Articles from the August 11, 2022 edition
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Correction CFO Matt Minor did not resign from Hospital District
DAYTON–In the front-page news article in the August 4, 2022, edition of the Dayton Chronicle, “CFO submits resignation to Hospital Commission,” it stated “Chief Financial Officer Matt Minor has given notice to go work for the ‘private sector’ a...
Rivers Walk Assisted Living Grand Opening planned for September
DAYTON–October, 2021, was the groundbreaking for the Rivers Walk Assisted Living Project, consisting of four cottage-style units to be constructed when the Columbia County Health System (CCHS) p...
Dayton Kiwanis to celebrate 100 Years
DAYTON–100 years! The Dayton Kiwanis Club has set the date of its Centennial Celebration for Saturday, September 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Barn at Blue Meadows on the North Touchet Road. "We're l...
Flood mitigation plan, 2023 budget and public work changes addressed
DAYTON–The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) reviewed the Flood Zone District consulting contract for a flood mitigation plan; approved changes to the 2023 budget; heard a proposal for a new e...
Quote of the Week
“The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.” – George Carlin...
Guest Commentary
By Roger Stark, M.D. After the Democrats delayed the August recess, the U.S. Senate passed the slimmed-down version of the huge “Build Back Better” tax-and-spend blow-out bill this past weekend. The vote was 51 to 50, with Vice President Kamala Harri...
Spokane jewelry artist's creations at Wenaha Gallery
DAYTON–The jewelry pieces of Spokane artist Robin Kahn is being shown at Wenaha Gallery now through August 15. Kahn's jewelry features the copper and silver jewelry. Kahn began making jewelry after 2...
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor, We are at a crossroad in our country. Most obviously at the national and state level, but also here locally. The decisions that we make now will assuredly impact our posterity. We have before us, freedom and liberty, or dependence and...
Pastor's Corner
It has become too common for people to hate and show unkindness to those who disagree with them. There was a time when those who disagreed with each other would be patient and allow time for thought and freedom to hold a differing view. We do not...
At The Theater
Minions: The Rise of Gru–Long before he becomes the master of evil, Gru (Steve Carell) is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement. It is not going particularly well. When Gru crosses paths with t...
Summer Reading Finale Friday
DAYTON–The Columbia County Rural Library District is hosting an “End of Summer Movie Night” for its Summer Reading Program on Friday, August 12 at 5–7 p.m. To fit with this year’s theme, “Oceans of Possibilities,” we will be showing “Finding Dory...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago August 8, 2012 Iola Bramhall and Jill Ingram, a Mother-Daughter Art Exhibit, will be on public display at the Weinhard Hotel. Karen Huwe shot a Hole in One on the par 3 ninth hole at Touchet Valley Golf Course on July 31, witnessed by...
Correction
In last week’s story about newly graduated pharmacist Keelin Hovrud, we inadvertently omitted the first name of the WSU Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mark Leid, formerly of Waitsburg....
Blue Mountains National Forests prepare to reinitiate Forest Plan Revision
PENDLETON, Ore. (Aug. 5, 2022) —The Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests (Blue Mountains) are preparing to reinitiate the revision process for the Blue Mountains Land Management Plans (Forest Plans). The Forest Service’s intent bui...
