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DAYTON–City Council appointed Jim Sueuga to the Position No. 2 vacancy; heard Wastewater Treatment Project (WWTP) updates; presentations for a Columbia County Metropolitan Parks District, and Shoreline Master Program for Southeastern Washington at the meeting July 13. The Council appointed Jim Sueuga, one of three applicants interviewed for the vacancy of Position No. 2, an opening created when Misty Yost resigned last month to accept the position of Deputy City Clerk. He applied because he t...
(DAYTON–The Friends of the Pool (FotP) and the Focus Advisory Group is seeking volunteers to serve on the Proposed Columbia County Metropolitan Park District, a new, unfunded proposed taxing district to support the construction, maintenance and operation of a new aquatic facility and other recreational facilities in Dayton and Columbia County. A Park District Board of Commissioners of five volunteers is needed to initially guide management of the new district, complete contracts for the current community assessment, survey and design d...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) approved three new Board of Health positions and Resolution 2022-23; heard discussion on a change of venue for certain courthouse offices; update on drone project; and fairground borders vacate premise a few weeks prior to the Columbia County Fair during the July 18 meeting. After holding several interviews during the July 11 meeting, the County Commissioners had one final interview July 18 by the County Commissioners for three new positions to t...
“The proper course is always, in my opinion, in the middle. So it is, I think, the duty of society to snip the extremes....” – Ayn Rand from “Atlas Shrugged...
Washington state's new tax on CO2 emissions is projected to add 46¢ to the cost of a gallon of gas as soon as next year, the state Department of Ecology reports. The Washington Research Council noted that an analysis from Vivid Economics and McKinsey & Company for Ecology projected the cost of a metric ton (MT) of CO2 to be $58.31 next year. That would add a tax of about 52 cents per gallon or just over 46 cents per gallon for fuels required to include 10% ethanol in accordance with Washington...
LA GRANDE, Ore. (July 14, 2022) – Following two years of collective work, the Blues Intergovernmental Council (BIC) has provided recommendations to the USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) on desired conditions for key forest management issues in the Blue Mountains. With these recommendations, the BIC supports the agency’s intent to reinitiate the Forest Plan Revision process for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. As the BIC continues to engage regularly with the Forest Service throughout the Forest Plan Revision pro...
To the editor, Voting may seem like a waste of time. What does it matter who is Sheriff or Commissioner? I live and let live. But it does affect you, whether you realize it or not. Some are hesitant to openly support one candidate over another, but you can fill out a ballot without proclaiming your choice from the rooftops. You may not have an impact on national elections, what with rampant vote scam, but here in our little corner of the world you have an impact. We have the privilege to live in a country where each citizen has the right to...
PENDLETON, Ore. (July 5, 2022) — The Umatilla National Forest is seeking proposals from interested entities to operate and manage the Spout Springs Ski Area, located near Tollgate at milepost 22 along State Highway 204 between Weston and Elgin. Responses received will help Forest staff consider options to ultimately reopen the ski area to the public. The Forest is looking for an operator who will provide professional management and operational oversight at Spout Springs Ski Area. The operator will be responsible for all aspects of resort m...
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia Board reviewed a budget report, Comprehensive Plan, and advised four new businesses in town during the recent meeting July 13. A budget report was given by Dickinson indicating a year-end balance for net cash and investments of almost $715,000. Set aside from the total amount for the Broadband Project was $410,000 which was carried over from last year. Reviewing the Comprehensive Plan was discussed briefly, and the Commissioners approved moving forward with r...
There are times when a life is so shattered with loss that it’s hard to believe anything good can come from it. We have no idea how to put the pieces together again. In fact, we can’t. God can. Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery after changing their minds about leaving him for dead. Their betrayal was malicious and grievous. Joseph was taken from the love of his family to be a slave in a strange land. To think that his own brothers would do that to him was emotionally painful. Many years later when Joseph forgave them, they had diffi...
The movie Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (played by Austin Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Pri...
DAYTON–Having signed to purchase the former Weinhard Café at 258 E. Main Street, Eagles Aerie No. 2618 is working on the paperwork for business licenses and liquor permits before it can reopen in the new location, according the Trustee Lupe Benavides. “Basically, we have to start over,” he said, referring to documentation with state agencies that pertain to the Aerie’s restaurant and bar. Still uncertain, at the time of this recent interview, was the disposition of the fire-damaged 222 E. Main Street building. “We’re looking at possibly kno...
Thu, July 21: Beef Stroganoff, Zucchini, Spinach Salad, Roll, Pudding/Juice/Milk Tue, July 26: Pork Chops & Gravy, Mashed/Carrots, Garlic Bread, Fruit Jell-O/Milk Thu, July 28: Beef Lasagna, Mixed Veggie, Garlic Bread, Salad, Banana/Milk Tue, Aug. 2: Chicken Sandwich, Potato Chips, Pickled Beets, Grapes, Snickerdoodle/Milk...
Ten Years Ago July 18, 2012 Co-Parade Marshals are Sarah (Marll) Literal and Alvin Ashley in the 2012 Dayton Alumni Association celebration. Three candidates were vying for County Commissioner District 2, Tom Bensel, Anne Higgins and Mike Talbott. The second annual Mule Mania was on the agenda at the County Fairgrounds. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 23, 1997 The Alumni Track and Field Complex was dedicated with the unveiling of a marble monument with expressions of gratitude from Alumni Association President Charles O’Connor and School Board V...
In May, 1974, he met Berniece Meier, where it only took three months for him to know she was the one. They married in Walla Walla at Fred's parents' home on Prospect Avenue on August 2, 1974, and in August, 2022, they would have celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary. Together they raised three children. From November of 1974 until 1985, Fred was a Columbia County Reserve Deputy, in Dayton, Wash. He often shared stories with friends and family about his time as Deputy. Fred was a hardworking...
By Loyal Baker DAYTON–Members and guests of the Community Bible Church celebrated its 150th Anniversary last weekend with a day of fun, fellowship and food, then with a celebratory church service Sunday, July 17. The church was organized as the First Baptist Church in July, 1872, with three members, perservered through a period where factions of the congregation worshipped at different locations in Dayton, and passed "through peculiar difficulties but never losing its identity," an article in t...
