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DAYTON–County voters will have two races to decide following filing week, which concluded last Friday, as County Commissioner Charles L. Amerein will be challenged by Jack Miller and Sheriff Joe Helm will be on the ballot with Jeff Jenkins, a current Columbia County Deputy. Amerein and Miller, and Helm and Jenkins filed stating their party preference as Republican. They will be on the August 2 Primary Election ballot as well as the November General Election ballot. Amerein and Helm are both c...
DAYTON–Two performances of buckin', snortin' hide and hair are in store at the 2022 Dayton Days-Columbia County Fair Jackpot Rodeo, this Friday and Saturday, May 27 and 28. The first night kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday and will feature bareback and saddle bronc riding, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, ranch bronc riding, steer wrestling and riding, team roping, barrel racing, chute dogging and bull riding. The Walla Walla Wagonettes Drill Team will show their stuff as well. Saturday's action will...
DAYTON–Commencement exercises for the Dayton High School Class of 2022 will see 15 graduates walking to receive diplomas in the Dayton Gymnasium on June 4. Ceremonies begin at 1 p.m. Valedictorian of the class is Sagelyn Kilts, daughter of Kyle and Ashley Kilts of Dayton, and Salutatorian is Aria Woodend, the daughter Sarah Schoen and Frank Hallet of Dayton. Both Kilts and Woodend will speak at D.H.S. Commencement. Baccalaureate Service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, June 3, at the Faith Chapel....
DAYTON–The past, present and future of the Dayton-Waitsburg Athletic Combine (DW) was examined and explored by Dayton School Directors and school patrons in attendance, with recommendations by Athletic Director Sam Korslund presented and taken under advisement at the board’s meeting May 18. No decisions were made. The combined program started with football in 2016 and expanded to include all sports in middle and high schools, and was in place when Korslund moved to Dayton four years ago. Kor...
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Over the years, we’ve watched elections as not only a newspaper interested in reporting the results, but as community-minded individuals wishing for the best when the public’s vote is needed, for instance, for a bond issue. Those Election Eve results come in and, biting nails, the measure we were so hoping would be approved is agonizingly close, yet trailing the required 60%. Well, we hopefully think, there’s still so-and-so number of absentee ballots out and there’s enough there to swing it to the positive. I don’t remember that every happenin...
Outdoor work – agricultural, construction, natural resource, or otherwise – is rarely done by people with dangerous health conditions, people older than 65 or younger than 18. Yet, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is setting the wildfire smoke safety guidelines based on potential risks to people who have health problems, are older than 65 or younger than 18, and who work primarily outdoors or with high exposure to ambient outdoor air during our annual fire seasons. The pro...
Memorial weekend traditionally kicks off summer recreation season on the Umatilla National Forest and many are planning their annual trek to the mountains to enjoy nature. With that in mind, forest visitors are cautioned that not all roads, trails and campgrounds are open, particularly this year with the late season snow. Shaded areas and cut banks on roads at higher elevations may still have impassible snowdrifts. Most hiking and motorized trails have not yet been maintained. Forest crews are working to open lower elevation recreation sites...
To the editor, As of March 1, 2022, the Columbia County Public Health Department has a new director. This director was chosen by the county commissioners over a qualified individual who had been working for the department for 3.5 years and would have loved to apply, but was not made aware while she was on maternity leave that the position was open. Standard procedure for hiring at the department of health is for the board of health to approve both a job description and an advertisement for the position. Once the board approves these things,...
BISMARK, N.D.–Daniel James Richter, infant son of Matthew and Lexus Richter, was baptized on Friday, March 18, 2022. The baptism was performed by Fr Nicholas Vetter at the Pro Cathedral of St Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. The Godfather is Jason Richter, Daniel's paternal uncle, and the Godmother is Megan Storbeck, Jason's fiancé and friend of Lexus....
DAYTON–The Frank E. Bauers Post No. 41 will hold its annual Memorial Day Breakfast at its hall on Clay Street from 7-10 a.m. Monday, Memorial Day, May 30. The breakfast is a time to gather with veterans in remembrance of their comrades in arms who have since passed. Following the meal, a Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at the Dayton City Cemetery at 10 a.m....
DAYTON–Curbs in the downtown area are sporting a bright coat of yellow paint, City of Dayton crews tackling the project Tuesday. Public Works Director Ryan Paulson was apologetic to Main Street businesses and Dayton citizens for the short notice, point to supply problems. Since the weather was conducive to painting curbs, Paulson and the City Crew proceeded with the curb painting. On Tuesday, May 31 and Wednesday, June 1, Paulson is planning to paint the parking stalls on Main Street. He requests that local citizens not park vehicles on Main S...
Top Gun: Maverick–After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: "Rooster," the son of M...
BREAKFAST Wed, May 25: Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, May 26: French Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, May 27: Muffin, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk Mon, May 30: NO SCHOOL Memorial Day Tue, May 31: Waffles, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Jun 1: Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Jun 2: Cheddar Omelet, Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Jun 3: Cereal, Fruit, Juice, Milk LUNCH Wed, May 25: Hot Ham & Cheese, Baked Beans, Veggies, Fruit, Milk Thur, May 26: Spaghetti, Garlic Cheese Bread, Veggies, Fruit, Milk Fri, May 27: Corn Dogs, Veggies,...
Thur, May 26: Pork Chops & Gravy, Red Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad, Applesauce, Roll, Milk Tue, May 31: Lasagna, Mixed Veggie, Garlic Bread, Salad, Fruit Jell-o, Milk Thurs, Jun 2: Fried Chicken, Mac Salad, Cream Corn, Roll, Peach Cobbler, Milk Tue, Jun 7: Beef Stroganoff, Pickled Beets, Salad, Garlic Bread, Bananas, Milk Thur, Jun 9: Chili, Spinach Salad with Blueberries, Cornbread, Cookie, Milk...
STARBUCK–The interior restoration of the Historic City Hall Building following an almost year-long shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has recently been completed. Starbuck Mayor Zonia Dedloff contacted a regional non-profit, Blue Mountain Resource Conservation & Development Council to request assistance to secure funding for building improvements. The Council was awarded $4,000 from the Blue Mountain Community Foundation, $3,000 from Wildhorse Foundation and $1,000 from the Kinsman Foundation of Milwaukee, OR. for the restoration project. Th...
By Melissa Gemmell Dayton Chronicle Reporter DAYTON-A community forum was held at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion on May 23 to discuss childcare here. A panel was assembled to provide specific information while former State Representative Terry Nealey facilitated the discussion. Local representatives offered their insight into the lack of childcare in the community, proposed solutions, and updates on progress for establishing childcare. The panel included Columbia County Health System...
LYONS FERRY– The ninth annual SWIM the SNAKE event will be held at Lyons Ferry Marina and Lyons Ferry State Park on Saturday, August 13, 2022, beginning at 11 a.m. Online registration open now. In addition to the non-competitive, open-water swim, event organizers continue to hold a two-stage, competitive (or non-competitive) relay, paddling in a kayak or paddle-board (only) from Lyons Ferry Marina to Lyons Ferry State Park, across Lake Bryan on the Snake River. Upon arrival at Lyons Ferry State Park, paddlers can enter the water or tag-team w...
DAYTON– A Neighbors United for Progress is sponsoring a town hall meeting to discuss the Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade project here at the local Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room Thursday, June 2 at 6 p.m. The public is asked to join in a town hall to hear an address on the issues the Dayton Wastewater Treatment Plant project. The panel, Department of Ecology Lucy Peterson, Department of Commerce Cynthia Wall-Fuller, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Anton Chiono, Anderson Perry & Associates Jake Hollopeter, W...
Leah Jane Harris 1929–April 9, 2022 Leah Jane Harris passed away peacefully at the Parkview memory care facility in Walla Walla on April 9, 2022 at age 93. She was the youngest of five children to Gladys and Philip Lamoreux. Leah met and married John Harris in Leah's home town of Orofino Idaho in 1954. They moved to Dayton, where John began his teaching career, living their entire, long lives here, raising two sons in this special town. Leah got one of the first Apple computers and t...
Pedro R. Toscano September 24, 1948–May 11, 2022 Pedro R. Toscano, Waitsburg resident, passed away May 11, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Walla Walla with Pat at his side. He was 73. Pedro was born September 24, 1948 in Coalcoman, Michoacan Mexico to J. Trinidad Toscano and Adelaida Rulas. He enjoyed going fishing for steelhead and salmon. He also enjoyed going to yard sales. He worked many seasonal years at the Green Giant Cannery in Dayton, Washington. Pedro was preceded in death by his m...
Ten Years Ago May 23, 2012 Thanks to the local American Legion, Old Glory now waves above the Dayton Youth Activity Complex located just south of Dayton General Hospital. On May 16, Softball and Little League players gathered with parents and coaches as Boy Scout Troop 332 unfolded a flag donated by the American Legion and raised it on the flag pole. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 21, 1997 Dora Reeves received the Columbia Empire Polled Hereford Association Award. Her Grand Champion FFA Steer was sired by a registered Polled Hereford bull and out...
CCSO Weekly Incident Log 05/09/2022 08:11 a.m., Main St., Assist 08:29 a.m., Kellogg Hollow, Citizen Contact 09:33 a.m., Tucannon, Citizen Contact 2:08 p.m., Main St., Prisoner Transport 2:38 p.m., Administrative Bldg., Dayton General Hospital, DGH, HLZ- DGH 3rd St., Theft 3:22 p.m., Country Village, Theft 4:32 p.m., Starbuck 2nd, Citizen Contact 4:34 p.m., 2nd St., Malicious Mischief 5:01 p.m., Roosters Brew Espresso, Touchet Valley Storage Highway 12, Assist 5:24 p.m., Cameron St., Suspicious Activity 5:51 p.m., General Store, Main St.,...
CLE ELUM–Dayton-Waitsburg’s Wolfpack Track and Field squad came up short at the District meet here May 18, several Wolfpack competitors notching personal records but none qualifying to make the 2B State meet in Cheney this weekend. Kaydance Tiner, who finished fifth in the shot put at the Sub-District meet, came in eighth at the 2B meet, bettering her previous throw by two feet and three inches. Chasity Paddock was 15th in the shot with a 17-5 throw, and Marion Duncan was 16th at 13-6. Tiner, a freshman, also placed 12th in the discus with a 5...
