From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

October 29, 2014

Some thirty local business and property owners learned about energy conservation programs that are available through utilities and government agencies at the Energy Summit. Presentation detailed Pacific Power's "Wattsmart" incentive program, USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), and outlined how to navigate local zoning, permitting and historic landscapes.

The Dayton City Council voted to establish a Transportation Benefit District. The newly established district, which has boundaries identical to the Dayton city Limits, will specifically be for the purpose of maintaining, preserving and improving existing transportation improvements.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 27, 1999

The Starbuck School has implemented the STEP* Star Network which entitles students and community members access to many programs via satellite. STEP* Star is a two-way communication educational distant learning class.

Students and teachers from Dayton Elementary will participate in a Science Outreach Program at Spokane's Intercollegiate Research and Technology facility. This will involve two teams of fifth- and sixth-grade students and their teachers. Thirty-six teams from other eastern Washington schools will also be participating.

Self-taught, Keith McMasters' fascination with Western art and the Native American culture lead him to start sculpting about 20 years ago.

Fifty Years Ago

October 31, 1974

Columbia Cut Stock, Inc. Business Manager Dennis Lockard announced that the local wood specialty firm has "ceased normal operations until an unspecified date." The temporary shutdown, the first extended closure since production began in February, 1974, was due to the national slowdown in the lumber industry.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

October 27, 1949

Fire Truck Problem Solved–A group of Columbia County farmers met with county commissioners to discuss the matter of fire protection outside of the City of Dayton. In an attempt to solve the problem, the farmers agreed to officially donate the newly purchased fire truck that has been purchased through the donations from various farmers and farming organizations, to the county.

Bob Erbes of Erbes and Son packing house stated that they had packed 3294 boxes of apples last week to set a new production record for recent years in their plant. Mrs. Reed Ables, a packer in the plant, turned out 294 boxes of Rome apples during the day to establish a high mark for the plant.

The Dayton F.F.A. potato judging team, Ronald Douglas, Clive Brodhead, and Tommy Turner and the Mead team placed first with total points of 1,906 out of a possible 2100. The 16 teams entered were required to judge seed potatoes, grade commercial potatoes and give oral reasons in defense of their commercial grading.

Ernie Delaney, state dairy inspector for this area, discussed the new state fluid milk law at the Dayton Rotary Club. With the discovery in 1941 of microorganisms in milk caused a minor revolution in the milk business. Modern day techniques of food and milk handling were the main cause of the new milk law, which among other things, the law requires proper refrigeration when the milk is transported to and from the dairy.

One Hundred Years Ago

October, 1924

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 28, 1899

Walla Walla will hold an election to decide whether bonds shall be issue for the purchase of water works and the building of sewers.

Dick Jackson returned from Walla Walla, reported that the farmers are getting excited in the valley over the fact that hog cholera is making away with their swine in great numbers. It is reported that 600 swine has died in that county recently.

Henry Patrick returned from the Columbia mine where he had been to take provisions to the camp. He brought in samples of the wall rock that was assayed and showed that the rock carried $10.33 in gold.