Articles from the June 15, 2023 edition
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All Wheels weekend skids into Dayton
DAYTON–Romp it! The 29th All Wheels Weekend 2023 Car Show is careening full throttle toward another boisterously successful Father's Day weekend event as upwards of 150 entries are registered and some...
Bulldog Room and disciplinary approaches trending positive
DAYTON–Innovative approaches to behavior and discipline appear to be paying dividends, the Dayton School Board heard at a recent meeting. Dean of Students Hannelee Farrell provided a discipline r...
Tumbleweed weekend filled with class reunions, laughter and fun
POMEROY––The Pioneer Days and Tumbleweed Festival kicked off on Friday, June 9, with the All Class Reunion at the Pataha Flour Mill and the Wine & Stein fundraiser for the Seeley Theater. Saturday eve...
John Hirsch appointed as temporary city councilman
POMEROY-The City Council appointed a temporary councilman, approved two resolutions, and held a public hearing, according to the minutes of their June 6 meeting. John Hirsch has been appointed...
Quote of the Week
“Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences; wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to d...
25 year celebration held at Pataha Flour Mill
POMEROY–Over a hundred people gathered to celebrate the Pataha Flour Mill's 25 years of operation as a ministry and restaurant on May 20. The celebration began with one of the Mill's well-known m...
CCSO receives $29,635 grant
DAYTON–The Columbia County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) received $29,635.82 through the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation recently. The CCSO is now equipped to handle emergencies and keep the l...
Pomeroy Track teams hold joint awards ceremony
POMEROY-The Junior and Senior high track and field teams held a joint awards night on June 6. The PHS track team had 13 state medal winners, including Sydney Bales' championship in pole vault and...
PHS drama club performs first production in 14 years
POMEROY-The Pomeroy Jr/Sr High School drama club performed their first production, It's All in Your Head by Frannie Dove at the PHS cafetorium on June 6. The twenty-minute, one-act play featured...
Annual cereal grain variety tour set
POMEROY–The annual WSU Mayview Crop Variety Tour is planned to begin at the Randy Koller Farm on June 22 at 10 a.m. The Mayview Crop Variety Tour will begin on Tramway Road northeast of Pomeroy at the Randy Koller Farm. Dr. Clark Neely, WSU Crop a...
Pastor's Corner
A cafeteria worker shared a secret for instilling in her customers a deeper appreciation for her food. She whispered to me, "I make them smell it for a while before I serve it. It makes them hungrier and more appreciative." I don't know how many...
At The Theater
Spider-Man across the Multiverse - Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga. This is an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-...
Weather Forecast
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Friday...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago June 19, 2013 The first office of McGregor Risk Management Services, a limited liability corporation formed almost a year ago by equal partners McGregor Company and Stonebraker McQuary...
Save the date for dam hearing
RICHLAND, Wash.–Lower Snake River Dams Hearing is scheduled here with U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the House of Natural Resources Committee, and the Western Caucus on Monday, June 26, 2023. Rep. McMorris Rodgers has teamed up with the House N...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago June 12, 2013 Portland General Electric Company has signed an asset purchase agreement with Puget Sound Energy to acquire the development rights to Phase II of the Lower Snake River Wind Farm. PGE plans to proceed with construction of...
OBITUARY
Johanna Ellen Dorr July 13,1952 - May 16, 2023 Johanna Ellen Dorr, 70, adoring wife and loving mother of five children and "Grammy" to ten grandchildren, went to be with Jesus on May 16, 2023 in Albany, Ore., after a six-year courageous journey with...
Pomeroy Safe Homes Pledge
POMEROY–To create a safe environment for youths, the Pomeroy Partners Coalition have a new initiative to build a drug-, alcohol-, and other hazards-free space for young people in which to grow and thrive. The Pomeroy Safe Homes Pledge is a new i...
Hospital Update
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce April's Employee of the Month, Nic Bartlow. He was nominated by his co-workers who state, "Nic has a great positive attitude and an o...
Summer Youth Program enrollment open
POMEROY–The Quality Behavioral Health organization Summer Youth Program is now open for registrations. The QBH Summer Youth Program is for teens entering 7th, 8th, and 9th grade, with youth leadership options for high school students. Youth will m...
Swim team starts and pool opens
POMEROY–The summer pool season opened with a free admission on Sunday, June 11, and swim team practice started Monday, June 12 ,with retuning and many new participants. For those wishing to cool off during the afternoon or early evening hours, the p...
