Articles from the August 26, 2021 edition
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Chief Springs and Fire & Irons Brewpub mandates employee vaccines
DAYTON-On August 13, employees of Chief Spring Pizzeria and Fire & Irons Brewpub received a mandate from owners Mike and Ann Spring to get the first dose of the COVID vaccination by August 31 or...
McMorris Rodgers includes Dayton in Summer Recess swing
DAYTON–Pandemic-affected workforce, vaccination, housing shortages, childcare unavailability, forest fires and forest management, rural broadband and Snake River dams were topics touched on by...
Kiwanis Club welcomes new members
The Dayton Kiwanis Club, in its 99th year, welcomed a few new members at a recent dinner meeting at the Blazin' Burgers restaurant. Kiwanis president Kim Lyonnais, left, and officers Gary Schroeder,...
Quote of the Week
“I don’t deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.” – Flannery O’Connor... Full story
COMMENTARY
This editorial has been prompted by a letter to the editor recently submitted expressing gratitude for the efforts of some in trying to protect the community from a devastating fire here as well as around the country, a fire that has burned people...
On the Edge of Common Sense
When I hear a truck pull up in front of the house and the pandemonium of dogs barkin’ would wake a hibernating mastodon, I relax. It’s only my neighbor, D.K., come to borrow something of his...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, I fully endorse and support Johnny Watts for Columbia County Port Commissioner, District 3. I feel I have a good sense of what he values most: a strong Christian belief, a strong family, integrity, honesty and a conservative...
Innovia funding provides small business start-up grants
DAYTON–Innovia funding allows the Port of Columbia to offer start-up business grants in Columbia County. The Port has received a $15,000 award from Innovia, a community foundation that serves eastern Washington and northern Idaho, allowing them to...
Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine recommended for immunocompromised
OLYMPIA–Health care providers can now offer third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to certain immunocompromised individuals following recommendations from the U.S. Food and...
SCHOOL MENU
BREAKFAST Wed, Aug 25: Waffles, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Aug 26: Biscuits & Sausage Gravy, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Aug 27: Maple Bars, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Juice, Milk Mon, Aug 30: Cheddar...
Senior Round Table
Thur, Aug 26: Spaghetti, Green Beans, Salad, Garlic Bread, Peaches, Milk Tue, Aug 31: Hamburgers, All the Fixings, Potato Chips, Watermelon, Cookies, Milk...
At The Theater
The movie 12 Mighty Orphans, tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes-or even a...
Dayton-Waitsburg football opens Saturday
WAITSBURG–The 2021 gridiron season gets underway this weekend when the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack football team heads to Ritzville for a jamboree. Game time is 1 p.m. at Bronco Stadium. Regular play...
OBITUARY
David William 'Bud' Riggs April 11, 1957-August 20, 2021 He was born in Anchorage, Ak., into a military family, the oldest of four. He went through his school years in a one-room class in West...