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DAYTON–XO Alambic, Dayton's craft distillery, is suspending production of whisky and brandy to produce ethanol-based, anti-viral hand sanitizer, CovidEx AV™. The first batch of sanitizing ethanol alcohol was produced this week here at XO Alambic's Blue Mountain Station facility. "The first 100 liters are earmarked for Columbia County's use at the hospital or by any first responders," said Rusty Figgins, owner and distiller. It will be delivered to Dayton General Hospital for distribution to end...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Health System (CCHS) has implemented tele-medicine so patients can reach healthcare providers and Gov. Jay Inslee authorized $2 million for rural hospitals. Columbia County Health System CEO Shane McGuire expressed need for better state and federal funding during this crisis because CCHS is already overtaxed financially. Governor Jay Inslee has since announced $2 million funding for rural hospitals already over-burdened by COVID-19 preparedness and the shutdown of r...
DAYTON–The plight of critical-access hospitals-as seen through the "eyes" of Dayton General Hospital–is in the national spotlight thanks to a front-page story which appeared in the Sunday, March 15 Washington Post, underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic. Post writer Eli Saslow and photographer Nick Otto were in Dayton conducting interviews the moment Columbia County's (so-far) single positive coronavirus test result was received. Dayton General was the topic of a full-page treatment in the Sun...
The Washington Federal Foundation recently awarded Project Timothy of Dayton a grant of $1,500, to help people in need in Columbia County. The funds will go into the general fund to help with utilities, food vouchers and transportation for those members in the community in need. "Our community partner relationships are as important as those we share with our clients and employees," said Ann Hall, Vice President for Community Relations with the Washington Federal Foundation. Making the...
“Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.” – Abraham Lincoln...
OLYMPIA–We’ve been warning for years that the real plan behind the capital gains income tax proposals in the state legislature was to set up a lawsuit in hopes of imposing a graduated income tax without a constitutional amendment. Thanks to recent legislative public records, you don’t have to take our word for it anymore. Consider the following 2018 email from Sen. Jamie Pedersen: “But the more important benefit of passing a capital gains tax is on the legal side, from my perspective. The oth...
A scream from the kitchen. The thud of a faint. She sighs and arises and walks with restraint. Her neighbor lays peaceful, eyes fixed in a stare She’s passed out in front of the new Frigidaire. She looks at the rack with eggs in its keep Winking up at her’s the eye of a sheep. There’s a bottle of PenStrep near the Swanson’s Pot Pies And down in the crisper’s a bagful of flies. The butter tray’s filled with test tubes of blood Marked, ‘E.I.A. samples, from Tucker’s old stud.’ High on the shelf...
To the editor, Though a slow learner I know a bit of truth after living to 96. “A man does not live by bread alone.” Living according to one’s latest appetites is not wise. We must know more about what’s coming to maintain a single focus or life will be cut short by willful ignorance. Frank Buchman said, “We have reached the point where man must learn to solve his problems or be destroyed by them.” As humanity we have been in crises before but does it seem that COVID-19 may be mankind’s last wake-up call for a globally minded world that do...
WALLA WALLA–Applications are being accepted for grants from the Warren Community Action Fund of the Blue Mountain Community Foundation at ww.bluemountainfound-ation.org. The deadline for submission is Friday, May 1, 2020 at 11:59 pm. The application is online only. Nonprofit and charitable entities are encouraged to apply, particularly those serving Columbia and Walla Walla County, particularly the Waitsburg area. The Warren Community Action Fund honors the deep roots of the Warren Family in this area and is focused on continuing the t...
By Wayne Pollard, LICSW There certainly is a lot going on in our world today with the COVID-19 Outbreak. In a matter of just a few days we have experienced monumental changes with the way we live. With change comes stress. With stress comes anxiety. Anxiety of the known and unknown can seem to appear out of nowhere. With the constant changes in the way you live during this pandemic, it is important to monitor your mental health. So, what can you do? We are social beings. We enjoy getting together with family and friends. With the country...
WALLA WALLA–Applications for a grant from the Dayton/Columbia County Fund of the Blue Mountain Community Foundation are due Friday May 1, 2020 by 11:59 p.m. through the BMCF website, www.bluemountainfoundation.org. Only online applications are being accepted. A local advisory committee makes recommendations for grants to the Community Foundation. Applicants are invited to contact Greer Buchanan, Grants Manager at the Community Foundation if they have any questions. Applications will be accepted from charitable 501-c-3 organizations, other t...
BREAKFAST Wed, Apr 1: Late Start-Cereal, Cheese Stick, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Apr 2: Sausage Gravy, Biscuit, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Apr 3: Cereal, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk Mon-Fri, Apr 6-10: SPRING BREAK LUNCH Wed, Apr 1: Late Start-Pizza, Vegetable Bar, Fruit, Milk Thur, Apr 2: BBQ Rib Sandwich, Broccoli Salad or Cole Slaw, Vegetable Bar, Fruit, Milk Fri, Apr 3: Chicken Nuggets, Chips, Vegetable Bar, Fruit, Milk Mon-Fri, Apr 6-10: SPRING BREAK...
WALLA WALLA–The Blue Mountain Community Foundation has created a Covid-19 Response Fund and is organizing an advisory committee for so that charitable resources are available to nonprofit organizations and charities helping people affected by the Covid-19 virus pandemic in the Walla Walla Valley. Other local philanthropies are creating funds either on their own or in partnership with BMCF. The Sherwood Trust made a $10,000 grant and an anonymous donor gave $5000 to the Fund in addition to the $100,000 that the Community Foundation has set a...
DAYTON–There is nothing more satisfying than to pluck a red, juicy tomato off the green stem or twist a nice, crisp cucumber off the vine and sink your teeth into home-grown produce and the taste of summer. Spring has sprung and the Dayton Community Garden inquiring in the community if individuals would like to work a spot this season. The organization has designated several 20-foot by 20-foot plots, located at the edge of town on Eckler Mountain Road near the cemetery, for community members to stake their annual claim to rich productive g...
Joseph (Joe) Just August 12, 1937- March 29, 2020 Joseph (Joe) Just passed away in Waitsburg, Wash., on March 29, 2020. Joseph Just was born in Rochester, N. Y. to Joseph Anthony and Minnie (Nellis) Just on August 12, 1937. He attended St. Michaels School in Penn Yan, NY, Penn Yan Academy, Cortland State Teacher's College, majoring in Education, and Geneseo State Teacher's College, majoring in Speech and Drama. Joe played football in High School and College and also played Semi-Pro Lacrosse for...
DAYTON–Columbia Pulp, LLC is converting wheat straw into cellulose fiber for the paper and paper converting industries. This is a major initiative that not only provides an alternative to wood pulp but also helps reduce negative impacts to our watersheds. Pulping wheat straw has multiple benefits, but it is not without challenges. One challenge is what to do with pulp that does not meet customer specifications? Columbia Pulp, LLC is excited to announce that it is composting its o...
Ten Years Ago April 7, 2010 Dayton has a connection to the current Space Shuttle Mission. About ten to twelve years ago, a young woman spent the summer working for Ed and Pat Harri at the Wenaha Art Gallery before going on to student teach. Her name was Dotty Metcalf. She later applied for the civilian astronaut position with NASA and was accepted. Sen. Mike Hewitt has received the Stanley O. McNaughton Leadership Award from the Independent Colleges of Washington. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 29, 1995 Camp Wooten Environmental Learning Center...
DAYTON–A former Dayton resident and 2001 High School Graduate Sarah (Anderson) Hlebichuk LCSW has earned the prestigious Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S) credential conferred by the Association for Play Therapy (APT), according to its CEO Kathryn Lebby. To receive this credential applicants must have earned a master’s or higher mental health degree from a higher education institution. Then they must have 150 hours of play therapy training, plus five years and 5,000 hours of post-master’s clinical experience. In addition, they do 50...
By Gary Lentz Retired Ranger Lewis and Clark Trail State Park Special to the Dayton Chronicle –Continued from the March 26 installment of Gary Lentz's informative program at the Blue Mountain Heritage Society's fundraiser in February. Meanwhile, led by Crazy Horse, hundreds of warriors began to surround the remaining three companies up on Last Stand Hill. And as they rode around and as they moved in, the last battle didn't last very long. The Indians were creating more havoc. They were waving b...
