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DAYTON-Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC)approve special meeting in response to proposed County Ordinance for Controlled Substance Possession on April 12. The BOCC made the decision to hold a public hearing after being presented with a draft for a proposed County Ordinance for Controlled Substance Possession by Columbia County Prosecutor Dale Slack at the meeting March 22. As a result of State vs. Blake late last month, the statute making controlled substances possession illegal was deemed unc...
DAYTON–The chapter of National Honor Society at Dayton High School inducted eight new members at a ceremony held in the high school auditorium March 8. Students are selected for membership based on their scholarship, character, leadership, and service. New inductees (from left) are Karla Gomez, Aria Woodend, Benny Bryan, Ben Shultice, Vaughn Walter, Hudson Reser, Shania Johnson, and Sarah Shutters....
DAYTON-Dayton School District Superintendent Guy Strot invited the two teachers in the Distance Learning program, Hannalee Farrell for K-5 and Jeanne Walter for 6-12 to give an overview on student progress. Farrell currently has 10 students in the program, down from 22 at the start of the year. She reported the struggle for kids to perform well within the model including that one will have to repeat. Some were already doing poorly in the traditional school setting before COVID-19, but she said...
DAYTON–With the spring not only in the air but on the calendar, and local golfers gravitating to the fairways and greens, the Touchet Valley Golf & Recreation organization, formerly known as the Touchet Valley Country Club, has signed a new concessionaire to manage the restaurant and course operations at the Touchet Valley Golf Course. Local restaurant-goers as well as golfers look to be in for a treat: the trio of Hannelee Farrell, Sidney Highsmith and Nathanial Steen have deliciousness in m...
“Success is the sum of small efforts–repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier... Full story
OLYMPIA–Last week the Legislature got a terrific piece of news. State tax collections have rebounded despite one of the worst economic situations we’ve ever faced. The latest projection adds $3.3 billion, and we’re right back where we were before the COVID shutdown. The strange thing about it was the reaction of our Democratic colleagues. They said they wouldn’t let this good news stand in the way of their brave and noble effort to impose an income tax on the people of Washington. And never m...
Imagine you were a livestock man in medieval England a thousand years ago. It’s early spring. Snow on the ground, mud in the cow lot. You walk the small pasture where the heavy heifers are kept. It’s hard to see much with just the moonlight. But you spot one that’s down in a swale. She’s on her side in the process of calving. One foot is showing. You check the rest of the cows the best you can and go back to the heifer. No progress. You wait a little longer, then resigned to your duty, you wal...
By Mark Harmsworth & Mariya Frost The Washington Policy Center has advocated for limiting the ability of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Governor’s office to circumvent legislative authority regarding funding and projects within the state transportation budget. Currently, Washington state statute allows WSDOT to make administrative transfers between transportation projects on a legislatively approved project list. This can happen only if the transfers are less than $250,000 or 10 percent of the total p...
By Carolyn Henderson Special to the Dayton Chronicle DAYTON–The Wenaha features Sting-Art Cards by Lois Hemphill now through April 19. Creativity is a gift given uniquely to humans. And while it's true that creatures like birds can incorporate string and paper and twigs into a pretty impressive looking nest, it is humans who look at random materials and fashion them into something that they purposely and uniquely design. "I enjoy making something from not much of anything," says Lois Hemphill o...
DAYTON–School District No. 2 gears up for the new incoming kindergarteners by inviting them to an individual 30-minute in-person “Kindergarten Round-up” April 20, 21, and 22 at pre-arranged times. This event is a great opportunity for the incoming student and family to learn more about what to expect as a new primary grade student and what that future experience may look like and how to start the enrollment process. To schedule you Kindergarten Roundup in-person 30-minute meeting, contact the Elementary office at 509-382-250...
BREAKFAST Wed, Mar 24: NO SCHOOL Conferences Thur, Mar 25: Bagel, Cheddar Omelet, Fruit, Milk Fri, Mar 26: Maple Bar, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Milk Mon, Mar 29: French Toast, Fruit, Milk Tue, Mar 30: Scrambled Eggs, English Muffin, Jelly, Fruit, Milk Wed, Mar 31: Pancakes, Sausage Links, Fruit, Milk Thur, Apr 1: Fri, Apr 2: LUNCH Wed, Mar 24: NO SCHOOL Conferences Thur, Mar 25: Popcorn chicken, Rice, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Fri, Mar 26: Pizza Rippers, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Mon, Mar 29: Mini Corn Dogs, Chips, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Tue, Mar 30: Spaghetti,...
Thur, Mar 25: Beef Stroganoff, Zucchini, Spinach Salad, Roll, Pudding, Juice, Milk Tue, Mar 30: Spaghetti, Mixed Veggie, Salad, Garlic Bread, Fruit, Jell-O, Milk Thur, Apr 1: Broccoli Lasagna, Mixed Veggie, Garlic Bread, Banana, Milk Tue, Apr 6: Chicken Sandwich, Potato Chips, Pickled Beets, Grapes, Snickerdoodles, Milk...
The famous sculptor Michaelangelo is said to have been working meticulously on the back of a statue that was going to be placed in a corner of a room where the back would not be seen. An onlooker questioned the time and work going into what would be hidden to man's eyes. He told the artist, "No one will see it." and Michaelangelo is said to have responded "God will". He was being considerate and faithful to the Lord even if He alone would see it. The Lord meets with those who love Him. He is all...
By Trista Villaro High School Correspondent DAYTON-National FFA week is an annual event, which many FFA chapters all over the U.S. take part in. The spirit week took place beginning Monday, February 22. The week is a way for FFA members to celebrate and share the achievements of their chapter, and share the importance, and meaning of FFA with all. "It's a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day as a nation," said FFA/Agriculture teacher Jennifer Crane. Much like the...
Nomadland, a 2020 drama, encapsulates the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, which spurs Fern (Frances McDormand) to pack her van and set off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. Nomadland features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern's mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West. Some reviewers describe this as a melancholy depiction of American society that is "fraying...
Virginia (Ginny) Just 1937-2021 Ginny passed away unexpectedly on March 17, 2021, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Ginny was born in Kenmore, New York. She attended Cleveland Hill High School in Buffalo, N.Y., Cortland State Teacher's College, majoring in Education, and received her Master's Degree in Education at Eastern Washington University. While attending Geneseo State, Ginny married her sweetheart, Joseph Just, on August 25, 1958. God blessed Ginny and Joe with four children: Mary J. (Randy)...
John E. Bryan 1942–March 18, 2021 "Papa John" E. Bryan passed away in his Dayton home on March 18, 2021. Living on his own from the time he was 15, he learned to do what he had to–to survive. Initially, he supported himself mowing lawns; when old enough to drive he supported himself selling encyclopedias door to door. He told about once when he was hungry with no money how he filled up a shopping cart with food and rushed out of the store. They probably would have let him go, if it was just the...
Ten Years Ago March 23, 2011 The Columbia County Rural Library District announced their participation in the Washington State Library’s Libraries at “Light Speed” broadband fiber optic project. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 20, 1996 Retired teacher and Coach John Stockton, presented to the Dayton High School Alumni Association a check for $1,000 in memory of Merl Laughery. Fifty Years Ago March 25, 1971 Winners of the contest to provide an emblem for Columbia County Search & Rescue Unit are: Jeff Brodhead, Debbie Kirk and Cindy Leid. Wally Payne...
Six Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack seniors were honored at Senior Night before the players' final home game of their high school careers last Friday night on the Waitsburg gridiron. Seniors pictured with their families and/or supporters included, from left to right, Garrett Korslund (2), a DW wide receiver and defensive back; Mason Finney (16), also a wide receiver and defensive back who has subbed in at quarterback; Shawn Evans (17), a stalwart linebacker and reserve quarterback who is one of the...
DAYTON–The DW Lady Wolfpack dropped a three-set match at Kittitas in post-season play Tuesday after finishing third in the East Division, and closed out the playoffs with a consolation home contest against White Swan on Wednesday, March 24 (report next week). Kittitas prevailed 18-25, 19-25, 12-25 to advance to the championship match against WWVA. DW played its final 2021 covid season match with a competitive but losing contest against the Columbia-Burbank Lady Coyotes here Saturday after w...
WAITSBURG–The River View Panthers' first play set the tone–a 54-yard, up-the-middle touchdown by Bio Mendoza, and though Dayton-Waitsburg was competitive and went eyeball-to-eyeball with the Panthers, they couldn't contain River View's offense and came away with a 41-6 loss here Friday, March 19. Dayton-Waitsburg travels to Columbia-Burbank tonight, March 25, for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The outcome of this week's games will determine opponents and locations in crossover games scheduled for Tue...
WAITSBURG–Dayton-Waitsburg's Wolfpack Football is playing the final game of the 2021 covid season, a crossover game with the West Division of the league, at White Swan High School, with the kickoff set for 6 p.m. The Wolfpack finished the truncated season tied for third and by tie-breaker rules is fourth. The cross over games are to pit the top three schools in the West Division with counterparts in the East Division. TriCities Prep meets at Highland on Tuesday, and Mabton plays at K...
