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DAYTON–Three incumbents currently serving on the Dayton City Council, Port of Columbia Commission and the Dayton School Board have been outpolled by challengers in local races on the November 2 ballot, and a race for Port Commission No. 3 between Jack Miller and Johnny Watts is too close to call as of election night. City Councilman Fred Crowe, representing position 7, trails challenger Tyler "Tiger" Dieu by a slim margin, 39 votes in preliminary returns on Election Night. Dieu received 430 vote... Full story
DAYTON–The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) accepted a letter of resignation from Superior Court Clerk Sue Marinella, budget proposals from Columbia County Maintenance, Parks and Recreation, Public Works and the Sheriff's Office. Marinella introduced a letter stating she will leave her position to retire at the end of December, 2021, with one year left of her two-year term. A replacement will be appointed by the Commissioners for the remaining year. The appointed Clerk must run for e...
DAYTON–The local American Legion Frank E. Bauers Post No. 42 is planning to serve a Veterans Day breakfast at the Post's 102 E. Clay Street facility. The public is invited to join veterans for breakfast beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday, November 11, until 10 a.m. Shortly before 11 a.m., a small procession will gather and proceed on Main Street to the Veterans Memorial for a brief Veterans Day ceremony....
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – e. e. cummings... Full story
DAYTON–The Columbia County Health System Board (CCHS) heard updates on the progress being made on the various projects underway at the meeting October 27. The current projects underway are making progress. Foundations were poured for the Assisted Living units and stem walls are going up. The electrical panels for the medical air arrived and will be installed and ready for use once certified. Concrete pads have been poured and are awaiting the generator and fuel tank to provide emergency power s...
I had just finished loading 184 seven-foot steel T-posts, old ones, by the way, in my pickup and was unloading a mere 24 bales of hay from the front section of my gooseneck stock trailer. It was a hot, humid afternoon in early fall when the dead braches begin to stick out of the cottonwood greenery, and the garden starts goin’ to heck and no one cares. I could almost smell the cumin from Ramon’s #6 Combination Plate being distilled in my sweat from lunch earlier. Then I saw the blue box. The...
DAYTON-The School District No. 2 Board approved the non-disciplinary dismissal of Bill Massey for noncompliance to the vaccine mandate at the meeting on October 20. Following an executive session during the regular Dayton School Board meeting on October 20, the Board approved 3-1 the non-disciplinary dismissal of Bill Massey for noncompliance to the vaccine mandate. Board member Fred White had the dissenting vote. According to Superintendent Guy Strot from his report during a previous meeting,...
To the editor, I am writing in support of Blue Mountain Station. We visited the BMS Coop last summer before purchasing our home in Dayton. I was happily surprised to find a coop let alone one that offers wonderful meals. Experiences the Coop and meeting Val made Dayton all the more inviting. Since then, we have enjoyed the other unique businesses at BMS including Mama Monacelli's. Blue Mountain Station is a community resource bringing people together in celebration of food, music and local...
Dad made sure the tires were properly inflated, the tank filled with gas, the camping gear was stowed and the kids were buckled in, but within a block from the house the trailer hitch broke and the trip was put on hold. Though we try to prepare, some things can't be planned for. We may encounter a set of circumstances that are much different from what we envisioned. Rarely are we able to determine all that will be required in certain situations. Our thorough and well thought out plans may be of...
Next Sunday we will "fall back" to Standard time, add an extra hour of slumber for most and lose the advantage of a bit more light during winter afternoons. Daylight Saving Time, which has been a part of American life since the days of Benjamin Franklin, had its latest modifications as a result of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In 1987, the "spring forward" was changed from the last Sunday in April to the first, and it is now in early March. It was extended to ten months of the year during the...
BREAKFAST Wed, Nov 3: Toast Sausage, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Nov 4: Breakfast Burrito, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Nov 5: NO SCHOOL Mon, Nov 8: Biscuits, Sausage Links, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Nov 9: Waffles, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Nov 10: Muffins, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Nov 11: NO SCHOOL Veteran's Day Fri, Nov 12: Scrambled Eggs, Maple Bar, Fruit, Juice, Milk LUNCH Wed, Nov 3: Chicken Nuggets, Veggies, Fruit, Milk, * Early Release Thur, Nov 4: Sandwich, Chips, Veggies, Fruit, Milk. *...
Thur, Nov 4: Alice Springs Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Roll, Stewed Tomatoes., Oranges, Milk Tue, Nov 9: Meatloaf, Gravy, AuGratin Potatoes, Baby Carrots, Salad, Roll, Banana, Milk Thur, Nov 11: Roast Beef, Mashed Potato, Gravy, corn, Broccoli Salad, Fruit, Jell-O Milk Tue, Nov 16: Goulash, Green Beans, Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread, Fruit, Milk Thur, Nov 18: Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Caesar Salad, Roll, Grapes, Milk...
Ten Years Ago November 2, 2011 Royal Neighbors of America #2738-Dayton is celebrating 110 years by hosting a membership dinner. The administration at Dayton General Hospital learned state funds may be cut by approximately $404,000 under Governor Chris Gregoire’s proposal for creating an all-cuts budget. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 6, 1996 The rail line to Dayton reopened, the first engine welcomed by a group of officials, politicians and local citizens. There was no rail service to Dayton since January of this year due to flood damage. D...
WAITSBURG–The 2021 football season was a building year for the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack and Head Coach Troy Larsen is anticipating next year with plans for plenty of weight-room sessions and the addition of a sizeable eighth grade contingent to boost the program's fortunes in 2022. Last Friday the DW Wolfpack football lost to league-leading Columbia-Burbank 55-14, ending the season with a 1-6 overall, 0-5 EWAC record. The young team will lose just three to graduation: kicker/wide r...
PASCO–The Dayton-Waitsburg Lady Wolfpack Volleyball Team finished the season with a loss and a net full of good experience to carry into next year. TriCities Prep downed DW in three sets here Tuesday, October 26. "The team continued to grow and learn all season," said Head Coach Tracy Barron. "As a coach, a person can't ask for more." The Lady Jaguars didn't just cruise through their opponents. The Lady Wolfpack was in the mix in the first set, a 25-18 loss, faltered in the second 25-11 set a...
