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 the Smith Hollow launch site. The independent youth hobby group currently has 50 registered members, ranging in ages from 4 to 66, with Tim Quigg as the advisor.

Tee Time Café opened Easter Sunday, with Stephanie Guettinger taking over the management of the restaurant at the Touchet Valley Golf Course.

Fifty Years Ago

April 12, 1973

Raney James took high individual honors as the Dayton FFA livestock team opened the spring season at Pomeroy Junior Livestock Show with a third-place win.

Morris Owen, District Wildlife agent, and County Commissioner Vernon Marll released 47 Reeves roosters planted along with 222 hens in the county, by the Washington Game Department.

Polly Cowen is editor of the 1973 edition of Nesika Wawa and Mrs. Jim (Margie Stott) Dorr of Seattle was editor of the Dayton High School yearbook for the class of 1943. The 1943 edition was not published because of World War II and work is now underway to have the annual printed and distributed during the 30-year reunion.

Pouring of concrete and movement of slip forms at the terminal addition at Lyons Ferry for the Columbia County Grain Growers. Manager Merl Rogg said the pour for the 375,000-bushel storage addition at the river terminal, and should be completed within ten days at a cost of about $250,000. This will increase the riverside grain storage for the county-wide cooperative to 650,000 bushels.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

April 8, 1948

More than six hundred dinners were served during the Kiwanis carnival in the labor camp dining room of Blue Mountain Canneries. Some of the wives of Kiwanians became over-powering interested in the "dead" dishes littering the tables and couldn't resist jumping in to give a helping hand. Mrs. Fanny McCauley took a look at the boys trying to process the dirty dishes at the sink and, taking pity, rolled up her sleeves and showed the boys how the job really should be done.

L. M. Shaw, lately of Nekoosa, Wisc., has arrived in Dayton with his family and has taken possession of the shoe repair business purchased from Vic Bartholme. The Shaw's purchased a home from Harry Turner, located on Front Street.

Miss Elnora Deininger, of St. Paul, Neb., and John Von Cadow, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Van Cadow, will be married at a quiet wedding at the Congregational Church in Dayton. Miss Deininger served as field director of the Red Cross at the Veterans' hospital in Walla Walla.

One Hundred Years Ago

April 7, 1923

Union Pacific 7,000 (Mountain type), is the most powerful high-speed passenger locomotive in the world, with the capability of making 100 miles an hour, its standard run is about 600 miles, instead of the usual 200 or less. Resilient Sherman gravel ballast supports the ties and rails which contributes to this engine's performance record.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

April 9, 1897

The Post says that unless Spain, within 48 hours, yields by surrendering Cuba, war cannot be averted. President McKinley's message with the destruction of the battle-ship Maine and the slaughter of 266 officers and seamen serving under the United States flag will be commented upon in strong language, and Spain will be held responsible for that disaster. The government has dispatched a fleet of six vessels to Havana to transport Consul-General Lee and all the United States consular officers, together will all Americans now in Havana and vicinity who desire to leave the island.