Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG-It is almost the end of the school year and Waitsburg is gearing up to celebrate its graduating seniors. Each week we will highlight students from the Class of 2023. Damien Reyes Damien Reyes takes two classes at Waitsburg High School and then goes to work at Whiskey Canyon or relaxes at home. After high school, Reyes plans to work for the grain growers during harvest and then work at dams building/repairing electrical hydro generators. Reyes' best memory of high school is playing...
Whether you realize it or not, most outdoor enthusiasts are phenological scientists. You may never have published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal or even considered proper phenology as practical in everyday life. Maybe you've never even heard of phenology. But if you appreciate the outdoors or even just vegetable gardening, chances are, you're a seasoned phenologist. Simply put, phenology is a branch of science dealing with the correlation between climate and environmental cues, and...
Ten Years Ago May 30, 2013 The Dayton school district will say farewell to three very special ladies at the close of this school year. Elementary school principal Katie Leid, first grade school teacher Julie Howard, and school secretary Dallas Dickinson are all set to retire. Combined, these women have well over fifty years experience in education, and for them the decision to begin a new chapter in their lives is bittersweet. Leid, who was born in Walla Walla and raised in Waitsburg, has...
As we move into the backyard growing season, I am always looking for flexible recipes that can be a foundation to whatever ingredients are ripe and ready to harvest. This splendid pizza has a flavorful garlic and herb white sauce base that pairs beautifully with any number of fresh seasonal topping combinations. From asparagus in the spring, corn and tomatoes in summer, to mushrooms in the fall, this versatile pie is a favorite in my kitchen all year long. Ingredients: For the Dough: 3 ¾...
The road trip to see the Utah National Parks was planned to arrive in Moab, Utah, on Saturday afternoon. A SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM light beeped on the Tahoe on the way to Moab. The speedometer was not accurate, and the cruise control would not work. We continue to drive using GPS to gauge our speed. When we arrived in Moab, we soon discovered that it was the weekend of the Moab car show. So, we dragged the gut with the other "old" cars and waved from my 20-year-old Tahoe. We spent Saturday...
Waitsburg Address for the Community Yard Sale June 3, 2023 Waitsburg Sales 510 Arnold Lane, Huge yard sale. 605 E 7th Waitsburg. 230 E 6th St infant items (clothes, diapers, bassinet, bouncy's, blankets, toys, etc) 7:30 - 4p Royal Block Alley Alley side of 222 Main St 8am - 1pm Basement Treasures - Ten Ton Coffee Alley Alley side of 216 Main St Alley side of Ten Ton Coffee, at garages Furniture and more 101 Main St Snow cones at Simply Sawdust 850 Caroline St Household items, clothes,...
WAITSBURG-This year's 2023 Waitsburg Celebration Days filled the weekend with new and old activities, including the Corn Hole Tourney, Friday Night Street Dance, and the Pam Conover Memorial Fun Run. The WCD committee worked hard making the annual event a fun, safe, and happy experience for residents and visitors....
Desivie Knee holding The Waitsburg Times in NYC, after her graduation Summa Cum Laude from St. John’s University....
Kason Fortune has been doing random jobs during high school. He plans to work for Gary Thomas' yard business after high school. Fortune has fond memories of sitting at lunchtime with his good friend, talking about their future. During his high school years, Fortune has been involved in football, track, AVID, wrestling, basketball, and baseball. He also has attended classes at SEATECH. Aubri Araya will enroll in humanities, social sciences, and psychology classes at Walla Walla Community College...
Lisette Hrapmann is the Assistant Winemaker at Day Wines as well as the owner/winemaker of Fizzy Lizzy wines. Her ancestral method bubbly, called Swampwater, is a fine example of the rising interest among young winemakers in this type of wine. To make a pét nat, you take fermenting wine, chill it to halt fermentation, bottle it with a screwcap, and let the fermentation finish in the bottle, releasing enough CO2 to provide the fizz. This thoroughly delicious bottle is mostly Chardonnay blended...
Ten Years Ago May 23, 2013 [Photo Caption] GIRLS’ DAY OUT: Stephanie, Helen, Fran and Barbie (a.k.a Steve Martin, Doug Hinds, Chuck Amerein, and Ken Graham) hang out at Thresher’s after the Men’s Drag Races during All Wheel’s Weekend 2012. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 28, 1998 A good crowd was in attendance Saturday night for the 95th reunion and banquet of the Waitsburg High School Alumni Association. Ball games and other commitments cut into the size of the crowd. About 160 folks partook of the p...
This past week, with its long bright days and temperatures well above 90, offered a preview of the fast-approaching summer months. On top of getting our garden planted, we have cleaned off the back porch and set out the patio furniture, setting the stage for a season of grilling and outdoor dining. With that, I have been researching recipes for salads and cold dishes that pair beautifully with grilled meats. This gorgeous salad, with bright flavors of the Mediterranean, is hearty enough to...
For those parents who have the thought of their children going to college, I would like to share 10 of my immediate recollections over the last four years of my son attending Boise State. While this is our family's experience, students, parents, and schools are all different. Scholarships - Our son earned a Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) scholarship due to his GPA in high school. This scholarship, about $16k/year for four years ($64k), basically made his out-of-state tuition less than the...
WAITSBURG-Royal Block will host the 'Hansen House Couture Collection' fashion show featuring Waitsburg farming matriarch Geraine Hansen's collection of 45 global and local fashions from the 60s and 70s. The show is a celebration of her glamorous style and to her 100th birthday. Cheryl Hansen, has curated a runway show from her mother's well appointed closet. She asked friends, family, and community members to participate as models, bringing these mid-century styles to life. In the 1970s,...
Andrew Rosenberger Andrew Rosenberger participated in FFA and ASB leadership activities during high school. After high school, Rosenberger plans to attend Walla Walla Community College to begin studying engineering. A memory of Rosenberger's is the 2022 field night. Daylan Marlow Daylan Marlow plans to work harvest this summer and then apply to the US Army corps of Engineers. Marrow's high school memories consist of playing football, a successful field night during homecoming week last fall and...
WAITSBURG-Town will be in full celebration mode over the weekend. Celebration Days begins Friday with the Sunset ATV and Classic Car Cruise, and a street dance on Main Street. Saturday's parade, soap box derby, classic car show, ATV rides, Burgers, Bands, and Brews, and vendors will keep residents and guests busy. Festivities wrap up on Sunday with the Pam Conover Fun Run, Luck of the Duck, Softball, and fun in the Dunk Tank....
Ten Years Ago May 16, 2013 "My granddad settled in the area in 1898 and we still farm some of that original land," said lifelong resident, Jack McCaw. Area roots run deep for Jack and his wife Lauretta, parade marshals for this weekend's 100th Anniversary Waitsburg Celebration Days. Jack was born to Jay and Katherine McCaw in March of 1927, on a farm three miles from Prescott. Lauretta, whose parents farmed near Dusty, was born to Martha and Jake Stueckle, in June of 1930. Her family moved to...
When I was a freshman in high school, I had my first paid catering gig. Some family friends who were having a big, Italian American themed dinner party decided to take a chance on a 15-year-old who had grown up idolizing Julia Childs and Jacques Pépin. I spent weeks researching recipes and creating the menu, which was centered around several trays of lasagna. They were a huge hit, in part because of the velvety bechamel sauce that held the layers together, a secret ingredient I still use in my...
Walla Walla winemaker Kelsey Itämeri makes an interesting pair of Sémillons, this one fermented and aged in stainless, the other in neutral wood. Both wines are 100% varietal from the same block at Les Collines. The '1 of 2' is effusively juicy and fruity with luscious lime and pineapple. That opening burst of flavor is framed with a refreshing mineral note, and the nicely balanced phenolics add further details to the finish. Sémillon remains a bit of a rarity in Walla Walla (and throughout th...
(l to r) James Smith, Kaden Cole, and Shaunna Hilton were recognized as the school's "Most Improved" Cardinals. Congratulations to the three middle school students who add to Waitsburg's spirit....
WAITSBURG-Five Waitsburg High School members were inducted into the National Honor Society on Thursday, April 27. To be eligible for membership, a student must meet four basic requirements: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Hendrix Groom, Cedar Stegall, Marion Duncan, Alyssa Hollingsworth and Jackson Karl were inducted in a ceremony at the high school auditorium by advisor Olivia Leid and high school principal Stephanie Wooderchak. The five have pledged to demonstrate academic...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg artist Kimi Bruzas will exhibit her work at Waitsburg Art Garden (WAG) on Saturday, May 13, from noon to 5 p.m. The show of her intricate collages is a perfect way to celebrate World Collage Day. Her medium is the artist's collection of vintage and contemporary illustration, photography, and advertising. Her style is recognizable from a block away, but the fun is in the details, and viewers need to get up close to enjoy the humor hidden in the images. She and her sister,...
There are bargain wines and value wines, sometimes but not always the same. A bargain is a cheap bottle, generally under $10, often less. Value wines, on the other hand, can cost more, but it's what they give you in terms of flavor that determines if they rise to the top of their price peer group. This Poet's Leap is one of those. Hand-picked and whole cluster pressed, it strikes a generously juicy balance between acid and sugar, fruit and phenolics. Grape sources for this vintage include...
I recently went on a road trip with three of my sisters. The plan was to see the five National Parks in Utah. Our trip was well organized on a google spreadsheet. The spreadsheet listed everything from when we left, the landmarks we would see, the trails we would walk, and the hotels where we would spend the night. The one thing we did not consider was the space needed to load all our "necessary" stuff. We planned to take my sister's car but we could see that was not going to work. So, we...
