Hello
Christmas is upon us. The Review Independent will be ONE day later that unsual as the staff takes December 26th off to celebrate. 
Classifed ad deadline for Christmas week is Tuesday, December 27 by 10 a.m. 

Bethany from the Toppenish Chamber and James from Toppenish Parks & Recs have done columns on volunteering recently, so I am jumping in on that band wagon too!

The Central Washington Junior Livestock Show is here, every year end of April first part of May. I never showed a critter in my life but I saw how much fun it was for those that did.  Central Washington Junior Livestock show is a culmination of the kids’ time and recordkeeping of the livestock they bring in to show and sell. It is good for the kids who are raised with stock and they learn lots too. One of my aunts and her husband were very involved and we just recently lost that uncle. Uncle Everett helped out and was very involved with the Junior Livestock show, some of my cousins raised and showed animals there.

I found out that they may lose part of their funding and was personally very distressed about it. So I made a question to one of our ad reps. I asked if there was anyway we here at the Review Independent, could help them out. 

The ad rep then took my question to the publisher, who said yes to ten percent of sales from the Junior Livestock pages could go to the Livestock association.  Is this not wonderful?  I hope that the section in our paper is huge and I believe it is a worthy cause, they need help being funded for next year and we are doing our part, even if it’s not much to help them out.

So readers, do your part too!  Volunteer and help in any way you can, see even us here at the paper are doing our part.

We volunteer our own personal time for different events and help out where we can, our office recycles as much as possible and now we are helping out a worthy organization that helps kids. I know our editor Amber goes and gives at the Safe Haven next door, they are trying to do a fund raiser by selling subscriptions for the paper that helps both of us.

Again I request, volunteer your time or money to help those in need, they are everywhere. The community food banks, Parks & Recreation in all our communities, visitors centers need people to man the offices. Garbage always happens and you could even pick that up like I do here at the office.

I give my time to helping the Toppenish Rodeo put on their fundraising auction and last year volunteered at the back gates. Do all you can, help all you can; it’s a wonderful feeling helping those in need. See you around town

Please stop telling me why I shouldn't vote for your opponent and instead tell me why I should vote for you.

Yes we moved!!
The Office of the Review Independent is now at 412 Washington Avenue. That is across from the Toppenish Mary L Goodrich Library on the corner of Washington Avenue and Buena Way. 
Come visit us and check out the new office.
Remember we can always be reached by phone at the same number (509) 865-4055.

Just so you know this local paper is also included in the economic crunch.  We are trying to say alive and well read but we NEED your help. If you have a story that you'd like us to cover...let us know, or if you have a story you think our readers would enjoy reading ...let us know.

If you own a camera and take a cool picture send it to us, it could appear on one of our picture pages and we give you the kudos!! 

We are ALWAYS in need of stories and pictures from parents on local sports, we can't be everywhere at once.  Help us out and we put your pics and stories in the paper.

Contact info:
By mail -  Review Independent, PO Box 511, Toppenish, Wa  98948
by email -  Office@yvnewspapers.com or Hazel@yvnewspapers.com
by fax - 509-865-2655
phone - 509-865-4055

Please help us help make our paper bigger and better!  Thanks and I hope there is a little input from others from this blog.

Thanks for listening, and keep reading the pages.
Hazel

Dear Reader,
Have you noticed any changes in the news?  Good or Bad?  Something more you want to see?  Give us some input. We want to make this site better but we need your help. You can contact me directly by email to: Hazel@yvnewspapers.com  Let me know what you like, or don't like, what more you think we could do to make this better....Oh and by the way spend the 50 cents and read our newspaper.....its getting bigger and better as will our website

Thanks
Hazel
office/reception
Toppenish Review Independent
Hazel@yvnewspapers.com
509-865-4055