Articles from the September 3, 2020 edition
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Columbia County Fair is a go–virtually
DAYTON–The "show will go on" but it won't be like any of the other 129 Columbia County Fairs that preceded it. The 2020 edition of the Columbia County Fair will be limited to exhibitors only-the g...
Livestock Sale will be part live, part virtual
DAYTON–This year, 2020, will long be remembered for the different ways communities coped with the coronavirus pandemic, and one of those memories will be the way the Columbia County Youth Livestock S...
County Auditor planning early ballot mailing
DAYTON–Concern over issues involving ballots delivered through the U.S. Postal Service has prompted Columbia County Auditor Anne Higgins to push the ballot mailing up by about four weeks. “I plan to have them out early,” Higgins told the Dayto...
XO Alambic craft distillery sold, vacates Blue Mountain Station
DAYTON–When stay-at-home orders and tourist visits plummeted precipitously earlier this year, master distiller Rusty Figgins, owner and proprietor of local craft distillery XO Alambic, put his still t...
Downtown coffee shop another COVID casualty
DAYTON–A local downtown establishment, well known regionally and with a fan base that stretches from coast to coast, has closed, buckling under coronavirus pressures. But take heart, coffee a...
Quote of the Week
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle...
Commentary
On September 2, 1945–75 years ago–standing behind General Douglas MacArthur, on the deck of BB63, the U.S.S. Missouri, was an emaciated-looking General Jonathan M. Wainwright. Wainwright had waited ou...
On the Edge of Common Sense
They were just words. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Reagan to Gorbachev at the Brandenburg Gate, 1987 “Chance of rain.” Weatherman in Louisiana before Hurricane Katrina, 2005. “Give me libert...
OPINION
Food prices have gone up in recent months, but farmers are not getting paid more. While farmers and ranchers are in the business of producing food for consumers, it is a long way from the farm gate...
HOSPITAL CORNER
By Cheryl Pell This is the best year yet to get your annual flu shot: no one wants to have the flu and certainly not mixed with COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta calls this a...
LIBRARY NEWS
By Kristie Korslund Dayton Memorial Library held a writing contest for the end of our Virtual Summer Reading Program. Each participant was asked to write a one-page story having looked at a designated photo for inspiration. Reading through our...
SCHOOL MENU
Breakfast Thursday, Sept. 3 Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Juice, Milk Friday, Sept. 04 Cinnamon Roll, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Juice, Milk Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day-No School Tuesday, Sept. 8 Scrambled Eggs, Biscuit, Jelly, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wednesday,...
What's New at School?
DAYTON-We're back! After a shocking and early end to the school year in March, the students of Dayton High School (DHS) have gone five months without being at school. Though the school year was...
OBITUARY
Laverne Gladys Kessel May 22, 1938–August 14, 2020 Laverne Gladys Kessel of Dayton, Wash., passed away on August 14, 2020 at the age of 82. She left this life the way she lived it, with u...
CCHS reports financial hit due to COVID-19
DAYTON– Business in 2020 is down significantly resulting in loss of revenue of $1.8 million and patient revenue is under budget by $816,790, Columbia County Health System CEO Shane McGuire reported t...
Kiwanis Club cancels Turkey Bingo
DAYTON–The coronavirus has claimed yet another community event "victim"-the annual Turkey Bingo-a community favorite. The Kiwanis Club has sponsored the community favorite for 33 years, giving consistently "full houses" at the Elementary M...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago September 1, 2010 Tuesday afternoon, August 24, a combine caught fire causing a field fire on Patit Road and crews from Columbia County Fire District #3 and Waitsburg worked to contain and extinguish the fire. Thursday winds with gusts...
