Annual ‘Dayton Daze’ celebration planned for Sept. 9
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DAYTON — The 32nd Annual Dayton Daze, a community celebration and the annual fundraiser for the Chief Cliff Fire Department, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9. This year’s celebration will be held between the Chuckwagon Bar & Grill (formerly the Idle Spur) and the Dayton Church.
The Fire Department is raffling off two guns this year. The Grand Prize is a custom Henry Big Boy Brass 44 Magnum with a custom Skinner Sight, which has been engraved with the Chief Cliff Fire Department Crest. This gun was donated by Skinner Sights, LLC. The second gun is a Remington Model 700 XCR Tactical Rifle which was donated by Jeremy and Katie Reese. Other raffle prizes include 100 pounds of ground beef, Yeti Tumblers and many other prizes. Raffle tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5.
Tickets can be purchased at the Polson Farmers Market, the Chuckwagon Bar & Grill and Mountain Meadows or any fire department member. You can also contact Amanda Adams at 406-360-8597 to purchase tickets. There will be other raffles the day of the event, as well as a can raffle specifically for children.
Join the Dayton Church for coffee, cake and pie from 9-11 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch will consist of sloppy Joes, chili, hot dogs, potato salad, chips, pies, water and pop. The Church Ladies’ Annual Bazaar, Quilt Show and Bake Table will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and they will have kid activities from 10 a.m.-noon, including cornhole, puppets, stories and more.
Craft vendors will be located at the Chuckwagon Bar & Grill from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Chuckwagon will be open at noon but will only be serving appetizers and drinks. The Dayton School Parent Teacher Organization will have kids’ activities set up at the Chuckwagon from noon-4 p.m. and will sell T-shirts and sweatshirts.
The annual parade will start at 3 p.m., with parade entries lining up at 2:30 p.m. at the Dayton School. You can register your float the day of the event or call to pre-register. There is no theme for the parade, but prizes will be awarded to the following categories: Judge’s Choice, Best Horse, Best Vehicle, Best Organization, Best Kids’, Most Patriotic. The parade route will start at Old Hwy. 93 near the Dayton School, travel east on B Street, then onto 3rd Street and west onto A Street back to Old Hwy 93.
The Chief Cliff Fire Department will serve dinner at the Chuckwagon Bar & Grill beginning at 4 p.m. until the food runs out. The menu consists of pulled pork, roasted chicken, beans, pasta salad, coleslaw, and dessert. All proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Fire Department. Winners for the gun raffle and other raffles will be drawn at 7 p.m. You do not need to be present to win the guns.
Live music at the Chuckwagon will start at 3:30 p.m. after the parade and continue until 11 p.m. The music lineup consists of Rick Breckenridge, followed by Kenny James Miller Band and then Red Hawk.
Come out for a fun filled day in Dayton and support our local organizations and the Chief Cliff Fire Department. For more information you can contact Amanda Adams at 406-360-8597.
If interested in being a craft vendor, please contact Amanda.
