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DAYTON–The Friday after Thanksgiving, this fair city will usher in the holidays with the return to its traditional Christmas Kick Off, complete with Holiday Lighted Parade, fireworks, the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree and more on November 26–27. Christmas Kick Off, back in business after a one-year hiatus due to coronavirus, is sponsored by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with a sleighful of local supporting businesses, individuals and organizations helping make Day...
DAYTON–A late-night November 21 burglary of the Moose Creek Café & Bakery, 330 E. Main Street, is under investigation by Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies. An employee of the bakery discovered the burglary at 6:23 a.m. Sunday morning when the back doors were discovered to be kicked in. A cash drawer with an estimated $200 in cash was reported to have been taken. A Columbia County resident traveling on the Upper Hogeye Road noticed a cash drawn apparently discarded alongside the road. The resident took a photo of it and Aimee McGu...
DAYTON-The Dayton School Board appointed Zac Fabian to the vacant School Board Position No. 2 at the meeting November 17. Directors interviewed two candidates, Bryan Martin and Zac Fabian, for the vacant School Board Position No. 2. A third candidate, James Wyant Jr., withdrew his candidacy. The Board prepared ten interview questions to be asked of each candidate. Bryan Martin, a Dayton High School graduate, earned an engineering degree and is now working as a surveyor in the community. He has...
DAYTON–The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) lethally removed an adult, male wolf from an area in Columbia County that is north of the Touchet pack territory and west of the Tucannon pack territory on Thursday, November 18, 2021. This action taken by the WDFW was in response to five reports of wolf depredation events in the area since August 25. The latest report came on November 15 when WDFW staff received a call from a livestock producer who reported a 400- to 500-pound calf w...
“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.” – Earl Wilson...
This came across the transom from the Internet, from which everything is true, dontcha know. There is a smattering of truth to it, although just about every generation, looking back, may say that the decade or two in which they survived the bumps and scrapes of childhood and adolescence, were simply, irrefutably, The Best. It seems to closely describe how Baby Boomers, the generation I am a part of, grew up. We survived being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. Thankfully for me, not the case. They took as...
Most would admit it was an unusual location to put a chain in the first place. Not that it didn’t look at home amongst the rotting posts and rusty headgate, but there it was. Miles and his wife decided their little place could carry a few more cows. It was a good year on the Montana high line but bred heifers were high. So they agreed that buyin’ yearlin’ heifers would be the ticket. They could select a good sire, synchronize the heat cycle and breed them artificially. They bought forty head...
I recently sent the legislature a public records request for the internal caucus discussions concerning the Governor’s emergency powers. I’ve received an initial batch of records with more to come in the coming weeks and months. Of note from the first installment of public records was this email exchange between Rep Rude, Rep. Walen and Rep. Springer (Note: All emails referenced available on request). On September 3, Rep. Rude sent an email to all House Democratic lawmakers with the subject lin...
Calvin Ollie Baker was born October 26, 2021, at Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colo., to Matt and Corinne Baker of Loveland, Colo. The strapping young lad came into the world at 8:08 Mountain Savings Time, weighed in at 8 lbs., 3 oz., and measured 21 inches. A keeper! He joins two brothers, Drayson 6, and Graham, 3. Calvin is the grandson of George and Shannon Hodges of Viola, Id., Jim and Kathy Atkinson of Post Falls, Id., and Loyal and Charlotte Baker of Dayton. Great grandparents...
BREAKFAST Wed, Nov 24: No School Thanksgiving Break Thur, Nov 25: No School Thanksgiving Break Fri, Nov 26: No School Thanksgiving Break Mon, Nov 29: Waffles, Sausage, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Nov: 30: Toast, Cheddar Omelet, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Dec 1: Pancakes, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Dec 2: Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Dec 3: Yogurt Parfait, Fruit, Juice, Milk LUNCH Wed, Nov 24: NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break Thur, Nov 25: NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break Fri, Nov 26: NO SCHOOL...
DAYTON–The Board of Public Health convened at the Columbia County Commissioners’ Board meeting November 15, where reallocation of duties and job descriptions were discussed to fill the need at the Public Health office since Public Administrator Martha Lanman stepped down earlier this month. Chelsea Eaton and Delphine Bailey are sharing some duties previously covered by Lanman, for the interim, such as signing documents and reporting for the Board of Health and to the BOCC. The job des...
Tue, Nov 30: Broccoli Lasagna, Mixed Veggie, Garlic Bread, Banana, Milk Thur, Dec 2: Chicken Sandwich, Potato Chips, Pickled Beets, Grapes, Snickerdoodle, Milk Tue, Dec 7: Tater Tot Casserole, Mixed Veggie, Caesar Salad, Gelatin, Salad, Milk Thur, Dec 9: Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Brownie, Juice, Milk...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Board of Commissioners were updated on the Courthouse HVAC project and other budgetary information during the November 15 meeting. Maintenance Manager David Finney reported on the funding possibilities of the HVAC project for the courthouse after inquiring if it is qualified use of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Generally, HVAC is an approved use because it improves ventilation. However, the County has been approved for an Architectural Historical...
Clifford the Big Red Dog–When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) meets a magical animal rescuer (John Cleese) who gifts her a little, red puppy, she never anticipated waking up to find a giant ten-foot hound in her small New York City apartment. While her single mom (Sienna Guillory) is away for business, Emily and her fun, but impulsive, uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) set out on an adventure that will keep you on the edge-of-your-seat as our heroes take a bite out of the Big Apple. B...
The little fellow forgot one of the pieces when he opened his birthday present. Overjoyed with his new remote car, he ran off excitedly to play with it, not realizing he had left behind the most important piece of the present: expressing his thanks for the gift. The present offered the boy moments of fun but also the opportunity for his heart to grasp the kindness and thoughtfulness of the parents who gave it to him. We can become so accustomed to the daily gifts the Lord gives that we fail to...
There were no injuries in a 12:59 a.m. mishap in the 800 block of 4th Street Tuesday morning of this week. A 2004 Pontiac Aztek, driven by Darlene R. Shook, 1217 S. 4th St., Dayton, collided with a parked 2013 Ram pickup, causing airbags in the Pontiac to deploy and pushed the pickup against a tree in the parking strip. Police, fire and Columbia County District 3 ambulance responded. The pickup is registered to Gergory Laughery of 814 S. 4th Street. -Chronicle photo...
Injuries were reported following a minor collision just west of the Dayton City Limits late Wednesday night November 17. A 1991 Ford pickup, pictured in the distance, driven by Wyatt M. Costello, 19, of Dayton, was involved in a collision with a 2009 Mini Cooper driven by Michelle J. Gasperecz, 48, of Centralia, Wash. Costello and an unnamed occupant of the pickup were reported to complain of wrist and hip pains while occupants of the Mini Cooper told Columbia County Sheriff's deputies they...
DAYTON–The School Board was informed the Elementary School has two new teacher hires, and hear staff progress reports, school club reinstatement, and winter sports is underway. Elementary Principal Amy Cox advised the board two new teachers have been hired, Suzy Butler, who will replace Kindergarten teacher Morgan Stone, and Hilary Wheeler as Special Education Director and teacher provided through ESD 112. Cox advocated for the need and success of student counselor Caitlin Patterson. "She has b...
Dayton Chronicle publishers Loyal and Charlotte Baker, and Chronicle staffer Dominic Truesdale attended the Washington Policy Center Annual Dinner in October, and were privileged to meet Ben Carson, M.D., the former secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carson, a renowned neurosurgeon and 2016 presidential candidate, spoke at length to the standing-room-only audience, covering topics such as political correctness and WOKEism, conservative values, importance of education...
Marvin Keith Shutters March 24, 1967–September 28, 2021 Marvin Keith Shutters, 54, died of esophageal cancer at home in Dayton, Wash., on September 28. Marvin was born to Alvin and Alice Shutters in Ridgway, Penn., on March 24,1967, joining brother Alvin and sister Karen. Marvin's love of the outdoors began at an early age. He roamed the woods, fields, and streams around the family home in Weedville, Penn., either on foot or horseback. Marvin and his siblings spent summers haying and selling v...
Mary Louise Matheny Foredyce Martin and Merle Mace Matheny Louise died June 12, 2020, at her home in Clarkston. She was 83. Mace passed away November 13, 2021. He was 86 and a long-term Starbuck resident. Matheny siblings Mary Louise Matheny Foredyce Martin and Merle Mace Matheny will be remembered at a memorial service held at Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt Funeral Home, 1551 Dalles Military Road in Walla Walla. Viewing for Mace will begin at 11 a.m., and the joint memorial service will start at 1 p.m. on November 26, 2021....
DAYTON–The wife of an area hunter was selected for a prize bull elk tag; a chance to hunt the big one; something that is more unlikely than winning it big on the slot machines in Vegas. But it happened to Tri-Cities resident Brandy Sloot,. "I'm still feeling completely and totally blessed to have harvested such an amazing creature," exclaimed Sloot. "People spend many years hoping to get drawn for this prestigious tag. I only had 11 points earned when I got the results of being selected. My h...
Ten Years Ago November 23, 2011 The weekend event after Thanksgiving Day is celebrated as the Dayton’s “Christmas Kick Off,” with a wide, colorful schedule of events for both young and old, including the traditional Main Street Lighted Parade and the Tree Lighting Ceremony. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 20, 1996 Hundreds of turkeys will be given away Saturday at the Dayton Elementary School multi-purchase room as the Dayton Kiwanis Club calls “BINGO”. Kiwanian Bob Compson stated that the community has been very generous, “providin...
Thanksgiving Day: A 10 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly...
