Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG-Violinists Tim Christie and Maria Sampen brought music to The Royal Block and American 35 in two pop-up performances on Tuesday evening. Christie is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF). The unexpected and beautiful performances were appetizers for the main show later in the evening. This year The Plaza Theater was host to the Ivalas Quartet who performed Tuesday night....
School's out for summer, and it's time to take the family outdoors and go camping. The decision is where to go that is close by, considering the high gas prices. You can travel to the Little Goose Dam area or the Tucannon Lakes in about an hour. Both are good choices with a few things in common and different features to consider. On the drive to your destination, you must be on the lookout for slow-moving animals crossing the road; cows near the dam and bighorn sheep in the Tucannon area. In bot...
By the time you read this note, actual summer weather may be back. There's no better way to celebrate that happy occasion than with a nicely-chilled bottle of rosé. The Mercer family goes back a long way in eastern Washington and pioneered the planting of grapes in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA. This all-Grenache rosé is sourced from one of their finest sites. It has a palate-pleasing cherry candy character, though any initial perception of sweetness is a function of well-ripened fruit rather t...
WAITSBURG-The Barony of Wastekeep set up camp at Preston Park over the weekend. Blackwork embroidery classes, duels, and archery shoots were just a couple of the events enjoyed by those who reside under the watch of Baron Thorkell Palsson and Baronness Guðrun Sæbjarnarsdottir. Barony of Wastekeep is its own world within the Kingdom of An Tir. This gathering was small, with 45 members braving the chilly wind and rain. The group will return, once again, in August, and they anticipate a much l...
WAITSBURG-Crafting has been a passion of hers for years, but it wasn't until this year that Erin Elsey combined her love for creating with a drive to be a business owner. Elsey, who lives in Waitsburg with her husband, Jeremy, and their three children, bought a sewing machine last year and taught herself how to sew rice bags to give to her family members. Rice-filled bags hold heat or cold and can be put in the microwave or freezer to be used on sore muscles. After posting images online, she...
Good riddance meltdown May 2022. For some reason, this year May has been a month filled with meltdowns, including one of my own, (a rarity for me). Although they minimized in severity as the month proceeded, it was slightly disheartening. It started with a friend, who shall remain nameless unless she chooses to reveal herself. As she described her day, it started with receiving threatening hate mail while trying to meet a writing deadline with a computer that went rogue. To add to the madness,...
Ten Years Ago June 14, 2012 Most 21-year-old men can’t be described using words like selfless, kind and determined but then, Kristofer Wilbur isn’t like most 21-year-old men. Wilbur is a special-needs adult living in Dayton. He has seen his share of hurdles, but he doesn’t let his special needs set him back. In 2007 Wilbur joined the Blue Mountain Stampeders, a Special Olympics team based in Walla Walla. On the team, he runs, walks, throws shot put and brings home medals. “Track is fun and rew...
One of the things I most look forward to in late spring is the first bite of a plump sun ripened strawberry. This year, because of the unseasonable cool and rainy Spring, the harvest in our backyard patch was a little later than usual. All week, we have been plucking bright red berries by the bowlful, just in time for the approaching Summer Solstice. When fruit, such as strawberries, are perfectly ripe and in-season, the general rule is the simpler the preparation the better. Which perhaps is...
Scott Kirk Back row: Brayden Mohney, Theo Anderson, Evan Allen Middle row: Keon Lindley, Caleb Barron, Megan Forney, Jessie Atteberry, Brandon Thompson, Ben Ingram Front row: Chloe Gleason, Nathalie Abel, Lilly Bone, Alex Struckmeier, Olivya McFarland, Kenzie Lewis-Seal, Alexis Reeves...
Front row: Ella Larson, Eloy Garcia Romeo, Tristan Cush, Arla Woodend, Trinity Anderson, Max Schmidt Middle row: Julia Brooks, Elaina Gembala, Trist Villaro, Sagelyn Kilts, Jesse Grant Back row: Mikel Vance, Dylan Bledsoe, MacKenzie Faith...
My first year of retirement from Waitsburg Schools just zipped by! I went with three of my four sisters on my first zipline adventure to commemorate the occasion. It zipped by also! The Coeur d'Alene 7-line zip tour consisted entirely of tree-top platforms. There were two high-swinging sky bridges to cross, and twice we belayed down to the next level. There is not a lot of walking in this family-friendly adventure; just zipping along above Beauty Bay, through trees and gorgeous scenery....
It was great fun to see the Celebration Days Parade this year. It brought back so many parade memories, from attending and marching in parades. I marched in New York with my 4-H troop. Later, as a High School band member in Tucson, I marched in a heavy wool uniform in 100-degree heat. In Flagstaff, where I went to college, I continued in the band and marched in ten below zero weather. In Los Angeles, I was just an avid spectator past my marching days. A Los Angeles parade would include...
For a number of reasons, the best dry rosé wines have gotten more expensive, especially those Oregon rosés made exclusively from Pinot Noir grapes. Pinot Noir is costly to grow and turning it into rosé doesn't make that part of the process any cheaper. Additionally, the fires of 2020 meant a number of wineries lost some or most of their crop, so 2021 is a recovery vintage. This estate-grown, pale copper, generously flavorful wine mixes strawberries, blood oranges, watermelon, and jicama ac...
EVAN ALLEN Waitsburg Lions Club Scholarship $500 Evan will attend Western Welding Academy in Gillette, Wyoming. JESSIE ATTEBERRY Hevel Waitsburg Scholarship $1, 250 Kenneth Garner Non-Endowed Scholarship $650 T.B. Elliott Student Scholarship $100 Emory Clapp 4-H Scholarship $300 Waitsburg American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship $500 Jessie will attend Spokane Community College. CALEB BARRON The Ike Keve Outstanding Senior FFA Member Scholarship $429 Caleb will attend Walla Walla Community College LILLY BONE Rasty and Nona Ketcherside Scholarship...
Ten Years Ago June 7, 2012 The 131st class to graduate from Dayton High School recessed from the gym and into the rest of their lives on Saturday with thousands of dollars in scholarship money in hand and an upbeat Kenny Chesney country song filling the room. Valedictorian Carter Currin said any bad moments in high school were ultimately tiny blips on the radar and many happier moments await the group. “We, the class of 2012, are ready to make that future bright,” salutatorian Keisha Phi...
With summer just around the corner, and the spring weather finally cooperating, the season for outdoor entertaining has officially started in our backyard. Fresh herbs and wildflowers perfume the air around our deck, and warmth from the late afternoon sun lingers well into dinner time. This week, inspired by the robust rhubarb in the garden, I set out to make a dessert with a taste to match this lovely time of year. Here, a delicate, creamy panna cotta is punctuated with a bottom layer of...
The kids led the Dayton Day Parade on their decorated and colorful bikes. A great start to a great parade on a sunny day in Columbia County....
Please Join Us in a Celebration of Life for Betty (Zastrow) Schirman. August 5, 1928 - September 25, 2021. Recalling 93 God Given Years Dayton United Methodist Church Third and Clay Street. June 11, 2022 We will begin at 2:00 p.m....
Open this week's PDF to get a clear version of the yard sale map....
The pond could not have been more than a couple of acres, just small enough that I could fish a full lap around in my float tube before the consequences of sitting belly-deep in frigid water required a scramble to shore. The shorelines were steep and shaded by conifers except for along the manmade dam, which allowed enough sunlight to encourage a healthy aquatic vegetation bed to grow. Per my usual mode of operation on trout waters, I cast a small wooly bugger-like fly on a five-weight rod and...
