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DAYTON–The "show will go on" but it won't be like any of the other 129 Columbia County Fairs that preceded it. The 2020 edition of the Columbia County Fair will be limited to exhibitors only-the general public will not be allowed to attend at the Fairgrounds, according to Fair Board member Ty Lane. That doesn't mean the public won't be able to see exhibitions and livestock classes. "Everything is going to be through Facebook," Lane says. "If people want to watch, go to Facebook and click on a...
DAYTON–This year, 2020, will long be remembered for the different ways communities coped with the coronavirus pandemic, and one of those memories will be the way the Columbia County Youth Livestock Sale was conducted in spite of onerous health-oriented restrictions. Rather than cancel the popular sale, members of the Sale Committee adapted to state requirements so that area youth with livestock projects didn't miss the opportunity to reap the rewards of their dedication and hard work, a...
DAYTON–Concern over issues involving ballots delivered through the U.S. Postal Service has prompted Columbia County Auditor Anne Higgins to push the ballot mailing up by about four weeks. “I plan to have them out early,” Higgins told the Dayton Chronicle Tuesday, indicating that she plans to mail ballots to Columbia County voters around September 15. “I want people to have enough time to get the ballots back,” she said. Other county auditors have been discussing earlier mailing dates, Higgins said, but she isn’t aware of any neighboring...
DAYTON–When stay-at-home orders and tourist visits plummeted precipitously earlier this year, master distiller Rusty Figgins, owner and proprietor of local craft distillery XO Alambic, put his still to work turning 3,000 gallons of wine into alcohol for sanitation purposes. "It saw me through the hard times," Figgins told the Dayton Chronicle recently. In the meantime, two other situations arose-one of Figgins's consulting clients made an offer for award-winning XO Alambic, and another client of...
DAYTON–A local downtown establishment, well known regionally and with a fan base that stretches from coast to coast, has closed, buckling under coronavirus pressures. But take heart, coffee aficionados, the coffee will still be roasted locally and be available. Regina Weldert's Rey's Roast Coffee Shop, at 242 E. Main Street since May, 2016, has been closed since March, for the most part, Weldert, 79, said this week. Friday, August 28 was her last day brewing coffee, and there were only a h...
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle...
On September 2, 1945–75 years ago–standing behind General Douglas MacArthur, on the deck of BB63, the U.S.S. Missouri, was an emaciated-looking General Jonathan M. Wainwright. Wainwright had waited out World War II as a Prisoner of War after surrendering to the Imperial Japanese Army when Corregidor in Manila Bay was lost in early 1942. Wainwright, incidentally, was born in Walla Walla, on the Army Post, and that's why the local VA Medical Center is named after him. So it was fitting that he and...
A. F. Branco...
They were just words. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Reagan to Gorbachev at the Brandenburg Gate, 1987 “Chance of rain.” Weatherman in Louisiana before Hurricane Katrina, 2005. “Give me liberty or give me death.” Patrick Henry, 1775 “I wish I’d never read this book... so I could read it again for the first time”. Dan Trimble about Hemingway’s “Old Man and the Sea”. 1992 “The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank.” Erma Bombeck. 1976 We often underestimate the value of...
Food prices have gone up in recent months, but farmers are not getting paid more. While farmers and ranchers are in the business of producing food for consumers, it is a long way from the farm gate to a dinner plate and the in-between is where costs start to pile into the cost equation. So, before anyone who read the recent story outlining the rise in food costs seen in Seattle equates that to farmers and ranchers making a profit, let’s take a look at farm prices for some of those original c...
By Cheryl Pell This is the best year yet to get your annual flu shot: no one wants to have the flu and certainly not mixed with COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta calls this a "Twindemic." Which one is deadlier? In this past season of 2019-20, in one year of flu tracking, 109 people died in Washington State including three children. Since data collection started in March of this year for COVID-19, approximately 1,870 citizens of Washington have died from the novel corona...
By Kristie Korslund Dayton Memorial Library held a writing contest for the end of our Virtual Summer Reading Program. Each participant was asked to write a one-page story having looked at a designated photo for inspiration. Reading through our contest entries one story stood out from the rest, written by Moriah Haag. Moriah entered with this wonderful tale and won first prize! Once there was a man named Old MacDonald. He had a huge farm, but there was just too much work for one man. Luckily, he had a giant as a friend, named Bingo. Bingo was...
Breakfast Thursday, Sept. 3 Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Juice, Milk Friday, Sept. 04 Cinnamon Roll, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Juice, Milk Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day-No School Tuesday, Sept. 8 Scrambled Eggs, Biscuit, Jelly, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wednesday, Sept. 9 Waffles, Sausage Link, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thursday, Sept. 10 French Toast**, Fruit, Juice, Milk **Substitutions may be made in the grab & go meals Friday, Sept. 11 Fair Day-No School Lunch Thursday, Sept. 3 Burrito, Spanish Rice, Veggies, Fruit, Milk Friday, Sept. 04 Hot Ham & Cheese, Chips,...
DAYTON-We're back! After a shocking and early end to the school year in March, the students of Dayton High School (DHS) have gone five months without being at school. Though the school year was finished through online methods, the teachers and students of DHS are happy to be back in person for the new school year to come. It took lots of brainstorming and consideration, but DHS is now back to in person learning part-time. The year started off with a "soft start", on Tuesday, August 25, the...
Laverne Gladys Kessel May 22, 1938–August 14, 2020 Laverne Gladys Kessel of Dayton, Wash., passed away on August 14, 2020 at the age of 82. She left this life the way she lived it, with unbelievable strength and courage. The first of thirteen children, Laverne was born at the family home to Nick and Adeline (Zander) Schmaltz on May 22, 1938. Growing up on the family farm just southeast of Dickinson, N. D., she learned to work hard at an early age, helping with the farm chores which included m...
DAYTON– Business in 2020 is down significantly resulting in loss of revenue of $1.8 million and patient revenue is under budget by $816,790, Columbia County Health System CEO Shane McGuire reported to Hospital Commissioners at the August meeting. "It is worth noting that our year-to-date gross patient revenue is under budget by $1.8 million dollars while net patient revenue is just $816,790 under budget," said McGuire. Deductions from revenue is $1 million under budget offset by favorable M...
DAYTON–The coronavirus has claimed yet another community event "victim"-the annual Turkey Bingo-a community favorite. The Kiwanis Club has sponsored the community favorite for 33 years, giving consistently "full houses" at the Elementary Multipurpose Room an enjoyable afternoon playing Bingo, winning prizes and also taking home a frozen turkey for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. In recent years, the Dayton Lions Club has teamed up with the Kiwanians to help put on the event. Turkey Bingo doesn't just pop up and happen. Kiwanis Club m...
Ten Years Ago September 1, 2010 Tuesday afternoon, August 24, a combine caught fire causing a field fire on Patit Road and crews from Columbia County Fire District #3 and Waitsburg worked to contain and extinguish the fire. Thursday winds with gusts up to 40 miles an hour are suspected to have rekindled the fire. The fire quickly grew out of control as the winds picked up burning across the hills over Hubbard Road, Gammon Road, Bruce Road, McGee Road and on to the Tucannon, head into rough terrain into Garfield County. Twenty-Five Years Ago...
