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WALLA WALLA– Local organizations such as Dayton Youth Basketball, Project Timothy Christian Aid Center, The Cardinal’s Nest, and The Club, and the Blue Mountain Artisan Guild in Pomeroy, were among the 41 of 107 applicants serving the communities of Umatilla, Walla Walla, Columbia and Garfield counties who received $189,050 in grants from the Blue Mountain Community Foundation (BMCF) recently. These grants are part of BMCF’s annual competitive grant application available to eligible organizations throughout the four-county region. This round...
DAYTON–The Dayton School Board considered implementing a new RCW for new-hire applicants and discussed a work-based credit program for high school students at the work session held on January 3. The board is considering a change to the personnel policy for new-hire applicants, in accordance with RCW 49.44.420, which states if a district requires drug screening for pre-employment, the district cannot discriminate against someone who tests positive for cannabis. "The legislature passed it, so i...
OLYMPIA– The Office of the Secretary of State received names from one state political party Friday to be listed on the March 12 Presidential Primary ballot. The Washington State Republican Party has submitted five candidate names to go onto the 2024 Presidential Primary ballot: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Chris Christie. The Washington State Democratic Party announced January 9 the three candidates who will appear on the March 12, 2024 Presidential Primary b...
Reprinted with permission from Wheat Life The fight over the lower Snake River dams reached a milestone in mid-December when the Biden Administration officially announced an agreement with plaintiffs to the litigation regarding the lower Snake River dams that prioritizes fish recovery and was written with little to no input from agricultural stakeholders. "The plan announced by the Biden Administration regarding the Columbia River Basin is incredibly concerning for Washington wheat growers. Agri...
DAYTON–Columbia County Public Transportation received some good press in December's Public Transportation Mobility Report published by the Washington State Department of Transportation. It tells a story of grit and determination to deliver safe, accessible public transportation by any means. Here's what public transportation officials and the public read about in the report: Columbia County Public Transportation General Manager David Ocampo feels that bus-stop accessibility is the r...
DAYTON-The School Board gave oath to returning and new elects and assigned positions; update on permanent superintendent application process; interim Superintendent planned levy meetings; and reviewed policies during the December 20 meeting. The oath of office was given to those Board members who were re-elected – Grant Griffin and Aneesha Dieu, as well as to Zac Fabian who was elected following his appointment to the position. Jeff McCowen was voted in as chairman for a second term and Fabian w...
There's a new eatery in Dayton and its Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony was held recently. R and B Barbecue, proprietors Rex and Bonnie McNicol, is in business at 232 E. Main Street, and if you plan to go, be prepared for some smoke. Gathered at the mid-December ceremony were, from left, Chamber of Commerce President Bette Lou Crothers, Rebecca Vance, Chris McNicol, Heather Manis, Adrian Kennedy, Joanne Bomar, Chamber Ass't. Director, Darlene Shook, Bonnie McNicol cutting the ribbon,...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Rural Library District Board of Trustees heard reports from Interim Director Ellen Brigham and finished working through Chapter Three of the Collection Development Policy during the December 21 meeting. To review the bids for the digitization of the Dayton Chronicle archives, as well as the applications for a permanent library director, a special meeting was scheduled for December 28 at 7 p.m. The Board completed the review of Chapter Three of the Collection...
WALLA WALLA–Columbia REA offers three Brewington Memorial Scholarship opportunities memorializing former Columbia REA General Manager and Dayton resident Clark Brewington. The Columbia REA Scholarship Program is designed to assist with continuing educational opportunities for qualifying Columbia REA electric co-op member families by offering three (3) $3,000 Clark A. Brewington Memorial Scholarships each year in honor of former Columbia REA General Manager Clark Brewington. These scholarships a...
Columbia County Parks and Recreation was awarded a $1,000 grant from the Pacific Power Foundation in September, 2023, to go toward materials used in the installation of underground irrigation at the Touchet Valley Golf Course. The check was presented by Tyler Huff, Parks and Rec Dept. supervisor, to Sean Thurston, treasurer of the Touchet Valley Golf and Rec, a nonprofit organization which has spearheaded the $774,000 irrigation project. Work is set to resume this spring and complete the...
OLYMPIA–The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has opened a public comment period on its updated draft Conservation Policy through Jan. 12, 2024. The draft Conservation Policy directs the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to preserve and protect Washington's fish and wildlife and their habitats by proactively addressing current and emerging conservation challenges. You are invited to comment on the draft policy by submitting written comments via email at...
To the editor, Columbia County residents were asked to vote to tax themselves to fund a library. Dayton City residents asked to join this taxing entity. The votes passed. County residents became dissatisfied with the way their tax dollars were being spent. A petition was circulated to call for a vote to dissolve the taxing entity. Obviously, the vote to dissolve would have failed, since the vote to form, in the first place, passed easily. Voting to spend someone else's money is always an easy...
Ten Years Ago January 1, 2014 The Dayton Chronicle Shopping Spree for 2013 are Britney Wyatt, Chris Cloin, Betty Bailey, JoLyn Richords and Cathy Abel. The Columbia County Fair Board announced the new Fair Court members, Samantha Sweetwood, Haley Puckett, Carissa Price and Stephanie Nerf. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 30, 1998 Bonnie Johnson of Walla Walla won a giant bag of goodies in Santa's bag which she won in the Dayton Chronicle's annual Shopping Spree. The McGregor Company facility has...
WALLA WALLA–Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) announces the opening of a new office for veteran services at 312 N. Second Avenue in Walla Walla. BMAC has implemented this region’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families grant, which provides housing support to homeless veterans and their families, for many years and is expanding its staff to provide additional support and outreach services to area veterans. “We owe our veterans a great debt for their service to our nation, so we are very proud to be expanding our veteran services team under...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Gun Club will once again be participating in the Camas Prairie 10-week competition with 21 other Clubs around the Pacific Northwest this year. The shoot will start officially on January 13 for Juniors and January 14 for the Senior members and will run for the ten consecutive weeks. The shoot will culminate with the Camas Prairie Handicap at Walla Walla Gun Club on the weekend following the tenth week of local completion, March 22 -24. The Club is well prepared to provide t...
DAYTON–For the forty-fifth year, the Dayton Chronicle has promoted local shopping during the Christmas holidays with its Christmas Shopping Spree promotion, which started in late November and wrapped up just before Christmas. Last week, the Chronicle held the drawing for winners of shopping scrip in the amounts of $300 for first price, $150 for second prize and $75 for third prize. Colleen Taylor was the Grand Prize Winner, taking home $300 in Shopping Spree Scrip, coupons in $10 d...
DAYTON–Pending approval of a final order on January 3, 2024 in a King County Superior Court room, the defunct Columbia Pulp I, LLC will be no more. UMB Bank, N.A. was left holding the bag to the tune of $246,378,528.25 after two secured claims were satisfied by the proceeds from the sale of Columbia Pulp's assets earlier this year, information in court documents pertaining to the Columbia Pulp I, LLC receivership show. Columbia County held a secured tax claim of $2.228 million, and the R...
DAYTON–A Columbia County resident charged with second-degree assault with deadly weapon, harassment and third-degree malicious mischief has pleaded not guilty and a February 7 pre-trial hearing date has been set in Columbia County Superior Court. Michelle R. Shoun, 53, of 101 Cold Springs Lane, Dayton, was charged following an October 26 incident when Shoun allegedly assaulted 30-year-old Danielle M. Kelly of Dayton. Shoun is represented by Patricia A. Fulton of Walla Walla, who requested and w...
DAYTON–After a short-lived shutdown, Ski Bluewood opened the day after Christmas to skiers and snowboard riders, operating on limited terrain and runs. The area had opened December 14 under limited, early season operating conditions then ceased operations on December 20 when a warming trend in the weather depleted snow depths at the base. As of early this week, Bluewood is reporting 25 inches at the summit, 11 inches at the base and has received five inches within the past 48 hours (Christmas E...
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Saturday: A 10 percent chance of rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Sunday: A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Sunday NightA slight chance of rain....
A Kennewick resident received injuries in a December 13 mishap at State Route 12 and Main Road. Adam Anderson, 38, was transported by Columbia County Fire District No. 3 ambulance to the hospital after the 1993 Jeep Cherokee he was driving westbound on 12 collided with a 1989 Toyota Camry driven by James Hilton, 73, Dayton. Hilton's vehicle was entering the highway from Main Road prior to the collision. Hilton and Anderson were both wearing safety belts and Hilton was cited for failing to yield...
OLYMPIA–The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is opening a public comment period on its updated draft of the North of Falcon Policy for the 2024-28 salmon fishery planning process. The draft of the North of Falcon Policy directs the WDFW to manage salmon and steelhead fisheries using a science-based, transparent approach and consistent with all conservation and legal obligations. "Public feedback on this updated policy is critical," said Kyle Adicks, WDFW Intergovernmental S...
DAYTON–A fervent Christmas Wish for Dayton's Lisa Naylor is to be matched with a suitable donor for a kidney transplant. To help get the word out, friends of Naylor recently posted a larger-than-life poster along Highway 12 on the side of Joanne and Carol Poolman's barn. Highway travelers going east bound Naylor suffers from End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and is undergoing utilizing Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis, a process which uses a machine to exchange up to nine liters of fluid a...
Editor's Note: The following is a very sweet Christmas story on how Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer came to be. I hope you enjoy it. -Charlotte Baker, Editor As the holiday season of 1938 came to Chicago, Bob May wasn't feeling much comfort or joy. A 34-year-old ad writer for Montgomery Ward, May was exhausted and nearly broke. His wife, Evelyn, was bedridden, on the losing end of a two-year battle with cancer. This left Bob to look after their four-year old-daughter, Barbara. One night, Barbara...
Ski Bluewood welcomed skiers and riders for the 2023-2024 skiing season and celebrated the three guests who were in line for the first chair. The area opened with limited runs due to early season conditions on Thursday, December 14, with caution urged because of those conditions. There is about 22 inches of snow at the summit as of mid week, with no new snow in the past 24 and 48 hours. Be sure to check the Snow Phone at 509-240-8991 for the most up-to-date conditions. -Submitted...
