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Front Page
 Relay for Life raises research funds in Wapato
 Buena couple celebrates 75 years of marriage
 Rain can’t dampen spirit of THS Class of 2009
 Thoringtons named parade Grand Marshals
 Wapato man’s body found
 Dinosaur count hits 27 in Granger
 Toppenish Eagles award $3,000 in scholarships
 Broncs and Bulls coming on July 4
 Street reconstruction planned
 Event-packed weekend set for Mid-Valley
 Toppenish gets first-hand view of proposed skatepark
 5 Eagle Scouts in ZHS Class of 2009
 KDNA employees in Granger continue on strike
 Students of the Year honored at TMS
 Iron Angels return to host first annual car show
 Special two-day Mural-in-a-Day kicks off June 5
 New Fair Association set for meeting
 Family keeps growing beautiful flowers
 Council authorizes affordable housing agreement with county
 Local rafting accident victim still missing
 Lions repair Pioneer Park shelters
 Family business still going strong over 50 years later
 Toppenish Fair Association formed
 Alumni Banquet honors Granger’s best
 Toppenish receives AWC Well-City honor
 Drug awareness focus of school pow wow
 Concord Construction receives builder award
 Cherry Festival schedule all set for this weekend
 Mural Society volunteers recount experiences
 2009 Easter Egg Hunt
 Zillah Spring Fling event set for Saturday
 Torres crowned 2009 Miss Granger
 Baseball program working hard to develop local youth
 Remodel progressing at Toppenish hospital
 Wapato shows ‘unity’ at cultural fair
 Mural-in-a-Day set to be a two-day event this year
 Fire hydrants to be tested
 Economic crisis impact
 Hay fire causes big damage
 Gonzales named to school board
 Maintenance to cause road closure
 Granger looking for ways to curb gang violence
 Ministry group looking to reach across the boundaries
 Toppenish July 4th rodeo fizzles for 2009
 Homicide victim identified in Wapato
 Foster grandparents making a difference
 Police arrest two in double-homicide case
 Loss of carnival prompts new Zillah Community Days plans
 36th Annual ESD 105 High School Art Show
 Tobacco compact ruling may come in September
 Buddhist community to host annual Sukiyaki Dinner
 Gang gunfire critically wounds innocent teen
 Toppenish Chamber Steak Feed tickets now on sale
 Who can build it better?
 Homicide/suicide leaves two dead
 Toppenish Parks and Rec seeks feedback about skate park
 Teaching kids a healthier way to eat
 Toppenish Council passes new yard sale limits
 Local school districts react to proposed four-day week option
 Rogers named to Toppenish School Board
 From Life in The Streets to the Wapato City Council
 Left without a signal
 New member needed for Wapato council
 Police seek Yakima teen in Toppenish shooting death
 From Gangs to GOD!
 Five More Baptisms at the Wapato City Jail!
 Students reflect on meaning of MLK Day
 Yakima Valley gas prices on the rise once again
 Flooding hits the Wapato-Toppenish area
 School board needs new members
 Cutler Way residents hope for improvements
 The sounds of Christmas
 THS offers online programs to help get diplomas
 New Toppenish police chief and fire chief officially welcomed
 Tree debris
 Gifts galore at Foster Children Christmas Party
 Mortgage bailout money could come to Toppenish, Wapato
 Granger recognized as one of the best
 Head of the class
 Increased anti-gang emphasis planned for next Granger Health and Safety Conference
 ‘Tis the season of giving
 Churches plan to extend graffiti program
 First graders remember the original Thanksgiving
 Toppenish Council encourages use of city’s sign boards
 All aboard Saturday for Toy Train Christmas 2008
 Food bank hands out over 400 turkeys
 Schaptakay Labor Works seeks to license, monitor reservation workers
 Tae Kwon Do instructor teaching more than just kicks
 Doing their part for the community
 Bouchey sweeps to commissioner victory
 Promoting ‘healthy’ Halloween alternatives
 Ranch Party slated for Thursday
 Wapato Council moves toward final 2009 budget
 Fire destroys Parker Apartments building
 Contraband conspiracy charge dismissal reversed
 ZHS drama program to take on ‘Hunchback’
 Toppenish to replace parts of accounting system
 City also looking into other traffic improvements
 Preliminary Toppenish budget looks balanced
 Time to get out and play
 Wapato City Council looks at budget choices
 ‘U-DUB for a Day’ hits Toppenish Middle School
 Zillah Lakes celebrates grand opening
 Chamber and Mural Society office moving
 Volunteers needed to set up playground
 Wapato preliminary budget is ‘out of whack’
 Judge grants temporary restraining order in YN lawsuit
Events
 YAKIMA VALLEY Visitors Guide 2009
 NEW HOURS AT WAPATO LIBRARY
 HELP TOPPENISH HIGH SCHOOL
 TOPPENISH VISITORS CENTER
 Mobile Dental Clinic in Wapato
 LV Hospice invites memorial
 Lions Club slate bazaar in Zillah
 Organic farming programs offered
 LOWER VALLEY HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Briefs
 Ashue Grange plans potluck
 Granger’s centennial
 Toppenish plans Lincoln City trip
 Thanksgiving service to assist food bank
 Memory screening and seminar offered
 Safe Trick or Treating
Obituaries
 JOANNE J. TAHMALWASH
 ALBERTO RAMIREZ
 MOLLY COLLEEN O’DONAHUE GRIFFITH
 BEULAH (BILLIE) MARIE KENT-ZAGNONI
 WILLIAM “BOBBY” JAHR
 CHLOETTA JANE KRUEGER
 MELVIN EDWARD OLNEY, JR.
 FRANK H. ALLAN
 ALVA J. VALENCIA
 MARIA GUADALUPE "LUPE" POLINA
 HARVEY H. SNYDER
 JAMES (JIM) ALBERT HEILMAN
 LAVERNA RUTH TUCKER
 FREDIA M. ALLEN
 WILLIAM LEROY PRENO
 FRAN F. WENTZ
 LUCIO R. GONZALES
 ELSIE MAE TONGATE
 ANGIE ALVARADO
 JAMES WILLIAM HANSON
 MARJORIE (MARJ) LORRAINE ANDERSON
 VELORA MAE (HEINER) HALL
 DARREL C. THOMPSON
 ANGELA MAE MOSNEY BUENO
 MARGARITA “MAGE” GALLEGOS
 ELSIE B. DICK
 ROBERT (BOB) D. BRADY
 MADELINE O. "MAD" LONG
 CASPER SAM WAHPAT JR.
 PETE PETERS
 FRANCES LOUISE (WHITAKER) MCDOUGAL
 GEORGE LEWIS GARCIA
 MARIAN ETHEL ST. JOHN
 LEO L. “TY-CONNIE” BILLY
 HARRIET SHEETS
 LELDA B. HOLLOWAY
 ANITA G. WOLFE
 VIRGINIA R. PUYEAR
 EVANS G. “GUS” KAHCLAMAT
 DAVID EVAN (PAT) CLYDE
 FRANKIE L. RANDALL
 IDA MAE NELSON-DUNCAN
 LYLE EMMETT TAYLOR
 JUDY A. MALDONADO
 DOROTHY V. MCNAMEE (SNYDER)
 VIOLA EDITH LUMLEY
 DEBRA L. “DEBBIE” ASHLOCK
 ESTEVAN SILVA JR.
 ISRAEL “SLEEPY” DIAZ
 JUANITA MELCHOR REYES
 RAMONA C. VALLO
 GUY DOUGLAS WADA
 MASAO M. WADA
 GINGER “PETE” D. BENSON
 TORIBIO “TOBY” VIJARRO
 JUDY NUGENT
 DOUGLAS RAY ROBERTS
 ESTELLA SANDOVAL
 SALVADOR RAMIREZ
 BETTY LOU GREEN
 MERVIN L. JAMES
 MARCELINA V. "TATA" OSORIO SR.
 KENNY WINTERHOLLER
 JOHN WAYNE RAY
 ABEL RUIZ
 PATRICIA A. HERRERA
 SHELDON S. LITTLEDOG “SUPT’LIL”
 TONI RAE SMARTLOWIT
 BOBBY HENLE
 HARRY B. GAY
 JEFFREY ALAN CARL
 ROY VERNON SMITH
 DARLA LORRAINE ATKINS
 FREDERICK BARRON III
 LEONARD JAY WOLF JR.
 MARJORIE ANN VINSON
 EVALYN ROSE HOLMES
 HAROLD J. ALEXANDER
 George Vinton Hanson
 CLARENCE E. MILLER
 MARY LEE ANDY
 GERTRUDE ERICKSON
 CAROLINE TAHKEAL
 CATHERINE PRICE
 LESLIE RAY ASHLOCK
 ELDON DONALD BRADY
 HARVEY S. WOLFE
 VINCE NORMAN ANDY RANDALL
 FLOYD (SMILEY) DALTON
 DALLAS LAWRENCE JR.
 GUADALUPE FERNANDEZ
 MANUELA LOPEZ
 JOHNIE “WAYNE” BARNHOUSE
 ALLISON RAYMOND SORENSEN
 AGNES SCHNELLBACH
 LORENA ALICE BOBB
 ROSA H. MAGANA
 Robert H. Gonzales Sr.
 RUMALDO SOTO
 MONIKA G. RAYMOND
 LOUISE M. POTTER
 JACK R. WHITE
 RICARDO “RICKY” CABRERA
 ANNTOINETTE ROSEMARY MARSHALL
 BETTY (ROWE) ARNTSON
 LADONNA (BJERKE) HOON
 TERRY LEE LAWS
 DAVID “DAVE” SALINAS
 NICHOLAS MONTANA LORTON
 ROBERT G. GILMORE
 JACOB ARTHUR BROYLES
 Myrtle Lillian Haugen
 ORRIN ARTHUR MILLER, SR. “YA-MOW-WIT”
 ROSE MARIE HOPTOWIT MULVANEY
 OPAL JOAN JACKSON
 VIRGINIA (GINGER) CALISTA TULEE WASHINGTON
 MIKE AIELLO
 JOE HERRERA
 ALONZO ALANIZ
 RODOLFO ROLANDO BASS SR.
 CAROL L. TORRES
 LEO GENE KELLEY
 WM. CHARLES “CHUCK” STINEHART
 C. LEONARD COBB
 PHYLLIS F WILLIAMS
 ALONZO ALANIZ
 DAVID FERGUS
 BEVERLY JEANNE SCOTT
 CHELSEA MAE GARNER
 DARRYL WAYNE JOHN
 ANNTOINETTE ROSEMERRY MARSHALL
 ROBERT JOSEPH CASTILLO
 W.C. “CHUCK” STINEHART
 LOWELL EDWIN EVANS
 SYLVESTER JACK HOFFMAN
 IMOGENE S. BERRETH
 JOE L. HILARIO JR.
 PATRICIAN ANN AUSTIN
 ROBERT MATTHEW WILLIAMS
 NORMAN “JEFF” HARRIS
Classified Ads
Letters to the Editor
 Proud of team
 Mural suggestion
 Proud of Toppenish
 Climate change
 Thanks Jr. Rodeo sponsors
 More than T.E.A. parties
 Thanks Lions
 Save bags
 The only hope
 Thanks Lions Club
 Seeks Auxiliary officers
 Even the kitchen sink
 Concerned about greed, incompetence
 Likes Wapato coverage
 Unhappy with coverage
 Concerned for Baha'is
 Unhappy with coverage
 Awaiting information
 Where do you stand?
 Thanks to ‘Ann’
 Mortality Composting
 Resignations explained
 Responds to Reddout
 Appreciate customers
 Supports Winters name
 A big thanks
 Adresses Honeyford concerns
 The Great Guest Worker Hoax
 Respect
 Kudos to Ranch Party honorees
 Concerned Citizens of the Yakama Indian Reservation
 New sign ordinance
 Concerned about tax dollars
 Wants parking changes
 Expresses thanks for Market help
Sports
 Wet and wild
 Zillah brothers compete in state tennis finals
 Championship athlete
 Zillah girls move on to state tournament
 ZHS tennis players ready for state championships
 Leopard basketball camp slated
 Prosser downs Toppenish 2-0 for district title
 High School Fastpitch Roundup
 Local high school baseball action winds down
 A race to the finish
 High School Fastpitch Roundup
 District Boys Soccer heats up
 Wapato Wolves split doubleheader against East Valley
 High School Fastpitch Roundup
 Toppenish soccer gets past rival Wapato 3-0
 Ellensburg proves too much for Wapato fastpitch
 High School baseball heats up as season winds down
 Toppenish Bad Boys Wrestling state results
 High School Baseball Roundup - Saturday, April 18
 Boys soccer results
 Toppenish girls host East Valley in doubleheader
 High School Baseball Roundup
 Wapato girls host Selah and play hard-fought doubleheader
 Toppenish gets 2-0 win against Ellensburg
 Local High School Baseball Results
 Toppenish cruises past Wapato 4-1
 High School Baseball
 High School Fastpitch Roundup
 High School Baseball Roundup
 Granger gets pair of victories in doubleheader
 High School Fastpitch Roundup
 Boys soccer results
 Wildcats rock the Dome in Class AA state tournament
 Wapato misses out on placing at state tournament
 Toppenish Bad Boys Wrestling
 Granger girls fall short in title game
 Blodgett earns place in WHS record book
 Zillah wins district crown with 31-27 win over Connell
 Lady Spartans move on to state with 52-39 win
 Boys Basketball Roundup
 Zillah edges past fifth-ranked Granger 41-37
 Boys Basketball Roundup
 Zillah's Castillo makes it two state titles in a row
 Toppenish wrestlers place fifth at state
 Toppenish falls 60-50 during road game in Selah
 Lady Spartans fight off Zillah for a 12-0 league record
 Spartans defeat rival Leopards 52-49
 Local wrestlers move on towards state tournament
 Area grapplers advance at district tournament
 Zillah fights off Cle Elum Warriors for 51-41 win
 Lady Leopards dominate Cle Elum 65-19 on Senior Night
 Boys Basketball Roundup
 Wildcats pounce on Jackrabbits in 31-28 win
 White Swan 61, Riverside Christian 59 (OT)
 Granger wrestlers dominate Cle Elum in 60-13 win
 Toppenish Lady Wildcats get 49-40 win over Quincy
 Toppenish wrestlers get 63-13 team victory over Wapato
 Spartans secure narrow win against Leopards
 Lady Spartans get hard-fought 41-36 win over Zillah
 Wapato storms past Toppenish in rivalry match up
 Zillah 68, Goldendale 25
 Lady Wolves get big 66-30 win over Toppenish
 Zillah 60, Goldendale 57(OT)
 Toppenish takes first at Wapato Wrestling Tournament
 Zillah takes a fall at home, bounces back with win on the road
 Lady Leopards get pair of big wins
 Granger takes hard-fought 56-47 win over Mabton
 Wapato boys defeat visiting Selah 64-52
 Lady Wolves get 55-37 victory against Selah
 Toppenish boys win, girls edged by Ephrata
 Zillah Leopards fall on the road to Connell
 Zillah girls come away with hard-fought 46-44 win
 Local teams make strong showing at SunDome Shootout
 Mid-Valley teams score big at Yakima Shootout on Friday night
 White Swan takes 50-42 win over Granger at Shootout
 Cold weather is here -- Go to the Snow!
 Wildcat boys fall 65-58 to visiting Othello Huskies
 Toppenish wrestlers get 34-34 win
 Toppenish girls can’t fend off visiting Othello
 Boys Basketball Roundup
 Girls Basketball Roundup
 Wapato Wolves take a bite out of Grandview 71-65
 Wapato girls overpower visiting Greyhounds 55-37
 Strong showings at Granger’s Iron Man Tournament
 Boy Basketball Roundup
 Girls Basketball Roundup
 Wapato Alumni game scheduled
 Wapato storms past Zillah 73-59
 Lady Leopards get past Wapato 59-50
 Zillah wrestlers beat Riverview, Connell
 Granger Spartans begin season with new strategy
 Toppenish gives Riverside Christian tough competition
 Wildcats get ready for a fierce wrestling season
 Local boxers perform well at Yakima Eagles
 THS Alumni Wrestling Match huge success, raising over $1,500
 Granger’s Michael Lopez wins SCAC MVP award
 White Swan’s season comes to an end
 Cascade defeats Zillah in WIAA State Playoffs
 White Swan advances to quarterfinals
 Beginning Basketball Skills Clinic
 First Annual Alumni Wrestling Match
 Granger eliminated with loss to Freeman
 Zillah cross country comes in 7th at State
 Lady Leopards move on to Yakima
 Wildcats seal winning season with 27-0 win over Wapato
 Pro soccer team to host open tryouts
 Leopards clinch league title with win over Naches Valley
 Toppenish homecoming spoiled by 54-28 loss
 Wapato gets 23-14 win on the road in Grandview
 Granger beaten by Wahluke 30-21 in non-league action
 White Swan Cougars crush Oroville 47-15 on the road
 Zillah XC sweeps District Titles
 Granger Spartans topple the Mabton Vikings
 Huskies out-dog Wolves on Senior Night in Wapato
 Zillah beats Goldendale, in first place
 Granger gets hard-fought win over Naches Valley
 Toppenish wins 27-14 at East Valley
 White Swan keeps winning big, 51-7 against Soap Lake
 Spartans slam the Scotties in three games
 Wapato girls lose 3-0 at Prosser
 Zillah boys win big at Prosser Invite
 Zillah cross country wins league title
 Wapato comes away with victory over Toppenish
 Granger gets easy 27-7 win against Goldendale
 Mustangs stampede over Wapato Wolves 60-7
 Toppenish gets back on track with 34-26 win
 Zillah easily handles visiting Cle Elum 39-6
 White Swan drops home game to Freeman
 Leopard cross country now stands at 8-0
 Wapato beats Quincy for their first league win of the year
 Zillah storms past Mabton 48-0
 Zillah storms past Mabton 48-0
 Spartans get strong win on the road
 Selah hands the Toppenish Wildcats a 19-6 home loss
 Wildcats beat visiting Ephrata in local volleyball action
 Local high school volleyball results
 White Swan gets back in the win column with 35-12 win in Kittitas
 White Swan gets back in the win column with 35-12 win in Kittitas
 White Swan gets back in the win column with 35-12 win in Kittitas
 La Salle beats White Swan in match-up of undefeated teams
 Zillah wins homecoming 44-14 over Highland
 Spartans ease past visiting Mabton 47-0
 Toppenish drops second in a row at Prosser
 East Valley spoils homecoming for Wolves in Wapato
 Leopard XC starts 4-0
 Zillah runners compete at Sunfair
 Bulldogs beat the Wolves at Wapato High School
 Granger gets by Zillah in high school volleyball action
 Toppenish-Prosser and Wapato-Grandview stats
 Selah storms past Wapato Wolves 5-2 on Saturday
 Zillah Leopards cross country dominates at Connell Invite
 Toppenish handed first loss by Othello
 White Swan routs at Bridgeport 44-6
 Zillah downed by visiting Royal 35-13
 Spartans come away with 45-27 win
 Wapato defeated on the road at Ephrata
 Zillah shuts out Granger in division rivalry game
 White Swan continues big win streak 63-6 over Manson
 Wildcats stay undefeated with big win at Quincy
 Wapato beaten by Ellensburg 50-8
 Zillah wins 1A Division at Apple Ridge
 Granger gets by Toppenish in non-league volleyball play
 Lady Wolves lose to East Valley
 Lady Wildcats rout Granger 14-0
 Wildcats open new stadium with win over Grandview
 Spartans come from behind for OT win at home
Agriculture
 Toppenish horsewoman named queen of YVF&R
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Cherry crop expected to be heavy, high-quality
 Hastings amendment helps protect local cherries
 Mint growers assn. releases crop reports
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Summer mint oil trials to test new extraction method
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Bees on the move
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Sustainable ag grants available
 Toppenish livestock auction
 NW Farm Credit Services posts lower Q1 earnings
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Fair seeks help with special bee display
 Open spaces emergency rule
 Toppenish livestock auction
 CWJLS auction nets an unofficial $250,000 plus
 Hastings, Massa lead apple support effort
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Horse boarding tax exemption signed into law
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Fair seeks help with special bee display
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Showing sheep at CWJLS can have its ups and downs
 CWJLS kicks off May 3, at Toppenish rodeo grounds
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Showing steers at the CWJLS is a family tradition
 Fair seeks help with special bee display
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 4-H’er cautions against picking the biggest lamb for show
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Ag prices may weaken
 Harrah 4-H member to show steer for first time at CWJLS
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Oral reasons class slated at CWJLS
 Preserve produce to feed family year-round
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Commission sees overload of hops in the valley
 Additional Recovery act funding available locally
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Full supply expected
 Toppenish livestock auction
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Variety of 4-H events planned for spring months
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Toppenish livestock auction
 White Swan celebrates Alumni Appreciation during FFA Week
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Disaster relief for 2008 freezing and drought now available
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Ag profit margins may shrink in coming year
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Newhouse named new director of state Dept. of Agriculture
 Valley residents asked to report flood damage
 On The Edge of Common Sense
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Chandler introduces legislation to improve ag safety
 Concerns voiced over farm tax bill
 AIN’T RANCHIN’ FUN
 Northwest ag prospects mixed for the coming year
 LOST WEEKEND
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Legislators address some ag issues for the new session
 A CALVIN’ LESSON
 Toppenish teen enjoying Glenwood Queen reign
 Pet Yer Dog
 DCP ACRE signup begins, continues through June 1
 Always Be Ridin’ Yer Horse
 Scholarship program announced
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Ag resource management, irrigation surveys underway
 Income Loss program signup begins
 Cherry reps to be selected
 In the company
 Alliance says no action on Black Rock dooms basin water needs
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Cowboyness test
 Pork producers can request checkoff program referendum
 Fruit Commission Directors up for nomination in January
 Christmas Shepherd
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Equine supporters pack Open Space stakeholder meeting
 Taking a fall
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Local 4-H students receive National Leadership Award
 King Kong the roping dummy
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Mint production totals released
 COOL squared
 Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program deadline nears
 Frost loss loans available
 Catching the bull by the tail
 FSA election ballot deadline Dec. 1
 Potato conference slated
 The Tibetan dog reincarnation
 Market snapshots show ag health
 Farm loans set aside for women, minorities
 Breadbasket landscape
 Disaster relief available for local farmers and ranchers
 Perspective
 Rodeo Association plans auction
 Daniel Beard continues family’s tradition of stock contracting
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Food-animal vet solution
 Pear crop below average in quantity, but high in quality
 Water shutoff begins Oct. 18
 We were having
 Trail rider makes his way through Toppenish
 Mule business
 Weather remains a concern in apple harvest
 The screwdriver incident
 Farm bill requires planning
 Toppenish livestock auction
 Restoring a million salmon to Yakima River subject of talk
 Washington Beef settles
 Buckle Up
 Toppenish livestock auction
 County extension gives answers about preserving tomatoes
 Water on Mars
 County sells property to Parrish
Community Calendar
School Calendar
Commentary
 Stopping to enjoy area agriculture
 Pssst, hey buddy, wanna buy some Cheerios?
 Refrigerator journalism covers the community
 Introducing the all-new Fast Eddie for your driving pleasure
 Have a wonderful – and safe – summer vacation
 Who says email is an effective way to communicate?
 Community events make region strong…lets support them!
 More joy from our very own ‘transformational’ administration
 Congratulations to graduates, please remember to be safe!
 This stuff is beginning to sound alarmingly familiar to me
 Community Safety Group’s efforts welcome addition
 Here’s a choice that should be pretty easy to make
 Healthy political diversity important in every group
 I’m keeping an eye out for the Millennium Falcon
 Swine flu response appropriate, but no need for panic
 If we all do a little, there’s nothing we can’t achieve
 Don’t ask me what I think if you’re going to call me names
 After so long, I’ve fallen in love with the Valley
 High costs make scholarships more important than ever
 It’s downright amazing what some people can’t afford
 We don’t think about them, but pirates never went away
 Have you ever noticed how invigorating fresh tea can be?
 YBSA response to BuRec ‘no action’ determination
 Wapato middle school sets great example with unity fair
 Let’s act now to stop this unconscionable victimization
 Hastings on Yakima River basin water shortage
 Want to help the economy? Buy local
 Who says I never say anything nice about politicians?
 Granger's quest for gang problem solutions applauded
 Unemployment solution is more unemployment in DC
 Support preserves an important line of communication
 A fresh lesson in the value of talk in good old DC
 One day isn't enough to celebrate all that women do
 The marvelous benefits of positive and negative reinforcement
 Program brings school bullying to the forefront
 It's time to stop buying Lotto tickets and start planning
 What will we do when the well runs dry?
 Newspapers big and small facing difficult times
 We now owe trillions, someone owes us an explanation
 I don't think Washington has anything to worry about
 USDA program gives students a lesson in good nutrition
 Homeless count won’t tell full story of growing problem
 This is no time to worry about results, just keep spending
 Is a four-day school week really the best solution?
 Here’s the money but don’t do anything useful with it
 State sales tax deduction should be made permanent
 Time for local law enforcement to send a strong message
 Another brilliant business bomb from our friends in Olympia
 A big, yet just another step towards Dr. King’s dream
 Forget all this ROI nonsense, let’s just Stimulize it!
 Can’t we all just get along…at least for a moment?
 A stimulus package in every sense of the word
 Reflecting on a year gone, looking forward to a new one
 An address I’d love to have the chance to contribute to
 Christmas time during difficult times in the Valley
 What we need this Christmas are more Anns and Bens
 Reclaiming the responsibility for clean water
 Winter weather has arrived, time to be extra careful
 Here’s a stimulus that might actually do some good
 Legislators concerned over EPA role in private well issue
 Times are tough, but we mustn’t forget to give
 See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet, but you’d better hurry
 Despite adversity, war, we have much to be thankful for
 What’s in a name? Well, it’s interesting you should ask
 Bruce Chandler statement on deficit
 Just how big is our bailout bucket and who gets the cash?
 Coming soon to a radio near you, listener discretion advised
 So the elections are finally over...now what’s next?
 Sign up now, you won’t believe the difference it’ll make
 Presidential election signals beginning of a new era
 Congress should look in the mirror when pointing fingers
 Is making the minimum wage a living wage a good idea?
 Let’s make sure Halloween is safe for everyone
 Appears some folks think they’re entitled to organic
 In this year’s election, our votes count more than we think
 A question to consider if you’ve been thinking about a job
 Seahawks spread important message to Mid-Valley youth
 It’s time to revisit some important lessons in economics
 Higher education should not be disregarded as a waste
 Mural comes to life in the town where the West still lives
 First presidential debate filled with familiar themes
 ‘Big Oil’ might be bad, but here’s a ‘Big’ that’s worse
 When does security become a priority to a community?
 Sign here for an economics lesson you won’t forget
 Hello to all Review Independent readers!
 Hispanic Heritage Month and the upcoming elections
 Sounds like Congress may have gone a little over budget
Schools
 TSD announces educators of year
Neighbors
Announcements
Local
 Wapato children become local library celebrities
 Chencho’s Grill opens in Toppenish
 Contributions needed for graffiti-elimination gear
 Nations Foursquare Church hosts blood drive
 New polo mural work set to begin by end of month
 Toppenish elementary schools receive USDA Gold Award
 Local students win poster contest
 New Rathbun Iron Works building going up
 Training hard…just to be safe
 July 4 parade applications available
 Mural-In-A-Day fills Pioneer Park
 Dan Beard to bring July 4 rodeo to Toppenish
 District Court extends amnesty for unpaid fines and fees
 Ft. Simcoe Military Days Weekend set for June 6, 7
 Blood drive set for June 12
 Shephard graduates basic
 Biehl wins Weyenberg scholarship
 Colorful remembrance
 Ramos, Nott announce engagement for June wedding
 Wapato Police Dept. to hold Citizen Academy
 Granger’s Dino-N-A-Day comes to Hisey Park June 6
 Gonzalez family to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
 Ft. Simcoe Military Days planned
 Blood drive slated June 5
 Historical portrait
 YRCAA duns cities for arrears assessments
 KDNA employees on strike, station currently off air
 Former local pop singer now uses talents in education
 THS Honor Society blood drive nets 52 units for Red Cross
 Area second-graders tour Toppenish RR museum
 Taylor earns leadership certificate
 Community forum makes safety its primary goal
 Concert set in memory of Evans and Potter
 All-Indian Rodeo begins June 5 in White Swan
 Swine Flu found in County
 Junior Livestock Show fills the Toppenish fairgrounds
 Welcome to Zillah
 County District Court offering amnesty for fines, fees, collections
 Erickson scholarship
 Toppenish skate park demo planned
 Life guarding class offered
 Housing fair planned
 Granger Fishing Derby winners
 Zillah Fun Run Saturday
 Two locals graduate basic training
 Police nail Buena burglary suspects
 Mayor looks to citizens for 4th of July ideas
 Wapato teens tackle downtown-core clean-up project
 Wapato teens tackle downtown-core clean-up project
 Wapato kindergarten registration
 Cherry Festival brings fun-filled weekend to Granger
 St. Peter Claver spring festival set for May 3
 ZHS Fine Arts to present ‘Once Upon A Mattress’
 Reading contestants vie for honors
 Spring Fling festivities in Zillah bring gleaming good times
 Wapato begins community cleanup
 Armed thieves rob store
 Colonial Funeral Home kicks off soldier cell-phone drive
 Local non-profits get recognition from Heritage University
 Dollars for Scholars golf tourney planned
 46th Granger Alumni Banquet
 Healthy Heart conference and pow wow set
 Rodeo Association Board schedules special meeting
 Toppenish Council gets update on treatment plant upgrade
 Memorial Scholarships established by the Mabuhay Foundation
 Police recover stolen property, arrest two suspects in Toppenish
 Heritage University SIFE wins regional competition
 Wapato girl wins community service award
 Four arrested in shooting
 My Favorite Things
 REA Building demolished in Toppenish
 Eagles scholarship fund benefit
 Tulips and Tea doll competition set
 Toppenish Knights of Columbus host annual dinner
 Jamming out in Zillah
 Garfield coin drive nets more than $1,600 for charity
 Mid-Valley churches plan for Easter
 Lincoln Elementary to hold yard-sale fundraiser
 Pomona #11 to celebrate 100th anniversary in Buena
 Easter egg hunt slated
 Coeur d’Alene Casino trip
 Police seize marijuana plants after party complaint
 Home hit by gunfire
 Pahto Transit holds open house
 57th Annual Filipino Dinner another huge success
 Annual Spilyay Arts Show attracts area artisans
 Local woman and family a part of area history
 Zillah bluegrass jam this Saturday
 Vreeland graduates basic training
 Heritage University expands financial aid program
 Early Head Start offeres home-based 'Zero-to-three' program for families
 Thieves steal 600 gallons of diesel from Toppenish area distributor
 Wapato grads sought
 Planning for Granger Centennial moves forward
 Cherry Festival schedule set
 Chamber auction total 'about the same as last year'
 Zillah Chamber Awards Banquet to honor community members Mar. 31
 United Methodist Potato Feed
 Wapato school district budget meetings set
 Zillah police arrest two in marijuana-grow bust
 Wapato Filipino-American Community holds elections
 Annual Filipino Dinner slated for March 28
 Toppenish voters pass school district M&O levy
 Patricia Whitefoot receives 'Trailblazer' award
 Spilyay art show set March 21, 22
 Heritage U. president announces leadership transition
 White Swan Methodist Church celebrates 150 years
 New theatre owner hopes to 'give back' to community
 Jake Scarlett attains Eagle Scout
 Homicide suspect arrested
 White Swan library seeks mystery artwork artist
 Court sets new schedule for enforcement lawsuit
 White Swan dental health
 Mill Bay Casino trip planned
 Toppenish High Dance Marathon brings out the good times
 Wapato Buddhists' Sukiyaki Dinner
 Wapato High School 52nd Annual Bean Feed
 Asthma awareness
 Bill, Wilson announce engagement
 Zillah Comfort Inn gets hospitality award
 Parent Academy slated in Wapato
 Pedestrian struck by car
 Toppenish Council told funds available for development
 White Swan fire destroys residence
 Alfalfa Grange spring dinner
 Clowning around helps stop school bullying
 Spilyay art show to open March 21
 Toppenish High puts on dance marathon for the disabled
 Calvary Baptist speaker slated for March 1st
 Partnership announced with Heritage University
 Emerald Care enjoys visitors from Riverside Christian
 Asthma program planned
 Toppenish Hospital standardization enhances safety
 Toppenish named one of Top 20
 CPR appeals court ruling on Douglas relocation suit
 Wapato Bean Feed dedicated to local teacher
 Police nab burglars of Granger Mayor’s home
 Toppenish robbery suspects jailed
 Closure of school may be avoided
 Fire damages White Swan residence
 Safeway employees give $8,500 to Lower Valley Hospice
 Granger plans Centennial Bicycle Show
 Auditions for ‘Commedia Tonight!’
 Valentine banquet set for Friday
 Annual homeless count conducted for Wapato
 Yakama Nation Diabetes programs set
 Toppenish Baha’is sponsor World Religion Day commemoration
 Lincoln food drive
 Three thieves steal wallets
 Granger fire does $50,000 damage
 Toppenish school district faces cuts in funding
 Heritage gets high marks
 New medical facility set to open this month in Zillah
 Granger city employee files $1 million damage claim
 Women’s exercise class to begin
 Toppenish Council adopts changes in city park use fees
 Toppenish robbery suspects jailed after chase
 Cell phone concern
 Hilton Elementary students celebrate Chinese New Year
 Kehm sees potential for Toppenish economic growth
 TOPPENISH — Toppenish Community Hospital has begun offering a new program aimed at helping older adults deal with health and emotional issues that may come with the aging process.
 Caution advised when returning to homes after flooding
 Former Granger police chief will return after May firing
 Community Block Watch meeting scheduled for Granger Health and Safety Conference
 DNA leads to arrest in 1987 murder case
 Australian basketball teams visit Toppenish for games
 At least 15 Zillah vehicles prowled
 Youth Basketball set to begin
 Final stage of Toppenish High remodel, construction on schedule
 Toppenish man arrested
 Cienfuegos named Firefighter of the Year
 George Hanson was a man with a flair for flavors
 Births
 Women’s Exercise Class
 People Around Town
 Thieves rob youth
 Exercise programs begin
 Three Kings Day
 YAKAMA NATION WATER CODE
 Toppenish man escapes house fire
 Structure fire destroys home
 Two escape Granger fire
 Dance classes begin Jan. 6
 Births
 ‘Biggest Loser’ contest slated
 Granger students participate in Winter Career Day
 Toppenish city employees ‘adopt’ local family for Christmas
 Zillah plays Santa to make kids’ Christmas season brighter
 Garfield celebrates season with joyful sounds!
 Bone marrow researcher to educate Hispanics at Granger conference
 WELCOME
 Volunteers bring Christmas cheer to nursing home
 Local libraries to present Snowflake Follies stories
 Wapato library changes hours
 Talent show planned in White Swan
 Names sought for new Toppenish stadium
 Benefit dinner planned for this Saturday
 50-year member
 Eagles past presidents help feed homeless
 Chimney pipe causes Toppenish house fire
 City employees recognized
 New garbage truck
 Western Art Show sets 2009 dates
 Warehouse fire causes burn injury
 Robbery nets thief $4
 Marian Ross and friends celebrate her 99th birthday
 Rathbuns mark 40th year in Toppenish
 LYON, WEIGAND & GUSTAFSON, PS
 Eighth graders spread joy with cookie donations
 Lucky Start owners plan to open new store
 YV Community Foundation grant recipient
 The Signs of Winter
 ZHS Robot Challenge attracts valley-wide competition
 Bazaar brightens Toppenish Nursing and Rehab Center
 Toy Train Christmas draws big crowds to Toppenish
 Greg Gibbons named Pharmacist of the Year
 Wapato body shop owner makes toys for needy children
 Granger students learn theater etiquette at Capitol
 Korean culture program planned
 Toppenish city budget decreases utility tax to 26 percent
 Police find stolen vehicles
 Murphy wants to pursue economic development with contract position
 Big Toy fundraiser
 1364 locomotive replica highlight of Toy Train Christmas
 Madrigal Dinner starts holidays
 Rodeo board announces plans for return of event for 2009
 Allied Arts teacher visits Granger’s Roosevelt Elementary
 THS graduate earns business award
 Names sought for new Toppenish stadium
 Citizens form committee to hold Granger Centennial
 Ashue awards winners
 Angel Tree Ministries seeks donations
 Hudson graduates Army Reserve basic training
 Former principal bikes from coast-to-coast
 Wapato youth dies in shooting
 Parker fire destroys house
 Boy Scout summer trip provides fun, appreciation for nature
 Ramoses to celebrate their 65th anniversary
 School board ponders funding cuts
 Granger High teams prepare for Zillah Robot Challenge
 Wapato High to particpate in US First Robotics meet
 Local man dreams of resurrecting boxing club in Wapato
 Toppenish HS student plans National Hispanic Institute participation
 Wapato HS students getting ready for robot challenge
 School Board member invites recall
 ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ superb on opening night
 Toppenish’s finest honored at this year’s Ranch Party
 Auction to raise funds for 2009 Pow Wow and Rodeo
 Ashue Grangers to be honored
 McTeacher night set
 White Swan fire does $60,000 damage
 Armed robbers hit Donald store
 Former Toppenish soldier to be honored on memorial
 Toppenish Finance Dept. adds staff
 Service to honor military
 Knife-wielding thieves steal Toppenish vehicle
 Harvest carnival planned
 Local teen looks to better future after troubling past
 Kirkwood Fall Carnival a great success
 KDNA to build small public plaza in Granger
 Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2008
 Did You Know?
 Wapato students celebrate Day of the Deadd:
 Winters to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
 ZHS performance of Hunchback set for Nov. 6
 Edith Foster archives move to Yakima Valley Museum
 Zillah to add speed trailer near Hilton Elementary
 Thief robs convenience store
 German Baptist Brethren raise new church near Zillah
 Toppenish Council gets more funds to spend on tourism
 Graffiti elimination results positive
 Zillah church members volunteer to better their community
 Reading program a big hit with radio listeners
 New Toppenish Middle School principal enjoying her first year
 Song and Dance of Ireland slated for Buena Grange this Saturday
 Assailant stabs Toppenish youth
 Brock Tully brings two-wheel kindness through Toppenish
 Wapato council decides not to contribute to safe valley initiative
 Ruggles purchases Pabisz property in Toppenish for second location
 Toppenish Mural Society fundraiser sells out again
 Lowell Evans leaves legacy of Toppenish history
 A few Mural Society auction tickets available
 Ernesto and Norma Ramos
 Selena Galaviz honored by WSU
 Nominations being accepted for Ranch Party honorees
 End of the season brings plenty of autumn fun
 Pabisz Motors in Toppenish to close at end of October
 Pabisz Motors in Toppenish to close at end of October
 White Elephant Auction this Saturday
 Local fourth-graders learn about electrical engineering
 Mid-Valley students make YVCC and CWU Deans Lists
 Mobile dental treatment in Wapato
 Blue Sky Market celebrates its 70th year in Toppenish
 Station lays out plans for changes in programming
 Granger changes policy on hazardous properties
 Limited time to get Mural Society auction tickets
 The final bloom of the season
 Wapato set to go for annual Tamale Festival
 Austrian exchange student speaks to area Rotarians
 Thomases celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary
 Eighth-Grade students at TMS get ready for liftoff
 He came from outer space...
 Tour de Swan bicycling event planned for Oct. 4
 A Toppenish mother recalls her loss to drunk driver
 Local FFA groups display at Central Washington State Fair
 Dance class begins Oct. 7
 Piety Flats Winery rolls out release of Junkyard Red
 Mural Society plans annual dinner and auction
 Rathbun Iron Works burglarized
 First results in for ‘Safe Stroll’
 Women’s exercise class to begin
 Safeway reopening begins Sept. 2
 Thieves steal wallets in Toppenish
 Vineyard developers expect timely resolution of loan issue
 Four arrested in New York with 95,000 King Mountain cigarettes
 Harrah shooting wounds victim
 Wapato High School plans open house
 Students win with Heritage U. expansion
 Rev it Up! Family Activity Night set
 First annual ‘UW in a Day’ event coming to Toppenish
 Four arrested following THS vandalism spree
 There was great family fun at Granger’s Menudo Festival
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