITSBURG — On March 11, twenty-seven Waitsburg FFA members and three judges traveled to Pomeroy to compete in the sub-district competitions. They had a successful day competing due in large part to the leadership of their FFA officers. Senior Cedar Stegall placed second in the Prepared Public Speaking event, where students gave a six-to-eight-minute speech on an agriculture topic. After their speeches, the students answer questions from the judges. They are judged on written manuscript, speech delivery, content, and responses to judges’ que...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Elementary presented PRIDE Awards at Waitsburg Elementary's assembly on Monday, March 24, students received PRIDE awards and announced results from the recent American Heart Association events. Top fundraisers also participated in a Silly String war, which brought smiles to students and staff. School Counselor Rosy Nechodom opened the assembly with the following PRIDE awards: Prepared – Avery Janovich Respect – Kaitlyn Miller Integrity – Scarlett Scott Discipl...
Fifteen Years Ago March 25, 2010 [Photo caption] Full Steam Ahead: Braving a rainy Sunday afternoon, members of the Pacific Railcar Operators (PRO) from as far away as Missoula and the San Francisco Bay Area come down the Blue Mountain railroad tracks near Bolles between Waitsburg and Prescott. Twenty-six of the "speeders" that are equipped with 16-inch steel wheels and powered by two-cylinder engines for speeds up to 25 miles per hour made the day trip back and forth between Walla Walla and Day...
Olive Oil Cake Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar ¾ cup granulated sugar 3 whole eggs or ¾ cup tofu ½ cup extra virgin olive oil ½ cup milk or coconut milk Orange zest 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract ¼ – ½ teaspoon almond extract 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon poppy seeds Directions: Brush the inside of an eight or nine-inch cake pan with oil to coat. Add about a tablespoon of granulated sugar to coat the bottom and edge of the pan. Beat 3 whole large eggs (3/4 cup of tofu can be substitute...
To honor and celebrate the life of Mark Schuck a memorial service will be held on April 26th in Dayton, Washington at 1:00 pm in the Dayton High School Auditorium (614 S. 3rd St.). A time to visit and refreshments will follow. A full obituary is at www.corbeillfuneralhomes.com...
Fifteen Years Ago March 18, 2010 [Photo caption] With temperatures in the 60s and the "fuzz" on the hills getting greener, it's beginning to look and feel a lot like spring these days. The Monteillet Fromagerie near Dayton is right on target when it comes to the new season. Cradled in owner Pierre Louis Monteillet's arms is one of the 120 kids and lambs born on the farm so far this year. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 16, 2000 Representative George Nethercutt was given the Wheat Champion award...
Gaudy Gals on Main is back to remind us that "Some 'junk' can be good 'Junque,' and it's sometimes fun to be 'Gaudy''" Kim Bruzas (right) and her sister Lori Sharp Davis have brought back their unique shop to the Waitsburg Town Hall, 121 Main St. on Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Fifteen Years Ago March 11, 2010 If Waitsburg had royalty, Bettie Lloyd Chase would be queen. A descendant of one of the original pioneer families, she is the go-to person for any questions having to do with the history of the town – much of which she herself has helped preserve. In fine weather, she reigns from a seat on her porch, granting passersby a congenial greeting or a wave. Other times, she's bound to make an appearance at the round table of the Waitsburg Hardware & Mercantile, hands r...
WALLA WALLA - Carrie Hendrix, musican, luthier, inventor, photographer, and educator is one of the ten Waitsburg artists exhibiting in the "Straight Outta Waitsburg" exhibit at the collective gallery. Hendrix will bring her inventive camera obscuras to the collective for its 'Sundays at the Gallery" on March 16 between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. This is a chance for artists and photographers to learn her techniques to create pinhole camera images with a digital camera. Hendrix invites the public to...
October 13th, 2024 – "Flat, clear water and high sun are a poor combination for persnickety trout, particularly in desert midge country. Throw in a metric ton of black fly larvae the size of a pencil lead that the fish inspect with excruciating detail, and you've got the makings of a slow day. By noon, the frost had melted off, and I had tired of watching Chas catch fish on a booby fly with a chironomid dropper. Midday, hundreds of large dragonflies began copulating unexpectedly over the shallow...
Ten Years Ago March 5, 2015 [Photo caption] Dejay Lalka and P.E. Teacher Jeff Bartlow try out ski bikes at Bluewood. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 2, 2000 Special levies in Walla Walla and Columbia counties passed save Walla Walla School District's two-year, $5.43 million levy, which was lagging at 58.27% approval in unofficial returns. Some 11,464 voters in Walla Walla County and 1,609 in Columbia County cast ballots. Three important issues in the Touchet Valley were overwhelmingly approved by...
WAITSBURG - The formation of snow rollers outside Prescott in March 2019 was captured by photographer Bill Rodgers. This week's weather conditions of, freezing rain and wet snow could cause a repeat of this rare occurrence....
Ten Years Ago February 19, 2015 [Photo caption] (l-r) Don Morgan and Court Ruppenthal show off Laht Neppur's People's Choice "Best Cure for Cabin Fever" award for their Waitsburg Winter Warmer at the Palouse Cabin Fever Brew Fest on Feb. 7. This is the second year that Laht Neppur has walked away with the award. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 17, 2000 A bunch of Walla Walla men have sort of taken the lead in running down this Bigfoot thing around here, but a woman is right up there with them,...
While searching for dessert recipes it is easy to get lost in the seemingly endless options of new and trendy flavor combinations. Exotic ingredients and complicated techniques can be fun when you have the time, or the budget, to bake for a special occasion. However, sometimes it is worth revisiting the humble classics. Lemon bars are in this category of easy to make homey favorites that are always a crowd pleaser. With a delicate butter shortbread base topped with a sweet and lively lemon...
Ten Years Ago February 12, 2015 [Photo caption] Kristine Warren pins an Eagle Scout badge to son Matthew during his Eagle Scout Ceremony as Scoutmaster Brian Houdak (far left) and Dad Bill look on. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 10, 2000 What's in a name? To Waitsburg Councilwoman Delores Nettles, who grew up on Wood Street on the eastern edge of Waitsburg, it's everything. Wood Street, the street next to the Jackpot Mini-mart, is only a block long and sashays into Taggart Road. The company...
In preparation for Valentine's Day, my mind naturally turns to food. The kitchen has always been an extension of my heart, cooking an act of love. While flowers and little trinkets are lovely, in my mind it is homemade edible gifts that have the most meaning. Among the list of romantic bites, sweet treats, and supposed aphrodisiacs, the ingredient most associated with this annual celebration of romance is chocolate. Foiled boxes of dark chocolate truffles, rich chocolate tortes and towering...
"Frost in the Hollow" by local photographer and longtime supporter of "The Times." This photograph was published in November 2022 when cold temperatures and a foggy inversion created a fairyland of frosty trees and weeds in the greater Walla Walla Valley. Rodgers is one of many generous contributors who have donated their work to the paper. HIs published work can be seen by searching the paper's website at www.waitsburgtimes.com....
While the fires in Los Angeles were raging, I texted my friends who had visited me last fall to let them know Walla Walla was sending some firefighters to the inferno that Los Angeles had become. Thanking me, they asked if I would throw some bottles of wine in the firetruck for them. Unfortunately, that was not an option. Knowing that they enjoyed our wine-tasting adventures when they visited, I sent each of them a bottle of wine to help them cope with their smokey, evacuation yoyo life. Of...
