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DAYTON–The Dayton School Board heard a grievance over superintendent recommendations, and in other topics, heard updates on mask mandates, position statements, and financial report impacted by low student enrollment. Directors convened the hybrid meeting February 16, which was well attended with 27 on Zoom and more than a dozen in person. Community member and regular attendee at the meetings, Pearl Dennis, spoke in reference to the meeting agenda, noting that an action item was listed separate f...
DAYTON–The Board of County Commissioners met with the Walla Walla County Commissioners on February 16 to discuss possible consolidation of Department of Health services. Administrative Support Supervisor for Walla Walla Health Department, Nancy Wenzel, and Interim Public Health Director for Columbia County, Delphine Bailey, provided information for the Commissioners to consider to help decide if they should move forward with developing a plan for consideration. Walla Walla County C...
DAYTON–An insurance agency with a long legacy in Pomeroy and Garfield County has branched out with an office here. Obenland & Low Insurance Agency, Inc. opened its second office at 303 E. Main Street on January 4, and it has primarily been staffed by Tara Hodges, who with husband Adam, own and operate the agency, which was established in 1981. "In Dayton, our big push, what we bring to the table is another option for crops, farms, home and auto insurance," Hodges said. "We had a lot of i...
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This week had the number two in it in a big way: Tue–no, Twos-Day was the twenty-second day of the second month of 2022. Two seems to always have had a place in my existence. My two parents and my two siblings moved to the Two-shee Valley after a newspaper-scouting trip to Washington, and also to see the Seattle World’s Fair, which was in Nineteen Sixty TWO. One of my most vivid impressions of Waitsburg at that young age of five was the prevalence of twos. There were two Stan Peer-sons, one spelled Pierson, the other Pearson…but two Stans...
OLYMPIA–If Washington was ever going to see a broad-based sales tax cut, this was the year. Now that the House and Senate have released their 2022 supplemental budget proposals, however, we know that the current makeup of the legislature is incapable of providing meaningful tax relief no matter the fiscal outlook or claims of concern about the tax burden on low to moderate-income Washingtonians. Neither the House nor Senate budgets include broad-based tax cuts. Instead they both massively i...
By Rep. Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla OLYMPIA–One of my greatest objectives as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives is to work on and pass good legislation that helps as many people as possible in the state of Washington. This is often difficult, given the philosophical differences between Democrats and Republicans. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle want to resolve the state’s biggest issues. We just differ in our views in how to do that. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t work together to pass good policy that makes s...
OLYMPIA–House Bill 1928, which last week was approved by the House 90-8 and forwarded to the Washington State Senate for consideration, will get a hearing in the Senate Ways and Means Committee this Thursday, February 24, at 4 p.m. If signed into law, the bill would allocate sales tax revenue from equine products to support the horse and ag industries in the state, including community horse racing meets like Dayton Days, Waitsburg’s Days of Real Sport and Kennewick’s Sun Downs track. Dayton Days and other community race meets in the area were...
Breakfast Wed, Feb. 23: Waffles, Sausage Patty, Juice, Milk Thu, Feb. 24: Bagel Cheddar Omelet, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Feb. 25: Muffin, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk Mon, Feb. 28: Breakfast Burrito, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tues, Mar. 1: Pancakes, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Mar. 2: Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thu, Mar. 3: French Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Mar. 4: Cinnamon Roll, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch Wed, Feb 23: Pizza Veggies, Fruit, Milk Thu, Feb. 24: Chicken Stir Fry,...
Thu, Feb 24: Beef Stew, Mixed Veggies, Biscuit, Pea Salad, Peaches & Pears/Milk Tue, Mar 1: Smoked Sausage, Mac N Cheese, Green Beans/Salad, Cornbread, Apples/Milk Thu, Mar 3: Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, Beets, Fruit Cobbler, Cottage Cheese/Milk Tue, Mar 8: Chicken & Dumplings, Capri Veggies, Coleslaw/Juice, Fresh Fruit/Milk Thu, Mar 10: Meatloaf & Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Salad/Roll, Grape Juice/Milk...
The King's Daughter–King Louis XIV's (Pierce Brosnan) quest for immortality leads him to commission a young sea captain to capture and steal a mermaid's (Fan Bingbing) life force. This move is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's (Kaya Scodelario) discovery of the creature. Rotten Tomatoes critics did not care for this film and gave it only 19% favorable ratings, but the audience reviews were 80% favorable. The cast also includes William Hurt, Julie Andrews. Rachel Griffiths, P...
“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” Philippians 3:14 The encouragement to press on implies obstacles will arise on our path. The missionary reported that a young daughter had placed her trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord. That same evening her father made her sleep outside where she would be frightened of wild animals. His thought was to “scare the Jesus belief out of her”. A believer in Christ who lives by the Bible is much like a fish traveling upstream. We are often confron...
By Robert Keatts Special to the Dayton Chronicle DAYTON–The local Post Office will celebrate its 150 year of operation anniversary on March 15, 2022. To mark the 150th anniversary event, a commemorative cover has been designed by Robert Keatts, author of Postal History of Southeastern Washington. The cover has been designed and formatted for a No. 10 official envelope and will be available for $2.50, which includes a stamped envelope with the Dayton Post Office cancel as of March 15, 2022. E...
Gerald Lloyd Martin October 1, 1942–January 29, 2022 Gerald Lloyd Martin went to the Lord on January 29, 2022. He was born in Everett, Wash., to Wilber and Vera Martin on October 1, 1942. He grew up in Everett where he attended school and graduated high school, then joined the Navy. During his time in the Navy, he did scuba and hard hat diving which ended up being his career. After leaving the Navy he married Leona and they had two children, Chris and Tina. Later he married Mary and they c...
Kenneth Lee Fletcher January 13, 2022 Kenneth Lee Fletcher passed away at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. on January 13, 2022. He was 76. Kenneth was born in Dayton, Wash. to Leo R. Fletcher and Norma I. Fletcher and was raised on the family farm in Starbuck, Wash. He served in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Vietnam as an engineer. Upon returning to the states, Ken had a wide range of careers, he was a rancher, worked mechanics, drove semi, but his favorite job was designing...
Dennis Albert Laib July 16, 1944–February 20,2022 Dennis Albert Laib peacefully left this world surrounded by his two loving children, Traci and John on February 20. He was 77 years of age. Dennis was born July 16, 1944 in Ritzville, Wash. He farmed in Dayton until his retirement in 1998. Post retirement, Dennis started a second career as a long-haul truck driver. For many years, he enjoyed trucking across the country with his loyal Jack Russell Terrier, Spud. In 2005, Dennis formally retired a...
Ten Years Ago February 15, 2012 Columbia County deputies arrested a man in Dayton while investigating a report of burglary at a local Dayton church. Daniel L. Baxter, 34, was captured while attempting to flee from deputies following their discovery of his hiding police in the basement of the empty house owned by the church. February 19, 2012, is the 67th anniversary of the Battle for Iwo Jima and the 17th reunion for five of the twelve original local veterans, and the presence of a member of the Naval Intelligence group at the time, to meet at...
