From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

November 6, 2013

For his senior project, DHS graduate Kane Hackett, focused on learning the history of Honor Flights to promote the program locally, and personally handed applications to local veterans, encouraging then to take part. Local veterans Fred Gritman, Bob Budig, Jack McCaw, Brian Black, Owen Agenbroad and veterans from Walla Walla took part in Inland Northwest Honor Flight to view memorials honoring military service in Washington, D.C.

To celebrate the culmination of the 2012-2013 4-H year, at the annual Columbia County 4-H Achievement program, three top 4-H members Alex Jenkins, Haley Puckett and Katie Patton, where recognized for their hard work and dedication.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 4, 1998

Warren Day Jr., the great grandson of Dayton's founder, Jessie Day, announced on a recent visit to Dayton, he will be sending to the Depot photos and documents that he has inherited and that he would like to pass on for the community's use.

The Dayton City Council saw the culmination of seven years of work with the Council awarding a $3,837,752 contract to rehabilitate the City's sewer treatment plant to ImCo., a contractor from Bellingham, Wash.

A business began operations in the store front at 127 E. Main-the former Mrs. Mac's store, the Computerized Technical Services (CTS) owned and operated by Terry and Pat Herrin, that will coordinate the servicing of pre-paid phone card vending machines across the country.

Fifty Years Ago

November 8, 1973

The Community Talent Show held November 2, winners are Charlotte Eaton, 1st place; Stan Stockton, Mark Nelson, Claire Walpole, Tony Reynolds and Sherry Attebery, second place, and Debbie Donahue, third.

Frontier Machinery of Dayton is sponsoring their annual Factory Fly-In of various John Deere factories and facilities in Iowa and Illinois December 4-6, according to Carl Nordheim, manager.

Columbia County's first woman deputy, Chris Want, dispatcher, was sworn in as chief civil deputy by County Commissioner Vernon Marll. Mrs. Want will continue her duties as daytime dispatcher for the joint city-county law enforcement facility, and as deputy authorized to serve papers.

Lois Dickinson, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dickinson of Pomeroy, was chosen Columbia County Wheat Queen during a noon Kiwanis luncheon meeting. First runner up was Cindy Startin, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Les Startin of Dayton. Miss Dickinson will compete in district competition against Garfield and Walla Walla County Queens with the winner vying for the state Wheat Queen Crown against four other district Queen Representatives at the annual Washington State Wheat Association convention in Spokane.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

November 4, 1948

The children's Hallowe'en party was a success. In spite of the bad weather, the rain subsided enough to permit the holding of the parade and events. The costume judges, Trace Koch, chairman; Francis Burdett, Irene McGee, Agnes Bundy and Leah Johnson, had a difficult problem picking the winners: Peggy Kaiser, Gairy Lee Wilson, John Ruben Peterson, John Drenckpohl, Gary Huey, Jimmy Beckley, Master Snodgrass, Steven Geist and Dale Groom. The big event of the evening was Crowning the King of Ghosts, Carolyn Shenander, and the Queen of Witches, Judy Johnson. There were judges for the pet section, the bike section and float section.

Miss Francis Roe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Roe, who at a state meeting of Rainbow for Girls, was appointed Grand Representative of Nebraska for the Washington chapter. Miss Roe has been in Rainbow five years and has served in a number of offices in the local order and was last year's worthy advisor.

One Hundred Years Ago

November, 1923

No information available.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 4, 1898

I. McGee sold his shoeing shop to R. W. Gemmell, who will continue business at his old stand while erecting a new shop and outfitting it with new tools, and the same class of good workmen will be employed.