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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago January 4, 2007 Three Waitsburg youngsters will compete in the Elks Lodge Free Throw Contest in Moses Lake on Saturday, January 6. Owen Lanning, 10, finished third in the Walla Walla contest, but advanced when the first- and second- place finishers in the 10-11 year old bracket opted not to participate further. . . Eighth graders Dru Somers and Christy Poirier will also advance to the Moses Lake competition. A structural study of the long-idle Wait’s Mill will be the first step in a two-phased approach being commissioned by the W...
Ten Years Ago December 28, 2006 Danielle Coila and Jeremy Nichols were recently named “Youths of the Month” for the month of December by the Exchange Club of Walla Walla. Coila and Nichols were honored at a luncheon at the Elks Club in Walla Walla on December 11 for their outstanding achievement at Waitsburg High School. A $19,575 grant from the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development has been received by the Waitsburg Community Revitalization Committee. The money will fund a study of the former Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. Bes...
Ten Years Ago December 21, 2006 The edge of the storm system that blasted Portland and Seattle last week also did some pruning around Waitsburg. At numerous locations around town, branches were down in streets and yards. The Presbyterian Church manse, residence of Rev. and Mrs. Bret Moser and family, received some structural damage when a main branch off a maple tree landed on the roof of the house. This Christmas edition of The Times is dedicated to fifth grader Rodrigo Espana who recently passed away. Rodrigo’s story is with his c...
Ten Years Ago December 14, 2006 Bob Danforth was honored by York Rite Masons and Knights Templar for 50 years of membership at the Past Masters Night held at the Masonic Hall in Waitsburg Monday. Twelve Odako members met at the home of Ruth Peterson on December 7. Patty Froke filled in for her mother, Donna Keeney, as co-hostess. A very short business meeting was held. Commercial Club met December 5, 2006 at Ye Towne Hall. Thirty-nine people attended for dinner, a business meeting and program. There is $6,644.67 in the club’s bank account. Clai...
Ten Years Ago December 7, 2006 A Christmas potluck at Ye Towne Hall will be held Friday, December 8, 2006 by 55 Plus. Jeanetta Monfort and Iris Stearns will hostess. Baked ham, sweet potatoes, scalloped potatoes, and three pumpkin pies will be supplied by various volunteers. Other members are to bring a vegetable, salad, or other dessert. Patricia Wilson, a Walla Walla resident who grew up in Waitsburg, recently returned from a Christian Children’s Fund-led Study Tour to Mexico. During the trip she not only had the opportunity to meet M...
Ten Years Ago November 30, 2006 The Waitsburg Chapter of the FFA celebrated the Harvest Ball on Nov. 18, naming Courtney Gritman as FFA Queen and Cole Janovich as FFA King. Activities leading up to the sock hop held in the industrial arts shop included pumpkin throwing, bale lifting, pedal tractor races and other fun events. If you’ve ever wondered who living in or around Waitsburg has roots deeply planted in the fertile soil, then the 2007 Commercial Club calendar, “Founding Families 1863-1895” will provide plenty of answers. The calendars can...
Ten Years Ago November 23, 2006 By a 3-2 vote, the Waitsburg City Council chose for a second year in a row to forgo a 1% increase in municipal taxes allowed by law without a vote of the people. The motion to not implement the tax increase was made by Councilman Orville Branson. Joining Branson in voting in favor were councilmen Larry Clinton and Larry Johnson. Councilwoman Markeeta Little Wolf and Councilman Jim Helm opposed. The second goal of the Waitsburg Community Revitalization Committee (WCRC) – the restoration, renovation and p...
Ten Years Ago November 9, 2006 Four-year Cardinal letterman Jeremy Nichols was named to the Blue Mountain 2B-11 All Conference Team. He was Waitsburg’s (0-5, 3-6) only selection. Photo caption: Seniors playing their final home game for the Cardinals honored their parents during ceremonies at half time of the Waitsburg-Pomeroy game last Friday. From left: Christine, Nich and Todd Cloin, Jeff, Jeremy and Dawn Nichols, Tamra, Cole and John Janovich, Laura, Tyler and Javin Berg, Pat Gleason and Aaron Leal. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 7, 1991 F...
Ten Years Ago November 2, 2016 Waitsburg Middle School was awarded a $300 grant sponsored by the Seattle Seahawks Student All-Star Program. The grant was given to help with the financial costs of starting up Middle School Football in Waitsburg. The grant was applied for by Zach Bartlow last November. Thirty-nine were present for dinner when Commercial Club met Oct. 17. Guests attending were Court Ruppenthal and Heath Druffel of McGregor Co. Druffel was presented with a plaque as a thank you for the use of their facility for the Salmon Bake....
Ten Years Ago October 26, 2006 Jeremy Nichols may not have won one of four $5,000 scholarships offered by Qwest, but being a runner up wasn’t too bad. Nichols, the son of Jeff and Dawn Nichols of Waitsburg, was honored in a half-time ceremony on the field at Qwest Field last Sunday. The Waitsburg Order of Eastern Star honored Tom Baker, Grand Representative to Wisconsin, with an Honor Night Monday, October 2, 2006 at the lodge in Waitsburg. Baker was appointed by Washington Grand Worthy Matron Marilyn Hoots to represent Washington to W...
Ten Years Ago October 19, 2006 Homecoming King Jeremy Nichols and Queen Jessica Elliott were announced at the Homecoming 2006 Dance last Saturday night. Members of the Court included: Felicia Brown, Tyson Cole, Shawny Ingle, John Gertsch, Danielle Coila, Conner Talbott, Nichols, Elliott, Jessica Mason, Cole Janovich, Savanna Marick, and Aaron Leal. Competition was stiff for the Waitsburg Cross Country team, competing in a 3.1 mile race in Pomeroy on Oct. 12. The highest finisher for the Cards was Maya Garcia, who finished fourth in 23:55....
Ten Years Ago October 12, 2006 PacifiCorp will purchase the 140.4-megawatt Marengo wind project, currently under construction near Dayton, the energy company announced recently. When completed in August 2007, Marengo will become part of the resource mix used to supply electricity fo PacifiCorp’s 1.6 million customers in six Western states. This particular project is expected to have the capability to serve the needs of approximately 37,000 customers. The Waitsburg City Council voted 4-1 to give City employees a 3% wage increase while c...
Ten Years Ago October 5, 2006 Photo caption: Bettie Chase was honored by the Organization of Eastern Star with her 50-year-pin, presented by Worthy Matron Nancy Otterson as Tom Baker, Worthy Patron, looks on. Chase was initiated in 1956 and was a regular member just one year. The next 49 years, she served in elective office, including 43 years as secretary. Other offices Chase has held include Associate Conductress, Associate Matron and Worthy Matron. Odako Club met Thursday, September 28 at the home of Deanne Johnson. Arrah Lee Wilson was the...
Ten Years Ago September 28, 2006 Yellow shirts, green pants and red fire trucks have all but disappeared from around Waitsburg, Dayton and the Blue Mountains as the 109,402-acre Columbia Complex fire shifted from a Type II incident to Type III earlier this week. Personnel on the fire, at one time numbering about 1,700, dropped from 559 on Saturday to 67 as of deadline Tuesday. Sophomore quarterback Jeff Hofer can now be dubbed “The Heart Attack Kid” as he held coaches, fellow players and fans in disbelief for 59 seconds, before coming back wit...
Ten Years Ago September 21, 2006 Finding answers to important questions and making resulting decisions are in the Waitsburg City Council’s future in the aftermath of the portion of the Columbia Complex Fire that swept through the City watershed in the North Coppei Creek canyon in August. Questions revolve around water quality, reforestation and potential for flooding, according to Dan Katsel, Public Works Director for the City. The only cloud that cast a shadow on the Pioneer Fall Festival last Sunday was that its 2006 Pioneer of the year, t...
Ten Years Ago Sept. 14, 2006 Anyone fortunate enough to have known Roberta Stonecipher Broom Adams – and there were many – can imagine her take on being named Pioneer of the Year at the 34th Annual Pioneer Fall Festival, which will take place this coming Sunday in Waitsburg. She’d laugh and exclaim “Really?! Me?! Ya shouldn’t have!” Roberta was one of Waitsburg’s citizens known for the many firsts in her life. She was the first female Student Body President At Waitsburg High School, and the first Queen of the Days of Real Sport. And fittingly...
Ten Years Ago September 7, 2006 Yesterday, Elzy Conover marketed his half crop, about five months earlier and 200 pounds lighter than typical, forced out of Blue Mountain pasture by the Columbia Complex fire. “It took a big bite,” said Larry Conover, Elzy’s son, of the economic impact the fire will have on the ranch. Last year the Waitsburg Commercial Cub worried that traffic restrictions because of bridge construction would deter salmon lovers from making the jaunt to Waitsburg for the annual Salmon Barbecue. This year the bridge is compl...
Ten Years Ago August 31, 2006 It seems that the citizens of Waitsburg and Columbia County are a pretty generous and caring bunch. Several fire officials have remarked that people have been uncommonly helpful to firefighters and other support personnel during this siege. With over 1,200 workers having poured into the area, supplies have often been a bit short. One supply clerk remarked, “Here, people bend over backward to help you out. At other fires I’ve been on, you couldn’t even get anyone to look at you much less help you out.” A recent...
Ten Years Ago August 24, 2006 The Waitsburg Cardinal Football Program began workouts last week in preparation for the Sept. 1 opener against Enterprise (Ore.) in Waitsburg. These returning lettermen will lead the team in the 2006 campaign. Jeff Hofer, John Gertsch, Tyson Cole, Aaron Leal, Dakota Hopkins, Austin Dabulskis, Adam Fitzhugh, Morgan Baker, Fred Cunz, Josh Wilson, Cole Janovich, Nick Cloin, Jeremy Nichols, Kellen Gerke. At least one home has been lost and Dayton and Columbia County has been enveloped in a smoky curtain as dry...
Ten Years Ago August 17, 2006 A Waitsburg teen has returned from a summertime trip to the British Isles as part of the 50th People to People Ambassador Program. Jessica Mason, 16-year-old daughter of Gerald and Kathy Mason of Waitsburg, was one of seven young people from the area to participate in the program, first founded in 1956 by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Waitsburg School District approved its 2006-2007 budget at its July 26 meeting, adopting a budget that conservatively projects student enrollment, said Carol Clarke,...
Ten Years Ago August 10, 2006 John and Marilyn Stellwagen, owners of Waitsburg Hardware and Mercantile, have started the process of fixing up the exterior of the 1882 building originally built by L.L. Powell. The process involves scraping and repainting the exterior brick, and removing some of the façade applied to the building decades ago to “modernize” its appearance. Prescott Party Line: The fire district made one medical run and a fire run which was located on the McCaw farm east of Prescott. The blaze was in standing grain and stub...
Ten Years Ago August 3, 2006 Jeff broom of Waitsburg was elected to serve as Allocations Chair for the Walla Walla United Way Board of Directors at the annual meeting on July 18. The United Way and Combined Federal Campaign jointly raised over $435,000. Community members like Carol Guay of Waitsburg spent a relaxing afternoon in the front yard of the Bruce Memorial Museum painting 4” X 4” tiles that will be placed on one of three “Unity Walls” in Waitsburg, Dayton and Prescott, part of the Sherwood Trust-sponsored Community Leadership Program....
Ten Years Ago July 27, 2006 The “Unity Wall,” a project of the Touchet Valley Leadership Program (TVLP), will be sited in Preston Park the Waitsburg City Council approved at its meeting July 19. The wall, an iron framework set into a base of custom pavers embossed with names and-or messages by donors, will be comprised of about 300 four inch square ceramic tiles, each painted by a member of one of the three Touchet Valley communities: Waitsburg, Dayton and Prescott. It was called Headquarters Tavern in 1982 when Bob Doré purchased the business...
Ten Years Ago July 20, 2006 Wheat harvest in the Touchet Valley area has started. “It’s just getting going but the pace is going to pick up here rapidly,” J.E. McCaw, local manager of the NGG branch, said Tuesday afternoon. Grain is coming into Northwest Grain Grower’s elevators in Waitsburg, Prescott and Coppei beginning sometime last weekend, said McCaw. Jackie Miller was the first to get started north of Waitsburg, with the Brown & Ford, and Sam and Bill Grant operations in the Prescott area cutting as of deadline Tuesday. Perry Dozier...
Ten Years Ago July 13, 2006 Located on Smith Hollow road, the Smith Hollow one-room school house, established in 1910 has been recently gifted by Van and Debra Seney of Waitsburg to the Blue Mountain Heritage Society. Touchet Valley Leadership Council and Waitsburg’s 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) teamed up to paint Unity Wall tiles recently, and another painting session will be held on Wednesday, July 19, at 1 p.m. in the Elementary Multi-purpose room. Over 50 participants designed and hand painted 4” x 4” ceramic tiles for u...
