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DAYTON–What is as striking as the longevity of a 111-year-old local business operated by three generations of one family is the fact that Suffield Furniture endured not only the Great Depression and not one, but two devastating fires over its lifespan, and each time bounced back to continue serving the residents of Dayton and Columbia County with their furniture, household and appliance needs. Al and Carolyn Suffield locked the doors to Suffield Furniture for the last time in late July after c...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Rural Library District Board of Trustees reviewed and approved a series of business items including the Collection Development Policy on August 17. Library Director Ellen Brigham presented her report along with the financial report. The Board approved a second public comment period to continue. The Collection Development Policy was approved following months of review with only minor edits. The policy includes several chapters guiding the selection and maintenance of...
DAYTON–The Granny Caravan is coming to Flour Mill Park on August 29 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Come meet with Roz Luther and Shirley Grossman for meaningful conversation about politics, initiatives, policies, and the upcoming general election. They are extending an invitation to every person here because they are worried about the polarization of our society. They want to change the trajectory and bridge that gap. Two Spokane octogenarians Grossman and Luther, "are on their remarkable journey to b...
“The best way is always through.” – Robert Frost...
Labor Day is a very busy end-of-summer vacation time of year where many take the boat out for the last time, have a back yard BBQ and pool party with friends and family, or grab their gear to head for the mountains, or ocean, or some other destination for the three-day holiday. I also see it signify the beginning of the type of clothing color one wears--no white after Labor Day (an old-money, wealthy-set custom that set the elitists apart from the working class), schedule your sprinkler system blow-out, chimney inspections, furnace checks,...
DAYTON–The School Board met on August 21 for the final meeting before the start of the 2024-25 school year on Tuesday, August 27. They approved Resolution 2023-12 which will extend $390,000. At the recommendation of Business Manager Jana Eaton, the Board approved Resolution 2023-12 for a General Fund Budget Extension of $390,000 for the 2023-24 budget year. August is the final month in the budget year. Eaton cited three reasons for the extension. The first was because of grants received d...
DAYTON–Long time and now retired Dayton School District teacher Gordon Gerlitz was celebrated for refurbishing his one hundredth computer, which he in turn donated back into the community at Locally Nourished recently. Gerlitz's experience began around 1977, when he used a Radio Shack TRS 80 and Commodore 64 to introduce computers to his students. Naturally, upon his retirement in 2000, the obvious next step was to start a computer business which was the birth of G Whiz Computing in 2010, which...
Washington Policy Center is challenging the legality of the ban on natural gas brought forth by the Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC). SBCC failed to properly calculate how much small businesses will be harmed in complying with these new regulations. The State Regulatory Fairness Act (RFA) says that the impact on small businesses must be considered with all rule changes. The Washington Policy Center requested the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee (JARRC) to review these regulations and hold the Code Council accountable...
It’s sad that we have had to learn some things the hard way. Instead of heeding warnings and instructions, there are times when we’ve done things and ended up suffering severe consequences. A toddler can be warned to not touch a hot, wood burning stove but some have touched the stove and ended up getting burned. The young man (prodigal son) who wasted his inheritance on “riotous living” found himself in the pig pen, wishing he could eat the food he was feeding to the hogs. It was then he came to his senses and returned home, sorry for his actio...
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. SaturdaySunny, with a high near 95. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a...
PENDLETON, Ore.–The Umatilla National Forest officials returned to Phase B Public Use Restrictions on Monday, August 26, due to reduced fire danger, the potential for human-caused fires, and concern for public safety. The restrictions pertain to the use of campfires, smoking, chainsaws, internal combustion engines, and generators. Beginning August 26, 2024, campfires will ONLY be allowed in designated campgrounds and recreation sites. Liquefied or bottled gas stoves and heaters are allowed f...
DAYTON–Jim Mayers and Tom Burke dipped the wheels of they road bikes in the Pacific Ocean at Astoria August 16, and then began a six-week cycling odyssey along the Lewis and Clark Trail. The two medical professionals from Anchorage, Alaska, stopped in Dayton to wait out a rain shower last week. Mayers, 70, is a semi-retired registered nurse in his forty-fourth year of his career, and Burke, a doctor, retired from a 40-year career about a month ago. Burke said adjusting to his new retirement r...
DAYTON–School is back in session and Dayton Bulldog athletics are getting ready for the Fall Sports schedules. This Friday, August 30, the Bulldog football squad will venture up the road to Pomeroy for a season-opening jamboree, and the Lady Dawgs Volleyball team will be hosting a jamboree in the Dayton Gym beginning at 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 5. Football teams participating in the Pomeroy Jamboree include DeSales, Liberty Christian, Garfield-Palouse, St. John/Endicott-LaCrosse, Mabton, W...
DAYTON–Helpful and interesting things are happening at the library. From the newsletter, Director of Library Services Ellen Brigham presents an opportunity to help you and your child maneuver college application time. "With another college application season around the corner, we are looking forward to this must watch talk with Irena Smith, PHD, on Thursday, August 15 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time, via digital live-stream in partnership with the Columbia County Rural Library District or later using t...
Ten Years Ago August 27, 2014 Columbia County Fair Hostesses Haley Puckett, Stephenie Nerf, Samantha Sweetwood and Carrisa Price work as a team promoting the 2014 Columbia County "Blue Jeans and Country Dreams." A $3,000 contribution from Pacific Power was recently made to the Port of Columbia's Blue Mountain Station to assist with marketing efforts for the new facility. Pacific Power has donated over $35,000 to the project since work began in 2007. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 25, 1999 Tommy...
My Penguin Friend is inspired by an epic true story. This enchanting adventure is about a little lost penguin who, after being rescued from an oil spill, transforms the life and soul of a heartbroken fisherman. The penguin and the fisherman become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them. The Rotten Tomatoes website rated this movie as 86% and 97% favorable by critics and audiences, respectively. That website critics' consensus is "Pairing the ever-reliable Jean...
Freidrick Alznauer August 31, 1948–July 12, 2024 Freidrick (Fred) Alznauer, 74, passed away July 12, 2024 at his home in Dayton surrounded by his family. Fred was born in Austria on August 31, 1948. His family migrated to the United States in 1955. They lived in Orofino, Idaho, moving to College Place years later. Fred attended Garrison High and WaHi next. He moved to Dayton in his Junior year summer, finishing high school, graduating with the class of 1967. He enrolled in flight classes in M...
WALLA WALLA–Columbia REA chose two local organizations to receive our More Powerful Together Community Grant (MPT) for the 2024 award year, Walla Walla Fire District No. 8, and Columbia-Walla Walla County Fire District No. 2. The funds for Walla Walla County Fire District No. 8, for the purchase of a new HVAC system and electrical upgrades to a new facility, and Columbia-Walla Walla County Fire District No. 2, for the purchase of three Thermal Imaging Cameras and a Rescue Training Manikin. Columbia REA has a long history of supporting the c...
