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New facility should be ready to provide after-school activities by January

DAYTON-Dan and Ginny Butler, of Dayton, have begun the process of purchasing the former bowling alley, on Cameron St. in Dayton. They plan to establish an after-school care and enrichment program for children living in the Dayton and the Waitsburg school districts, as well as for other community events.

The Dayton School Board has identified a need for a place that is safe and secure for kids to go after school and during school vacations, said Dan Butler, who is chairman of the Dayton School Board.

Butler said he has r...