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DAYTON–Two Washington State agencies with grant programs that offer funding every two years will be targeted for grant funding for the Touchet Valley Trail, Port of Columbia Commissioners will consider as one of the April meeting’s agenda items. Port commissioners will consider the matter at the commission’s regular April meeting, Wednesday, April 13, which will be held at the Fairgrounds Youth Building and via Zoom. The two agencies are the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) and Department of Transportation (DOT), said...
DAYTON-The Port of Columbia Board of Commissioners convened a special meeting on March 30, 2022, to discuss policies about code of conduct and rules of order followed by an executive session for discussion about potential litigation. Executive Director Jennie Dickinson made a review of Commission policy adopted in 2013 to have a process for handling situations in meetings to provide recourse for when a commissioner or a member of the public violates the code of conduct. “It’s subjective whe...
HUNTSVILLE–The Corner Village located here has opened shop for regular weekend hours from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Vicky Beckmeyer and Cara Watts, a mom and daughter team, are not new to running a business together. They formerly owned Snapdragon Floral and Gifts on Main Street in Dayton for 14 years until 2020. The shop features several gift sheds of various themes, including three devoted just for Christmas, filled with seasonal favorites of snowmen, angels and Santas. Ano...
DAYTON–The BOCC approved Resolution 2022-15 at an evening public hearing. Resolution 2022-15 stated, "The County Engineer has performed such an investigation for the first mile of South Touchet Road which indicates that the average intersection spacing is one eighth of a mile and the average driveway spacing is less than 300 feet. Although the horizontal and vertical geometry and clear zone in the first mile of the South Touchet Road are designed for fifty (50) miles per hour, it is the C...
The local Senior Center is getting back in the swing of things, evidenced by a special fund-raising drawing coming up. Barbara Gibson dropped by the office to parade the special gift basket, funds for which will go to the local Meals on Wheels Program. The drawing will be April 14 and there are still plenty of tickets available....
“Set your course by the starts, not by the lights of every passing ship.” – Omar N. Bradley...
Another venerable old Pelican, Val Woodworth, flew West the other day. Val was a special person to all who knew him and special to me. He was one of the Touchet Valley’s numerous father-son pairings, a characteristic I’ve been observing for some sixty years of being around here. Sit and think a bit, and you’ll soon think of a long list of men who followed in their father’s footsteps. Dentists, lawyers, publishers, teachers, crop dusters…and farmers, lots of them. Val was a crop duster, ahem…aerial applicator, like his father, Harley Woodworth....
When a court rules that a tax is “is declared unconstitutional and invalid and, therefore, is void and inoperable as a matter of law,” what happens next? One would think that means efforts by state officials to put the tax in place would be stopped. To see if this is the case for the now court declared unconstitutional capital gains income tax, I asked Washington’s Department of Revenue (DOR) what its current plans are. DOR essentially told me it’s proceeding the same way with the capital...
To the editor, I have volunteered and worked in many capacities in Columbia County. In those positions, I have attended many workshops and conferences in other small communities in the Pacific Northwest and have met many community leaders who touted the benefits of recreation in their own communities. They knew the positive impacts. I’ve always dreamed of a Columbia County filled with brown signs directing locals and visitors to hike, bike, fish, swim, camp, etc. We have so much to offer. How does it benefit our community? Studies show that hav...
DAYTON–Phoenix Pulp and Polymer, LLC, a local business with indirect ties to financially troubled wheat straw-to-pulp factory Columbia Pulp I, LLC, is still in business and is neither connected to nor affected by Columbia Pulp's financial difficulties, says Phoenix's Founder and CEO, Mark Lewis. Columbia Pulp I, LLC (CPI) is currently subject of an April 15 foreclosure and sheriff's sale (see page 7), after two creditors exercised liens on the real property at 1351 Highway 261, near Starbuck. Co...
The Lost City. Brilliant, but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance-adventure novels featuring handsome cover model Alan (Channing Tatum), who has dedicated his life to embodying the hero character, "Dash." While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who hopes that she can lead him to the ancient lost city's treasure from her latest story. Wanting to prove that he can be a hero in real life...
BREAKFAST Wed, Apr 6: Spring Break: Thurs, Apr 7: Spring Break. Fri, Apr 8: Spring Break. Mon, Apr 11: Breakfast Stick, Fruit, Juice, and Milk. Tue, Apr 12: Cheddar Omelet, Toast, Fruit, Juice, and Milk. Wed, Apr 13: French Toast, Fruit, Juice, and Milk. Thurs, Apr 14: Waffles, Sausage Patty, Fruit, Juice, and Milk. Fri, Apr 15: Cereal, Cheese Stick, Fruit, Juice, and Milk. LUNCH Wed, Apr 6: Spring Break. Thurs, Apr 7: Spring Break. Fri, Apr 8: Spring Break. Mon, Apr 11: Hamburgers, Chips, Veggies, Fruit, and Milk. Tue, Apr 12: Spaghetti,...
Thu, April 7: Hamburger, All the Fixings, Potato Chips, Coleslaw, Gelatin Salad/Milk Tue, April 12: Chicken & Dumplings, Potato Cubes, Salad/Roll, Peaches/Brownie, Milk Thu, April 14: Tator Tot Casserole, Diced Carrots, Tossed Salad, Dinner Roll/Apples, Milk Tue, April 19: Baked Fish/Rice Pilaf, Stewed Tomatoes, Salad/Roll, Sunset Gelatin, Milk...
DAYTON–As community activities and events move more and more back to normal, time-honored annual events are linking arms with the rest of the community again. So it is for the Dayton Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards Banquet, which will nevertheless be held, albeit somewhat differently than in the past, says Chamber Executive Director Belinda Larson. Awards Ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 20, at Chicken Bill’s at the Touchet Valley Golf Course in the indoor/outdoor seating area. Attendance will be restricted to award winners plus...
The family discovered why the park was empty on such a nice day. As their two children were playing, a swarm of bees attacked. Though the stings were painful and resulted in tears, all eventually recovered from their multiple stings. The Bible teaches that the believer in Christ is attacked by “the flaming arrows of the evil one” Eph. 6:16. Though not bees, the flaming arrows can fly at us when we least expect them. Such flaming arrows may fly at us in the form of threats, fearful temptations, false accusation, betrayal, hateful words, angry at...
PENDLETON, Ore. (April 4, 2022) — The Pomeroy Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest is seeking public input on the Pomeroy Danger Tree and Fire Salvage Project, located within the footprints of the Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires approximately 10 miles south of Pomeroy, Washington. The Forest Service will be accepting written comments on this proposal until April 22, 2022. The Pomeroy Danger Tree and Fire Salvage project aims to restore portions of the landscape burned by the Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires and mitigate hazards that...
DAYTON–Wolfpack Fast-Pitch Softball has added junior varsity games to the current schedule. April 20 at River View (Finley), 3 p.m. April 21, at Mac-Hi (Milton-Freewater) 3 p.m. April 26, at TriCity Prep (Pasco) 3 p.m. April 28, Colfax JV 3 p.m. May 9 at Granger, 4 p.m. A varsity game previously set at Mac-Hi in Milton-Freewater was changed to a JV game. A varsity double-header at home against Liberty Christian on May 3 was added to replace it....
WAITSBURG–Student-athletes from Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpacks basketball and cheer programs were publicly recognized at a Sports Awards Night here March 30. Presentations were made by Cheer Advisor Vickie Hamann and Roy Ramirez, who coached both girls' and boys' basketball programs. Cheer Advisor Hamann presented varsity letters or pins to Julia Brooks, Lanie Crowe, Victoria Rapoza, Suri Vela, Wyntr McCauley, Ashley Essency and Sarah Shutters. Cheer squad members who were scholar-athletes were R...
Ten Years Ago April 4, 2012 Hospital emergency room upgrade on track with $150,000 funding from Columbia County Rural Electric Association. Les Teel, CEO of Columbia REA stated “The $150,000 of funding that CREA was able to secure for this project is very important to helping sustain the future of the Dayton Hospital.” Technology is on the rise at the Columbia County Rural Library District. Library patrons can now access eBooks from the Washington Anytime Library through eReaders, such as a Kindle, according to Janet Lyons, library dir...
Val Norman Woodworth October 11, 1955-March 26, 2022 Val Norman Woodworth passed away at age 66 at his new mountain cabin in the Blue Mountains, peacefully, in his most favorite place on Earth on March 26, 2022. Val was born weighing five pounds on October 11, 1955, in Dayton, Wash., to Harley Norman and Geraldine Francis (Hermanns) Woodworth. He was the "baby" of the family. Harley said: "He was so small and gangly, he barely got his seed back." But Val grew in stature to 6' 7", proving to his...
Delbert Lester Laughery March 4, 1939–April 2, 2022 Delbert "Deb" Lester Laughery died Saturday; April 2, 2022 due to complications of a stroke. He had just celebrated his 83rd birthday. Deb was born in Dayton, Wash., to George Delbert Laughery and Genevia Juanita (Walls) Laughery on March 4, 1939. He grew up in Dayton, graduating Dayton High School and enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in 1957. He married his high school sweetheart, Zelda Elaine Epperson, in 1958. Together, they lived c...
DAYTON–The White Swan Cougars came to town and left with a couple losses Tuesday, March 29. Dayton-Waitsburg walked off with a 15-14 win in the opener, and a 7-6 win in the second game. The Lady Wolfpack, 0-2 in league, 2-4 overall, returns to action April 16 against River View on the home diamond. Megan Forney pitched the first game, holding the Lady Cougars to five hits and struck out three. "She also had a great day at the plate," said Head Coach Carly Benavides, "with a double and a t...
By Loyal Baker RICHLAND–There were a passel of personal bests by Dayton-Waitsburg Track here April 2 as Wolfpack Track was one of 13 schools from 2B through 4A competing at the Fourth Annual Clay Lewis Invitational at Hanford High School. DW track also competed at River View March 31 in Finley. "When you go to a huge meet with a bunch of 3A and 4A schools, you don't worry about placing, especially when you've had a tough training week and a meet two days before," commented Head Coach Dan N...
WAITSBURG–The Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack went into Spring Vacation smarting a bit after being spanked by Kittitas/Thorpe in a double header here April 2. The Coyotes won 11-0 and 10-0. DW was in the midst of a bottom-of-the-seventh rally with the White Swan on March 29 when the Cougars got the third out, ending the game with a 13-11 win. When DW returns to the diamond next, it will be a Saturday, April 16 double-bill with River View on the home field. The Wolfpack is 0-2 in league, 0-6 o...
