Articles from the March 25, 2021 edition
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Commissioners consider Controlled Substance Ordinance
DAYTON-Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC)approve special meeting in response to proposed County Ordinance for Controlled Substance Possession on April 12. The BOCC made the decision to hold a public...
National Honor Society inducts new members
DAYTON–The chapter of National Honor Society at Dayton High School inducted eight new members at a ceremony held in the high school auditorium March 8. Students are selected for membership based on t...
In-person or online learning?
DAYTON-Dayton School District Superintendent Guy Strot invited the two teachers in the Distance Learning program, Hannalee Farrell for K-5 and Jeanne Walter for 6-12 to give an overview on student...
New concessionaire signed at Golf Course
DAYTON–With the spring not only in the air but on the calendar, and local golfers gravitating to the fairways and greens, the Touchet Valley Golf & Recreation organization, formerly known as the T...
Quote of the Week
“Success is the sum of small efforts–repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier... Full story
OLYMPIA UPDATE
OLYMPIA–Last week the Legislature got a terrific piece of news. State tax collections have rebounded despite one of the worst economic situations we’ve ever faced. The latest projection adds $3.3 bil...
On the Edge of Common Sense
Imagine you were a livestock man in medieval England a thousand years ago. It’s early spring. Snow on the ground, mud in the cow lot. You walk the small pasture where the heavy heifers are kept. I...
OPINION
By Mark Harmsworth & Mariya Frost The Washington Policy Center has advocated for limiting the ability of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Governor’s office to circumvent legislative authority regarding funding and p...
Spotlight on Art
By Carolyn Henderson Special to the Dayton Chronicle DAYTON–The Wenaha features Sting-Art Cards by Lois Hemphill now through April 19. Creativity is a gift given uniquely to humans. And while it's t...
Kindergarten Roundup for entering students
DAYTON–School District No. 2 gears up for the new incoming kindergarteners by inviting them to an individual 30-minute in-person “Kindergarten Round-up” April 20, 21, and 22 at pre-arranged times. This event is a great opportunity for the incom...
SCHOOL MENU
BREAKFAST Wed, Mar 24: NO SCHOOL Conferences Thur, Mar 25: Bagel, Cheddar Omelet, Fruit, Milk Fri, Mar 26: Maple Bar, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Milk Mon, Mar 29: French Toast, Fruit, Milk Tue, Mar 30: Scrambled Eggs, English Muffin, Jelly, Fruit, Milk...
SENIOR ROUND TABLE
Thur, Mar 25: Beef Stroganoff, Zucchini, Spinach Salad, Roll, Pudding, Juice, Milk Tue, Mar 30: Spaghetti, Mixed Veggie, Salad, Garlic Bread, Fruit, Jell-O, Milk Thur, Apr 1: Broccoli Lasagna, Mixed Veggie, Garlic Bread, Banana, Milk Tue, Apr 6:...
PASTOR'S CORNER
The famous sculptor Michaelangelo is said to have been working meticulously on the back of a statue that was going to be placed in a corner of a room where the back would not be seen. An onlooker ques...
WHAT'S NEW AT SCHOOL
By Trista Villaro High School Correspondent DAYTON-National FFA week is an annual event, which many FFA chapters all over the U.S. take part in. The spirit week took place beginning Monday, February...
AT THE THEATER
Nomadland, a 2020 drama, encapsulates the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, which spurs Fern (Frances McDormand) to pack her van and set off on the road exploring a life outside of...
OBITUARY
Virginia (Ginny) Just 1937-2021 Ginny passed away unexpectedly on March 17, 2021, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Ginny was born in Kenmore, New York. She attended Cleveland Hill High School in...
OBITUARY
John E. Bryan 1942–March 18, 2021 "Papa John" E. Bryan passed away in his Dayton home on March 18, 2021. Living on his own from the time he was 15, he learned to do what he had to–to survive. Ini...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago March 23, 2011 The Columbia County Rural Library District announced their participation in the Washington State Library’s Libraries at “Light Speed” broadband fiber optic project. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 20, 1996 Retired teach...
Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack Seniors honored with Senior Night
Six Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack seniors were honored at Senior Night before the players' final home game of their high school careers last Friday night on the Waitsburg gridiron. Seniors pictured with...
Kittitas hands DW volleyball playoff loss
DAYTON–The DW Lady Wolfpack dropped a three-set match at Kittitas in post-season play Tuesday after finishing third in the East Division, and closed out the playoffs with a consolation home contest a...
River View overwhelms Wolfpack 41-6
WAITSBURG–The River View Panthers' first play set the tone–a 54-yard, up-the-middle touchdown by Bio Mendoza, and though Dayton-Waitsburg was competitive and went eyeball-to-eyeball with the Pan...
DW Football Crossover game at White Swan Tuesday
WAITSBURG–Dayton-Waitsburg's Wolfpack Football is playing the final game of the 2021 covid season, a crossover game with the West Division of the league, at White Swan High School, with the kickoff s...
