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DAYTON-Members of the Northwest Incident Management Team 7 hosted a presentation of the Green Ridge Fire on July 15 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion. The presentation was also streamed live on Facebook and continues to be available for viewing on the Columbia County Fire District #3 (CCFD) Facebook page. According to the CCFD, the 467-acre fire (which grew to 595 by the next day) is burning about 13 miles from Dayton and 6.5 miles from Camp Wooten. The much larger 66,000-acre Lick...
DAYTON–The City Council heard a slight explanation of the reasoning for the special meeting held for public comment on June 30 after the termination of three senior employees, City Administrator Trina Cole, Public Works Manager Jim Costello, and Planning and Community Development Director Meagan Hayes, by request of Mayor Zac Weatherford. He stated at the special meeting on June 30 there would be a public comment portion at the regular July meeting. At the beginning of that portion of the J...
DAYTON–Clarification of the voucher warrants, at the request of City Councilwoman Misty Yost, indicated the financial impact of three City administrators' firing. Yost, chairwoman of the Human Resources Committee, queried Mayor Zac Weatherford regarding line items on the register of checks from the City's bank account during the July 14 City Council meeting. Line items for three recently discharged City of Dayton employees, let go by Mayor Zac Weatherford on June 16, indicate severance and b...
“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.” – Josh Billings...
DAYTON-The Dayton School Board adopted policy 6022 for a minimum fund balance of $450,000 at the board meeting July 14. The fund will be reviewed annually. Superintendent Guy Strot and Business Manager Paula Moisio met with the board expressing the current financial situation of the school budget. "We are currently right on track with where we'd anticipate our revenue to be for this year," said Moisio. Athletic Director Sam Korslud reported that the girls middle school volleyball camp recently...
It was every fairboard’s nightmare when the lightning hit the stage. ’Course, it might have been expected; it was just another page In a trail of disasters that befell our county fair That began when Dr. Knockwurst told us we should be aware That a stomatitis outbreak might shut down the rodeo Not to mention all the entries in the Junior Livestock Show. Then the week before we opened they began to excavate Down the center of the highway that runs up to the main gate. Of course, they hit a waterl...
Rewatched “Argo” the other night. It’s a 2012 flick about the Iran Hostage Crisis that won an Oscar for Best Picture in 2013, among a slew of other nominations and awards. Good movie, a story well told. Tense because it’s a true story. Actor Ben Affleck directed it, and co-produced it with George Clooney. This mention is worth noting because Affleck and Clooney are two liberal Hollywood types and “Argo” was a fairly straight-up treatment of the event, including congratulating the entertainment industry for being patriotic Americans....
To the editor, There’s a lady I know with Cherokee blood. She was raised in Waitsburg, but has traveled far and wide. She’s a lady with a big heart and a ready smile. Some know her from her Crooked Fences produce garden or her Eagle’s Club connections. I know her because she has chosen to run for Dayton City Council. She’s a helper, she’s a giver, she’s Cindi John. To me, spending time with Cindi is like sitting by a bubbling stream. She’s engaging, interesting, and has done a plethora of things. One thing I admire about Cindi is her ability t...
Thur, Jul 22: Beef Stroganoff, Zucchini, Spinach Salad, Roll, Pudding, Juice, Milk Tue, Jul 27: Spaghetti, Mixed Veggie, Salad, Garlic Bread, Fruit, Jell-O, Milk Thur, Jul 29: Broccoli Lasagna, Mixed Veggie, Garlic Bread, Banana, Milk Tue, Aug 3: Chicken Sandwich, Potato Chips, Pickled Beets, Grapes, Snickerdoodles, Milk Thur, Aug 5: Tater Tot Casserole, Mixed Veggie, Caesar Salad, Gelatin Salad, Milk Tue, Aug 10: Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Brownie, Juice, Milk...
The pandemic didn't faze members of the Dayton High School Class of 1980, except to postpone celebration of their fortieth class reunion by, say, 12 months. The group gathered last weekend for Friday-night barbecue and a catered dinner in the Liberty Theater Annex and spent plenty of time reconnecting and recalling high-school days. Front row, left to right: Cornelia Shields, Ruth Maxwell Younce, Nancy Daggett Leggett, Cathy Smith, Elizabeth Arebalos Jagelski, Sherri Robanske, Frank Bledsoe....
CHENEY–Three Dayton High School grads were named to the Eastern Washington University Dean's List for Spring Quarter, 2021. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a GPA of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean's List. Named were Kayla Dedloff, Marisa Klein-Chavez and Torry Johnson. Tayler Jones of Waitsburg was also on the Dean's List....
John Mason Larsen April 4, 1933–July 14, 2021 GySgt. John Mason Larsen, USMC (ret.), age 88, of Navarre, Fla., and formerly of Dayton, Wash., on July 14, 2021, God claimed our beloved husband and father to be with Him. He was born in Wallace, Idaho to the late Stanley and Alma Larsen on April 4, 1933. John is survived by his wife of 65 and a half years, Annette Larsen; five children; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and his extended family and friends. He w...
Queen Bees; While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent senior Helen (Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn) moves into a nearby retirement community–just temporarily. Once behind the doors of Pine Grove Senior Community, she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying "mean girls" the likes of which she hasn't encountered since high school, all of which leaves her yearning for the solitude of home. But somewhere between flower arranging and water aerobics H...
Ten Years Ago July 20, 2011 Ladybug Ice Cream delivers old time nostalgia to Hot Summer Days! Shirley and Howard Hunter recently taken on the new summer time project with their recently acquired vehicle which originally was a 1972 postal truck, turning it into the Ladybug Ice Cream truck. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 22, 1996 Combines are set to roll this week as Washington farmers begin harvesting a near-record wheat crop for the state. Estimates by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Washington Wheat Commission predict a crop of 176,825,...
DAYTON–Local conservatives will host the first “Patriot Picnic in the Park,” at the Dayton City Park on Saturday, July 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. Hosted by the newly formed Columbia County Conservatives, in cooperation with the Columbia County Republican Central Committee and the Common Sense Conservatives of Walla Walla, the afternoon will feature Franklin County Commissioner Clint Didier. Local candidates for city, county, school and port offices will also meet and mingle with those who attend. The event will be held in the pool side of the park...
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Monday: Sunny, with a high...
