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Ten Years Ago

August 28, 2013

Local officials learned of late approval of a state budget bill granting a sales and use tax exemption to wind energy. As a result, Columbia County will lose 75% of the projected sales tax revenue anticipated from construction of the Tucannon River Wind Farm.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 26, 1998

Two Dayton High School cheerleaders were recently chosen to attend an international cheerleading conference in London, England. Liz Schilling, a junior, and Jamie Savage, a senior, were chosen by instructors from the Universal Cheerleading Association to travel to London for the prestigious event.

Joann Laib, after six months of countless hours of studying tears, headaches, bumps and bruises, is one of 29 graduating from S.W. Washington Regional Reserve Police Academy at Kelso, Wash. Laib, 1995 graduate of Dayton High School, is the daughter of Loren and Nancy Laib, and received recognition for an Outstanding Attitude during the ceremony.

Fifty Years Ago

August 30, 1973

Who shot and killed two cows and two calves on Griffin Peak Road? The animals were discovered Sunday laying in the roadway by Jim Ralph. All of the animals were shot four or five times and had been laying there two days or more. One of the cows and two calves belong to George Syorvy and the other cow belong to Delbert Howard.

Mrs. W. L. Altergott, of the Blue Mountain Humane Society, has been in contact with the prosecuting attorney for Columbia County, Bert Woolson, concerning the filing of a suit against the owners of the horses which are five individuals from the Grandview area.

Open house was held on the first anniversary of the Dayton Eagle Manor, which has 28 units in the complex. Washington State Eagles President, Walt Reule, Dayton Present Terry Brown, Past-President Frank Dahlstrom, Woodrow Beckley, and Art Spoonemore highlighted the ceremony with the planting of a Mountain Ash tree. The Dayton Manor was built through the federal 236 program, by the Dayton Eagles chapter.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

August 26, 1948

Seventeen girls of the Columbia County 4-H club met in the Red Cross room for judging practice of home economics projects. Three leaders are Mrs. Hallie Fletcher of Starbuck, Mrs. Guy Spalinger and Mrs. Jay Rayburn, and Amy Ball, county home agent. Top scores in the judging were won by Shirley Ewing, Marilyn Fletcher, Janis Fletcher, Glenna Berry, Susie Bacon and Sally Douglas who will be competing at the Walla Walla County Fair.

Elbe Startin suffered a compound fracture of his right leg and multiple bruises on his body in a logging accident at Bert Sanford's camp on the South Touchet.

The Air Force may ask Congress to increase its strength above the presently authorized 70 groups. In the first post-war report on the U.S.A.F. strength and development during the recent months, the service training program has been producing less than 15 per cent of the pilots required and only one-third of the navigator-bombardiers needed by a 70-group air force.

One Hundred Years Ago

August, 1923

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 26, 1898

Mr. McGoogin, representing the Inland Telephone Company, was in the city to re-establish the telephone exchange formerly in operation. He was successful in securing 30 subscribers and the exchange will be in operation within a month. A five party line will cost $1.50 per month and a private line will cost $3.00 per month.

A horse, one of a nice bay driving team, belonging to Joe Gilbreath, dropped dead suddenly on the street Sunday and it is supposed its death was caused by botts.

Bert Curl is over from the Tukanon says the prevailing market price of rattlesnake rattles on the Tukanon is 50 cents for 38.