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]u]Jt .1~ HIJLllJJiL ~L.ILL~ LLLII ~LAIIILLLll Billboard at Hwy 18 and 99W - 1920's VOLUME 89 NUMBER 13 Courtesy Yamhill County Historical Socie(y - 605 N Market, Lafayette DAYTON~ OR 97114 THURSDAYT MAY 26T 2005 Fiesta Run part ,f Old Festival The Willamette Valley Road Runners will sponsor a 5K/10K Fiesta Run and a one-mile nature walk on Satur- day, July 30 as part of the Dayton annual Old Timers Weekend and Festival. The run will begin at 9 am at the Dayton Courthouse Square City Park. The 5K course is flat, residential areas. The 10K run will be a county road through vineyards and orchards. The Nature Walk is suitable for children 5 and older, but not for strollers. It's a chance to see Dayton's mile-long na- ture trail that wends through a lush patch of forest right in town. Kids will be awarded a prize/ribbon. Pre-registration for 5K and 10K will be $10 for adults and $6 for students. After July 25th, it will be $12 for adults and $8 for students. Proceeds of the run will go to two local non-profits: the Dayton Library and YCM (Your Community Mediators). Plaques will be awarded to: Overall winners male and female, 5K and 10K, Masters winners male and fe- male, 5K and 10K. Ribbons will be given three deep in all five-year age groups and special ribbons for all nature walkers. Entry forms are available at the Dayton City Hall. For more information or to obtain forms call John/Caye at 503-864-3933 or email johnfrancis4444@comcast.net or www. wvroadrunnerscoreg/dayton. Following the runs, visitors are being invited to stick around for music, craft booths, car show, state-wide soft- ball tournament and other activities in the park. Former Dayton resident champion at golf tourney Two time defending champions Mary Budke of Eugene and Sharon Hadley of Springfield defeated the Portland State University duo of Sarah Tiller and Ashley Anast by just one stroke with a 2-under par total of 72-70-142 to three-peat as champions in the Gross Divi- sion of the 2005 Women's Best Ball Championship at Lewis River Golf Course. Mary Budke, a doctor, is a former resident of Dayton and a Dayton high school graduate. Her parents operated drug store in Dayton for many years. Hadley is owner of Focus 4 CPA, a business consult- ing firm in Springfield. School events Friday, May 27 -- HS 1:50 Student Council Talent Show. Monday, May 30-- no school. Memorial Day. Wednesday, June 1 -- GS June~July birthday lunches with principal. Thursday, June 2 -- GS 6:30 pm PTSO meeting. Friday, June 3 -- HS seniors last day. IMARK YOUR CALENDARI The Dayton City Hall and library will be closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day holiday. The Dayton Tribune will be closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day holiday. New outdoor science and survival property developing Saturday, June 4, a multi-agency "work day," involv- ing the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and partner organizations, will begin a year-long project "-- developing a 35-acre survival property at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville. The property will be used to teach outdoor science and outdoor survival to the public and youth groups, such as Scouts, CAP, and 4H clubs, and aviation groups. The property will also be used as a training site for air and ground search and rescue. The first "work day" will begin at 8 am and involves property design and the development of teaching areas and trails. Participating agencies include the Civil Air Patrol, Yamhill County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team, Yamhill County Emergency Management Office, Oregon National Guard, Evergreen Aviation Museum staff and volunteers. The work party will create a GPS and compass course, cutting roads and trails, building a safe access to the Yamhill River, building fire rings and an Operations Center for first aid, communication and operations, as well as developing a shelter teaching area and a group teaching area as well as signs for the property. The project goal is to build a safe environment to teach public classes regarding fire building, water pro- curement, survival food preparation, rescue signaling, land navigation, survival first aid/hypothermia, man tracking and a GPS and compass orientation. The "work day" tools, food and equipment came from a $500 grant from The Macerich Company, the par- ent company of Washington Square Shopping Center in Tigard. Contact Lt.Col. Les Peterson of the McMinnville Civil Air Patrol with any questions at 503-538-3459. USO show with Frank Messina Big Band Gallery Theater will present a USO show, a 1940's Broadcast Hour, featuring the Frank Messina Big Band Saturday, May 28 at 7 pm. The fund raiser will begin at 7 pm at the McMinnville Community Center, 600 NE Evans St McMinnville. Admission is $14 with students and seniors at $12; 12 years and under are free. A complimentary dessert will be served. Funds raised are for the Jerry Paine Scholarship Fund and Gallery Theater. Reservations are recommended. Call 503-472-2227. Dayton' s anniversary observance at The 125th anniversary of the founding of the City of Dayton will be featured at the Oregon State Capital next Tuesday, May 31. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 am. The Oregon House of Representatives will pass a resolution in observance of the special event and will be voted upon. Dayton Mayor Jackie Brons is scheduled to speak and music is to be provided by the Dayton Jazz Choir. Special information sheets about the founding and some historical data about the city, designed by Penny Kennen, a Dayton graphic artist, will be passed out during the event. Dayton task force named to improve downtown A Dayton Citizen Downtown Improvement Task Force has been formed and work is expected to begin June 6 with ninety days to complete its work. Purpose of the group is to look objectively at ways in which to create an aesthetically pleasing downtown by reviewing any adopted plans for the area, including the park, gathering ideas, suggestions and in-put from the rest of the community and, in cooperation with City Staff, will develop a final set of recommendations on this issue to be delivered to the City Council. The task force, appointed by the Dayton mayor, Jacki Broils, will represent a broad spectrum of citizens with various views and opinions. The Task Force will select a Chair who will conduct the meetings, a Vice Chair to serve in the absence of the Chair and a Secretary to pre- pare minutes of the Task Force meetings. The following tasks are assigned to the group: working cooperatively with staff, city council, the com- munity and others in determining a course of action; con- ducting open meetings and encouraging others to par- ticipate; being open and objective to all deliberations; conducting at least one community meeting before making recommendations to the City Council; staying focused on the issue the group is requested to work on; discussing both sides of the issue when making recommendations; discussing background information about adopted plans for the area with the City Manager; report monthly to the city council at a regular council meeting and be responsi- ble for fiscal management of any budget assigned to the Task Force. For more information contact Dayton Mayor Jacki Brons or city administrator Sue Hollis, 503-864-2221. Guest speaker at Master Gardeners June 7 meeting The Yamhill County Master Gardeners Association's monthly meeting will be at 7 pm June 7. The meeting is open to the public and guest speaker will be Vern Nelson "The Hungry Gardener" from the Oregonian. Recipients of the YCMGA scholarships for the year will be an- nounced. The meeting is at the Public Works Auditorium on Lafayette Ave. in McMinnville next t the fair grounds. Dayton FFA's Future Gardens Nursery is Open Behind the High School on the corner of 8th and Church St. Weekdays - 8:30 to 4:00 Saturdays - 9:00 to 1:00 All 10" Hanging Baskets-Now $12.00 Lots of annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, vegetable starts, landscape shrubs and trees. Come and see what we have!