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idate interviews will be conducted by the Dayton School Board and administration, followed by a community forum where the candidates can be heard on February 10. The forum is to be held in the Dayton High School Auditorium at 6:30-7:30 p.m. Both staff and the community are encouraged to attend. During the Dayton School Board of Directors' special meeting last Wednesday, the board reviewed applications for the superintendent position and decided on the following candidates to be interviewed:...
DAYTON–Several days of steady precipitation and a warming trend swelled the Touchet River and Patit Creek, prompting Columbia County and City of Dayton officials to declare an emergency to cope with the high, fast-moving streams. There was flooding in some low-lying areas in Dayton, particularly along the Patit. The Touchet River was out of its banks on the north and south forks above Dayton, and between Dayton and Waitsburg and beyond. Dozens of volunteers mobilized to fill and place sand b... Full story
DAYTON–Columbia County Commissioners called an emergency meeting today, Thursday, February 7, at 3:30 p.m., and declared a state of emergency for the area due to weather conditions, warm temperatures and rising river arterials. The emergency meeting was initiated due to the copious amounts of rain, with more expected in the next two days and the present level of water in the Touchet River and Patit Creek. After deliberating with Ashley Strickland of the County Emergency Management office, C... Full story
DAYTON–The Columbia County Rural Library District (CCRLD) Board of Trustees met for their monthly board meeting Monday, January 27. Community members present reported that the typical time at the end of these meetings for questions and comments was not on the agenda. At the close of the meeting, it became clear that questions or comments were not being allowed. When asked about the omission, the Board Chair, Tanya Patton, who reportedly made the decision without a vote from the board stated ...
DAYTON–Mayo, Zac Weatherford joined eight community members to discuss developments pertaining to the Community Center/Pool on January 28. The Friends of the Community Center/Pool is currently organized under the umbrella of Columbia County Community Network (ComNet), which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving as a channel to obtain grants or other funding to benefit local small groups that do not qualify for nonprofit status. The group currently has about $9,000 all received from donations. The group applied for a grant from W...
DAYTON–Columbia Pulp is a finalist for the 2020 PPI Awards "Environmental Leadership" from Sustainable Forestry to Waste Management. The winners will be announced at the PPI Awards Dinner at the Sheraton Lisboa Resort in Lisbon, Portugal on March 10, the second evening of the European Conference. The winner who is a mill owner or mill owner and supplier team, in this category, must demonstrate an ability to significantly improve the local environment through a concerned and planned change in t...
DAYTON–Parish and community member, Dan Culley transforms the good parts of a rotten tree taken out from the front entrance of Saint Joseph's Catholic Church into a hand-milled and carved traditional image of Saint Joseph holding the Child Jesus. It is now permanently displayed above the front entrance of the church....
“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there.” – Robert M. Pirsig...
By Skyler Rude, Walla Walla, R-16th OLYMPIA–In this technology-driven age, the Legislature needs to ensure accessibility and transparency in the legislative process. Access needs to be user friendly and available to everyone. Although a 130-year-old institution, the legislature must keep up with changing technology that enhances access. It is important that we make and honor that commitment to you. After driving back and forth from Walla Walla to Olympia for six years now for my official d...
Carol’s story is just another glamorous tale of a city girl who married a romantic Nebraska Sandhills rancher years ago and became a ‘vocational COW assistant’ for life. “So what exactly do you want me to do?” she asked. “Take the pickup (she didn’t learn to drive till she was twenty-nine) then go out there to the Big Pasture (the dreaded Big Pasture where one grass covered hill looks like the next one to her). Start way back there at the gate in the Middle Pasture where we have the heifers n...
To the editor, Libraries are filled with words. All along the shelves are bound series of words that tell stories of all kinds. Libraries have always been places where words are important even when a reader or a patron disagrees with those words. Libraries are supposed to be the last bastion of banning of words. They are the fortress against the silencing of voices. They allow all to be heard. Perhaps at one time that is what Dayton Memorial Library was like. But things have changed. The Board of Directors at CCRLD have decided that public...
DAYTON-The local FFA Ag Issues team is looking at a hopeful future ahead of them. These seven dedicated members placed second at districts last Wednesday, and will be moving on to compete in the state competition. The Agriculture Issues team is in charge of choosing an issue within the agricultural community and to express both the supporting and opposing sides of the issue through presentation, for competition, and to spread awareness of the issue throughout their community. The Dayton team...
They did a decent job of resurrecting the “Jumanji” film franchise without ruining the loyalty of the original film with Robin Williams. However, Hollywood doesn’t like to do too many things without a sequel…provided the first release did well financially. So, now we have “Jumanji: The Next Level.” In this episode, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world’s most dangerous game. Again however, wher...
BREAKFAST Wed, Feb 5: Late Start Cereal, Cheese Stick, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Feb 6: French Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Feb 7: Hot Cereal, Sausage Patty, Fruit, Juice, Milk Mon, Feb 10: Pancakes, Cheddar Omelet, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Feb 11: Breakfast Burrito, Nacho Cheese Sauce, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Feb 12: Scrambled Eggs, Bagels, Cream Cheese or Jelly, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Feb 13: Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Feb 14: Scrambled Eggs, Cinnamon Roll, Fruit, Juice, Milk LUNCH Wed, Feb 5: Pizza, Vegetable Bar, Fruit,...
WALLA WALLA–Frances Chvatal announces candidacy for State Representative LD 16, position 1 (D). Health care and agriculture will be two of the important issues at the heart of the campaign. Frances was born in Walla Walla. She and her siblings were raised on a farm in Touchet, where she completed her primary education. It was on this farm she learned the valuable lesson of hard work. She attended Washington State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1983. After graduation, Frances spent the next 10 years w...
CHENEY–Four EWU students from Dayton have been named to the Dean’s List for earning 12 quality hours and receiving a G.P.A. of 3.5 or better. Andre Fayette, Kayla Dedloff, Marianna Denully and Marisa Klein-Chavez are the students named, joined by Analisea Araya and Tayler Jones of Waitsburg....
Senior members of the Dayton-Waitsburg Boys Basketball Program were Josiah White, Seamus House and Tayven Seney. White has played basketball five years, along with football and FFA. His best memory is playing Costello's music at basketball camp. His advice to other athletes is to realize a person doesn't have to be naturally talented, but can work every day to contribute. His goal is to study diesel mechanics and ag systems and hopefully run his own farm. He thanks Mason Finney for "having his...
Senior members of the Dayton-Waitsburg Girls Basketball team were recognized along with family members during Senior Night Ceremonies last Friday night before the Liberty Christian game. They were, from left, Elise Steinhoff, Kirsten Miller, Destiny Brincken, Mackenzie Dobbs and Kira Boggs. Steinhoff is a three-year veteran of basketball and cherishes all of her high-school memories. She also participated in volleyball and softball and plans to become an elementary school teacher after attending...
Senior members of the DW Cheer Squad included, from left to right, Anna Miller, Hannah Tiner and Grace Coulston. Miller has been a cheerleader three years, along with volleyball, FFA, Leo Club, and Youth and Government. Her favorite memories are Grace's dancing when learning funny cheers and Kelsey's finger guns. Career goals include becoming an attorney in the U.S. Army, and she advises younger cheerleaders to keep doing what you love, despite of being frightened. She thanked her cheer team...
Sporting their brand-new DW cheer outfits, the Dayton-Waitsburg Cheer Squad was on hand last week, helping keep the spirit up for the Dayton-Waitsburg girls and boys, both winners in their games against Liberty Christian. Front, from left: Kaylee White, Sarah Shutters, Emma Williams, Grace Coulston and Michelle Gomez. Standing, left to right, Natalie Teal, Hannah Tiner, Alicia Apodaco, Alexis Reeves, Jessie Atteberry and Anna Miller. Not pictured: Dia Adkins....
Eulalie Hopkins Schreck May 12, 1921–January 25, 2020 The soul of Eulalie Hopkins Schreck was carried away by angels when she peacefully passed away on January 25, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Eulalie was born in Dayton, Wash. to Harold and Della Hopkins on May 12, 1921. She grew up on the Highlands and attended Highland School (skipping 3rd grade) until she went to high school in Dayton. She graduated high school in 1938 and then enrolled at Washington State College for two and a h...
Ten Years Ago February 3, 2010 The Columbia County Fair Association will host the 2010 Kick Off and Dessert Banquet, Sunday February 28, 2010, to be held at the Seneca Community Room. This past week a boxcar that was on the tracks near Seneca broke loose from the brake set and slowly roll down the tracks from Fourth Street to just past First Street before being stopped. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 1, 1995 Dee Bowers of Dayton was sworn in as the new Postmaster in Starbuck. Bowers takes the place of Loretta Bath who retired after many years...
WALLA WALLA–The Dayton-Waitsburg Boys Basketball Team finished the home stretch 2019-2020 campaign with not one, not two, but three heart-pounding buzzer-beater wins, the third coming as time expired in the February 4 game at DeSales Tuesday. DW's Dylan Bledsoe sank a three pointer with seconds to play to give the team its third cardiac win since January 21 when Monte Pettichord's long shot scuttled the Pomeroy Pirates, and last week, when Mason Finney greased one through the net for a w...
RITZVILLE–Dayton-Waitsburg wrestler Carlos Norris competed at the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference League Tournament this week, Wednesday, February 5, at White Swan, hoping to defend his 2019 championship in the 138-lb. division and advance to the Regional Tournament in Oroville Feb. 15. Results will be published in next week's newspaper. At the White Swan meet, Norris must finish in the top four places to move on to regionals where he must also finish in the top three to advance to state...
