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City of Zillah (509) 829-5151

www.cityofzillah.us

ZILLAH

“The Heart of Wine Country”

A Great Place To Visit!

A Great Place To Live!

Centrally located for your wine-tasting tour.

Visit many wineries just minutes away, and then return to Zillah and enjoy good old-fashioned hospitality in an All-American town.

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April 18 .......................................................................... Community Wide Yard Sale April 25 ....................................................................................................Spring Fling May 7-9 ........................................................................................... Community Days July 4 .................................................................................. Old Fashioned 4th of July Aug. 14-16 .......................................................................................Bluegrass Festival Sept. 12-13 ..................................................................... Not-Just-A-Farmers-Market Nov. 20 ................................................................................Lion’s Club Turkey Bingo Dec. 12 ...............................................................................Old-Fashioned Christmas

Zillah’s Not-Just-AFarmers-Market

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Mon-Thurs 11am - 9pm Fri-Sat 10:30am - 9pm Sun 11am - 8pm

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ENJOY Your Visit

Agricultural Museum.......................... 21

Mural Map, Toppenish........................ 56

Agriculture/Farms .............................. 36

Naches ............................................... 65

Calendar of Events............................. 28

Prosser ............................................... 33

Fort Simcoe ........................................ 44

Sunnyside ........................................... 38

Grandview .......................................... 35

Toppenish........................................... 46

Granger .............................................. 41

Union Gap........................................... 58

Greenway ........................................... 26

White & Chinook Pass ....................... 67

Hops ................................................... 20

Wine Map .............................................. 8

Maryhill Museum ................................ 40

Yakima .............................................. 10

Moxee ................................................. 30

Zillah .................................................. 42

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PUBLISHER Bruce Smith EDITOR Randy Luvaas PRODUCTION & DESIGN Julie Nalley ADVERTISING David Flink David Gonzales BOOKKEEPING Tammy Mitzel The Yakima Valley Visitor Guide is published annually

by Yakima Valley Publishing, Inc.

Published every two weeks, this newspaper tracks business and political news around Yakima County. Subscriptions are $24.95 per year.

Spring Barrel Tasting April 24-26 • Yakima Valley Wineries

Yakima www.yakima.org (509) 248-2021

Zillah www.zillahchamber.com (509) 829-5055

Mural In A Day June 6 •Toppenish

Selah www.selahchamber.org (509) 698-7303

Granger www.grangerchamber.net (509) 854-7304

Nile Valley Days July 18-19 • Jim Sprick Park, Naches

Naches www.nachesvalleychamber. com

33rd Annual Farm Equipment Expo August 15-16 • Union Gap

Union Gap www.stayinthegap.com (509) 480-7636

Sunnyside www.sunnysidechamber. com 1- 800-457-8089

Cinco de Mayo May 2-3 • Downtown Yakima

The 113-year-old weekly paper covers community news and features in the Lower Valley area. Subscriptions are $24.95 annually.

Prosser Balloon Rally September 25-27 • Prosser

The monthly Senior Times has provided news and entertainment for Central Washington senior citizens for more than three decades. Subscriptions are $19.95 per year.

Fresh Hop Ale Festival October 3 • Downtown Yakima Thanksgiving in Wine Country November 27-29 Yakima Valley Participating Wineries

416 S. 3rd Street Yakima, WA 98901 P.O. Box 2052 Yakima, WA 98907 509-457-4886 news@yvpub.com

Lighted Farm Implement Parade December 5 • Sunnyside

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For Additional Info…Contact

Wapato www.wapatochamberofcommerce.com (509) 877-9906 Moxee www.moxeehopfestival.org Toppenish www.toppenish.net (509) 865-3262, toll free 1-800-863-6375

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Grandview www.visitgrandview.org (509) 882-2100 Prosser www.tourprosser.com (509) 786-3177 Yakama Nation www.yakamanation.nsn. gov (509) 865-5121 Wine Information www.rattlesnakehills.com

Area Wineries Offer Many Special Attractions, Events Wine grapes are really the new kid on the block as far as following is a guide the Valley’s agriculture scene goes, but they’re definitely made to grapes and wine name a big name in a short time. pronunciations.

The Valley’s history as a real wine-producing area only Merlot (mer-LOW) Yakima Valley Merlot is known for its dates back about three decades. But in a relatively short sweet cherry, berry flavors and complex aromas that include time the local wine industry has come a long way. Today our plum, mint, cigar box, and sweet spices.

100-plus wineries and vineyards are one of the main attracCabernet Sauvignon (cab-air-NAY so-veen-YOWN) tions, drawing visitors from around the world.

The king of the red grapes has a heady, fruity character. Tthis To keep up with all the special events connected with Yakicomplex grape develops slowly. Its character can emerge as ma Valley’s wineries, visit www.wineyakimavalley.com. black currants, cherry, berry, chocolate, leather, mint, herbs, There are several major wine-related events. The summer bell pepper or any combination of these. season gets rolling with the Spring Barrel Tasting event Cabernet Franc (cab-air-NAY FRAWNK) Cabernet April 24-26, with most area wineries participating in Franc, a hardy grape, Cabernet Franc has been of this popular wine tasting activity. primary value for the sturdy core and firm tannins it The Rattlesnake Hills wine region has its own adds to softer wines. On its own, it offers delicious, spring barrel event April 18-19. The area’s 13 winerspicy notes with mellow coffee and intense ies are located around the Wapato and Zillah area. blueberry fruit.

Learn more at www.rattlesnakehills.org.

Riesling (REES-ling) Yakima Valley Riesling is For the Spring Barrel Tasting you can purchase a one of the original grape varieties grown in WashingPremier Pass that allows access to exclusive benefits ton and tends to be very floral in the nose, with vivid available only during this special weekend. Pass holders apricot-peach flavors. will be able to experience a variety of specialty food pairings, Gewürztraminer (ge-VOORTZ-tra-me-nair) An early library tastings, and tours not available to the public.

Washington success story because of its ability to withstand Premier Passes cost $35 at the door or can be purchased the cold winters, Gewürztraminer typically offers allspice as online prior to the event for $30 at www.wineyakimavalley. well as tropical fruit with zesty aromas and flavors. org.

Chenin Blanc (SHEN-nin BLAHNK) Lively fruit and That same website provides links to all the individual winery mouth-watering acidity make this the perfect oyster wine. events and specials that are offered throughout the year.

Pinot Gris (PEE-no GREE) Produces soft wines with There are several other major Valley-wide wine events delicate varietal elements of melon and spice. throughout the year, including the Wine & Chocolate pairings Viognier (vee-own-YAY) A richly textured wine with distincoffered for Valentine’s Day in February. tive aromatic notes of peaches and honeysuckle.

Oct. 10-11 many wineries participate in Catch the Crush to celebrate the fall harvest. Then Come taste our award winning wines there’s the Thanksgiving in Wine Country event at Wine Makers’ Loft • Prosser, WA Nov. 27-29.

If you’re interested in touring local wineries, • April 18-19 - Pre Barrel Tasting maps are available online and at many wineries.

• April 17 - Ribbon Cutting • April 18-19 - Grand Opening If you don’t feel like doing the driving yourself, • April 24-26 - Spring Barrel Tasting several area limo companies offer special winery tours. on award winning wines • May- Anniversary month of CCW

Your Guide To The Local Wine Grapes

The Yakima Valley Appellation grows a number of varieties of grapes that find their way into the bottle for appreciative connoisseurs. The

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YAKIMA VALLEY WINERY LOCATION KEY 14 Hands Winery ........................... G6 Agate Field Vineyard ....................... C4 Airfield Estates................................. F6 AntoLin Cellars ................................B2 Barrel Springs Winery..................... F5 Chandler Reach Vineyards ..............H6 Chinook Wines............................... G6 Claar Cellars ................................... C4 Côte Bonneville................................E5 Cowan Vineyards............................ G6 Cultura Wine.................................. C4

Mas Chappell .................................. C3 Naches Heights Vineyard................ A2 Owen Roe .......................................B3 Paradisos del Sol ............................. C4 Portteus Vineyard ........................... D4 Reflection Vineyards ....................... C4 Severino Cellars .............................. C4 Silver Lake Winery at Roza Hills .... C4 Sleeping Dog Wines .......................H5 Southard Winery............................ A1 Steppe Cellars ..................................E4

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The Heart of Central Washington

Yakima

You can leave your umbrella at home.

But bring your sunscreen and sunglasses when you come to Yakima because this is Sun Country!

Welcome to the Gateway to Wine Country, as you begin your exploration of one of the finest appellations in the West.

For years, Yakima has attracted thousands of visitors GUNS NEW & USED because it’s a great place Buy - Sell - Trade to have fun in the sun. With Handguns • Rifles • Shotguns Replacement Stocks • Holsters 300 plus days of sunshine Cleaning Products • Ammunition a year, it’s a welcome relief Hearing Protection • Eye Protection AR-15 Parts to those who live in wetter, www.bestwaypawnandfirearms.net grayer climes.

Open Mon - Fri 9am - 6pm Add clean air, beautiful Saturdays 9am - 5pm CLASS III DEALER blue skies, and the friendly 22 S 1st St., Yakima 509.426.4268 people of the Yakima Valley

and you have an unbeatable combination.

These days, more than the great weather draws visitors to Yakima. There is so much to do in the Valley, so many attractions. And with Yakima and Union Gap’s many fine motels offering comfortable accommodations, you’ll easily find a central location from which to do all your exploring.

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Great events crowd the calendar, including the famous Gap to Gap Relay, concerts by one of the top small city symphonies in the West, the great Fourth of July celebration, the world-class Central Washington State Fair, the myriad of performances presented at Yakima’s famous, fully-restored Capitol Theatre, the Vintiques car show, the Yakima Valley Folklife Festival, professional baseball with the Yakima Valley Pippins, Roller Derby with the Wine Country Crushers, some of the best rodeo action this side of the Pecos, and much more.

FRESH FRUIT, WINERIES

You’ll want to check out the roadside fresh fruit and produce stands in Yakima, Union Gap, Selah, and Naches—as well as minutes away in the Lower Valley.

Hire a limousine or choose a designated driver and tour the Valley’s wineries, which are giving California a

Now with 6 fine dining locations!

Yakima: 4808 Tieton Dr. • (509) 965-5422 El Porton De Pepe: 15 S. 5th Ave. • (509) 248-7590 Zillah: 905 Vintage Valley Pkwy. • (509) 829-9100 Union Gap: 2512 Main Street • (509) 248-4015 Richland: 1301 Aaron Dr. • (509) 491-1276 East Wenatchee: 340 Valley Mall Parkway • (509) 886-5830

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run for their money. Tasting rooms offer samples of their award winning wines and most have unique gift shops, too. The outstanding, award-winning Yakima Valley Appelation wineries are on the same latitude as the fine wine-growing regions of France.

INTERESTING DAY TRIPS

You can enjoy day trips to the beautiful Cascade Mountains, only a half hour or so from your motel room, where you’ll find breathtaking vistas, fine restaurants and lodges, great fishing and hunting, outstanding skiing, and hiking.

DINING

Put your diet on hold when you come to Yakima, because the dining opportunities here will please any palate.

You’ll find pizza in just about any style you desire. There are restaurants that will tempt you with Italian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Southwestern barbecue, Mexican, and good old American cuisine. There is gourmet fare and there is homestyle cooking. In a hurry? You’ll find just about any fast food outlet you’ve ever heard of.

PARKS & RECREATION

One of the best kept secrets of Yakima is its many large parks, offering rolling greens, beautiful large shade trees, swimming and spray pools, nature trails, playground equipment, tennis courts, multi-purpose courts, picnic tables, grills, and softball fields. You won’t have a difficult time finding a place to toss the Frisbee. You’ll find a complete listing of the parks in this guide.

And if you still want more, you’ll find horse racing, stock car racing, river rafting, boating, the arboretum, and the paved walkways of the Yakima Greenway.

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Annual Fair Is Only One Of State Fair Park’s Big Draws Throughout The Year

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The annual Central Washington State Fair in Yakima will open in late September for a 10-day run that will attract some 300,000 people for the unique food and fun.

The fair, located at State Fair Park in Yakima, has become the number one family entertainment event in all of Eastern Washington.

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Started back in 1892, the fair has a deep heritage in showcasing the agricultural products of the fertile Central Washington region. In fact, it was named the original State Fair of Washington by the state Legislature during the 1900s.

And, as it has been for over 112 years, the fruits, vegetables and livestock grown in the region are all on display during the fair, creating quite an impressive group of exhibits in the beautifully renovated historic buildings and 14 livestock barns.

But there is more to the fair than just the agricultural displays. Each year over 70 different food vendors present unique and yummy edibles to fairgoers.

For those looking for a unique item and a good deal, over 100 commercial vendors participate in the fair each year, some set up in tents around the grounds, while others fill the giant Yakima Valley SunDome with dozens and dozens of booths selling everything from furniture to hot tubs, hand-made candies to Western art.

Of course the fair wouldn’t be a fair without entertainment. The Central Washington State Fair features virtually nonstop entertainment at several different venues and stages around the grounds. And almost every night, the fair features a big-name singer, comedian

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or musical group at the Budweiser stage on the grounds.

Add to that two nights of sprint car races, a demolition derby and other motorized events at the grandstands — all free with fair admission tickets — and patrons really get a big bang for the price.

The Central Washington State Fair also presents one of the best carnivals around.

Thrill-seekers of all ages enjoy 10 acres of midway attractions including some of the most current hair-raising rides and challenging games.

Dates for the 2015 Central Washington State Fair are Sept. 25 to Oct. 4 For more information on this year’s Fair entertainment line-up and/or year round activities at State Fair Park go to www.fairfun.com.

Other Park Attractions The state fair is the most visible and

obvious crowd-pleaser each year at State Fair Park, but there are activities going on there all year long on this historic 120-acre site.

For one, the park is home to the SunDome, a large domed facility that hosts all kinds of events and gatherings — concerts, trade shows, sporting events, rodeos and more.

Some major attractions include the Home & Garden Show every March, WIAA basketball and state high school volleyball championships, Central Washington Sportsmen Show and more.

The SunDome also is home to music concerts of all genres, recently drawing stars like Elton John and Carrie Underwood to name a few. And there are other special events throughout the

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FLOWERS & GIFTS

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year, everything from monster truck shows to professional rodeos to roller derby.

For more information and an events calendar, visit www.statefairpark.org and ww.yakimasundome.com.

The fairgrounds are home to Yakima’s annual Fourth of July community celebration — a free family event with plenty of food, entertainment and activities. Be sure to pack blankets and chairs

to view the fireworks celebration at dusk.

In August the Vintiques NW Nationals Rod Run comes to State Fair Park. It is the largest car show in Washington, hosted by Vintiques of Yakima. For more information, visit www.vintiques.com The park is also home to Yakima’s new baseball team — the Yakima Valley Pippins, part of the West Coast League. Made up of college players from around the country, the Pippins will play at Yakima County Stadium inside the fairgrounds with games starting in June.

To learn more about the team and the schedule, check out pippinsbaseball.com.

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EL PASTOR Family Mexican Restaurant

Family Owned & Operated Since 1990

Mon.-Thurs. 11 am to 8 pm • Fri. 11 am - 8:30 pm • Sat. Noon - 8 p.m. • Sun. Noon - 6:30 pm

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PUBLIC SWIMMING THROUGHOUT THE YAKIMA VALLEY NACHES SWIMMING POOL Downtown Naches (509) 653-2353 SELAH POOL 214 S 3rd, Selah (509) 698-7308 FRANKLIN POOL 2102 Tieton Drive, Yakima (509) 575-6035

LIONS POOL 509 West Pine Street Yakima (509) 575-6046

SUNNYSIDE SWIMMING POOL 1521 S 4th St, Sunnyside (509) 839-2220

TOPPENISH SWIMMING POOL 20 Asotin Avenue, Toppenish (509) 865-2220

GRANDVIEW MUNICIPAL POOL 601 East 2nd Street, Grandview (509) 882-3162

ZILLAH CITY POOL 710 Railroad Avenue, Zillah (509) 829-5151

PROSSER AQUATIC CENTER 20 S. Kinney Way, Prosser (509) 786-0097

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St. Joseph’s Bingo, located at 3112 Main St. in Casino Caribbean is a great eat-and play option, Union Gap, recently got a makeover. A new logo, located at 1901 Boggess Lane in Yakima, off East Nob signage, carpet, paint, lighting and other amenities Hill Boulevard near the interstate exit. The tropical atcomplete the new look. Proceeds from the hall go to mosphere is carried throughout. It houses a restaurant St. Joseph/Marquette Catholic Schools of Yakima. serving American classic cuisine and bar, along with a St. Joe’s Bingo is open Wednesday, Thursday, card room and poker room.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Weekday sessions are The card room includes Spanish 21, Pai Gow, Dou- 11:30 and 6:30, Saturdays 11:30, 6 and 9:15 p.m. and ble-Deck Blackjack, Four Card Poker and more. The Sundays 11:30 and 6. Doors open 90 minutes before poker room has exciting action seven days a week and games start.

Bingo has changed a lot in recent years. The old fun tournaments. For more information, visit casino-cahard cards with sliding plastic windows are gone, but ribbean.net/Yakima. the traditional paper games are still available. Many Or try your luck at Nob Hill Casino, 3807 W. Nob patrons now like to use electronic bingo cards. If you’re planning on playing several cards at once, it’s more cost-effective to use an electronic bingo game device.

Bingo is one of the least expensive methods of gambling, making it attractive to those who don’t want to spend a lot. The hall has a complete kitchen with a menu of hamburgers, snacks and some popular specials like enchiladas. It also has a special place in the hall for pull-tab sales.

Another gambling destination is RC’s Casino, located at 31 Ray Road in Sunnyside. But it’s more than a casino — it is also a sports bar and restaurant all in one. The restaurant offers a variety of food, including 509-248-3112 steak and seafood.

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Legends has 1,400 slot machines, blackjack, poker, craps, baccarat, roulette, pai gow, bingo and keno. The all-you-can-eat buffet is also legendary, offering a wide variety. Legends is open seven days a week, and adults 18 or over are welcome to play at all venues at the casino.

Special Events Pay Tribute To Our Beers And Spirits

And in this age of mass-produced beer, it’s rare to taste that beverage in its truly fresh form. That’s the inspiration behind the Fresh Hop Ale Festival in downtown Yakima Oct. 3, at the Millennium Plaza on Third Street. All beer served must go from the hop vine to the brewing vat in less than 24 hours, so it’s as fresh as beer gets.

There’s live music, craft beers, food and wine. Visit the website www.freshhopalefestival.com.

Downtown Yakima Speaking of downtown Yakima, the wineries and restaurants there put on a number of activities throughout the year, like the First Friday specials on the first Friday each month. You’ll find live music, food and drink specials at various wineries and establishments.

And the downtown also has some big special events scheduled, such as: • Cinco de Mayo Cultural Fiesta, a Mexican-style celebration May 2-3 • Roots and Vines Festival, May 15-16 with music, beer, wine, cider and craft distillers.

Learn more about these at www.downtown@yakimawa.gov.

When you consider that the Yakima Valley produces more than 70 percent of all the hops grown in the United States, it’s no surprise that we feature several big events paying tribute to hops and the beverage that depends on them — beer.

Several local craft brewers produce their own beers, including Bale Breakers in Moxee, Yakima Craft Brewing in Yakima and Snipes Mountain Brewery in Sunnyside. There are also some craft distilleries springing up including Glacier Basin Distillery of Yakima, and Tieton Cider Works has a new tasting room in Yakima for its hard ciders.

To learn more about these local producers and their facilities check www.spiritsandhopstrail.com.

Most of the hop farms in the Valley are concentrated in the Moxee area near Yakima. Moxee pays tribute each year with its Moxee Hop Festival, the first Friday and Saturday each August — 4 to midnight Friday and 7 a.m. to midnight Saturday.

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Want Sports? We Have You Covered Here In The Valley Tee Up For Fun On The Valley’s Golf Courses & Other sports

The signature 17th green at Apple Tree is shaped like — what else? — an apple.

Nestled between grape vineyards, hop fields, rivers and mountains, the Yakima Valley is home to 10 great golf courses.

And of course, our sunny weather makes for some perfect golf outings.

The list includes eight well-maintained public courses open to golfers of all skill levels, including: Apple Tree…18 holes, Yakima, (509) 966-5877.

The public golf course was designed by John Steidel and opened in 1992. Surrounded by apple orchards and known for its apple-shaped 17th hole, the course has hosted numerous celebrities including President George W. Bush and Bobby Knight. The total yardage for the course is 6,961 yards from the back tees and has a course rating of 73.5, a slope of 140 and a par of 72.

Black Rock Creek …18 holes, Sunnyside, (509) 8375340.

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Cherry Hill…9 holes, Granger, (509) 854-1800.

Built in 2000, the public golf course is located off Interstate 82. The total yardage is 1,186 yards and it has a par of 30.

Fisher Park…9 holes, Yakima, (509) 575-6075.

Built in 1960, the public, par-3 golf course is known as a great family course or a place to work with irons. The course is 1,354 yards and has a course rating of 45, a slope of 113 and a par of 27.

Mt. Adams Country Club…18 holes, Toppenish, (509) 865-4440.

The public golf course was built in 1926 and is located just off of U.S. Highway 97. The total yardage for the course is 6,292 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 70.6, a slope of 121 and a par of 72.

River Ridge…9 holes, Selah, (509) 697-832.3 The public golf course was designed by Dean Laurvick and opened in 2003. The total yardage for the course is 2,250 yards from the back tees. It has a course rating of 59, a slope of 96.5 and a par of 31.

Suntides…18 holes, Yakima, (509) 966-9065.

Designed by Joe Grier and opened in 1965, the public course is located off of U.S. Highway 12 West. The total yardage for the course is 6,220 yards from the back tees and has a course rating of 66.9, a slope of 111 and a par of 70.

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Westwood West …9 holes, Yakima, (509) 966-0890 racing club for kids ages 5 to 16. See www.yakimaracingrascals.com.

Designed by Melvin Curly Hueston and opened in 1964, the public One of the area’s most popular events is the annual Gap2Gap golf course is nestled on the west side of Yakima. The total yardage for Relay, scheduled for May 30-31 at the Yakima Greenway. There are the course is 2,691 yards from the back tees and has a course rating of separate races for adults and kids, with different legs of competition in 32.3, a slope of 107 and a par of 35. each including running, biking, boating, swimming, etc. You can learn PRIVATE COURSES more at 509-453-8280.

Yakima Country Club…18 holes, Yakima, (509) 452-2266.

The streets turn into basketball courts during Yakima’s Hot Shots The private golf course was designed by A. Vernon Macan and built 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Aug. 29-30. Hundreds of teams in 1918. The total yardage for the course is 6,494 yards from the back compete, bringing thousands of spectators to the downtown streets. Hot tees with a course rating of 69.3, a slope of 123 and a par of 72.

Shots is one of the largest 3-on-3 tournaments in the Pacific Northwest.

Yakima Elks …18 holes, Selah, (509) 697-7177.

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The private golf course was built in 1950. The total yardage for the Yakima’s Pirate course is 6,640 yards from the back tees. It has a course rating of 71.6, Plunder Adventure a slope of 123 and a par of 71.

Race (Oct. 4) is a Whether you’re a player or a spectator, the Yakima Valley is four-mile obstacle known as a great sports area. Here is a sample of the kinds of course race that comsporting fun awaiting you. bines ever-changing You can check out the newest baseball team, the Yakima Valley terrain with obstacles Metaphysical Supplies Pippins, when they open their West Coast League season in June. to test your strength, Games run through most of August. The WCL offers top college players stamina and love of & Body Piercing from around the country a place to show their talents. Home games mud as you climb are at Yakima County Stadium in Yakima’s State Fair Park. See www. walls, crawl through a 108 S 3rd St pippinsbaseball.com. mud pit, negotiate a Yakima, WA Or watch the women skaters of the Wine Country Crushers roller water slide and more.

(509) 457-2160 derby team in action. Check www.winecountrycrushers.com for details Visit PiratePlunderSee us on Facebook and a schedule.

AdventureRace.com The Yakima Mavericks are a semiprofessional football team, part of the Pacific Coast League.

They play home games at Marquette Stadium in Yakima. Learn more at their website, www. yakimamavericks.org.

LMT COTA/L & Reiki Master There is auto racing at Yakima Speedway, 108 S. 3rd Street, Yakima a half-mile oval near the state fairgrounds in Yakima. The Tri Track Super Late Model racing (509) 406-6396 season starts in April with the Apple Cup and ends License # MA0001752 with the Fall Classic in October. The track runs races most weekends in several classes including Late Model Sportsman, Superstocks, Hornets, Mention this ad and Youth Hornets, Mini Stocks and more. For inforreceive a $10 discount. mation see the website at www.yakimaspeedway. us or call (509) 248-0647.

There is more auto racing at Renegade Raceway, located on Track Road off Highway 97 between Union Gap and Wapato. Renegade’s season runs from April through October with a wide variety of styles and classes including City owned and operated Par street-legal drags, street bikes, Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, bike/sled and more. Races are held 3 – 9 Hole Course featuring: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights with Park-like setting • Concessions • Lessons • Moonlight Golf • Rentals & Resale some day races also. Go to www.renegaderaceEquipment • Affordable Play • Senior Rates • Daily Specials • Tournaments way.com for details.

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Museum Celebrates The History Of America’s Hops

Most of the hops grown in the U.S. come from the Yakima Valley. The industry is celebrated at the American Hop Museum in Toppenish.

Drive around the Yakima Valley, especially the Moxee and Toppenish areas, and you may notice fields of plants growing up row after row of poles.

The typical visitor reaction is: What the heck are those?

Those are hops, which are used in brewing beer. They give beer its bitter flavor.

Since the Yakima Valley is among the world’s biggest hop-producing areas, it seems only fitting that Toppenish is home to the American Hop Museum.

Located at 22 South B St. in Toppenish, it is the only hop museum in the nation, and it celebrates the history of hop growing in the region and current production.

Using photos, historic equipment and artifacts, the American Hop Museum features striking exhibits and intriguing displays, and a unique gift shop highlighting an array of items devoted to the history and future of hop

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cultivation.

The museum is open May 1 through Sept. 30, Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, families $7, and members and children under 5 are free.

For more information, visit www.americanhopmuseum. org Hops are grown around the world, but in the United States most all are grown right here in the Yakima Valley.

The area has prime growing conditions for hops: rich volcanic soil, mountain water and long sun-filled days.

The museum chronicles the history of the American hop industry from its early days. Hop production began long ago in the New England colonies, and they were grown on Manhattan Island in New York as early as 1607.

The first hops in Washington came to Puyallup, then to the Cowiche-Ahtanum area near Yakima in 1865.

Production has increased steadily over the years. In 1920 there were 1,129 acres; that increased to 4,600 acres in 1940. After World War I, export demand far exceeded supply, so new fields were planted allowing Pacific Coast growers to dominate the market.

Harvest is a crucial part of hop production, as they must be harvested at the proper stage of development to insure highest quality. In the late 19th and early 20th century, as many as 12,000 pickers were employed. Then in the 1940s the industry transitioned to the use of motorized portable machines.

The American Hop Museum building has its own history; it was originally Trimble Brothers Creamery in 1917, later used as the old Hop Growers Supply building.

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Agriculture Museum Offers A Look At Farm Heritage In The Yakima Valley The Central Washington Agricultural Museum is an 18-acre, openair museum located in Fulbright Park in Union Gap — and a tribute to the area’s farmers.

The museum’s buildings are open April 1 through October.

In an effort to preserve the agricultural heritage of the Yakima Valley and Washington state, the late Ted Falk first introduced the idea of a farm equipment museum to a small group of interested people in November 1978.

The next year the Central Washington Agricultural Museum was founded. The large task of collecting and restoring antique farm machines and tools used to cultivate the land has been the passion of the museum members for all these years. They have painstakingly restored their fathers’, grandfathers’ and great-grandfathers’ farm

equipment — including machinery powered by horses and steam engines.

Displays include antique tractors, sorters, harvesters, over 3,000 antique hand tools, a working sawmill and everything you can think of having to do with life on the farm. This museum showcases the strength and ingenuity of the American farmer through the preservation and display of a multitude of original agricultural artifacts.

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Be Sure To Check Out The Valley‘s Lively Music Scene

No matter what your tastes, the Yakima Valley’s entertainment scene will be music to your ears. Whether you like your music classical or go for something more country — or rock or salsa or blues — you can find it here.

If you visit during the summer, catch a little piece of Norman Rockwell-style Americana with the Yakima Valley Community Band’s outdoor concerts. Since 1919 the band has pulled together musicians from around the area to provide music for the community. They have a series of free concerts in local parks this summer: Check www.yakimacommunityband.

July 10 - 12, 2015 org 33rd Annual and still FREE! Yakima Folklife Festival is held each July at Franklin Park and Yakima Valley Museum in Yakima. It features 2501 Tieton Drive, Yakima some 50 performance acts Friday nights concert in the over two days, with some of park is the kickoff for the festival. Starts at 7pm.

the top musicians also performing at downtown venues in the evening. There are vendors selling food and crafts and other activities. Check www.yakimafolklife.org to see what’s on the schedule.

Downtown Yakima has a variety of musical events on tap, including live music at different restaurants and wineries the First Friday celebrations each month.

Downtown Summer Nights from June to August brings free concerts Thursday nights at the plaza on Fourth Street behind the Capitol Theatre.

The Blues and Local Brews Festival is June 12-13 with live blues performers, local brews and food. Then Oct. 3 is the Fresh Hop Ale Festival downtown with music, food and of course fresh local craft brews.

On a more classical note, Yakima Symphony Orchestra performs at the beautiful and historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Yakima, bringing in topnotch guest artists for a classical series as well as a pops series. Check www. ysomusic.org for schedules and information.

The Capitol Theatre also presents its own schedule

There are over 50 performance acts over the two day festival with venues also scheduled Downtown Yakima Friday and Saturday evenings.

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of musical acts, both in the main theater and also in its attached 4th Street Theatre. Highlights include a Broadway series of touring musicals. See www.capitoltheatre.org.

Also in downtown Yakima, The Seasons Performance Hall hosts jazz, classical, rock and other styles of touring musicians in a casual setting with great acoustics. Check www.theseasonsyakima.com.

Yakima Valley SunDome frequently books big-name acts, and

each fall the Central Washington State Fair has an entertainment lineup featuring stars in country, rock, salsa and more. Look for a schedule at www.fairfun.co.

You’ll also find tunes at Moxee Hop Festival in August (www. evcea.org) and A Case of the Blues & All That Jazz at Yakima’s Sarg Hubbard Park in late August www.yakimagreenway.org).

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Antique Farm Equipment Expo, which brings in hundreds of vintage farm machines and exhibitors from around the region. You’ll see a large collection of steam-powered engines, early gas-powered equipment, horse-drawn machinery and more. There are demonstrations of a working sawmill and blacksmith shop, a parade of farm equipment, a threshing bee, flea market, live entertainment and more. This year’s event is Aug. 15-16.

See the museum website at www.centralwaagmuseum.org to learn more.

New interactive exhibits include a 1930s replica gas station, general store and a drive-through area for buses. At an irrigation exhibit you will learn how this semi-arid desert landscape was transformed into one of the most fertile growing areas in the world.

At the Amos Cabin, you may be met by someone dressed as a pioneer, explaining what life was like as a settler in the Wild West.

New exhibits are always in the works, providing new and unique opportunities for children and families to learn the history of agriculture.

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Take A Nostalgic Ride On Our Vintage Trolleys which opened the museum.

The trolley operating season begins May 2 and runs until Sept. 27. They also run on the 4th of July.

Trolley rides begin at the car barn at the corner of South Third Avenue and Pine Street. First run of the day is at 10 a.m. and the last run eaves the car barn at 3 p.m.

Ticket prices range from $6 for adults to $4 for seniors and kids 12 and younger.

Check the website for hours and fares, www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org.

They also offer charters at $110 per hour all through the year. And the powerhouse is being outfitted with heating so that it can be a venue for parties, etc. It is included in the $110 charter rate.

Experience an old-fashioned American street railway almost exactly as it was 100 years ago.

Learning about the important role transit held in developing Yakima as well as the rest of the industrialized world is fascinating.

The Yakima Electric Railway Museum near downtown Yakima offers a unique museum experience as well as vintage trolley rides.

The museum and car barn are located at the corner of South Third Avenue and Pine Street in Yakima.

The museum is operated by Yakima Valley Trolleys, a nonprofit organization. The trolleys operate on the tracks of the former Yakima Valley Transportation Co., which is listed on the National Register Saturday of Historic Places. It is the last authentic, & Sunday Menudo & all-original, turn-of-the-century interurban Bir ria de electric railroad in the United States.

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Greenway Is A Haven For Walking, Running, Biking & Exercising Your Dog The Yakima Greenway path is a continuous, 18-mile paved path system along the Yakima River in and around Yakima.

The Greenway is the perfect place for walking, bird watching, fishing, running, biking, skating, picnicking, and enjoying healthy outdoor activities.

It is wheelchair accessible, with fishing piers designed for the wheelchair-bound at Rotary Lake. The system is supported by thousands of residents and visitors every year.

The trail is open dawn to dusk and accessible from all Greenway parks and landings except Century Landing.

Restrooms are located periodically along the path and there are numerous garbage cans, but there is no potable water.

There is a large playground area along the path north of Sarg Hubbard Park, and at Sarg Hubbard itself there are play areas for kids, open ® fields for Frisbee or flying kites or whatever, a Frisbee golf of Yakima County course, covered picnic areas and more.

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• Harlan Landing: Take the Rest Haven Road exit off of I-82 just after the bridge over the Yakima River.

• Rotary Lake: Turn right on East R Street from North First Street, go all the way to the end and turn onto Freeway Lake Road. Take this dirt road under the freeway to the parking area.

• Sarg Hubbard Park: Located just off of Yakima Avenue/ Terrace Heights Drive near the Greenway Auto Mall and Wal-Mart.

• Sherman Park: Located off of Valley Mall Boulevard in Union Gap, on the east side of I-82 by the Humane Society.

The Greenway also shares an area with the 46-acre Yakima Area Arboretum, which includes about 30 acres of lawn, trees and gardens and more acreage of wooded areas along the Yakima River.

The Arboretum’s Jewett Interpretive Center features a carillon bell tower, the Heritage of Trees display, reference library, Gardenview and Solarium meeting rooms, herbarium, Tree House Gift Shop, and courtyard, as well as kitchen, restrooms and staff offices.

Plant habitat zones in the Yakima River Watershed range all the way from the shrub-steppe to the subalpine to the riparian. Likewise, collection specimens on display at the Yakima Area Arboretum range from native, to adapted, to exotic species.

Special Events A variety of events are held at the Greenway each year. For a full calendar and park access maps, check out yakimagreenway.org.

• The Yakima Kids’ Fish-In is held April 25. This event is helps kids learn about fishing and is open to the first 1,000 kids ages 5-14. Kids receive a rod, reel, tackle and bait, angler education, and T-shirt, plus the opportunity to take home two fish.

• The Gap2Gap Relay will be May 30 to 31 at Sarg Hubbard Park. This is a multi-leg, multi-discipline relay race for kids and adults. Adult races are run May 31. Adult Elite Course includes a 2-mile field run, 12-mile mountain bike, 8-mile kayak, 20mile road bike and 10K run. Adult Sport course includes a 2-mile field

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run, 8-mile mountain bike, 5K skate leg, 20-mile road bike and 5K run. The junior course (May 30) offers a run, bike, skate, kayak and obstacle course.

There’s a Rock The Gap musical event on May 30.

• A Case of the Blues and All that Jazz is held Aug. 15 at Sarg Hubbard Park. It is a blues and jazz festival benefiting the community through the Yakima Greenway Foundation and Junior League of Yakima.

The festival features blues and jazz music, award-winning Northwest wines and microbrews, delicious food and a silent auction.

There are many other activities and events held along the Greenway. Check the website at www.yakimagreenway.org.

Off-leash Dog Park The Yakima Greenway has completed a new area for dogs to run free at Sherman Park. Take exit 34 off I-82, turn left across from K-mart.

Head to the Humane Society building, parking at the area past the building. Walk up the trail from the parking lot, less than one-quarter mile to the fenced area. Enter this area by a double gate system Take your own dog, or walk a dog from the Humane Society. Dogs can enjoy running free among the trees and rolling in the leaves, as well as meeting new dog friends.

The Humane Society helps by volunteering to show dog owners the rules of the park and making sure that everyone picks up after their dog. There are also benches and a footbridge at the park.

For safety reasons, young children should not be taken into the dog park. The park is to be used at the dog owner’s own risk.

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Finding Your Fun In The Yakima Valley’s Sun The Central Washingotn Ag Museum in Union Gap offers wagon rides during the annual Central Washington Antiqe Equipment show, scheduled for August 15 & 16.

The Yakima Valley has special events going on all Menudo Festival - Granger year long. Below is a sample to help you plan your trips and activities.

This is only a partial list of some highlights.

Other events are added throughout the year — and some events weren’t fully organized when we put our publication together — so you’ll want to call for more details.

For an overall events and activities, visit the website www.visityakima.com. You can also pick up brochures, maps and other literature at the Visitors Information Center at 101 N. Fair Ave., located next to Interstate 82 by the downtown Yakima exit 33A, or call the center for more info at (509) 573-3388, 800-221-0751.

All the Valley’s communities have their special events going on, too. Get more information on those is to check with the chamber of commerce in each town.

APRIL 10-12 - Inland Empire Boys Basketball Championship, Yakima 19-19 - Spring Barrel Tasting in Rattlesnake Hills (www.rattlesnakehills.org). Wine, food, live music and crafts.

24-26 — Spring Barrel Tasting at wineries throughout the Yakima Valley (800-258-7270) 27-29 —25th annual Sunshine Classic Basketball Tournament, Sunnyside 25-27 — 22nd Annual ZIllah Lion’s Club Spring Fling Girl’s Basketball Tournament, Zillah 25 — Spring Fling Wine Tasting Gala, Zillah MAY 1-3 — Cindo de Mayo Celebration, Sunnyside 2-3 — Cinco de Mayo 13th Annual Cultural Festival, downtown Yakima

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7-9 — Community Days, Zillah 14-17 — Community Days, Selah 15-16 — Roots and Vines Festival, downtown Yakima

16 — Antique Truck Show, Union Gap 16-17 — Yak Attack Soccer Tournament, Ahtanum Youth Park, Union Gap

17 — Your Canyon for a Day Bike Tour between Yakima and Ellensburg 30-31 — Gap2Gap Relay Race, Sarg Hubbard Park, Yakima 31 —Rock the Gap, Yakima JUNE 6 — Mural in a Day, Toppenish 13 — Blues & Local Brews Festival, Yakima (www.yakimablues.com) 20 — Prosser Scottish Fest & Highland Games 19-21 —Old Town Days at Fullbright Park, Union Gap JULY 3-5 — Independence Day Festival, Selah 4 — 4th of July Celebration, Yakima 4 — 4th of July Wild West Parade, Toppenish 5-6 — Toppenish Rodeo 4 — Old Fashioned 4th of July, Zillah 4 — Old Fashioned 4th of July

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Celebration, Prosser 18 — Art Walk & Wine Gala, Prosser 18-19 — Nile Valley Days at Jim Sprick Community Park, Naches 31-Aug.3 — 40th Annual Northwest Nationals Rod Run, Yakima 30-Aug. 2 — Vintiques of Yakima Northwest Nationals, Yakima AUGUST 7 — Legends of Washington Wine Gala at the Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center, Prosser 8-9 — Prosser Wine & Food Fair, Prosser 15 — A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz, Yakima 14-16 — Bluegrass Festival, Zillah 15-16 — Central Washington Antique Equipment Expo, Union Gap 22-24 — Highland Community Days, Tieton 23 — Rail Show at the Northern Pacific Railway Museum, Toppenish 29-30 — 13th Annual Hot Shots 3-On3Basketball Tournament, downtown Yakima SEPTEMBER 11-13 — Naches Valley Sportsman’s Days, Naches 13 — Not Just A Farmer’s Market, Zillah 19 — Sunshine Days, Sunnyside

25-Oct. 4 — Central Washington State Fair, Yakima 25-27 — Great Prosser Balloon Rally, Prosser 26-27 — Wine Country Trek, Prosser OCTOBER 3 — Pirate Plunder Adventure Race, Yakima (www.pirateplunderrace.com) 3 — Fresh Hop Ale Festival, downtown Yakima (www.freshopalefestival.com) 10-11 — Catch the Crush annual event, wine tasting and events at area wineries 25-Nov. 1 — 10th annual Dia de los Muertos Community Altar Exhibit, downtown Yakima 24,25, 29,30 and 31 — Haunted Depot at the Northern Pacific Railway Museum, Toppenish.

NOVEMBER 27-29 — Thanksgiving in Wine Country, participating area wineries (888-375-7498) 28 — Lighted Christmas Parade, Toppenish 29 to Dec. 21 on weekends —Toy Train Christmas at the Northern Pacific Railway Museum, Toppenish DECEMBER 5-6 — Christmas Selah-Bration, Selah 12 — Old Fashioned Christmas, Zillah 6 — Lighted Farm Implement Parade, Sunnyside Date TBA — Christmas Parade and Festival, Union Gap

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Small Town Just Outside of Yakima

Moxee

Moxee Pays Homage To Its Cultural And Agricultural Roots The city of Moxee may be small today, it’s huge compared to a few years ago. A recent housing boom grew the population from 820 in 2000 to more than 3,700 now.

The area a few miles east of Yakima became home to several French-Canadian farm families around 1867, with others joining them to create a thriving French-speaking community with

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its own French school. Today that heritage is evident in the names of many of the rural roads around Moxee, named after the early French immigrants whose descendants still live in the vicinity.

In 1921 the city of Moxee was officially incorporated.

The early settlers quickly learned that hops grew especially well in the soil around Moxee, and that ingredient of beer became a major crop. Today the Yakima Valley

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grows about 70 percent of America’s total hop production, with Moxee still at the center of it all.

More recently, though, Moxee has also developed into a center for manufacturing, shipping and processing, with several large employers located at an industrial park.

Moxee celebrates the hop industry on the first Friday and Saturday each August with the Moxee Hop Festival, including a parade, live entertainment, food and vendors, and naturally, plenty of beer.

You can check the details at www.moxeehopfestival.com.

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Beautiful Quiet Oasis in the Valley

Prosser

You’ll enjoy your visit to Prosser, a quiet small town on the Yakima River in the Lower Valley.

“A Pleasant Place with Pleasant People,” is one of the town’s mottos. You can experience picturesque rural America at its best.

The Yakima River meanders through town past several grassy parks, where picnicking, cycling, walking, and jogging are favorite activities for locals and visitors.

Tales of the past can be found in several places in this historic town.

Check out the interesting old headstones in the cemetery. Tour historic downtown, the Benton County Courthouse, the Benton County Historical Museum, and the many Victorian style homes that quietly grace the city.

Prosser is surrounded by vineyards and orchards that produce some of the finest fruits, vegetables, and wine grapes in the world.

Local harvests have inspired gourmet dried cherries, fancy pickled vegetables, wreaths of culinary herbs, and English walnut treats.

Prosser area farms offer fresh fruits and vegetables in season. The town has a big processing and packing industry built around the fruit and produce from this fertile part of the Valley.

The Washington State University Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center is the largest of its kind in the world.

It is known globally for its research concerning numerous irrigated crops. Visitors and scientists from over 50 countries tour the facility every year.

Washington’s wine making began in Prosser. Today Prosser wines are recognized around the world for their quality and consumer value.

For more information about Prosser, write the Information Center at 1230 Bennett Ave., Prosser, or stop by.

The phone number is (509) 786-3177 or 1-800-408-1517.

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A Great Place To Live

Grandview

Grandview Celebrates Its Agricultural Background

Located about 40 miles south of Yakima, the city of Grandview has about 10,000 people living in a quiet, rural city that dates back to 1909. Offering glimpses of both Mount Rainier and Mount Adams, the city enjoys what struck the early settlers - a grand view.

Grandview offers seven city parks, a swimming pool, the 18-hole Black Rock Creek Golf Course, four public tennis courts, a large community center, a nine-hole regulation disc golf course, and public library. Its Country Park Events Center includes an amphitheater, covered picnic area, ball fields, the Seahawk Play 60 Playground and is the home of the annual Yakima Valley Fair & Rodeo.

In recent years the city undertook a major renovation and upgrade of its downtown area, providing an attractive area for strolling and shopping.

Agriculture has always been at the heart of the community, and today its main industries include such famous

names as JM Smucker and Welch Foods among others.

Honoring the importance of Yakima Valley’s wind industry, Yakima Valley Community College’s Grandview branch campus includes the Yakima Valley Vintners teaching winery, where tomorrow’s winemakers learn their craft and produce their own wines. Tours and wine tastings can be arranged by calling 509-882-7069.

Among Grandview’s special events is the Yakima Valley Fair & Rodeo, scheduled this year for Aug. 5-8.

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The Yakima Valley’s Farms Offer An Amazing Variety Fuji, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious and Honeycrisp as well as hundreds of antique apple varieties.

Yakima County is also the leading county in the nation in the production of hops. There are nearly 19,000 acres of hops planted on trellis systems. Hops are the essential ingredient in the world-renowned brews of the Pacific Early boosters promoted the Yakima area as The NaNorthwest. And Yakima County produces an estimated 70 tion’s Fruit Bowl — and they were right. But there’s more percent of the hops grown in America. to the Valley’s farm scene than fruit.

Within the state, Yakima County Yakima County contains one of Washington state’s is the top producer of sweet cherries most diverse agricultural systems. According to the U.S. (2,500 acres), plums/prunes ( more Department of Agriculture’s 2007 Census, Yakima County than 400 acres), nectarines ( more is the No. 1 county in Washington based on market value than 600 acres), peaches (more of crop and livestock products. than 1,000 acres), and of pears Agriculture contributes a whopping $1.2 billion to our (8,400 acres). In your travels local economy. through our county, you may also Yakima County is the leading county in the nation come across apricots, tart cherries, in apple production with over 55,000 acres of apple pluots (plums crossed with apricots) orchards producing premier apple varieties like Gala, and even pecotums (peach/apricot/ plum).

Yakima County is No. 1 in the state in dairy, milk production, cheese production, cattle and calves, sheep and lamb production, meat goats.

The animal agricultural annual gate value tops $600 million.

Irrigated pasture totals 140,000 acres, managed range totals 2.2 million acres and 3913 Main Street approximately 40,000 people in the county Union Gap, WA own from 2 to 20 acres.

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tration of wineries.

Yakima County is the leading producer of squash (summer and winter) and peppers (bell and chili) in Washington and has over 3,600 acres of sweet corn. From May to September, roadside vegetable stands are loaded with asparagus, onions, snap beans, cucumbers and tomatoes. Sometimes you may find crops like sweet potatoes, peanuts or okra where producers rely on greenhouse plantings to extend the growing season for crops normally found farther south.

The farms in Yakima County range from large-scale orchards and other big operations to the small-scale family growers, many of them using organic methods to produce specialty crops.

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Where the Sun Shines Brightest

Sunnyside

Did you know that NASA astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar has her roots in the area? She graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1967.

Sunnyside Has Lots Of Fun In The Sun To Offer You

Sunnyside is well known for its big dairies and as the headquarters for Darigold, but there is a lot more going on there than milk and cheese.

Sunnyside also holds many annual events — including probably the nation’s most famous Christmas parade featuring lighted tractors — and is home to several wineries and Snipes Mountain Brewery.

Sunnyside is also famous for its Cinco de Mayo celebration every year, which includes a big parade. Typically the city ropes off two blocks of the downtown area for food, clothing, arts and crafts and live entertainment.

Every December is also Sunnyside’s famous Lighted Farm Implement Parade. The A&E network once named the event one of the “Top 10” such parades in the United States. The festive occasion was the first of its kind in the area, starting the tradition in 1989. The parade includes farm combines, boom trucks, sprayers, grape pickers, and all types of tractors decorated with many colorful lights. About 70 entries are expected

each year for the parade, which always draws a huge crowd of 25,000 spectators and usually winds up being covered by some national TV network.

You can also check out the fourth annual Northwest Nitro Nationals Pro Hillclimb, which will be held May 8-10 at the intersections of highways 241 and 24. Last year it drew nearly 450 competitors and around 3,500 spectators for the threeday event. It is Series 2 of five nationally sanctioned hill-climb events.

Abundant Wildlife The Sunnyside area is also home to diverse wildlife at the Sunnyside-Snake River Wildlife Area. It is the perfect spot for hunters, bird watchers, hikers, horseback riders and school field trips. It includes 18 units that span over 20,000 acres in multiple counties.

The management headquarters SUNNYSIDE’S MAIN EVENTS are located near May 1-3 — Cinco de Mayo Celebration Sunnyside, a Sept. 19 — Sunshine Days site made up of Dec. 5 — Lighted Farm Implement 2,800 acres of Christmas Parade a collection of small agricultural fields, interspersed with diverse habitats.

Six ponds or lakes vary in size from 15 to 100 surface acres and the Yakima River runs through the area; evidence of old river oxbows can also be found throughout.

The key to great birding in Sunnyside is timing. Arrive in the summer and birds will be hard to find, but show up in the fall and the area will be hopping with waterfowl. Depending on the time of year, observation opportunities include birds of prey, eagles, shorebirds, songbirds, upland birds, wading birds, waterfowl, deer, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

For more information, visit www.wdfw.wa.gov and search Sunnyside-Snake River Wildlife Area.

Sunshine Days You’d expect a lot of sunshine in a place named Sunnyside, and you get it. In September Sunnyside holds its annual Sunshine Days, a weekend full of events for just about everyone.

Some typical events in the community celebration include a 5k run and walk, firefighters pancake

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feed, vendors and bouncy houses, flea market and quilt show. There’s also a parade and the Sun & Shine Car Show that draws cars, trucks and motorcycles. There’s also a Miss Sunnyside Pageant.

You can get a taste of the local history and culture at the Sunnyside Historical Museum.

Located downtown at Fourth Street and Grant Avenue, it is open 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, starting May 19. The museum offers a unique look at local history, including one of the largest barbed-wire collections in the nation.

Other exhibits include woodcarvings, storyboard historic photos and a display of military uniforms and memorabilia from both world wars.

Among them are steel-plated New Testaments, meant for servicemen to carry around in their breast pocket.

The museum building was donated by the family of Walter C. Ball & Sons, the local undertaking business that was also among the pioneering families that founded Sunnyside.

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The annual show features a real country experience with a parade, livestock exhibits, entertainment, a GRANDVIEW’S MAIN EVENTS car show, beer Aug. 5-8 — Yakima Valley Fair & Rodeo. garden, food and Parade is Aug. 6 merchandise Aug. 6 — Grandview Chamber Car Show vendors and, of September — Great Grandview Grape course, rodeo.

Stomp There’s also a Oct. 31— Haunted House parade on Aug. 6.

Learn more at yvfair-rodeo.org, email info@yvfair-rodeo.org or call 509-882-1197.

As part of that weekend the chamber of commerce puts on its annual car show on Aug. 8.

Grandview also honors an ancient custom with its Great Grandview Grape Stomp — which is just what the name implies.

Barefoot contestants climb into wooden barrels filled with grapes and stomp out the juice, the traditional winemaking technique. The event is held in September to celebrate the grape harvest. See grapestomp@ visitgrandview.org for details.

Right across the street is the cabin of Ben Snipes, the area’s pioneer cattle tycoon. It is perhaps the oldest building in the area.

For more information, visit www.sunnysidechamber.com, 1-900-4578089 or (509) 837-5939.

MUSEUMS Yakima Valley Museum 2105 Tieton Drive Yakima (509) 248-0747

Sunnyside Museum 704 South 4th Street Sunnyside (509) 837-6010

McAllister Museum of Aviation 2008 South 16th Avenue Yakima (509) 457-4933

Ray E. Powell Museum 315 Division Street Grandview (509) 882-9219 Benton County Historical Museum 1000 Paterson Road.

Prosser (509) 786-3842

Central Washington Agricultural Museum 4508 Main Street Union Gap (509) 457-8735

Maryhill Museum of Art 35 Maryhill Dr Goldendale (509) 773-3733

Yakama Nation Museum 100 Spiel-yi Loop Toppenish (509) 865-2800 Northern Pacific Railway Museum 10 South Asotin Avenue Toppenish (509) 865-1911 American Hop Museum 22 South “B” Street Toppenish (509) 865-4677 (HOPS)

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Art, Wines And Scenery — Majestic Maryhill Has It All

Open

In 2001, Maryhill Winery opened its doors — one of 600 wineries in Washington. It produces over 80,000 cases yearly, making it the 10th largest winery in the state.

Visitors can view grapes growing in the distance, and then step into the 3,000-square-foot tasting room, open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The bar in the tasting room is made from an early 1900s tiger oak and stretches 20 feet by 12 feet high.

Stately Maryhill Art Museum displays international art Or guests can go outside to a fireside table, an treasures, Native American art and more. The adjacent expanded deck or the grapevine-covered arbor. For more winery offers tastings and a summer concert series. information, visit maryhillwinery.com Maryhill Winery offers a wide range of wines to sample Opened in 1940, the Maryhill Museum of Art was in a stunning setting. Summertime concerts bring in bigfounded by Hill. Today it boasts a world-class permanent name acts. collection, rotating exhibitions of the highest caliber, and Just a short, scenic drive from the Yakima Valley you’ll dynamic educational programs that provide opportunities find a winery and art museum perched on top of a hill for further exploration by visitors of all ages. overlooking the majestic Columbia River.

On view are more than 80 works by the sculptor AuMaryhill’s grounds and buildings are perfect for a day guste Rodin, European and American paintings, objects trip, whether you are looking for a glimpse of historical d’art from the palaces of the queen of Romania, Orthodox treasures at the museum, beautiful views, summer conicons, unique chess sets, and the renowned Théâtre certs at the 4,000-seat amphitheater, picnicking or wine de la Mode, featuring small-scale mannequins attired in tasting. designer fashions of post-World War II France.

The area got its start in 1907, when millionaire lawyer The Maryhill Arts Festival is a summertime tradition Sam Hill purchased 5,300 acres to establish a farming that includes artists exhibiting and selling work in a variety community named after his wife, Mary. But her untimely of media. It features live music, food vendors, and handsdeath delayed his plans, and even construction on the on art activities for children and families in the Maryhill Art family mansion stopped, though it was later built into Tent both days 1 – 4 p.m.

Maryhill Museum.

Four miles east of Maryhill is a life-sized replica of In 1999, Craig and Vicki Leuthold established Maryhill Stonehenge, Stonehenge Memorial, which Hill built Winery adjacent to where Hill sought to fulfill his dream to memorialize local men who perished in World War years before. The winery sits just west of the museum.

I. Nearby, the Klickitat County War Memorial honors those who have died in the service of their *Three Locations in the Yakima Valley* country since World War I. 5611 Summitview Ave, Yakima 509-965-0900 The museum was placed on the National 218 West Yakima Ave, Yakima 509-823-4255 Register of Historic Places in 1974. In 2001 2680 Yakima Valley Hwy, Sunnyside 509-837-7575 the museum was listed as an official site of the Historic Lewis and Clark Trail and in 24/7 Personal Training Group Training National 2002 was accredited by the American Association of Museums.

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Where the Dinosaurs Roam

Granger

When traveling along Interstate 82 or Highway 223 through the Yakima Valley, you can’t miss Granger — just look for the dinosaurs.

Welcome To Granger, Where Dinosaurs Rule

These prehistoric creatures have pretty much taken over the rural community of about 3,000 people. They’re everywhere.

Why dinosaurs? Why not!

Neighboring cities were making their niche in the Valley with different themes. Since mastodon tusks and teeth were found at the Granger clay pit in 1958, going prehistoric just seemed fitting.

The city’s public works department was given the challenge of producing something along a dinosaur theme. In 1994, crew members created the first dinosaur, a baby brontosaurus. There are now about 30 dinosaurs around town.

Each individual dinosaur is constructed of a steel frame covered with wire mesh and then covered in cement. After smoothing the cement, a coat of high-quality paint is added which brings the dinosaur to life.

Dinosaurs are scattered throughout the city and parks. The man-made pond includes a plesiosaurus and a volcano-shaped water fountain. The pond is surrounded by a half-mile walking path where you can take a nice stroll on the path and view the Yakima River at the same time.

Dino-In-A-Day is held the first Saturday in June each year at the Hisey “Dinosaur” Park on Main Street from 9 a.m. to approximately noon and coincides with Toppenish’s Mural in a Day.

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Welcome to Granger!

“where dinosaurs roam” Take Exit 58 off I-82 and visit our Dinosaur Parks, our new 9-11 and Veteran’s Memorials.

Enjoy a walk around the pond at the dinosaur park, or launch your boat in the Yakima River!

Dinosaur Drive brochures are available at Granger City Hall located at 102 Main St. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 509-854-1725 or visit us on facebook: The City of Granger Yakima Valley Visitor Guide 2015 • goyakimavalley.com

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Heart of Wine Country

Zillah

Zillah Is A ‘Must-Go’ Stop On A Visit To The Yakima Valley

When visiting the Yakima Valley, be sure to schedule a stop at Zillah — a town with wineries, a quaint historic landmark, community events and plenty of small-town charm.

Founded in 1891, the town was started at the completion of the Sunnyside Canal project, which ultimately delivered water from the Yakima River to the Lower Valley to allow for growing more crops. Walter Granger, superintendent of the canal company, chose the town site.

The town was named for Zillah Oakes, daughter of Thomas Fletcher Oakes, president of the Northern Pacific Railway, which backed the building of the canal. (The name supposedly came about because the girl often threw tantrums on the way to the new town, and her father promised to name the town after her if she would stop.)

One local landmark is the Teapot Dome Gas Station.

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highway near Zillah is now at home in town. And it still draws a crowd.

The small building is on the National Historic Register (since 1985) and is also on the Most Endangered Historic Properties List with Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.

The Teapot Dome has a long, interesting history. It was handcrafted as a gas station by Jack Ainsworth in 1922 as a memorial to the Teapot Dome oil scandal during the President Warren Harding administration. Later because of the construction of I-82 it had to be moved, but was also hit by a car and was rebuilt. It remained a working gas station for decades before finally being abandoned. The city purchased it in 2007 and in 2012 relocated and renovated the building.

It now sits near a small park and public restrooms.

Other Attractions Zillah gets a steady stream of visitors who stop by going to and from the many nearby wineries. In April during Spring Barrel Tasting is an especially popular time to visit. There are at least 20 wineries located just minutes away from Zillah, all offering special tastings and bargains.

You’ll also want to visit the Old Warehouse at 705 Railroad Ave. As the name says, it’s a former fruit warehouse built in the 1920s that was converted to a furniture store.

Later a restaurant and lounge were added, and another area was converted into 50,000-square foot events center. Every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. there’s a lively auction — you never know what you’ll find.

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Special Events Every year, hundreds of locals and visitors turn out for Zillah’s Spring Fling, a fun event with wine, food and entertainment.

ZILLAH’S MAIN EVENTS This year’s event is April 25 — Spring Fling set for April 25, during May 7-9 — Community Days Valley’s Spring Barrel July 4 — Old-fashioned 4th of July Tasting. The day is Aug. 14-16 — Bluegrass Festival filled with events like a Sept. 12-13 — Not-Just-A-Farmers classic car show, wine Market and food tasting, gourDec. 12 — Old-fashioned Christmas met food along with live entertainment.

There are several other events that happen in Zillah every year. May 7-9 enjoy breakfast in the park and a parade as part of Zillah Community Days. The weekend celebration also includes vendors, a talent contest and a lot of fun, old-fashioned competitions like an egg toss, sack race, etc.

July 4th is Zillah’s Freedom Celebration; in August sit back and enjoy the Zillah Bluegrass Festival with musicians from all over the Northwest; and in September check out the Not Just A Farmers Market Gala with vendors from all over the state as well as live entertainment. Get ready for Christmas with Zillah’s Old-fashioned Christmas celebration in December.

You can learn more about the town’s attractions and events at www.zillahchamber.com or www.cityofzillah.us.

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Visitors are invited to help apply cement, and complimentary gloves are provided. The city-owned Dinostore concession stand is open during the event, serving up snacks and treats. Public restrooms are housed in a building that resembles an active volcano.

Other annual events include the Granger Cherry Festival, which began in 1948, and is hosted by the Granger Lions Club. It gets under way at the end of April. The event, held at the main city park, includes a carnival, entertainment, games and vendors.

This year is the 68th annual run for the festival, which will be held Friday through Sunday, April 24-26. A parade Saturday morning is followed by a fishing derby for the kids on Sunday morning.

GRANGER’S MAIN The Washington State Menudo EVENTS Cook-Off Championships and April 24-26 — Cherry Menudo Festival takes place Festival mid-September and is centered on June 6 — Dino-N-A-Day the famous Mexican soup made of Sept. 6 — Menudo Festival beef tripe. Some of the best recipes Dec. 15 — Christmas in the state can be found in Granger Lights Tour during the annual festival, competing for top honors and bragging rights, along with endless amounts of the dish. The festival also includes live music, entertainment and a variety of vendors lined up at Hisey Park.

While you’re in Granger, be sure to check out Granger’s Scout Cabin, which is located next to City Hall. It has many historical pieces and pictures.

Call the chamber of commerce for further information at 509-8547304 or see the website www.grangerchamber.net.

Granger was founded in 1909 and named after Walter Granger, superintendent of the Washington Irrigation Co., who also laid out the cities of Zillah and Sunnyside.

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Fort Simcoe Experience Takes You Back In Time

The grounds at Fort Simcoe provide a step back in history as well as a pleasant place to picnic and relax.

Visitors at Fort Simcoe can get a glimpse of life at an 1850s frontier military outpost by touring several living areas that have been restored.

Located about seven miles west of White Swan, Fort Simcoe State Park is a 200-acre park and interpretive center on the Yakama Indian Reservation.

It sits in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in an old oak grove watered by natural springs.

Originally the site was an Indian campground where many trails crossed. Then during the late 1850s, Fort Simcoe was built as a U.S. Army fort.

It housed troops who were stationed there to keep peace between local Indians and the growing number of settlers moving into the region.

While the fort was active, it was a meeting, trade and cultural center. Later, when the fort was no longer used by the military, it became the first home of the Yakama Indian Agency, serving as a school for the Indian children.

The park was established in 1956 and stands as an interpretive area to tell the story of mid-19th century Army life and providing insights into local Native American culture. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Fort Simcoe State Park is open from 6:30 a.m. to dusk, April 1 to Oct. 1 as a day-use park.

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houses and a blockhouse. Various other buildings have been recreated to appear original. Houses are filled with period furnishings.

The interpretive center, the original commander’s house and two officer buildings with period furnishings open to the public from April through September Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Although the rooms are protected with glass, visitors feel as though they have stepped back in time. The original blockhouse and other recreated fort buildings are not open to the public.

The park is also one of the largest gathering areas in the Northwest of the Lewis’ woodpecker, according to Washington State Parks.

Named after explorer Meriwether Lewis, Lewis’ woodpeckers are among the most specialized of all American woodpeckers in fly-catching behavior. Unlike other American woodpeckers, 60 percent of their feeding time is spent fly-catching.

The woodpeckers can be located throughout the park, with the best viewing areas near the officer’s houses and the picnic area.

Military Re-enactment To kick off the spring opening of the park and to keep history alive, the park holds its Fort Simcoe Military Days every year.

This year it will take place May 1 to 3, and includes Civil War re-enactments, displays of military equipment and flag-raising ceremonies, living history specialists, traditional tribal dancers, antique car shows, free cake and refreshments. The event takes place at the park at 5150 Fort Simcoe Road.

The two-day, free event typically wraps up Sunday at dusk. For information, call Fort Simcoe at (509) 874-2372.

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In the City of Murals and Museums capture a glimpse of the Old West as you climb aboard a covered wagon for a horse drawn tour of Toppenish’s 76 spectacular murals.

Nestled in the heart of the Yakima Valley inside the Yakama Nation Reservation, Toppenish offers you a window into the past.

Toppenish captures the spirit of yesteryear and the energy of today with fabulous festivals and events. Witness the painting of a new mural during the Mural-InA-Day on the first Saturday in June. June also marks the commemoration of the signing of the Yakama Nation’s Treaty of 1855. Join hundreds of Tribal members as they gather annually for the vibrant Treaty Day parade.

Spend the Fourth of July weekend experiencing the thrill of the Toppenish Pow Wow and Rodeo. Then celebrate our country’s independence with a Wild West Parade on the Fourth of July.

Mingle with the finest western artists during the Western Art Show in August.

Our rich history, Native American traditions and cultural diversity create an inviting atmosphere for anyone with a passion for history. Three engaging museums showcase our history. The American Hop Museum chronicles the history of the hop industry, serving as a tribute to all of agriculture. The Northern Pacific Railway Museum takes you on a journey through time to the days of steam driven locomotives. Built in 1911, the depot museum displays vintage rail artifacts and memorabilia.

The Yakama Nation Museum presents the dioramas and exhibits celebrating the heritage of the Yakama Nation. Stories of the Yakamas’ way of life are told in lifesize poetry adorning the walls of the museum.

Your stay in Toppenish will be enhanced by endless activities. Take in a round of golf, visit the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge or stay and play awhile at Legends Casino, featuring full Vegas style gambling.

2015 TOPPENISH EVENTS CALENDAR June 6: Toppenish Mural Society -“Mural-In-A-Day” July 4: Wild West Parade July 3 & 4: Toppenish Rodeo July 31 & Aug. 1: 47th Annual Toppenish Jr. Rodeo (longest running junior rodeo in the northwest) August 21-22: Northern Pacific Railway Museum Rail Show September: Dinner Train to Nowhere at the Northern Pacific Railway Museum. Call for further information October: Haunted Depot at Northern Pacific Railway Museum. Call for dates.

November 30, Dec. 7, 8, 14, & 15: Toy Train Christmas at Northern Pacific Railway Museum For a complete listing of scheduled events and dates please visit our website at: visittoppenish.com Toppenish Chamber of Commerce 504 South Elm, Toppenish, WA 98948 509.865.3262 toppenishchamber@gmail.com

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Where the West Still Lives!

Toppenish

visit. The name Toppenish is from the Indian word “Xuupinish,” which means sloping and spreading. Toppenish combines a wild-west theme with Native American and Hispanic cultural influences that led American Cowboy Magazine to name it one of the 20 Best Places to Live in the West.

Whether you’re planning a day trip or a more extended stay, here are some highlights to consider.

Try sleeping in a teepee at the Yakama Nation RV Park at 280 Buster Road off Highway 97.

The Old West Still Lives In There are 14 teepees that accommodate five people each.

Or if RV travel is up your alley, the park has 125 full Toppenish Murals, Rodeo hook-up sites with up to 50-amp services, 30 sites have Take a step back in time and visit the small town of access to cable TV and the whole RV park has free wi-fi.

Toppenish. Home to the Yakama Nation, it is full of rich All park guests have access to the heated outdoor pool, Native American heritage and cultural diversity. hot tub, saunas, guest laundry, fitness center, basketball The town of about 9,000 people is an exciting place to court and one-mile jogging/walking path. It also has two banquet facilities. r e Just a short walk from the RV park is the f y of we eliver n Cultural Center Campus, which includes i d free wherema the Yakama Nation Museum, Cultural Center any Yaki e y Gift Shop, Heritage Inn Restaurant, Heritage h e t Vall Theater, Yakama Nation Library and the iconic • Sundries Winter Lodge, all with a great view of Mount • Hardware Adams.

The museum is one of the oldest Na• Cleaning Supplies tive American museums in the U.S. The • Automotive • Sporting Goods 12,000-square-foot exhibition hall includes lifeWe are all committed to being size dwellings of the plateau people, dioramas • Gift Shop • Clothing of the Yakama people, sound effects, narra“the Helpful Place” by offering our customers knowledgeable • In-Store Lock Servicing tives and music, Yakama Nation mannequin advice, helpful service and exhibit on The Great Native American Leaders, • Key Cutting • Propane guided and self-guided tours and a veterans quality products. As the helpful hardware folks in your • Screen Repair exhibit.

Nearby is Yakama Nation’s Legends community, we promise that, Casino, which offers plenty of gaming oppor“helping you is the most 7 am-5 pm M-F tunities. important thing we have to 7 am-2 pm Sat. Downtown Toppenish is another area of do today.” interest, offering a variety of quaint shops, including handcrafted, locally made items for sale. Kraff’s Clothing at 11 S. Toppenish Ave. has woven robes and shawls made from fleece and wool in true Native American designs. The Amish Connection, at 105 South Toppenish

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Ave., sells heirloom rockers, gifts, Amish food, and more.

Where to eat lunch? There are lots of options in Toppenish, from the full-service buffet at Yakama Nation Legends Casino, to Mexican or American-style meals at local restaurants.

Be sure to also hop the Toppenish Mural Tours, which is an old-time horse-drawn covered wagon that takes visitors on a tour of the famous Toppenish murals.

The murals are what truly sets the town apart - 75 of them covering the sides of buildings throughout the city, depicting scenes and people from the Valley’s history. You can get a map at the visitor center and tour the murals at your own leisure.

And every summer (June 7 this year) there is a Mural-in-a-Day event where teams of artists from around the region gather to paint an entire mural in a single day.

Check out the American Hops Museum to learn about that agricultural industry, or visit the railroad museum in the city’s historic train depot.

You’ll also find plenty of community celebrations and special events, such as the rodeo on the July 4th weekend, Haunted Train Depot in October, Lighted Christmas Parade the Saturday after Thanksgiving or Toy Train Christmas in December.

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Toppenish’s Many Murals Bring Old West To Life

The program has led to 75 murals around the city, illustrating local history on the walls of buildings.

Each mural costs thousands of dollars, and the Mural Society funds the project with donations and money earned from fund-raisers.

Thanks to its extensive mural collection, Toppenish truly is a place A map of the city and a key to where the murals are located in this “Where the West Still Lives.” year’s Visitor’s Guide.

Each year on the first weekend in June, the Toppenish Mural Society A suggested walking tour is also featured on the map. Just follow gathers a talented group of artists together to complete a mural in one the unique horseshoe prints on city sidewalks for help in finding the trail day. leading to each mural.

The Toppenish Mural project began as the Mural-in-a-Day activity The Toppenish Visitor Information Center is at 504 E. Elm St. The in June of 1989, when “Clearing the Land” was created. Since that first center also offers mural souvenirs, postcards and full-color books featurmural more than 20 years ago, the local mural society has continued to ing the murals. commission artists each year for the event. *** Following are short introductions of each mural: 1. CLEARING THE LAND — The first mural was Toppenish’s first Mural-in-a-Day, painted on June 3, 1989, to launch the ambitious mural • One Stop Grocery Store with American/Mexican Selections • program. The 40-foot painting is on the side of the • Authentic Mexican Pastries and Breads - Fresh Daily • Western Auto building at Washington Avenue and • Full Service Hot Deli • Fresh Produce, Fresh Meat • In Store ATM • Toppenish Avenue.

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ES — This painting on West First Street shows a Toppenish stagecoach depot of the 1880s.

4. NEWELL’S DRIVE —The art illustrates a horse roundup led by early Toppenish pioneer Charlie Newell.

5. THE INDIAN STICK GAME — This scene shows Northwest Indians playing the age-old stick game, which you can still see played at modern day pow wows, including at the Indian Village during the Fourth of July Toppenish Pow Wow. The mural is at 11 Washington Ave. 6. CHRISTMAS AT LOGY CREEK —In this mural, two Indians share their fire and food with a cowboy friend. The mural is at 14 Washington Ave. 7. THE RHYTHMS OF CELILO —This painting shows the traditional fishing ritual practiced by Indian tribes of the Toppenish area. The mural

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is located at Third Street and South Elm. 8. PARADISE ROW —This turn-of-the-century scene is based on a photograph of Toppenish’s first main street, taken in 1905.

9. WHEN HOPS WERE PICKED BY HAND — This mural shows an early hop harvest. Harvests attracted Indians from all over the Northwest, who set up villages of teepees at the during the harvest.

10. HOT AND DUSTY WORK —The mural depicts the annual roundup and branding of cattle.

11. THE BLACKSMITH SHOP — This is a composite of Toppenish’s early blacksmith shops—there were four of them at the turn of the century. Blacksmith shops were the backbone of the local economy then, repairing wagon wheels, shoeing horses and manufacturing various metal products.

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Enjoy the splendor of our great Valley and come see Toppenish, the city that is truly a work of art! See all the giant outdoor murals that have been painted by noted Pacific Northwest artists, depicting the early day history and heritage of Toppenish “Where The West Still Lives.”

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12. AT THE PEAK OF HARVEST — This mural depicts a potato harvest of bygone days, showing how backbreaking potato harvest was until the development of mechanized harvesting. The art is across from Old Timers Plaza downtown.

13. RODEO — This recalls the early Toppenish roundups when cowboys and ranchers would get together for a little friendly competition. It is painted at South Alder and West First.

14. FORT SIMCOE...THE OLDEN DAYS — This shows the fort area as it was in the early 1850s. You can visit Fort Simcoe about 30 miles west of Toppenish. The mural is located on the American Legion building on West First.

15. THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY — 1855 — Gov. Stevens of the Washington Territory sat down with several Northwestern Indian chiefs to sign the far-reaching Treaty of 1855.

16. THE BLANKET TRADERS — The artist made certain that the blankets being traded in this mural show the authentic patterns of the time. The mural is on South Toppenish Avenue downtown.

17. THE CROSSROADS TO MARKET — This shows the various methods of moving commodities to market in this collage. The mural is adjacent to Old Timers Plaza in downtown Toppenish.

18. THE OLD CHUCK WAGON —The chuck wagon that was a common sight at roundup time. It is located on a freestanding wall near Central Valley Bank.

19. HOUSE CALLS — OLD STYLE — Dr. Johnson purchased one of the first automobiles in the area for making house calls. Since he often had trouble starting the car, he always kept his horse and buggy ready. It is painted on the wall of Providence Toppenish Hospital on Fourth Street.

20. INDIANS’ WINTER ENCAMPMENT —The winter lodge was the gathering place for social functions. The mural is at the Kirkwood Building on South Toppenish Avenue, the same building where the Mural Society office is located.

21. THE OLD SATURDAY MARKET —The market and auction took place where the post office now stands.

22. THE RUTH PARTON STORY —Parton rode broncos, performed as a trick rider and rode relay races at rodeos around the country. She was also inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. The mural is located on the United Telephone Co. building at Washington and Alder.

23. HAYING…A CENTURY AGO — This mural was painted by 11 artists from around the Northwest. Toppenish was one of the leaders in the growing of alfalfa hay. The mural is at the corner of East Toppenish Avenue and B Street.

24. THE OLD LILLIE MANSION — In 1893, Nevada and Josephine Lillie built a 10-room, two-story home with two inside bathrooms, steam heat, and a generator for electrical power. She is remembered as the “Mother of Toppenish,” having platted much of the town.

25. THE LIBERTY THEATRE —Panels on the theater depict wild horses running free as they did in the Toppenish area until recently. It is located on South Toppenish Avenue.

26. COW CAMP — For years the Logy Creek Cattle Association Cow Camp served as headquarters for local Indian roundups. This mural is on the Toppenish Inn at South Elm near the intersection of Highway 97.

27. MAUD BOLIN — HER STORY — Maud Bolin was one of the first female pilots and one of the first women to parachute jump. She was also a rodeo rider who competed in Madison Square Garden and in many of the famous rodeos around the West. The mural is at 11 E. Toppenish Ave. 28. STAGE COACH RACES —In the early 1900s, this was one of the highlights of each rodeo. The mural is on the State Farm building on South Toppenish Ave.

29. THE PALACE HOTEL OF TOPPENISH — To see what downtown Toppenish looked like around 1906, visit the mural on the El Corral Motel on Highway 22 near the intersection with Highway 97.

30. THE TOPPENISH TRADING COMPANY — The Trading Company was one of the first buildings in Toppenish and was built on railroad property since there were no lots available at the time. The mural is located at the corner of East Toppenish Ave. and A Street.

31. ESTELLE REEL MEYER (1862-1959) — President McKinley appointed Mrs. Meyer as Director of Indian Education for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1898. She was the first woman to hold that post.

32. HOP MUSEUM MURALS — On two outside walls of the American Hop Museum at 22 S. B Street, this mural shows typical scenes in the hop industry.

33. WHEN A PERMIT WASN’T REQUIRED — In this painting, because of the impending storm, the spooked cattle run down the middle of Main Street. The mural is located on West First Street.

34. THE LOU SHATTUCK STORY — L. S. (Lou) Shattuck (18921978) was one of the original Toppenish Pow Wow Rodeo boosters.

He helped organize the rodeo in the beginning. The mural is located on South Toppenish Avenue.

35. THE OLD SCHOOL BARNS — This depicts one of Toppenish’s old grade schools. Lincoln and Garfield elementary schools were built in 1908 and 1909.

36. WESTERN HOSPITALITY — When the frontier towns were settled, the “oldest profession” was part of the scene. On the second-floor windows of the Logan Building on Division Street, you can see the ladies and get a feeling for the ebb and flow of activities.

37. HANGING OUT AND HANGING UP — This is one of the two murals on the downtown “Public Westrooms” across Division Street from Old Timers Plaza in downtown Toppenish. A breezy spring in the early 1900s finds mom hanging the clothes and dad reading a catalog in the “library.”

38. HALLOWEEN PRANKS — This is on the public restrooms in downtown Toppenish, also with a theme relating to outhouses. In the early days when outside plumbing was common, pranksters were on the prowl Halloween night and anybody using the facilities that night did so at their own peril.

39. THE SURVEY PARTY — After Gov. Stevens was informed by Lt. George B. McClellan (later a Civil War general) that Snoqualmie Pass was probably impassable during the winter, he directed A. W. Tinkam, a civil engineer, to resurvey the route.

40. THE PIX THEATRE — The J.D. Keck building, constructed in 1911, housed two early Toppenish businesses — a Chinese cafe and Mechtels Sugar Bowl Restaurant. In 1940, the Mercy Theatre chain opened the Pix Theatre. The 16 windows portray early lawyers, judges and physicians who came to town in the early 1900s. The building is downtown on South Toppenish Ave. 41. ALEX McCOY — Born near The Dalles, Ore., in 1835, Alex McCoy was a descendant of the Wishram and Wasco tribes. He was a policeman under four different Indian agents, and served one term as an Indian judge.

42. WILDLIFE — This mural depicts wildlife native to this area prior to its settlement. The mural is located on the north at the corner of Washington and Toppenish Avenue.

43. IRISH DICK — In about 1910, a strapping, hard-drinking shepherd called Irish Dick traded a pet bear cub to a Toppenish saloonkeeper for whiskey. Some months later, the rowdy shepherd was in town when his grown-up pet escaped, panicking townsfolk. He offered to return the bear to its tether. A terrible fight on Main Street ended when an unharmed bear

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44. PRESUMED INNOCENT — The judge watches as the prosecutor presents the evidence. A small glass of water is held above an old milk can. Charged with diluting milk, the farmer sits with hat on knee, his lawyer standing behind him. The mural is on the east wall of the city jail building.

45. LONG ROUTE—SHORT DAY 46. SPECIAL DELIVERY — In 1907, mail was first delivered to the rural areas of Toppenish. This was the early start of Rural Free Delivery.

The postman had to furnish his own horse and buggy. Routes were about 23 miles long. If the postman was a bachelor, he occasionally found himself the recipient of home-baked goodies, delivered by the farmer’s daughter.

47. PATTERNS OF LIFE — The unique and beautiful designs on baskets made by the Yakama peoples represent the oldest continuous art form in the Valley, one that is still practiced today. The mural by Janet Essley is at Division near Toppenish Avenue.

48. 100 YEARS IN TOPPENISH — In 1896, Toppenish had lots of sagebrush, a few buildings and no churches. The town’s first church was incorporated as the Methodist Church in 1898 at the corner of Asotin Avenue and Beech Street. It was moved to its present location in 1909, on the corner of Chehalis and Beech, where this mural was painted.

49. THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN DANCE — This dance is done to traditional Indian songs. The name was derived from a legend of some Indian boys who were playing warrior games on the prairie and who looked over a bluff to see a group of prairie chickens dancing during mating season.

50. THE OWL DANCE — This depicts a traditional tribal dance in which both men and women participate.

51. ALL ABOARD — One of Toppenish more unusual murals, it was painted in colors reminiscent of sepia-toned old photographs. The Toppenish depot was a hub of activity for nearly 100 years, with both passenger and freight trains stopping on their routes east and west. The mural is at the corner of Washington Avenue and South Elm Street.

52. THE MARION DRAIN —The huge project helped control flooding, providing a channel for drainage of water on the reservation. Located at the Ideal Hardware building on West First.

53. CATTLE DRIVE — Chief Kamiakin brought in the first cattle to the Yakima Valley in 1840. This mural depicts the life and times of the cattle drover on such a drive. The art is on the Washington Beef building at Highway 97 and Fort Road.

54. LEGENDS OF THE YAKAMA — This mural depicts several well-known and revered Yakama Indian legends, including the legend of Spilyay, the trickster who most often appeared as a coyote. It is on a building at Highway 97 and Fort Road.

55. INDIAN HORSE RACES — Charlie Newell’s his acquaintance with the Yakama enabled him to avert a crisis. The Indian Agency had forbidden the racing of horses on the track and gambling at their meets.

At Newell’s suggestion, the Yakamas drafted a request to Washington, D.C., to rescind the order, which was granted.

56. TRADING WITH THE YAKAMA — Some of the first contact between white men and the Yakama Indians involved trading. And some of the most prized trading items were horses. This scene is on a building at Highway 97 and Fort Road.

57. FROM HORSE TO HORSELESS CARRIAGE — This mural shows one of Toppenish’s early day gas stations, at one time known as the Windmill Service Station.

58. WHEN ELECTRICITY CAME TO THE VALLEY — Located at

East Toppenish Avenue and H Street, this shows crews and farmers hooking up a farmhouse in the 1930s to electricity.

59. THE MYSTERY HOUSE — Called the Mystery House because even today some details about its origin and use are not known, the house was built south of town near where Highway 97 now runs. It still is standing, in a weathered condition, on the old Goldendale Highway about six miles south of Toppenish. The mural is on West First Street.

60. EL SARAPE — The outline and design of this mural depicts the sarape, a woven blanket worn by Hispanics as a cloak or poncho. The mural tells the story of the braceros, workers who came from Mexico to help harvest the crops in the 1940s.

61. SUMMER TIME FUN — On June 14, 1925, the first swimming pool was opened and was privately owned about a quarter mile west of Toppenish. This mural, painted in one day by a dozen artists, depicts the family fun enjoyed in those days. It is on the side of the swimming pool building on Lincoln Ave. 62. FUELING UP — This mural on the west wall of the school bus garage near the railroad tracks shows school buses in a scene circa 1930 at the Four Way Filling Station.

63. BARN DANCE — About a dozen women artists created this nostalgic scene of an old barn dance.

64. NP RAILROAD: ACROSS THE VALLEY — The painting represents an era when sagebrush and bunch grass grew rampant on the Valley floor. It was in the early 1800s when the railroad came to the Valley, with construction beginning in the spring of 1884, depicted in the mural. See it on the building next to the old Toppenish depot.

65. WINTERING WATERFOWL — This mural shows the migratory waterfowl attracted to the Toppenish Creek refuge just south of town.

66. POW WOW, FERRIS WHEEL & COTTON CANDY —This two-panel double mural depicts scenes from Toppenish rodeos in the past. The panels frame the south entrance to the rodeo grounds on Division Street.

67. YAKAMA LEADERS — This mural is located at Toppenish and Washington avenues, on the south wall, depicting Yakama Indian Nation leaders of the early days.

68. YAKAMA NATION TREATY SIGNING OF 1855 — This mural at Legends Casino on Highway 97 was done to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing.

69. PIONEER BUSINESS WOMAN — Clara Kraff was one of Toppenish’s pioneer businesswomen, first doing business with a small store at an area hop field and later with her husband in downtown Toppenish, selling clothing and shoes.

70. FROM FIELD TO MARKET —This three-panel mural depicts local farmers harvesting their crops, trading them for goods and cash at a Toppenish grocery store, which then sold the produce to the public.

71. TRANSPORTATION IN THE WEST — Toppenish was once a major stop for the Northern Pacific Railroad. This piece celebrates all the modes of transportation that influenced the growth of the Toppenish area.

You can see this mural on the side of the Visitor Information Center.

72. POLO MURAL — Polo was once a thriving sport in the lower Yakima Valley. The work is on a west wall in the 100 block of South Alder.

73. A CELEBRATION OF AGRICULTURE — This displays the impact agriculture had in shaping the Yakima Valley, depicting real fruit labels used to sell produce in the Valley.

75. THE OLD SCHOOL BARNS —The mural depicts one of Toppenish’s old grade schools. Lincoln and Garfield elementary schools were built in 1908 and 1909. The mural is located on the corner of West First and South Division streets.

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Wapato

Wapato Proudly Shows Off Area’s Cultural Diversity

On the way through Wine Country, stop by Wapato, the first community south of Yakima and Union Gap, where you will find the same family farms that have provided fruits and vegetables to locals for decades.

The name Wapato is of Yakama Indian origin — Wa-pa-too — an edible root valued by native Yakamas and settlers alike. Settlers have been in the area since as early as 1885. In 1903, the Postal Service changed the name of the town from Simcoe to Wapato, because Simcoe was too much like nearby Fort Simcoe.

It was incorporated as a town in 1908.

Wapato has always been a farming community. Initial accomplishments were a city park and work beginning on streets and irrigation ditches. The early revenue came from the licensing of saloons and the first lending library was started in 1908 by the Wapato Ladies Club. City Hall,

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police station, jail, and fire protection were 1909 projects.

Power came to Wapato in 1910. The 1911 project was a water system.

The community has evolved into a showcase of cultural diversity, featuring influences from the Yakama Indian Nation, Filipino and Japanese farmers and Hispanic cultures.

The first Buddhist temple in Washington was built in Wapato and is still open. The area is known for its fresh fruit and vegetable stands and nearby wineries.

As one of the most diverse multicultural towns in Washington state, Wapato offers two fun tourist events for travelers visiting the Yakima Valley — the Harvest Festival in September and the Tamale Festival in October.

Wapato’s Tamale Festival is in its seventh year and is a fast-growing event that supports the town’s multicultural community, with people of Japanese, Mexican, Filipino, Italian, German and French ancestry as well as Yakama Nation Indian residents.

The festival features a variety of multiethnic performers from the Wapato Middle School Indian Dancers to Latino dancers to an authentic Mariachi band. Tourists are invited to participate in a tasty tamale cook-off competition and buy tamales by the dozen during the event. Trophies and cash prizes are given for top entries.

You can sample foods showing Wapato’s ethnic diversity at the festival, including tacos, Indian fry bread, barbecue sandwiches and pies of various varieties, and of course, lots of tamales.

On Labor Day Wapato residents and tourists alike have a load of fun at the Harvest Festival. Its various activities, parades, foods, carnival and entertainment are a big treat for the whole family. The annual appearance of the Seattle Filipino youth performing group sponsored by the local Filipino community and is colorful and entertaining.

Not only that — it’s the biggest fundraiser for the city’s swimming pool, wrestling club, baseball league, children’s theater and high school scholarships.

The Harvest Festival was founded in 1944 through the efforts of many Wapato citizens. The Wapato Lions Club is the festival’s sponsor each year, but it takes the whole community to put on the celebration. Everybody gets involved from the chamber of commerce to churches to individuals.

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One of the Oldest Towns in the NW

Union Gap

Union Gap Offers History, Shopping And Recreation Union Gap is the oldest city or town in the area — hence its nickname, Old Town. But a lot has changed since it was first named Yakima City in 1869.

Yakima City was given its charter rights in 1883. But things got off to a shaky start in 1884 when the village and Northern Pacific Railroad owners argued about land for a train depot. Feeling they weren’t getting a good enough deal, the railroad went five miles north and built its first train depot in the middle of nowhere — what is today downtown Yakima.

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without access to the railroad, starting hauling their homes and businesses north, often with teams of horses, and relocated around the new depot. About 100 buildings made the trip.

Before long, the original Yakima City (today’s Union Gap — confusing, isn’t it?) was outgrown by its new neighbor, North Yakima. In 1917 North Yakima became Yakima, and what was left of Yakima City was renamed Union Gap. Today Union Gap has about 6,000 residents.

But the small town packs an economic punch with the ValUNION GAPʼS MAIN ley Mall, the EVENTS region’s biggest April 26 — Old Steel Rod Run retail center, and May 16 — Antique Truck Show numerous other June 19-21 — Old Town Days large stores and June 20-21 — Civil War “Battle at thriving indusFullbright Park” re-enactment tries.

Aug. 15-16 — Pioneer Power You can trace Show the area’s past December (date TBA) — Lighted with a visit to Holiday Parade Pioneer Graveyard, dating to 1865, located at 120 E. Ahtanum Road. And you can track family lore at the Yakima Valley Genealogical Society at 1901 S. 12th Ave.

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May events include the FFA Lawn Tractor Pull Competition at the museum and the American Historical Truck Society Show at Fullbright Park, a 30-acre span with creekside covered picnic facilities. See www.centralwaagmuseum.org.

Ahtanum Youth Park on Ahtanum Road offers more outdoor spaces, with picnic facilities, basketball courts, a BMX track, soccer fields, an equestrian arena and meeting hall.

Union Gap will hold is 132nd annual Old Town Days June 1921 at Fullbright Park, featuring a parade, Civil War re-enactment, food, crafts, entertainment and more.

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Central Washington Agriculture Museum (4508 Main St. in Fullbright Park) preserves the agricultural heritage of the Valley with its large collection of antique farm machines and tools. Interactive exhibits highlight this 19-acre, open-air museum.

Central Washington Antique Farm Expo Aug. 15-16 is the biggest of several special events at the museum. It features lots of vintage farm equipment, steam engines, demonstrations and more.

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Experience the Sunshine & Adventure

Selah

& Truck Show takes place in Wixson Park from 7 to 10 with a Poker Run and live music.

On Saturday there’s the Kiwanis Pancake feed at the Civic Center from 6 to 10 a.m. followed by the parade. Then a full day of activities, vendors, free entertainment & food will begin at noon in Wixson Park including fireworks at 9:30.

Sunday concludes Selah: A Small Town That Is Big with more live music On Sports, Recreation and entertainment with the carnival The small town of Selah provides more than its share running from noon to 5. of fun for people visiting the Valley. There’s a lot to do in There are plenty more community gatherings, such as: town and plenty more in the surrounding area.

• Independence Day Festival July 3-4. There are Selah is located at the south end of fireworks, plus a pancake breakthe Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway fast, parade and youth activities SELAHʼS MAIN EVENTS and offers numerous outdoor recreation on July 4.

May 14-17 — Community Days access points. Visitors can also experi• Sept. 19 is the Army Base July 3-4 — Independence Day ence a multitude of agricultural delights Race, sponsored by Howard’s Celebration including the Tree Top juice producer with Medical.

Sept. 19 — Army Base Race its own store and nearby wineries.

• The chamber presents CowDec. 5-6 — Christmas SelahRecreation is a big deal to Selah boy Up for A Cure at the civic Bration residents, so the city has developed a center Oct. 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. great complex of athletic fields that attract • Oct. 31 is Business Trick or softball tournaments and more throughout Treat. the spring and summer months.

• Get in the holiday spirit Dec. 5-6 at 6 p.m. with the You can also enjoy a dip at the community swimming Christmas Selah-Bration Lighted Parade & Whispers pool and relax in several city parks. of Christmas.

Sitting so close to the area’s outdoor recreation spots, For more info on these events visit discoverselah.com Selah is a great jumping-off location for hunters, rafters, hikers, climbers, fishermen, birders — or anyone else who likes to head outdoors.

On March 28 is the Yakima River Canyon Marathon, which runs through the nearby canyon and finishes up in Selah.

Family You can learn more about that and other acMexican tivities at www.ci.selah.wa.us at the tourism link.

The community’s biggest party is the annual Restaurant Community Days celebration, which this year falls May 14-17.

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Wednesdays throughout the season for a taste of local fruit and produce plus arts and crafts and more. The market is behind King’s Row restaurant at 210 S. First St.

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CITY OF SELAH

Experience the Sunshine and Adventure Selah is located at the South end of the Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway and offers numerous outdoor recreation access points. Come experience several agricultural delights with our Self-Guided Agricultural Loop, Tree Top Juice’s Visitor Center and the Selah Ridge Lavender Farm.

There are experiences for everyone throughout the entire year, including the Community Days event held the third weekend of May, the annual Army Base Race held the third weekend of September, and the Yakima River Canyon Marathon held the last weekend of March.

The Selah’s Wednesday Market starts in June each year. The market is held behind King’s Row Drive-In each Wednesday evening from June through the end of September. This is a great chance for local farmers and crafters to sell products for a reasonable price.

There are endless opportunities to experience the outdoors in Selah and the Yakima River Canyon. In the summer, the river is perfect for a leisurely float. Winter is a great time to snow shoe one of the many trails in the area, and in the fall it’s a prime hunting spot for deer, elk, and big horn sheep. The river is also open for Blue Ribbon fly fishing year round. Selah also has top notch facilities for fastpitch and baseball. There are tournaments held March thru October including the WIAA 2A State Fastpitch Tournament.

If you’re here for the weekend, stay at North Park Lodge, our wonderful outdoor themed hotel (www.northparklodge.com / 509-698-6000).

Visit Selah and you will see why it’s a great place to live, work and play.

For more information about Selah call 509-698-7300 or go to www. selahwa.gov.

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LIBRARIES Buena 801 Buena Road, Buena (509) 865-2298 Granger 508 Sunnyside Avenue, Granger (509) 854-1446 Harrah 21 E. Pioneer, Harrah (509) 848-3458 Mabton 415 B Street, Mabton (509) 894-4128 Moxee 255 W. Seattle, Moxee (509) 575-8854 Naches 303 Naches Avenue, Naches (509) 653-2005 Selah 106 South Second Street, Selah (509) 698-7345 Sunnyside 621 Grant, Sunnyside (509) 837-3234 Terrace Heights 4011 Commonwealth, Yakima (509) 457-5319 Tieton 418 Maple, Tieton (509) 673-2621 Toppenish 1 South Elm, Toppenish (509) 865-3600 Wapato 119 East 3rd Street, Wapato (509) 877-2882 White Swan 391 1st Street, White Swan (509) 874-2060

Visit Tree Top’s Store & Visitor Center In Selah

While in apple country, learn how produce goes from farm to table at the Tree Top Store & Visitors Center at 202 E. Second St. in Selah.

Tree Top has been in the area for over 50 years producing apple juice, applesauce and fruit snacks.

“Country general store” is the theme of the new store. Stained wood batten board walls line the facility with wood countertops. Twelve-foot-high ceilings showcase Tree Top memorabilia and history. It also includes indoor seating and a wrap-around

covered porch for outdoor seating.

The parking lot provides easy access for buses. Tree Top food products, other Northwest favorite treats, Tree Top merchandise, and unique gift baskets that feature local and Northwest items are available for sale.

It also has a cafe that serves sandwiches, baked goods, coffee, smoothies and, of course, juice. It’s a fun, family environment and a healthy destination as well.

The new visitor center is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from April to December 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Gateway to Mt. Rainier

Naches

Naches Is The Gateway To Your Outdoor Recreation

If you love your fun outdoors, Naches is a great place to visit — no matter what time of year you arrive.

Located on Highway 12 just a few miles from Yakima, it’s within easy reach of camping, skiing at White Pass, hunting deer or elk, fishing or rafting on one of the many creeks or rivers, hiking, caving, exploring nearby waterfalls (there are nine!) and much more.

Naches is located on the foothills of the Cascades, so it’s also a great place to stop on your way to and from White Pass, Chinook Pass or Mount Rainier National Park.

The area has a lot to offer from summer to winter. In the summer, stop by one of its many roadside fruit stands or U-pick farms, explore close-by attractions like Boulder Cave or hike one of the many trails in the area.

During the winter plan a snowmobiling trip, or check out the Oak Creek Wildlife area to see elk and bighorn sheep being fed. All year long you can enjoy the shops and restaurants in this quaint, small town. And don¹t forget to plan an extended visit during one of the town¹s many events.

Nile Valley Days, held July 19-20 at Sprick Park, is packed with outdoor family-friendly activities: vendors with hand-crafted items, food booths, displays, kids games, egg-toss, live entertainment, Lions Bingo, black-powder demonstrations, horseshoe tournaments, rescue demonstrations by Central Washington Mountain Rescue, and amateur wood events including the spike drive, cross-cut saw, wood-splitting and axe throw. A $1 donation is appreciated at the gate.

Sportsman Days Sept. 11-13, sponsored by the Naches Lions Club, is one of the longest-running community day events in the Yakima Valley. The event features free entertainment throughout the weekend along with a midway, rides, food booths, game booths, flea market, silent auction, button drawings, free shows and much more.

To enjoy the small-town atmosphere, play or picnic at the two local parks (Applewood and Cleman’s View), walk

the Greenway started at the Naches Trailhead or visit the restored Visitors Center in the historic train depot, complete with public restrooms.

For more information on Naches events and things to do, visit www. nachesvalleychamber.com or www.whistlinjacklodge. com Originally called Natchez, the community was settled in the late 19th century and grew gradually. The Northern Pacific Railroad came to Natchez in 1906, but it was the shuttle train tagged “Sagebrush Annie” that would establish a twice daily commuter link between Naches and the Yakima marketplace.

Shortly after the 1906 appointment of the Upper Valley town’s first postmaster the town moved to change the spelling of its name from Natchez to Naches. By 1922 the town’s population was still small at about 300, with the economy based mainly on forestry and agriculture.

Even today the population is right around 800 people.

Custom Framed Photographs • Handmade Log Furniture The town is home to the Unique One-Of-A-Kind Gifts Naches Ranger District that oversees a big chunk of Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest lands in the Mon-Sat area. You can stop by the 10am to headquarters along Highway 4 pm 12 in Naches to learn more about recreational opporGallery tunities. To learn more call (509) 653-1401 or check the website at www.fs.usda.gov/ 10201 Highway 12, Naches okawen/ 509.653.1350

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improved its runs and facilities over the years. There are also options for dining and lodging available so you can make a full day of it … or longer.

If you’re a beginner or just want to improve your skills, lessons are available.

White Pass is about 40 miles up Highway 12 from the town of Naches, an easy drive from the Yakima Valley.

Once ski season is over, the whole area of Wenatchee National Forest becomes a recreational hot spot for hikers, mountain bikers, campers, anglers, hunters, photographers, horseback riders, rafters — you name it.

You can get the lowdown on forest trails, campgrounds and other activities at the U.S. Forest Service ranger station in Naches, located on Highway 12.

Phone: (509) 653-1401, or visit the website under www.fs.usda.gov.

No matter what time of year you visit, there’s fun in them-thar hills!

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Bumping Lake and Clear Lake provide big areas for boating activities, while numerous rivers, streams, alpine lakes and ponds offer variety of fishing experiences.

If you take the other turn at the Y outside of Naches and head into the mountains on Highway 410, Chinook Pass offers more outdoor splendor and activities. A stop at the pass summit and Tipsoo Lake offers classic up-close views of Mount Rainier — and if you time your trip right in the late summer, an astounding display of alpine wildflowers around the small lake, perfect for a picnic stop, a short hike and photos.

And all this is right in our neighborhood. From Yakima, you’re only about an hour’s drive from Mount Rainier National Park, one of America’s most popular park destinations.

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