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Ten Years Ago June 17, 2013 Construction of the Artisan Food Center at Blue Mountain Station is underway with the foundation complete and the plumbing needs to be addressed. A receipt of $109,000 in grant funds and $109,000 in loan funds at 2.55 interest over 10 years from the Community Economic Revitalization Board. Dayton City Council learned 25,354 people visited the Dayton Memorial Library and Delany Room in 2012. The 19th All Wheels Weekend was enjoyed under sunny skies by a decent crowd an...
Ten Years Ago June 12, 2013 Portland General Electric Company has signed an asset purchase agreement with Puget Sound Energy to acquire the development rights to Phase II of the Lower Snake River Wind Farm. PGE plans to proceed with construction of 116 wind towers at a cost projected of between $520 million to $535 million, excluding allowance for funds used during construction. Chuck James got an extra special birthday surprise from his wife, Peggy, for his 70th birthday-a 1916 Model T Ford...
Ten Years Ago June 5, 2013 Jessica Tate, president of Dayton High School's chapter of National Honor Society, presented a check for $507 to Barbara Gibson for the Dayton Senior Center. Jessica appreciated all the community members that supported the Senior Center through Honor Society's "Flamingo Fundraiser." Twenty-Five Years Ago June 3, 1998 The Law Offices of Nealey and Marinella generously donated the Dayton Liberty Theater Building, including the balcony area to the Touchet Valley Arts...
Ten Years Ago May 29, 2013 The Dayton School District has four people, Katie Leid, Elementary Principal; Julie Howard, Teacher, John Hutchens, Maintenance & Grounds Supervisor and Dallas Dickinson, Elementary Secretary, who will be retiring with a combined ninety-five years of experience. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 27, 1998 Five young pianists, Rachel LaBerge, Cassie Bensel, Kassandra Demaris, Dana Bensel, and Ashley Oakley from Dayton participated in the 53rd Annual Greater Spokane Music and All...
Ten Years Ago May 22, 2013 Veterans march through Dayton to raise awareness of WWII vets in hospitals. Their journey is simple – to march 100 miles from the Walla Walla Veterans Hospital over Memorial Day Weekend to shake hands and to say thanks to the Veterans who reside at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Lewiston, Idaho. Fifteen Combat Veterans from the Marines, Army and Special Forces, who were released from military service during the past 1-3 years will leave Walla Walla at 6 a.m. T...
Ten Years Ago May 16, 2013 Learning how to aid the feathered, Dayton veterinarian Kennie Reeves, D.V.M, and local falconer Anne Dowdy joined participants from Washington, Oregon and Boise, Idaho to take part in a special raptor seminar at the Blue Mountain Wildlife in Pendleton which specializes in raptor rehabilitation, instructed by Dr. Jeff Cooney, a wildlife biologist and licensed veterinarian specializing in raptors. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 13, 1998 Cathlin Donohue, a 1989 graduate of...
Ten Years Ago April, 2013 Life-long model and flight enthusiast completes scale model of Spirit of St. Louis. Jim Edwards crafted a full scale model replica of the Spirit of St. Louis, the plane to make the first non-stop flight over the ocean from New York to Paris in 1927, flown solo by Charles Lindbergh. The one-quarter scale model Edwards completed will be housed in a Plexiglas display case, under the full-scale replica of the plane at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville,...
Ten Years Ago April, 2013 "Fire-Grab some iron!" inspires the name of Spring's brew pub. Mike and Ann Spring would have such a theme, and so Chief Spring's Fire and Irons Brew Pub has ignited. The Springs relocated to Dayton last October and purchased Skye Book and Brew on February 1, 2013. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 22, 1998 Following his tour of the Smithsonian exhibit on display at the Dayton Historical Depot, 5th District Representative George Nethercutt stopped by the Dayton Chronicle and...
Ten Years Ago April 17, 2013 The Columbia County Commissioner appointed Rocky Miller of Dayton as Columbia County Sheriff effective of July 1, 2013, and will replace Sheriff Walt Hessler, Jr., who plans to retire at the end of June. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 20, 1998 An organizational TOASTMASTERS meeting is planned for April 15, at the Tee Time Café at the golf course. Dayton had a very active TOASTMASTERS chapter a few years back and the goal is to resurrect this worldwide organization in...
Ten Years Ago April 13, 2013 James Moyer has been named director of Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center. He will also serve as associate dean for research for the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences. Moyer, a native of Dayton, and an alumnus of WSU's agronomy program –now called Crop and Soil Sciences. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 8, 1998 The Blue Mountain Rocketeers began their fourth year of operation with their first rocket launch of 1998 at t...
Ten Years Ago April 3, 2013 The W.W. Day Estate Trust, for benefit of the Dayton School and Dayton General Hospital, generated income dividends of $23,400 to add to the 215,000 farm income. Once farm expenses, management fees taxes and other expenses and reserves were subtracted, the trust had $136,000 for disbursement, the school and the health district each receiving a check for $68,000. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 1, 1998 Local corn grower David Carlton was recognized recently as a state...
Ten Years Ago March 27, 2013 In February, three generations of the Sunderland family, Paul Sunderland and his daughter, Jenny Healy, arrived in Dayton with their skis to pick up Jean Sunderland, Paul's mom and Jenny's grandmother, to ski at Bluewood. Paul credits the Thorn family and Mr. George Poulus, his sixth-grade teacher, for introducing him to skiing and, later, his family. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 25, 1998 The past few months, the big source of excitement at the Dayton Elementary...
Ten Years Ago March 20, 2013 Washington State Department of Ecology has informed that some businesses cannot be relocated at the Blue Mountain Station without the center hooking up to city sewer services. The commissioners for the Port has approved Resolution 2013-01, allowing Port manager Jennie Dickinson to pursue funding for sewer infrastructure at the Artisan food Center at Blue Mountain Station. The Elizabeth Forrest Day Club is celebrating its 100th year. It has been meeting monthly since...
Ten Years Ago March 13, 2013 James Moyer has been named director of Washington State University's Agricultural Research Center. He will also serve as associate dean for research for the College of Agricultural, Human and National Resource Sciences. Moyer, a native of Dayton and an alumnus of WSU's agronomy program, is a renowned plant pathologist, and has focused his research on virology – particularly, the population structure and dynamics of tospoviruses. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 11, 1...
Ten Years Ago March 6, 2013 Dayton High School has 22 Future Business Leaders America students preparing for travel to Spokane to compete in business events and campaign for state office positions. Instructor Rob Moore, who has served as the local chapter advisor for 25 years, is assisting the members in the preparation of their presentations for the competitions. Taylor Frame, a sophomore, is putting together a 30-page report of the local chapter for the business report competition, which is on...
Ten Years Ago February 27, 2012 The House Community Development, Housing and Tribal Affairs Committee voted to approve a measure that would create a new Walla Walla Veterans' Home as a branch of the Washington Soldiers' Home. Rep. Terry Nealey introduced House Bill 1782, which gained unanimous committee approval in Olympia. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 25, 1998 Gallaher Brings Home Medal. Wrestling at 168 pounds in the State Tournament in Tacoma, Tanner Gallaher had to settle for a...
Ten Years Ago February 20, 2013 A new operating agreement to the Palouse River & Coulee City railroad, owned by the Port of Columbia is being proposed by Watco Companies, Inc. Watco uses the line for twelve customers, naming Seneca and Northwest Grain Growers, and the line is also used to store railroad cars. Dayton City Council accepted a donation of $599.29 from the Dayton Skate Club, the funds are to be designated for the installation of a new additional gate on the pool side of the skate...
Ten Years Ago February 13, 2013 During March through August, 2012, seven wolf sightings in Columbia County were officially recorded by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Footprints were reported in the Skyline area near the Mill Creek Watershed and animal sightings were recorded near the Godman Camp; near Sawtooth trail; on Chase Mountain, Harting Grade and a pair below the Peak of Godman Mountain. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 11, 1998 Rebecca Taylor took the helm of Blue Mountain Home Health (BMHH), operated by the Columbi...
Ten Years Ago February 6, 2013 With increasing response time as the main objective, Columbia County Fire District 3 is placing a quick adapter on Dayton fire hydrants. The Storz coupler connects by interlocking hooks and flanges, not hose threads. Alex Naylor, 18, finished first in the Men's 16-18 age group at a United States of America Snow Board Association race at White Pass. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 4, 1998 Construction of Starbuck's new waste water system will be delayed seven...
Ten Years Ago January 30, 2013 The Watco Company, who operates the Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad, would like a new lease agreement with the Port of Columbia. The current lease agreement states it may be renewed in 20 years. The railroad, which was given to the Port in the 1990s, is part of a 67-mile stretch of rail from Dayton to Wallula. The Liberty Theater recently received a $2,000 safety grant from the PSE Foundation to improve safety in their lower level dressing rooms and a second...
Ten Years Ago January 23, 2013 County Commissioners gave the nod to the site plan for the Blue Mountain Station. Construction for the first building to be built on property owned by the Port of Columbia, the artisan food center, will begin in early spring. The 2012 recipient of the Columbia Conservation District "Resource and Environment Award" is the Steve Radebaugh family. They own acreage on Eckler Mountain and purchased an adjoining 18-acre parcel that has been transformed this past year fro...
Ten Years Ago January 16, 2013 "We are not moving," emphasized Les Teel, CEO of Columbia Rural Electric Association. As the local energy cooperative expands operations in Walla Walla County, and plans to relocate the warehouse and engineering departments there, questions have risen as to whether Columbia REA will continue to conduct business in Dayton. "The board has taken a strong position. We are not moving," Teel assured. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 14, 1998 A group of about 20 concerned...
Ten Years Ago January 9, 2013 Dayton's Band Program gets a generous boost: American West Bank manager, Andie Holmberg, presented Scott Carson, Music/band teacher of the Dayton School's band program, a check for $1,000. After enjoying the Elementary School's Christmas concert, Holmberg asked some teachers "how the bank could help?" The unanimous response was to help the music program. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 7, 1998 "It was the experience of a lifetime." That is how Cecil Fletcher summed...
Ten Years Ago January 2, 2013 Rep. Terry Nealey, R-Dayton has been named ranking Republican on the Finance Committee of the state House of Representatives. The Spring Lake Dam located immediately west of the Tucannon River in Columbia County, was inspected by the Department of Ecology. Fifty Years Ago January 28, 1973 Coast Guard Seaman Recruit John Anderson is now stationed at Grand Isle, Louisiana, after spending a brief leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Anderson. Seaman Anderson...
Ten Years Ago December 19, 2012 Abbie Marsh joined Nealey and Marinella law firm in Dayton. Marsh is the daughter of Bill and Zena Broughton who lived in Dayton until Abbie was 12 and then relocated to Palouse, Wash. Abbie and her husband and their three children now live in Dayton Twenty-Five Years Ago December 17, 1997 Tiny toys, hundreds of them, most of them acquired for free, make up one of Eric Seibel’s collections. They’re from McDonald’s, Arbys, Dominos, Burger King, and Pizza Hut. Eric, a physician’s assistant at Dayton General...
