Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Sorted by date Results 1077 - 1101 of 1893
DAYTON—June has been a busy month for the Columbia County Health System administrators and commissioners, and it will come to a close with a groundbreaking ceremony for the hospital construction project on Thursday at 9 a.m. Construction for the hospital enhancement and renovation project was a major topic of conversation at two hospital board meetings, held June 16 and 23. CEO Shane McGuire said that construction was to begin Monday. He said that initial construction would not be about ...
DAYTON – While kids rejoice as the final bell rings to end the school year each June, a new question faces those kids and their parents: "What do I do now?" In a small town like Dayton, there is not a plethora of opportunities for children to pass the time during the three-month break from school. Blue Mountain Counseling is trying to provide an answer to that question. Their "Summer Rec" program, as it is known in the community, is a six-week program that gives kids a fun and safe place to m...
DAYTON-The community electronic reader board that many Dayton residents have been hearing about for months is about to become a reality. Martha Lanman, Administrator of Columbia County Public Health Dept., has finalized a deal with Dale Maron, the owner of All Your Building Needs on Main Street in Pomeroy, to purchase the electronic reader board located at his property there. "I was driving through town and saw the sign, and that the building was for sale," Lanman said. On May 2, Lanman called...
Number of spectators and car entries drops as Dayton's biggest event of the year is hit with rainy days DAYTON – Dayton usually plays host to a large number of excited tourists and car owners who come to town to see some classics of the automobile industry during the town's All Wheels Weekend festivities. While many people made the trip this year, as in previous years, the turnout for the Friday evening cruise and the various events that took place all day on Saturday was noticeably smaller t...
DAYTON—Last week the City of Dayton Historic Preservation Commission tallied the final advisory vote from property owners in the South Side and Washington Street Historic Districts. The outcome of that vote will guide the City in its quest to determine outcomes for the future of the districts and related historic preservation code amendments, according to DHPC chairman Mike Smith. The second ballot count for the Washington Street Historic District was nine to dissolve the district and four to r...
DAYTON—The Dayton City Council adopted a six-year Transportation Improvement Program for 2017 through 2022 at last week’s council meeting. Some of the projects slated for the 2017-2022 cycle include; North Front Street bridge replacement, install a pedestrian/bicycle crossing light on North Front Street, create a bicycle lane on South Fourth Street, reconstruct the Touchet River Dike/ Mustard Ditch bridge, reconstruct Commercial Street, Cameron Street, North Willow Street, and improve Syn...
DAYTON – After one teacher announced his retirement last month, the Dayton School District has lost two more of their own; one due to retirement with the other taking a job in Walla Walla. Mike McGhan decided to end his long teaching career earlier this year. All of his 39 years teaching took place at Dayton Elementary School, where he started in August 1977, after graduating from Washington State University in Pullman. McGhan began by teaching Title 1 programs at the school, before moving to t...
DAYTON – Dayton High School sent off twenty-three young adults onto the next step in their lives on Saturday. The Class of 2016 graduated in front of countless loved ones as they officially completed their careers as Dayton Bulldogs. The Class of 2016 is made up of decorated students, electrifying athletes, and now high school graduates. They have completed the curriculum required of all high school students in Washington, and now have the diplomas, caps, and gowns to show for it. S...
DAYTON—At their meeting last week at the Lyon’s Ferry Marina, Port of Columbia County commissioners Fred Crowe and Earle Marvin signed a three-year lease agreement with rail operator Frontier Rail LLC, to maintain and operate the rails for the newly named Columbia/Walla Walla shortline, between Dayton and Walla Walla. Port Manager Jennie Dickinson said that all the wording issues in the lease had been resolved. “I feel very good. I think I understand the lease very well,” Dickinson told the com...
DAYTON-What is sleek, shiny, compact and quiet? No, it is not a new car. It is the new E9-1-1 phone system and audio logger from Zetron that was recently purchased by the county to replace the old Intrado Lifeline 100 phone system in the emergency dispatch center at the courthouse. The new system comprises three work stations, two with radios for the dispatchers, one for County Emergency Manager Lisa Caldwell to use when back-up is needed, and an audio logger which records all calls and radio tr...
Amber Johnson John Hinchliff/Pheasants Forever $200.00 John Israel $500.00 DHS Alumni One Year $1,000.00 Angela Mascall John Israel $500.00 Emory Clapp 4-H $150.00 Dayton Booster Club $400.00 Floyd L. & Eugenia Darnell Norgaard $500.00 Elk Drug $250.00 Angelene Dedloff John Hinchliff/Pheasants Forever $500.00 John Israel $1,500.00 Emory Clapp 4-H $300.00 Dayton Booster Club $400.00 Brandon Barton Memorial $300.00 Skyline Jrs. - Salutatorian $200.00 PEO Citizenship $300.00 Francis R. Spoonemore Memorial $750.00 Floyd L. & Eugenia Darnell...
DAYTON – During the 2014-2015 school year, it was decided that instead of removing the term "interim" from Principal Kate Wenzl's title, the district would open up the search to applicants. After a search, that included three finalists plus the interim principal. After interviews by district officials, the student body, and community members, Mr. Paul Shaber was offered the job, which he accepted. Fast forward a year later and Shaber is nearing the completion of his debut year at DHS. Being t...
FRIDAY, JUNE 17 Car Corral and Swap Meet East Main Street 12-7p.m. Early Registration Corner of 1st & Main 4-7 p.m. Optional Cruise Cruise around Region Afternoon Live Music - Cruise Control Downtown S. 2nd 6-9:30 p.m. Opening Ceremony – Presentation of Cars HomeStreet Bank Parking Lot 7:30-9 p.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 18 Registration 7-10 a.m. Corner of 1st & Main Show & Shine 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Car Corral and Swap Meet E. Main Street 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tribute to the Flag by Markeeta Little Wolf 9:30 a.m. Dingle’s of Dayton Poker Walk 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Out...
SPRINGFIELD – Two former Dayton High School students were involved in a head-on collision on the Mackenzie River Highway near Springfield, Ore. over Memorial Day weekend. The crash left the driver, Kenndra Haney, age 21, dead and severely injured passenger Chase Holden, age 19. The accident occurred shortly after midnight Sunday according to reports from the Oregon State Police. Both Haney and the driver of a 90s Mazda pickup were pronounced dead on the scene. The police stated that it is b...
DAYTON-Where can you find such delectable sweets as salted caramels, strawberry truffles, and cashew brittle, as well as Rey's Roast truffles? At Mary's Candies, at the Blue Mountain Station, of course. On June 1 Mary's Candies moved out of Suite B and into a larger space at Suite H, where owner, and confectiones, Nathanial Murphy, and his wife, Erin, continue to apply their candy-making skills, to sweeten the tooth of any candy-lover. "We love the new space!" Murphy said. "Business is really...
DAYTON— At last week’s school board meeting the board of directors heard from Superintendent Doug Johnson about the potential for an alternative learning program for Dayton High School students. Johnson said he has been working with high school principal Paul Shaber, and with school board chairman Dan Butler, to explore some options. “This is for students who don’t like the activities of traditional education. It will be challenging to meet the needs of a kid who doesn’t engage, or doesn’t w...
DAYTON - Andrew Holt of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce and Dayton High School Principal Paul Shaber have been working on creating an internship program, pairing high school students with businesses. The idea is to offer students experience in the work world, and provide a little extra help for businesses, Holt said. The internships can be paid or unpaid, and they can be ongoing, into the school year, Shaber said. Students will have to go through the application and interview process with the...
A participant in this year's Chuckwagon Cookoff during Mule Mania unpacks his wagon at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The Mule Mania event, over Memorial Day Weekend was a big success, including the giant Dayton Days/Mule Mania Parade Saturday morning (see more photos on Page 6.)...
DAYTON—At their regular board meeting last week hospital administrators addressed what CEO Shane McGuire characterized as “a significant care hole” in the local community for patients who do not need long term nursing care, but require some assistance with activities of daily living. McGuire also said there is a need to trim the financial loss at Booker Rest Home, which is about $500,000, annually. “How can we absorb another half-a-million-dollar loss at Booker?” McGuire asked the commissio...
DAYTON – The students laugh and squirm and look generally unnatural as they stand in large groups in front of a slowly panning movie camera. Business owners also look stiff as they pose for a short moving picture shot, some of them smoking cigarettes. These are all citizens of Dayton in 1938, shown in a short 15-minute movie created to promote patronizing local merchants. Also shown in the video are many scenes showing business fronts on Dayton's Main Street and surrounding areas. Several of t...
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DAYTON—The City of Dayton and Columbia County have entered into talks with Basin Disposal, Inc. to develop a plan for BDI to process refuse at the transfer station in Dayton. The county has also been discussing whether to repair the old facility, or to build a new one, after a fire at the transfer facility in July, 2015 destroyed most of its equipment and seriously damaged the integrity of the main building. Darrick Dietrich, president of BDI, and Dayton Mayor Craig George were on hand at the C...
Construction workers were busy Tuesday morning breaking a new entrance into the west side of the Moose Creek Cafe and Bakery....
DAYTON—Last week, Chris Andrews, Lily Reconoco, Josh Hartwell, Kylee Harris, Logan Literal, and Sheanna Brinckens, from the organization Students Helping Each Other, performed a trial-run poetry slam before an audience at the Liberty Theater. With only eight minutes allotted to each, the students had to explain adverse childhood experiences, describe the number of their own individual risk factors, explain the concept of resilience, and describe their participation in all the drug p...
DAYTON—There are two new activities, and one ongoing activity, at the Dayton Memorial Library, specifically for adults, according to Dayton Memorial Library assistant Lorna Barth. “Coffee, Cookies, and Coloring” is a new activity at the library that takes place on Fridays between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. This activity provides an opportunity for adults to de-stress from their busy week, with colored pencils, pens, and printed pages, Barth said. Barth also said that a new writing group is formi...
