Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - When Rob Moore started teaching typing and business at Dayton High School in 1987, following three years at Pateros High School, Ronald Reagan was President, the Soviet Union was still together, and typewriters were still in use at DHS. Moore, who has just finished his 29th year on the staff at Dayton, has decided to close the curtains on his teaching career at the end of the academic year. He is widely known among his former students (of which I am one) and co-workers for his...
DAYTON—The Port of Columbia is just days away from signing a lease agreement with a new rail operator. Port officials plan for Frontier Rail, LLC to take over rail operations from WATCO, the current rail operator. Frontier will repair the lines and bridges so that the Port-owned short line between Dayton and Walla Walla can be reopened and begin moving Columbia County products to distant markets, Port officials said. Paul Didelius, the Commercial Director of Frontier Rail, attended last w...
DAYTON-Dayton High School seniors Angie Dedloff and Kobie Sunderland-Herrin were chosen as the recipients of this year's Philanthropic Education Organization Citizenship Award at a reception, honoring them in Dayton, last Thursday. Dedloff said she will attend the University of Hawaii at in the fall, majoring in marine biology, and studying marine conservation and dolphin behavior. "I want to make the ocean a better place," she said. Sunderland-Herrin said he will attend the Northwest Lineman...
DAYTON-In his report to the Port of Columbia commissioners at their meeting last week, Economic Development Coordinator Brad McMasters talked about several changes at the Blue Mountain Station – changes Port manager Jennie Dickinson characterized as "entrepreneurial churn". Mary's Candies is poised for growth, McMasters said. Because Suzi Tasker is closing Aardvark Granola on May 31 to enjoy more time with her family, and attend to her health, Mary's Candies will be moving into the 1,100 ft. s...
DAYTON-A group of canine lovers had their fourth meeting at city hall last week to continue talks about creating an off-leash dog park in Dayton. The City is turning over .65 acres to the group for the dog park, and has set aside $2,500 out of the 2016 budget for a matching grant. That money could also be used for construction, with approval from the city council, according to City Planner Karen Scharer, and City Administrator Trina Cole, who, along with council member Christine Broughton, were...
DAYTON—On May 4 an agreement was reached between business owner Jim MacArthur and Columbia County officials regarding the timing of road construction on the Lyons Ferry Road. The project start date will be moved from June to August 15, according to Andrew Woods, the county engineer. Recently MacArthur has been vocal about the impact the Lyons Ferry Road project would have on his business managing the Lyons Ferry Marina, and running the Snake River Grill Restaurant and KOA campground. The $ 1...
Columbia County Superior Court May 4, 2016 Sentencing/Dismissals Elijio A. Mendoza, 31, Hermiston; charged with violation of the controlled substances act – possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine. Accepted a plea agreement on April 20 and was sentenced to six months in the county jail and $1680 in legal financial obligations. Michael Dean Wallace, 59, West Richland entered pleas of not guilty to one count burglary in the second degree, one count possession of a controlled substance other than marijuana, unlawful possession of a dange...
DAYTON-Local hairstylists Bridget House and Melissa McCowen have designed a product called Embee Meche, that makes adding highlights to customers' hair much easier than the traditional method of using foil. Much to their delight, the Embee Meche is being marketed internationally, along with their other product called Solaris, a clay-based lightener and developer. "I'm not a huge fan of using foil," House said about the usual process to achieve highlights in hair. "I researched tons and tons of...
DAYTON – Children who turn five on or before August 31, 2016 may enroll their children in kindergarten at the Waitsburg Elementary School during open enrollment registration during office hours, Mon. – Fri. from 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Kindergarten Roundup is scheduled for May 18 from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m at the Dayton Elementary School. Children can receive a readiness assessment, vision and hearing screening, and parents will receive information and activities to help prepare their children for kindergarten. Call Jeannie or Zara at 382-2...
DAYTON-On April 21 officials from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife presented the public with a progress update on implementation actions for the W. T. Wooten Wildlife Area Floodplain Management Plan. Tracy Drury, the principal engineer from Anchor QEA in Bellingham, Wash., presented an overview of the goals for the Tucannon Lakes. Drury said that, with the exception of Spring Lake and Blue Lake, all the lakes constrict the floodplain. Also, six out of the eight lakes violate the...
DAYTON—Matt Zanger and Mike Smith from the Dayton Historic Preservation Commission, along with Byron Kaczmarski from the Dayton City Council, met at City Hall on Monday night to count advisory ballots from property owners in two historic districts in Dayton. Ten validated ballots were submitted from the Washington Street Historic District. Seven of those ballots were cast to dissolve the WSHD, two were cast to retain the WSHD, changing the process to advisory review, only. One vote was cast t...
DAYTON-Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Dale Slack is happy. "I have a door," he said, showing off his new office. The Columbia County Prosecuting Attorneys, and their office staff, have been busy moving from their old digs at 116 North Third Street, where Slack's office had no door, into their new digs at 215 East Clay Street. Prosecuting Attorney Rea Culwell said the move is not only good for her staff, but is a good one for the community. She pointed out that the new building is ideally...
DAYTON—At their regular meeting in April the CCHS board of commissioners heard from Tom Dingus, an independent auditor who talked about the financial health of the Columbia County Health System based on his report of April 16, 2016. Dingus, a certified public accountant with the firm Dingus/Zarecore and Associates, PLLC in Spokane Valley, told the commissioners the financial goal for the 2016 end of year cost report is to break even, and he went on to outline some of the liabilities and goals f...
DAYTON— An organization in Walla Walla called the Community Council is meeting to work on strategies for enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities. Based on their 2015 report, Enhancing Outdoor Recreation Opportunities, the Council is recommending development of a network of connected trails for hiking and biking. Their focus is on Burbank to Dayton and from the Snake River to Milton-Freewater. “Trails are getting more popular and we want to tie in to that,” said Columbia County Senior Plann...
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DAYTON—The Dayton Historic Preservation Commission held a meeting last week to provide a forum for property owners in the South Side Historic District and the Washington Street Historic District. Commission members were to answer questions about an advisory ballot asking property owners to state their preferences to the Dayton City Council about the future of the two districts. There were about nine property owners in attendance. The ballot asks property owners to choose from among three o...
DAYTON--Since their arrival in Dayton on April 15, forty-four juniors from Yamate High School in Yokohama, Japan, have been living with host families in Dayton and experiencing life in rural eastern Washington. In July, ten to fifteen Dayton High School students will travel to Yokohama, live with host families and attend Yamate High School, according to teacher Kristine Warren, who is the Yamate Program coordinator. Activities planned for the students from Yokohama while they are in Dayton were...
Mom looks outside system to get help for her son DAYTON-Sherri Huwe said she will be forever grateful to the many people who helped her wage a long and complicated battle to help her developmentally challenged son, Ben, keep his business intact. Ben lost the funding for his job coach in January 2015, when his greeting card business at Elk Drug in Dayton was deemed unviable by developmental disability services experts. "We were upset about that, of course," Huwe said. Huwe said she tried for...
DAYTON—Port of Columbia County commissioners heard from Port Manager Jennie Dickinson and Economic Development Coordinator Brad McMasters about their recent trip to the 2016 Natural Products Expo in Anaheim, Calif. There they spent three days with over 70,000 other attendees, looking at products and learning about the connection between producers and distributors. Most people at the expo were seeking distributors for their products, Dickinson said. “Many natural and organic food labels have bee...
DAYTON-Ken Leiske calls Colville, Wash. his home, but his work as a signmaker takes him pretty much everywhere, he said. Last week Leiske was in Dayton to paint a mural on the wall outside the Moose Creek Café and Bakery for business owners Aimee McGuire and Paul Mackay. With a degree in Fine Arts and Communications from Walla Walla University, a master's equivalent from Western Washington University, and various certifications including a Washington State Teacher Education Certificate,...
DAYTON-A new HVAC system is going in at the pavilion building at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The project is on target for completion by May 26, according to Public Works Director, Andrew Woods. Contracts have been awarded to two firms, Woods told the county commissioners at their meeting last week. "The bids were great. Bids came in pretty much what we expected," he said. Woods said College Place Heating and Air Conditioning will be supplying the heat pump and ducting, at a cost of $21,400....
WALLA WALLA - The Port of Walla Walla Commissioners have announced that four candidates will be interviewed to become the Port's next executive director. Final interviews will be held Thursday. Among the finalists are Port of Columbia Manager Jennie Dickinson and Waitsburg City Council member KC Kuykendall. An interview panel will meet with the candidates on Thursday in executive session, and then forward their recommendation to the Port commissioners, who will meet and make their final...
DAYTON – Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell announced on Friday that Mexican law enforcement officials have arrested 42-year-old Benjamin Orozco, who is wanted for a 1996 murder in Dayton. Orozco was taken into custody last week in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. He is expected to be extradited to Columbia County within the next two months. Orozco faces a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Lance Terry in downtown Dayton on July 7, 1996. He is also charged with first-degree assault for wounding David Eaton. In a press r...
Jacci's Yarn Basket was Jacci Wooten's Third Career DAYTON – After several failed attempts to sell her business over the last three years, Jacci's Yarn Basket owner, Jacci Wooten, is closing her doors. The store's stock and fixtures are marked at 40% off now through April 16, when Wooten will officially retire. Wooten said the yarn shop is her "third career." She spent three years as a librarian at the University of Idaho Law Library, and then spent 16 years as a hairstylist in Moscow, Ida. Woot...
DAYTON – Alder Family Dental has announced that Dr. Rachel Deininger has begun serving patients in their Dayton office and will soon become the primary dentist in that office. Dr. Deininger will take over the practice that Alder purchased from Dr. Norm Passmore last year and continues to operate at its Main Street location in Dayton. Dr. Deininger has been in practice for about seven years, and joined Alder Family Dental in September. She is a California native and a graduate of Walla Walla Univ...
