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DAYTON–Columbia Pulp I, LLC, which announced February 11 that operations at its innovative straw-pulp plant near Lyons Ferry would go "idle" on February 18, was handed a $758,490 default judgment in Columbia County Superior Court on December 16, 2021. Questions concerning the circumstances that lead or contributed to the two contractors not receiving payment, and why Columbia Pulp I, LLC (CPI) did not appear or have an attorney appear in answer to the lawsuit were not responded to by Interim C...
DAYTON–Plans are in the works to restructure school administration positions of superintendent, high-school principal and elementary principal, the Dayton School Board approved March 2. Resolution 2021-02, “changing assignment for the elementary principal to be a K-8 principal, elimination of the 1.0 FTE High School Principal Position, elimination of the 1.0 FTE Superintendent Position and creation of a 1.0 FTE combined HS principal and Superintendent position was approved. The Board has det...
OLYMPIA–A bill that got out of the gate and was running well, came around the Clubhouse Turn and was in the home stretch when it was scratched at the last minute in the Washington State Senate. After passing out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee with an amendment that significantly altered the original bill’s intent, House Bill 1928 was sent last week to the Rules Committee and given a spot on the Senate calendar, only to die as lawmakers debating other bills didn’t get HB 1928 addressed before a 5 p.m. Friday, March 4 bill deadl...
“If in order to kill the enemy, you have to kill an innocent, don’t take the shot. Don’t create more enemies than you take out by some immoral act.” – General James Mattis, U.S.M.C, Ret....
OLYMPIA–As a lawmaker, I try to minimize the unintended impacts of legislation. To prevent unintended consequences, it is critical that legislators listen to concerns from those impacted and make sure those voices are represented when policy decisions are made. Such is the case with several police reform policies enacted in 2021 (House Bills 1310 and 1054) that severely hampered our law enforcement officers. Our delegation heard from those impacted, and opposed both flawed bills. Officers c...
DAYTON–The Board of County Commissioners convened on March 7 to discuss increasing open range signage along a section of North Touchet Road, budget questions from Emergency Management, upgrades to the County security camera system and increased allocation of budgeted funds for non-crisis cases at Blue Mountain Counseling. The Commissioners met with the Public Works Interim Engineer Jeremy Weiland about increasing the signage along the open range areas of North Touchet Road after hearing c...
DAYTON– The Dayton-Columbia County Fund is currently accepting grant applications from nonprofit and charitable organizations serving Columbia County. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2022. Grant awards are generally directed toward the fields of social and community services; the arts and humanities; education; health; and capital projects. Organizations interested in applying can access the application online at www.bluemountainfoundation.org. Questions about the application process should be directed to Greer Buchanan, Grants M...
To the editor, I heard there is to be a vote on taxpayer-subsidized child care. I believe child rearing and child care are the responsibilities of the parents. Money is not free. Somebody had to pay. Growing up, I used to babysit for a few families. It was gas money and hamburger money for me. I believe children should be cared for lovingly with diligence. That is what families and communities are for. There is a day of reckoning coming for the overspending of public money. The sooner we individually and as families balance our budgets the...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Health System (CCHS) monthly board meeting was held on March 3 to report on the month of January during which a net loss of $131,000 was reported. Updates were provided for the Rivers Walk Assisted Living Project and the progress towards opening a community child care center. Also, because of its success, CCHS has been asked to be a contributor for a regional advisory council for Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART). Chief of Staff, Dr. Lewis Neace...
Dog is a road-trip comedy that tracks two hard-charging former Army Rangers paired against their will; Briggs (Channing Tatum), and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois), as they race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier's funeral on time. Along the way, they'll drive each other completely crazy, confront the possibility that pet psychics are real, and begin to reckon with the one thing they were trained never to do: surrender. Rotten Tomatoes critics give this movie a 75%...
DAYTON–How about capturing some cool stuff and giving the Dayton Chamber of Commerce a hand with supporting and boosting Dayton and Columbia County businesses? It's Brix & Brew, the Chamber's annual FUNd-raising event, back better than ever after two years in quarantine due to covid, sort of. Twenty-twenty's Brix & Brew was held remotely with an online auction and meal packages that could be taken home, and 2021's Brix was canceled. The event gets underway with Social Hour and Silent Auction b...
Thu, March 10: Meatloaf & Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Salad/Roll, Grape Juice/Milk Tue, March 15: Beef Lasagna, Salad/Zucchini, Garlic Bread, Sunshine Gelatin, Milk Thu, March 17: Goulash, Garlic Bread, Pea Salad/Roll, Peach & Pears/ Milk Tue, March 22: Fried Chicken, Mashed & Gravy, Cream Style Corn, Salad/Roll, Grapes/Milk Thu, March 24: Pork Loin Roast, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Peas/Salad, Dinner Roll/Milk, Cran Juice Tue, March 29: Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy/Wheat Roll, Stewed Tomatoes, Oranges/Milk...
Ten Years Ago March 7, 2012 An education program inspired the United Methodist Women to sew 50 pillowcases into dresses for girls in a Kenya orphanage. Those making the dresses were Myra Mann, Marsha Strand, Jacque Sonderman and Jan Gerlitz. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 5, 1997 Dayton’s boys’ basketball team had the highest grade point average of all Class A Teams in the State. Team members are Micheal Gembala, Robert Carlton, Tim Alves, Clay Hutchens, Nathan Cummings, Joe Howard, Nick Benavides Tom Howard, Blain Bell, Jake Culley, Marco Mar...
John Louis Cummings April 27, 1933–January 29, 2022 John Louis Cummings, 88, of Hudson and formerly long-time resident of Wellesley, died on Saturday, January, 29, 2022 at the Artisan in Hudson after a long battle with Lewy body dementia. John was born on April 27, 1933 in El Paso County, Colorado, the son of John and Jennie (Lolcama) Cummings. He served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, working as an engineer on the B36 bomber from 1954-1957. He then attended and received a degree i...
Judi K. Geisen, age 75, died March 3, 2022. Corbeill Funeral Home in Dayton is assisting the family....
