Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Above (top): Pastor Mike Ferrians and other members of the Liberty Theater in their float to promote this year's production of "A Christmas Carol." Bottom: Members of the Dayton High School Marching Band.
DAYTON - An equine virus cut the number of entries in the Dayton Days parade by more than half, but the community showed up for the annual pageant nonetheless and spirits were high, organizers said about Saturday's sunny event.
"The community support was great," said Claudia Nysoe, director of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the parade. "It was a small parade but big in spirit."
Parade coordinator Darby Yates said the average of 80 entries was down to 32 this year, but many floats who would have normally brought their horses still showed up in trucks and other vehicles.
Nysoe said there were some bare places on the sidewalks, but overall residents and visitors came out for the morning ritual.
"People had a good attitude about it," Yates said. "I thought it was going to be a flop, but it went very well."
This year's winner include:
Courts Non Mounted: 1st Columbia County Fair Court
Courts Mounted: 1st Dayton Days Royalty 2nd Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days
Mounted Individual
Youth: 1st Madisyn Gallaher
Marching Bands: Dayton Middle and High School Band
Commercial: 1st Liberty Theater 2nd Columbia County Fair 3rd REA
Community- Adult: 1st Blue Mountain Heritage Society 2nd Boldman Museum 3rd Columbia County Health System
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