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DAYTON–Long-time local insurance agent Bette Lou Crothers, who retired July 31, 2020, will be the guest of honor at a retirement celebration and grand opening this Saturday, sponsored by State Farm's recently appointed agent, Avren Childers, and commemorating the continuance of the agency here. The event at the State Farm Agency, 201 E. Main Street, starts at 10 a.m. and concludes at 2 p.m. Crothers retired in the depths of the pandemic last summer and a proper and fitting retirement c...
DAYTON–An adapted version of a perennial favorite–the Dayton Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt–will take place this Saturday. And, yes, the Easter Bunny will be there! Instead of the excitement of children racing through the Dayton City Park, and rather than cancel the event, organizers of the community Easter Egg Hunt have adapted, due to virus precautions, to a drive-through Easter Egg "Hunt." The drive-through will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, and continue until supplies run out or 11 a.m....
DAYTON–COVID-10 restrictions and risks have prompted the Dayton High School Alumni Association to forgo, for a second year in a row, its annual Alumni Weekend in July, according to Alumni President Shannon Turner. There will be no parade, nor will the association hold its annual meeting at the Historic Dayton Depot, Turner said. Classes celebrating landmark years are not discouraged from organizing and holding reunion get-togethers, the Association announced. "We hope to proceed as normal in J...
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia will conduct a Zoom Webinar for the upcoming public meeting regarding the Touchet Valley Trail on April 26. This meeting is to share information with the public. It is not a public hearing, and no decisions will be made. The Port of Columbia has been planning a Public Information Meeting for the Touchet Valley Trail (TVT) 30% design review for several months, according the Port Executive Director Jennie Dickinson. Because all three Port commissioners, Earle Marvin, Sean Milligan and Shawn Brown, will be in attendance...
DAYTON–Columbia County Health System has hired three new providers. Lindsay McLaughlin is a nurse practitioner and has already starting seeing patients at the Columbia Family Clinic earlier this month. Patients are reportedly very pleased with her care, according to the Administrator's Report provided by CEO Shane McGuire. This comes at the time that Andrew Park, M.D. has given his notice for leaving the practice at the end of May. According to Chief of Staff Kyle Terry, M.D., McLaughlin has a...
OLYMPIA–The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating reports of people in the state who tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after being fully vaccinated. Scientists call these "vaccine breakthrough" cases, which are expected with any vaccine. Large-scale clinical studies found that COVID-19 vaccines reduced the risk of getting COVID-19 in vaccinated people by up to 95% compared to people that did not receive the vaccine. However, the vaccines are not 100% e...
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” – Rudyard Kipling...
OLYMPIA–Voters approved the Death with Dignity Act in 2008 with support from 30 of 39 counties, including my home county of Walla Walla. When voters approved this law by initiative, we became only the second state in the nation to allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to request a lethal prescription from their doctor. Qualifying patients may take the prescription at a time of their choosing, only by self-ingestion and without assistance from others, w...
“Have I got a deal for you! Got this horse on a trade. He don’t squint half as bad ridin’ him in the shade. I know he limps a little. Yer eyeball is astute. But fair is fair, my friend, so I’ll throw in a case of Bute. No! He ain’t got the heaves! Though I know he looks the part. He’s just a heavy breather, but he’s got a lot of heart. Bloodlines? Talkin’ royal blue. A genuine contender. I’ll have these papers printed; fit any race you enter.” The would-be buyer of this horse just stared a...
We have our first Title Only bill of the session–HB 1564: Concerning transportation spending. It was introduced on March 28 and has already been scheduled for a public hearing on April 1 (no fooling). This essentially blank bill is sponsored by seven Democratic members of the House Transportation Committee. Based on the limited text, it appears this bill will eventually transform into a major transportation tax increase proposal. Don’t worry though, the sponsors promise the real text will be...
WALLA WALLA–The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners are seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Walla Walla County Water Conservancy Board. Due to the resignation of a Walla Walla County Water Conservancy Board member, the Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to fill the vacancy. The applicant must meet the requirement below. Terms on the water conservancy board are six years. Application packets can be obtained from the County website (www.co.walla-walla.wa.us), or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at...
To the editor, There are some things I like very much about Amazon and my Amazon Prime Account, but Amazon isn’t perfect. I like the fact that I can stay at home and order the exact hardware fittings I want without sorting through bins at hardware stores. I like knowing my order will be at my house within a few days. I like the fact that I can send things back and get a refund simply by printing a label, going to a local address, and turning my purchase over. I like the idea that while a hundred people who all want just one thing might use t...
At the tomb of Jesus, the angel said, “He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay. Then go quickly and tell His disciples ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ Now I have told you”. So, the women turned away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell His disciples. Suddenly, Jesus met them. “Greetings,” He said. They came to Him, clasped His feet and worshiped Him.” Jesus’ Resurrection transforms existence. The Bible teaches that Je...
BREAKFAST Wed, Mar 31: Pancakes, Sausage Links, Fruit, Milk Thur, Apr 1: Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Milk Fri, Apr 2: Cereal, Cheese Stick, Fruit, Milk Mon, Apr 5, Spring Break Tue, Apr 6: Spring Break Wed, Apr 7: Spring Break Thur, Apr 8: Spring Break Fri, Apr 9: Spring Break LUNCH Wed, Mar 31: Chicken Burger, Tator Tots, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Thur, Apr 1: Pulled Pork on Rice, Roll, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Fri, Apr 2: Sub Sandwich, Veggie, Fruit, Cake, Milk Mon, Apr 5, Spring Break Tue, Apr 6: Spring...
Thur, Apr 1: Broccoli Lasagna, Mixed Veggie, Garlic Bread, Banana, Milk Tue, Apr 6: Chicken Sandwich, Potato Chips, Pickled Beets, Grapes, Snickerdoodles, Milk Thur, Apr 8: Tater Tot Casserole, Mixed Veggie, Caesar Salad, Gelatin Salad, Milk Tue, Apr 13: Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Brownie, Juice, Milk...
DAYTON-This year has brought us many restrictions, including the school events students enjoy most. Ordinarily, football season takes place in the fall; and with football, comes the homecoming dance. This year has obviously been very different from previous years, but we have been able to work around the setbacks, and finally have our football season. Unfortunately, the high school was unable to have a Homecoming at its usual time, but with the football season still underway, the high school...
"Raya and the Last Dragon," the new Disney animation, has received lots of public buzz and positive reviews. It has "been dubbed a vibrant action-fantasy epic" on the Digitalspy website. This story has a background that begins long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, when humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it's up to a lone warrior,...
Ten Years Ago March 30, 2011 The Demolition Derby returns to Columbia County Fair entertainment, along with midway entrainment and arena events. Hand-tossed crust provides a delightful thin pizza crust, by Corey Suffield, owner of Cascadia Pizza located at Carolyn Suffield’s Home Baked Goodness Twenty-Five Years Ago March 27, 1996 The Blue Mountain Rocketeers conducted their first club launch of the year on Saturday, March 16 at the Smith Hollow launch site. There were several special guests in attendance. Scouting leader Lonnie Mettler was p...
Ian Michael "Mike" Weeden December 13, 1957–March 11, 2021 Ian Michael (Mike) Weeden, 63, died at home on March 11, 2021. Mike was born in England to Russell Weeden Sr. and Joyce (Allen) Koschmeder on December 23, 1957. As a child, Mike lived in several different states before coming to Dayton, with his family, on Dec. 30, 1972. He went to Dayton High School graduating in 1976. Mike worked seasonally at the Green Giant Cannery until he got a job at Columbia Cut Stock. He was there for over 30 y...
Rhonda Hibbs Rhonda Lee Hibbs, age 59 years, died March 25, 2021 at Dayton General Hospital. She was a resident of Dayton. Arrangements are in the care of Hubbard-Rogg Funeral Home, 111 S. 2nd, Dayton....
DAYTON–Middle School teachers discuss and vote on Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grade students each month based on academic achievement, honesty, respect, responsibility, citizenship, improvement, effort attitude and integrity. It is with pleasure to recognize the following students of the Month for February, 2021, Peyton Benavides, Sixth Grade; Kaylee Coleman, Seventh Grade; Brody Carrigan, Eighth Grade....
BURBANK–From Columbia's first touchdown on the second play of the game, a 55-yard ramble by Abraham Garcia, the Wolfpack had the feeling it was going to be a long night. The Coyotes stomped on the gas pedal and didn't let up as they scored 35 points in the first quarter on their way to a 54-6 win over Dayton Waitsburg here last Thursday, March 25. "We had a really hard time picking up their front five and when they brought even more via the blitz, they put us in some bad situations, pretty m...
DAYTON–After pulling out a hard-fought 26-24 first-set win over the White Swan Cougars in the 2021-covid season's final match here Wednesday, March 24, Dayton-Waitsburg went flat for two sets before catching fire and leaving no doubt of who wanted the win more. In the fourth set, with the match possibly teetering on going to White Swan, the Lady Wolfpack kick it in gear and made a convincing 25-8 win to set up the fifth set. It was a nail biter with DW pulling off a 15-13 win. The Wolfpack f...
