Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Ten Years Ago April 3, 2003 Waitsburg firefighters enjoyed their annual crab fed Satur- day night with about sixty in attendance. Brian Bush presided over the meeting with Glynn Davis offering the prayer. A special tribute was made to Walt Warehime who has been hospitalized with heart problems but was able to be pres- ent for the dinner. Fire commissioners present included Jim Leid, Scott Johnson, Jim Kirkman and Jerry Baker. The city was represented by mayor Randy Halley, councilman Gary Bowles and city treasurer Jean Hinchliffe. A number of r...
During the week I talked to a representative for actor Jeff Bridges' food program, No Kid Hungry. This non-profit has done something different, partnering with several "good-for-you-food" companies who together donate their profits in sales to American kids who don't get enough to eat each day. It's an alarming statistic, really, just how many kids are not getting enough to eat today. As the numbers and the US regions in concern were brought to my attention, I kept thinking about the 1950's and early 60's, the last time American donations fed...
A nyone hoping last week for lower wheat prices re- ceived a nice gift in the form of a two-day, 70 cent de- cline in Chicago May futures across the Good Friday long weekend. Portland white wheat traders responded with a 50-cent drop in the same time. The trigger for such drama came from a USDA quarterly Grain Stocks inventory report and survey-based Planting Intentions report last Thursday that surprised the trade with much larger stocks of corn in storage than most professional observers had expected. Also, the largest intended acreage of cor...
1 Toddler Storytime (everyMonday) Dayton Memorial Library 11 to 11:30 a.m. Storytime for ages 1through 3 years. Baby Storytime (everyMonday) Dayton Memorial Library 11:30 to 11:45 a.m. Storytime for infants andcrawlers. 2 Preschool Storytime (every Tuesday) Dayton Memorial Library 10 to 10:30 a.m. Storytime at the libraryfor ages 3 through 6 years. Storytime (every Tuesday) Prescott Library 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Come for a story and acraft geared to preschoolchildren - but all ages arewelcome. Wii Night Prescott Library 5:00 Come to the librar...
Ten Years Ago March 27, 2003 A 16-year-old student from Waitsburg High School recently served as a Washington State Senate page in Olympia. Matt Baker, the son of Loyal and Kathy Baker of Waitsburg, had the opportunity to see politics up close last week as a page under the sponsorship of Sen. Mike Hewitt, R-16th District. "This is a good opportunity for kids to see what happens in the Legislature," said Baker of his experi- ence during the 10th week of the 2003 legislative session. "I had a good time on the Senate floor watching them debate."...
I was talking with a fellow rose grower who thought she'd install a fence along this year's rose garden to detour the deer that cross her property and eat her blossoms before they open. If you have problems in your garden with Deer, forget building a fence to keep them out; Deer jump four-to six foot fences with their eyes closed. In regards to roses, you might plant your bushes in barrels placed on the patio where the animal is less likely to tread. Although, I do recall hearing the sound of little hooves on my patio and upon inspection found...
A s it is with many things these days, all of the markets - wheat, oil, stocks, metals and weather - are hyper- conscious of the effect of government activities. Some more than others, but wheat has always had a particular fond- ness for USDA statistical reports. Contrary to common public opinion, the Department of Agriculture is not strictly set up to run the food stamp program. There is a group of highly professional and hardworking folks in Washington DC and in regional offices around the country whose responsibility it is to provide...
Thank you to everyone who provided food, sent cards, stopped at the farm, and offered condolences at the passing of our mom. The Scott Kids Trudy, Tamarra, Tyler, Todd, and families...
Ten Years Ago March 13, 2003 Seventeen-year-old Jessica Smith will reign as Queen of the 2003 Walla Walla Fair And Frontier Days, which will feature Diamond Rio in concert and Don Johnson as parade marshal. Princesses on the court include two Days of Real Sport alums, Chelsey Murdock of Waitsburg and Amy Smith of Walla Walla. There is only a week remaining until the City Causus, to be held March 20 at 7 p.m. in Ye Town Hall, 121 Main. Incumbents who have committed to re-election are Mark Shively, Marty Dunn, treasurer Jean Hinchliffe, and Debar...
I f you only get one love in your life then the San Francisco bay area might just be mine. This year's visit was no exception. As if something so innate as a new word phrasing could through me off, it seems the younger bay area generation needs a lesson in geography and transparent lifestyles. Geographically speaking, Santa Clara County runs north along the Peninsula from Mountain View to the southern tip of Morgan Hill and does not cross over into San Mateo and San Francisco Counties. Yet, in one breath, bay area broad- casters include...
The wheat futures market as an entity exists to serve one ultimate purpose: to constantly re-discover the balancing point between real supply and demand going forward - that point being the daily/hourly/tick-by-tick price. After all the noise and emotion, along with plenty of "information" that may or may not be relevant, in a downward trend- ing price pattern, the market is seeking to lower the price for wheat enough to cause would-be buyers to step forward and purchase. On the other side of the coin, an upward market is attempting to draw...
Ten Years Ago March 6, 2003 The Blue Mountain Heritage Society is tackling a longstanding mystery which has surrounded a Cliffside are on the Snake River. It is one of the new organization's first projects. We speak of the site just north of Eureka, which some have surmised was once the location of a village of prehistoric people, possibly of the Palouse Indian tribe which once roamed the Snake environs between Clarkston and Pasco. If investigations being started by the new historic organization bear fruit, we might well be a site of...
The earth made us who we are today, and no matter what we think, she isn't done, yet. Her stretching and belch- ing can be felt and heard around the world. It seems this spinning tub of lard's behavior is her way of saying, "I am in this too, you knowhellip;" To put it bluntly; her antics do affect each and every living thing on earth and the environ- ments we live in. That's why I prefer to see myself as a caretaker on the globe, giving a listen regularly to what the old gal needs, keeping her calm and less frustrated. I know if I pay...
U.S. Wheat exports have expanded from the pace of recent months, but not enough to cause the stress from demand that could change the current trend. The movement in Chicago futures in the last week has been in narrow daily ranges, contained above $6.97 and below $7.27 per bushel, matching the low last seen in late June of 2012 just as the price of wheat began a climb that reached $9.47 in the then-nearest July 2012 futures contract. There is buying support at this level, but strong reasons for global buyers to pay up for wheat are not yet on...
SATTLER, Texas - It is conceivable that we could have been further from Waitsburg that day, say, in the far coves of coastal Maine or the swamps of Florida. But as it was, we were very far from the Touchet Valley - nearly five hours by plane and at a distance that would taken us some four days to drive if we'd gone by car - in a tiny town north of San Antonio, Texas. We, that's to say Karen, Niko and I, had come down during mid-winter break to see my oldest son, Rainier, who moved here several m...
1 Tuxedo Bar & Grill 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Dance Music 4 Toddler Storytime (every Monday) Dayton Memorial Library 11 to 11:30 a.m. Storytime for ages 1 through 3 years. Baby Storytime (every Monday) Dayton Memorial Library 11:30 to 11:45 a.m. Storytime for infants and crawlers. 5 Preschool Storytime (ev- ery Tuesday) Dayton Memorial Library 10 to 10:30 a.m. Storytime at the library for ages 3 through 6 years. Storytime (every Tues- day) Prescott Library 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Come for a story and a craft geared to preschool children - but all ages are...
Ten Years Ago February 27, 2003 The Blue Mountain Snowmobile Club of Dayton is spon- soring a Bucket-Run for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Washington State on Sunday, March 2 at 10 a.m. The event will originate from the Touchet Corral Snow Park located on the North Touchet Road, before the Bluewood entrance. Donations will be accepted on behalf of Make-A-Wish. Games for snowmobilers will be held in the Godman area, and lunch will be available at the Godman shelter for all bucket-run participants. For additional information contact Daryl McCaule...
Fodder diversity? Yes, friend and organic-seed farmer Frank Morton, of "Wild Seed Farm," Oregon tells me, with the trend to eat clean, organic free-range chicken, his regional chicken ranch orders for organic Purslane and Chickweed seed has tripled in the past six months. Coming from a farming family, I understand how gratify- ing it is to live off the land and just how much work it really is. Today, while I might be heard speaking to a symposium of food writers with the theme, "trending the millennial," Frank Morton's information got me...
Chicago wheat futures prices have declined one dollar per bushel since January 22, from eight dollars down to seven. During the same period, Portland-delivered white wheat, our neighborhood specialty, has declined from about $8.62 to $8.45 - only 17 cents. The divergence between the two markets is more dramatic than normal, and can be attributed to a couple of factors. The Chicago soft red winter wheat market is much larger and more liquid than the white wheat market, making it attractive to larger entities such as large commercial firms that...
I lived in Seattle for my first four years of school, before our family moved to Clark County, where I completed High School. I returned to Seattle for college at UW (which took more years than I care to admit) and then lived there for about ten years after. I've always been a "Seattleophile." I'm a regular reader of the Seattle Times and an enthusiastic visitor, riding ferries, visiting SAM (hint: it's a museum), eating in Pioneer Square and getting a coffee about every ten minutes. Still, I'm amazed when I read in Seattle- area pap...
Oprah Winfrey and I don’t usually agree when it comes to book recommendations. I tried; I really did, to read at least a dozen or more of the 70 books Oprah recommended during the 15 years her Book Club segments aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show, but I just couldn’t force myself to finish them. You see, I read for pleasure, entertainment and escape. Based on her book picks, I can only conclude that Oprah reads to be challenged both intellectually and emotionally. I find the subject matter and...
Le s Miserables is the heart- wrenching story of paroled convict Jean Valjean ( Hugh Jackman). Released after being arrested for stealing a loaf of bread and serving his time, he breaks parole and escapes to start a new life. He spends his days running from his past. After his escape, Valjean runs a factory where he employs women, including Fantine, (Anne Hathaway), who is fired by a foreman for suspected promiscuity. Fantine is determined to provide for her sick child, so she sells...
