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DAYTON–The School Board meeting on September 24 coincided with Homecoming Week as reported by ASB representative and high school junior Grace Trump. Superintendent Rich Stewart announced during his report the end of the COVID shot requirements for schools and the trial of new key card door security system. Board Chair Jeff McCowen announced two additions to the agenda, one for an executive session and the other to schedule another Board retreat. Reports were provided about fall athletics by S...
DAYTON-The Dayton School District Interim Superintendent Rich Stewart held the first of what will be monthly meetings called Key Communicators on September 16 with the help of Administrative Assistant Suzi Tasker. He said the purpose is to have two-way communication at a personal level where all are welcome to attend. About sixteen community members participated at the first meeting held at the Delany Building at noon where lunch was provided by the school kitchen staff. Attendees included...
DAYTON–The American Association of University Women will hold a Candidates Forum at the Liberty Theater on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The public is advised to arrive at 6:30 p.m. in the theater foyer where they will be able to fill out question cards for some of the candidates before the Forum begins. A "Meet and Greet" session will occur at the end of the Forum. There will be two parts to the agenda schedule for the Forum this year. Part 1 Schedule–Candidates running in six rac...
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” – Dr. Seuss... Full story
DAYTON–One of my best friends I met for the first time at the swimming pool. I was five and so was he. We sized each other up, decided we’d be friends, and we are to this day some sixty years later. We would swim until the chlorine turned our eyeballs pink, walk through the alley and along Main Street to the grocery store where we’d get a Slurpee or sometimes we’d head to the house for a coupla bowls of Cap’n Crunch. Those were different days but they were important to our lives and our personal safety, though we didn’t know it at the time. O...
DAYTON–Would you pay $100 a year to have a swimming pool in Dayton? That’s what community-involved citizens who are promoting formation of a taxing district to fund a swimming pool and other recreation facilities in Dayton and Columbia County estimate the tax burden would be for a $400,000 home here. To present information, the Friends of the Pool and Community Advisory Group will hold a work-session meeting for a new Dayton Aquatic Center at the Dayton Elementary School multi-purpose room this Wednesday, September 28 at 6-7:30 p.m. Ear...
To the editor, Equal Justice. Now our past judge is being sentenced for his crime. The State tried to increase his sentence, but they failed. Everyone else gets five years alone for having a gun in the room. We are sure he had one in the room or on himself. The bench trail victims he served on should of gotten a new trial with a new judge and prosecutor that are neutral and a public defender who was licensed, which Asotin County was not. The appeals should be sent back to Asotin County for retrial. The two prosecutors should be replaced...
Washington State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste said in a recent news release regarding the shooting of Trooper Dean Atkinson in Walla Walla Thursday, September 22, that the officer had been evening. Trooper airlifted to Harborview and is in stable condition. "This evening we were once again reminded of how dangerous the profession of law enforcement can be when one of our troopers was involved in a critical incident while on duty in Walla Walla," Batiste said. "We were also reminded of how...
The Columbia County Sheriff's Department, Columbia County Health System, Fire District No. 3 and other agencies conducted a mass-casualty drill last Friday, beginning with a simulation of an active shooter at the Fairgrounds, deployment of police and ambulance, and eventual transport of "injured" subjects to the emergency room entrance at Dayton General Hospital. Deputy Payden Teel attended to one of the victims at the Fairgrounds grand stands, communicating with fellow officers and dispatch....
BREAKFAST Wed, Sep 28: Muffins, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Sep 29: Omelet, Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Sep 30: Cereal Fruit, Juice, Milk Mon, Oct 3: French Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Oct 4: Biscuits and Gravy, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Oct 5: Bagels, Cream Cheese, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Oct 6: Omelet, Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Oct 7: Waffles, Fruit, Juice, Milk LUNCH Wed, Sep 28: Hamburger with Cheese, Tots, Fruit, Veggie, Milk Thur, Sep 29: Sun Butter or Tuna Sandwich, Chips, Fruit,...
DAYTON–The Greatest Journey 12-week Christmas Shoebox series is offered to school aged children at the Redeemer Lutheran Church each Tuesday, September 20–December 6 at 3:15-4:30 p.m. The Franklin Graham’s 12-week Christmas Shoebox curriculum will help all elementary children come to learn to follow Christ and share Him with others. Meetings will be starting Tuesday Sept. 20 to Dec. 6, 3:15 to 4:30, at Redeemer Lutheran, and have snacks, games, and a short lesson. This is sponsored by Dayton’s Bible believing churches to bless our communi...
In DC League of Super-Pets, Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack-Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel-to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes. Rotten Tomatoes critics give this movie a 73% favorable rating, and the...
The challenges of our day may appear to be overwhelming. We may be keenly aware of our insufficiencies, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities. Yet when we put our trust in the Lord we are promised strength for each day. The Bible says "your strength will equal your days" Deut. 33:25. The propeller on a boat seems very small related to the vessel it pushes forward. Compared to the job that lies ahead, that small propeller seems to be no match. However, the power that is directed through it moves it thr...
Carmelia Ann Thompson May 26, 1942–September 6, 2022 Carmelia "Carmi" Ann Thompson, 80, died on September 6, 2022, in Everett, Wash., after a long and difficult illness. While we know mom did not want to leave us–we are grateful she is at peace. Carmi was born on May 26, 1942, in Clarksburg, West Va., to Lora B. (née Boggs) and Joseph P. Suarez. While Joe was deployed in the Navy, Lora and Carmi moved back to Lora's hometown, Dayton, Wash., where brother Michael was born. After the war, her...
Joanna Roberta Tate April 8, 1935-Sept. 24, 2022 In Loving Memory, Dayton resident Joanna Roberta Tate, 87, died Sept. 24, 2022, at Booker Rest Home, surrounded by her loving family. Joanna was born April 8, 1935, to Louisa and John Cristobal in Mountain Home, Idaho. She attended schools in Mountain Home, graduating from Mountain Home High School in 1953. She went on to St. Alphonsus Hospital School of Nursing in Boise, Idaho, graduating in 1956. She married Donal Tate on June 13, 1959, in...
A Helicopter Transport Services, Inc. of Aurora, Ore., semi-tractor tanker left Highway 12 on its way up Willow Creek Grade, coming to rest with the trailer on its side. Driver Harold E. Hinkley, 80, of Reno, Nev., was uninjured in the 8:59 a.m. incident north of Dayton, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office report. The CCSO report did not indicate a cause for the accident. -Chronicle photo...
The Indiana driver of this 2014 Ram van was transported to Dayton General Hospital with injuries after the vehicle was struck by a west-bound box truck last Monday afternoon. Stuart A. Sipahigil, 63, of Muncie, Ind., was southbound at the intersection of Highway 261 and Highway 12 at Delaney at 3:21 p.m., when, turning eastbound on to Highway 12, he failed to yield the right of way to a westbound 2022 box truck driven by Lorenzo J. Mata, 37, of Kennewick, Wash., according to the Washington...
PENDLETON–Fire officials reported that Tuesday, September 26 will be hot and dry with conditions similar to mid-August as opposed to late September. High fuel moisture and lack of wind will prevent any large fire growth. Instead, any active fire will “skunking around.” This low intensity fire acts similar to a prescribed burn, cleaning up unburned pockets of fuel resulting in a more fire-resistant landscape and a healthier forest. Double Creek Fire: 157,766 acres | 81% contained | 513 personnel assigned The fire grew forty-nine acres in the l...
Ten Years Ago September 26, 2012 Columbia County Commissioners accepted the nine projects for the Umatilla National Forest selected by the Southeast Washington Resource Advisory Committee, totaling $39,400, to take place in 2013. They include Wenaha Tucannon Salting; Columbia Fire Noxious Weed Control; Little Tucannon Fence Removal; Meadow Creek ATV maintenance; Wenaha Tucannon Trail maintenance; Wenaha Tucannon noxious weed control and Camp Wooten Sixth Grade Environmental Learning. Total dollars available for allocation is approximately...
Del and Adena Avery of Dayton attended the Northwest Ranchero Enthusiasts Roundup where their Ranchero was one of 32 Rancheros attending, including three from Canada. The Ranchero car show took place at Wendle Ford dealership in Spokane on September 10. Sunday, September 11,the group cruised to Felts Field to tour the aircraft museum. -Submitted photo...
PENDLETON, Ore.—Umatilla National Forest officials advise visitors that smoke may be visible in the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness from a small wildfire burning near the Slick Ear Trail #3104 on the Pomeroy Ranger District, officials report on September 25 The Slick Ear Fire was discovered on Sept. 14 following a lightning storm and is located approximately 28 miles northeast of Elgin, Oregon. The fire is east of the Slick Ear Trail #3104 and about a mile north of the Wenaha River. The six-acre fire is burning in rugged and steep terrain. F...
An enthusiastic crowd attending the 2022 Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack Homecoming game applauded the homecoming courts for the respective high schools during a half-time ceremony. Logan Potter and Brandy Davis, Tristan Barnes and Sarah Shutters, Solomon Brenner and Laney Crow, Duane Moore and Peyton Dobbs, Dayton H.S. Homecoming King Hudson Reser and Dayton H.S. Homecoming Queen Genesee Smith, Waitsburg H.S. Homecoming Queen Claudia Benavides and Waitsburg H.S. Garrett Palmer, Bea Karl and Blake...
WAITSBURG–A thrilling goal-line stand in the second quarter with the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack leading 16-0 broke the White Swan Cougars' spirit and the local team went on to celebrate a 53-8 homecoming win here September 23. "It could have been a 16-8 game with momentum with White Swan," commented Head Coach Troy Larsen, "but it turned out to be a 16-point swing with the long drive and freshman Brenton Seagraves scooping up a White Swan fumble on the kick off and scampering 40 yards for the t...
DAYTON–The Lady Wolfpack Volleyball team are now 1-4 in EWAC league play after sustaining a loss to the Columbia-Burbank Lady Coyotes on their Homecoming court last week, in four sets. DW hosted Warden last Tuesday and the Lady Irish of DeSales will play a Saturday non-league match here, first serve at 11:30 a.m., as the season slides into the home stretch. The Lady Coyotes won the final three sets after losing 25-21 to DW in the opening set, finishing with a nail-biting 24-26 win, then r...
