The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

'If you see a need, plant a seed' has become the driving force behind Dayton's Bulldog Brigade. Organizer Peggy Eakin was the speaker at the January 27 Dayton Kiwanis Club, and she is on a mission to gather volunteers for just about everything in Dayton.

Eakin started her presentation emphasizing community support, expressing her excitement to speak to club members who had once made it possible for her granddaughter to visit Washington D.C, take her first flight, and see the world outside of Eastern Washington.

Eakin, a former employee at Rainier Bank in Dayton, and her husband, Ray, moved...