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Twenty-five years ago, on August 1, 1996-The Waitsburg swimming pool project is progressing. City workers George Niño, Sr., William Wilson, and Tim Pettichord recently finished installing drainpipe and were readying the area for a time when the decking will be poured. The city council hopes to finish the project this fall.

Ten Years Ago

July 28, 2011

For T. J. Hersey, running her father's grocery store in Dayton is a way for him to live on. Hersey is now a third-generation grocer in the town. Her grandfather, H. W. Stephenson, came to Dayton in 1938 from Portland, Ore., and he opened up a grocery in 1944. Hersey's father, Gail Bennet, took over in 1961 and ran the neighborhood Steve's Grocery on Fourth Street until he passed away last year.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 1, 1996

Waitsburg's Days of Real Sports Queen Stacey Wolfe placed first at the Toppenish Pow Wow Days Parade on July 4. The following weekend Sta...



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