From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

March 5, 2014

Cooperative Park Master Plan for City, County and Port defined. Increasing recreational opportunities to promote tourism and spur economic growth is listed as the main goal of the Cooperative Park Master Plan, as approved by Columbia County, the City of Dayton ad Port of Columbia.

Stop-smoking poster contest winner is Fifth Grader Sadie Seney, who received a $100 cash reward, sponsored by Columbia County Wellness Project.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 3, 1999

Allyson Brooks, State Historic Preservation Officer, announced that the Downtown Dayton Historic District in Dayton has been listed in the Washington Heritage Register, where it joins other significant properties which have been recognized for their unique contributions to Washington's heritage.

The Dayton Memorial Library has moved.....into cyberspace. The Library now has two computers available to library users which can access the Internet. The Friends of the Library paid for all of the automation. "The State gave every library one computer and one printer, but after that, all of this has been paid for by the Friends."

The newest member of the Columbia County Sheriff's Department, a native of Germany, is 18 months old and loves his ball. "Ronni" is the Department's new police K-9, just returning with his partner, Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy Rob Breland, from four full weeks of intensive training at Bakersfield, Calif.

Fifty Years Ago

March 7, 1974

The Dayton High School Chapter of the National Honor Society held its annual tapping and induction ceremony. The new members were selected on the basis of scholarship, leadership, character andservice. The new inductees into the chapter were: Connie Fletcher, Ron Fletcher, Terri Mortier, Tony Reynolds, Joy Smith, Stan Stockton and Sharlie Whitmore, all juniors, and Sophomores Sandra Gibbons and Carl Maxwell.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

March, 1949

Farmers living this side the Tucanon River and the other side of the Whetstone elevator were cut off from Dayton after the flood. The final route was cut when the secondary state highway was washed out at the Whetstone elevator. State highway men were too busy to do the repairs, so 17 farmers took matters themselves and rebuilt the bridge across the Tucannon.

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Munden were in Dayton for a few harried hours. This was their first trip from their Eckler Mountain home in 24 days having been snowbound with snow five to six feet deep, making the road impassable. On their trip out, Mrs. Munden drove the car while Gilbert drove a team of horses they had to use for additional power for the car since the county had not plowed the roads open. Mrs. Gilbert said, the only reason they needed to take a trip to town was market their eggs and cream that was piling up. Columbia County Rural Electric Association was only two weeks away from hooking the Menden's and their neighbors up to electric service when the snows hit.

The ladies of the Star Farm Bureau, assisted by their husbands, served more than 500 farmers and townspeople at a free luncheon and show provided by the Braden Tractor & Equipment Company. According to Manager Bob Lathrop, he contributed the big turnout due to the fact that most of the community was snowbound at home and eager to get out.

County Road Engineer C. A. Winnett estimated the county road damage due to extreme weather and the spring thaw, at more than half a million dollars to restore all the county roads back to their original conditions.

One Hundred Years Ago

March, 1924

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One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 4, 1899

At Huntsville, the Groom brothers have closed the short order house at this place and returned to the lower country.

J.M. Nicholson, Tailor, announced that he has received his spring stock consisting of plain and fancy worsteds, cheviots, cassimeres and has a well-selected stock of fancy suiting's which he is prepared to make up in your own city where you can see the work done. J.M. Nicholson, Main St. below First.