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DAYTON–Twenty-five members of the Dayton High School Class of 2021 will don cap and gown and process in to Commencement Exercises at the Dayton Gymnasium Saturday. Graduation ceremonies will begin in the gym at 1 p.m. on June 5 and will be attended by invitation only under covid guidelines. A graduation parade is planned for 6:30 p.m. on June 4, immediately prior to Baccalaureate Services at 7 p.m. at Faith Chapel, 653 Wagon Road. Valedictorian of the Class of 2021 is Anna Claire Fortier. C...
DAYTON–The August 3 Primary Election will have a number of races, one a three-way contest, in a variety of local elected positions. Two candidates have filed to challenge incumbent Sean C. Milligan, Port of Columbia Commission District 3: Johnny Watts of 118 Main Road, Dayton, and Jack Miller of 632 Lower Hogeye Road, Waitsburg. The Primary Election in August will narrow that race to two candidates seeking the six-year term. Another Port Commissioner also has a challenger. District 1 C...
DAYTON–Two sessions of a Community Forum are set for tonight, June 3, in the High School Library, for parents, guardians and community members to focus on areas of concern within the community, including class offerings, discipline, vaping, and substance use. The first session will be at 6 p.m. for discussions pertaining to Dayton Elementary School, and the second session will be at 7 p.m. and concern middle and high school discussion. Superintendent Guy Strot says these forums will be the f...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Health System (CCHS) Board appointed Barbara Miller as interim board member during the regular meeting on May 26. Miller will fill the vacancy previously held by the late Wes Leid, who served on the Board for about six years. Miller is a resident of Waitsburg and has been serving on the finance committee for which the Board is seeking to find a replacement by someone not on the Board. She has filed to seek election to the seat. Director of Nursing, Katie Roughton...
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Once again, Dayton and environs were hoppin’ over Memorial Day Weekend. As in days of yesteryear, the usually quiet town came alive with people and vehicles scurrying to and fro as an exciting weekend of dust and horseflesh beckoned from the Columbia County Fairgrounds. There was a parade coming up, the grandstands were prepped and ready, and local civic groups and businesses readied for the onslaught of hungry and thirsty cowboys and cowgirls. It was great to see the community buzzing with activity. What with the spectre of infection by the c...
If it were possible to clone human beings from history, what would they be doing today? For instance, if we were somehow able to find a strand of DNA from Robin Hood, clone him and raise him in our modern environment, what do you reckon he’d be doing? His genes would give him the predilection to master disguises, slink around in back rooms and rob from the rich. Obviously, he’d be in politics. The sheriff of Nottingham, on the other hand would rob from the rich and poor alike and have no con...
There’s an old adage, “You will need a doctor and a lawyer at least once in your life, but you will need a farmer every day.” Some Washington state lawmakers have forgotten that lesson. In the just-completed session, legislators adopted an illegal capital gains income tax. Although supporters claimed it would only hit the super-rich, the definition would also impact famers. Recognizing this was a political problem, legislators created talking points to justify taxing farm families. The messa...
DAYTON–The Wenaha Gallery features Spokane artist Erica Watts Dollhouse Furniture through June 14. It all started with a request by her five-year-old daughter, who had just attended a birthday party in which the guest of honor had been given a dollhouse. “Can you make me one of those?” Erica Watts’ daughter asked. The lifelong Spokane artist, who has taken art classes at Michigan Tech University and the Art Institute of Chicago, took on the challenge of creating real life in miniature, and soon found herself deep in the world of 1:12 scale ...
DAYTON–Rose Burris-Ramirez and Cristobal Antonio Escobar were chosen as the recipients of the 2021 P.E.O. Citizenship Award. The award consists of a certificate and a $300 check to be presented at graduation. This award is given to the outstanding young man and woman in the senior class, judged on qualities of character, scholarship and activities. Especially emphasized are honesty, courtesy, amiability, morality and punctuality-the marks of a good citizen. Recipients are selected by the high s...
WALLA WALLA–Sherwood Trust is presenting a series of free community workshops focused on equity and empathy. The second in the four-part series is June 16 and will highlight rural leadership. “We welcome community members to share in a live community learning experience that we hope will inspire and motivate actions to build equity and empathy into your daily routine,” said Sherwood Trust Program Director Julia Leavitt. The free virtual event will take place Wednesday, June 16 from 9-10:30 am PST. To register visit sherwoodtrust.org. Participan...
DAYTON-This year’s High School Associated Student Body (ASB) council has wrapped up the year with one final spirit week. During the week of May 17, the group led a very successful and fun week of activities for all. The week’s activities consisted of many fun projects and competitions including pole painting, a taco truck, another great pep assembly, and stud volleyball. The winners and placements for each activity and Pole Painting are as follows: 1st Place–Junior Class; 2nd Place...
Thur, Jun 3: Sloppy Joe, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Fruit, Milk Tue, Jun 8: Beef Stroganoff, Pickled Beets, Salad, Garlic Bread, Gelatin Salad, Milk Thur, Jun 10: Chili, Spinach Salad with Blueberries, Cornbread, Pie, Milk Tue, Jun 15: Spaghetti, Mixed Veggie, Salad, Garlic Bread, Fruit Jell-O, Milk Thur, Jun 17: BBQ Chicken, Baked Beans, Carrots, Coleslaw, Cornbread, Brownie, Juice, Milk Tue, Jun 22: Hamburger...
Juanita "Nell" Varney December 1935–May 21, 2021 Juanita "Nell" Varney passed away at the family home in Dayton, Wash., on May 21, 2021. Nell was born in Lexington, Ky., to Jesse and Catherine Ballard on December of 1935. During her junior year of high school, she moved to Joseph, Ore., where she met and later married Walter Eldon "Roy" Varney. They were married in January 1954 in Vancouver, Wash. Nell and Roy have spent 67 wonderful years together. In 1964, the Varney family moved to Dayton. N...
Donald Gregory Davis May 30, 1948–May 23, 2021 (Donald) Greg Davis, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away at the age of 72 at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Wash., due to complications from Covid-19 on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Greg was born on May 30, 1948, to Bill and Mary (Jeppsen) Davis in Sandpoint, Id. He spent most of his childhood in Chewelah, Wash., before moving to Dayton with his family. Greg married at 16 years old and welcomed two daughters, Darla a...
Dixie Lee "Neal" Verstoppen January 3, 1933 – November 15, 2020 Dixie Lee Neal, age 87, of John Day and former long-time resident of Dayton, Wash., passed away on November 15, 2020 with her loving family by her side. Dixie was born January 3, 1933 in Dayton, Wash., to Bonnie Randolph and was later adopted by her loving stepfather Robert Neal. She graduated from Dayton High and married Fred Verstoppen on August 15, 1951 in Dayton, Wash. Together they welcomed four children, Mike, David, D...
DAYTON–Congratulations to the following Middle School Students of the Month for April, left to right, Balian Walters, eighth grade; James Davis, seventh grade; and Josh Sabin, sixth grade. Middle school teachers select students from sixth, seventh, and eighth grade based on academic achievement, honesty, respect, responsibility, citizenship, improvement, effort and attitude....
DAYTON–Congratulations to the following Middle School Students of the Month for May, left to right, Elianna Gemmell, eighth grade; Sawyer Brenner, seventh grade; and Jaelynn Chapman, sixth grade. Middle school teachers select students from sixth, seventh, and eighth grade based on academic achievement, honesty, respect, responsibility, citizenship, improvement, effort and attitude....
Washington, D.C.– U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA, 7th) in introducing the Safe Gun Storage Act, urgent legislation to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish federal safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes. Washington state has already passed sweeping gun safety measures through a popularly passed ballot measure which included safe gun storage provisions that went into effect in 2019. ...
Ten Years Ago June 1, 2011 Dayton Days, Inc. met May 24 to decide the fate of the 2011 Dayton Days due to the equine herpes virus (EHV-I) outbreak. According to officials, it was decided at the meeting to cancel all rodeo events scheduled for the weekend. Counties with confirmed EHV-I included Thurston, Spokane, Chelan, Asotin and Whitman. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 29 1996 Dayton Alumni Association has authorized, based on further donations, Project Coordinator Gene Turner to begin construction on the all-weather track. Monday morning’s w...
Here's another photo unearthed in renovation of the former Frontier Too Tavern. The reproduction is lacking details in faces, but perhaps a reader has a historical family photo among in a scrapbook that will reveal this family's identity? -Submitted photo...
