Articles from the November 25, 2021 edition
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See you at Christmas Kick-off
DAYTON–The Friday after Thanksgiving, this fair city will usher in the holidays with the return to its traditional Christmas Kick Off, complete with Holiday Lighted Parade, fireworks, the lighting o...
By Burglary hits Moose Creek
DAYTON–A late-night November 21 burglary of the Moose Creek Café & Bakery, 330 E. Main Street, is under investigation by Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies. An employee of the bakery discovered the burglary at 6:23 a.m. Sunday morning when...
Dayton School Board appoints Zac Fabian to vacant board position
DAYTON-The Dayton School Board appointed Zac Fabian to the vacant School Board Position No. 2 at the meeting November 17. Directors interviewed two candidates, Bryan Martin and Zac Fabian, for the...
WDFW lethally removes adult wolf in Columbia County area, permits issued to remove one more
DAYTON–The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) lethally removed an adult, male wolf from an area in Columbia County that is north of the Touchet pack territory and west of the Tucannon p...
Quote of the Week
“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.” – Earl Wilson... Full story
COMMENTARY
This came across the transom from the Internet, from which everything is true, dontcha know. There is a smattering of truth to it, although just about every generation, looking back, may say that the decade or two in which they survived the bumps and...
On the Edge of Common Sense
Most would admit it was an unusual location to put a chain in the first place. Not that it didn’t look at home amongst the rotting posts and rusty headgate, but there it was. Miles and his wife d...
OPINION
I recently sent the legislature a public records request for the internal caucus discussions concerning the Governor’s emergency powers. I’ve received an initial batch of records with more to com...
STORK CALLS
Calvin Ollie Baker was born October 26, 2021, at Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colo., to Matt and Corinne Baker of Loveland, Colo. The strapping young lad came into the world at 8:08 Mountain...
SCHOOL LUNCH MENU
BREAKFAST Wed, Nov 24: No School Thanksgiving Break Thur, Nov 25: No School Thanksgiving Break Fri, Nov 26: No School Thanksgiving Break Mon, Nov 29: Waffles, Sausage, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Nov: 30: Toast, Cheddar Omelet, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed,...
Eaton and Bailey share duties at Public Health
DAYTON–The Board of Public Health convened at the Columbia County Commissioners’ Board meeting November 15, where reallocation of duties and job descriptions were discussed to fill the need at the...
Senior Round Table
Tue, Nov 30: Broccoli Lasagna, Mixed Veggie, Garlic Bread, Banana, Milk Thur, Dec 2: Chicken Sandwich, Potato Chips, Pickled Beets, Grapes, Snickerdoodle, Milk Tue, Dec 7: Tater Tot Casserole, Mixed Veggie, Caesar Salad, Gelatin, Salad, Milk Thur,...
Commissioners hear update on Courthouse HVAC
DAYTON-The Columbia County Board of Commissioners were updated on the Courthouse HVAC project and other budgetary information during the November 15 meeting. Maintenance Manager David Finney reported...
At The Theater
Clifford the Big Red Dog–When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) meets a magical animal rescuer (John Cleese) who gifts her a little, red puppy, she never anticipated waking up to find a giant ten-foot hound in her small New York City a...
Pastor's Corner
The little fellow forgot one of the pieces when he opened his birthday present. Overjoyed with his new remote car, he ran off excitedly to play with it, not realizing he had left behind the most important piece of the present: expressing his thanks...
Accident
There were no injuries in a 12:59 a.m. mishap in the 800 block of 4th Street Tuesday morning of this week. A 2004 Pontiac Aztek, driven by Darlene R. Shook, 1217 S. 4th St., Dayton, collided with a...
ACCIDENT
Injuries were reported following a minor collision just west of the Dayton City Limits late Wednesday night November 17. A 1991 Ford pickup, pictured in the distance, driven by Wyatt M. Costello, 19,...
New hires, behavioral strategies and club reinstatement
DAYTON–The School Board was informed the Elementary School has two new teacher hires, and hear staff progress reports, school club reinstatement, and winter sports is underway. Elementary Principal A...
Dr. Ben Carson speaks in Spokane
Dayton Chronicle publishers Loyal and Charlotte Baker, and Chronicle staffer Dominic Truesdale attended the Washington Policy Center Annual Dinner in October, and were privileged to meet Ben Carson,...
OBITUARY
Marvin Keith Shutters March 24, 1967–September 28, 2021 Marvin Keith Shutters, 54, died of esophageal cancer at home in Dayton, Wash., on September 28. Marvin was born to Alvin and Alice Shutters in Ridgway, Penn., on March 24,1967, joining b...
OBITUARY
Mary Louise Matheny Foredyce Martin and Merle Mace Matheny Louise died June 12, 2020, at her home in Clarkston. She was 83. Mace passed away November 13, 2021. He was 86 and a long-term Starbuck resident. Matheny siblings Mary Louise Matheny...
It's a hit! The big one!
DAYTON–The wife of an area hunter was selected for a prize bull elk tag; a chance to hunt the big one; something that is more unlikely than winning it big on the slot machines in Vegas. But it h...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago November 23, 2011 The weekend event after Thanksgiving Day is celebrated as the Dayton’s “Christmas Kick Off,” with a wide, colorful schedule of events for both young and old, including the traditional Main Street Lighted Parade and t...
Dayton Weekly Weather
Thanksgiving Day: A 10 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 13 to...
