From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

October 22, 2014

Dayton General Hospital upgrades lab equipment, an acetaminophen overdose can be diagnosed with a quick lab test, which give local physicians and the hospital the advantage of getting those results quickly. A fringe benefit for local health-care system users is not needing to travel to have lab tests performed.

The formal dedication of an accessible Walkway and Fishing Pad at Lyons Ferry Marina, October 30. "This dedication will honor the vision of Donald "Gene" Turner, the man who envisioned this walkway and fishing pad."

Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 20, 1999

Dayton General Hospital was the recipient of a $400,000 Proshare grant, according to Chief Financial Officer Gary Schroeder. With the passing of the Medicare Balance Budget Act, Medicare reimbursements for medical services to patients was not always adequate and did not always come in a timely fashion which poses a big problem for rural hospitals in small counties. State legislators realized these new reimbursement arrangements for hospital with nursing homes need additional financial help, Dayton was one of ten hospital who recipients of Proshare grant money.

Fifty Years Ago

October 24, 1974

Lt. Col. Fred O. Rankin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rankin, Waitsburg, was presented the Army Commendation Medal at Ft. Campbell, Ky. The medal was awarded for meritorious service. Lt. Col. Rankin received the award while serving as chief of Supply and Service Division of the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity at Fr. Campbell.

Marv Evers, Vocational Ag instructor and FFA advisor at Dayton High School, has been asked to act as an official swine judge for a 4-H and collegiate contest to be held at the Portland, Ore. Exposition.

At the Tri-State Swine Breeders meet in Colfax, Mark Thorn and Skip Mead, both senior members of the Dayton FFA chapter, exhibited and sold their champions gilts. The Dayton Chapter bought both gilts back to put in the chapter rotation programs.

Environmental Impact halts 'Blue' Sub-Division: Columbia County Commissioners up in arms about a Spokane real estate firm's proposed land subdivision in the heart of prime Blue Mountain game country, kicked horns with three of the firm's representatives.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

October 20, 1949

County Has Good Quarantine Record. There are no quarantined cattle herds in Columbia County this year according to Bob Williams, County Agent. Williams warned, that the only way farmers may be sure that their herds will not be quarantined is to take advantage of the free vaccination service, for Bangs disease that the U.S. department of animal industry is offering to each local farmer.

Dean Wallace and Bob Culbertson report they sighted a live cougar in Payne Hollow about a mile from the Columbia School.

McKinzie Chevrolet had a crew polishing a new, bright yellow school bus, which was to be delivered that day to the Star school district. The new bus has a capacity of 15 passengers, Fred Banks is the driver and will pick up kids from throughout the Star district.

One Hundred Years Ago

October, 1924

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 21, 1899

Pasco–Fire was discovered in the new coal bunkers, containing 4,000 tons of coal, caused by spontaneous combustion in the bottom of the center chute.

Covello Snarls: The snow and rain has made the ground wet enough so farmers can go to plowing. Most of the farmers will re-plow their summer fallow this fall, and are busy hauling wood and straw getting ready for winter. In some parts of the country the ranchers are letting the China thistle grow in their fields, they had better look out or thistle will get the best of them.