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DAYTON–A new business–stepping into a void created by a longstanding but now defunct establishment–will celebrate taking its place on Our Fair City's Main Street with a ceremony and day-long Grand Opening event Friday. Main Street Marketplace will be holding a Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, May 7, at its 262 E. Main Street Dayton location. The ribbon cutting will be hosted by the Port of Columbia. There will be complimentary refreshments and door prizes throu...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Board of Health met with the Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) May 3, to officially appoint Dr. Lewis Neace, DO as local Health Officer for three years. This was an amendment of a motion to approve Dr. Neace made on April 19. A health officer's responsibilities are education of the district they serve as a whole for general safety, health and wellness. This can include environmental health issues. The position also requires being a liaison in coordination with s...
DAYTON–Twenty-twentyone will be the year the Dayton Eagles will long remember as they work diligently on replacing the roof of their aerie in downtown Dayton. Thankfully, it has rained very little in April, says Trustee Lupe Benavides. Volunteers are working to reinforce the roof's structure and remove five layers of previous roofing materials in preparation for an application of a torched-down roofing system, Benavides told the Dayton Chronicle last week. Members of the Eagles have been w...
DAYTON–Like Uncle Sam wanting "you" for the Army, the Dayton Kiwanis is wanting "you," too, to be part of its community service here. The month of May is the Kiwanis International organization's membership month, a time when Kiwanis Clubs, like Dayton's nearly 100-year-old club, extends a hand to potential new members. "We do a lot of good in the community," said President Kim Lyonnais. "We'd love to get more people involved, people who would enjoy serving the community, especially its young peo...
“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” – Plato... Full story
For those of you who forgot how easy it was to get started in farming let me tell you about my friend Con. Many years ago, he bought a farm in the wilds of Minnesota. The feller that sold him the farm had his farm sale the day Con arrived to take possession of the land. Now, Con had been a cowboy type all his life and, upon viewing the farm machinery stacked in the yard, he was hard put to identify anything other than the handy man jack and a tractor. But he thought if this stuff was good...
By Elizabeth Hovde State spin about Washington’s long-term care law is churning. Today, the state announced the “Long-Term Services and Supports Trust program now has an official name–the WA Cares Fund!” While “Long-Term Services and Supports Trust” was a mouthful that has been tripping me up in interviews and speaking events, it was more informative than the name is now. The “WA Cares Fund” is a vague rebranding of something the state shouldn’t have to sell. If taking money out of workers’ paychecks to the tune of 58 cents per $100 of income w...
To the editor, In an idyllic world, building a paved trail that connects the towns of Dayton and Waitsburg is a lofty idea. And if the current state of our world were such that people showed respect and concern for the safety of others, then The Port of Columbia could count on our support for the Touchet Valley Trail. Regrettably, this is not the case, and my husband and I feel compelled to let the folks of Columbia County know about our own, first-hand experience in living along the Sacajawea Heritage Trail in the Tri-Cities for nearly 40...
OLYMPIA–Governor Jay Inslee provided an update on the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference May 4, 2021, announcing a two-week pause on movement in the Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery reopening plan. Under the pause, every county will remain in its current phase. At the end of two weeks, each county will be re-evaluated. Inslee was joined by Umair Shah, MD, MPH, secretary, Department of Health; Jeffrey Duchin, MD, health officer, Public Health–Seattle & King County; and Nick Streuli, execu...
DAYTON–A blood donation opportunity for this area is planned on May 12 at 11 a.m.–3 p.m., at the local High School, 614 S. 3rd St. This spring as COVID-19 vaccines become more available and people resume some of their favorite activities, the American Red Cross is reminding the public that the need for blood remains. Healthy individuals are encouraged to make a blood donation appointment now. But what about those who’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine – can they donate? As long as donors are symptom-free, feeling well and can provide the vaccine...
Occupational therapy is a healthcare profession and helps people living with a disability or recovering from injury regain their independence and achieve whatever it is that is important to them. Occupations are anything an individual does during the day, between waking up and going to bed, from bathing and dressing yourself to things like cooking or hanging with friends. Occupational therapists work with individuals from infants to the elderly and practice in a variety of locations, such as...
BREAKFAST Wed, May 5: Waffles, Sausage Patty, Fruit, Milk Thur, May 6: Cheddar Omelet, Toast, Fruit, Milk Fri, May 7: Cereal, Fruit, Milk Mon, May 10: Breakfast Stick, Fruit, Milk Tue, May 11: Bagel, Cheddar Omelet, Fruit, Milk Wed, May 12: Pancakes, Fruit, Milk Thur, May 13: Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Milk Fri, May 14: Yogurt Parfait, Fruit, Milk LUNCH Wed, May 5: Sub Sandwich, Chips, Veggies, Fruit, Milk Thur, May 6: Popcorn Chicken, Rice, Veggies, Fruit, Fortune Cookie, Milk Fri, May 7:...
DAYTON–One of the biggest summer activities for kids here is their 4-H and FFA projects. Those who raise livestock projects spend a lot of their vacation caring for their animals, and preparing for fair time. This past weekend, many 4-H club members received their show hogs, marking the beginning of the season for them! The 4-H and FFA clubs are essential programs to the youth of our community; teaching them responsibility, leadership, and so much more. Every year these kids, whether they are e...
The Bible teaches that the Lord supplies food to the birds, even though they don't sow seed or take part in any kind of harvest. He watches out for them. Jesus said that a sparrow doesn't fall to the ground apart from His Father. Since the Lord cares so much for the birds, He surely cares for us. We are of much more value to Him than many birds. In spite of our sin, He loved us so much that He sent His Son to die for us while we were enemies to Him, alienated by our wicked thoughts and desires....
Six Minutes to Midnight is a film set in a boarding school for German girls (which actually existed on the English coast). In the summer of 1939, influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school there to learn the language and be ambassadors for the future. Judi Dench is the British headmistress at the school and one teacher has disappeared. Another teacher, a British spy (Eddie Izzard) is sent to replace him. He sees what is coming and is trying to raise the...
Samuel Norman Marchington, age 81 years, died at his home in Starbuck on April 25, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Hubbard-Rogg Funeral Home, 111 S. 2nd, Dayton....
DAYTON–Del and Adena Avery were married May 8, 1971 on Mother's Day. It was to be an easy day to remember because it was Mother's Day that year. "We were married on Mother's Day of 1971, thinking it would help Del to remember the date," Adena reflected. "Our thinking was incorrect because the Mother's Day date does not stay the same every year." During their many years together, the two owned a local tavern on main street Dayton and one in Richland, Wash., too. They also shared their time w...
DAYTON–Congratulations to the following Middle School Students of the Month for March, left to right, Dillon Lewis, eighth grade; Grace Mason, seventh grade; and Byron Collier, sixth grade. Middle school teachers select students from sixth, seventh, and eighth grade based on academic achievement, honesty, respect, responsibility, citizenship, improvement, effort and attitude. -Submitted photos...
Chris Salcedo interviewed A.F. Branco on the national conservative network, Newsmax, discussing the Biden Address, LeBron James, the Rudy Giuliani raid and Wokeness. Branco's political satire cartoons appear in the Dayton Chronicle on page 2. Salcedo opened the segment, which aired on Newsmax on May 2, pointing out that Nielsen ratings of president Joe Biden's address to Congress last week had less than 27 million tuned in over 16 networks, while many 2017 addresses by former president Donald...
Ten Years Ago May 4, 2011 Seventeen Dayton Elementary School students in grades 4 and 5 participated in the 2011 Blue Mountain Speech Competition at the Liberty Theater. Tanya and Mike Breaux chaired the program, various 4-H groups provided refreshments, Katie Leid was emcee, Chandra Richardson and Wes Leid were judges. Jalen Sturgill received a Judge’s Choice Award, Tatumn Laughery and Terran Villaro received top “First” blue ribbons. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 1, 1996 Age limit for Juvenile Ponds: Todd Vandivert, Columbia County Fish and W...
CLE ELUM, WASH.–Three Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack golfers competed in the five-way season finale here Tuesday, April 27, with three Wolfpack golfers finishing in the top ten. Dayton-Waitsburg golfer Teagen Larsen came in fifth out of a field of 11 women golfers from teams from Columbia-Burbank, Cle Elum, Goldendale and Highland High School of Cowiche, Wash. The teams golfed at the Suncadia course near Cle Elum, covering 18 holes on the Par 72 course. Dayton-Waitsburg's Cayle Davis was the men's t...
Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack fast-pitch softball pitcher Sadie Seney was honored by her family in a Senior Day recognition ceremony prior to the final home game on the local softball diamond. Seney was joined by her grandmothers, from left, Bette Lou Crothers and Debbie Seney, mother Kim Seney, father Byron Seney and brother Tayven Seney. Making her final high school game special, Seney swung on and belted a home run in the 12-8 win. -Submitted photo...
DAYTON–TriCities Prep came to town and went away knowing they'd played softball as the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack fell short in a seventh-inning rally in the first game 8-7, but took a convincing lead for a 12-8 in the nightcap May 1. In the opener, TriCities Prep trailed 5-3 going into the top of the seventh before having a big, five-run inning to take an 8-5 lead. Dayton-Waitsburg's seventh-inning came up one run short. "We had too many crucial errors," commented Head Coach Carly Benavides. "...
WAITSBURG–The Wolfpack nine rallied after a bunch of River View Panther JV hits and runs in the early innings to register a 21-9 win here April 28. The young team cramped down on the Panthers after a big first inning, keeping their composure and battling back with hits and runs. Dayton-Waitsburg garnered 24 hits in the game while River View had only five. Jasper Morrow relieved Zach Durham in the first inning after the Panthers had counted four runs, Morrow going on to strike out five and hold R...
