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DAYTON-On August 13, employees of Chief Spring Pizzeria and Fire & Irons Brewpub received a mandate from owners Mike and Ann Spring to get the first dose of the COVID vaccination by August 31 or their “employment will end.” It went on to read they must be fully vaccinated by September 30 showing proof of vaccination or face the same consequences. The notice says clearly, “If you choose not to comply, you will forfeit your job and possibly your unemployment benefits.” The only exception stated...
DAYTON–Pandemic-affected workforce, vaccination, housing shortages, childcare unavailability, forest fires and forest management, rural broadband and Snake River dams were topics touched on by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers during her tour of Washington's Fifth Congressional District last week. "It's energizing to be able to be together again," McMorris Rodgers said of being with a group of masked and unmasked constituents for an informal discussion. In her forays across the Fifth D...
The Dayton Kiwanis Club, in its 99th year, welcomed a few new members at a recent dinner meeting at the Blazin' Burgers restaurant. Kiwanis president Kim Lyonnais, left, and officers Gary Schroeder, treasurer, and Joe Huether, secretary. Newly installed were David Hemphill, Carla Rowe and Dale Walling. Members in attendance signed the new members' Kiwanis aprons and gave a hearty handshake of welcome....
“I don’t deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.” – Flannery O’Connor... Full story
This editorial has been prompted by a letter to the editor recently submitted expressing gratitude for the efforts of some in trying to protect the community from a devastating fire here as well as around the country, a fire that has burned people out of their property or homes. This has become the scenario over the past few years where fire traumatizes the Pacific Northwest each summer due to, in my opinion, poor forest management by agencies in charge of overseeing the vast forested, government–owned land. Logging ceased in the late 1980s, g...
When I hear a truck pull up in front of the house and the pandemonium of dogs barkin’ would wake a hibernating mastodon, I relax. It’s only my neighbor, D.K., come to borrow something of his back. He doesn’t get this ferocious reception because he’s on the canine list of unsavory visitors or because he has the reputation of annoying domestic animals on a regular basis. It’s because his two dogs usually accompany him on his rounds. My dogs even bark at his pickup when he drives in anticipat...
To the editor, I fully endorse and support Johnny Watts for Columbia County Port Commissioner, District 3. I feel I have a good sense of what he values most: a strong Christian belief, a strong family, integrity, honesty and a conservative foundation. He is definitely one whose word I would trust and know that his word is very important to him. Johnny has stated that he has chosen to run for County Port Commissioner to enhance the voice of the people it serves. Our citizens deserve to have their voices heard. We need to hear the voices of the...
DAYTON–Innovia funding allows the Port of Columbia to offer start-up business grants in Columbia County. The Port has received a $15,000 award from Innovia, a community foundation that serves eastern Washington and northern Idaho, allowing them to offer micro-grants to start-up businesses. Each award will not be in excess of $5,000, and one hundred percent of the funds will be passed on to qualifying awardees. Qualifications for applying include, but are not limited to: • Business Plan • Business License • Ability to have a business locatio...
OLYMPIA–Health care providers can now offer third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to certain immunocompromised individuals following recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices (ACIP), and Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup. While authorized vaccines have proven to be more than 90% effective in protecting against most variants, emerging data suggest people with moderately to severely c...
BREAKFAST Wed, Aug 25: Waffles, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Aug 26: Biscuits & Sausage Gravy, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Aug 27: Maple Bars, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Juice, Milk Mon, Aug 30: Cheddar Omelet, Toast Jelly, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Aug 31: Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Sept 1: Bagel, Cream Cheese, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Sept 2: French Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Sept 3: Muffins, Fruit, Juice, Milk LUNCH Wed, Aug 25: Popcorn Chicken, Rice, Veggies, Fruit, Milk Thur, Aug...
Thur, Aug 26: Spaghetti, Green Beans, Salad, Garlic Bread, Peaches, Milk Tue, Aug 31: Hamburgers, All the Fixings, Potato Chips, Watermelon, Cookies, Milk...
The movie 12 Mighty Orphans, tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes-or even a football-to playing for the Texas state championships. The architect of their success was Rusty Russell (Luke Wilson), a legendary high school coach who shocked his colleagues by giving up his privileged position to teach and coach at the orphanage. Few knew Rusty's secret that himself was an orphan....
WAITSBURG–The 2021 gridiron season gets underway this weekend when the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack football team heads to Ritzville for a jamboree. Game time is 1 p.m. at Bronco Stadium. Regular play begins September 10 when DW hits the road to Coulee Dam to face Lake Roosevelt High School and a 6 p.m. kickoff, the first of three long road trips before the first home game October 1 versus Warden in Waitsburg. All home games will be in Waitsburg. Homecoming will be against Mabton on October 15 a...
David William 'Bud' Riggs April 11, 1957-August 20, 2021 He was born in Anchorage, Ak., into a military family, the oldest of four. He went through his school years in a one-room class in West Virginia, overseas and in Washington state. He joined the Army for a brief time with a medical discharge. He loved all things military. He lived his life "his" way until he accepted Jesus into his heart in 1980. In 1981, he married Elena and her two young boys. They moved to Tacoma where they expanded...
