Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON-School is back in session and the Dayton School District Board of Directors had their first meeting of the new school year last week. All board members were present, with the exception of Dan Andrews, who has resigned from the board. Student enrollment in September was 392 FTE, slightly higher than budgeted, said Superintendent Doug Johnson. Business Manager Paula Moisio said the District had a successful 2016-17 school year and the goal going forward is to make sure reserves stay strong...
DAYTON-Peggy Guiterrez, who is the Drug Free Coordinator Grant Program Director in Columbia County, is retiring. Guiterrez said she was serving as the Prevention Specialist at Blue Mountain Counseling when the Coalition for Youth and Families was encouraged by the state Prevention Services Manager to apply for the Drug Free Communities Grant in 2011. "We applied in 2011 and missed the cut off by two points, so we applied again in 2012 and received the grant on our second attempt," she said....
DAYTON – An outside investigation of an Aug. 9 incident which resulted in Columbia County Reserve Deputy Kenneth Foxe firing a round from his weapon determined that the shot was a justified use of force. On the afternoon of Wed., Aug. 9, Columbia County Dispatched received a call for a welfare check at the Dayton High School baseball field. Reserve Deputy Foxe responded to the call and was confronted by Alonzo Snider, who is a Dayton resident. According to court documents and a sheriff’s off...
by Dayton Code Compliance Officer Clint Atteberry This month’s focus will be on the city streets and alleyways. Alleyways must remain clear to allow for ease of access for not only garbage service but also emergency services such as fire and ambulance. All intersections, including alleys, must have an unimpeded view of the streets. I have also noticed a lot of low hanging trees over our streets. Trees must be kept at least 14 feet above the street and 12 feet above curb. Working on these issues will keep our streets and alleys a...
DAYTON – Members and friends of the Dayton First Congregational Church held a celebration following last Sunday's service to honor the 140th anniversary of the church's founding. The historic Rev. Cushing Eells bell in the church's steeple was rung during worship. The Congregational Church is one of Dayton's first churches. According to a history provided by church officials, a group of Congregationalists began meeting in Dayton in 1877, led by Rev. E.W. Allen, a local farmer. This was only a d...
DAYTON – The Blue Mountain Station will host its third annual Oktoberfest on Sat., Oct. 14 from 11 a.m – 5 p.m. on the station grounds, located at 700 Artisan WAy in Dayton. This year's offerings include some new contests and events. As always, the Dayton Kiwanis will grill up their delicious, locally-sourced bratwurst for just $5. An additional $3 will buy a german potato salad and german cabbage side dish prepared by the BMS Co-op. Another $2 will buy a Warren Orchards apple strudel for desser...
DAYTON – The Dayton Memorial Library will host a Micah and Me Dance party in the Delany Room on Sat. Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. The band is made up of three at-home dads who desire to entertain, educate and empower children from ages 0-7 through the power of music. Over the last several years they have played hundreds of live shows for children across Washington and Oregon. Band members play ukulele, guitar, bass drum and bass guitar while dancing and singing. Each shows runds 45-60 minutes, d...
The weather was warm and skies were blue (rather than filled with smoke) for Dayton's Columbia County Fair & Rodeo last weekend. See more fair photos on the Last Page....
DAYTON – More than 50 people showed up Monday evening for a public hearing held by the Columbia County Planning Commission on the final draft of Columbia County Fairgrounds Facilities Improvement Plan. About a dozen people spoke to the commission and the audience, conveying their hopes and concerns about potential improvements to the fairgrounds facility and Touchet Valley Golf Course near Dayton's west end. Many expressed concerns about horse stall rentals becoming too expensive, and t...
Arraignments: --Alonzo Grant Snicer, 44, Dayton. Charged with third degree assault and resisting arrest. Court documents state that deputy Foxe was dispatched for a welfare check on Aug. 9. When he arrived, Snider allegedly prevented Foxe from exiting his vehicle by holding the door closed. When Foxe exited the vehicle he used a tazer on Snider, then hit him. Foxe then went to the ground and a non-striking bullet was fired from his gun. Witness accounts say that Snider pushed Foxe to the ground while kicking and hitting him. Foxe was treated...
DAYTON – As we head into fall, things are heating up at Dayton's historic Liberty Theater. With a spectacular new musical, film festival, and a visit from a premier musical act, there should be plenty of entertainment to keep everyone happy as the days get shorter and the nights get colder. There is no one else quite like the Doo-Wah Riders; for over 30 years they have been riding their own patch of the musical range throughout the west, building an impressive grass-roots fan base along the w...
DAYTON-Savonnah Henderson has been around art her whole life. Her father, Steve Henderson, is an internationally known fine artist. She has two paternal uncles and one paternal sister who are artists. Her brother Jordan has recently shown his Colombian-trip-inspired wood carvings and charcoal drawings at the Wenaha Gallery, and her father has several of his paintings on display there, now. And Savonnah is now employed at the gallery as a framer and manager-in-training, according to Pat Harri...
DAYTON—Representatives of the Umatilla Confederated Tribes came before the BOCC at last week’s regular meeting to present and discuss a proposed Memorandum of Agreement for the Rainwater Wildlife Area, which, if enacted, would establish a formal working relationship between the tribes and the county. Since 1997 the tribes, in conjunction with the Bonneville Power System, have acquired land in the Rainwater Wildlife Area, of which 10,835 acres lie in Columbia County. The lands have been purchased for the purpose of mitigation for impacts on fis...
Dayton FFA Josilyn Fullerton – FFA Beef Grand Champion Market, FFA Beef Grand Champion Fitting/Showing, FFA Round Robin Fitting/Showing, Overall Round Robin Hayden Woolridge – FFA Beef Reserve Grand Champion Market Katie Patton – FFA Beef Res. Grand Champion Fitting/Showing Alexus Wanlarbkum – FFA Swine Grand Champion Market Rebecca Pellici – FFA Swine Reserve Grand Champion Market Livestock Judging Team – Second place Livestock Judging Individual Placings – Josilyn Fullerton (2nd), Kianna Price (3rd), Ben White (9th), Sidney Andrews (10th...
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DAYTON – The federal Health Care Authority has made 1.2 billion dollars available to promote Medicaid transformation projects over the next five years. Nine counties in the HCA’s Greater Columbia Region, including Columbia County, stand to benefit, according to Martha Lanman, the County Public Health Administrator who serves on the leadership committee. The Greater Columbia Region was originally sponsoring eight projects and Lanman picked “5,2,1,0,” which is a Chronic Disease/Wellness project that targets diabetes prevention in children. “5,2,1...
Last week Rick Nicely (l) and Beau Sabin (r) of Pillars of Society Woodworks LLC, worked on the roof of the 1898 log cabin that is being reassembled at the Smith Hollow Schoolhouse Museum, for the Blue Mountain Heritage Society....
The Dayton City Council approved the following at their August 30 meeting: An Inter-local agreement with Columbia County for Temporary Planning Services for the city. An Inter-local agreement with Columbia County to share costs of a Flood Control Zone District Consultant. A separation package agreement with former City Planning Director Karen Scharer. A promulgation agreement with Columbia County and the Town of Starbuck adopting the 2017 Columbia County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan as the official guiding document in the event of a...
DAYTON-We all know fair treats aren't healthy eats. For instance, one funnel cake contains a whopping 760 calories, with 50 gm of fat. Add the strawberry topping and you have a sugar high you may not recover from. And one 500 calorie corn dog contains half of your daily allotment of sodium and 20 gm of fat. But doubly-rewarding, guilt-free indulgence can be yours if you purchase your fair treats from local fraternal organizations, such as the Dayton Lions Club, Kiwanis, and 4-H, where nothing...
DAYTON – Lauralee Northcott, of Winthrop, Idaho, will demonstrate her basket making skills in a demonstration at the Wenaha Gallery in Dayton on Sept. 16 from 1-4 p.m. Free refreshments will be provided by Savonnah Henderson, the gallery's framer, who is also a professional chef. Basket weaving is just one of Northcott's may skills. The now-retired public school teacher spent 30 years as a wilderness horseback trail guide,pack cook and motivational speaker. She is also professional singer and m...
COLUMBIA COUNTY - At their August meeting, Port commissioners heard from Lyons Ferry Marina KOA managers Jim and Angela McArthur about their plans to sell the business at the marina. The McArthurs told the commissioners they will leave at the end of the 2017 season, and they are sorry to leave, because they see a lot of potential for growth, with the news about the Columbia Pulp mill. The McArthur's have recommended to the Port that a personal friend, Steve Klonz, take over from them. Klonz is...
DAYTON--The Columbia County commissioners continue to look at additional ways to streamline departments and budgets. At last week’s regular meeting of the BOCC, Commissioner Norm Passmore said talks are underway to create one county-wide maintenance department. The county does not plan to replace Parks and Recreation Manager Roger Trump when he retires at the end of 2017, so money for his wages and benefits would go directed to the newly created maintenance department, according to Passmore. H...
Shannon Kinsella, Principal Engineer from Reid Middleton, Inc., provided several different design options for moorages, docks, boat launches, walkways, tent sites, RV spots, etc. at a Port-sponsored public hearing, at the Lyons Ferry Marina restaurant last week. A new master facility plan will help the Port in seeking funds toward updating and modernizing the aging infrastructure at the marina. The marina was constructed in the early 1970s....
DAYTON-Dayton natives, Carlos "Charlie" Oribio, and Sebastiana Radebaugh, are now working alongside Shakira Bye and Vicki Zoller, Head Librarian Dusty Waltner, and pages Don Fulbright and Andrew Price, at the Dayton Memorial Library. Dusty Waltner said Oribio learns quickly, has a lot of enthusiasm and has good customer skills. "His last employer said he is the ideal employee," she said. Oribio said he was happy to be working at the same library he spent many happy hours in as a youth. While in...
DAYTON-Steve Martin has a new job title. He is now the Executive Coordinator for the Governor's Salmon Recovery Office. Martin said he started his new job on Aug. 1, and he is currently traveling back and forth from his office in Olympia to, his home in Dayton. "I have no plans to move. I am deeply rooted in our community," said Martin, whose wife Jody and twin daughters are at home in Dayton. Martin said he will be "mostly on the road", as he has been tasked with building relationships with...
