Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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The Columbia County Friends of the Fairgrounds held a two day yard sale last week at the Fairgrounds Pavilion, to raise funds for updates and improvements to the fairgrounds. Furniture and other large items were a hit with customers, according to Tami Miller, Chelsea Mann, and Lee Ann Literal, who cashed them out last Saturday. Donations are also being accepted through the Community Network and the contact person for that is Patti Jo Amerein. Amerein can be reached at (509) 5...
Updates on Boys & Girls Club, Blue Mountain Counseling and After School Program DAYTON - Dan Butler presented an architect’s design of the Dayton Boys & Girls Club facility to attendees at the Columbia Cares Coalition meeting last week. “We want this to be really attractive,” Butler said, showing off the architectural drawings. Butler said when the doors open for business, on Sept. 4, 2018, the facility will provide middle school and elementary students, and possibly preschoolers, with a high...
During typical winter months we can be stuck inside staying out of the cold, but with weather forecasts being a little warmer this year we can venture out. Recently it has been brought to my attention that a lot of our alleyways are starting to be overrun with garbage and brush. If we can keep these open, this will allow city crews to be able to do any maintenance they need to and also allow for better access for utilities and emergency services. You can also call BDI for special pickups for large items....
January may be the time to make – and break – New Year's Resolutions, but it's also a grand opportunity to pamper oneself. Especially if one actually goes through with the resolution to exercise more. Personally, when my muscles feel sore from two too many burpees (and it can be argued that two burpees is twice as many as one needs), there's only one thing better than soaking in the tub with a good book, and that's soaking in a tub enhanced by a bath bomb locally made by personal care artists Ar...
DAYTON-In his report to the Dayton City Council last week Mayor Craig George summarized the top priorities from the annual Community Economic Development Steering Committee meeting, including included the No. 1 priority, which is upgrading the city's Wastewater Treatment Plant. George briefly spoke about the Anderson Perry & Associates presentation at the Port's Economic Development Steering Committee in December, regarding the city's plans for upgrading its wastewater treatment plant. At that...
DAYTON—Columbia County Health Services CEO Shane McGuire said the district is on pace to finish the year around $21.5 million in gross patient revenue, conservatively, and around $16.5 million in net patient revenue, which represents a 24% increase in year-over-year gross patient revenue. This is also a 30% increase in net patient revenue before expenses. “We’ve had a lot of growth. We’ve also had some expenses, as well,” McGuire said. “Expenses have increased by 30% year-over-year and our operating loss increased by 21% over last year, as of N...
Arraignments -Robert Lee Lambert, Jr., 27, Dayton (in custody). Charged with one count of intimidating a witness, one count of harassment and one count of 4th degree assault. Charges stem from police being shown a video of the accused allegedly beating a woman on the porch of her home for calling the police on him. Lambert was on probation at the time. The 4th degree assault charge was amended to 2nd degree assault and Lambert entered a not guilty plea. Trials Set -Blake Charles Wallace, 17, Richland. Charged with one count of first degree...
DAYTON—Ken Graham, owner and publisher of The Times newspaper in Waitsburg, has been appointed interim director of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce by the chamber board. “I told them I need to be done at the end of March and I will leave sooner if they find somebody sooner. This is so the board didn’t feel it had to be in a big hurry,” Graham said. Graham said the next chamber event is the annual Brix and Brew fundraiser, in March, and it is in the capable hands of Chairperson Ann Walsh, Chamber...
Christmas may be the season for giving, but it's not the only one. And while January seems an unlikely candidate for altruism, at Wenaha Gallery, it's the perfect time for the community to give back to the community through the gallery's Annual Canned Food Drive. "We purposely chose January as the month for our food drive because during the Christmas season, there is so much focus on gift-giving and celebration that once you are over the seasonal holidays, people are almost burnt out," says Pat...
DAYTON – Washington State Poet Laureate, Tod Marshall will visit Dayton on Jan. 19. Marshall will make presentations at the elementary and high school during the day, with an evening presentation at the Dayton Memorial Library at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Marshall is the fourth Washington State Poet Laureate and is the first from Eastern Washington. He lives in Spokane where he is a professor at Gonzaga University. He has authored three award-winning poetry collections: Dare Say (2002), The Tangled Line (2009), and B...
DAYTON-Stylists, colorists, and inventors Melissa McCowen and Bridget House still work and travel together even though House has moved from the Main Street Salon, into her own digs at 242 East Main St. House said she simply needed more space for the filming and picture taking she does for hair product companies to use in their advertising. "It was too disruptive. But, yes, I still love them," she said about moving out of the Main Street Salon. In 2014, House and McCowen created a tool they...
Manila Bay Café in Dayton has moved from Main Street to Suite B at the Blue Mountain Station. Owner Jonathan Betts offers local food made fresh to order and is now making soups for the Blue Mountain Market. Manila Bay is open Mon. - Fri. from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m....
DAYTON – Fifty-one stakeholders attended the annual Port-sponsored Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy meeting held at Fire District No. 3, on December 20. Columbia Pulp Kristi Kobetich, Product Line Manager for Columbia Pulp, LLC, gave an update on the progress of the Lyons Ferry Straw Pulp Mill. Kobetich is the liaison between customers and the production facility, making sure all systems are in place and that customers are satisfied. "We believe our straw pulp is going to be a good s...
DAYTON – Aspiring perfomers are invited to participate in Touchet Valley Arts Council's Spring Variety Show in March and/or a May Melodrama. Tracy Barron and Jae Nichols will once again direct the annual variety show which will run March 16-18. This year's theme is "Delightful, Dazzling, and Dandy!" The variety show is a great way to display local talent of all ages, without performers having to make the much larger time commitment required for the live fall production. It is also an ideal i...
DAYTON-Columbia County was a happening place in 2017. Columbia Pulp "Pulp Fiction" became fact in July when Columbia Pulp I, LLC secured financing for its $184 million straw pulp manufacturing plant near Starbuck. Excavation began in earnest in August, and the official groundbreaking ceremony and site tour took place in October. The $184 million facility will produce 149,000 tons per year of market pulp from wheat and alfalfa straw and 95,000 tons per year of carbohydrate-lignin co-product....
DAYTON-A recent survey of parents and students in grades 6-12, show fewer than originally thought, are in favor of the full athletic combine with the Waitsburg School District, said District Superintendent Doug Johnson. Two hundred thirty surveys were sent to parents with 85 responses. Thirty-eight percent approved a full combine and sixty-two percent said "no". Two hundred surveys were sent to students and the response is half in favor and half opposed. The main reasons cited are the cost,...
DAYTON-It is official. Roger Trump is retiring and the county celebrated his long career last week at the courthouse with cake and a plaque honoring his service. What hasn't Trump accomplished in the last forty five years, since beginning work with the County Survey and Bridge Crew, in 1972? He said from 1972 until 1982, he worked on the county road crew, advancing from laborer to road grader, as well as operating Trump's Custom Cut farm slaughter business. Trump said he quit, for a time, to hel...
DAYTON-At the end of this month, the Manila Bay Café is moving from its present location on Main St., to Suite B at the Blue Mountain Station. Restaurant owner Jonathan Betts told Port officials he would like to be open for business on December 27 or 28. The café will serve breakfast and lunch, Monday through Friday, and on Saturday, from noon - 1 pm. The Manila Bay Café is available for catering as well. "I'm excited about the opportunity. I appreciate the chance," Betts said. Betts signed a...
Dayton Memorial Library 111 S. 3rd Street, Dayton Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Storytime: Wed., 10 a.m. Queens of the Conquest: England’s Mid Evil Queens, by Alison Weir (Nonfiction) – The lives of England’s medieval queens were packed with incident—love, intrigue, betrayal, adultery, and warfare—but their stories have been largely obscured by centuries of myth and omission. Now esteemed biographer Alison Weir provides a fresh perspective and restores these women to their rightfu...
DAYTON—At the last CCHS regular board meeting in November, Stephanie Carpenter, RN, COO, spoke about a meeting she attended sponsored by the Aging and Long Term Care and the Alzheimer’s Association at the SonBridge Community Center in College Place. The purpose of the meeting was to learn about a statewide movement that empowers people with memory loss, and their families, and that helps them stay connected in the community. Carpenter said the goal is to plan for a dementia-friendly community in Columbia County. She said that businesses can...
DAYTON--It was confirmed by the BOCC at last week’s regular meeting that County Planner Greg Abramson has been terminated from his job at the County Building and Planning Department, with no reason given. Abramson has been a Senior Planner/Building Inspector for the county since 2015. When asked about the shortage of staff in the Planning Department, Commissioner Norm Passmore said, “We’re working on that.” When fully staffed the Planning and Building Department will have three employees; a director, an assistant and code enforcement officer...
DAYTON – First-year 4-H Robotics Coach Jeanne Walter is pretty proud of her group, and rightfully so! The group of seven kids, age 10-13, from both Dayton and Waitsburg, recently won the Research Award for their project at the First Lego League Regional Tournament in Pasco and will advance to the state competition in Cheney on January 13. The club, named the Venus Flytraps, includes Mikel Vance, Vaughn Walter, Juniper Kerr, Balian Walter, Phinneas Kerr, Hudson Reser and Joshua Reser. Of the 2...
Young Alexis, daughter of Roger Tumbocon and Justin Jaech, enjoyed a visit with Santa (Val Kiefer) at Breakfast with Santa, hosted by the Dayton First Congregational Church on Sat., Dec. 9. The church has been hosting the free breakfasts for over 30 years....
DAYTON—A special meeting was held on Dec. 6 in the school district board room to discuss how the Dayton School District can best meet some newly-identified school facility needs as well as how to finish currently-identified facilities projects. Superintendent Doug Johnson said due to the increasing cost and scope of the projects the current capital project levy falls short of being able to complete all of the projects. “In addition to the projects already on the table, the heating system, district-wide, has become very problematic,” he said....
DAYTON--County Commissioner Merle Jackson would like to express his gratitude to the voters of Columbia County for passing Proposition 1, the one-tenth of one percent county wide sales tax for the purpose of providing for ongoing, stable funding for improvements and maintenance of the radio system and 911 Emergency Services Operations. “It’s gratifying to start on this road of upgrading the equipment,” Jackson said. Replacing the eleven-year-old analog radio console in the county’s dispatc...
