Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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...
WAITSBURG-Louie and Marie Gagnon with a little assistance from friends recently repainted the water level lines at the bridge on Second Street and at the bridge on Preston Avenue....
Waitsburg-Kellie Rose is a young, talented musician who has taken a break from Seattle to work on new music in Waitsburg. She will be at The Royal Block Saturday, November 19, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., sharing music from her current project. KR has a voice that can slide into a blues song, make a James Taylor cover new, and expose the emotion in her songs. A young artist, her thirtieth birthday is coming up next month, and her life experiences give resonance to her songwriting. Her father's work...
Always a reliable budget bottle, this version of The Jack draws upon some well-known Walla Walla and Columbia Valley vineyards (notably Lewis!) for its fruit. In the blend are small amounts of Grenache and Mourvèdre. Ten percent new oak adds just the right toasty touch. It's a supple, clean, varietally-true wine with plenty of purple fruits and hints of bacon fat. The Jack has been a popular value brand since Saviah introduced it over a decade ago and now includes a large number of different...
Ten Years Ago November 15, 2012 A lifelong dream has come true for Waitsburg High School student Beka Adams. Ever since she was a little girl, Adams said she dreamed of being part of the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days royalty Court and now, at age 16, she beat out the competition for a spot. Adams, the daughter of Ann and Lanny Adams, said her biggest influence in being on fair courts was her older cousin who was Miss Pro West in the 1990s. “She was my inspiration,” Adams said. Twe...
The November fog has rolled into our valley, and I have been spending extra time in the kitchen seeking warmth. My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is just around the corner, and the winter holiday season will quickly follow. Menu planning and recipe testing have kept me busy with the bounty of autumnal flavors available. After harvesting a particularly abundant crop of winter squash in our backyard, I have been experimenting with recipes that highlight all the sweet and savory ways to...
It was a cold and windy November afternoon when we joined my sister and brother-in-law for a birthday ride up Eckler mountain. In the past, we have ridden our ATV quads for a friend's birthday ride, and for Joanie's birthday, we took the trip in our side-by-side ATV. These birthday rides always seem to be during the winter. Even though we have had plenty of rain lately, there still was some dust flying on the gravel road. We passed farm machinery in the fields and windmills spinning on our way...
Daniel is still working in Portugal, and although I miss him, there is a calm in the house that Mugsy and I appreciate. The kitchen is available whenever I want, and I can have dinner guests when I’m in the mood. That mood is usually indicative of my boredom and frustration trying to have an intelligent conversation with Mugsy. While living alone for the ten years before Daniel and I got back together, I was proud of my ability to manage most situations independently, assuming power tools w...
The Abondante blend changes significantly from vintage to vintage and this year it is essentially a 50/50 Zinfandel/Merlot (Zinlot? Merfanndel?) sourced from vineyards on the Oregon side of the Columbia Valley AVA. It's a well-made wine showing ripe and fresh flavors of berries and cherries. There's even a hint of milk chocolate, suggesting some exposure to French oak. Unlike all too many cheap red wines it is unmanipulated, ripe and absolutely fresh. The alcohol pushes near 15% so you get a...
Ten Years Ago November 8, 2012 Local veteran Owen Agenbroad fought with the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a message carrier on the front lines at Iwo Jima. “I don’t consider myself a hero, I did what my country asked me to do,” Agenbroad said. “We left the heroes there.” Agenbroad recounted some of his time during WWII after he landed on the island on Feb. 19, 1945. His company was the fifth-wave assault battalion where they fought for 37 days. Agenbroad, who was 21 at the time, said his...
As someone who loves researching recipes, I am particularly fascinated by the foods that are enjoyed across cultures. Chicken soup is one of those universally loved foods with versions that can be found across the globe. Humble and comforting, it is the food we have collectively grown-up eating, for thousands of years. This nourishing recipe is take on a homey Mexican classic. A rich, flavorful broth with the added depth of cumin and oregano makes this soup special. Usually mildly spiced, you ca...
PENDLETON-The Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, located on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, is near the Wildhorse Resort. It is dedicated to the culture of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes, who have called the region home for 16,000 years. The 45,000-square-foot tribally owned museum opened in 1998. Tamastslkt means turn, translate, or interpret in Wallulapam, and the Institute is described as a storyline museum. You will experience the past, present, and future of the tribes. The...
Last week, in the article “Confusion over Metropolitan Park District Tax Levies,” The Times incorrectly identified Tammy Ketterman as Columbia County Assessor. Ketterman is the Chief Deputy Appraiser in the Columbia County Assessor’s Office. The Times contacted the Assessor’s office to confirm that the county had reached the $5.90 limit on regular levies. Chief Deputy Ketterman promptly responded on behalf of the office, not as the Assessor. In the article, the writer incorrectly attibuted the $.31/1,000 excess levy requested for the Prescot...
