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Front Page
 ‘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
 New Miss Wapato, and court selected
 Fiestas Patrias celebration cancelled
 Judge asks state and Yakama Nation to work on interim agreement
 Time to start cleaning up
 New podiatrist opens practice in Toppenish
 Local candidates prevail in commissioner-race primary
 Western Art Show beats the heat and high gas
 Whistlestop! Music Festival this Saturday
 Care for a drink?
 Toppenish police initiate Operation Safe Stroll
 The ballots are in the mail
 Watch out for bicycles this summer
 Granger Travel Plaza plans opening soon
 Graffiti meeting set for July 17
 Zillah Lakes hearing set
 Public invited to commissioner forum July 22
 Wapato hit by more crime
 Treaty Days Pow Wow in White Swan
 Granger builds dinosaurs in a day
 Shooting critically wounds Toppenish juvenile
 Harrah Elementary students walk for life
 Toppenish gang activity keeps police busy
 Western Art Show announces 2008 poster art
 Toppenish welcomes brand new YVCU branch
 Toppenish Council picks Ortloff to fill vacancy
 Second Wapato councilman resigns
 Olson plans to be county commissioner
 Worst since ‘85
 Credit union prepares for move from Wapato to Toppenish
 Cigarette compact hearing set for April 8
Events
 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
 CLASS REUNIONS
 CLASS REUNIONS
 Embarq to collect clothing during Whistlestop Festival
 Western Art Show and annual Train Show coming soon
 Reunions!
 TRLA Lifetime Membership meeting set
 Fish to graduate
 Iraq deployment open house planned
 Life In Focus Education
 Gamble at Mill Bay Casino
 Spaghetti feed
 ‘Annie’ now showing at ZHS
 Wapato pre-school accepting applications
 Area graduations now scheduled
 Heritage graduation set for May 17
 Miss Zillah Pageant kicks off Community Days
 Zillah Community Days Schedule
 Sun shines on St. Peter Claver event in Wapato
 Calvary Bible Church to host prayer meeting
 Bouchey fundraiser planned for Toppenish
 Volunteers needed for City of Wapato
Briefs
 Toppenish alumni wrestling meet set
 Local students get golf scholarships
 Wapato needs lifeguard trainees
 Meet PACE Alternative principal finalists
 Michael Vera Benefit Dinner set
 Free music fest May 17
 Swap meet in Wapato
 Meet PACE Alternative principal finalists
 Wapato School Distrtict Board Meeting place moved
Obituaries
 JOE L. HILARIO JR.
 PATRICIAN ANN AUSTIN
 ROBERT MATTHEW WILLIAMS
 NORMAN “JEFF” HARRIS
 Cleo A. Voorhies
 James J. Peter Jr.
 Richard Tom George
 Gloria Zaragoza
 DANA K. SMITH
 EVELYN M. GORHAM
 Jason L. Umtuch
 HAROLD RICHARD
 RICHARD EDWARD HANSEN
 WILLENE F. YALLUP
 TINIA BUITENBOS
 AVA AND ALYVIA NELSON
 For the Week of April 30 - May 6
Classified Ads
Letters to the Editor
 Wants parking changes
 Expresses thanks for Market help
 Opposes new dairy
 Favors Bouchey
 Supports Bouchey
 Art show appreciation
 Liked bike story
 Liked candidate forum
 Sources should be re-examined
 Very disturbed
 Praise due Yakama Nation
 Quality of life endangered
 Quietest Fourth
 It’s not art
 Graffiti’s a crime
 Opposes dairies
 No dairies on Yakama lands
 Appreciates support
 More re-striping concerns
 Platoon offers thanks
 Letter of commendation awarded to Police Officer
 May 21 - 28
 Church activities in abundance
 Opposes Relocation
 Thanks for job shadow
 Wants to read more church news
Sports
 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
 Wapato Wolves downed 47-0 on the road in Selah
 White Swan posts huge 54-22 win at Entiat
 Zillah get win over Burbank on the road
 Leopards Cross Country team wins distance relay in Spokane
 More XC results:
 Toppenish wins close one at Zillah
 Wapato gets convincing win in home opener
 Granger gets 16-14 road win at Columbia-Burbank
 White Swan opens season with 42-20 at home
 Zillah XC on the Run Again
 Hydros at Hisey Park put big fun in a small package
 First-year coach ready for Wildcats’ season
 Wolves’ football looking for full turnaround this year
 Zillah Leopards ready to roar this fall
 Spartans looking to build on last year’s success
 White Swan ready to battle for league title
 Mid-Valley Youth Soccer registrations
 Tarpons end swimming season on high note
 White Swan reaches Elite-8 in NABI tournament
 Tarpons finish fourth at league championships
 Wapato Whales finish sixth at league championships
 Mt. Adams Country Club golf tournaments results
 2008 Toppenish Junior Rodeo: fun in the sun... and dirt!
 Tarpons crush Grandview Neptunes, 574-220
 Toppenish Tarpons trounce Naches, 515-290
 Results of the Kiutus Jim Run
 Mt. Adams golf tournaments
 Little Guy Wrestlers place at Nationals
 Congratulations, Zillah Leopards!
 Zillah finishes season with 2 losses
 Wildcats and Wolves head to state
 2A state basketball returns to Yakima
 AAU basketball scores
 Leopard kids basketball camp
 See the Mariners at Safeco Field
 Wildcats excel at sub-districts
 Four-Square tournament reaches final round
 Lady Wildcats hold on for 3rd win
 Lady Leopards head to districts
 Wildcat goes for gold
 Leopards-Cougars split, 7-6, 13-7
 Zillah and White Swan end baseball seasons
 Wildcat baseball concludes season
 Wildcats and Mustangs split, 5-2, 14-1
 Toppenish wins track & field league
 Zillah Track
 Wolves roll over Huskies and Vikings in tennis
 Wolves and Jackrabbits split
 Cougars sweep Spartans
 We need your help with local sports
Agriculture
 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
 Fair seeks to honor 100-year-old farms and ranches
 Panda poop
 White Swan FFA group wins
 Brucellosis Yellowstone Park
 Arbor Day Foundation offers book
 Dept. of Ecology needs to inspect reservoirs
 Onion harvest yield could be slightly below average
 Scarecrow vs. scaresheep
 Proposals Sought
 There’s nothing ‘greener’ than managed grazed pasture
 A Korean beef
 Granger’s ‘Grazing Guru’ shares pasture expertise
 Castaways (cigarettes)
 Asparagus growers see need for mechanical harvester
 Serious ropin’ update
 FSA filing deadline nears
 The dump truck
 Wash. wheat to feed North Koreans
 Toppenish livestock
 Fair exhibitor guide book available
 Fruit Commission board to meet
 Wheat Commission approves record $6.6 million budget
 Horse slaughter ban a year later
 Website calculates spray timing
 $15 million included
 Toppenish livestock auction
 High price of wheat
 Commission slates mint field day
 Junior Livestock Show
 Granger FFA Club gets participation the practical way
 Grass vs. grain-fed
 In their own words: What agriculture means to me
 Mechanical soft-fruit thinner shows its stuff near Wapato
 In their own words: What agriculture means to me
 Moose roping
 Zillah: Got your dog license yet?
Community Calendar
 October 1 - October 8
 September 24 - October 1
 September 17 - September 24
 September 10 - September 17
 September 3 - September 10
 August 28 - September 3
 Girl Scout meeting set in Zillah
 August 20 - 27
 July 30 - Aug 6
 July 23 - July 28
 July 16 to July 23
 LOCAL AA & NA Meetings
 SCHOOL EVENTS, MEETINGS & CLASS REUNIONS
 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
 June 11 - 18
 May 14 - 21
 May 7 - May 14
 Calendar of Events
School Calendar
 October 1 - October 8
 September 24 - October 1
 September 17 - September 24
 September 10 - September 17
 August 28 - September 3
 August 20 - 27
 June 11 - 18
 May 21 - 28
 May 14 - 21
 SCHOOL EVENTS
Commentary
 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
 Worrisome, violent weekend hits the Yakima Valley
 The awesome power of paint and the right attitude
 Big challenges await winner of County Commissioner race
 I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of Alaska lately
 It’s time to get all the children back to school, safely
 Amazing free opportunity to get it all off your chest
 Creative writing wrinkle may be just around the corner
 Perhaps it’s time to start getting into the green scene
 Pollution evolution: what do environ-mentals really want?
 More goes on in Washington DC than you might realize
 Low fat, high nutrition, great taste, what more do you want?
 Look behind sweet campaign rhetoric for politicians’ true intent
 Toppenish gang problem needs solutions fast
 A message from Olympia it would be good to hear
 Teaching kitty to read
 Let there be peace on earth
 South of the Border
 It’s nothing more than a comma and 3 more zeroes
 Let’s start talking about important national issues
 Toppenish July 4th Rodeo will be missed this year
 What you smell may be government in action - again
Schools
 September 3 - September 10
 PACE Panthers celebrate graduation in Wapato
 Next PACE principal to be selected tonight
 Mark Westerfield
 Jeffrey Blain
 Karen Harrington
 Giovanna San Martin
 Wapato Schools to review graduation requirements
Neighbors
Announcements
 Lunyou’s celebrate
Local
 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
 Volunteers paint Zillah City Hall as community service
 Local firefighter deploys to assist victims of hurricanes
 Robbins Road/Linden Street meeting
 Zillah High’s Robot Challenge goes out to Valley students
 Grand opening date set for new Visitor Center
 Classified employees request mediation in wage dispute
 Body found in river near ZIllah
 Teen jumps into canal while eluding police
 Harrah fall festival seeks entries
 Dance class begins Oct. 7
 Warden students to perform on stage in Toppenish
 Shop fire causes $110,000 damage officials say
 ‘Welcome Bags’ presented to new Granger school staff
 Bluegrass Bash coming to Zillah
 Women’s exercise class to begin
 Worthy Grand Matron makes annual visit to Toppenish
 ‘Cousin Camp’ makes something positive happen
 DUI emphasis patrol dedicated to Wapato man
 Zillah burglars shoot out windows
 Toppenish City Council hears CSC presentation
 Zillah Lakes gets set for next month’s grand opening
 Armed thieves steal auto in Toppenish
 Drug agents dig up another big pot grow
 Ardeth Hammack honored by Eastern Star
 Zuniga and Bill join Wapato council
 Yakima Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau unveils destination branding
 Rodeo board gets new members, plans event’s return
 Radio-controlled hydros to race
 Wapato stops tavern fight competition
 State AG appeals Tribal Court tax-compact suit ruling
 Dogs to be allowed in the Toppenish pool on Aug. 30
 Tribal Transit announces changes to Fort Road Route
 Toppenish man wins gas card
 None injured in drive-by shooting
 Two juvenile girls attempt to elude
 Toppenish may soon prohibit parking on front lawns
 Crosswalk rules to be strictly enforced after education period
 Brush fire burns wine grapes
 Thieves hit Toppenish church for the third time
 DUI suspect leads Granger
 Toppenish cracks down on motorized foot scooters
 WHS seniors get $1.2 million in scholarships
 Latest Farm Bill info is now available
 Granger and Zillah set for National Night Out
 Wapato schools registration dates set
 Last chance to see ‘Truth About Cinderella’ is July 30
 Thieves take supplies intended for soldiers in Iraq
 New cigarette tax compact hearing still on
 Werkhoven bikes Seattle to Portland for ‘big ride’ prep