Pioneer Portraits

Ten Years Ago

Aug. 2, 2007

Retirement for Waitsburg Postmaster Don Maiuri will not include lots of golf, fishing and shuffleboard. The 34-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service wrapped up a ten-plus year stint at the Waitsburg Post Office this week, but retirement will mean more time available to devote to the small business he and his wife Jerri operate, Cugini, and Italian foods store in Walla Walla.

Since opening on July 1, business at jimgermanbar, one of Waitsburg’s newest establishments, has been good. Located in the former Odd Fellows Hall, the bar joins AMO, an art gallery, in giving...