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By Shane McGuire CEO, Columbia County Hospital District Special to the Dayton Chronicle The SARS-CoV-2, commonly known as COVID-19, vaccine has arrived to our Hospital District and we started first-dose vaccination of our community's first responders and front-line healthcare workers early in January. Both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are two-dose schedules, and we will be starting our second dosing the week of the January 24. We currently have the Moderna vaccine in the community, but we...
DAYTON–Councilman Matt Wiens recently resigned and the Council will move forward through the process of appointing a new Council member, the Dayton City Council considered at the January 13 meeting. Wiens was starting the last of a four-year term and opted to resign "to pursue other things to spend my time on," Wiens told the Dayton Chronicle. "I did it for three years and did not want to pursue another year on the Council." He submitted his resignation at the end of 2020. In other action, c...
The year 2020 started as most any other year then, for both Columbia County and the nation, went off the rails. If February, conditions were right for a flood event which devastated county roads, some properties and did millions of dollars of damage to the county and region. Then came snippets of information about a potentially deadly virus from China, and by March, schools and most businesses were shut down. It was a tumultuous year and one which won’t be soon forgotten. Here we recount the events, week by week, from 2020, continued from t...
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” – R. Buckminster Fuller...
Ten Years Ago January 19, 2011 On March 6, Cimmaron Perkins will be in Seattle to compete in the Scott Firefighter Stair Climb, a timed event for the more than 1,500 firefighters who participate. “My goal is to make the climb in 20 minutes,” Cimmaron stated. “Last year’s top time was in the 11 minute range and the record is near 10 minutes.” Twenty-Five Years Ago January 17, 1996 Business changes for 1996, Panhandlers Restaurant sold to Barbara and David Phinney, Cracker B’s was sold to James Webster, the Valley Truck and Auto on South Cotto...
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Dr. Fosse, once of Pretoria, told me about Martha and Arthur, two star crossed rare white rhinos. In a governmental gesture of goodwill, South Africa agreed to ship Arthur to Tanzania to mate with Martha. Brilliant veterinarians, competent game management officials, long-winded reproductive specialists and the press discussed at length the procedures involved and the benefits that would accrue with these international relations. They soon discovered that rhinos cycle according to the length of...
By Sen. Perry Dozier, Rep. Mark Klicker, Rep. Skyler Rude OLYMPIA–This week a new delegation of legislators from the 16th District began the 2021 session. The 16th District stretches from Prosser to Dayton, the Tri-Cities to Walla Walla, and covers diverse industries and populations. In the 16th District, two of us are new. Sen. Perry Dozier, a dryland wheat farmer from Waitsburg, succeeds Maureen Walsh, who represented the district for 16 years in the House and Senate. Rep. Mark Klicker, a Real...
Karen Lewis June 1945–December 14, 2020 Karen Lewis went home to her Savior December 14, 2020, in Richland, Wash., after a long battle with dementia. She was born in McMinnville, Ore., in June of 1945. The daughter of Amos and Mildred (McKibben) Henton, she was the youngest of five children. She spent her childhood on a farm near Sheridan, Ore. She lived a simple and full life, attending a one-room school house at Mill Creek and later attended Sheridan schools, graduating in 1963. She then a...
Roy A. Shea Roy Allen Shea passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Booker Annex Rest Home in Dayton, Wash. He was 90 years old. Roy was born in Dayton to Clarence Shea and Olga McCauley Shea on April, 7, 1930. He was the oldest of four boys born to the couple. When their parents divorced in 1940, all of the young boys moved in with their grandparents, Thomas and Bertha Shea. They were raised at the family home on 4th Street. He graduated from Dayton High School in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean conflict...
BREAKFAST Thur, Jan 21: French Toast, Fruit, Milk Fri, Jan 22: Pita w/Scrambled Eggs, Maple Bar, Fruit, Milk Mon, Jan 25: Pancakes, Fruit, Milk Tue. Jan 26: Muffin, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Milk Wed, Jan 27: Breakfast Stick, Fruit, Milk Thur, Jan 28: Cheddar Omelet, Toast, Fruit, Milk Fri, Jan 29: Scrambled Eggs, Maple Bar, Fruit, Milk LUNCH Thur, Jan 21: Corn Dogs, Chips, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Fri, Jan 22: Cheese Burgers, Tator Tots, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Mon, Jan 25: Teriyaki Dippers, Rice, Veggie,...
DAYTON-This week at the High School first semester of 2020-21 is finally coming to its end. The final day of 2nd quarter was Wednesday, January 20, and the following day will open up a fresh start for the students. The end of semester has always been a good opportunity for students who are struggling in their classes to have a clean slate, and a second chance at chasing their educational goals. For the seniors, this can be an important milestone for them, as they have just one semester left...
In last week’s newspaper, there was an error in reporting the number of Dayton School District staff who tested positive for COVID-19. The correct number was two, with four staff being quarantined. Our apologies for the error....
