Articles from the December 26, 2019 edition
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By A Look Back at 2019
JANUARY 3 Columbia County elected officials were administered the oath of office by Superior Court Judge Scott D. Gallina on December 28. Newly sworn in Sheriff Joe Helm affixed his signature to a document to make it official, other county officials...
County Commissioner Rundell listens to public concerns
DAYTON–Columbia County Commissioner Ryan Rundell, Dist. No. 1, of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for Columbia County, held a public listening session at the General Store last Saturday to h...
Commentary
Shopped some big-box stores in the Big City last weekend and was enjoying striking up conversations with fellow, wild-eyed men who were making a valiant attempt at not-last-minute Christmas shopping. One guy I encountered was deep in the giant discou...
The Edge of Common Sense
Christmas is the most joyful of seasons for Believers…when publicly we are closest to God…birth of Christ. It is also a time when we can open our hearts and remember the “second great comma...
Library News
By Charlie Oribio “Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” –Dr. Suess This past week, the library prepared for the holidays and spread some Christmas magic. At our Wand making program on December 17, sever...
What's New at School?
DAYTON-School is out for winter break as the holiday season sets in. Students bid farewell to school for winter break on Friday, with a day full of fun Christmas activities for every hour. For the...
Affordable Housing Commission seeks volunteers
DAYTON–The Affordable Housing Commission (AHC) have two unpaid voluntary positions open, for local community members interested in conducting research regarding the concerns and issues surrounding affordable housing within the community. The AHC i...
Obituary
Delores A. Truesdale July 11, 1936- December 12, 2019 Delores Ann Truesdale of Dayton passed away on December 12, 2019, at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. She was 83 years old. Delores was born...
Obituary
John R. Harris October 9, 1927 – December 13, 2019 Long-time Dayton resident, John Robert Harris, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday the 13th at the Parkview Memory Care unit of Wheatland Village in...
Obituary
Donald “Fred” Smith Donald Frederick Smith, 81 years, died at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lewiston, Idaho on December 19, 2019. He was a life -long resident of Dayton. Fred, known by his middle name, was born in Dayton to Donald Arthur and Dorot...
Death Notice
Marilyn Hadley DAYTON–Marilyn Louise Hadley, age 76 years, died Dec. 18, 2019, at the Booker Annex. She was born March 10, 1943 in Dayton. Arrangement are in the care of Hubbard-Rogg Funeral Home, Dayton....
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago December 23, 2009 November 8, 2009 was the first practice for the third year of ‘Building A dog” (B.A.D.) program. Thirty-three young boys and girls turned out and are working on their performance routine that is choreographed to mus...
Lady Coyotes cut through DW
DAYTON–Dayton-Waitsburg wasn’t able to hold off Kittitas/Thorp’s senior forward Kyra Rupp, who scored a game-high 28 in Kittitas’s 57-35 win over DW here last weekend. Last Friday’s game with Liberty Christian was canceled due to illness and will...
DW wrestler second at Wahkiakum tourney
CATHLAMET–Dayton-Waitsburg senior wrestler Carlos Norris finished second in his weight class at the Down River Challenge in Cathlamet, Wash., last weekend, finishing strong against wrestlers in the 1...
