From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

November 7, 2012

The Dayton Chamber of Commerce held its 66th annual awards banquet. Keynote speaker George Sharp, Executive Director for Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater Visitor and Convention Bureau, presented a formula for success he has developed. Those honored were Stephanie Guettinger, Youth Citizen of the Year; Curtis and Sandy Siess, owner and operators of Thresher’s, recognized by the Dayton Historical Society for their remodel of the downtown building; Roland Schirman, Citizen of the Year; Jennifer Smith-Villaro, Employee of the Year.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 5, 1997

The Columbia County Board of Commissioners instructed Gary Gasaway to prepare a resolution reducing the speed limit on the Tucannon from 50 mph to 40 mph from milepost 17.15 near the intersection with Hartsock Grade to MP 20.7, the beginning of the Wooton Game Refuge.

Central Washington University’s wrestling team placed seventh at the 1997 NAIA national meet in Jamestown, N.D. Steve Gusse, a senior from Dayton, won All-American awards last year at the national meet. Gusse was selected Honorary Captain and is a two-year letter winner.

Fifty Years Ago

November 2, 1972

“Four Columbia county girls were winners in the District 9 “Make It Yourself with Wool.” Kristy Boggs, first in district junior class, will participate in the state contest in Pasco seeking a win to the National Finals in Washington D.C. Dorene Haase was third in the junior division. Jennie Boggs and Cheryl Haase shared first place in the sub-teen class.

Union Pacific scholarship winner through outstanding scholastic achievements and 4-H Club work, Pamela Sunderland, daughter of County Agent Art and Mrs. Sunderland, was the recipient of a $400 check at a dinner at Washington State University, where she is a freshman.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

November 6, 1947

The Columbia County T. B. league has agreed to go in on the purchase of a mobile unit to give chest x-rays in 13 counties in eastern Washington, costing about $20,000. The largest share which will be paid by the counties having the greatest populations. Where county commissioners are unwilling to bear a share of the cost, T.B. leagues will pay from their treasuries.

Dayton FFA Wins SE Wash. Contest. The Dayton team of Billy Brown, Ronnie Denny and Harvey Shale, with a total of 826.5 points, placed first over Walla Walla and Colfax.

Columbia County quota for the boys in the Veterans’ hospital at Walla Walla is 35 gifts. Information can be had by calling Leone Von Cadow, phone 595, Red Cross coordinator or Fran Larson, phone 72, vice chairman.

One Hundred Years Ago

November 4, 1922

At a dinner at Hotel Dayton, the Kiwanis Club effected a permanent organization with J.L. Wallace as President; R.R. Cahill, vice-president C.N. Boyd, secretary G.W. Jackson treasurer; W.H. Younger, trustee, Dunlap, Erbes, Price, Davis, Broughton Fr., Frary and Israel, directors.

The Methodist church was unable to hold all who wanted to learn about the Klan. A crowded room of men and women wanted to hear. E. L. Burger of Walla Walla explained what the Ku Klux Klan is and what the objects of the organization are. He explained the organization with over six million members throughout the United States, kept its membership secret because without secrecy it would be unable to do the work it has set out to do in an effective manner. Women were not permitted to join, but there is a branch for the women called the Invisible Empire.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 6, 1897

Fort Walla Walla to be Abondoned. General Merriam, commanding The Department of the Columbia, announce Forts Spokane, Walla Walla, Washington and Forts Sherman and Boise Barracks, Idaho, is recommended in view that the military location at Spokane will fulfil all the requirements.

The threatening famine in the Yukon valley will be relieved. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, reroute from the Klondike, said on order of Secretary Alger to Colonel Randall, commander of the military reservation at St. Michaels, directing him to use reindeer for hauling food to the miners will relieve much suffering. Dr. Jackson has a herd 200 head of reindeer trained to harness.