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Quote of the Week
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” – Mark Twain... Full story
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What's New at School?
DAYTON–The Columbia County Fair took place on September 8-11. Many local FFA members took their projects to the fair this year. Graci Turner took her heifer to the fair and received Grand Champion F...
Pastor's Corner
On September 14 of each year, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The feast commemorates two events: the discovery of the relic of the Christ's cross by St. Helena (mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine) in...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago September 18, 2013 A tour up the North Touchet will give visitors and locals the view of the Indian Head Shadow that is visible above the Warren Orchards for most of the year. Dayton's Mayor Craig George, Mule Mania chairman Les Teel...
At The Theater
"The Hill" is the inspiring true story of Rickey Hill, the small-town son of a traveling Pastor (Dennis Quaid). A sandlot baseball phenom, Rickey defiantly overcomes his physical disabilities and father's persistent worry for his health, to fulfill...
Quote of the Week
“I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.” – Gerald R. Ford... Full story
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago September 11, 2013 Students at Dayton Elementary School have a new piece of equipment on the playground. To help purchase the piece of new play equipment, students participated in a Read-A-Thon fundraiser. Other financial assistance...
OBITUARY
Beldon Lafayette Pearson March, 28, 1935 - Sept 11, 2023 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Beldon Pearson, who left us on September 11, 2023, at the age of 88. He was born on March 28, 1935 in Kelso, Wash., to Sherman and Nora... Full story
What's New at School?
DAYTON–This year, Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days took place on August 31 through September 3. Four Dayton FFA members, Gloree Grace, Kaelie Jonas, Elsie Mann, and Wyntr McCauley all brought th...
At The Theater
Gran Turismo is based on the unbelievable true story of a team of unlikely underdogs–a struggling working-class gamer (Archie Madekwe), a failed former racecar driver (David Harbour), and an idealistic motorsport executive (Orlando Bloom)....
Quote of the Week
“Ultimately, we wish the joy of perfect union with the person we love.” – Mortimer Adler... Full story
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago September 4, 2013 Hostesses Heidi Miller and Emma Philbrook invite you to the 2013 Columbia County Fair. New bleachers have been installed in the Dayton High School Gymnasium. Taxpayers approved a maintenance and operation levy during...
Pastor's Corner
My wife and I were alarmed at the conclusion of a church conference when a Pastor took off for home, forgetting his wife. He left her stranded in the church yard. She calmly stated that he often forgot her. She said that he would eventually remember...
Judson Hall shows Grand Champion
Judson Hall, son of Curtis and Siera Hall of Dayton, exhibited the Grand Champion Market Steer at the Walla Walla Fair last week. Judson's Charolais Cross steer came in a 1,394 lbs. He is a member of...
At The Theater
Meg 2: the Trench–Dive into uncharted waters with Jason Statham and global action icon Wu Jing as they lead a daring research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent...
Weather Forecast
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago August 28, 2013 Local officials learned of late approval of a state budget bill granting a sales and use tax exemption to wind energy. As a result, Columbia County will lose 75% of the projected sales tax revenue anticipated from...
Obituary
Valerie Ellen Powers February 14, 1957–August 23, 2023 Valerie Ellen Powers left us on the morning of August 23, 2023. Valerie was born in the old Dayton Hospital on February 14, 1957, to Eldred and Ellen (Moon) Want. She attended Dayton,...
Pastor's Corner
Recently an airline pilot made national news as a video recorded him taking an ax to a mechanical crossing arm that kept him from driving into a special part of the airport. As he struck with the ax again and again, he was expressing the frustration...
Quote of the Week
“I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.” – Albert Einstein... Full story
At The Theater
OPPENHEIMER is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and director of the...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago August 21, 2013 Port of Columbia commissioners awarded the sewer project for the Blue Mountain Station East Lift Station sewer project on the Artisan Food Center to ML Albright & Sons of Lewiston for $182,591.08. The construction...
Library Corner
Happy weekend! This week's director's column is short and sweet. Did you know that parents can add notes to their child's account? When your child gets their own library card, parents can add notes to that account to create parental controls. Sample...
Dayton Schools staff ready for upcoming school year
The Dayton School District Staff and Administration gathered this week for its first staff day and paused for a group picture before diving into preparations for the re-opening of school. -Chronicle...
