Special School Board meeting after tragic week
DAYTON- The Dayton School Board convened a special board meeting at 7 p.m., May 9, 2022. The meeting was held in the Dayton High School auditorium and on Zoom. All school board members were present in person, Aneesha Dieu, Zac Fabian, Grant...
Mountains of fun and ribs in Waitsburg
Vicki Sternfeld-Rossi The 2022 Lions Club Rib Feed was a wild success, with sold out tickets, pans full of tender ribs, scrumptious side dishes, and the Don Thomas building full of...
Tonne, Katsell selected as WCD Parade Marshalls
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg Celebration Days officials announced that Karen Peters Tonne and Dan Katsel will lead the 2022 festivities as the Parade Marshalls. Karen Peters Tonne is a lifelong area...
Remembering Flag etiquette
Well, there are laws, but they never had many teeth, and for quite some time, they have had no teeth whatsoever. Court rulings have consistently determined that a show of disrespect towards the flag or the National Anthem is protected by the First...
Light agenda at commissioner work session
DAYTON—The Columbia County Commissioners met on Monday, May 9, for a short work session. The only item on the agenda was ‘general discussion.’ Commissioner Marty Hall shared that he was heading to Pomeroy to meet with a representative...
D/W Sports
Forney Pitches Team To Victories Senior Megan Forney pitched both games of the doubleheader against Columbia-Burbank on Monday, May 9; winning 13-3 and 14-11. In the second game, DW was behind 6-0...
An inspired school music program in Waitsburg
To the Editor, The energy and confident singing of the kids in the Waitsburg Elementary School Spring Music Program could have lit the whole town. None of your “Ah, shucks, I’m too shy.” These kids rocked. Two years of being pent up from...
Let's Get Back Into the SWIM of Things
Since the closure of the Dayton City Pool at the end of the season in 2017, a dedicated group of citizens formed The Friends of the Pool Committee to facilitate the process for the construction and sustainable operation and maintenance of a new...
Dayton/Columbia County Fund announces grant awards
WALLA WALLA—The Warren Community Action Fund has approved 15 grants to support local nonprofits providing services in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. This is the sixth year of grant awards through the Warren Fund, with more than $353,153...
At the Liberty:"THE BAD GUYS "
DAYTON-After a lifetime of pulling legendary heists, five notorious bad guys--Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark, and Ms. Tarantula--attempt their most challenging job yet...going good....
Warren Family Awards $59,250 in grants to local nonprofits
WALLA WALLA—The Warren Community Action Fund has approved 15 grants to support local nonprofits providing services in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. This is the sixth year of grant awards through the Warren Fund, with more than $353,153...
2022 Grazing Conference in Pendleton, Touchet
PENDLETON, ORE-The topics of soil health and sustainable ranch management have created significant buzz in grazing and farming circles in recent years. These important topics are the focus of this...
Bard and Bee Meadery celebrates honey, bees, and education
Great stories often start with a man and his dog. In Dayton, it is the story of an entertainer and his winged pollinators making a run at an ancient art. "I'm a farm kid," said Mike Collins, owner...
PG's Wine of the Week
The Ciel du Cheval vineyard was among the first planted on Red Mountain. Today it's in the hands of second generation winegrower Richard Holmes, who has begun experimenting with these two...
The Importance of Being Neat (or not)
I recently read an article in the New York Times about a woman who inherited her mother’s germaphobia. The pandemic amplified her phobia, and she became obsessed with the variety of disinfectants...
Wontons Two Ways
One of the things I miss about living in a big city are the culinary discoveries that can be made while walking around town. In Seattle's International District, a dense urban neighborhood shaped by...
Cheers
It is that time of year to look out for flocks of civic minded flamingos. I've been flocked and am excited to support...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago May 10, 2012 Seventeen-year-old Dakota Baker doesn't even remember the first time his grandpa took him to a course to golf because he was so young. And all of that time on the greens...
Open mic at Royal Block
Open Mic at the Royal Block every first Thursday of the Month. This month, Kate Hockersmith and Carrie Hendrix played guitars, banjos, and sang beautiful...
A Coach with a Love of Football wins Championship
You don't have to wait for the NFL season to see exciting football. There is one more regular-season home game for the Tri-City Rush, a professional indoor football team to be played at Pasco's HAPO...
Boil the water, kill the weeds
Ray and I are celebrating one year of homeownership with a Vicki-and-Daniel style standoff; it's even garden-related! Ray works for one of the biggest agriculture-chemical supply companies in the...
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