From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

August 27, 2014

Columbia County Fair Hostesses Haley Puckett, Stephenie Nerf, Samantha Sweetwood and Carrisa Price work as a team promoting the 2014 Columbia County "Blue Jeans and Country Dreams."

A $3,000 contribution from Pacific Power was recently made to the Port of Columbia's Blue Mountain Station to assist with marketing efforts for the new facility. Pacific Power has donated over $35,000 to the project since work began in 2007.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 25, 1999

Tommy Lovell and Zak Keifer presented a program collage of their University of Washington summer school experience, to the Dayton School District board members.

Starbuck resident volunteers completed their four year project constructing a wastewater treatment facility. "This self-help community-based project is the largest in Washington State," said Project Coordinator Carol Wildman. Starbuck is located on the Tucannon River, with an approximate population of 165 persons, about 100 homes, many with failing or non-existent septic systems and a budget of $900,000 to work with, about half of the originally projected cost. With grant applications, many planning meetings and there has been a minimum of 90 townspeople volunteers working on this project on one capacity or another.

Fifty Years Ago

August 29, 1974

According to word received from Spokane Postal Manager Roy A. Bertlach, Dayton postmaster Bill Moyer will temporarily be assigned as officer-in-charge of the Walla Walla Post Office while as assistant Postmaster Joner Trump will become officer-in-charge of the Dayton P.O.

The Skyline Junior Club plans to sponsor the Block Mother Program, which has been operating for the past several years in Dayton. The Block Mother program consists of a selected home on each block that is a refuge for a child if he or she seems in danger or trouble.

Connie Fletcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Fletcher, and her horse, Annie Biankus, won several awards at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Tomah, Wisc.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

August 25, 1949

A square dance contest, the "World Championship Thoroughbred Racing Cow Derby," a big fun parade, and other features and stunts will highlight the annual Wagon Wheelers and Junior Chamber of Commerce "Wing Ding" Saturday night, August 27, in Walla Walla. The "Wing Ding" marks the opening of the annual dress-up period for the Southeastern Washington Fair, the Silver Jubilee edition of the big show.

Representing Dayton at the Southeastern Washington Silver Jubilee Anniversary Fair, is Farmerette Elna Bosley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Bosley. Elna is an excellent horsewoman, has attended Dayton schools, and was a member of the court for Dayton Days.

Merle Butler and Marilyn Ashley were named the outstanding boy and girl from the Dayton playground for the 1949 season, according to Werner Neudorf, recreation director. The two children were selected because of their outstanding attendance records, their consistent sportsmanship, their citizenship and their athletic ability.

Two local Men, Elmer Rose and Lyle Scoles, enlisted in the regular army for three years, according to Sgt. McElroy, local army recruiter. Rose is a veteran with four years' service in the army from 1944-49 and is the son of Mrs. C. J. Suferdt. Scoles, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Scoles, attended Dayton High School and is 17 years old.

One Hundred Years Ago

August, 1924

No information available.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 26, 1899

Where do dice come from? They are made in France and millions are consumed annually. The bone dice used in the United States are all imported from France, though it may be that the bone of which they are made came originally from this country. The manufacturing district is not far from Paris in which are produced in eleven sizes, from 0 to 10 inclusive and made in both square and round-cornered.