Articles from the October 1, 2020 edition
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No new COVID-19 cases in past three weeks
DAYTON– There have been no new cases of the Coronavirus-19 since September 2, according to County Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman in a report to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)...
Eagles Auxiliary donates to Little League
Dayton Eagles Auxiliary presented funds from the 2020 Jimmy Durante Fun Day to Touchet Valley Little League President Brendan Moore recently. Auxiliary President Linda Zavala presented the check for...
CCHS moves forward with a $350,000 improvement project
DAYTON–The Columbia County Health System (CCHS) Board of Commissioners approved moving forward with a $350,000 medical air, vacuum and oxygen upgrade project. Previously, the board discussed a...
Jennifer Crane, new advisor to Dayton FFA
DAYTON–Stationed by the owl for the Dayton FFA is new Chapter Advisor Jennifer Crane. Crane comes to Dayton from East Wenatchee where she taught basic introductory ag classes for about five and a...
Prayer Walk
Scores of local faithful turned out Saturday for the Community Prayer Walk, which was held at the same time as the Washington Prayer March 2020 with Franklin Graham in Washington, D.C. The prayerful...
Quote of the Week
“Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.” – John Wooden...
Commentary
I watched the first debate last Tuesday evening out of a sort of morbid curiosity to see whether Joe Biden would collapse like a house of cards and be escorted off the stage by men in white coats. Pundits have been making hay of the fact that Biden...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, I am writing to endorse Mike Talbott for Columbia County Commissioner, Position #2. I have known Mike for over 40 years. Mike and I have daughters the same age, we both farmed, and have been involved in many similar community...
On the Edge of Common Sense
You were just a dog. But a good dog. Right from the start. Your loyalty was never in question. And what you didn’t know, you didn’t know because I never took the time to teach you. When you were...
HOSPITAL CORNER
By Jodi Martin How does food influence your inflammation, your aches, and pains? Your body is a remarkable biological machine, designed to make an assortment of pro-and anti-inflammatory substances....
Eagles Auxiliary Fundraiser
DAYTON– Judy Rigby is the proud owner of the recently raffled Blue Mountain Eagles Auxiliary No. 2618 wicker patio set, after her name was pulled from the bucket September 12, 2020. The grouping...
What's New at School?
DAYTON-This past week, the Associated Student Body (ASB) met to vote in their class officers. These officers will be in charge of leading class meetings, making decisions regarding the class...
P.E.O. STAR Scholarship awarded to Amy Farley
By Bethan Wood WAITSBURG–The P.E.O. STAR $2,500 Scholarship, for the 2020-21 academic year, was presented to Amy Elizabeth Farley, a senior at Waitsburg High School. Due to the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic the award was not presented at...
Obituary
Wanda Elizabeth Carney July 6, 1930–September 7, 2020 Wanda Elizabeth Carney passed peacefully in the early afternoon of September 7, 2020 in Seattle, Wash. Wanda was born in Toronto, Canada to...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago September 29, 2010 Seven members from Intermountain Region Search and Rescue and their canine companions began their two-day search for missing Starbuck resident, Bob Bulota. The search did not turn up the remains of Bulota who has...
Top 2020 Columbia County Fair Photography Entries
William Cranmer-Sweepstakes, Sunflower Georgia Reser-Reserve Sweepstakes, River Scene William Cranmer-Reserve Sweepstakes, Dog... Full story