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DAYTON–Like a bull rider who gets a face full of dirt instead of a shiny belt buckle, the Dayton Days with Columbia County Fair Rodeo is yet another casualty of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. After withholding decision-making until the last moment, the Dayton Days Inc. officers and board of directors announced this week that the 2020 Memorial Day rodeo is canceled. The Dayton Days Parade, which is organized and conducted by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, had been canceled in April, also du...
DAYTON–The Dayton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted today to cancel All Wheels Weekend, the 26th annual car show scheduled for Father’s Day Weekend, June 19-21. The decision to cancel was based on concerns over bringing large crowds into the community during the four-phase reopening of businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It would not be wise or socially responsible to bring large crowds from outside into our community right now,” said Board Director Bette Lou Crothers, chair of the All Wheels Weekend Committee. Like all cou...
DAYTON–The Annual High School Reunion of Dayton High School, scheduled for July 17-18, 2020, is canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Alumni Committee regrettably reports. "We met and discussed it and decided that it would be irresponsible to bring people from across the county to town," said Cara Watts, Alumni Association President. "To me the safety of my community is more important than an event. It's super sad that we can't have it." Watts said the decision made last week was prompte...
DAYTON–Columbia County Commissioners have decided to apply for the variance required by the State of Washington to move into Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's "Safe Start" guidelines. The county is one of 10 that have a population under 75,000 and have had no COVID-19 cases for three weeks, qualifying it to apply for Phase 2. At this point, Columbia County is in Phase 1 which allows the Touchet Valley Golf Course and restaurant to reopen. And as a gesture of consideration and conviction to honor o...
DAYTON–Columbia County's COVID positive count remains at one recovered with 77 negative tests with zero pending and no fatalities as of May 4, reports the Columbia County Public Health Department. Coronavirus risk to the public in Columbia County it still relatively low, the Health Department states, however, residents should follow published everyday precautions. In Walla Walla County, the first death was reported Monday of this week. The individual, a male in his 70s with underlying health c...
DAYTON–Two Columbia County Board of Commissioners positions are up for election this year and filing week for anyone interested in throwing their hat in the ring begins Monday. The filing period will be held May 11-15, 2020, according to Cathy Abel, Deputy Auditor, in the Auditor’s Office located in the Columbia County Courthouse at 341 E. Main, Dayton. Office hours for candidate filing will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday, May 11, through Friday, May 15, 2020. Candidates seeking to file must observe the social distancing of six feet whi...
OLYMPIA–The State of Washington’s “Stay-at-Home” order has been extended to May 31, 2020, with reopening provisions. The process will occur slowly in four phases and, according to Gov. Jay Inslee, steps to opening closed businesses will start with Phase 1 on May 4. Each phase will require continued social (physical) distancing and health precautions which include protective wear to limit incidence to COVID-19 exposure. Ten counties: Garfield, Columbia, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Wahkiakum, Skamania, Kittitas, Grays Harbor and Jefferson have...
In the midst of Covid-19, one of the deepest psychosies’ is loneliness. “Social distance,” sliding take-out tacos under the door, being served pizza across the counter like a Frisbee, having to carry a measuring tape and whip it out like Marshall Dillon to confirm 6 feet every time some masked stranger comes your way...all to prevent civil discourse and staying friends. IT IS DEPRESSING. Those of you historians familiar with the pioneers who came west know they often found themselves in the l...
By Taylor Lambert, R.N. DAYTON–COVID-19 has undoubtedly interrupted daily living all around the world, however those residing in nursing home facilities have arguably faced the most restrictive and impactful adjustments over the past several weeks. Booker Rest Home (BRH) quickly implemented the necessary restrictions as the knowledge of COVID-19 evolved and continues to make any changes required to keep the residents safe and healthy. While the majority of the population is following social-dist...
DAYTON–The nation's attention is so captivated with coronavirus that remembering an historic milestone from World War II seems to have gotten lost in all the noise. This Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, marks the 70th anniversary of the surrender of Germany in World War II. It was V-E Day...Victory-Europe and it culminated a fast-moving week. Adolf Hitler had committed suicide on April 30 and Allied ground forces and Russian armies were rushing to crush the Third Reich. The world celebrated a...
DAYTON–Touchet Valley Arts Council announced that “The Sound of Music” will be the Liberty Theater’s fall live performance, said Mike Ferrians, manager. “Although the calendar is not yet clear for the summer months,” Ferrians said recently, “one thing is clear: this year’s annual fall musical–”The Sound Of Music”–will be even more important than we thought it would be.” Ferrians and Brenda Henderson, both veterans of Liberty Theater live productions, will direct the show which tells the story of the fabled Von Trapp Family Singers as they es...
Ten Years Ago May 5, 2010 Chuck Thronson and wife Ginger have been chosen as Grand Marshals for the Dayton Chamber of Commerce-sponsored for the Dayton Days Parade. A new tobacco tax passed by the Washington State Legislature took effect on May 1, raising the tax on a pack of cigarettes by one dollar. Columbia County Health Systems District patrons are walking. The Washington Health Foundation working collectively with Governor Gregoire to create a state-wide walking challenge, has propelled Washington State into 10th place in the nation....
DAYTON–A 30-year-old Dayton Man is being held in the Columbia County Jail on two assault charges stemming from an April 26 incident in a parking lot next to Cameron Court at the west end of town. Reid N. Ngiraswei, 110 S. Pine Street, was arrested by Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies after authorities were called to the parking lot of The Club where they found Kristopher Hogoboom, age and address information unavailable, lying on the ground, bleeding from apparent stab wounds. Ngiraswei is being charged with one count of fir...
Richard D. Laughery Richard “Dick” D. Laughery of Kennewick died March 31, 2020....
WALLA WALLA–Columbia REA has partnered with the Providence St. Mary Foundation to help strengthen our community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Columbia REA will donate $10,000 to the Foundation for the ongoing response to the coronavirus outbreak, and more specifically, to help fund the continuation of the Community Health Worker program, which is part of the Population Health service line operated by Providence St. Mary Medical Center/Providence Medical Group. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are able to link participants to services suc...
