Letters to the Editor

To the editor,

I'd like to give a shout out to Melissa Gemmell for her article on the "Stand by Me" mural. It was timely, in my opinion, to have Padraic Slattery explain what his thoughts were. He is thinking outside the box, but going in the direction of bringing more people to Dayton.

There has been some talk about the mural being painted over of Historic Dayton. Painting over the mural did NOT suddenly erase Dayton's history, like a pencil eraser. The history will always be here. This will always be Historic Dayton. It will be up to us Daytonites to share that with newcomers, visitors who may come to see this mural.

I'm excited to see and feel the changes. The "old" Frontier II Tavern is being renovated to house Vikki's Sweet Shop, we have a new BBQ restaurant, a new art shop, what's next?!!!

Teeny McMunn

Dayton, Wash.