Articles from the October 24, 2019 edition
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Touchet Valley Trail design workshop Saturday
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia and Touchet Valley Trail Steering Committee, in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program, will host a d...
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Homecoming Week...A Blast!
DAYTON–Homecoming Week has come and gone. What fun we had all week long and into the weekend. The early part of the week has been eventful, full of energy and school spirit. Students, so far have spen...
City holds key to pool recovery
DAYTON–Columbia County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) hosted a second Community Concerns on October 21 at 6 p.m. Two issues were discussed: The Pool and the Fairgrounds Indoor Arena. The pool is basically a City of Dayton issue. Mayor Zac W...
Trick or Treat the Sheriff's Office and Main Street
DAYTON–Parents of Columbia County are invited to bring their little ghouls and goblins to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Halloween afternoon for trick or treat goodies again this year. Now in its ninth year of operations, Sheriff Joe...
ESD to assist with superintendent search
DAYTON– Educational Service District representatives Darcy Weisner, Kaylee Bolt and Molly Curtis will assist the Dayton School District in the search for a superintendent to succeed Superintendent Doug Johnson, who will be retiring at the end of t...
There is nothing wrong with quid pro quos. It just depends what the quo is.
WASHINGTON–It’s Washington’s new favorite Latin phrase: quid pro quo. On Capitol Hill, Democrats seeking to impeach the president are trying to prove that he engaged in a quid pro quo (“this for tha...
Farm Animals in History
Mankind from prehistory to space exploration has always depended on animals for help in their quest for advancing civilization. Granted, often as bait or as guinea pigs, but we have depended on them,...
Letters to the Editor
To t he editor, Ballots to vote for the next Mayor of Dayton will be arriving in the mail very soon. If you have not become informed regarding each candidate’s qualifications, I encourage you to do so. Too often in today’s society, elected off...
At The Theater
In 1938 Samuel Charles Addams began drawing and publishing a series of single-panel cartoons for The New Yorker magazine called, “The Addams Family.” Meant to be a satirical inversion of the ideal 20th-century American family, Addams populated the ca...
School Lunches
Breakfast Wed, Oct 23: Cheddar Omelet, Toast, Jelly, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Oct 24: Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Milk Fri, Oct 25: Scrambled Eggs, Maple Bar, Fruit, Milk Mon, Oct 28: Cheddar Omelet, Bagel, Cream Cheese or Jelly, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue,...
Pastor's Corner
Usually, the articles in the Pastor’s Corner take a couple of minutes to read. Today, I invite you to take those two minutes that you would’ve spent reading, reflect upon your blessings, and thank God for them. Rev. Steve Werner, Pastor St. Jos...
Technology access complicates employee termination
DAYTON–During the Commissioners’ meeting October 21, the topic, Employees Let Go for Cause and Access to Technology, was explored and discussed. There has been some concern about employees moving from one department to another or dismissed. When an...
Bickelhaupt and Grant receive accreditation
WALLA WALLA–Real estate brokers Blaine Bickelhaupt and Mark Grant, with Blue Mountain Farm & Ranch of Walla Walla and Dayton, have earned the elite Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation, the RE...
History of power farming documentary to be screened
DAYTON–A free showing of the documentary “The 1919 Walla Walla Tractor Show” will be held as part of Blue Mountain Land Trust’s centennial anniversary celebration at the Delany Room on Novembe...
From the Dayton Chronicle Archives
Ten Years Ago October 21, 2009 Governor Chris Gregoire recently announced the appointment of Roland Schirman of Dayton to the Board of Trustees of Walla Walla Community College. Schirman replaces Jon McFarland, whose term ended in June. Schirman...
Kittitas hands DW 24-18 loss
WAITSBURG–Early in the fourth quarter, Dayton-Waitsburg Valley Football was first-and-goal on the four-yard line but was rebuffed by the Kittitas Coyotes, a key setback that gave the visitors a 2...
Senior Night tonight will draw regular season to close
aitsburg's volleyball team stands in seventh place as the 2019 season winds down with tonight's final regular-season match against White Swan. The action starts with junior varsity at 5 p.m. followed...
