Grape vine 2016

The Grape Vine

Eastern Washington’s Favorite Visitor Guide

A Northwest Tradition

30th Anniversary Edition 2016

Tours ● Events ● Attractions

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Next to Black Rock Creek Golf Course and Tucker Cellars

Welcome to the 30th Edition of the Grape Vine, a Northwest tradition. Written, designed, and produced in Eastern Washington, our visitor guide aims to give you the local’s view of the wine country we know and love. The tours, events, and attractions found in The Grape Vine are the best for fun and exploration from Ellensberg to the Tri-Cities. Thank you for visiting our area, where you will find people, places and events as delightful and diverse as our wines. Cheers!

Danielle Fournier, Publisher

Rosé Colored Glasses 30th Annual

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2016 Grape Vine Directory EVENTS

Calendar of Events .......................................................... Page 4-7 Maryhill Winery & Amphitheater Concert Series .......... Page 8-9 The Princess Theatre ....................................................... Page 11 Yakima Valley Fair & Rodeo .......................................... Page 12 Fly Fishing Fair Returns to Ellensburg ........................... Page 13 30th Annual Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire .. Page 14 Car Shows ....................................................................... Page 15 Harvest Times in the Valley ............................................ Page 16 Ballooning Over Eastern Washington ............................. Page 17 Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center ............................ Page 18

TOURS

The Reach ...................................................................... Page 19 Farmers’ Markets in the Valley ...................................... Page 20 Birding in Yakima Valley ............................................... Page 21 Vacationing with Pets ..................................................... Page 22 Tieton, Home of Mighty Tieton ..................................... Page 24 Enjoy a Brew this Summer ............................................ Page 25 AVA map ......................................................................... Page 26-27 Teeing it Up For the Summer ......................................... Page 28 Student Made Wine at YVCC in Grandview .................. Page 29 Gorgeous Picnic Places in Eastern Washington .............. Page 30-31

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Yakima, the Other Palm Springs ..................................... Page 32 Benton City Has Lots To Do ........................................... Page 33 The American Hop Museum ........................................... Page 34 Dayton is the Place to Visit ............................................. Page 35 Horse Heaven Saloon Opens its Doors ........................... Page 36 Pinots, ‘Pacas & Picnics ............................................... Page 37 The Gorge is Home to Summer Entertainment ............... Page 38 Rock Hounding on the East Side .................................... Page 39 Ellensburg, a Cowboy College Town ............................. Page 40 Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival ............................. Page 40 Walla Walla is an Arts Community ................................. Page 41 Yakima Valley is Home to Wild Horses .......................... Page 42 The Princess Theatre and the Richland Players .............. Page 43 The Prosser Museum and Ray & Powell Museum ......... Page 44 Columbia River Gorge .................................................... Page 45 Agriculture, A Mainstay of Valley Tourism .................... Page 46 Enjoy a Game This Summer ........................................... Page 47 Toppenish Mural-In-A-Day and Sage Rat Run ............... Page 48 Harvest Times in the Valley ............................................ Page 49

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The Grape Vine’s 2016 Regional Annual Events Calendar APRIL

April 14-16 Washington State Spring Fair

April 23 Tieton Open House

April 16 Wenatchee Marathon

Junk-Tiquen in the Burg

10-3 p.m. – Tieton www.mightytieton.com

Puyallup

www.wenatchee.org

April 15-17 “Pre-Barrel” Spring Tasting

Ellensburg - www.myellensburg.com

Central Washington Quilt Show

Ellensburg - www.myellensburg.com

Yakima to Walla Walla www.visityakima.com

Farmer’s Market opens in Yakima

Spring Barrel Tasting April 24-26

www.bcspringopener.com

April 28 to May 8 Apple Blossom Festival

Wenatchee - www.wenatchee.org

Kennewick – www.visittri-citites.com

May 15-17 The 43rd Annual National Art Show & Auction

8am–12pm and runs each Saturday through October

April 30 Benton City Spring Opener Car and Bike Show

Wenatchee - www.wenatchee.org

May 13 Untapped Blues & Brews Festival

May 7 Farmer’s Market opens in Prosser

Farmer’s Market opens in Ellensburg

May 9 Spiffy Film Festival

Walla Walla – www.phtww.com

Wenatchee - www.wenatchee.org

April 25-26 8th Annual Renaissance Faire

Yakima to Walla Walla www.visityakima.com

April 22-24 Spring Barrel Tasting

May 3 Apple Blossom Promenaders Square Dance Weekend

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Ellensburg – www.myellensburg.com

May 19-22 Selah Community Days

9am–1pm and runs each Saturday through October

Selah – www.selahdays.org

May 20 Eastern Washington Brewfest

9am–2pm and runs each Saturday through October

Ellensburg – www.myellensburg.com

Walla Walla Valley Farmer’s Market opens

runs each Saturday through October

May 21 Sage Rat Run

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Sunnyside, Grandview, Prosser www.sageratun.com

Apple Blossom Run and Grand Parade

May 26 Maryhill Winery Anniversary Sale

May 6-8 Cinco de Mayo Festival

May 27-29 Mule Mania

Pasco – www.visittri-cities.com

Goldendale

Wenatchee - www.wenatchee.org

Yakima www.yakimahispanicchamber.com

Erin Perkins ~

Dayton www.mulemaniadayton.com

www.erinperkinsphotography.com

Erin is the photographer for this year’s Grape Vine 2016 cover. She is from Bonney Lake and has done photography throughout the country and has worked in such exotic places as the Bahamas.

“Anywhere I travel my passion reminds me.....combining all the elements: the picture perfect subject, location and above all else the lighting for that one magical shutter moment.

Blink of an eye the road travels on but my mind has captured the ‘what if’ moment forever.”

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JUNE

JULY June 16 Hogs & Dogs -

June 2 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival

West Richland www.visittricities.com

www.wwcmf.org

June 16-18 Celebrate Walla Walla Valley Wines www.wallawallawines.com

June 17-18 Love of Junk

June 3 Farmer’s Market opens in Richland

Walla Walla – www.loveofjunk.com

9am–1pm and runs each Friday through October www.marketattheparkway.com

June 17-19 All Wheels Weekend

Dayton - www.historicdayton.com

June 3-5 Dutch Oven Cooking Classes at McKinley Springs – Prosser

June 18 Scottish Fest – Prosser www.prosserscottishfest.org

Toppenish. www.visittoppenish.com

June 23-26 The 23rd Annual Cool Desert Nights - Richland

June 10-12 Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival & Dutch Rendezvous –

June 24-26 Uncommon Threads Quilting & Fiber Arts Festival

June 6 Mural in a Day event

July 4 The 29th Annual River of Fire Festival

Kennewick - www.visittri-cities.com

4th of July in the Park Walla Walla www.4thofjulyinthepark.com

Annual Wild West Parade Toppenish - www.toppenish.net

Grand Old 4th of July Gesa Stadium – Pasco www.visittri-cities.com

July 16-17 Nile Valley Days

Naches – www.uppervalley.com

July 23 Alpaca Fiber Seminar Spring Harvest Mill Sunnyside

July 29-31 Jazz in the Valley

Ellensburg – www.myellensburg.com

July 9 Summer Beer Fest

The 50th Annual Tri-City Water Follies and Hapo Columbia Cup & Over the River Air Show

July 16 Art Walk and Wine Gala

The 64th Annual Art in the Park

Prosser – www.tourprosser.com

Prosser – www.tourprosser.com

Kennewick – www.waterfollies.com

Richland – www.visittri-cities.com

www.cooldesertnights.com

Pasco – www.visittricities.com

Prosser –www.prosserthreads.com

June 11 Yakima Blues and Local Brews Bash

June 25 Sunshine Days in the Rattlesnake Hills

Zillah – www.visityakima.com

www.visityakima.com

Alpaca Fiber Seminar July 23

Mural in a Day Toppenish June 6

Summer Beer Fest July 9

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AUGUST August 2 National Night Out

Selah – www.visityakima.com

August 10-13 Yakima Valley Fair and Rodeo

August 23-27 Benton Franklin County Fair and Rodeo Kennewick www.bentonfranklinfair.com

August 25-28 Klickitat County Fair & Rodeo

Grandview. www.yvfair-rodeo.org

August 13 Kruisin’ Kittitas Burnouts and Car show

Goldendale www.klickitatcountyfair.com

August 20-21 Central WA Pioneer Power Show & Swap Meet

Zillah, Grandview, Prosser, Yakima, Wapato

August 27 Dinin in the Vines

Kittitas – www.myellensburg.com

SEPTEMBER September 1-5 Kittitas County Fair Ellensburg www.myellensburg.com

September 2-5 Ellensburg Rodeo www-myellensburg.com

Prosser’s States’ Day Celebration www.tourprosser.com

September 24-25 The 29th Annual Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire Richland – www.visittricities.com

September 23-25 The Great Prosser Balloon Rally and Harvest Festival www.tourprosser.com

September 9-11 Chinook Fest

Naches - www.uppervalleybb.com

September 17 Depot Square Marketplace

Yakima – www.visityakima.com

Prosser

Grape Stomp

Grandview www.visitgrandview.org

September 16-18 Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival

www.wallawallavalleyquiltfestival.org

September 23-30 Central Washington State Fair

Yakima – www.visityakima.com

Ellensburg Rodeo Sept. 2-5

Kruisin’ Kittitas Burnouts and Car Show August 13

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OCTOBER October 3-4 Octoberfest Mixed Doubles Tennis

October 1 Manatash Metric Race

Ellensburg – www.myellensburg.com

Wenatchee - www.wenatchee.org

Car is King & Maryhill Arts Festival – Goldendale

October 8 Beer & Whiskey Festival

www.maryhillmuseum.com

October 1-2 Central Washington State Fair

Prosser – www.tourprosser.com

October 8-9 Catch the Crush Weekend Yakima to Walla Walla

Yakima – www.visityakima.com

October 13 Wenatchee Kennel Club Dog Show

October 2-5 Town Toyota Wings & Wheels Festival

Wenatchee - www.wenatchee.org

Wenatchee - www.wenatchee.org

Tri-Cities Highest Rated and Most Popular Golf Course!

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October 7-9 Ellensburg Film Festival www.myellensburg.com

NOVEMBER November 3 Ranch Party

Toppenish – www.visittoppenish.com

November 26-27 Toy Train Christmas –

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November 24 Turkey on the Run –

Wenatchee - www.wenatchee.org

November 25-26 Christmas Kickoff “An Old Fashioned Christmas”

November 27 Christmas Festival

Dayton

Prosser – www.tourprosser.com

November 26 Lighted Parade

November - Dec. Hometown Holidays

Toppenish - www.visittoppenish.com

www.canyonlakesgolfcourse.com

Flexsteel Flexsteel Leather Leather Reclining Sofas

Reclining Sofas

Ellensburg – www.myellensburg.com

DECEMBER December 2-4

Holiday Barrel Tasting Walla Walla – www.wwvchamber.com

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Maryhill Winery

Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year

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iting the forward-thinking vision of Craig and Vicki Leuthold to build a destination winery in the eastern Columbia River Gorge, and the talent and tenacity of winemaker Richard Batchelor, Wine Press Northwest named Maryhill Winery as the 2015 “Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year.”

Founded in 1999, Maryhill Winery is known for delivering excellent wines from acclaimed Washington vineyards at affordable prices. Maryhill has claimed more than 3,000 awards, including the 2014 Winery of the Year award at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, one of the most prestigious international competitions in the United States.

Also in 2014, the World Association of Wine Writers and Journalists named Maryhill Winery among the World’s Top 10 Wineries.

“We’re honored to have been recognized by Wine Press Northwest for our quality wines and -class tasting room experience,” said Craig Leuthold, co-owner of Maryhill Winery.

“Since receiving the Winery of the Year Award at the 2014 San Francisco International Wine Competition, we’ve expanded our distribution and seen a significant

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“Superb winemaking, stunning location, national reach and superb leadership” are just a few reasons why Maryhill Winery is regarded as the region’s leading winery.

Richard Batchelor, Winemaker; Craig & Vicki Leuthold, Proprietors

increase in visitation to our winery. Awards such as these inspire us to continue to refine the quality and depth of our wines and enhance the experience for visitors.”

Maryhill recently garnered two “Outstanding” wine awards at Wine Press

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Northwest’s 2015 Northwest Tempranillo Judging for its singlevineyard 2012 Painted Hills Vineyard Tempranillo (5th) and its 2012 Sugarloaf Vineyard Tempranillo (12th). And Great Northwest Wine named Maryhill’s 2011 Marvell (“GSM”) the

2014 Wine of the Year.

These wines are among Maryhill’s collection of limited small-lot singlevineyard wines available to taste in the exclusive Reserve Room. A tasting fee, however, grants non-wine club members access to taste and buy rare wines and releases not available in the main Tasting Room.

While Maryhill wines are distributed in 25 states, Maryhill sells more than 20 percent of its wine direct to consumers. This is significant for a winery that produces more than 80,000 cases. Maryhill’s gorgeous tasting room in the scenic Columbia River Gorge is enhanced in the warm-weather months, when visitors can sip wine on Maryhill’s Tuscan-style terrace and enjoy live music on the weekends while taking in panoramic views of Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge.

For more information on Maryhill Winery, its award-winning wines, and its summer music on the terrace series, visit www. maryhillwinery.com. Also, be sure to visit Maryhill on Facebook, and follow on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

About Maryhill Winery Established in 1999 by Craig and Vicki Leuthold, Maryhill Winery is the 10th largest winery in Washington state and produces 80,000 cases annually.

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Maryhill Winery & Amphitheater Concert Series

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aryhill Winery has hosted award-winning musicians in country, jazz, blues and rock at its outdoor amphitheater for more than a decade. The 4,000-seat amphitheater offers a panoramic views of Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge as well as the surrounding vineyards.

June 18, 2016 — Tears for Fears, Gates open at 5:00 p.m., Concert begins at 7:00 p.m.

Aug. 20, 2016 —Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy, Gates open at 5:00 p.m., Concert begins at 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 3, 2016 — Chris Isaak, Gates open at 5:00 p.m., Concert begins at 7:00 p.m. *Tasting Room closes 90 minutes prior to gate times.

For more information about Maryhill Winery, its Summer Concert Series, Terrace Music lineup and its award-winning wines, or to sign up for the winery’s e-newsletter, visit maryhillwinery.com. Become a fan of Maryhill on Facebook atfacebook.com/maryhillwinery, and follow the winery @maryhillwinery on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. To reach the winery by phone, call 877-627-9445.

Ticket prices range from $45 to $105. Tickets are on sale to the public at maryhillwinery.com or via Ticketfly (1-877-4-FLY-TIX)

The Quilted Country Inn

A beautiful six bedroom four bathroom Inn with a large deck and gazebo overlooking the Yakima River

Stay, dine & wine in Richland!

Richland You are here!

RICHLAND/TRI-CITIES, WA

509.943.4400 | 800.HAMPTON 486 Bradley Blvd.

Richland, WA 99352 HamptonInnRichland.com

The Sewing Basket

Located next door has over 11,000 bolts of high quality fabric, notions, readymade quilting kits and smaller projects in a bag.

Open 10-5:30 Monday to Saturday 1108 Wine Country Road, Prosser.

You can also see fabric and order online.

Horn Rapids Golf Course offers the perfect setting for your business lunches, corporate retreats, out-of-the-office meetings, banquets, celebrations or the company golf tournament.

email prossersewingbasket@earthlink.net Reservations 509-786-7367 www.prossersewingbasket.com

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• Video Games • Large meeting room • Family Gatherings

Pizza Connection

18 Hole Championship Golf Course (rated top 20 in Washington)

Play in the Desert . . .

Daily Lunch Specials

• Big Screen TV • Beer & Wine

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Outdoor Banquet Facility Hotel Accommodations Special Corporate Rates Indoor Boardroom (up to 100 people) Catering Service/Restaurant Private or Group Golf Lessons

Ask about our Twilight Special $39.00 includes Cart 1-509-375-4714

www.hornrapidsgolf.com • email: hornrapids@aol.com

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Discover ~ Savor ~ Unwind In Benton City...Follow The Old Yellowstone Trail Cougar Café and Desert Food Mart

Fresh Floral Arrangements

Antiques • Collectibles Gift Baskets • Silk Arrangements Jewelry • Wine Decor Gourmet Foods • Teas • Honey

515 9th Street • Benton City 509-948-7291

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OPEN 24 HOURS 7 DAY A WEEK

Food Served 24 Hours

“Bent-on Progress” Benton City Chamber of Commerce

P.O. Box 401 • Benton City, WA 99320 509.588.4984 www.bentoncitychamber.org - Find us on Facebook -

Full Service Bar Cocktails & Draft Beer Great Food • Pull Tabs

Prime Rib Fridays 6 p.m.

Family Friendly Establishment Watch our Facebook Page for

Live Music and Big Name Entertainment and Events

Karaoke - Fri. & Sat. at 9 p.m

603 Ninth Street• Benton City

Convenience Store ● Indoor & Outdoor Seating ● Ice Cold Beer Lotto & Scratch Tickets ● WSU Cougar Cheese BBQ Chicken & Ribs ● Monster Burger Special ● Fuel & Propane Best Smoked Salmon ● Fishing Supplies - Worms & Other Bait

509-588-5400

I-82 exit at Benton City

Benton City was founded in 1909 by F. L. Pitman, engineer on the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation line. The OWR&N Co. erected freight and passenger depots, and the railway station in Benton City was built about 1910.

(509) 588-3318

The West’s Largest Independent Tire Dealer

Winterholler Tire Center • Alignment • • Shocks • • Brakes •

Full Truck and Farm Service 744 9th Street • 509-588-8060

Chamber events for 2016

April 30, 2016----Benton City Spring Opener Car & Bike Show June 11, 2016--- City Wide Yard Sale July 4, 2016---Flag raising and Pancake Breakfast & Kids Parade Fireworks at Lions Club August 2, 2016 ---National Kids Night Out August 13, 2016 ---Benton City Daze Vendors and Parade October 31, 2016 ---Business Area Trick or Treat December 10, 2016 ---Winterfest Bazaar and Lighted Parade

WA-410E provides a lovely alternative to I-90 as a gateway to wine country. Seattle to Naches is about 3 hours and 57 minutes with beautiful Mt. Rainier views.

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The Princess Theatre

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he Princess Theatre at 1228 Meade Avenue in Prosser, Washington, is a community arts, culture and events center owned and operated by the Valley Theater Company, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization.

This treasured landmark in Historic Downtown Prosser, Washington is the Yakima Valley’s crown jewel for performing arts, special events, parties and conferences!

Valley Theater Company presents a four-show season of live stage plays in the Princess Theatre’s 250 seat auditorium. The Princess also hosts other performing troupes, concerts, ballet recitals, movies, lectures, and more, including private rentals.

Join us in the Green Room at the Princess Theatre for social time before VTC’s stage plays and during intermission, to enjoy the local wines, beers and water available for purchase. The Green Room at the Princess Theatre is a perfect venue for special events, private parties, meetings, fundraisers, weddings, anniversaries and conferences, accommodating up to 245 people.

Mark your calendars now to be at the Princess Theatre for our annual fundraisers, the Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) on Saturday, October 29, 2016; and the Princess Christmas Market on Saturday, November 19, 2016.

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Green Room at the Princess Theater in Prosser

Tickets for RHPS include admission to the movie, props bag and pre-show party, beginning at 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., in the theatre’s adjoining Green Room. The sixth annual party includes music, treats, trivia contest, a no-host bar with local wines and microbrews, and a “Time Warp Costume Contest” at 7:30 and 11:30 pm. The movie starts at 8 pm and midnight.

GOLDEN YAN Chinese Restaurant

The 8th Annual Princess Christmas Market will feature one-of-a-kind, handcrafted, and unique products from a variety of vendors.

Admission is free to the public.

We invite you to join us at the Princess Theatre, 1228 Meade Avenue, Prosser, WA and discover a treasure for the entire Yakima Valley.

For more information about the Princess Theatre, to include requesting a rental quote, please: Visit our website at www.ThePrincessTheatre. net; Join us on Facebook at ProsserPrincessTheatre and PrincessVolunteers; Find us on Twitter at ProsserPrincess; Email info@ theprincesstheatre.net; or Call 509-786-2180.

Taste Artisan Wines of the Horse Heaven Hills.

Cantonese Mandarin American Lunch & Dinner Student Only Lunch Special $5.00

To Go Orders Welcome

786-3902

Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11-9:00 Fri. & Sat. 11-9:30 1217 Meade Ave. • Prosser

Fast, Friendly Service

WeLcome to Winemakers Loft Sip finely-crafted wines made by multi-generational, family-owned Horse Heaven Hills AVA wine grape growers and winemakers.

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Rodeo

Friday • August 12 and Saturday • August 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Grandview, WA

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Ice Age Floods Hanford Reach Manhattan Project Columbia Basin Project Youth & Adult Programs Amphitheater & Performances Dynamic Exhibits Family Fun Workshops Regional Tours Venue & Event Rentals Art Displays Summer Camps Museum Store 1943 Columbia Park Trail • Richland, WA 509-943-4100 VisitTheREACH.org

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Valley Fair &

Rodeo Coming Aug. 10~ 13

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ach August, the Yakima Valley Fair and Rodeo entertains the masses that dwell in the Yakima Valley.

The Fair and Rodeo will start this year in Aug. 10 through Aug 13 at the County Park in Grandview, WA. On Thursday, Aug. 11, the fair really kicks-off with a parade down Second Street in Grandview, WA. The parade features, Miss Grandview, Mariachi Bands, and lovely dancing horses.

Starting on Friday Aug. 12, the Youth Team Pull event will be held at the Rodeo Arena starting at 11:30 a.m. Following the Youth Team Pull, the big horses arrive for the Team Pull also at the Rodeo Arena.

Later that night, the crowd favorite the Diaper Derby starts at 6:00 p.m. at the

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Country Park.

The highlight for both Friday and Saturday night, is the ProWest Rodeo and Beer Garden at the Rodeo Arena.

The cowboys put on various evetns for the crowd’s delight including: Wild Cow Milking, Stalk Horse Race, Bareback Riding Saddle Bronc Riding, Bull Riding, Calf Roping, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Break a Way Roping, Barrel Racing, and Ranch Bronc Riding.

Saturday morning on Aug 13, the Grandview Chamber of Commerce Car show will be held at the Amphitheater

at the County Park. Cars, motorcycles, tractors, and trucks will be on show. The car show will start at 8:00 a.m.

Also during the week, there is fun activates for the family, and the local FFA and 4H club will be showing and sell their animals.

For more information please visit: http://yvfair-rodeo.org/

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Fly Fishing Fair Returns to Ellensburg F

ly Fishing is a relaxing experience. And to get a better understanding on how to fly fish the Washington State Council Federation of Fly Fishers is hosting the ninth annual Fly Fishing Fair April 29 and 30th at the Kittitas Valley Event Center.

The cost is $5 for non-members, and free admission for federation member and children under 16.

There will be a variety of tying, casting and learning events. Free seminars will be given that include Puget Sound Tactics. There will also be workshops on casting, from beginning to expert, including classes designed for women, which will be available for a fee.

You’ll have the chance to see how good you are in the techniques you think you’ve perfected and you’ll also find out where your cast needs more work. A free nine-hole casting course will be available, both for competition and as a means to enhance your casting skills. Each hole in the course requires you to deal with a real fishing situation, and solve the problem it presents. You can bring your own equipment or equipment and instructors are available to guide you along the course. Private lessons with a Certified Casting Instructor are available for a fee.

Another high point - there is estimated to be about 100 individuals who will be tying flies, and offering techniques and tips simply for the asking. Some tiers are as young as 13, and these nimble-fingered youngsters “are good and will show you how to tie their patterns with any tips available,” the federations claims. Every type and style of fly will be tied.

Vendors will also be available with tying materials, rods, reels, lines and a full spectrum of items needed for fly fishing that you can try out and buy.

For more information visit the Fly Fishing Fair web site at http://wscifff.org/index.php/fly-fishing-fair.

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615 6th Street • Prosser • 781-6228 www.horseheavensaloon.com

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Breakfast * Lunch * Dinner Featuring a Prosser western themed, family friendly gastro-pub experience. Local farm to table American food, seasonal menus and fresh weekend specials.

We can assist with special dietary needs.

We Invent and Create Enjoyment Local family owned Saloon and Brewery businesses featuring farm to table culinary creations from Chef Laurie Kennedy paired with small batch hand crafted beer brewed

by Gary and Anthony Vegar from Horse Heaven Hills Brewery.

Delicious fresh, healthy American food served in a cool western atmosphere combined with a rotating sampling of local Prosser wines. Fresh fruit hand crafted spirit libations by barman Sherman P. Clark and crew. Saloon mural artwork by six local Prosser artists. Horse Heaven Saloon offers the best of Prosser in a comfortable family friendly environment.

Brewey is located in the alley behind the Saloon 1118 Meade Avenue • 781-6400

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The 30th Annual

Ye Merrie Greenwood

Renaissance Faire

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he 30th Annual Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire is a celebration of Elizabethan England utilizing environmental theater, music, dance, puppets, magic, jugglers, arts & crafts, & food & games.

This year their event will be held in Columbia Park in Kennewick, and on September 24 and 25. They will still have continuous simultaneous live entertainment on 8 stages as well as street acts. Hundreds of costumed performers and over 70 period vendors create an atmosphere of an Elizabethan village in 1585.

They are looking forward to creating an even larger village in our new locations so that we can not only enjoy shopping at familiar merchants but find more merchants and more wares to choose from. www.yemerriegreenwoodfaire.org

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11th Annual Grandview Chamber Car Show O

n Saturday Aug. 13, during the Yakima Valley Fair and Rodeo, the 11th annual Grandview Chamber Car show will show all and any vehicle you can imagine.

The Grandview Chamber Car show is open to cars, truck, tractors, and motorcycle. The gates will open at 8:00 a.m. and the judges will pick their favorite ride from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The grand prize winner will take home $700.00 cash.

For more information Contact Mike Bradshaw at 509-786-8250 or e-mail: mikeb@bentonrea.org

Cool Desert Nights - Richland’s Car Show T

he really great thing about the summer nights in the Tri-Cities is that even when the days are a bit on the warm side, it almost always cools off nicely in the evening. And the Cool Desert Nights’ car show in Richland takes full advantage of that phenomenon.

June23 – 26 the 23rd edition of Cool Desert Nights where visitors can expect to see 600 to 700 cars, gleaming in the early summer sun.

And, in addition to the show and shine, there will be street dances, games, activities, pancake feed, and more It’s a four-day classic car and street rod event open to all makes and models of vehicles. The event is held at the Richland Uptown Shopping Center, on George Washington Way, a four-lane north/south thoroughfare through the city; on the Saturday of the show, and at other locations earlier in the weekend.

The schedule of events for the show and registration for the event are posted on the show web site, www.cooldesertnights.com. The event is hosted by the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Vintiques Car Club Show Slated for Aug. 4~ 7 T

here can be no doubt that the members of the Vintiques car club in Yakima know how to put together a car show with staying power.

The first Vintiques show was held in 1974, and for all but the inaugural year, the show has been held at the Yakima Fairgrounds.

This year, the show will take place Aug 4-7, and Until 2006, show entrants were restricted to 1948 or older vehicles, but now the show is now open to 1972 or older vehicles.

You can also enjoy live entertainment, and a host of other activities that span the show’s four-day run.

The show annually attracts cars from as far away as California and British Columbia, and often, even further. Some have been attending the show every year for decades.

The high-water mark for car registration was about 1200, but for the last decade or so, it’s been in the 700-800-car range.

There is a swap meet for cars and car parts, and vendors of automotive parts and paraphernalia are set up in the Sun Dome.

Cars start showing up Thursday, and that evening, there are events at a couple of locations around Yakima that attract not only cars attending the Vintiques show, but other special-interest cars that just show up for the fun of it.

Friday, the public is invited onto the grounds to enjoy all the old iron and the people who have brought it there.

That evening, those who are registered at the show can get a discounted ticket to Renegade Raceway to watch the drags or to nearby Yakima Speedway to see the races there. Or, if you don’t want to leave the grounds, there’s a live band to provide dance music to liven the evening.

Saturday is another day when the public is invited in, but anyone without a registration wristband is asked to leave at about 6 p.m., before the real fun starts.

In short, it’s a show that attracts people who know how to have fun.

The Vintiques club maintains a web site at www.vintiques.com, with a complete schedule of events for this year’s show.

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Harvest A

lthough Washington is known as the Evergreen State, when it comes to the Yakima,

Bonnie’s Vine and Gift A fine assortment of Unique Gifts • Collectibles

Specialty Wines of Washington State and the Yakima Valley Gluten Free Foods 329 Wine Country Road Prosser • 509-786-7000 Open 7 Days a Week

Times in the Valley

Columbia and Walla Walla Valleys there is something else that comes to mind – fruit and produce.

It’s the fruit and produce in these areas that help keep the valleys looking green and lush for a better part of the year.

Throughout the growing season there are trees in bloom, and crops getting ready for harvest.

Early April – Apricot trees are in full bloom.

Mid-April – Peach and cherry trees are in full bloom.

Asparagus harvest begins and runs through mid-June.

Late April/Early May – Apples, most varieties, pears and prunes are in full bloom.

Mid June – Cherry harvest begins and runs through midJuly

Early July – Apricot harvest begins and runs through early August.

Mid July – Peach harvest begins and runs through mid-September, Cabbage is harvested.

Early August – Cantaloupe, cucumber and tomato harvests begin and run through mid-September.

Mid-August – Bartlett pear, corn and watermelon harvests begin and run through mid-September.

Late August – Prune harvest begins and runs through early October.

Early September – Johnathan apple harvest begins and runs through late September. Winter pear harvest begins and runs through late October.

Mid-September – Delicious apple harvest begins and runs through late October. Grape harvest begins and runs through early October. Pumpkins squash gords through end of October.

Early October – Winesaps and Roman Beauty apple harvests begin and run through early November.

Late June/ Mid-July

– blueberries harvest through late July

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Prosser, WA

Ballooning Over Eastern Washington

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ed Wirch, a visitor of Prosser, came across an open tree-less field and deemed it ‘The perfect place for ballooning.” And as the old saying goes, the rest is history.

This year is the 26th Annual Great Prosser Balloon Rally commencing Friday, Sept.

23 and running through the weekend of Sept. 24 and 25.

The Balloons will launch at sunrise each of those morning – weather permitting of course.

The pilots hale from all over the Northwest bring with them these colorful inflatables. Spectators converge on the Prosser airport, camera and kids in tow ready to capture that perfect memory.

Town businesses sponsor these balloons and lucky on-lookers are may be asked to join in the crew – some may even get to

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take a ride.

Walla Walla with be host to the 42nd Walla Walla Balloon Stampede beginning Wednesday, Oct. 12 and continuing all weekend long – ending Sunday, Oct. 16.

Wednesday morning has been set aside specifically for the children to share in the “Billy Blastvalve’s Kids’ Day.” Last year, nearly 1,000 kids had the opportunity to get in a basket and float off the ground.

Pilots are excited to share this event with the community again in 2016.

Thursday is the first day of flight, set aside for the members of the media to capture the sights as the Stampede into the air begins.

Friday plays host to the V.I.P launch, and the first

“all fly” morning which is sponsored by GESA Credit Union and will include over 30 pilots and balloons. That same evening join the community and balloon pilots at the “Nigh Glow Spectacular.”

Saturday the pilots are challenged to navigate their flight. They are required to fly away from their launch site and return from whence they came. The pilot who successfully navigates this challenge is awarded the “Mayor’s Cup” for aviation excellence – and possibly some monetary award as well.

Sunday is considered “The Last Dance.” All the Balloons are inflated and expected to lift off within just thirty seconds – over 30 balloons with rise off the ground in 30

seconds – dubbing this the “Great Launch,” – an exercise in motion or as pilots call it – a sky dance. As per usually weather is always a factor when ballooning. www.prosserballoonrally.org

Photo courtesy of Tim Gale

Knight-n-gale owned by Tim Gale, the 2015 Balloonmeister for Prosser’s Balloon Rally.

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Walter Clore and Culinary Center

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r. Walter Clore began his life’s work in 1937 studying vinifera grapes and their potential for growth in Washington soils. His research earned him official recognition from the Washington State Legislature as the “Father of Washington Wine” and positioned Prosser, WA as the birthplace of what is now a booming statewide wine industry.

Named after Dr. Clore, the Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center is a 15,000 square foot tasting room, event venue, and educational center dedicated to teaching consumers from all over the world about Washington State’s wine and agricultural past, present, and future.

The Clore Center offers a unique wine tasting experience that serves not to compete with local wineries, but to enhance the understanding of Washington’s wine offerings.

The tasting line-up rotates between the state’s 13 AVAs (American Viticultural Areas)

and changes each month. This structure allows guests to taste wines from all over Washington in one central location, discover wineries that they may not have been aware of previously, and learn what makes each region and the fruit it produces unique.

After tasting, guests can stay

for lunch and enjoy small bites throughout the week, or sandwiches and flatbreads prepared fresh by the in-house chef on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The tasting room also offers a small collection of informative exhibits, with more soon to come.

At WINE COUNTRY VILLA Across From Prosser Airport

KD’s Country Floral Full Service Floral Shoppe

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● Fresh Flowers ● Plush ● Plants ● Sweet Shop Truffles ● Balloon Bouquets ● Candy Cakes ● Old-Fashioned Candy Buffet

Open M-F 9-5:30 • Sat. 10-3

Karen Don - owner and floral designer with over 30 years experience

786-0048

409 WINE COUNTRY ROAD PROSSER

Visitors can also enjoy the Clore Center’s many fun and educational ticketed events offered throughout the year.

From blind tastings to chef demonstrations to catered dinners, there’s always something exciting and new to attend. Additionally, the multiple onsite event spaces are available to rent for weddings, parties, business meetings and private occasions.

If you’re looking for a place to discover the very best of what Washington has to offer, the Clore Center is your ideal destination. Taste wine from each of the state’s unique wine growing regions, enjoy a glass of wine and seasonal fare in the comfortable tasting room or on the patio, host a beautiful wedding or your next corporate retreat, and expand your enjoyment of Washington’s wine and culinary delights through the calendar of special programs and events. Visit the Clore Center for the ultimate Washington wine experience.

Learn more at theclorecenter. org.

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Tour Catalogs Available @ The REACH Museum

Book Your Tour Now! Call 509-943-4100 x108 krisc@visitthereach.org

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4-9 Badger Mountain Geology Hike

$23.00 9a-1p

3-mile, ½ day hike Badger Mountain, moderately difficult trail-Rattlesnake-Wallula lineament, hike starts at the Dallas Road (Skyline) Trailhead and ends at the Canyon Trailhead. Must confirm by 3/30

4-23 Wildflowers & Geology of the Drumheller Channels

$75.00 8a-5p

Bruce Bjornstad bus tour to Othello—3-4 mile moderate to easy hike through the spectacular, flood-sculpted Drumheller Channels. Must confirm by 4/13

5-7 Rattlesnake Mountain Erratics and Wildflower Hike

$63.00 9a-2p

Bruce Bjornstad, 4-5 mile easy to moderate hike across Rattlesnake Slope Wildlife Area. elev gain 300 ft. The hike will focus on the thousands of ice-rafted erratics and bergmounds – calling cards of the Ice Age floods. Must confirm by 4/27

5-13 Dry Falls and the Lower Grand Coulee

$75.00 8a-5p

Gary Kleinknecht—Grand Coulee, visit the Othello and Drumheller Channels, Dry Falls and its original plunge pool at Soap Lake and other floods features. Must confirm by 5/3

5-21 Wallula Gap Hike

$73.00 8a-5p

Bruce Bjornstad—Wallula Gap, 4-5 mile moderate to strenuous hike along the flood-sculpted western side of Wallula Gap. Must confirm by 5/11

6-3 Jet Boat/Bus Tour of White Bluffs to West Bar

$153.00 9a-5p

Bruce Bjornstad—Columbia River Journey’s jet-boat tour to White Bluffs Ferry Landing, bus to Sentinel Gap, onto Frenchman and Potholes Coulees, West Bar Giant Current Ripples and final stop at Gingko Petrified Forest State Park. Must confirm by 5/24

6-10 Ice Age Floods in the Walla Walla and Snake River Valleys

$77.00 8a-5p

Gary Kleinknecht, floods features in the Walla Walla and Snake River Valleys, visit Wallula Gap, Clastic Dikes, Palouse Falls State Park and Devils Canyon and other floods features. Must confirm by 5/31

6-18 Ice Age Floods of the Yakima Valley Bus Tour

$87.00 8a-5p

Bruce Bjornstad—Bus tour to the lower Yakima Valley, the Lake Lewis Isles, Badlands, ice-rafted erratics and the Granger rhythmites, and wine tasting at one of the many excellent wineries in the region. Must confirm by 6/8

6-24 Western Scablands of the Ice Age Floods

$78.00 8a-5p

Gary Kleinknecht—Quincy Basin, the Drumheller Channels and Potholes Coulee, giant current ripples of West Bar, and other floods features, final stop Gingko Petrified Forest State Park. Must confirm by 6/14

7-14 Jet Boat/Bus Tour Snake River to Windust Park/Palouse Falls

$155.00 8a-5p

Bruce Bjornstad, Columbia River Journey’s jet boat up the Snake River, through the locks at Ice Harbor to Windust Park. Palouse Falls via Devils Canyon and Washtucna Coulee and other Ice Age floods’ features. Must confirm by 7/5

7-23 Eastern Scablands of the Ice Age Floods

$78.00 8a-5p

Gary Kleinknecht—Cheney-Palouse Scabland Tract remote location, features include numerous loess islands, flood deposits at least 780,000 years old, Rock Lake, Big Cove Coulee and more. Must confirm by 7/13

8-13 Geology of the Mid-Columbia/Hanford Reach National Monument

$78.00 8a-5p

Bruce Bjornstad—Geology of the Pasco Basin and Hanford Reach National Monument, featured will be the basalt lava flows, Yakima Folds, Ringold Formation, Ice Age floods and sand dunes that define the region over the last 17 million years. Must confirm by 8/3

8-20 Coyote Canyon Mammoth Dig & Ice Age Floods of Benton & Walla Walla Counties $78.00 8a-5p Gary Kleinknecht—Coyote Canyon Mammoth Dig, visit the working excavation of a 17,449 year old mammoth at the Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site, Badger Coulee, Wallula Gap and Clastic Dikes and other floods features. Must confirm by 8/10

8-25 Jet Boat/Bus Tour Through Wallua Gap to Boardman $165.00 8a-5p

Bruce Bjornstad—Columbia River Journey’s jet-boat, Richland through Wallula Gap, tour of McNary Dam, bus to Boardman, OR and tour of the Sage Center. Must confirm by 8/15

9-10 Snake River Jet Boat to Lyons Ferry State Park & Palouse Falls $155.00 8a-6p

Bruce Bjornstad—Jet boat the Snake River, Ice Harbor and the Lower Monumental Dams, Lake Sacajawea Flood Bar,—Lyons Ferry optional short hike to13,000 year-old Marmes Rockshelter and to Palouse Falls. Must confirm by 8/31

9-17 Hops to Bottle $90.00 9a-4p Gary Kleinknecht—Hatton Coulee Rest Area at US 395 and SR 26, Old Maid Coulee, Staircase

This tour puts beer into context, tour hop yards (fields), visit a hop drying plant, and Yakima Chief where they transform hops to pellets/oils, brewery stops to learn about beer making & tastings. Must confirm by 9/7

9-23 Southern Cheney-Palouse Scablands & Palouse Falls $87.00 8a-5p

Gary Kleinknecht—Hatton Coulee Rest Area at US 395 and SR 26, Old Maid Coulee, Staircase Rapids, Washtucna Coulee, Palouse Falls, Devils Canyon and other floods features. Must confirm by 9/13

10-1 Snake River-Palouse Falls Bus Tour

$78.00 8a-5p

Bruce Bjornstad– Bus tour to Palouse Falls, Snake River canyon, Windust Park & Devils Canyon chasm, Washtucna Coulee , Palouse hills to Palouse Falls., optional, easy 2-mile hike along the level Columbia Plateau Trail to the 40-story Lake Sacajawea Flood Bar. Must confirm by 9/21

10-7 Mt. Hood Train Tour $110.00 8a-6p

Mt. Railroad tour picturesque views of Mount Hood and Mt. Adams. A short stop at Parkdale offers a walk around the park before the relaxing return ride. Must confirm by 9/27

For more details, get catalog or to register for a tour please contact The REACH Museum 1943 Columbia Park Trail • Richland, WA 99352 509-943-4100 x108 • krisc@visitthereach.org

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F Farmers’ Markets in the Valley

rom Walla Walla to Ellensburg, agriculture is a force deeply rooted in families who annually celebrate a bountiful harvest. These families proudly sell what they have sowed, to many eastern Washingtonians and visitors all year round.

Farmers’ Markets are not just for those who sell produce, but for those who craft, sell

jewelry, want to raise money for School or Civic Clubs or those who sell plants, one may even run across a booth that is set up to inform communities of hometowns of classes, theatre productions and festivals.

Some markets have entertainment with singing groups or soloist or street acts.

All in all, Farmers’ Markets are a hub for the community to participate in the lives of fellow citizens Ellensburg - Kittitas County Farmer’s Market 4th Avenue between Pearl and Pine Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., May 7-Oct. 29 www. kittitascountyfarmersmarket. com Yakima – Farmer’s Market 16 N. 3rd Street, May 8 – Oct. 29 Sunday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. www.yakimafarmersmarket.org Prosser – Farmer’s Market

Prosser, WA

7th Street & Sommers Avenue Saturday, 8 a.m. – 12pm, May September www.prosserfarmersmarket. com Richland Farmer’s Market The Parkway, the traffic circle between Jadwin Ave. and George Washington Way Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., June 3 Oct. 28 www.marketatatthepathway.com

Toppenish

Where the West still lives in the City of Murals and Museums —Mural in a Day June 4th— —Parade, Mural Tours, Lighted Parade, Jr. Rodeo, Toy Train Christmas, AAU/Rotary Swim Meet—

GREAT FOOD Nice Family Atmosphere

Shop ● Eat ● Stay www.VisitToppenish.com

Open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday • Saturday • Sunday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

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Party & Fiesta Platter

For 8-10 people - Take Out Only

Bienvenidos Amigos

Pasco Farmer’s Market 4th Ave & Lewis Street Wednesdays, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

May 2, 2015 – October 31, 2015 Walla Walla Farmer’s Market City Hall Parking Lot (4th and Main) Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., May 2-Oct. 31 www.gowallawallafarmersmarket. com

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Birding in Yakima Valley The diverse landscape of Eastern Washington nurtures a variety of permanent and migratory birds alike. There are hundreds of bird species that thrive in the valleys, canyons, and waterways of the Yakima Valley area. The Audubon Society has produced a map called the Washington State Birding Trail in which the Yakima area is part of the Sun and Sage Loop.

Because of the mild weather, the Yakima Valley area is full of birds, many of which can be seen year round. Listed are just a few of the many locations in which to explore and discover the birds that grace the landscape.

Wenas Creek Wildlife Area

The carved out landscape of the Yakima River from Ellensburg to Selah is home to a wide variety of bird species.

The area is best known for its nesting birds of prey. There are no fewer than 21 species of raptors, 10 of which breed locally. It is not uncommon to see an ever popular bald eagle soar through the canyon.

Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge

Located south of Yakima from US-97/SR-22 junction, go south 5.5 miles on US-97.

There you will find a viewing platform just off the US-97 refuge entrance. The fields and ponds are a resting area for migrating birds. Waterfowl and shorebirds can easily be seen from the platform, along with numerous other bird species.

Located south of Ellensburg, this reserve was designated as a bird sanctuary in 1966. Every Memorial Day weekend, the Washington State’s Audubon Chapter gathers for birding and wildflower trips. There is a rich variety of bird species which gives it its excellent reputation for bird watching. 257 different species have been reported.

The area is heavily used as a stopover point in spring for migratory birds. In addition other animals such as Big horn sheep, Rocky Mountain Elk, and mule deer can be spotted roaming the land.

Yakima Valley Arboretum

Off of I-82 and Hwy 24/Nob hill the Arboretum boasts 36 different bird species with multiple methods and locations to view the birds. It is located adjacent to the Yakima River and Buchanan Lake. The ten mile Greenway path which runs from Selah to Union Gap, goes through the area. A bird blind is set up in the northeast corner where you can view pheasants, finches, sparrows, and spotted Towhees at very close range. Available at the Arboretum or online is a bird checklist to guide you as you search the grounds. Classes are also offered throughout the year.

Yakima River Canyon

Vernita Rest Stop The American Goldfinch, dedicated as the official Washington State bird in 1951. Because of the moderate climate, the bright yellow little finch is a year round resident of the valley.

Traveling to or from the Yakima Valley? Near the intersection of Highways 240 and 243, in view of the Mighty Columbia and the Vernita Bridge that hangs over it, is the Vernita rest stop. It is common place to see a variety of migrants. Also spotted have been Cassin’s Finch and Hairy Woodpeckers.

Horse Heaven Hills

The Horse Heaven Hills is a large expanse of rolling hills located east of Satus Creek, west of the Columbia River.

Birds to look for include the Horned Lark, Lapland Longspur, grasshopper sparrow, and winter raptors. In the heart of the Hills lies the town of Paterson where Chateau Ste. Michelle operates the single largest wine making facility in the State of Washington.

It is often said that the area known as the Sun and Sage Loop is local birdwatchers best kept secret and visitors outside the area of often impressed with not only the variety of species, but also how plentiful Great Blue Herons are regular visitors to Jewett Pond, located on the grounds of the Yakima Valley Arboretum. they are.

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Vacationing with pets

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oing on vacation with pets is a fun and enjoying time.

If you’re headed for eastern Washington with your pet, at least a month before your trip, you should begin your research.

We also turned up several web sites devoted to pet owners who want to travel with their animals.

One of the more recent to pop up is Yakima Valley Wine Doggies, www. yakimawine-doggies.com. Highlights include a dog blog, an interactive map of dog-friendly businesses with open pet policies, plus a section where guests can add pictures and stories of their dogs enjoying Washington wine country. Also included is a list of wineries that allow pets.

Two other examples are www.PetTravel.com and www.dogfriendly.com.

If you plan to visit a winery, be sure to call ahead before you take your pet, but you may be pleasantly surprised at the number of wineries that allow dogs on the grounds. With a little time spent exploring your alternatives, traveling with your dog can add a new dimension of enjoyment for you both.

Zillah is home to the 8th Annual Canine & Wine Walk at Cherry Wood Bed, Breakfast & Bath May 7, 2016.

Ellensburg hosts Dachshunds on Parade June 17-18, for more information visit www.dachundsonparade.com.

Walla Walla is full of doggie fun with their own dog park and dog sitters. Need to attend an important business meeting, go to a wedding, or even just have a romantic dinner without Fido? And you don’t want to leave your canine pal unattended in the hotel room, visit www.rover.com for help finding a sitter.

Remember to always call ahead when you are looking for accomadations – most dogs can stay anywhere – for a little extra fee.

So grab your leash, man’s best friend, the supplies you need to clean up after your pet, and the water bowl when touring Washington’s famous Wine Country.

TRI-CITIES IS THE PLACE FOR . . .

HAND-CRAFTED BEER and CULINARY EXPERIENCES

In Historic Downtown Kennewick

At The Marina

Upscale Pub Food • Award Winning Beer Full Service Cocktail Bar

Pub Hours:

Open Daily at 11 a.m.

Dedicated to producing hand-crafted ales we are proud to serve

Monday-Thursday • 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Friday & Saturday • 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Overlooking The New Clover Island Marina

Pub Food • Burgers Sandwiches • Appetizers Home brew and home wine making supplies

350 Clover Island Drive Kennewick, WA 99336 509-586-3181

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Lunch Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Dinner Mon.-Sat. Open at 5 p.m.

PUB HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

206 N. Benton Street Kennewick • (509) 582-5340

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visit us . . . For So Many Good Reasons!

Coyote Canyon Winery HORSE HEAVEN HILLS • AVA Tasting Room Hours Open Daily • 11am to 5pm Spring & Summer Hours Tues. - Sat. • 11am to 6pm 509-786-7686 The Winemaker’s Loft Vintner’s Village • Prosser 357 Port Ave., Studio A & B

100 Merlot Drive Prosser, WA (509)-786-7401

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Join Us 11a – 5p Daily

357 Port Avenue Studio G Prosser • 509.786.0004 www.McKinleySprings.com

Tasting Room Hours Wed-Mon 11-5 505 Cabernet Ct • 509-786-7800

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~From Vine to Wine~

588 Cabernet Court • Prosser 509-786-3313

Wade Wolfe and Becky Yeaman started Thurston Wolfe in 1987. The winery specializes in small case lots featuring: Pinot Gris-Viognier, Zinfandel, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Lemberger, Dr. Wolfe’s Family Red, JTW’s Port and Sweet Rebecca.

Thurston Wolfe features a wonderful patio to sit and enjoy lunch with a glass of wine!

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Tieton, Home of Mighty Tieton T

ieton used to be a small agricultural town back in the 1930s all the way into the 1970s. Tieton’s downtown was four blocks of storefronts all surrounding a central park. There was a movie house, a five-anddime, a hardware stores, cafes, barber shop, TV repair, or could go shopping at a grocery stores.

There were two taverns, garages, and churches. Busy cold storage fruit warehouses were only two blocks away storing local farmer’s apples or other produce.

Most of those buildings from back in the day are still in Tieton. The park continues to be maintained. Fruit is still the main business in town. Tieton is now finding new ways to

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prosper in today’s economy. The retail businesses try to serve the majority of the population.

Tieton is a city with an elected mayor, a city council, and professional management and maintenance staff. It has a population of twelve hundred, over half of which is Hispanic.

It has a recently rebuilt water system, full sewage service, and a separate and seasonal orchard irrigation system for yard and garden watering.

The City of Tieton has an elected mayor, a city council, and professional management and maintenance staff with a population of twelve hundred, over half of which is Hispanic.

The Mighty Tieton based in Tieton is a developing group

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with a series of buildings that were purchased by an original group of people who were inspired to create art spaces, galleries, museums, studios, and art installation venues. Each member has a true sense about the importance of art in daily life, and in the economic benefits artists can bring to underutilized neighborhoods and small rural towns like Tieton.

There are studios, installations, occasionally performances, exhibitions, workshops and seminars, retreats, residences, festivals, and fundraisers. Hundreds of artists have visited, participated in exhibits, and worked in Tieton.

Mighty Tieton is a

collaboration of small business owners who work every day to keep primary businesses going and continue to live and contribute to the artistic endeavors of the small town of Tieton.

Some Tieton events are: their open house, Gittreville Arts, Cyclecart Races, 10x`10x10 Tieton Exhibition, Pie Palooza Pie Contest, Highland Community Days Celebration, Tieton Mosaic Inauguration, Litfuse: A Poets’ Workshop, Dia de los Muertos, Community Celebration Holiday Craft Bazaar and the Chandelier Festival. To tour the Mighty Tieton there is a $5 charge and the tours must be scheduled in advance by emailing events@mightytieton.com

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hile touring the east side of the cascades, breweries should be on your mind. From Yakima to the Tri-Cities, there are a wide range of breweries to tour and taste some of their find creations.

Yakima

Bale Breaker Brewing Company

Whitstran Brewing Co.

Location: 1427 Wine Country Rd Prosser, WA 99350.

Phone (509) 786-4922 website http://www.whitstranbrewing.com/ Whitstran Brewing Company of Prosser offers a wide arrangement of microbrews. The brews and food are served Monday through Thursday 11:30 a.m. through 8:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. through 9:00 p.m., and on Sunday 11:30 a.m. through 8:00p.m.

Whitstan has eight different types of beer available and five seasonal selections. For fans of lighter beer, Whitstran Brewing Co. offers The Steamy Creamy California Ale (which is delicious), and fans of the darker beers can try, the D-20 Heavy Water Stout - made from a chocolate malt. Along with the brews, Whitstran Brewing Co. is also a restraunt that serves appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, and salads.

Kennewick

Ice Harbor Brewing Company

Sunnyside

Locations: Ice Harbor at the Marina is located on 350 Clover Island Drive, phone (509) 586-3181 Ice Harbor Brewery and Pub is located at 206 N. Benton St. Kennewick, Wash Phone (509) 582-5340 Ice Harbor has two different locations to enjoy their brews. For a nice view of the Columbia River, Ice Harbor at the Marina has a restaurant open seven days a week - Saturday and Sunday they open at 8 a.m. for breakfast.

Up the road from the marina, Ice Harbor Brewery and Pub offers nine different selections at both locations. Ice Harbor has a wide variety of beer ranging from light (Lighthouse lager) to a dark (Strenwheerler stout). Having tried many of brews at Ice Harbor, their Hefeweizen is one of the best on the market. Ice Harbor has a full menu of pub food, appetizers and salads.

Location: 905 Yakima Valley Highway, Sunnyside, WA. Phone (509) 837-2739 web site http://snipesmountain.com/ Snipes Brewery and Restaurant is open all week long and serves a full menu of food. On certain days, Snipes also features daily food specials. As for the beer, Snipes offers Coyote Moon, an America Brown Ale, Extra Blonde Ale, an America Blonde Ale, Dos Borrachos, a Mexican Style Lager, Indian Pale Ale, a Robust Porter, and the Sunnyside Pale Ale, a Special Best Bitter.

Location: 1015 Lee Blvd, Richland, WA 99354 Phone: (509) 946 5465, web site http://atomicalebrewpub.com Atomic Ale and Brewpub opened their doors in the late 1990’s, and is a full service restaurant along with a brewery. For patrons looking for a beer and pizza, Atomic Ale is your place to go with 11 pizzas on the menu.

For beer, Atomic Ale Brewpub offers a Half-Life Hefewizen, Atomic Ambers, and Plutonium Porter. Atomic Ale also offers growlers to go.

Location:1801 Birchfield Road Yakima, WA. Phone number 509-424-4000 Website http://www.balebreaker.com/ The taproom at Bale Breaker, opened Wednesday through Saturday, offers various ways to enjoy their beer. From growlers that start off at $15.00, to cans and kegs for their year around selection of Field 41 Pale Ale and Topcutter IPA. Bale Breaker also offers two seasonal beers on tap. Through the end of April, the Klin series Imperial IPA is on sale. Though Bale Breaker does not have a restaurant, it does encourage patrons to buy food to bring into the taproom to enjoy with their beer.

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Horse Heaven Hills Brewery

Location: 1118 Meade Ave, Prosser, WA 99350 Phone number (509) 781-6400 website: http://www.horseheavensaloon.com/ Horse Heaven Hills Brewery doors are open The brews beautifully handcrafted ales and lagers utilizing local and regional hops and malts. Additional specialty ingredients and brewing techniques from around the world are utilized for seasonal and specialty beers. The Brewery and Tap Room offer a nice variety of eight to ten different micros for your tasting pleasure. From our “Honey Girl” ale, “Buck Off” IPA to the “Dark Cherry Stout”, there is a beer for everyone. Horse Heaven offers growlers and kegs to go and they cater to special celebrations at your location or our tap room.

The taproom highlights local and regional photography including the wild horses of Horse Heaven Hills.

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or the golfers, there is no better feeling than driving the ball right down the middle of the fairway.

And through the Yakima Valley down through the TriCities, there are plenty of options for golfers to hit the links.

In the Yakima Valley area

The Yakima Country Club, Yakima Course 18 holes over 6,494 yards with a par of 71 (Private) 500 Country Club Dr Yakima, WA 98901-1599 (509) 452-2266 11 miles from the center of Yakima. www.yakimacountryclub.org The 18-hole “Yakima” course at the Yakima Country Club facility in Yakima, Washington features 6,494 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71 . The course rating is 70.7 and it has a slope rating of 123 on Blue grass.

Apple Tree Resort in Yakima, WA 8804 Occidental Road Yakima, WA 98903, Phone (509) 9665877 Web Site http://appletreeresort.com/ Features the famous 17 hole Par-3 apple shaped green.

Overall, Apple Tree is an 18hole 6,892 yard par 72 that is open to the public.

Horn Rapids Golf Course Richland, WA

Mt. Adams Golf Course in Toppenish,WA 1250 Rocky Ford, 1250 Rocky Ford Rd Toppenish, WA 98948 Phone (509) 865-4440 Website http://www.mtadamsgolf.com/ Mt.Adams Golf Course 18hole 6,261from the white tees, and 5,707 yards from the red tees. Mt. Adams opend their doors in 1923.

Black Rock Golf Course in Sunnyside,WA 31 Ray Road. Black Rock Creek (509) 837-5340 Website http://www.blackrockcreekgc. com/ Black Rock Creek is a 18-hole

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6,657 yard Par 72. Opened in 1945, Black Rock Creek has a driving range, practice green, and restaurant and lounge.

In the Tri-Cities area

Horn Rapids Golf Course in Richland, WA 2800 Clubhouse Ln, Richland, WA 99354 Phone (509)3754714 Website http://hornrapidsgolf.com/ Horn Rapids is located in North Richland and opened their doors in 1994. The nearly 7,000 yards course features six different tee blocks for all skill levels.

Columbia Point Golf Course in Richland, WA 225 Columbia Point Drive 22 Richland, WA 99352 phone (509) 946-0710 Website http://www.playcolumbiapoint. com/ Columbia Point Golf Course opened to play in 1997 and is operated by the City of Richland. The 18 hole course 6,571 yard course features three different tee levels for all types of golfers.

Canyon Lakes Golf Course Kennewick, WA 3700 Canyon Lakes Drive Kennewick, WA 99337 phone (509) 582-3736 Web Site http://www. canyonlakesgolfcourse.com/ Canyon Lakes Golf Course plays just over 7,000 challenging yards. All the golf carts at Canyon Lakes features GPS system. The Par-3 12 hole sits on just over 12,000 feet of breaking greens. For people who want to test out the putter, Canyon Lakes offers an 18-Championship putting green.

In the Walla Walla area

Wine Valley Golf Club Walla Walla, WA 176 Wine Valley Road Walla Walla, WA 99362 Phone (509) 525-4653 Website http://www.winevalleygolfclub. com/ Wine Valley Golf Club is a link style course which sits on the base of the Blue Mountains.

From the gold tees, Wine Valley plays 7,600, and has three other tees to test all golfer skills.

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Student Made Wine at Y VCC in Grandview

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n the middle of Washington Wine Country, there is a hidden gem in Grandview.

At the Yakima Valley Community College Grandview Campus, the Yakima Valley Vintners offers student made wine to taste and purchase.

The Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) campus in Grandview teaches Vineyard and Winery Technology programs. Yakima Valley Vintners produces between 300 and 500 cases per year. The program’s award winning wines were first released during the 2008 Yakima Valley Spring Barrel Tasting. Produced by the students of the Vineyard & Winery Technology Program, these wines have now garnered more 50 awards over the last six vintages. Those initial wines have now become award winners and are all sold out.

Yakima Valley Vintners award winners have followed the inaugural year and keep their tasting room fully stocked with reds and whites from the 2010,

2011, 2012 and 2013 and now 2014 vintages.

Yakima Valley Vintners as 15 wines that are available to taste, and YVCC Wine Program Instructional Tech Brad Smith said the Vintners has two red blends on a Bordeaux and Rhone style red blend, and 12 wines that are single varietals.

“Single varieties are a big deal here. You can taste a Cab, Syrah by themselves. You can taste Carmenere; you can taste Potete Bordeaux, and a Zinfandel. There are very few places that will have that many single varietals,” Smith said.

Along with the student made wine, Parejas Cellars and Co Dinn Cellars are also featured at Yakima Valley Vintners.

During event weekends, all three wineries are available to taste and purchase Smith said.

“It’s nice here especially on event weekends, there are here as well. So you get three wineries on one stop, and get three wineries and three distinctively different styles wines that are being made,” Smith Said.

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The Yakima Valley Vintners Tasting room is full of patrons during their annual spring showcase the Teach, Tour, and Taste Event.

Throughout the year, the Vintners has various events to show off their wine. Starting in April, the student wine is showcased at Spring Barrel Tasting on April 22, on May 21; the 9th annual Grape to Glass Gala will be held at the YVCC Grandview Activity Center.

“We do a lot of events with a group in Yakima for women that are interested about wine called the Wine Divas. The

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The tasting room is located at 110 Grandridge Road, Grandview, WA and their phone number is (509) 8827096. The tasting room is open Fridays 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. is available for private events.

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Gorgeous Picnic Places

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icnics can be one of the best parts of summer, especially if you picnic the best parts of Central and Eastern Washington. Road tested with easy access for wonderful afternoons and memories.

Listed are some of our favorite spots to picnic:

1. Swan Lake, is a clear-water lake located in the Colville National Forest, just off Hwy 21, south of Republic. There are picnic tables in a wooded area and soft sandy beaches to dine al fresco. The annual Fall Mountain Bike Fest is held at the Swan Lake Campground. For more information, call the Republic Ranger District office at (509) 775-3305.

2. On the other side of White Pass from Seattle, beautiful Rimrock Lake is easily accessible from Highway 12. Enjoy the breeze in the trees, while you picnic. This spot provides amazing views, with a choice of hikes and watersports. Look up and see the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

3. Stonehenge Memorial, we’ve all heard of the ancient Neolithic structure in England – if you can’t get to England, why not picnic among the full-scale replica built by Sam Hill stones near Maryhill, Museum off Hwy 14. The Memorials are open daily 7 a.m. to dusk.

4. Taneum Road, this road that eventually ends up in the same foothills that the Manastash Road winds through. Take I-90 to the Thorp exit (Exit #101), turn left and travel to the Thorp Cemetery Road, turn right and eventually you come to Taneum Road. This scenic and historical area is a wonderful spot for a picnic, with a great year round fruit stands nearby.

5. Manastash

Ridge, from Ellensburg, take Umptanum Road. After about two miles, Umptanum intersects with Manastash Road. Follow Manastash Road west to Cove Road, then left to the parking area. Buck Meadows is located further on up Manastash Road, and a wonderful spot for a picnic and a sketch pad.

6. Madame Dorian Memorial Park is located 23 miles south of the Tri-Cities, on State Hwy 12. The second woman to journey overland, Madame Dorian was widowed in the wilderness and braved a winter alone with two young children. This riverside park is a gem, with only day use allowed, keeping it a bit more natural.

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in Eastern Washington 7. Anjou Bakery, 3898 Old Monitor Highway Cashmere, WA 98815 off Hwy 97 is the beautiful Anjou Pear Orchard, with a bakery in an old farm house. Fruit stands and outdoor tables are on the property. They have rustic breads and fresh fruit pies, and chai tea. Sometimes picnics can be easy! Open Thursday to Sundays 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

8. Banks Lake extends over 27,000 acres of warm water from Grand Coulee to Coulee City, aligned with basalt-rock coulees. Steamboat Rock is the centerpiece, lovely for passing a summer’s day. The cliffs above the lake allow for a proper use of the word “awesome.” Enjoy your lunch with a book describing the Trail of the Ice Age Floods.

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The Galler y At The Park operated by Allied Arts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supports the visual arts through workshops, shows, scholarships and art gallery. The sky-lit Gallery provides an Ye Merrie Greenwood Present exciting set ting for painting, sculpture, fiber art and jewelry.

Most work is Players for sale, including that of the the 30th annual monthly featured artists. Our major fundraiser, Art in the Park, will take place July 29 and 30 in Richland’s Howard Amon Park, between the Gallery and the Columbia River. There is no admission charge.

The 30th Annual Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire is a celebration of Elizabethan England utilizing environmental theater, music, dance, puppets, magic, jugglers, arts & craf ts, & food & games. This year our event will be held in Columbia Park in Kennewick, and on September 24 & 25. We will still have continuous simultaneous live entertainment on 8 stages as well as street acts. Hundreds of costumed performers and over 70 period vendors create an atmosphere of an Elizabethan village in 1585.

We are looking forward to creating an even larger village in our new locations so that our audience can not only enjoy shopping at familiar Merchants but find more Merchants and more wares to choose from.

Park is on Lake Sacajawea, which is formed by Ice Harbor Dam on the lower Snake River.

The 31-mile reservoir is scablands and black-rock canyons, has with sage and grassy meadows for a prairie picnic.

At Charbonneau Park, you can camp along the historic route of Lewis and Clark and view the same buttes and cliffs along the Snake River that Captain Meriwether Lewis wrote about.

Bring a bottle and a corkscrew, and shake your head sadly that Merriweather and William had to do without!

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Yakima

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he name “Yakima” originates from the Yakama Nation and is also known as The Palm Springs of Eastern Washington.

Yakima, and the Yakima Valley, are located in the southcentral part of Washington, and are known for the quality and quantity of their agricultural crops and products, warm climate, and is particularly noted for apple, wine and hop production. The Valley produces 75 percent of all of the hops grown in the United States.

Yakima has a strong downtown historic district, with a collection of nine buildings constructed between 1889 and 1914. The structures in this district are distinguished by attractive brick work and details typical of old architecture and reflect the role of the railroad in the development and founding of

Yakima. Most recent to this district are period street lights, fire hydrants, and tree wells throughout the downtown area.

Cultural activities and events in Yakima take place all year. There is the Yakima Valley Museum, with exhibits of areas cultural history.

Downtown Yakima’s includes the historic Capitol Theatre and Seasons Performance Hall, with the Allied Arts Center, the Larson Gallery at Yakima Valley Community College. Yakima’s culture also includes the Yakima Symphony Orchestra and the Yakima SunDome venue that hosts music tours, trade shows, and other large scale events including the Central Washington State Fair.

Yakima Valley is in the heart of the first appellation established in Washington State. Located in the southern center of the state, the valley is now home to 40-plus

wineries and more than onethird of the state’s vineyards.

This region has more than 11,000 acres of premium wine grapes.

Interstate 82 provides a convenient route for visitors to tour the many wineries scattered throughout the valley’s landscape.

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foothills create perfect growing conditions for producing intensely flavored, balanced and complex wines such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling, and Syrah.

Long sun-drenched days of summer and the cool evenings in this desert climate yield delicious world-class wines.

Yakima has a strong downtown historic district, with a collection of nine buildings constructed between 1889 and 1914

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Closing out the year, Benton City holds an Annual Bazaar and Festival on December

10, which includes a lighted Parade and City Tree Lighting ceremony.

So while in Benton City, taste the food, the wine, see or enter a car in the spring opener, be part of City Daze, check out the Bazaar – just don’t past up the chance to take time to visit.

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Classic cars and bikes get ready for the Benton City Spring Opener on Saturday, April 30, for family fun for everyone. All vehicles regardless of make and model are welcome to compete – if it has wheels and you’d like to show it off, they’ll make room

Benton City Daze

Mark your calendars and grab the family and head to Benton City for their annual Benton City Daze family festival. It’s a jam packed weekend with fun for the whole family. There will be the annual parade, games for the kids, a talent show, and street dance, and of course, food - delicious BBQ fired up when you want to take a break from all the fun and festivities.

This annual event will be August 13, this year and will be held at the Benton City Community Park, with events happening at other locations around town.

All proceeds from the festival help support the youth in the community and

is sponsored by the Benton City Chamber of Commerce.

For more information, contact the Benton City Chamber of Commerce at 509-588-4984.

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for it. Entries will be judged and cool, one-of-a-kind trophies will be awarded by independent judges. Motorcycle entries will be judged independently of autos. There will be numerous vendors, plenty of kids’ activities, tons of food and of course, entertainment.

Visit Benton City’s website for more information at www. bcspringopener.com.

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The American Hop Museum E

ach year in mid-May The American Hop Museum opens to the public introducing and educating the world on Hops. This unique museum is located in the heart of the nation’s largest hop-producing area - Toppenish, Wash. Almost 2/3 of hops grown in the Yakima Valley are exported to countries all over the world, making the region one of the most important hop growing areas.

The museum features striking exhibitions and intriguing displays, with a unique gift shop highlighting an array of items devoted to the history and future of hop cultivation. Since most of the hops grown in the U.S. are here in the Yakima Valley, few people outside the area have ever seen them.

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The Yakima Valley, with its endless sunny days, provides the world with an abundance of Hops.

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you’ve had your fill of wine, toast with the history of brew.

The American Hop Museum: 22 South “B” Street;

Toppenish, WA. 98948 Phone (509) 865-4677 (HOPS) Fax: (509)865-7649 Email: director@ americanhopmuseum.org.

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Dayton is the Place to Visit

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irst explored in 1806, on Lewis and Clark’s return trip, Dayton remains a place to explore.

Rich in history and tradition, this small Eastern Washington hamlet was settled in 1859 and three years later farming grains became the “bread” of the town.

Soon the city was established and a young German, by the name of Jacob Weinhard, settled in Dayton and built the first Weinhard Brewery, malt house, Weinhard Saloon, lodge and Theatre.

For years the town prospered.

The citizens began building structures in the style of Victorian, Italianate, Gothic and Craftsman – 90 of which are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Dayton is also home to the oldest train depot and courthouse in the State of Washington both restored to their former glory.

Dayton exploration is not just limited to its historic buildings, but a place of outdoor recreation and festivals.

Festivals are a unique way to explore the fancies of Dayton’s citizens. Each year Dayton is host to hot-rods, roadsters and muscle-cars with their ‘All Wheels Weekend.’

Explore Pietrzycki City Park’s paths and trails along the Touchet River. Flour Mill Park boasts as a great place to picnic. Caboose Park is full of play equipment and, of course, a caboose for youngsters to imagine great adventures of exploration in the Wild West.

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explore Dayton’s Historic gems.

Along this path lies the Depot, Caboose Park, Smith Hollow School and the bronze statue of Sacajawea.

Encapsulated in rich grassland and an old forest - sits the Lewis & Clark Trail State Park. With campgrounds and day-use, this park is a notable area to explore the Touchet River.

Explore the stage and all its wonders at Dayton’s Liberty Theatre. Opened in 1910 as the Dreamland Theatre the name was changed in 1917 to Liberty. In the 1994, with community donations and grants, Touchet Valley Arts Council repaired the roof and fully restored the Theatre and opened November 2001. With two film festivals a year and first run films four days a week and a live theatre season – the Liberty Theatre is sure to entertain your exploration of the theatrical arts in Dayton.

During Mule Mania the town

turns back the clock to the time of the Old West. Mule and Donkey riding and driving competitions are part of the fun. Explore and experience the tastes of an old fashioned cattle drive as you sample cuisine from a chuck wagon. Music, live entertainment and a parade round out the festival.

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Horse Heaven Saloon Opens its Doors

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downtown Prosser business opened for business on Dec. 1, 2014. Gary Vegar and his wife, Carol, bought the building at 615 Sixth St. in downtown, in January and started renovating it in May. Since then they’ve created a whole new feeling in the building – from the new heavy wooden front doors with six-shooter handles to the large mirrored bar back.

“I was pleasantly surprised,” Vegar said.

The family-friendly establishment offers a full menu everyday including breakfast, lunch and saloon faire, as well as a dinner menu on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. He explained that the saloon faire, which ranges from fried oysters and buffalo threebean chili to flat iron steak skewers and a half-pound hamburger, will be available every day through closing.

The Saloon features farm to table culinary creations from Chef Laurie Kennedy paired with small batch hand crafted beer brewed

by Gary Vegar from Horse Heaven Hills Brewery. Delicious healthy American food served in a cool western atmosphere combined with a rotating sampling of local Prosser wines. Fresh fruit hand crafted spirit libations by barman Sherman P. Clark and crew.

To create the atmosphere, Vegar and contractor Ken Bierlink brought in some unusual pieces. They used old ceiling joists salvaged from a remodeling project across the street to create a one-of-a-kind bar, metal wheels from an old steam-powered combine help create the dividing wall between the restaurant and the bar and the walls are covered in murals.

Vegar brought in six artists to create the murals, including Herb and Allyson Leonhard, Ken and Claire Carter, Wyatt Cone and Mary Hanlon. Each of the artists took on a certain area of the restaurant and the result is an interior covered with running horses, a stagecoach, rolling hills and showgirls.

For more information about the saloon visit their page on Facebook.

Subsequent to the Horse Heaven Saloon opening story written in December 2013, the Saloon has enjoyed over two years of success as a core Prosser business where community members and visitors enjoy fine food, great beverages and good company.

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Alpacas are raised for their luxurious fleece.

They are the ideal livestock for small acreage, easy on the land and eco-friendly.

Alpacas are intelligent and social.

They are well-suited for retirees and families, requiring minimal care.

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Less than a mile from Vintner’s Village and historic downtown Prosser, Sage Bluff Alpacas welcomes guests year round. Visitors enjoy meeting the alpacas, talking with breeders John and Jennifer Ely, and relaxing under the old shade trees. Phone ahead to

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In addition to touring the property, visitors enjoy getting their hands on the beautiful fiber products featured on the farm. Roving, yarn and rugs made from SBA fiber, as well as luxurious alpaca goods imported from South America.

Sweaters, socks, accessories, teddy bears, and more make shopping a rare treat.

Originally from South America, alpacas are raised for their luxurious fleece, which is similar to cashmere and softer, stronger and lighter than wool. Alpaca fiber can be found in everything from designer apparel to sportswear, as well as home fashions.

The appeal of raising these eco-friendly animals is due largely to the minimal care they require, their gentle personalities, the resulting revenue and excellent tax benefits, as well as the enviable lifestyle. Alpaca breeders are a cooperative group, mentoring newcomers

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Sage Bluff Alpacas is conveniently located on Steele Road in Prosser Washington.

Phone 509-786-4507 to schedule your farm tour. Or email jely@sagebluffalpacas. com. To learn more about owning alpacas for pleasure and profit, visit the farm or the SBA web site: www. sagebluffalpacas.com.

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The Gorge is Home to Summer Entertainment

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ne of the most popular spots for the summer concerts is located off I-90 near Quincy, WA. The Gorge Amphitheatre offers concerts and shows for any musical taste.

Starting off at the end of May from May 2226 the Sasquatch Music Festival kicks off the George summer.

This year, Sasquatch included headliners Florence and the Machine, The Cure, and Alabama Shakes. Sasquatch also includes headline comedians including Mark Normand

and Todd Barry.

For country music fans, Watershed returns this summer over two weekends.

The first weekend of Watershed is July 29-31, and the following weekend Aug. 5-7. Headlining both weekends includes acts, Keith Urban, Eric Church, and Jason Aldean.

Late in the summer, Dave Matthews Band will play their annual show on Labor Day weekend September 1-4.

Instead of staying at a nearby hotel, the Gorge has an on-site campsite. Just across the field, patrons can

camp in the night, and see their favorite artists during the day. The Gorge has four tiers of campsites from a standard camp site to a campsite overlooking the gorge. For information about camping at the Gorge visit http://www.gorgecamping.

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Rock Hounding on the East Side

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hese are just a handful of the superb locations to search, dig, and discover to your rock hounding hearts content. If the Rockhound in you beckons you to find your own petrified wood, head to Saddle Mountain.

Garret Romaine, author of Gem Trails of Washington States, “The hills above Mattawa have seen many a digger, and few go away disappointed.” The fossil trees found at Saddle Mountain include: sycamore, sweet gum, live oak, alder, beech, elm, and Tetracentron types among other hardwoods and softwoods.

The Columbia Plateau is steeped in a rich geological history. The diverse landscape of the area offers rock hounding enthusiasts a chance to find and collect rocks of a wide variety.

If you are willing to drive just a bit off the freeway and venture out into nature there are ample opportunities for rock enthusiasts.

If you find rocks to be interesting, but don’t want to necessarily search for them yourself, then the Gingko Petrified Forest State Park is the place for you. Located in Vantage, the Forest is a National Natural Landmark, set aside in the 1930’s as a historic preserve when fossil forests were found.

It is regarded as one of the most unusual fossil forests in the world. The Park includes a museum that exhibits incredible specimens of polished petrified wood along, has an abundance of historical information, and a gem shop. Outside you can find petroglyphs and petrified logs that have been brought in from the surrounding hills.

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Petrified logs at Gingko Petrified Forest State Park, Vantage. Petrified wood is the official gemstone of Washington state.

Another great display of petrified wood can be seen at the Yakima Valley Museum which houses a permanent display of the Miocene Forest. The exhibit is about the discovery of a 15 million year old petrified forest in a nearby Yakima Ridge, and uniquely displays the trees upright.

Petrified wood, Washington State’s official gem, can be found in abundance in certain locations. The Ellensburg Blue Agate on the other hand, is a rare gem found only in the northwest corner of lower Kittitas Valley near Ellensburg. Formed in a layer of basalt lava estimated to be 47 million years old, the Blue Agate is on the Forbes list as the 3rd rarest gems. The landslide bluffs along the hills continually shed the stones, and many of the stones are believed to still be underground. Reecer Creek and Dry Creek are the best sites to find these blue beauties. Much of the land is privately owned.

RockN’ Tomahawk Ranch allows people to rock hunt for a $5 a day fee.

Timberwolf Mountain is the place to go to find quartz crystals and spectacular views of Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier. It is also known as an excellent place to stargaze.

Locals and visitors can learn

more about the area resources through various clubs and organizations dedicated to all things rock. Such clubs are the Yakima Rock and Mineral Club, Yakima Prospectors

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Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival Celebrates 29 Years Over the last 29 years in the small town of Winthrop, WA, national head line blues musicians entertain the masses with great music.

On the weekend on July 15-17 Winthrop Rhythm and Blue festival gets the music going, and is the longest and largest Blues festival in the state of Washington.

The festival is located on site at Blues Ranch on the Methow River, in Winthrop.

During the three days of blues music, festival goers have the chance to camp on site.

At the Blues Ranch, there are, food and craft vendors, portable showers, and a beer garden.

Headliners this year include Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with the Guilty Ones, and Too Slim and the Taildragdders.

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Ellensburg, a Cowboy College Town

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llensburg was first settled in 1868 and soon Cowboys, Merchants and Civil War veterans came to town to start a new life. The town grew fast with a Post Office, bank and a newspaper published in 1883.

The population was 2,768 in 1883 and Ellensburg became the Kittitas County seat. Ellensburg was in the running to become the capital of the State of Washington and may have if it weren’t for a fire that destroyed much of the town in 1889.

The first train of the Northern Pacific Railroad chugged into town March 31, 1886, soon after

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in 1889 the first telephone was installed. Ellensburg is home to one of the first water and sewer systems and soon thereafter became home to Washington State Normal School – known today as Central Washington University and in 1890 electric light was purchased by the town.

Today Ellensburg remains a vibrant destination. With many shops, museums, art galleries, wineries, great restaurants, brew pubs, Historic destinations, and the University – there is always something to do.

In January Winterhop Brewfest is a cowboys dream.

2015 was the 13th year of this festival with over 21 Northwest breweries peddling their mead

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The Spirit of the West Cowboy Gathering is an annual event is in mid-February with a Fiddlers contest and Gospel Celebrations.

Springs blooms majestic with Central Washington’s Quilt Show and Junk-Tiquen in the Burg. Prairies glitter with golden artisan flowers, as the Western Art Association holds an annual Art Show and Auction.

The heat of summer brings Hot Rods and hot dogs with Cruising for Hospice and Dachshunds on Parade. July is filled with the sounds of New Orleans as the Jazz in the Valley heats up the air.

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Walla Walla is an Arts Community

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alla Walla is a great destination for sun and fun. From their world-class symphony performances to the simple pleasure of attending the Gesa Powerhouse Theatre.

There are art galleries around town and a great big howdy that welcomes art lovers to the Back Door Gallery & Museum of Unnatural History; Gathering Ground; The Painters Cottage; Road Art. For information about visual arts call The Blue Mountain Arts Alliance, (509) 525-1126, for more information about the Walla Walla Valley art scene.

Walla Walla claims to be home to the oldest continuous symphony orchestra west of the Mississippi river.

The symphony performs works by noted Washington State composers, under the direction of Artistic Director and Conductor Yaacov Bergman, who has also conducted for other symphony orchestras in New York, the Philippines, and throughout Europe.

There are stage plays, concerts, sponsor lectures, and gallery tours at all three colleges add to the culture of the Walla Walla community. Some Theatre’s are; the Harper Joy Theatre at Whitman College, The Little Theatre of Walla Walla, and the Walla Walla Community College Drama Department.

For those who love history and the adventures into the rural heritage of young Walla Walla, Fort Walla Walla Museum is the place to visit.

It’s located on the old 1857 military reservation. The museum presents a pioneer village, with original and

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replica buildings, such as a one-room school house and a period railroad depot.

Call (509) 5257703, or log on at www. fortwallawallamuseum. org.

Another attraction is the refurbished Marcus Whitman Hotel which is part of the city skyline, and former President Dwight Eisenhower even stayed there.

No visit to Walla Walla would be complete without enjoying some of the valley wines that consistently win national and international acclaim. Many of the area’s outstanding wineries are open for tasting and tours.

Outdoors & Recreation Walla Walla offers a park system containing more than 350 acres of parks in a system that dates back to the turn of the century. Visitors will find 15 community and neighborhood parks in the city and two more in nearby College Place. There is also an 18-hole municipal golf course, an aviary, swimming pool, recreation trails, and one of the oldest municipal cemeteries in the State Walla.

Walla Walla parks include

something for everyone from picnic areas to sports fields.

The whole family can explore our town on our extensive recreation trail system, take in an outdoor summer musical, enjoy community events, participate in youth and adult recreation programs, and delight in our gardens and beautiful old trees.

For complete information contact; City of Walla Walla Parks and Recreation Department, (509) 527-4527.

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Yakima Valley, Home to Wild Horses

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ild horses may seem like a thing of past to some people, but what many people don’t realize is that wild horses in the Yakima Valley are still a fairly regular sight.

Photographer Gaylord Mink of Prosser has been studying and photographing the area’s wild horses for decades. Mink said in the 18th century horses were used up and down the Valley for everything from transportation to working, but as the gas engine became popular in the 19th century all of that changed. People who had been using horse teams to plow their fields found that tractors were cheaper and faster to operate. So they simply let their horses go.

Over the years these horses bred with wild horses and created herds of wild horses that would run through the hills of the Valley, from the Horse Heaven Hills through to Mount Adams.

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When Mink arrived in Prosser in 1962, and found that most of the wild horses in the Horse Heaven Hills were long gone.

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Heavens many of the animals settled farther up the Valley, in the area between Toppenish, Yakima and Goldendale.

And while the horses remain a unique draw for the Yakima Valley, Mink said they bring with them their own challenges.

These herds of wild horses all live on the Yakama Reservation, where they are protected. Mink said the horses can’t be killed, so the tribe has been working hard to find a solution to the grazing issue.

In the meantime, having a chance to see wild horses in

their natural environment is becoming easier and easier.

Mink said anyone who would like a chance to see the horses or take their own photos can typically find the animals south of Toppenish along Highway 97. Mink suggests taking Highway 97 south from Toppenish toward Goldendale.

He said about five miles outside of Toppenish there is a turnout along the highway and there are always horses out there.

“It’s easier to see them on the east side of the highway,” said Mink.

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he vision that created the Richland Players in 1944 to bring music and laughter to an isolated community, and opportunities for local citizens to directly participate, continues today. As the community has evolved in the demographics of age and culture, so too has the Theater evolved its repertoire and vision for new productions. www.richlandplayers.org Attended by more than 7,500 patrons annually, the theater has produced mainstays such as “Death of a Salesman,” “Arsenic and Old Lace,” “Inherit the Wind” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

In addition to producing the region’s finest community theater, the Richland Players contributes immeasurably to the local community. Beginning with its association with Columbia High in the mid-1950s the Theater partners with local high schools to help create future generations of thespians and patrons in Southeast Washington State. The Richland Players bring senior citizens from the fast-growing retirement communities of the TriCities area to shows throughout the season. In partnership with the non-profit United Blind, the visually-impaired can enjoy narrated performances. Hearing-impaired audiences enjoy performances with the assistance of a free system that provides special receivers.

he Princess Theatre is a community arts, culture and events center owned and operated by the Valley Theater Company, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. This treasured landmark in Historic Downtown Prosser, Washington is the Yakima Valley’s crown jewel for performing arts, special events, parties and conferences! Recently named 2015 Business of the Year by the Historic Downtown Prosser Association.

Valley Theater Company, presents a four-show season of live stage plays at the Princess. The Princess also hosts other performing troupes, concerts, ballet recitals, movies, and more.

The Green Room at the Princess Theatre is a perfect venue for special events, private parties, meetings, fundraisers, weddings, anniversaries and conferences. Visit our Rentals page for more information and to submit a quote request. www.theprincesstheatre.net We invite you to join us at the Princess Theatre, the “center of Prosser” and a treasure for the entire Yakima Valley.

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The Prosser Museum

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ake a tour and experience Prosser’s Benton County Historical Museum for yourself.

Prosser Museum has a wide variety of exhibits. It’s worth coming back time after time as there is always something for everyone to enjoy. The museum website is a great opportunity to learn more about Prosser Museum. You can read about its history, get to know the team or stay up-to-date on related news and events.

The exhibits bring together a variety of artifacts and information of Prosser’s by gone days. Since the founding of The Benton County Historical Museum, this broad cross-section of historical bits and pieces from the past has captured the imagination of visitors young and old.

The Prosser Museum is located at 1000 Paterson Road in Prosser. Museum hours are Tuesday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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n the spring of 2015, the City of Grandview purchased a building at 115 West Wine Country Road for the new Ray E. Powell Museum. The museum offers an abundance of Grandview history display items. All types of cultural enrichment opportunities are on hand for your enjoyment. The Ray E. Powell Museum should be open later this spring or in early summer.

The Ray E. Powell Museum is open by appointment only. Tours can be arranged by calling the Grandview Parks and Recreation Department at 509-882-9219.

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rom the Yakima River basin visitors can come to the Columbia River Gorge, and one of the most spectacular scenic vistas in the country. Goldendale is the area gateway to the gorge, located on Highway 97 about 50 miles south of Toppenish, and provides a convenient stop for fuel, food, and refreshments, as well as an opportunity to visit the Goldendale Observatory.

The observatory is perched on a 2,100-ft. hilltop, and contains one of the largest public telescopes in the country. For observatory hours call 509-773-3141, or visit www.goldendaleobservatory.com A few miles further south lie the Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge Monument, both overlooking the Columbia.

Maryhill Museum of Art has been accredited by the American Association of Museums. Of 8,000 museums nationwide, only 750 are accredited, with only 15 in Washington and Oregon.

The museum’s collections are housed in a castle-like chateau in 26 acres of park-like gardens on 6,000 acres of ranch land. Museum displays include Rodin sculpture, paintings, and an extensive collection of Samuel Hill’s memorabilia, among other items.

Maryhill’s Stonehenge was the first monument in the nation to honor the dead of World War I. It was built by Sam Hill as a

tribute to the soldiers of Klickitat County who lost their lives.

The structure is a full-scale replica of England’s famous neolithic Stonehenge. The monument is four miles east of the museum, off Washington Scenic Route 14. Hill’s crypt is a short walk southwest of Stonehenge on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River.

The 3.6-mile historic Loops Road, the first paved road in Pacific Northwest, winds through the Klickitat Hills just north of the Stonehenge Monument near the junction of Washington Scenic Route 14 and U.S. Highway 97.

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Agriculture :

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any people who live in Yakima Valley take the landscape for granted. They don’t think anything of the rolling hills covered in a patchwork of grape rows, cherry orchards and hop fields.

Those vistas are exactly what bring so many visitors to this area.

It’s the wineries, the family farms and fruit stands. Where else can someone wind their way down a scenic country road taking in views of cherry blossoms, filled with satisfaction over the new boutique winery they just found, and the basket full of fresh fruit they just bought

at one of the area’s colorful produce stands?

John Cooper, president and CEO of Yakima Valley Tourism, said the area’s agriculture has always drawn in tourists.

In 2008, the organization did some research and found that the major tourism draws to the Yakima Valley were wineries, agriculture and the warm climate. And those are areas that continue to grow.

Over the past three decades the area has seen remarkable growth in all areas of agriculture. Cooper said there are more fruit stands, wineries and wine production facilities in the Yakima Valley

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than ever before. And with that has come a growth in support industries, such as tour operations, restaurants and lodging. “One follows the other,” Cooper said.

While agriculture has always been a tourism draw, the things people are looking for when they come to Yakima Valley have evolved over the years. People are no longer coming through wanting to just see agriculture at work, they want to experience it.

“They’re looking for a real experience,” said Cooper.

He said more people are

looking for ways to immerse themselves in what the Yakima Valley has to offer. They are looking for farm-to-table dining experiences, they want to take part in winemaker dinners and they want a chance to pick their own fruit.

And farmers everywhere are learning to cater to these requests.

Helpful websites for planning a Yakima Valley vacation: www.visityakima. com, www.winedoggies. com, www.visityakima. com/farmfresh, and www. wineyakimavalley.org.

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Enjoy a Game This Summer

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atching a game in person is one of the best experiences during the summer. Luckily for sports fans east of the Cascades, there is plenty of opportunity to catch a game.

In Yakima, the Yakima Valley Pippins (West Coast Baseball League) start their second season on June 3 and their season ends in the August.

The Pippins are one of 11 teams that play throughout Washington, Canada, and Oregon as part of the West Coast league.

You can catch the Pippins games at Yakima County Stadium. For ticket information call the Pippins at (509) 5754487 or visit their website at

www.pippinsbaseball.com.

For fans of this “beautiful game”, the Yakima United FC “Hops” return to play this summer. Also, a brand new women’s team will play this summer also called Yakima United FC. Both teams will play their home games at Marquette Stadium located on 5400 W. Chestnut Ave., Yakima, Wash. To check out the schedule for Yakima United FC visit http://www.yakimaunited. net/ and for the women’s team check out http://www. northwestpremierleague.com.

Down in Pasco, Wash., the Tri-City Dust Devils take the field in Gesa Stadium throughout the summer. The Dust Devils

start the season June 17 against the Everett Aquasoxs.

Throughout the season, the Dust Devils have various promotions with fun for the whole family. For ticket information call their front office at (509) 544-8789.

Also in the Tri-cites, the TriCity Fever indoor football team play a fast and furious game inside the Toyota Center in Kennewick.

The Fever play in the Indoor Football League and compete against teams from Spokane to Green Bay. To see when they play next visit their web site at http:// www.tricitiesfever.com/

Prosser Mustangs baseball

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Sage Rat Run to Run Through the Lower Valley on May 21 and May 22

Toppenish Mural-In-A-Day artists put paint to canvas last year. The event is held each year on the first Saturday in June, which is June 4 this year.

Visit Toppenish for Mural In A Day

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n June 4, the Toppenish MuralIn-A-Day will be held at Pioneer Park.

Some 70 historic murals, scattered from one end of Toppenish to the other, have

been created by some of the best-known mural artists in the Northwest.

The murals have created a new identity for the town, which is situated on the Yakama Indian Reservation.

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Coffee. Music. Life Lunch Served M-F • 11-2 Dine-In or Take-Out See Us On Facebook for Upcoming Entertainment & Events Hours M-F • 7am-4pm • Sat. 8am-Noon www.brewminatti.com

713 6th Street • Prosser • 509-786-2269

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The Toppenish Mural Society began commissioning the murals in 1989, and established a tradition that has lasted ever since, Mural-In-A-Day. The mural site typically takes on a festive air, with food and arts and crafts vendors, live music, and bleacher seating set up for those who want to watch the artists at work.

The mural-painting team is guided by a lead artist, who sees to it that an original artwork created for the event is faithfully recreated. www.visittoppenish.com 11am to 9pm

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unners from all over the northwest will converge in Grandview, Prosser, and Sunnyside on May 21 and 22.

The Sage Rat Run is a two-day event with 17 different races that runs through Sunnyside, Grandview, and the finish line in Prosser.

Last year, over 900 runners signed up to run in the Sage Rat Run, and this year will be no different, and the race will be fun for the whole family.

Sage Rat offers a Half Marathon starting in Sunnyside, a 5K run, river run 5K along the Yakima River, 12K starting in Grandview, and a 15K run through the hills outside of Prosser.

For more information about this fun race visit http:// sageratrun.com/

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509-371-8032

760 Dalton Street • Richland, WA www.thegrapevinenw.com

Harvest Times in the Valley

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lthough Washington is known as the Evergreen State, when it comes to the Yakima, Columbia and Walla Walla Valleys there is something else that comes to mind – fruit and produce.

It’s the fruit and produce in these areas that help keep the valleys looking green and lush for a better part of the year.

Throughout the growing season there are trees in bloom, and crops getting ready for harvest.

• Early April – Apricot trees are in full bloom.

• Mid-April – Peach and cherry trees are in full bloom. Asparagus harvest begins and runs through mid-June.

• Late April/Early May – Apples, most varieties, pears and prunes are in full bloom.

• Mid June – Cherry harvest begins and runs through mid-July • Late June/ mid-July – blueberries harvest through late July • Early July – Apricot harvest begins and runs through early August.

• Mid July – Peach harvest begins and runs through mid-September, Cabbage is harvested.

• Early August – Cantaloupe, cucumber and tomato harvests begin and run through mid-September.

• Mid-August – Bartlett pear, corn and watermelon harvests begin and run through mid-September.

• Late August – Prune harvest begins and runs through early October.

• Early September – Johnathan apple harvest begins and runs through late September. Winter pear harvest begins and runs through late October.

• Mid-September – Delicious apple harvest begins and runs through late October. Grape harvest begins and runs through early October.

Pumpkins squash gords through end of October.

• Early October – Winesaps and Roman Beauty apple harvests begin and run through early November.

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