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DAYTON–To expand and clarify on the “Commissioners address cannabis issues” article in the January 23, 2020, Dayton Chronicle, further explanation of some facts need to be defined. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) was informed of on-line training for the potential hazards of applying code to cannabis facilities that Columbia County Associate Planner Dena Wood and Columbia County Building Inspector Clint Atteberry viewed. During the discussion, the commissioners were not invited to view the virtual training, but they did express inter...
On stage at the Liberty Theater last weekend, the cast of "Foolish Fish Girls and the Pearl," kept audiences laughing in this fishy and feisty fairy, er, mermaid's tail, directed by Bev Startin. In this scene, Floyd Ferguson, played by Eric Sams, swoons at the thought of finding "happily ever after," with, from left, "deep-sea divas" Oceana (Kim Boggs) and Coral (Deb Fortner), Nathan (Mike Ferrians), Pearl (Audrey Bensel) and Sam (Fred Crowe)....
DAYTON–The Columbia County Health System (CCHS) is working on an Assisted Living project. The desire is Assisted Living, not an Adult Family Home. Assisted Living facilities are regulated by the State, Adult Family Homes are not, they are regulated by a third-party group. They have met with Blue Room Architecture, and are discussing a 16-20 resident project broken up into two adjacent "pods." The current tentative floor plan can be modified to accommodate two or more residents per unit and may i...
DAYTON–It is nearly time for Punxsutawney Phil (nationally renowned groundhog) to let the world know what to expect with the weather. If he sees his shadow on Ground Hog Day, the folklore prediction is that winter will last another 6 weeks. If Phil does not see his shadow, then spring should arrive early. Either way, the Blue Mountain Heritage Society (BMHS) believes it is a great time to celebrate the changing seasons and will hold its 12th Annual Ground Hog Dinner at the Columbia County F...
The Downtown Walla Walla Foundation has named Kathryn Witherington as its new Executive Director, effective Feb. 18, 2020. Witherington will succeed Bonnie Bowton, who announced her retirement from the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation last fall, and will remain through February for the transition. Witherington was most recently Economic Development Director for the Port of Columbia in Dayton. "I'm very excited, but I will miss my role here in Columbia County and with the Port," Witherington told...
“This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say.” – Brenda Ueland...
Having written for the last several years about the scheme to impose a capital gains income tax, I often receive emails from citizens across the country trying to figure out what is going on in Washington. This is especially true considering the fact the state Department of Commerce runs a website boasting about the lack of an income tax in Washington and why it is a "competitive advantage." State Treasurer Davidson has also repeatedly stated why not having an income tax is positive for...
The rancher told his foreman, “Looks like things are gettin’ tough The price of calves is deadly, heck, there may not be enough To pay the note this winter, I’m already overdue What with buyin’ that new tractor, shoot, it wuddn’t even new ‘Course I’d bought the neighbor’s cow herd back when things were lookin’ good Then we had that bout with Anaplaz, which I never understood. We buckled down and rode it out but luck weren’t on our side. You’ve worked for me for twenty years, you know how h...
To the editor, I received an unexpected email over Christmas break from a former Dayton resident. Her father is in an assisted living home in Walla Walla and they picked up a Dayton Chronicle on their way through town. It just happened to be our Christmas edition, where one of my students asked Santa for books. Since this lady was a retired teacher (30 years in Spokane) and her father was the former Dayton High School Shop teacher many years ago (Mr. Gritman, now 96 years old!), she asked if she could be Santa’s helper and gift my student w...
By Kristie Korslund Children who are proficient and passionate readers by third grade are five times more likely to be college or career ready and readers for life. –Innovia Foundation - innovia.org/this book When I think back on my childhood school years of life some of my fondest memories are going to the library and when the Scholastics book sale came to school. I loved everything about books. I loved the smell of new books, paperbacks were my favorite type of book to hold and flip thruough, I loved the texture of books printed on glossy pho...
DAYTON-The DW Basketball team had an exciting past week. The four teams traveled to Pomeroy on Tuesday, where unfortunately the JV teams and Girls Varsity were unsuccessful. The Varsity Boys team, however, had a game that they will never forget. The boys put up a good fight through all four quarters of the game, with the Pomeroy boys maintaining a close score all throughout. With ten seconds left on the clock, the Pomeroy Pirates evened the score out with a three-point shot, making the score...
BREAKFAST Wed, Jan 29: Breakfast Stick, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Jan 30: Sausage Gravy, Biscuit, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Jan 31: Maple Bar, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Juice, Milk Mon, Feb 3: Cheddar Omelet, Toast, Jelly, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Feb 4: Scrambled Eggs, English Muffin, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Feb 5: Late Start Cereal, Cheese Stick, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Feb 6: French Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Feb 7: Hot Cereal, Sausage Patty, Fruit, Juice, Milk LUNCH Wed, Jan 29: Tuna or Sunbutter Sandwiches, Chips, Vegetable Bar, Fruit, Milk...
Lawrence (Lulu) Turner February 21, 1928- January 20, 2020 Lawrence (Lulu) Albert Turner, age 91 years, passed away at the Booker Rest Home with his family at his side on January 20, 2020. Lawrence was born February 21, 1928 at the home of his parents Arthur and Ada Burnell Turner in Turner, Wash. He attended grade school at Turner and Whetstone country schools before graduating from Dayton High School in 1946. He married Betty Laughery July 17, 1948 in Dayton. They enjoyed 71 years of marriage together. In December of 1951 they welcomed their...
The Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association held its annual banquet in November, 2019, recognizing top competitors from the season. The association has been in existence since 1962. In 2019, VGBRA competed in 24 events, four less than the previous year as there were not events in Dayton or Walla Walla Rodeo Arena, according to Judy Frazier, who presented the annual report. The association had 87 members, including 23 open, 12 Honors, 11 Seniors, 9 Juniors, 15 Amateur and 14 Novice. The 2019...
I’m a barrel racer from way back in the day. We’d all get together, grab three rusty old barrels, several garden rakes, step off the measurements, get a lawn chair, a stop watch and a flagger, and have a race. We’ve ran with the fences around the arena and some with none. It was a privilege to run indoors. We drove mainly bumper pulls, slept in the back of our trucks, brushed our teeth and washed our faces out of the same spigot we watered our horses from. We had to wait for the next newsletter to see our results. We called our entries in, r...
POMEROY–Monte Pettichord drained a one-third court Hail Mary shot as time expired to give Dayton-Waitsburg a dramatic 43-40 win over the Pomeroy Pirates here January 21, salvaging a game where DW held a comfortable 20-point lead at halftime. The non-conference win set DW's season record to 2-13, 0-7 in EWAC league play. DW hosted Liberty Christian January 29 and Columbia-Burbank visits Kison Court in Waitsburg this Friday when seniors Josiah White, Seamus House and Tayven Seney will be h...
KITTITAS–Fifteen seconds before Carlos Norris would've notched a 5-3 decision victory in the semi-final wrestling match here last Saturday-the lights went out. Literally. "The lights went out right in the middle of my match," Norris said this week. He had gotten up 5-0 in the first round and his opponent had scored three points when the match was called because of the outage that affected the Kittitas Valley. In the day's opening match, 138-lb. Norris had defeated an Ellensburg opponent, w...
RICHLAND–Dayton-Waitsburg edged ahead of the Liberty Christian Lady Patriots in the third quarter then caught fire in the fourth quarter to win one of the team's highest-scoring games of the season, 74-56. With the EWAC win, the Lady D-Dubs are 2-6 in league, 2-14 overall. Liberty Christian faced Dayton-Waitsburg again this week, playing Wednesday, Jan. 29, then finishes its regular-season home appearances Friday night against league-leading Columbia at the Waitsburg gym, game time 6 p.m. Senior...
