Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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I f we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it. - Abraham Lincoln, June 16, 1858 To ignore a trend is to step into the path of a stampeding herd of steamrollers. The only practical tasks for anyone who wishes not to be rolled out like a piece of dough are to study the environment to be aware of trends, then to make duly educated judgments and thoughtful actions followed by ad- justments and alternates. Every trend has its end. It remains for us to manage when. As of the...
WAITSBURG – When it comes to equitation, Doug Phipps has just about seen it all. For some three decades, the smiley, wiry figure you may have seen around town in his broad hat, jeans and boots has trained as many as 100 riders and as many horses around the world. From countries like Austria, Holland, Germany, Spain, France, Israel and here at home, he has led a number of them to world titles in Western Pleasure, Reining, Showmanship, Trail, Hunter Under Saddle and English Pleasure. But there’s...
Ten Years Ago August 21, 2003 Local western and wildlife artist Jackie Penner has been accepted into the Women Artists of the West 5th International Juried Art Show with two of her oil paintings. Their titles are "Header Team" and "Tatu's Attitude." The show will be held at Headwater Arts and Conference Center in Dubois, Wyoming, September 5-21, 2003. This event is an official event of the Jackson Hole Fine Art Festival with cash and merchandise amounting to over $4000 being awarded to winners of the show. Along with several other women artists...
This morning I noticed the Kale bushes in my garden bursting in large, curly green leaves. I got busy trim- ming the outer leaves from each bush to use in a suc- culent salad for dinner. The two things I love about all leafy greens: the incredible color spray in every conceivable shade of green from near black to chartreuse and the leafy vegetable's ability to mimic the flavors it grows near. In the case of the kale grown in my garden, bushing-up against lavender and heirloom lemon tomato lends a succu- lent calcium-rich, lemony-earthen flavor...
The term "symmetry" suggests balanced proportions, or the beauty of form arising from balanced proportions, according to Merriam-Webster. There are other, more strict interpretations, but this idea fits what is happening in the wheat market right now. Since May 1, there have been five downward and four cor- responding upward movements in the Chicago wheat price futures contracts. Each downward move has been between 10 and 15 trading sessions in duration, and declined an average of about 50 cents. Each has produced a new lower low than the...
DAYTON - In a tradition that started 44 years ago, 16 students and three chaper- ones returned home Saturday after spending two weeks in Japan as part of an ongoing exchange program between Dayton High School and Ya- mate Gakuin Junior/Senior High School in Yokohoma. According to Dayton High Exchange Advisor Kristine Warren, the private Yamate school was founded on the idea of international friendship and emphasizes responsible participation in community and international affairs. The founders...
When Gail Gwin was still a water color painter, her imagery was almost photorealistic. She would paint small granite rocks so perfectly defined you can almost hold them in your hand. In one composition, they are whimsically linked to finely ren- dered miniature furniture by lines and symbols reminiscent of a road map. In short, she had complete control over her objects and where she placed them in a three-dimensional space in a two-dimensional painting. Nowadays, as a printmaker, she still has...
August 9: Kaye Wagoner, Tish Hulce, Adam Rogers, Tracy Gluck, Robert Anderson. August 10: Skylar Wood, Connie Langlo, Tyson Cole, Jim Leid, Dean Smith, Glynn Davis, Alan Jackson, Sr., Janice Bode. August 11: Alfred Peters, John Wood, Gary Pierson, Kim Townsend, Dorothy Anderson, Bradley Grende. August 12: Seth Deal, Gordon Gilmore, Abby Hyder Barrantes, Darleen Dozier, Shawn Smith, Suzanne Schulke, Mia Becker, Bess Herndon, Patsy Fouste, Keaton Jean Larsen. August 13: Shawn Thomas, Tammy Wood, Mark Leid, Angela Williams, Forrest Waltermire....
Ten Years Ago August 7, 2003 Weller Library is proceeding with plans to have its col- lection and patrons managed by a Library Tracker Catalog and Circulation system. The software has been installed, networked and library personnel are beginning to add pa- trons and books to the system. Once the library's collection has been input, Weller Library will have a working catalog of its books, videos and audio tapes. In the meantime, additional labeling materials are being purchased using the Blue Mountain Community Foundation Grant funding to comple...
I might be pushing the seasons along, but this morning when I stepped into the garden I could smell fall in the air. I glanced down at the pumpkin plants, tendrils winding among the lavender and noticed several squash flow- ers opened in bright shades of yellow. Pumpkin flowers are a sure sign you'll have squash in fall, truly my favorite winter vegetable in soup, stew, casserole, chutney and pie. Later in the day, I drove out along Mill Creek Road to a friend's potato farm and helped dig-up the last of this year's yellow fin potato harvest....
When seasonal lows are expected, when the trend has been flat-to-downward for a year and winter wheat harvest in the US is effectively complete, these are the times that try men's patience (with apologies to both Thomas Paine and the women whose pa- tience is also tried). The wheat market has been unable to identify a low point. Each new attempt to rally wheat futures in Chicago since the lows of mid-June has produced only a lower high than the previous attempt, along with a lower low following, the classic definition of a negative trend. On...
WAITAITSBURG - If you’ve been to Disneyland or the Cirque de Soleil, or have seen any of the super hero movies like Spider-Man, Iron Man or The Avengers, you’ve seen Scott Fisher’s work. He’s the guy that makes men fly. Or at least he was. For now at least, Fisher has left the business of building large-scale machinery and control systems for entertainment venues in his rear view mirror. The open road is his life, or roads rather—specifically back roads as he travels the country in his red 19...
Ten Years Ago July 31, 2003 Long-time Waitsburg School District teacher Ken Beasley has accepted the position of high school principal, Waitsburg Schools Superintendent Robbie Johnson told The Times this week. Beasley takes over the job from Jeff Pietila, who resigned the post to return to classroom teaching. Beasley, a district employee since 1968, has instructed middle school science in recent years and has served as the district's tech- nology director. Beasley will bring a record of firm discipline to the job as well as long experience in...
I n the summer months, I pick vegetables from the garden and visit the Dayton farmers market for foods I don't grow. Later, I'll wash, dry and freeze some of summer's bounty for winter use and I don't go to great lengths to do so. For instance, I simply remove the stems from tomatoes and like big red marbles, lay the tomatoes flat in freezer-bags and stack in the freezer. By the holidays, I'll usually have enough frozen tomato to make a rich red sauce for a big pan of lasagna on Christmas Day. Some of you freezing garden vegetables may have...
There are no looming shadows in the northern hemisphere corn and soybean production areas. Plenty of worries, with some small zones seeing drought, but nothing strong enough to move the markets. Crop condition reports from the largest 18 producing states reflect continued steady development of both corn and soybeans in the US, with corn at 63% good-to-excellent (GTE), unchanged from last week, and soybeans also at 63%, 1% lower. The crop is late, but the subsoil moisture is there, and there is no extreme heat showing on the map. For wheat...
July 29 - Aug. 2 Animal Crackers VBS Dayton First Congrega- tional Church - UCC, 3rd & Spring Street 9:00 a.m. to noon Ages 4-12; Free. Cur- riculum features five lessons on hunger and the Bible, animals, people and their needs, land and the environment, and passing on the gift. 2 Preschool Story Time(every Tuesday) Prescott Library 2:30 p.m. Wii Gaming Night (firsttwo Tuesdays of month) Prescott Library 5:00 p.m. Come to the library for Wii Gaming the first twoTuesday of every month. Open Mic Friday Coppei Café, Waitsburg 6:30 p.m. to 9:30...
The Missoula Children's Theatre is once again send- ing a tour team to Dayton to mount a production of its original play, "The Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe," at the Liberty Theater. The play will be presented to the public on Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10 at 7 p.m. MCT will hold au- ditions at the theater on Monday, August 5. Young people entering first grade through those entering their senior year of high school can audition for a role. Those who wish to audition must...
Citizens of Columbia County are invited to the Dayton City Park on Tues- day, August 6, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual, anti-crime and anti-drug event spon- sored by the National As- sociation of Town Watch (NATW), and co-sponsored locally by Sheriff Rocky Miller and his staff at the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. During National Night Out this year, the Dayton City Park will be filled with events and activities. Free hotdogs, courtesy...
Ten Years Ago July 24, 2003 Local grain producers have begun the 2003 harvest and preliminary indications are that the crop will be average, but the lack of rainfall in June will adversely affect yields and quality. Precipitation in June in the Touchet Valley and surrounding region was virtually nonexistent. "We haven't heard a whole lot yet," said J. E. McCaw, branch manager for Northwest Grain Growers in Waitsburg. Fall wheat yields are good but quality is down. The test weights are coming back on the light side. Missing that June rain is...
Readers have asked for more information regarding food labeling and what it means. As of today, conventional grown fruit stickers have four digits. Organically grown have five numbers, which start with the number 9, while the notorious genetically engineered foods have five numbers, starting with an 8. Other food labels to watch for: USDA Certified Organic: diary, eggs, meat, and poultry. The USDA ensures that foods with the certified label USDA Certified Organic come from animals that have never had antibiotics. The label American Grass-Fed...
I n the eight to nine trading sessions since July 11, Chicago wheat futures have declined about 40 cents per bushel, pushing down to new lows last seen more than a year ago. Last year from mid-June to late July, triggered by an ex- tremely hot and dry early summer that decimated northern hemisphere wheat and corn crops, wheat experienced a dramatic run of more than three dollars per bushel to highs around $9.45 per bushel in Chicago. There is no comparable condition this year, as wheat production is much nearer nor- mal, so the price has given...
