Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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...
Senior McKenzie (Kenzie) Lewis recently was awarded the State Degree at the Washington State FFA Convention. The State Degree is bestowed to FFA members after meeting ten requirements set forth by the state constitution. Some of those requirements are serving as an officer, working over 300 hours outside scheduled class time on an SAE project, demonstrating leadership, participating in five different FFA activities above chapter level, and completing at least 25 hours of community service. She...
Ten Years Ago May 31, 2012 Eighty-one-year-old Booker Rest Home resident Louis Razzolini is no stranger to making his opinions known. But to Razzolini's fellow tenants he is more than just a friendly neighbor; he's a megaphone for people who often can't speak up for themselves. Razzolini, who is best known as just "Louie," is a representative to the Columbia County Health System's board of commissioners for the Booker Rest Home. He visits board meetings on the fourth Thursday of every month to...
Before moving to Waitsburg, bread baking was an elusive skill I always shied away from. Despite my deep love for all the shapes and styles of bread, the idea of making my own always seemed like an impossible feat. Perhaps inspired by the rolling wheat fields that surround us, I have since learned a lot while discovering the magic that can be made with a few ingredients, patience, and a hot oven. This tender and crusty focaccia was one of the first successful bakes, filling our home with an...
The City of Waitsburg was ready to bring back the festivities of Celebration Days starting with the parade. Some new and some familiar entries made their way down Main Street and through town. And in Waitsburg tradition, the parade came back the way it came. So good we got to see it twice!...
Celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary, Bart and Tiffany Baxter brought a copy of The Times on their trip to Alaska....
Ten Years Ago May 24, 2012 Welcome to all. Dayton's new Pastor Marj Johnson at Dayton's First Congregational Church says that is the no. 1 message she wants to convey. Johnson, who grew up in the small town of Raymond on the coast, is 52 and has already lived more than most people her age. Johnson, who grew up in a Christ-loving household, fought the ever-present desire in her to become a pastor for most of her life. Her journeys down other roads working at a funeral home and later with the home...
Of the many foods that define the Pacific Northwest, such as apples, berries, wild mushrooms, and shellfish, at the top of the list is the mighty salmon. Culturally and spiritually significant to our various indigenous tribes, salmon was also quickly revered by settler communities. Flavorful and versatile, the many ways to eat salmon represent the diverse cultures that have also come to define this beautiful part of the world. Here I have an easy recipe for gravlax, a Scandinavian style cured...
Waitsburg High School/Middle School Bands & Choir performed at the Spring Music Program on Tuesday, May 17, in the High School Auditorium. Director Elizabeth Arebalos-Jagelski and the students presented the crowd with an array of songs. The sixth and seventh-grade beginning band started the evening off, followed by the high school and middle school mixed band. A highlight of the evening was a performance by Natalie Knudson, who played the piano and sang her original composition, "Natalie's...
Tranche and its Blue Mountain Vineyard occupy a spectacular setting on the eastern edge of Walla Walla. The focus is on Rhône-style varietals and blends that may be enjoyed picnic-style on the expansive grounds. Regular weekend concerts are held outdoors throughout spring and summer (full disclosure – my band plays there once or twice a year). It's fair to say you cannot get anything less than a wonderful wine at Tranche, but this week's feature is a particularly good value. An estate-grown bl...
WAITSBURG-I was fortunate to move to the Waitsburg area in 2016 and my move was entirely because of a barn. That barn will be getting some much-needed restoration work, thanks in part to grant funding from the Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation's (DAHP) historic barn grant program. In 2016, a friend and I were vacationing here from Seattle and drove down Lower Waitsburg Road at dusk. As I crested a hill, I saw my dream property-a white 1920's farmhouse standing...
While playing tennis and chasing tennis balls at Waitsburg High School, a song from “My Fair Lady” played through my head. “Why can’t a woman be more like a man?” became “Why can’t a tennis court be more like a bowling alley?” Or even a pool table. Bowling alleys and pool tables have bumpers, gutters, and pockets that return the balls to you. Tennis courts were not designed for easy ball retrieval. I was constantly chasing tennis balls as they landed on the other court, under the fence, in t...
