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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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COLUMBIA COUNTY—Medical Appointment Gas Cards are available to any Columbia County resident in need of fuel for transportation to medical appointments outside of Columbia County. Fuel cards are available for those with a valid driver’s license, valid vehicle insurance, and proof of medical appointment date. Medical appointments should be within four days from the issuance of a gas card voucher. Eligible clients may have one voucher every 90 days. Stop into Columbia County Public Health to receive your voucher today. We are located at 270 E....
OKTOBERFEST – The Blue Mountain Station Market & Nursery will be celebrating fall with the annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Whetstone Springs will be there with honey, garlic and more. And Zonia, Starbuck’s new mayor, will have her delightful baked goodies! Alas, no beer garden due to social distancing measures, but take a look at the menu on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/bluemountainstation. You can pre-order food for pick-up on Saturday by emailing BMS with your order, desired pick up time, and con...
The Port just concluded the second round of grant funding for local businesses. Funding was made possible through Washington State’s CARES Act, the City of Dayton, and private grant funds from the Innovia Foundation. In this round, $170,718 has been distributed to 24 local businesses. Between the two grant programs facilitated by the Port so far, 44 businesses have received assistance for a total of $328,256. Funds are still available, so Round 3 will open up as soon as Round 2 distributions are complete. Notification will be sent via e...
DAYTON—The Wenaha Gallery will feature artist Tanna Scott for the upcoming Art Event. Based in Kennewick, WA, Scott finds her inspiration in rough range cattle and roaming horses, focusing on Western and Rodeo art. Her work has brought viewers to tears more than once, striking emotional chords and leaving them feeling nostalgic. Scott tells of one encounter with a viewer who insisted that the horse in her painting was the same one he looked to each morning. After getting to know the viewer, she learned he was battling cancer, and looked to t...
DAYTON—Holds can be placed for library materials through the online catalog at www.DaytonML.org. Holds must be placed by noon the day before pick-ups begin. Pick-ups take place curbside at the library Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. until 5 p. m. and Friday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Librarian Kristie Korslund said Adult Curbside Take-And-Make crafts are available during curbside pick-up on the first and third Friday of each month. Crafts include crochet bookmarks, birdseed ornaments, bread-baking, and more. They are available on a first-come, f...
DAYTON—Dayton and Starbuck schools have opened with full attendance. Because Columbia County’s population is low, a few cases of COVID-19 can impact whether or not schools remain open. According to Martha Lanman at the County Health Department, keeping schools open depends on whether new cases are connected to kids in the schools, and will be decided on a case by case basis. If new cases are not connected, the Health Department will analyze the situation and have a conversation about whether it is safe to remain open. An outbreak will be con...
DAYTON—After monitoring the opening of Dayton schools using face-to-face learning, The Club’s Board of Directors voted to resume in-person programs on September 28, 2020. The Club currently offers virtual programs and weekly activity boxes delivered to members. “All indications are that things are going smoothly at Dayton schools”, said Jim Pearson, Director of The Club. “In coordination with the school, we believe we can open safely and provide some meaningful activities and engagement to the community’s youth”. Initially, the program will...
DAYTON—The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library will be hosting a book sale on October 2-4 at 250 Main Street. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Library to support future library programs. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a limit of ten customers will be allowed in the building at one time, and masks and distancing will be required. Get ready to read and pick out out a book or two on Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3, from 9 a.m- 6 p.m. Sunday, October 4, the sale will be open from 1 p.m-4 p.m....
DAYTON—Kiwanis Club of Dayton invites members and guests to this week’s presentation, featuring Columbia County Sheriff, Joe Helm. The public is invited to attend. The weekly meeting starts at noon via Zoom (“doors” open at 11:30 a.m.). Signing in a few minutes early helps to get the meeting started on time. Zoom Meeting: Kiwanis Club of Dayton bi-weekly meeting Time: Noon, Thursday, September 10th, 2020 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5598153650 Meeting ID: 253 439 9797 No Passcode Required...
DAYTON—The Dayton School District has been approved for the Summer Food Service Program model through the end of December. All students 18 years of age and younger are eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no charge. Students who are enrolled in the distance learning program, as well as any child in the community who meets the age criteria, can pick up meals (breakfast and lunch) from 11-11:20 a.m. in the elementary school bus area, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays and no school days. Preorders are appreciated. Let the school k...
DAYTON—Columbia County Public Transportation announced a slight schedule change to Saturday services, starting September 5th, 2020. Saturday transportation vehicles will run from 8 a.m until 1 p.m, a change that General Manager David Ocampo said will help the services run as efficiently as possible. After studying data from the last year, Ocampo noticed that the Saturday out-of-town service vehicle was consistently back around 1:30 p.m. That trend has stayed consistent with the restriction in place from the COVID-19 pandemic. This schedule c...
DAYTON—Incident Commander Mike Almas of the Northern Rockies Incident Management Team is leading efforts on the Rattlesnake Fire burning in the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness 20 miles south of the Pomeroy Ranger District and thirteen miles southeast of Dayton. The fire has closed Tucannon Road at the Tucannon Campground with no access to Panjab or Lady Bug campgrounds. Panjab Trail 3127 and Rattlesnake Trail 3129 are closed. Forest Road 4620, known as Patrick Grade, is also temporarily closed at the Forest boundary due to fire traffic. In a...
WASHINGTON—FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor approved Washington for a FEMA grant under the Lost Wages Assistance program. FEMA’s grant funding will allow Washington to provide $300 per week—on top of their regular unemployment benefit—to those unemployed due to COVID-19. FEMA will work with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to implement a system to make this funding available to Washington residents. On Aug. 8, 2020, President Trump made available up to $44 billion from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to Americans who have...
Multi-county for Superior Court judge: Number of votes, percentage of votes: Commissioner Columbia County Commissioner #2 Mike Talbott 151 votes, 26.26% Marty Hall 422 votes, 73.39% Judicial Precinct Results Brooke J. Burns 361 votes, 21.34% G. Scott Marinella 1,187 votes, 70.15% R. Victor Bottomly 141votes, 8.33% Write-Ins 23 votes, 30.18% Total Votes 1,692 Multi-County Results Brooke J. Burns 4,753 votes, 50.74% G. Scott Marinella 3,150 votes, 33.63% R. Victor Bottomly 1,434 votes, 15.31% Write-ins 30 votes, 0.32% Total votes 9,367, 100%...
DAYTON-Washington Federal Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Washington Federal Bank, gifted $1,000 to The Club in Dayton. This money will be included in The Club's operations fund to be used for day-to-day operations. This is Washington Federal Foundation's first financial contribution to The Club....
The Dayton Historic Depot and the Boldman House Museum are re-opening. Starting Wednesday, August 26, the Depot will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Boldman House Museum will be open Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. To accommodate health concerns of the guests and employees, the museum will be managing visits a bit differently. For a tour of either museum, call (509)382-2026 for an appointment. Due to tight quarters in the buildings, only one social group will be admitted at a time,...
DAYTON—On Aug. 4 Pacific Power Community Regional Manager Bill Clemens shared information with the Port’s Economic Development Steering Committee about a proposed rate settlement, which could provide more than 137,000 customers in central and eastern Washington with lower bills and rate stability. The proposed settlement requires final approval by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Committee and includes an agreement from Pacific Power not to file another general rate case before 2023. Clemens said, if approved, the all-party settlemen...
DAYTON—Over the past few years, Port of Columbia officials have been working on a plan to increase broadband access to people in the local community. A broadband feasibility study was completed by the Port in February of this year. The result is a $2 million plan for the Port to build a broadband infrastructure, which can then be used by private internet service providers to provide high-speed internet service at an affordable rate. The Port will hold a Broadband Informational Meeting scheduled on Zoom on Aug. 31, at 6 pm, and is seeking i...
DAYTON—Shawn Brown has been elected by the Port of Columbia commissioners to fill the open seat on the commission, which was vacated in June when Dan Aschenbrenner moved out of District No. 1. Brown said, “I am very interested in two things: First, giving back to this community that I have grown to love. Second, participating in the vital role of the Port around economic development.” Brown has spent the last seventeen years in the field of Real Estate as a residential lender. He said his exper...
DAYTON—Columbia Pulp is pleased to announce that Brian St. Clair has been named the Director of Finance for Columbia Pulp. St. Clair will now lead the accounting team at North America’s first tree-free pulp mill. St. Clair spent the past two years working as a controller at Columbia Pulp, and brings more than 38 years of experience in financial management and accounting to the company, with nearly 30 of those years dedicated to the agriculture industry. St. Clair has served as an accounting manager, plant manager, controller, and chief fin...
DAYTON—53.54-percent of all registered voters in Columbia County turned out for the August 4 primary election. 1,451 ballots have been counted, with 173 left to count. Preliminary results show Marty Hall leading the incumbent Mike Talbott in the two-way race for county commissioner in District 2. Hall received 337 votes, and Talbott received 123 votes. There were 24 write-in votes for county commissioner in District 1. The sole candidate, Ryan Rundell, will advance to the November General Election. Rundell was appointed to the board to fill t...
DAYTON—The Dayton Kiwanis Club will meet online Thursday, August 13 at noon. The club will host Dayton School District Superintendent Guy Strot to discuss the status of this year’s school opening. The public is invited and can sign into the meeting at the following address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5598153650 The Meeting ID is 559 815 3650. No password is required to login....
DAYTON-Dayton Lions Club members Glen Mendel, Jim Neace, Terry Hoon, Dave Elkins and John Bailey took a break from scraping and painting some of the bleachers and dugouts at the high school athletic field. This week they are painting the dugouts near the Booker Rest Home Annex with help from the Dayton School District who provided the paint, rollers and brushes....
DAYTON—The Port of Columbia will once again serve as the conduit for grant funds for Columbia County businesses that have suffered financial harm due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four different funding sources have provided or promised a total of $229,639 in financial aid to be allocated through a grant program coordinated by the Port. “The first grant program we coordinated helped 25 local businesses with grants totaling more than $154,138,” stated Jennie Dickinson, executive director of the Port of Columbia. “But it’s not enough. We’ve been gett...
DAYTON—On Monday, July 20, the Columbia County Commissioners considered whether to place an advisory ballot before voters in November to assess the people’s interest in becoming part of the State of Liberty. Earlier in July, they were approached by a Liberty State representative, urging them to do so. During a work session on Monday of last week, the commissioners decided not to proceed with that. Commissioner Ryan Rundell said he cast his vote as more of a “not yet” vote rather than a straight...
