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By Gary Lentz Retired Ranger Lewis and Clark Trail State Park Special to the Dayton Chronicle DAYTON–Was the late Frank Finkel, who arrived in Dayton in 1878, two years after the infamous "Custer's Last Stand," actually a survivor of the battle? That topic was the subject of a talk given by retired park ranger Gary Lentz at the Blue Mountain Heritage Society's 12th Annual Ground Hog Dinner fundraiser here February 1. Lentz, former ranger of the Lewis and Clark Trail State Park between here a...
Ten Years Ago March 10, 2010 Alex Naylor of Dayton finished first at 49 Degrees North Ski Cross Competition. From the Editors of E/ The Environmental Magazine, stated what we can do with loads of old trade-in electronic equipment, that is a growing problem in landfills, leaking hazardous substances into surrounding ecosystems. It is estimated two million tons of unwanted electronics each year are placed in landfills. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 8, 1995 The Senate Transportation Committee gave a do-pass recommendation to SSB 5700, which...
General Outlook: February brought an interesting mix of good high mountain snow and record precipitation. Snowpack remains healthy but the big story was the major flooding in the Umatilla River in North East Oregon and on Mill Creek, Walla Walla and Touchet rivers in South East Washington. Catastrophic damage was reported for roads, livestock facilities and farmland. Record precipitation was also recorded in the West Central Cascades however west side rivers have evolved to handle such large flows, so flood damage was minimum and mostly...
These strapping young men are three of Dayton-Waitsburg's four returning lettermen for the baseball program, which opens its season with an 11 a.m. double headers Saturday in St. John. Head Coach Johnny Wyatt will manage the Wolfpack team again this year, now sporting new DW baseball uniforms. They are, from left, Johnny Wyatt, Carlos Norris and Adam Puckett. Not pictured: Tayven Seney....
