From the Dayton Chronicle archives

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 its formation March 21, 1913. It began as the Draper Self Culture Club by Mrs. L.E. Andrews, who had sold sets of the books in Dayton and presided over the first meeting. The members of the club, dissatisfied with the club's name, changed it to Elizabeth Forrest Day Club to honor the wife of the founder of Dayton. One of the accomplishments for the club was building the Dayton Library.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 18, 1998

One-hundred-eight fourth through eighth graders from ten small neighboring schools convened at Dayton for the Fourteenth Annual Bi-State Written Spelling Contest. The students from Dayton who took home ribbons from the Bi-State Spelling Contest were; Lindsay McGhan, Daniel Herbst, Kaci Boyd, Jamie Johnson and Kelli Rassbach. Faith Thorn served as overall chairperson for the event. Presenters were Sue Dickinson, Anna Thomas, Norma Evers, Charlotte Hutchens, Dotty Mead, Laura Thorn and Mary Ellen Juris. Seventh- and eighth-grade students serving as hosts were Beth Edwards, Kelli Rassbach, Lacey Underwood and Matt Wagner. Participation certificate were produced by Jean Trump, Jeannie Lyonnais and Jim Thorn.

The Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation will celebrate its 20th anniversary in May. Since 1978, the foundation has conducted a two-year leadership program designed to enhance the understanding, education and empowerment of future leaders. In our area, members are E. "Turk" Ely of Waitsburg; Jack DeWitt, Walla Walla; L. Kaye Eaton, Bill Broughton, Gene Warren, Dayton; Phil Howard, and Gary Bye of Pomeroy.

Fifty Years Ago

March 22, 1973

Skill with a basketball brought two trophies home to Dayton from the Bi-state Free Throw Contest. Lori Sutherland and Debbie Himmerich were first in the girls' division, and Eddie Baker second in the boys' division. Teams represented were from Waitsburg, Prescott and Touchet.

Pvt. Mike D. Bruce will complete basic training with U.S. Army at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He will enter dental training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He graduated with the Class of 1971 and attended the University of Idaho at Moscow.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

March 18, 1948

Joanne Criss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Criss, has been chosen to represent the State of Washington in the Daughters of the Revolution pilgrimage with a two-week trip to Washington, D. C. The honors were attained by being the highest in the state Pilgrim Girl essay Contest.

Dayton FFA Wins Pennant. The Dayton FFA Crop Judging team, Bill Brown, Don Banks, and Ronnie Kenney; with Verne Larsen and Frank Rodrick serving as alternates, won second place in the South Eastern Washington Crops Contest.

One Hundred Years Ago

March 17, 1923

After March 19, the Motor Train 62 will carry mail from Walla Walla to Dayton daily except Sunday.

Readjustment of Charges to Live Stock Interests Postponed. It was announced by the U.S. National Forestry Service, in a telegram to the National Wool Growers' Association, there will no increase in fees charged for grazing live stock on national forests until 1925. It was realized that, excepting for a pioneer period, the charge for our government range must eventually be based upon its fair commercial value.

Dr. Wasserman, who discovered the well-known syphilis test, announced in an interview with German newspaper men that he had worked out a similar blood reaction test for detecting the presence of active tuberculosis germs.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 19, 1898

Klondike's Could Not Get in by the Stickeen Route. The steamer Cottage City, arrived from Alaska, being passengers from Fort Wrangel, who have given up the attempt to get into the Yukon country by way of the Stickeen route. About 1,000 men with their outfits are snowed in between Wrangel and Glenora.