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DAYTON–The decision to terminate employment of three City of Dayton employees on June 16 was Mayor Zac Weatherford's alone, the Dayton mayor informed the Dayton Chronicle last week, and those mayoral terminations were authorized in the contracts of each of those employees and did not require the mayor to consult with the City Council. Open discussion of the matter needs to be done carefully, Weatherford was advised by the City's law firm. Mayor Weatherford did not disclose any reasons for the a...
DAYTON–Perhaps the Dayton Eagles, like the proverbial Phoenix, will rise from its own ashes. In the aftermath of the yet-undetermined blaze that severely damaged the Dayton Eagles Aerie No. 2618's 222 East Main building, the membership of the local fraternal organization talked about options and appears to be favoring recovering the remaining structure. At a membership meeting June 24, Aerie members heard from Fire Marshal Clint Atteberry, who informed them that the fire's cause remains i...
DAYTON–Columbia County Health System has added another health-related service to its arsenal. A ribbon cutting grand opening of the Columbia County Health System's (CCHS) Family Dental Clinic was held at noon on Wednesday, June 30. Attending was Representative Skyler Rude (R-16-Walla Walla), who helped secure funding to finish the project, with Representative Mike Steele from the Capital Budget Committee. "A person's oral health impacts their overall health and the quality of life," said CCHS C...
“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr....
In April and May 2021, the state legislature passed SB 5044, SB 5227, SB 5228, and SB 5194, to require public education employees to receive training in “diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism” as a condition of employment. These bills impose requirements of “equity,” “cultural competency,” “institutional racism” and other elements of Critical Race Theory (CRT) ideology. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has set a deadline of September 1st for schools to adopt CRT u...
Aunt Effie was the ‘Neighborhood Healer’ in her community of Noble, OK. When I was visiting and scraped my arm or had a stomachache, she always had the right potion, poultice, roots, soak or fern to treat the ailment. Her husband, Uncle Leonard, was an authority on the ailments of cows and mules. That was 20 years before the widespread availability of penicillin in 1939. The lifespan of the average person was 47 years old. Today, it is 78 years old (pre-Covid). That is just one example of the un...
Last year, the requirement for workers laid off during the pandemic to be looking for a job to continue to receive unemployment benefits was waived as part of the COVID-19 emergency orders. Now that the worst of the pandemic has past, the Employment Security Department (ESD) has re-instated the requirement for claimants to actively look for a job to receive benefits. The job search requirement re-started on July 4 and the first report of job search activity to ESD is due on July 11. ESD states...
DAYTON–Columbia Pulp, LLC has engaged Dr. Phil Harding as the new Director of Business Innovation, who has taken his place with the company Tuesday, July 6, 2021. He will center his focus in different and user markets expanding on featured targeted products such as paper, tissue, molded fiber–such as clams shells, and thin board used for cosmetics and cereal box packaging plus much more. “Sustainability doesn’t just happen” says Harding, “It requires viable business and technology strategies to complement consumer interest and market forc...
The Dayton High School Class of 1970 made up for last year's COVID cancellation of their fiftieth reunion by gathering in June to celebrate the milestone....
"In The Heights" is a joyous modern musical that celebrates Latino immigrant culture, heritage, and community. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Hamilton and the director of Crazy Rich Asians, invites you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big. Lights up on Washington Heights––The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit comm...
Thur, Jul 8: Meatloaf and Gravy, Au Gratin Potatoes, Baby Carrots, Salad, Roll, Banana, Milk Tue, Jul 13: Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Broccoli Salad, Fruit, Jell-O Milk Thur, Jul 15: Goulash, Green Beans, Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread, Fruit, Milk Tue, Jul 20: Fired Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Corn, Caesar Salad, Roll, Grapes, Milk Thur, Jul 22: Beef Stroganoff, Zucchini, Spinach Salad, Roll, Pudding, Juice, Milk Tue, Jul 27: Spaghetti, Mixed Veggie, Salad, Garlic Bread, Fruit, Jell-O, Milk...
Ten Years Ago July 6, 2011 Health System is first in state to qualify for meaningful use. It started with the Columbia County Health System’s vision statement of “We strive to be a leader in rural healthcare and your partner for optimal health” and taking it into action. Jackie Penner is the featured alumni artist at Wenaha Gallery and will be feted at an Artist’s Reception Alumni weekend at the gallery. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 3, 1996 Egypt, Japan, China, the Philippines and Pakistan were the top five importers of U.S. wheat in the marketi...
Local fire fighters were called out at 10:29 p.m. on July 4 to extinguish a grass fire that burned a hillside below the Dayton City Cemetery at E. Jay and S. 6th streets, according to District 3 Chief Jeromy Phinney. Fireworks are believed to be the culprit, Phinney said, although no one at the scene admitted responsibility. The dry grass burned up the hill to the border of the cemetery and stopped, leaving just the sides and some trees to be extinguished by fire fighters. The half-acre fire...
Samantha Edwards and Cody Steinhoff, both of Dayton, announce their engagement and up-coming wedding. The couple will be married in a ceremony set for September 4, 2021 in McMinnville, Ore. Edwards is employed in the therapy department at Dayton General Hospital, and Steinhoff is em-ployed at Blue Mountain Chiropractic Clinic, Dayton....
WAITSBURG–Student-athletes of the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack combined athletic program were honored for their basketball-season accomplishments-including Head Coach Roy Ramirez, who was named East Division Coach of the Year–were recognized at the covid-delayed Sports Awards Banquet here Thursday, July 1. "It will be the first and last Winter Sports Banquet to be moved inside on account of heat," quipped DW Athletic Director Sam Korslund of the event, a hallmark of the topsy-turvy conditions high-...
