Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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I confess, I would rather have seen the Seattle Seahawks lose the Super Bowl last week by one point, than to have won it the way they did. From the beginning, I heard nothing except how strong Seattle was defensively, and how strong Denver was offensively. I heard great things about the great Peyton Manning. The teams were both 15-3 going into the Super Bowl. We were all expecting an exciting and dramatic game. It was anything but. I don't know what happened to the Broncos. I'm sure the analy...
Ten Years Ago February 5, 2004 Lydia Roberts, daughter of Ken and Dawn Roberts, was installed as Worthy Advisor of Rainbow Assembly No. 68. The ceremony was held Sunday afternoon, February 1. Three local youths, John David Hockersmith, Wyatt Withers and Isaac Huether will be knocking on Waitsburg doors Saturday, February 7, "Scouting For Food" from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in a attempt to help stock the local food bank. The sound of chain saws buzzed in the air around Waitsburg Friday morning following a windstorm that included gusts in the 50 an...
Log onto our Facebook page ("Waitsburg Times") and tell us your plans. Will you be enjoying the game at home with friends, or at the local watering hole? Or will you be somewhere far away from the television, trying to ignore the game? Go to Facebook to see what your freinds and neighbors have planned for the big game between the Seahawks and the Denver Brocos on February 2. Or just wait for next week's issue, when reporter Dena Wood will report back with a wrapup of your responses....
8 Bluegrass Jam Coppei Coffee ( 137Main, Waitsburg) 6:30 p.m. New musicians welcome. Wyldlife Jr. High YouthGroup (Waitsburg) Preston Hall Gymnasium 7 p.m. 20 Storytime (every Monday) Weller Public Library,Waitsburg 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 21 Preschool Storytime(every Tuesday) Dayton Memorial Library 10 a.m. Storytime (every Tuesday) Prescott Library 2:30 p.m. Crafts and stories geared to preschool children, but allages are welcome. American Legion PizzaNight Laht Neppur (444 PrestonAve., Waitsburg) 6 p.m. All veterans are welcome. Dayton Pl...
Minimum wage workers in Washington State got a pay raise on New Year's Day when the state's minimum wage minimum wage increased from $9.19 to $9.32/hr. It appears that thirteen other states raised their minimum wage as well -- by as much as $1/ hr in New Jersey. That said, Washington still holds the #1 spot for highest minimum wage in the U.S. followed by Oregon at $9.10/ hr. Here's a brief history lesson on minimum wage. (Feel free to skip the next few paragraphs if you want to get rig...
WAITSBURG - The City Crew will pick up Christmas trees next week. Place your trees along the curb and the crew will come by and get them....
WALLA WALLA - Community Council, a local organi- zation that brings people together to address regional issues, enters 2014 with a new study topic, and an invitation to area citizens to participate. The study's focus is on improving ac- cess to nutritious foods and the means to prepare and store them. Community Council studies are citizen-led investiga- tions resulting in actions to improve the quality of life in the greater Walla Walla area. The organization encourages people to participate in a se- ries of conversations devoted to...
WAITSBURG -- The City of Waitsburg is still look- ing for citizens who would like to take advantage of the sidewalk repair program. The program is the result of a policy that allows the city to partner with homeown- ers in sharing the cost of sidewalk repairs. The new policy allows the City to use its own labor force to demol- ish, prepare, pour and finish damaged sidewalks, with the home- owner obligated to pay only for the cost of materials. Residents inter- ested in sidewalk repair or an estimate may contact the city....
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg's city council approved a grant agreement with the Transportation Improvement Board at their December 16 meeting. The $188,385 grant will provide for sidewalk replacement on both sides of Main Street from Third through Eighth streets as well as ADA ramps, some drive- way and alley improvements and signage. Construction is expected to begin after school is out in June....
The January Christian Women's Connection lun- cheon will take place on January 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Seneca Activity Center (104 Green Giant Camp Road) in Dayton. Cathy MacRoberts will cater the luncheon and the cost is $10. Betsy Nemitz will speak on finding your true identity and Cathy Mac- Roberts, a budding caterer, will share her tasty spices. Cleo Saenz of Dayton will provide uplifting musical entertainment. Reservations are needed by Friday, Jan. 10. Please call Judy at 509-399- 2005. Childcare is a...
The New Year has meant great strides for Baby Mateo, son of Waitsburg graduate Taryn (Thomas) Aguiar and her husband Jose. In the November 28 issue of The Times, we shared their story. In June of 2013, Taryn & Jose found out they were ex- pecting their first children - twins. In October, they learned the babies were boys - Sebastion and Mateo. On November 4, during a routine ultrasound, the couple learned that Sebastian was no longer alive, though Mateo was doing well. On November 11, Taryn...
The Times presents our 2013 version of the Christmas Special Section, a long-standing tradition in Waitsburg. A special thanks goes out for the generous assistance and efforts of the staff and students of the Waitsburg School District. We again publish the children’s poems, stories and letters to Santa with the Christmas season as a backdrop. The special section would not be possible without the support of the many local businesses, whose advertising helps make these pages a community g...
Waitsburg Chapel (320 W. 2nd) will be holding a Christmas Eve service at 5:30 p.m. on December 24. The service will focus on the meaning of Christmas through readings, poems and song and end with a candle lighting....
The Blue Mountain Assembly of God Church (311 S. 4th St) will hold their Christmas program on December 22 at 10 a.m. Lo and Behold! Seeing is Believing is a three-act play, directed by Carrie Dawson. In this production, two bumbling angels get left behind after announcing the birth of Jesus. In their short time on earth they visit the stable in Bethlehem, interact with people who know the whole story and figure out how to get back to their angel homes in Heaven....
One Quiet Night: A Dramatic Musical for Christmas will be performed at Starbuck Community Church on December 22, 2013 at 6 p.m. Refreshments following performance...
Waitsburg's annual Community Christmas Cantata will take place at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 and the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church (504 Main Street). All are welcome....
Grace Church (301 S. Third, Dayton) will be hosting a Blue Christmas Celebration on December 22 at 7 p.m. This is a joint service of Dayton's First Congregational Church and Grace Episcopal Church. Many cultures have different words for what it means to feel "blue" during the holidays, but as people of faith, we embrace a time to recognize those feelings instead of glossing them over with more joy than seems possible. "Our hope for this evening is to acknowledge and remember both the struggles and the joys that come to our lives duri...
The Liberty Theater is hosting their annual Christmas Cookies and Classics on Dec. 19. The fun starts with local bluegrass quartet The Barnstormers, who will play from 6:30 - 7 p.m. A live cookie auction will follow. Holiday Inn, starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, will begin at the conclusion of the auction. Admission is $3 and the doors open at 6:15 p.m....
"Crops" columnist Gary Hofer is out of town this week and unable to provide his column. Watch for "Crops" to return next week....
Ten Years Ago December 13, 2003 The influenza virus has been making the news in the country lately and Waitsburg has not escaped its effects. Last Thursday, December 11, there were 43 absent from Waits- burg High School, 33% of the school's 131 students. Around a dozen were absent from both Waitsburg Elementary and Preston hall Middle School last week. Waitsburg's Adelle Smith and her daughter Angela were champions in the Honors and Senior divisions, respectively, following the 2003 barrel racing season. Valley Girl's Barrel Racing Association...
Facebook tends to give us a personal little peek into the lives of friends and family. This can be both a good and bad thing. I must admit to more than a bit of disappointment in those of you who chose to not only decorate - but also proudly and publicly display - your Christmas trees BEFORE Thanksgiving! (It is intended to be obvious that I'm joking, but I've been misinterpreted often enough that I'm compelled to clarify just to be on the safe side.) It seems that most of those who did...
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die. -- Anne Lamott, "Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life" Novelist and nonfiction writer Anne L...
