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DAYTON–The count of coronavirus infections in Columbia County remains at one, and the individual who contracted the disease has recovered and is off quarantine as of the Dayton Chronicle's press deadline Tuesday, according to Martha Lanman, administrator of the Columbia County Public Health Department. There have been 14 other individuals tested for COVID-19 and all have returned negative. There are 10 pending tests, according to the March 23 Situation Report issued by the Public Health D...
DAYTON-Breakfast and lunch were made available for pick up on Monday, March 23, 2020, the first day for the program open to all children 0-18 years old since the school closure on March 18. The program will continue through the spring-break dates and until April 24. Sack-meals were given to children at several stops around town, at the Dayton Elementary School multi-purpose room and any rural deliveries that may have been requested. Jana Eaton, Food Services Director for Dayton School District...
DAYTON–The recent State of Emergency Declaration called by President Trump due to the Coronavirus outbreak and the precautionary proclamations that followed by Governor Jay Inslee, schools are closed, many businesses are closed and events are cancelled. City and county offices are limiting their office hours and their direct contact with the public. This includes limited function of the courthouse. Citizens are being asked to work from home when they can, or work on-site only on rotation to a...
DAYTON-Jay Takhar, owner of The General Stor, and Karen Lockard, of The General Store, reported to have served 17 children this past week until the school lunch program got up and running. Since Governor Inslee mandated school closures and then laid out proclamations for social distancing resulting is some restaurants and businesses limiting services, hours or even closing, Karen reported, "Our business has not seen a decrease at all...and Jay wants to repay the community in anyway to thank...
“If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.” – P. J. O’Rourke...
In the Seventies, with President Richard Nixon’s Détente part of the international atmosphere, Soviet engineers visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Walla Walla. The Cold War was in the process of warming and this intellectual exchange was part of it. The group of C.C.C.P. engineers spoke Russian, and apparently no translator had been assigned. When it was discovered one of the Russians also spoke French, Walla Walla photographer Earl Robergé was recruited to act as a linguistic liaison. Robergé was eccentric, a small man with a spry...
Butch has a theory about hardcore born-to-rope ropers; as soon as they build a loop and take one swing, it kicks their brain out of gear. To demonstrate how this theory works he told me about a friend of his. We’ll call him ‘Chope’, for short. Butch was runnin’ a ranch in the wilds of New Mexico east of Las Vegas. He’d bought a set of braymer bulls to put on his braymer cross cows and one of the bulls had turned out to be a bad actor. He’d shornuf do some damage if you cornered him. It came time...
To the editor, Vietnam War Veterans Day “March 29” In the last 45 years, America has lost a lot of WWII values and good leaders because the shaming of soldiers during and after the Vietnam conflict to no fault of their own. So, let’s try to come together again. A simple “Thank You for your service” would be a good start. Brian Black Dayton, Wash. To the editor, My Facebook page reminded me this week of a photo I took in 2011 of the Iwo Jima Memorial. It was a timely reminder of the hard challenges our country has faced before. That memorial...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) listened to recommendations from the Columbia County Rural Library Board of Trustees (BOT) and elected to further consider the matter of an appointee to fill the vacancy created by Chair Tanya Patton’s retirement at the end of this month. Meeting before the BOCC, Patton and Secretary Karin Spann recommended Joe Huether and Heather Stearns from the five candidates interviewed in February. The BOCC expressed to Patton and Spann that they had dec...
Closing the doors of the Liberty Theater, clearing the marquee, wiping everything down with sanitizer, cancelling all our film bookings for the time being and issuing notices of postponement for all the live shows we have been planning…none of this is happy work. It is sobering. It wakes you up to the things you took for granted and hope you won’t ever take for granted again. Michael and Cathy Lee Haight, of Dayton, have generously responded to the crisis with a gift of $10,000 to Touchet Valley Arts Council on March 16. This has boosted our sp...
Meals are available through Dayton Schools during the coronavirus closure. Contact the district offices for more information: 382-2543. BREAKFAST Wed, Mar 25: Pancakes, Cheddar Omelet, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Mar 26: Breakfast Burrito, Nacho Cheese Sauce, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Mar 27: Scrambled Eggs, Cinnamon Roll, Fruit, Juice, Milk Mon, Mar 30: Waffles, Sausage Patty, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Mar 31: Scrambled Eggs, English Muffin, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Apr 1: Late Start-Cereal, Cheese Stick, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Apr 2: Sausage...
DAYTON–Columbia County Public Transportation (CCPT) is striving to maintain service, along with vehicle disinfection, as it copes, along with the rest of Columbia County, with the COVID-19 situation. “The nation is facing unprecedented and vastly changing circumstances related to the COVID-19 outbreak,” said David Ocampo, CCPT General Manager. “During these trying times, we are focused on the health and safety of our employees and passengers,” Ocampo said. Information and guidelines consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and World Hea...
DAYTON–Public access to Columbia County offices and facilities will be restricted, Commissioners ordered following an emergency meeting March 18. The public is requested to conduct interactions with county departments via drop box, phone, email or mail. Face-to-face interaction is discouraged although county officials will strive to provide as much service as possible. Court services for both district and superior courts will remain open but the public is urged to handle as much business via telephone as possible. Here are department phone n...
Computers have been used in healthcare for decades now. Initially it was thought that they would easily keep everything at our fingertips, from all of our health care providers including our PCP (primary care providers) and our specialists. We continue to work toward improvement as we often have different systems. The dream that we would all just be able to see records on each of our patients in total requires more coordination than we initially thought. We continue to strive for complete records to help us care for our patients’ needs. We a...
OLYMPIA–All state campgrounds across Washington are closed to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 beginning March 23, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (Parks), Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced March 22, 2020. Campgrounds will remain closed through April 30. No new campers will be allowed into Parks, WDFW or DNR lands beginning Monday, March 23, and current campers will be phased out following instructions from land officials. Day use areas and trails remain o...
Ten Years Ago March 24, 2010 Thirty speeder car crews enjoyed a damp lunch break in Dayton. These motorcars date back to the 1940s and were used by the railroads to transport work crews and when a large engine was not necessary. Mariah Barthlow opened the Bluegrass jam at the Fairgrounds Pavilion for the Red Cross Fund Raiser. The Touchet Valley Arts Council group catered the finger foods for the Chamber. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 22, 1995 Ninety-three fourth through eighth graders from 11 small neighboring schools convened at Dayton for...
DAYTON-Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) reviewed the personal distancing protocol in County and other public buildings required by Gov. Jay Inslee after receiving the latest “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order broadcast statewide on March 23, 2020. In the Governor’s address Monday, Inslee reiterated safety practices outlined in the earlier briefing on March 13, 2020, but has found it necessary to extend the restrictions to include all Washingtonians voluntarily stay at home, with a caveat when t...
The Columbia County Rural Library Board of Trustee's Chairperson Tanya Patton was presented with a certificate of appreciation from the Columbia County Commissioners, for her 14-year service on the Library Board and her leadership in incorporating the local library in the Rural District. This incorporation brought many benefits to the library for staff and patrons, including regular funding, more staff and increased weekly hours. The framed certificate was presented by County Commissioner...
DAYTON–The recent flood of 2020 set the tone for this new decade with one happy ending. During the flood on February 6, Clark and Shannon Simpfendrefer's backyard filled with the Patit Creek and Touchet River covering what once was an enjoyable back yard with a fish pond. When the water receded, four Koi, two which were 13 and 14 years old, were swept into the river channel. The Simpfenderfer family were heartbroken and thought for sure their spoiled fishy family members were lost forever. "...
By Gary Lentz Retired Ranger Lewis and Clark Trail State Park Special to the Dayton Chronicle –Continued from Gary Lentz's informative program at the Blue Mountain Heritage Society's fundraiser in February, as started in the March 12 edition and continued in March 19's Chronicle.. Frank Finkel said Custer immediately went down Medicine Tail Coulee to the Little Bighorn River...where Custer saw first-hand how long this camp was. Custer decided to go back up the coulee and cross over a bit of h...
