Charlotte Baker

DAYTON–The Columbia County Park and Recreation Pool District will make an informational presentation regarding the District's Proposed Excess Levy at a Town Hall meeting, set at the Dayton Multipurpose Room Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6 p.m. "Let's make a big splash in our community," urges Commission Chair Diane McKinley. "Please be part of fostering a sense of wellbeing for all residents of Columbia County. Your help is needed to promote physical and emotional fitness for our community."...

PENDLETON–The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is revising the Land Management Plans for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests (Blue Mountains National Forests) and has released the Final Summary Assessment and Final Assessment Reports, a significant early step in the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision process. These documents present existing conditions about the Blue Mountains National Forests. Input gathered from the feedback period, and the eight...

WALLA WALLA–The Tiger Creek Fire is currently 611 acres, seven percent contained with 341 firefighting resources assigned. Poor overnight relative humidity recoveries in the mid-elevations continue to plague firefighting efforts exacerbated by lower-than-normal relative humidity during the day. Aviation assets located a 50 x 50-foot spot fire east of the 65 road and were able to immediately drop water on it allowing crews the opportunity to contain it. On the fire's northern flank work will...

The iconic Suffield's Furniture logo was covered over last week as the First Christian Church of Dayton proceeds with plans to renovate the building into their house of worship. Pastor Jim Edwards was suspended high above the sidewalk, under the supervision of Robert Yutzy, as he covered over the name which has adorned that building for decades, and which recently closed out a 113-year run. -Chronicle...

DAYTON–Elementary school students participate in achieving certain characteristics through their formative years. Teachers choose Students of the Month based on these attributes which are their focus and diligence on school work, a healthy attitude toward building virtuous behaviors by making good choices and establishing solid respectful relationships with teachers, staff, peers, community, and themselves. Congratulations to the following Grade School Students of the Month for September,...

Transformers One is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, Transformers One features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm. IMDb rated this movie 7.8 out of 10. Rotten Tomatoes rated this...

Kaye Eaton

Ten Years Ago October 8, 2014 Betty (Eaton) Keller, a proud Washington State College Cougar, and a member of the last four-year nursing class to graduate from the Pullman in 1958, was given a nice retirement send-off by her co-workers and clientele at the Aging and Long Term Care office in Dayton Twenty-Five Years Ago October 6, 1999 Future improvements to the Touchet River and possible loss of funds if I-695 passes, were cited by City Council as reasons for their signing approval for Dayton to...

Lewiston Livestock Market Report October 2, 2024 Steers 300-400 lbs. 284-320 400-500 lbs. 210-286 500-600 lbs. 247-280 600-700 lbs. 237-255 700-800 lbs. 199-238 800-900 lbs. 202-215 900-1,000 lbs. 175-180 1,000 lbs. & up 190 Cows Utility 57-62 Breaking Cows 52-57 Canners & cutters 35-45 Young feeders 112-141 Heifers 300-400 lbs. 225-242 400-500 lbs. 230-260 500-600 lbs. 227-246 600-700 lbs. 209-235 700-800 lbs. 199-230 800-900 lbs. 176-192 900-1,000 lbs. 170-175 1,000 lbs. & up 120 Bulls Bulls...

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around...

On a recent Sunday during worship we play a game called Snowballs. It’s a game I have played in Confirmation to encourage people to ask their God questions. The congregation each wrote their questions on a piece of paper, wadded it up to resemble a snowball and then had a “snowball fight.” It was great fun with lots of giggles. The snowballs were collected up by Katie Leid, passed out again in their wadded-up shape. Three people read the questions they had picked out of the basket. They read the questions of others, not their own...

Caramel Frosting Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup milk 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar (as needed for consistency) 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional) Directions: Melt Butter and Brown Sugar: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the brown sugar and stir constantly until the sugar is completely dissolved. This process will take a few minutes, and it’s important to keep the heat low to prevent burning. Add Milk: Once the sugar is dissolved, slowly add the milk to the saucepan, stirring continuously. Increase...

“Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependent upon popular opinion?” – William Lloyd...