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DAYTON–VS Mainstreet, formerly Village Shoppes, has announced its closure at the May Port of Columbia Board of Commissioners meeting. Port of Columbia Director Jennie Dickinson met with vendors to gauge interest in working as a cooperative. No other businesses have announced they're closing. Some have reported increased business with the community shopping more local due to the stay-at-home order. The Port continues to try and promote local business through the shop local campaigns in p...
COLUMBIA COUNTY–Governor Inslee signed an order re-opening Washington's economy following and during the COVID-19 pandemic on May 4, 2020. Within this order, ten counties were authorized to apply for variances that would expedite the phasing process. This County was included in that list, and an application to receive this variance and move to phase 2 was submitted to the State. Local officials were notified that the application had been approved on May 8. Before any business may resume o...
DAYTON–City Administrator Trina Cole reported initial loss of revenue at the City Council meeting recently, estimating $1 million due to the flood. FEMA will cover seventy-five percent of the cost of authorized recovery plans. Cole will have a more accurate financial picture after all figures have been reported. Additional loss of revenue is expected from COVID-19 shutdowns, but unclear what the full impact will be at this point. Cole stated that tax revenue is down roughly about $210,000. The c...
DAYTON–Candidates filing for public office last week formed up a few contests that voters will decide in the 2020 elections. Three candidates are vying for the Superior Court Judge Position 1 spot, as are a trio of candidates for the 16th District Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Maureen Walsh (R-College Place). These races will narrow the field to two candidates in the August 4, 2020 Primary Election. Columbia County Commissioner Mike Talbott will have an opponent in this year’s election as Tucannon area agricultural producer Marty Hall has...
Volunteers were out along the Patit Creek in City of Dayton neighborhoods placing sandbags in anticipation of possible high water predicted by the National Weather Service, which issued a Flood Watch Tuesday afternoon for a period from 10 p.m. until late Wednesday night. One to two inches of rain is possible and may cause creeks and streams to fill quickly overnight to bankfull, with additonal rain expected Wednesday....
“Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.” – Benjamin Disraeli...
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) voted against Nancy Pelosi’s $3 trillion partisan wish list. “This is a crisis, and I’m anxious to talk seriously about addressing the devastation happening to our economy, but this is not a serious bill,” said McMorris Rodgers. “Speaker Pelosi’s bill would spend a record $3 trillion when the administration hasn’t even spent all of the funding Congress already authorized. This bill doesn’t include a single cent for the Forest Service to make changes to safely...
We must sell it, I told Mother, for we really have no other choice. The price is much too dear to harbor any doubt. And though I know we’ll miss it the time has come to kiss it goodbye and find another place a little further out. When the Indians sold Manhattan to a Dutch aristocrat in fancy breeches for a blanket and a twenty dollar bill It presaged a corrosion, an urban sprawl erosion that covets all the fertile ground and overruns us still. It’s not givin’ up, I told her, just that we are g...
Letter to the editor, I enjoyed reading your recent article featuring one of my favorite teachers, Fred Gritman. I remember Fred as my industrial arts and shop teacher. He exemplified leadership, competence, and confidence. He was also free and giving with his vast knowledge. He gave us the skills and confidence to build projects from beginning to end. Teaching can be difficult, especially in a workshop environment. Fred had tremendous patience with us. I only saw him upset once, and it was because of a student-caused safety issue. He used the...
As we watch the COVID-19 pandemic on the global and local stage, we in Columbia County can be grateful that, so far, there has only been one confirmed COVID-19 case. It is hard to say whether our lack of COVID-19 cases is due to our quarantine efforts, or due to providence or “dumb luck”. In any case, our community has done a great job and should be congratulated. However, it’s not time to let down our guard and declare victory. Warmer weather may help, but the nasty little COVID-19 virus is still out there and is still contagious. So, we wo...
While the COVID-19 pandemic is constantly evolving, we will continue to respond as quickly as possible using data and current recommendations from public health and government leaders in our on-going commitment to keeping our staff and patrons safe and healthy. Working in collaboration with other libraries across Washington State we have had to adapt to a new reality, develop new and innovative ways to continue to deliver library services, and implement procedures for staff to work remotely, all while continuing to ensure that we follow all of...
HEPPNER, Ore.–BEO Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, have selected Tayven Seney, a Dayton, High School senior and other 2020 seniors as this year's $500 scholarship winners. This award goes to students planning to enroll in agriculture or business and judging is based on scholarship, leadership and citizenship. Applications are accepted from graduating seniors in all areas where Bank of Eastern Oregon and Bank of Eastern Washington branches are located. Seney is joined by W...
COLUMBIA COUNTY–Now is the time to control this invasive weed. Puncturevine is a summer annual that grows low to the ground forming dense mats two to five feet in diameter. The stems radiate out from a central point at the taproot. Flowers are small, yellow, and have five petals. Seedpods form that are a cluster of five spiny burrs. The spiny burs can puncture bicycle tires, shoes, and can injure people and animals. A typical puncturevine plant will produce 200 to 5,000 seeds during one g...
DAYTON–At a special Port of Columbia meeting on May 18, 2020, sole applicant Sean Milligan was appointed as Commissioner for District 3. He replaced Fred Crowe who had to step down in April because of a change in residence outside of the district. Milligan has resided in Huntsville for 14 years and has worked as a civil engineer for the Corps of Engineers. He has been active in his Dayton church but admits to not being involved much in Dayton in the years since he’s lived here. He wants to see...
WAITSBURG–The Waitsburg Veteran’s Memorial Wall program has been canceled this year due to coronavirus concerns. The Waitsburg American Legion Post wishes to honor its veterans who died during the past 12 months. Elmer Hays served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and with the Army in the Korean Conflict. Allyn E. Malean served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Ivan K. Keve served in the U.S. Army during World War II. These names will be added to the Wall and honored at our program in 2021. Any individuals wishing to con...
William L. Culbertson June 6, 1943-March 26, 2020 William Lynn Culbertson, of Atlanta Ga., passed away March 26, 2020. He was born in Dayton, Wash., June 6, 1943 to William Leo and Mary Violet (Quigg) Culbertson. Bill worked for Kimberly-Clark a number of years before becoming a realtor in Atlanta. William is predeceased by his mother and father, nephew Adam R. Bruce, numerous aunts and uncles and his beloved pet, Charlie. He is survived by his sister Nancy Bruce and her husband Richard of Pasco, niece Melissa Thorson, her husband Brian and...
Ten Years Ago May 19, 2010 Wenaha Gallery presents Greenwich Workshop artist Rod Frederick. Rod Frederick was destined to become the prolific wildlife/landscape artist he is today. Frederick majored in art and minored in biology at Willamette University in Salem, Ore. The Port of Columbia’s marketing effort for Blue Mountain Station, its long term business development project, was given a boost Wednesday when it was awarded a Challenge Grant of $8,000 by Pacific Power. Austin Heinrich and Amy Schlenz were chosen as the recipients of the 2010 P...
Kenneth Donald Russell Kenneth Donald Russell, 94, of Richland died April 29, 2020. He was born on April 21, 1926. Einan’s Sunset Gardens of Richland handled arrangements....
DAYTON–"We need to open up Washington state today, without a doubt," Joshua Freed, a candidate for Washington governor, told a couple dozen attending a campaign stop here Friday, May 15. Freed, who prefers the Republican Party, was in the midst of a 39-county campaign swing that will conclude in Olympia May 25. Freed is a former mayor and councilman for the City of Bothell, a businessman, and also served on the King County Mental Health Advisory Board. He led a crusade to prevent King C...
Opal Katherine Eaton was born May 18, 2020 at 2:52 p.m., to Alex and Gloria Eaton of Valier, Mont. The little miss weighed in at 6 pounds, 4 ounces and is 18 inches long. Mother and daughter are doing fine. She is the granddaughter of Lester and Jana Eaton III, of Dayton, and great granddaughter of Kaye Eaton, Dayton, and Glen and Teresa Stolte of Gifford, Id....
Henley Joy Bessey was born to Genna and Michael Bessey, in Pullman Wash., on May 7, 2020. She joins Carter, 5, and Ashlyn, 3, at home in Garfield, Wash. Proud grandparents include Herb and Norma Bessey of Waitsburg and Larry and Jill Palmer of Garfield. Great grandfather is George Strong of Potlatch, Wash....
