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BLUE MOUNTAINS–A Dayton man was hospitalized with injuries sustained when the face of a snow field broke loose and an avalanche swept him about 10 yards downslope as he attempted to traverse the area on a snow bike around 10 a.m. Friday, December 2, in the general vicinity of Table Rock. Officials have not released the victim's name. The injured man was eventually hoisted out of the steep terrain by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office Huey helicopter, which delivered the patient to Table Rock f...
DAYTON–Columbia County Commissioners held the first Flood Control Zone District meeting since August 1 ahead of the regular meeting on December 5, during which County Engineer and Public Works Director Grant Morgan discussed dissolving it. During the Flood Control Zone District meeting, Morgan discussed with the BOCC that a resolution will be needed to dissolve the district, and any funds will be dispersed to appropriate departments. Morgan also presented the public works special budgets d...
DAYTON–Delay in transitioning to assisted living due to inspections was one of the factors contributing to a net loss of $292,000 for the Columbia County Health System in October, with contract labor counting as another major contributor. The loss is largely attributable to the delay in moving residents into the assisted-living facility as they work through inspections to get licensed, according to CFO Matt Minor, at an impact to inpatient revenue of $126,000. Another factor is operating c... Full story
DAYTON–All requests for reconsideration of materials have been completed, none were found to be in violation of the Dayton Memorial Library's collection development policy and have been returned to the shelves, Library Director Todd Vandenbark informed the Library Board at its November 28 meeting. An accommodation was made to shelve educational picture books in a new section of the children's library away from other early reader books intended for parents to read together with their children o...
“We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.” – Mother Teresa... Full story
DAYTON–The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library is a non-profit corporation dedicated to making contributions, grants, and gifts to benefit the Dayton Memorial Library and its patrons. The organization relies on volunteers to help with events and fundraising. Established in 1982, the group currently has eight members who meet monthly to discuss the budget, including providing funds, materials or resources for programs and projects and to consider any specific requests made by the library d...
DAYTON–High School students celebrate the short week before winter break with the “Christmas Send-off” celebration. And the DW Wolfpack has chosen Camo as this home game’s theme. The High School Associated Student Body (ASB) has been busy planning out the short two-day week before winter break with a “Christmas Send-off” celebration. Students are given a dress up day where they have the option to wear Christmas Pajamas to school. The ASB will be passing out hot cocoa, cookies, and apple cider...
To the editor, I attended the Columbia County Rural Library District meeting on November 28. I was interested to hear an update on the issue of the display of and access to books with explicit sexual content and/or graphic images. I heard parents, grandparents, and other adults express a desire for policies and practices which would help preserve the innocence of children and protect them from the explicit sexual material contained in a number of books available at the library. I also heard a person who read from prepared notes on her phone...
Raymond P. Elder March 10, 1930–November 23, 2022 Raymond (Ray) P. Elder, 92, died on November 23, 2022, in Loveland, Co. Ray was born in Fort Benton, Mont., on March 10, 1930. He spent his school years growing up in Dayton, Wash. Ray met Donna Dudley, in high school and they were married on March 25, 1951. They remained married until Donna passed in December of 2021. His first two years of college education was at Eastern Washington College of Education in Cheney, Wash., and the last two y...
Ten Years Ago December 5, 2012 Helping people fulfills a desire. Last spring, Judi Brooks and Margaret Huwe, both employed by Bank of America in Dayton, had a desire to reach out and help people. They read in the Dayton Chronicle the senior meal program was going to lose one meal a month, so together and friends Lisa Caldwell and Bill Peters, decided to "Cook a Meal." Twenty-Five Years Ago December 3, 1997 Patit Valley Grange No. 1039 members Barbara Gibson, Lee Carlson, Neita Stearns, Adena...
WHITE SWAN–The Cougars capitalized on a 15-8 first-quarter bump that they maintained through the next three quarters to notch a 70-62 win in the first weekend of Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack boys basketball here December 3. DW fell to Oakesdale in a season-opening road loss 49-44 at Oakesdale. DW hosts Goldendale and Granger this Friday and Saturday in Dayton. Spencer Hansen pumped in a game-high 28, and Monte Pettichord scored 14. White Swan's Van Pelt scored 24 to lead his team to the n...
Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a hig...
