Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago December 17, 2009 Winter freezes Touchet Valley. The snow that covered the Touchet Valley this weekend turned to freezing rain on Tuesday, coating roads and sidewalks with a slick and treacherous layer of ice. The dangerous conditions led to numerous accidents, school closures and sports cancellations, but noone was seriously injured. Photo caption: Scott Huwe and Guy McCaw put some of the Lions Club’s smoked turkeys in the reefer truck at the fairgrounds. The club prepares and s...
Ten Years Ago December 10, 2009 Mill Fire “Suspicious.” The fire that destroyed the historic Wait’s Mill is now considered “suspicious in nature” and may have started in of the more obscured corners of the structure, according to the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Brian Bush, who is spearheading the investigation, said the latest determination is based on witness observations as well as video and photos taken of the fire that burned the 144-year-old mill to the ground befo...
Ten Years Ago December 3, 2009 Photo caption: Volunteers from the Waitsburg Fire Department placed a 15-foot douglas fir at its traditional spot in front of the Plaza Theater Sunday to ring in the Christmas season. Second grain tank ruptures. Less than two weeks after a grain storage tank in Waitsburg ruptured, a second one operated by Northwest Grain Growers in Prescott failed over Thanksgiving weekend. Both units were constructed in the early 1980s by the same manufacturer. Park & Rec levy fails. The Prescott Park and Recreation District supp...
Ten Years Ago November 26, 2009 The Waitsburg City Council voted unanimously last week to assign its vacant fifth seat to William "Will" Potolicchio, an emergency medical technician who hopes to get more young people to vote and take an interest in their community. If Waitsburg had a mascot, it would be the turkey. The wild turkey that is. After all, if it was good enough for Ben Franklin, who favored it over the bald eagle as our nation’s symbol, I guess it may good enough for us. “They’re really just pets,” says Waitsburg Hardware & Mercant...
Ten Years Ago November 19, 2009 Odako Club was organized in October 1949, as a Jr. women’s Confederated Group with 12 charter members. Odako is an Indian name meaning friendship. Charter members included: Elizabeth Abbey, Sherrill Conover, Peggy Cresswell, Betty Jo Donnelly, Janice Dunn, Barbara Heron, Muggs Keve, Elsie Mock, Velma Sickles, Betty Stanley, Mary Tenney and Betty Webber. Amity Art was the sponsoring club. Today’s active membership totals seventeen, which includes two charter members: Sherrill Conover and Velma Sickles. Photo cap...
Ten Years Ago November 12, 2009 Headlines: Five Cardinals Make All-League; Bartlow named Coach of the Year. The Miracle Worker by William Gibson is slated for staging at the Little Theater of Walla Walla beginning November 20. Local actors include: Topher Murphy, Sauna Lilly Bogley, Gil Alden, Cassidy Meliah, Joyful Opara, Taiko Cantil, Broday and Pepper Bonds, Phyllis Bonds, Cody Hoffman, Dana Crist, Jessica Barkl, Sierra Tinhof, Bailee Butler, Taya Lovejoy, Nattie Castillo, Kaysie Clayton, Lauren Llewellyn, Daisy Schoen, Erin Swift, and...
Ten Years Ago November 5, 2009 The Grandmothers’ Roundtable will present a forum entitled “The Health of our Aging Population; Planning Ahead for Growing Older”, on Monday November 9. The Forum will begin at 7:00 pm and will be held at the Walla Walla Community college Enology and Viticulture. The Liberty Theater, in conjunction with Touchet Valley Art Council Productions, is proud to present its ninth annual fall musical, Once Upon A Mattress, beginning Friday, Nov 13. This year’s production is directed by Darla Anderson and features a talen...
Ten Years Ago October 29, 2009 Waitsburg High School graduate Ashley Coila is making the most of her first college volleyball season with the Bethany University Bruins. Coila, the daughter of Richard and Gloria Lybecker of Waitsburg and Curtis Coila of Waitsburg was thrust into a starting position earlier this season when a teammate was lost to a career-ending injury. “Ashley has done a remarkable job playing a very demanding position,” Head coach Reed Duffus said. Darver Tackle Shop was the...
Ten Years Ago October 22, 2019 Photo caption: Waitsburg High School has been recognized as one of the 104 “Highest Improving” in reading and math by the Center for Educational Effectiveness. Two years ago the school was named a ‘School of Distinction” by the Supt. of Public Instruction: that program is no longer and the CEE created the “Great Schools Award” using the identical criteria. Dr. Gene Sheratt presented the award at the October 14 meeting of the Waitsburg School Board. Front row: Lori Bartlow, Stephanie Wooderchak, Pam Conover, Ro...
Ten Years Ago October 15, 2009 Photo caption: Former Waitsburg resident Kathy Rose, of Griffin, Ga, carried a copy of The Times when she attended the 9/12 Taxpayers March on Washington D. C. Her she is on the West Lawn of the U. S. Capitol building among the estimated 1.5 million people who attended the rally. Rose is the daughter of the late Bill and Hazel Rose, long-time Waitsburg residents. About a dozen people met September 29 to discuss possible directions for the site of Waits Mill, now a charred pile of blackened beams and heat warped...
Ten Years Ago October 8, 2009 The dedication of a life size bronze sculpture of Sacajawea will highlight a weekend-long event in Dayton this weekend where a large variety of art will be exhibited by artists during Dayton On Tour. Photo Caption: Anne Walsh of Waitsburg, ventured abroad last summer, treated to a birthday celebration with a couple of life long companions. Anne enjoyed reading a copy of the Waitsburg Times at Waltomo Hotel in New Zealand, a place famous for the caves and glow worms, we kid you not. This 1908 Victorian hotel is a...
Ten Years Ago October 1, 2009 [Photo caption] Here’s what’s believed to be the entire student body of Spring Valley School, circa 1928. From left, Jim Stonecipher, Lola Mae Walker, Roberta Stonecipher, Jack Clodius, Claire Conover, Margaret Clodius and Margaret Testerman. The teacher’s name is unknown at this time. [Photo caption] Waitsburg is again “One of a Kind.” Bill Clemens, right, of Pacific Power, presented a check for $1,000 to Mayor Markeeta Little Wolf and City Clerk Randy Hinchliff...
Ten Years Ago September 24, 2009 Sixth Grader honored for award-winning essay. Emma Philbrook, beams as her mother Cindy looks on. Phillbrook penned an essay that bested competitors in eight Western states. Photo by Norma Bessey Almost one-third of W.H.S. has flu. Listen up, class. Today’s lesson is about acronyms and the first example (cough) is ILI, which stands for “Influenza-Like Indicators.” For example, as of last Tuesday, 31% of the students attending Waitsburg High School were absen...
Ten Years Ago August 27, 2009 A slight breeze kept the bees away while everyone enjoyed lots of good conversation, food and a little music from the Blue Mountain Troublemakers, at the Hockersmith place on Rocky Point last weekend. Prompted by fascinating stories from Bettie Chase, Ivan Keve, and the Hap Cline series about the community that used to be, several Jasper Mountain families spent the afternoon on the mountain. Touchet will honor retiring football coach, Wayne Dickey, during a special...
Ten Years Ago September 10, 2009 Historic Wait's Mill destroyed by spectacular Sunday morning fire. "The Waitsburg mill is on fire and is fully involved." Dayton Dispatch reported about ten minutes after 4 in the morning last Sunday...We may never know what sparked the fire that destroyed Wait's Mill. We do know an irreplaceable piece of Waitsburg's legacy was lost forever. Another strong contingent of FFA and 4-H members will be showing their animal projects at the Columbia County Fair in...
Ten Years Ago September 3, 2009 Some of the Gems keyboardist Duana Gusse’s classmates have been taking a stroll down memory lane, unearthing some oldies but goodies not only of the musical kind but of the photographic kinds as well. This photo of the Waitsburg Volunteer Fire Department from the late 1950’s or early 1960’s is one of those memories submitted by Bert Aylward. Photo caption: Front row (l-r) Harold wills, Emory Kruchek, Sam Wills, John Lloyd, Don Wills, Leroy Todt, Bob Segra...
Ten Years Ago August 27, 2009 A Waitsburg High School graduate played a role in a serious nuclear accident and August 29 marks 33 years since the mishap at Hanford. Marvin Klundt, a 1953 graduate of Waitsburg High, was working with Harold McClusky, who became know as ‘The Atomic Man” in 1976, when an explosion exposed McClusky to a dose of americium-241 500 times higher than a person should receive over a lifetime. Peggy Henry of Pasco, daughter of Tom and Anita Baker of Waitsburg, was one of...
Ten Years Ago August 29, 2009 Wheat harvest should be done by early next week. Several farmers around Waitsburg reported some fields yielding 100-plus bushels per acre, McCaw added. Yield and quality reports-quite good yields and good test weights with low dockages-remain as previously reported. “It appears the rains did not hurt the quality in the area,” he said. Photo caption: Waitsburg High School student Alex Leathers spends some of his summer vacation on Dan Leathers’ “The Kisutch...
Ten Years Ago August 13, 2009 Kurtis Reser, son of Frank and Judy Reser of Waitsburg graduated Magna Cum Laude from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE) in English Education. Dustin Smith, son of Janet and Red Smith of Waitsburg and Seattle, Wash, received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. Wheat harvest in the Touchet Valley area is 60% complete, despite a rain delay. Countywide, harvest is about 75% complete, according to J. E. McCaw, local...
Ten Years Ago August 6, 2009 Photo caption: Wait ancestors were given a tour of the interior of Wait’s Mill, and included: Laurie Smith, Janice Babula, Javon Monahan, Jim Matzger, Brian Madison, Jacque Madison, Chris Madison, Kathryn Madison, Jose’ Mendoza, Jenelle Wise and Jim Wise. Seven people who trace their family tree back to Sylvester M. Wait visited Waitsburg last weekend. The group were permitted a restricted tour of the mill, which is in the midst of a reroofing project. Whether you...
Ten Years Ago July 30, 2009 Farmers in the Touchet Valley and surrounding environs have all gotten their harvest operations underway and in "full swing." Low protein is a desirable trait in soft white wheat, and McCaw attributed it to the good moisture last winter and timely spring rains. Yields are up a little from last year in the Waitsburg area, he added, cautioning that yield indications are still preliminary and anecdotal at this point. Photo caption: Nine-year-old Zach Winegar, right, was...
Ten Years Ago July 16, 2009 Some of the Spring Valley Ranches ground was once owned by William G. Preston, who spent several years in a variety of enterprises before landing in Waitsburg and becoming one of the most prominent landowners. The Smiths farmed the ground for several decades on behalf of Preston heirs. Preston and his brother Platt, came to the Touchet Valley, arriving in Waitsburg around 1865 and soon buying a stake in the flour mill built by Sylvester M. Wait. Two new spring wheat...
Ten Years Ago July 16, 2009 Everyone is invited to share an enjoyable evening, a laugh and relaxation at Movie Night at Preston park. Join friends and neighbors on Friday July 24 at 9 pm at the south end of Preston Park for the showing of Walt Disney’s “The Jungle Book.” Several local seniors spent a week at Evergreen Girls and Boys State. Rebecca Brown, Allie Wooderchak, Andrea Cruz, and Rocio Escalante attended girls State on the Central Washington University campus June 14-20 where they...
Ten Years Ago July 9, 2009 When Ben Moser, 13, son of Bret and Bethany Moser of Waitsburg, opened his latest issue of the comic book Sonic Universe, he diligently read through each of the stories until being completely surprised on the next to last page, where he discovered a cartoon submission that was penned by him at his own drafting table. “I like drawing comics,” Moser said. “It’s one of my hobbies.” After a successful take-over last year-one that brought business and community service h...
Ten Years Ago July 2, 2009 The Grand Opening of a radio controlled (R/C) track at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds set for July 24 is just one of the many features of a newly established organization, Rural Green Youth Enterprise. The new organization is aimed at supporting youth and communities in Walla Walla, Dixie, Waitsburg, Prescott, Dayton, Starbuck, and Pomeroy. Photo Caption: Here’s John Lloyd, in his blacksmith’s shop in Campbell, Calif, in 1908, this picture postcard courtesy of Town His...
