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DAYTON-The Columbia County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) accepted Commissioner Marty Hall as the new 2022 chairperson; hired accounting firm; accepted Jeremy Weiland as Interim Director of Public Works; joined the Prosecutor as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the State and approved Resolution 2022-01 at the January 3 meeting. It is customary for the commissioners to take their turn holding the chair position each year and Hall was the one appointed for the 2022 year. The Flood Control Zone...
DAYTON–Two court officials were officially sworn in as officers of the court in Columbia County, Wednesday, December 29. Newly appointed District Court Judge Kimberly Boggs and Superior Court Clerk Krissy Chapman were administered the oath of office by retiring District Court Judge G. Scott Marinella. Both newly appointed officials' terms of office are for the year 2022. The posts will be up for election in the upcoming ballot cycle. Superior Court Clerk Krissy Chapman was sworn in by Judge M...
DAYTON–Theron Bennett of Dayton was all smiles when he collected his winnings from the 43rd 2021 Dayton Chronicle Shopping Spree, a local holiday-time promotion put on by Dayton's community newspaper with the help of local businesses. Bennett's name was drawn for the grand prize of $100 in "Dayton Chronicle Scrip," which is redeemable at 19 local businesses. "I've never won anything before," Bennett exclaimed. Four $50 prizes were also drawn from the entries collected from businesses since m...
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin...
DAYTON–The newspaper you are reading is the first edition of the Dayton Chronicle’s 145th year. The newspaper was founded on April 20, 1878, by T.M. May and H. H. Gale as the Columbia Chronicle, and it has been in continuous publication since. Originally, the newspaper offices and shop was located where what is now the Depot Courtyard. A fire consumed that building, and yet publication continued without interruption. Years later, in 1908, the Chronicle built its own building at 358 East Main Street, where the comings and goings of the peo...
Dear Folks, This is Cindy Lou, Baxter’s wife, writing to you. I am very, very behind in sending this out to you but I wasn’t sure what to say. Not a good excuse, Baxter would say as he got after me. So this is what is going on: Baxter has some health problems that have put him in the retirement bracket. He has loved speaking, writing and doing his TV and radio work all these years, but sadly, he is at a point that he has to stop. December 31 will be the last day that our office will be ope...
DAYTON–In the first week of 2022, the Dayton Chronicle again takes a look back at the stories which appeared in your community newspaper over the past 51 weeks Due to space limitations, this “2021 In Review” is continued from last week and will be included in the next few editions of the Dayton Chronicle. March 25: The BOCC made the decision to hold a public hearing after being presented with a draft for a proposed County Ordinance for Controlled Substance Possession by County Prosecutor Dale Slack. APRIL 1) An adapted version of a peren...
In Jesus’ day, shepherds were often regarded as a rough bunch—perhaps they were the “rednecks” of their time. A shepherd’s occupation did not allow them to observe many of the Jewish laws and feasts, so they were looked down upon by some “pious” Jews. Yet, Jesus was born for them too. In Luke’s gospel, the first people to hear of, and respond to, the birth of the Christ were the shepherds. The infant Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is visited by other shepherds. In the Bethlehem region, there is a pilgrimage site called “The Shepherd’s Field,...
Byron Gene Kaczmarski December 31, 1945–December 19, 2021 Byron Gene Kaczmarski, 75, of Dayton, Wash., passed away at Brookdale Assisted Living in College Place, Wash on December 19, 2021. Byron was born December 31, 1945 in Woodworth, N. D. to James and Irene (Aichele) Kaczmarski. He grew up and attended school in Pettibone, N.D. Following high school graduation, he attended the University of North Dakota where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. After college Byron m...
Richard Patrick November 5, 1935–January 3, 2022 Richard Patrick, lifelong Dayton farmer, passed away at his home on Monday, January 3, 2022. He was 86 years old. Richard was born November 5, 1935, in Dayton, the first child born in the new Brining Hospital. He was born to Bertle W. and Mae Moody Patrick. Richard attended the Columbia School through the first eight years and then graduated from Dayton High School in 1953. He learned to work hard at an early age working with his father, and t...
Spiderman No Way Home. For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. This movie has good reviews with Rotten Tomatoes critics giving this a 94% favorable, and the audience at 98%. The critics consensus is that...
DAYTON–In the article “Beleny and Smith new appointees to Library Board” in the December 30, 2021 edition, it was misstated that Kevin Rust was a long-time car dealership owner. He was an assistant service manager from 1979–1992 at an auto dealership. From 1992 to present, Rust is a business owner of Pasayten, Inc., a wholesale paper distribution company....
DAYTON–The Lady Wolfpack are still in search of their first win, losing a pair of Christmas break games against Wahluke and Kiona-Benton. Wahluke stayed just ahead of the Wolfpack for a 45-30 non-conference win, and Ki-Be scored big in the third quarter to win 58-30 Wednesday, December 29. Dayton-Waitsburg is 0-8 overall, 0-2 in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference play. This week’s Tuesday game against Garfield-Palouse was postponed due to hazardous road conditions and may be rescheduled. DW next plays at River View Tuesday, January 11, the...
DAYTON–Dylan Bledsoe and Monte Pettichord combined for about half of the team’s scoring in a convincing win over Mabton, one of two Christmas Break wins for the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack and the first two wins for the program this season. The pair were team-high scorers in a win over Granger JVs a day earlier, December 28. DW is now 2-6 overall with a road trip to Riverview next Tuesday after this week’s Tuesday game versus Garfield-Palouse was postponed due to wintery road conditions. Warden High School visits the Dayton Gym on Friday, Janua...
