Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago December 13, 2012 A standing room crowd packed the aisles of Waitsburg Hardware & Mercantile to listen to cowboy and western music, chat with neighbors and celebrate the Christmas season. The annual potluck and party put on by owners John and Marilyn Stelwagon drew around 200 community members this year between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Saturday. It all started five years ago when customers asked the Stelwagons if they were going to have a Christmas party. "What...
A dear friend of ours just left to live in Tuscany for several months, and to say I am a little jealous would be an understatement. Over the years, much of my food and wine obsessions have been centered around Italy. With la cucina italiana on my mind, I found myself craving a comforting bowl of pasta Bolognese, the famous meat sauce from the region north of Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna. Here, ground beef is slowly cooked with aromatics, tomato paste, and stock, until it is delicately tender. A...
Ten Ton Coffee had visits from a disruptive and Christmas phobic Grinch before the big guy, Mr. C, Santa, Old St. Nick came to town on Sunday. Justin Jaech Jr. was able to keep his wits as the green disrupter spent some time Saturday in the shop....
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. Once you join the Navy, among the stacks of paper to fill out is one that asks you to declare your religion. This question would sometimes come up and cause many in conversation to ponder why the government wants or needs to know our religious preferences. Like many of my cohorts, I ticked the ...
As a rule, I don’t believe in signs, and yet there’s a little superstition niggling in me. The day I left to start my European adventure, I noticed the bracelet I was wearing was missing. Though not expensive, it had emotional value to me. And, of course, losing it created an unwelcomed “is this an omen?” I soldiered on and headed to Seattle. Everything went smoothly at the airport. The plane wasn’t full, and I had both seats to myself. I could move without bothering anyone and even scored an ex...
This southern Oregon winery is a bit under-the-radar but well worth a visit if you are traveling through the Ashland area. All of their wines are well-made and fairly priced, and they do especially well with Rhône varietals. Grenache is a personal favorite, and this is sure to please anyone who loves this engaging red wine grape. It’s front-loaded with cherry and blackberry and marionberry flavors and has just the right touch of earthy grapeskin highlights to frame and focus the fruit. Light ac...
"Snowy Irish Wolfhound"...
Ten Years Ago December 6, 2012 [Photo Caption] Kindergartner Jessika Lambert chooses just the right spot for her gingerbread man ornament last Thursday. The Waitsburg Elementary School students got to hang their handmade ornaments on the large tree on Main Street in front of the Plaza Theatre. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 11, 1997 Waitsburg City Council voted to begin the process with the Highway Department to make the intersection of Coppei and Preston Avenues a right turn only for vehicles...
The Solstice is officially two weeks away, however here in Waitsburg it already feels like a winter wonderland. A fresh blanket of snow over the festive lights and decorated trees along Main Street was the perfect backdrop for our Hometown Christmas parade last weekend. In the kitchen, this is the season of cooking comforting and warm food to share with loved ones. One of my favorite flavors for sharing this time of year is gingerbread, which is a broad category of sweets from thin, crisp...
Bill passed away on October 31, 2022, in his sleep at Eagle Springs in College Place. He was born September 10, 1940, in Ontario, OR to Chester B. and Loretta Donovan Stonecipher. He was 82. He was a member of the long-time families of early pioneers William Harvey Stonecipher and Cornelius Donovan. He attended schools in Waitsburg and Walla Walla, graduating in 1958 from St. Patrick's High School. He graduated from Seattle University with a degree in Commercial Science in 1962. In early 1963...
Look for the star to shine between 4 p.m. and midnight. Bruce Abbey and Allen Huwe assist Andrew Knee and Louie Gagnon raise the star for 2022!...
Vicky Sternfeld Rossi and Daniel Rossi play elf on the shelf with an issue of The Times on their trip to Portugal....
Del and Adena celebrating Thanksgiving and Dels 80th birthday in their favorite vacation spot, Seaside Oregon....
WAITSBURG-Stephanie Hinchliffe's first graders donated 99 pounds of food to the Waitsburg Resource Center on November 23. This is Hinchliffe's fifth year making the donation with her students....
At the bottom of a narrow east and west running canyon, on what little flat ground was afforded, stands the remnants of an old homestead. Barns. Outbuildings. Machinery parts peeking out from beneath heaps of blackberry and rose bushes. There is no sign of the old home. Maybe it was never there, but all signs suggest otherwise. Apple, cherry, plum, and apricot trees are scattered about the moist drainage. The fruit that falls is kept clean by the deer and birds. Elderberry hangs heavy with tiny...
Founded in 1987, Argyle jump-started the current trend for Champagne-caliber sparkling wines in Oregon. Nothing is more festive on a holiday table than a bottle of great bubbly. There’s nothing wrong with cheap alternatives such as Prosecco, but if you want true Champagne quality it’s going to cost a bit more, which makes this $30 bottle a relative bargain. The blend is 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier, and brings a fine bead (tiny bubbles), refreshing acids, a light hint of spice and ple...
Ten Years Ago November 29, 2012 Kathy Carpenter and her team at the Cardinal’s Nest in Waitsburg make sure kids have a place to go after school where they can get homework help and do fun projects. Carpenter, the director, said the Cardinal’s Nest was funded by a No Child Left Behind 21st Century Community Centers grant through the federal government. Educational Services District 123 helped facilitate the grant money and the funding allowed the Cardinal’s Nest, located at Waitsburg Elementary,...
As the season continues to get colder, and the gray days shorter, I find myself craving comforting meals that are also full of vibrant colors. Here golden delicata squash is stuffed with a sweet, warmly spiced filling of farro grains, seasoned beef, dried fruit, and nuts. A nourishing meal that comes together quickly, this stuffed squash will warm your home and your dinner guests. Ingredients: 2 delicata squash Olive oil Salt and fresh ground black pepper 1 cup farro ¾ pound ground beef...
"Frost in the Hollow. Cold temperatures and a foggy inversion created a fairyland of frosty trees and weeds in the greater Walla Walla Valley early this week. The photographer looks forward to many more until mid-February, when weather conditions no longer favor the creation of freezing fog....
This November, our community has enjoyed live performances of the musical "The Sound of Music" at Dayton's Liberty Theater. If you know who Julie Andrews is, then you probably know the story of the Van Trapp Family from the movie "The Sound of Music." Maria, the impetuous postulate-nun-turned-nanny, won over the heart of the strict, ex-naval captain widower and his seven talented children. The actual Van Trapp family was more human and complicated than their screen and stage counterparts. It...
The national wine press unfortunately branded the 2020 vintage as a failure in Oregon due to wildfire smoke. But as the wines have emerged, and I've tasted hundreds of them, it's clear that the 2020 white wines were exceptional. Why? Because it was a great vintage until the smoke hit, and these grapes were picked before it got smokey. As with so many other 2020 Oregon Chardonnays, this exceeds all expectations. It's leesy, with a palate-refreshing yeastiness, and anchored on a core of lemon,...
Ten Years Ago November 22, 2012 [Photo Caption] Pictured above are the Preston Hall Middle School ASB officers and representatives. So far this school year the group has attended a leadership conference in Dayton, sponsored a Halloween dance and are currently conducting a food drive for the local food bank. (Left to right) Adviser Mrs. Karen Huwe, Vice-President – Chloe Pearson, 7th Grade Class Rep. – Clarissa Espana, Secretary – Emily Adams, 7th Grade Class Rep. – Tyler Wood, President – Jacob...
The day after Thanksgiving you can always find me back in the kitchen, enjoying the peaceful quiet after the holiday, and making a batch of turkey stock. As the kitchen fills with the rich aromas coming from a bubbling stock pot, I like to make plans for the versatile leftover turkey meat. Following an indulgent day full of butter and heavy foods, a pot of brightly flavored soup is a welcome meal choice. One favorite option is this variation on a traditional Mexican soup called Pozole. The deep...
