Articles from the September 8, 2022 edition
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Follow "Country Roads" to the Columbia County Fair!
DAYTON–Let "Country Roads Take You Home" to the 134th edition of the Columbia County Fair when it gets underway this weekend, Friday through Sunday, September 9-11, at the Columbia County F...
Sheriff and Prosecutor stand behind Undersheriff following complaint
DAYTON–Columbia County Sheriff Joe Helm and Prosecuting Attorney C. Dale Slack are standing with Undersheriff Robbie Patterson, who also serves as the department's chaplain, when he spoke at a r...
The following is the complete text of the letter Sheriff Joe Helm received.
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION foundation Box 750, MADISON, WI 53701 (608) 256-8900 ~ WWW.FFRF.ORG August 11, 2022 SENT VIA EMAIL & U.S. MAIL: [email protected] Sheriff Joseph A. Helm Columbia County Sheriff’s Office 341 E. Main St, Ste. 1 Dayton, W...
BOCC hires Morgan for Public Works; Creates HR Dept.
DAYTON–The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the permanent position of Interim Columbia County Engineer; approved an acting County Auditor; heard revisions of broadband franchise a...
Quote of the Week
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas A. Edison... Full story
OPINION
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part examination of state constitutions and how certain property is taxed in various states, continued from the September 1, 2022 edition of the Dayton C...
Nike, the office cat, has crossed over
DAYTON–Miss Feisty Nike, the 17-year-old Dayton Veterinary Clinic office greeter, comforter, and medical assistant (certified CAT SCANNER) has quietly passed on calmly with medical assistance after a long, slow decline from organ failure. Nike came t...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, An article on the front page of the September 1 issue of the Dayton Chronicle reported that Commissioner Charles Amerein responded to a community member at the Aug. 22 commissioner's meeting by saying that he has "learned to...
BMCF Discretionary Grant application open
WALLA WALLA–Blue Mountain Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2022 Discretionary Grant Program. Public agencies, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and churches based in and serving Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and U...
Merle and Pearl Bickelhaupt celebrate 70 years
DAYTON–Pearl and Merle Bickelhaupt have been married 70 years as of September 7, 2022, having tied the knot in the old Presbyterian Church on that date in 1952. The couple had been sweet on one a...
At The Theater
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady (Lesley Manville) in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves and gambles to raise...
SCHOOL LUNCH MENU
BREAKFAST Wed, Sep 7: Waffles, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Sep 8: Yogurt Parfait, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Sep 9: No School Columbia County Fair Mon, Sep 12: Pancakes, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Sep 13: Scrambled Eggs, English Muffin, Fruit, Juice, Milk...
Pastor's Corner
In 1927, Babe Ruth, the famous home run hitter, began to cut a notch into his bat each time he hit a home run. He went on to hit a record 60 home runs that season. He said he cut the notches as a "kid" or "joke", but as the season went on and the...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago September 5, 2012 4-H is often a tradition in agricultural families and for the Tardiff girls, Hallie and Sawyer that is true. Falling in the footsteps of their parents by showing 4-H steers at the Columbia County Fair this weekend....
Wolfpack smacks Granger in opening shutout 34-0
WAITSBURG–With a cadre of experienced seniors and juniors tempered by last year's rocky 1-6 season, the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack is hoping to turn their fortunes around this year and after s...
