Amber Schlenker
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Toppenish ends season with championship
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 08/4/2009
- Sports
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The Toppenish Tarpons swim team ended the season as they powered to the Mid-Valley Swim Championships as League Champions with a 10-0 record.
Wet and wild
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 06/23/2009
- Sports
- Unrated
Swimming lessons are underway at the Toppenish pool. The Toppenish pool staff will offer four swimming lesson sessions. Registration for Session II will be July 2 and 3, with the second lesson series underway on July 6. Session III begins July 20 and Session IV will start Aug. 3. The fee for swimming lessons is $25 for Toppenish residents and $31 for non-residents. Swimming lesson registration is at the pool. The Toppenish pool is open daily for public and family swimming. For a complete list of pool swimming times, contact the pool or City hall. Daily swimming fees are $3 for adults in Toppenish, $3.75 for adult non-residents, $2 for Toppenish children 12 and under and $2.75 for children outside the Toppenish area. Individual and family pool passes are available at Toppenish City Hall.
Dinosaur count hits 27 in Granger
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 06/9/2009
- Front Page
- Unrated
Training hard…just to be safe
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 06/9/2009
- Local
- Unrated
Lifeguards in training gear get ready for the upcoming summer pool season in Toppenish. Pool opens June 16th.
Toppenish gets first-hand view of proposed skatepark
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 06/2/2009
- Front Page
- Unrated
TOPPENISH — Toppenish’s prayers have been answered as local community members gathered to bring change for the city’s youth.
KDNA employees in Granger continue on strike
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 05/26/2009
- Front Page
- Unrated
GRANGER — Employees at KNDA radio in Granger made the decision to strike on May 16th. Jesus Sosa, the station’s production manager, cited the reason for the strike was the unfair firing of two employees that according to him came with no warning and the firing was a decision based on “hear-say.”
Students of the Year honored at TMS
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 05/19/2009
- Front Page
- Unrated
TOPPENISH — Votes are in and tallies are counted for the first ever Toppenish Middle School’s TMS Student of the Year Award Ceremony held last week. Students were showered with praises this spring as they were given the honored award of “Student of the Year.”
KDNA employees on strike, station currently off air
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 05/19/2009
- Local
- Unrated
GRANGER — Employees of KNDA in Granger decided on Saturday to go on strike causing the Spanish-language public radio station to go off the air.
Family keeps growing beautiful flowers
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 05/12/2009
- Front Page
- Unrated
TOPPENISH — The McCarthy Family has been giving back to the community of Toppenish for over 75 years. This Memorial Day weekend will commemorate the 75th anniversary of Adeline’s Peonies being in business.
Community forum makes safety its primary goal
- By Amber Schlenker
- Published 05/12/2009
- Local
- Unrated
TOPPENISH — In a meeting between the Toppenish School Board and the Yakama Nation, an unplanned issue was brought up: Community Safety.

