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DAYTON–The Port of Columbia held an informational workshop about the history of the Touchet Valley Trail (TVT) project and provided updates at a meeting on March 21. Port Executive Director Jennie Dickenson illustrated how the process for the trail project started and when the Economic Development Steering Committee voted it as one of the top Port projects. The Blue Mountain Regional Trails (BMRT) planning committee later met with residents from Dayton, Walla Walla and Milton-Freewater and d...
DAYTON–Property near Long's Station west of here, zoned agricultural-residential zone-1 (AR1), will be the subject of an upcoming public hearing to explore establishment of an approximately two- to five-acre wetland complex for treatment of waste water from the City of Dayton. The public hearing will be conducted by the Columbia County Planning and Building Department and will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, via Zoom. Any person may provide written comments and/or provide testimony. T...
DAYTON–The Assisted Living construction is well under way, and the Hospital Board discussed the future of Booker Rest Home at its recent meeting. The changing of assignments to assisted living and medical needs will determine where and how patients are placed in coming years. Most current Booker Rest Home residents don't qualify for skilled nursing care and only about six to seven will remain in Booker, Hospital District CEO Shane McGuire said. The rest will be eligible for the assisted l...
DAYTON–Since early 2020, our community of Dayton and Columbia County–and the world for that matter–have been coping with a health challenge that many have never before experienced. During this time, many of the local medical and health organizations have stepped up in trying times to care for those in need. Please take some time to read our first annual Health and Wellness guide, included in this edition of the Dayton Chronicle. We hope you find much useful information in this special section. We are here to help build a healthy, happy commu...
“Of all possessions, a friend is the most precious.” – Herodotus...
We need to keep Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Washington, D.C., where they’re less apt to do any harm. Let’s start with the vice president. And I quote: “It is time for us to do what we have been doing and that time is every day. Every day it is time for us to agree that there are things and tools that are available to us to slow this thing down.” Or: “Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Uk...
OLYMPIA–Rep. Mary Dye and Rep. Mark Klicker say Gov. Jay Inslee’s veto of significant sections in a clean energy facility siting measure Friday will have devastating consequences on the future landscape of Eastern Washington communities and farmland. House Bill 1812, signed late Friday afternoon by Inslee, establishes the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) as an independent agency separate from the Utilities and Transportation Commission. However, the governor vetoed sections 19, 20, 21 and 22–provisions Dye and Klicker were able...
BREAKFAST Wed, Mar 30: Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Mar 31: French toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Apr 1: Cinnamon Roll, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Juice, Milk LUNCH Wed, Mar 30: Lasagna, Breadstick, Veggies, Fruit, Mil Thur, Mar 31: Pizza, Veggies, Fruit, Milk Fri, Apr 1: Corn Dogs, French Fries, Veggies, Fruit, Milk...
DAYTON–The High School's chapter of National Honor Society held their annual induction ceremony Monday, March 21 in the high school commons. Four new members: Grace Trump, Logan Berg, Ashley, Essency, and Wyntr McCauley, were inducted this year. Members were selected by the faculty based on the club's four key principles of scholarship, leadership, character, and service. New members enjoyed the evening ceremony complete with cake and punch before joining the rest of the club on Tuesday in s...
As she was being treated in the emergency room for minor injuries, the young wife and mother was told that her husband and small child died in the car crash. She immediately addressed God and spoke aloud, “I hate You; I hate You; I hate You.” And then, a moment later, “I need You; I need You; I need You.” And then, seconds later, “I love You; I love You; I love You”. Though it is never helpful to harbor hate in our heart, there are times when we are devastated, overwhelmed, and frightened. In Christ we have grace to prayerfully process sor...
The Batman. Bruce Wayne (the Batman -Robert Pattinson), after two years of stalking the streets, has been led deep into the shadows of Gotham City, striking fear into the hearts of criminals. Amongst the city's corrupt network of officials and high‐profile figures, the vigilante Batman, with only a few trusted allies-Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis), Lt. James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright), has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens. When a killer targets G...
Ten Years Ago March 28, 2012 Lease agreements and landscaping dominates Port of Columbia meeting. Irrigation and landscaping plans progressed for eight acres at the east end of Blue Mountain Station. The BMS marketing consultants attended a Natural Expo and developed 20 new leads and reported of those, 505 are realistic enough to pursue. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 26, 1997 Weight Watchers knows that losing weight should fit the way you live your life…not the other way around. The Freedom Plan helps you learn how to lose the weight you need to...
Tom Edward Bensel May 16, 1951–March 24, 2022 Tom (Tommy) Edward Bensel went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 24, 2022, after suffering a long illness. Tom was born in Walla Walla, Wash., on May 16, 1951 to Frances and Edward Bensel of Hermiston, Oregon. He spent the first eight years of his life living near his grandparents and many cousins, whom he adored. At eight years old the Bensel's moved to Dayton, Wash., where his father took a job at Dayton Chemicals. Tom Graduated from D...
WALLA WALLA–Wolfpack golf now has a few matches under their belts. Dayton-Waitsburg hosts a home match at the Touchet Valley Golf Course today, March 31, at 2 p.m., then breaks for Spring Vacation, returning to the links in the Tri-Cities April 11. At the Walla Walla Country Club on March 24, Cayle Davis and Caleb Barron both shot a 55 on the nine-hole, par 36 match. Garrett Palmer came in at 68, Theo Anderson had a 71 and Lucas VanHoose carded a 75. Lady Wolfpack golfer Claudia Benavides s...
CLARKSTON–Dayton-Waitsburg tracksters Tristan Rennaker, Alex Dahlby and Marion Duncan all performed well at the Southern NE 2b Meet here on March 23. The Dayton-Waitsburg men finished ninth with eight points and the women were eighth with nine points. DW Track’s next meet is today at River View, followed by the Clay Lewis Invitational at Richland’s Hanford Stadium Saturday. Duncan scored with a fourth-place finish in the 400 m. run, clocking in at 1:34.1. She placed fifth in the 800 m. run with a time of 4:00.6. She was 17th in the discu...
CLE ELUM–The Cle Elum-Roslyn Warriors jumped to a 13-0 lead in the first inning and cruised to a 21-0 win over Dayton-Waitsburg here March 26. DW hosted White Swan March 29 (story next week) and Kittitas plays a double header in Waitsburg Saturday. Morrow and Evan Allen each managed one hit to lead Dayton/Waitsburg Varsity Wolfpack. The Warriors scattered 23 hits in the game. Cle Elum-Roslyn 21, DW 0 (3/26) R H E DW 000 0-0 2 2 CER (13)53 x-21 23 0 Battery: DW-Boudrieau, Kuykendall (3) and Allen. CE-R-Bogart, Pickett (1) and Dearing, Kelly. H...
CLE ELUM–The Lady Wolfpack had their hands full and ended up on the short end of both games of a double header here March 26. DW hosts Kittitas Saturday in Dayton before starting Spring Break. Dayton-Waitsburg fell 17-7 in the first game, 15-0 in the second. “We had a great start to the game,” said Head Coach Carly Benavides. When Kamryn Tupling got hurt in the fourth inning, “it took the wind out of our sails,” Benavides said. At DeSales on March 19, the Lady Wolfpack lost 20-10 and 11-1. Cle Elum 17, DW 7 (3/26) R H E DW 004 30-7 5 3 CE 107...
Welcome to the Dayton Chronicle's first special section, Health and Wellness: Good to Know!" We're delighted to bring you news and messages from local businesses and entities related to your physical and emotional well being. The connection between good physical health and mental health is well know as one usually can have an impact on the other. And the benefits – or negative impacts – can go both ways. These concepts have been underscored for the past year and a half, or so, by the COV...
DAYTON–Southeast Washington Alliance for Health (SEWAAH), the nonprofit created in January of 2020 with a focus on assisting Garfield, Asotin, and Columbia counties with health-related initiatives, has contributed over $20,000 to health needs in Columbia County and over $88,000 across all three counties. Activities include community health assessments, COVID-19 cross-county partnerships, and the Alliance has recently received a $740,000 health-focused grant to be utilized across all three c...
By Bryan Boyle WSU Foundation SPOKANE–A $2.2 million gift to Washington State University's College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (CPPS) will increase opportunities for PharmD students to focus on the health care needs of residents in rural Washington. This extraordinary anonymous gift has helped to launch CPPS's Rural Health Initiative (RHI) to improve access to health care in the rural communities of Washington. Started in the fall of 2021, RHI is an ambitious 10-year plan to c...
By Chelsey Eaton Program Coordinator/CPWI Coalition Coordinator DAYTON–If you or anyone in your household have tested positive for COVID-19, or have been in contact with someone who has tested positive, we ask that you please follow the quarantine/isolation guidelines. If you tested positive with an at-home test, please call us at 509-382-2181 or go to wa.doh.gov to find the correct quarantine/isolation guidelines. If you or someone you know may have come into contact with someone who has tested positive, you can call 509-382-8994 to s...
Thanks to increasingly busy weekday schedules that have families running in different directions for work, school and extracurricular activities, weekends are an ideal time to recharge. Too often, however, family members retire to their respective rooms, devices in hand. Kommando Tech says people spend an average of three hours and 15 minutes on their phones each day, with Americans spending 5.4 hours a day using phones. Those statistics do not include how much additional time is likely spent on devices like tablets or laptops. Chances are phon...
