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New State Farm Agent Avren Childers, left, shares a laugh with recently retired State Farm Agent Bette Lou Crothers and Joe Helm during the agency's Open House-Retirement-Anniversary celebration event last Saturday. Crothers retired last July, in the midst of the pandemic shutdown, and her successor, Childers, combined her welcome-to-the-community Open House with recognition of Crothers' retirement and celebration of associate Diana Ashley's 30 years with State Farm. Local residents drifted in...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) approved resolution FC2021-01, for additional funding for flood work done in the Touchet River. Administrator of the Flood Control Zone District (FCZD) Charles Eaton, sought approval from the County Commissioners during the FCZD meeting on April 5 for additional funding for flood work to be done in the Touchet River. This work had an estimated approved cost of $200,000 but with needed interagency reviews by the historical preservation and cultural...
DAYTON–All Wheels Weekend 2021 will return after a one-year, COVID-19 hiatus. Planners announced this week that the Father's Day Weekend event is on the calendar for June 18-19-20, with covid precautions in place. "We are planning all normal All Wheels Weekend events and we will be following the CDC's Covid-19 regulations," said Event Chairwoman Bette Lou Crothers. "We're committed to doing all we can during this time to be safe and have a great time!" The weekend includes a Friday Night C...
OLYMPIA–A measure sponsored by Rep. Skyler Rude, R-Walla Walla, to allow for straw pulp to be used as post-consumer recycled content for single use carry out bags has unanimously passed both the House and Senate chambers. The original bill SB5323 effective January 1, 2021, banning the single use carry-out bags, requires new manufactured bags contain at least 40% recycled product. “The Legislature passed a plastic bag ban with Senate Bill 5323 in 2020,” said Rude. “The law, which was scheduled to take effect January 1, has yet to be impleme...
The Easter Bunny, cotton-tailed and COVID-19 masked, was on hand last weekend for the Kiwanis Club-Homestreet Bank Easter Egg "Hunt" via a drive-through at the Dayton City Pool traffic loop. Kiwanis Club members and, of course, E. Bunny, saw a steady count come through this COVID-19 replacement for the time-honored egg hunt which typically involved hundreds of youngsters who gleaned the candy eggs from the City Park in mere minutes....
The Rainbow Trout were bitin' this week at the Juvenile Fishing Pond at Dayton's Pietrzycki Park, much to the delight of 5-year-old Samuel Dieu, who proudly displayed his latest "catch of the day." Dieu is the son of Tiger and Aneesha Dieu of Dayton....
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart...
As you may have already read, the House Democrats passed H.R. 1 with little opposition, paving the way for Senate approval, where, if passed, it will transfer election authority to the federal government, where there is no oversight. Just this change in policy will open the door to attacks on individuals for their political views, silencing any opposition to any issue. Who does this benefit? Not the “people” of the United States. It gives government the power to manipulate and query election protocols at anytime for the purpose of swinging a v...
When it’s springtime in the Rockies And my lips are turning blue I’ll be slogging through the blizzard like a brain dead caribou… Ah, springtime. That first hint of life beginning anew, the annual transformation, its throat in long tubercular coughs that turn rain into birdshot, sleet into ice, ice into snowflakes shaped like goatheads or bob wire, Not falling but slicing by you like shrapnel, sandblasting your face, freezing your rein hand into a claw and turning forty-five degrees and balmy...
OLYMPIA–What started out as an effort to prevent lawsuits over retroactive overtime pay for farmworkers has turned into a policy that would hurt both farmers and farmworkers, alike. Senate Bill 5172, the agriculture overtime bill, is an unusual piece of legislation. It will either help protect employers from retroactive overtime or be disastrous to the agriculture industry. How could one bill have two outcomes that are so completely different? This legislation, as it was originally i...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Health District welcomes two new healthcare providers, April Biggs, M.D., and Seth Alford, FNP-BC. Dr. Biggs was born in Wynne, Ariz., and graduated from Hendrix College with a Bachelor's degree in chemistry. She went on to study medicine and obtained a medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Ark., and completed her residency in Family Medicine at Texas A&M/Scott and White Hospital. Since graduating from residency in 2003, s...
BREAKFAST Wed, Apr 7: Spring Break Thur, Apr 8: Spring Break Fri, Apr 9: Spring Break Mon, Apr 12: Breakfast Stick, Fruit, Milk Tue, Apr 13: Scrambled Eggs, Biscuit, Fruit, Milk Wed, Apr 14: Waffles, Cheddar Omelet, Fruit, Milk Thur, Apr 15: French Toast, Fruit, Milk Fri, Apr 16: Cinnamon Roll, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Milk LUNCH Wed, Apr 7: Spring Break Thur, Apr 8: Spring Break Fri, Apr 9: Spring Break Mon, Apr 12: Corn Dogs, Chips, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Tue, Apr 13: Chicken Burgers, Baled Beams....
Thur, Apr 8: Tater Tot Casserole, Mixed Veggie, Caesar Salad, Gelatin Salad, Milk Tue, Apr 13: Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Brownie, Juice, Milk Thur, Apr 15: Chicken Alfredo, Diced Carrots, Broccoli Salad, Dinner Roll, Banana, Milk Tue, Apr 20: Baked Fish, Rice Pilaf, Stewed Tomatoes, Salad, Wheat Bread, Cookies, Milk, Juice...
DAYTON–The past few weeks, the Dayton High School Associated Student Body (ASB) Council has been planning the perfect homecoming week; even if it was a little later than usual. All came together just in time for the last DW football game of the season, and to kick off for spring break. To the delight of the ASB, the spirit week was a hit. From making class spirit sticks, to the ASB Elections, and a pep rally, every activity was enjoyed by all. The pep rally was especially exciting; each class w...
Ten Years Ago April 6, 2011 The 2011 Columbia County Fair Court will represented by Hosts Christopher McHaffie and Micah Yeater, and Hostesses Ashley Myrick and Lexus Ward. The Dayton City Council approved a new parade route. Columbia County Transfer Station has reached an agreement for 2011 to haul the collected refuse to a transfer station in Pasco owned by Basin Disposal Inc. instead of hauling it to the City of Walla Walla Sudbury Landfill. Increased prices per ton brought about the change. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 3, 1996 CRP Takeout:...
Lorraine Etta Jarstad September 22, 1928–March 24, 2021 Lorraine Etta Jarstad, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at the home of her younger son Eric in Shelton, Wash. She was 92 years old. Loraine was bornan only child to Arthur W. and Bessie S. Kippo in Bremerton, Washington on September 22, 1928. She graduated from Bremerton High School in 1946, worked for the downtown JC Penny store and married Melford K. Jarstad June 21, 1947 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. She and Mel had two s...
WHITE SWAN–The Cougars drew first blood with a touchdown aided by two Dayton-Waitsburg pass-interference penalties, but the Wolfpack settled down and scored three touchdowns in the first quarter, going on the defeat White Swan 40-12 in the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference cross-over game Tuesday, March 30. With the win, the Wolfpack finished the spring covid 2021 season even at 3-3. "After they scored that first touchdown," said Head Coach Troy Larsen, "they couldn't stop us. By h...
DAYTON–Four Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack volleyball players were named to the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference Second Team, and six Wolfpack football players were tapped with All-League honors, the conference recently announced. Three DW volleyball seniors were named to the All-League Volleyball Second Team. Outside hitters Sadie Seney and Katherine Houchin and setter Teagen Larsen were selected. Freshman middle hitter Makenna Barron was recognized by the league's coaches with an Honorable M...
