Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago April 25, 2013 [Photo Caption] Members of the Waitsburg FFA Trap Team competed in the state championship in Wenatchee last weekend. L to R: Mark Montgomery, Jennifer Nichols, Cheyenne Frohreich, Tristan Newman, Kelcey Scott and Megan Morrison. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 30, 1998 Life-long Waitsburg resident Bettie Chase will lead the 1998 Waitsburg Days of Real Sprot Parade. The annual two-day horse racing and community celebration will be May 16 and 17. The parade will commence...
With our recent soggy spring weather, I have found myself researching dishes that feel like sunshine on a plate. This classic dish balances a spicy chili and tomato sauce with sweet, plump shrimp, while a bright and herbaceous creamy sauce on the side further cools the heat from the chilies. A quick to prepare recipe, this is a wonderful way to add some spice to a weeknight dinner. Ingredients: For the Cilantro Lime Crema: 1 cup sour cream 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin 2 tablespoons minced...
Sarabeth McGowen Sarabeth McGowen plans to attend Walla Walla University in the fall to earn her degree in K-12 Music Education. An honor student, McGowen plays in the pep band and is the treasurer for the National Honor Society and the Class of 2023. McGowen takes senior English, Current World Problems, band, and a college prep class at Waitsburg High School. McGowen played soccer in elementary school and volleyball in middle school before focusing on her love of music. Her favorite memories...
Walla Walla resident Darrel “Dean” Shea, 87, died April 12, 2023. Arrangements are pending at Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 The Dalles Military Rd, Walla Walla....
Time has flown by, and Daniel’s trip to Portugal is rapidly approaching. As we did last time, we will drive to Seattle the night before his flight for a nice dinner and an easy trip to the airport. About two days after he leaves, I have a friend visiting, so the first week of my single life will be hectic. This time he will stop in Dublin, Ireland, and stay for two days to enjoy some food and music before heading to work in Portugal. I, instead, will be driving home, cleaning the house, and g...
Below is the ChatGpt article written in the voice of Times columnist Vicki Sternfeld-Rossi. The writer asked the bot to create an article for The Times. It found Rossi's article from November 10, 2022 and used the title and the first two lines to begin its version. The original article is posted along side the "bot" version in this weeks online edition at www.waitsburgtimes.com. "The joys and sorrows of my new singledom" By Vicki Sternfeld-Rossi Daniel is still working in Portugal, and although...
Wine grapes were first planted at what is now Airfield Estates back in 1967! Today the family farm includes 830 acres of wine grapes. Airfield Estates Winery was established in 2005 and produces some of Washington’s finest estate-grown yet affordable wines. This classy right-bank Bordeaux-style blend comes from estate grapes and offers value at a more than fair price. It is a fine companion to the equally excellent Merlot. It’s nicely blended, seamless, and balanced throughout. Black che...
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. Claudia Benavides Claudia Benavides' future goal is to move to Billings, Montana, to work for Labcorp, a global life sciences and healthcare company. Benavides is working towards that goal by taking classes at SEATech in the Health Sciences Careers program. In June, she will finish her studies as a medical emergency...
DAYTON-Spring break allows many children to travel with their families, visit distant relatives, or relax without worrying about school. At The Club of Dayton, a nonprofit organization providing youth programs, offered four full days of fun and activities for area elementary school students during spring break. Thirty students from Dayton and Waitsburg participated in The Club's spring break program. There was a nominal fee to attend, but financial support, thanks to generous donations by...
Ten Years Ago April 18, 2013 A 1948 dance program indicating that Mr. Dean Low, a Dayton High School senior should dance with Miss Beverly Roberts, a Waitsburg High School sophomore, was the instrument responsible for introducing the couple, who recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. This first dance initiated a 5-year courtship, the last three years mostly by mail while Dean was drafted into the army and Beverly attended Cottey Jr. College in Missouri, spent eight months recovering from...
All around, the valley is erupting in the pleasant sights and sounds of spring. The hills have awakened with bright green sprouts, and daffodils bursting in sunny hues, keep things cheerful even on rainy days. Across town, dusk and dawn are marked each day by the trees coming alive with a melody of busy chirps and coos. While the first early shoots and tender herbs are starting to come up in our kitchen garden. Inspired by this verdant beauty pushing forward, I began my annual search for new...
I call this series "Just Vignettes" because that's what they are, just short snapshots of things that have happened to me or have been told to me. I can vouch the stories you read here are mostly true. The USS San Jose had tall hydraulic rams with wheels, cable guides, and wire rope, all heavily greased with black, sticky grease. This grease could entrap unfortunate birds who come in contact with it. Steaming off the coast of Oman near Masirah Island, the stiff westerlies carried a little owl to...
Ten Years Ago April 11, 2013 Columbia County Public Safety Communications is recognizing Barbara Phinney as the 2012 dispatcher of the year. Barbara has shown extraordinary devotion to the ideals and goals of public safety dispatching, a consistent spirit of teamwork and cooperation, being a model of personal integrity and honesty, and for serving as a role-model for others. Barbara was awarded this honor during the Columbia County Board of Commissioners meeting on April 3rd. Twenty-Five Years...
With the changing of the season, we have been busy with spring cleaning projects around the house and out in the yard. In anticipation of warmer days, we have rows of vegetable and tomato starts sprouting up against every sunny window in the house. After a productive day prepping our vegetable garden beds and tending to perennials, there is nothing better than sitting down to warm up with a hearty bowl of homemade soup. This lovely recipe comes together in one pot and tastes like it took twice t...
My predawn exhaustion caused me to miss the freeway exit and my goal of being at the Teal Lakes at dawn, thanks to a detour through Connell. My tardiness was irrelevant, however. The vibrant sunrise I had hoped for never transpired, but a brief period of blood-orange horizon presented over the rim of South Teal Lake. It was colder in the scablands than anywhere else that morning. Steam rose and drifted over the lake's surface while waterfowl silhouettes floated delicately along the shoreline...
The Velvet Devil 2019/2020 Merlot The Velvet Devil is one of several low-cost and high-quality brands that Charles Smith rolled out as he began building his wine empire. The distinctive names and catchy black and white labels were all part of the brilliant packaging, but it was the overall quality of the wines that proved most impressive. Smith's website is way out of date, so these current releases have no reviews, but the track record suggests you won't go wrong. National advertisers have...
Ten Years Ago April 4, 2013 At the launch of Paul Gregutt's Waitsburg Cellars, tasters were offered a small ribbon-bound booklet describing the elements of the new wine label's logo. The image contains many symbols – all elements of what inspires winemaker and critic Gregutt and his wife, filmmaker Karen Stanton Gregutt, about being artists in Waitsburg. "Our sense of time both slowed and expanded," Gregutt wrote about the couple's transition to life in Waitsburg, which started about eight years...
While there are countless reasons why I try to include more vegetarian meals in my week, including the health and environmental benefits, it is for the love of vegetables that I truly crave them. When searching for vibrant vegetarian recipes I often turn to the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent, a part of the world specifically known for its extravagant and nourishing meatless dishes. This version of on an Indian classic includes two of my favorite ingredients, cauliflower and lentils, in a vi...
I recently saw a New York Times headline: "The Finnish Secret to Happiness? Knowing When You Have Enough." For the past six years, Finland has had the distinction of achieving the top ranking by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network on its World Happiness Report. The article then includes interviews they conducted with Finns from various walks of life and locations within Finland. Many of the people interviewed expressed relief that Finland has a robust safety network...
Parents Ben and Samantha Shafer (WHS graduates) of Twin Falls, Idaho, announce the birth of their son Thomas Roy Shafer. Thomas was born at St. Lukes Hospital on Tuesday, January 17, weighing 5 pounds 4 ounces. After spending six days in the NICU, everyone is home and healthy. Grandparents are Neil and Linda Henze of Waitsburg, and Ed and Stasia Shafer of Scappoose, Oregon. Great-grandparents are Donnarae Smith of Waitsburg and Monty and Susan Price of Walla Walla and Steve Shafer of College...
WAITSBURG-The Royal Block welcomes oral historian, Randy Lewis, to share legends associated with the Columbia Plateau Cultural Area at the Royal Block in Waitsburg on April 1, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public (21+). Lewis, or K'ayaxan in his native tongue, will also provide a screening and an insightful exposition of "A Winter's Tale," a student film produced by Amelia Yokel Egbert in association with Icicle Creek Center for the Arts. A Q&A will follow the film,...
Adult Fiction: "A Summer to Remember" by Erika Montgomery. Experience the salty breeze of a Cape Cod summer as it sweeps through this romantic and timeless debut novel tinged with a love of old Hollywood. "People We Meet on Vacation" by Emily Henry A sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. "The Night She Disappeared" by Lisa Jewell. A thriller about a young couple's disappearance on a gorgeous summer night, and the mother who...
Portlandia Vintners has just released a pair of non-vintage bubblies. I particularly like this Syrah-based rosé. It’s not expensive for a traditional (Champagne) method sparkler – that is not a cheap process. NV means it’s comprised of juice from more than one vintage. Lovely to look at – a fading sunset hue – it is one of a handful of sparkling Syrahs in my experience. This one avoids unnecessary tannins or earthy funk and might easily be mistaken for a sparkling Pinot Noir, which is a good...
My garden awaits Spring, and I am back from my trip to Los Angeles. Daniel worked diligently to assemble the new patio furniture and did a great job. So, what should I write about now? Daniel suggested (jokingly) I ask ChatGpt to write this week's column. The Microsoft program is one of the hot topics in the news lately, so maybe it's time to learn more about artificial intelligence. I am fairly "tech savvy." I am as good as most, better than many, and not nearly as good as the very young. What...
