Hanford's girls team claimed the top three individual spots and the Ellensburg boys squad had three runners among the top seven finishers to dominate the only high school cross country competition of the season hosted by the Sunnyside Grizzly harriers.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..When Drama Club Advisor Maisy Sylling began looking through scripts for this fall's Sunnyside High School production, she wasn't looking for anything in particular.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..The question of whether the Sunnyside School District should be opposing liquor licenses and liquor advertisements at premises within 500 feet of school property, is one the Sunnyside Ethics Committee has been tangling with for some time.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..Wow! What a wonderful year it's been for the 2004-05 Miss Sunnyside court and their parents.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - The Grandview Lady Greyhounds volleyball team didn't have too much to worry about going head-to-head with Othello Thursday night. Grandview was able to walk away from the match with a three-game sweep, improving the team's league record to 5-0.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..The soccer match had more plot twists than a "B" movie and one player had to leave the field to catch her second wind.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..Thanks to all the people who supported me this past year as the principal at Artz-Fox Elementary, and continue to support me during my appeal process. The parents, students, community members and staff who rallied for me were much appreciated and made an impact with the superintendent and the Mabton School Board.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..The fall razor-clam season will get underway Saturday, Oct. 15, at all five ocean beaches if tests continue to show the clams are safe to eat, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Olympic National Park announced this week.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - Victims of Hurricane Katrina will be receiving help from a group of Mabton Elementary school fifth-graders.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..I am writing this letter to support Bill Gant's candidacy for city council. I have known as a friend and worked professionally with Bill for more than 27 years.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - The young people come from different backgrounds and range in age from eight to 17.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..Renee Joseph Ramos will face a felony charge of murder in the second degree in Yakima County Superior Court when his case goes to trial on Dec. 5.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..by Rachel Bott
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - The Sunnyside High School girls swim team met Cheney last night at Lions pool, losing 113-37.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..WAPATO - It was a clean sweep for the Sunnyside volleyball team, which won 25-16, 25-15, 25-16 at Wapato on Thursday night.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..by Frances Potts
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..I was angry and upset after reading the opinion of Rick Berk (Daily Sun News 9-21-05), accusing Mike Farmer of being motivated solely by politics and doing a poor job for the city on the odor abatement project at a local cattle operation.
September 30, 2005 midnight read more..With no public comment in opposition, the city of Sunnyside's Board of Adjustment last night approved a 24-hour children's day care service.
September 29, 2005 midnight read more..KENNEWICK - Mike Van Wingerden's sizzling 2005 season on the area's golf links continues.
September 29, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - The five-member Grandview scrapbooking group, the Sassy Scrappers, will be hosting a scrapbooking seminar on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Grandview Christian Church.
September 29, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside High School's leadership class takes turns on community projects. "They have one week to come up with a service idea, then a week to implement it," explained advisor Dave Martinez.
September 29, 2005 midnight read more..The intersections where Edison Avenue, Factory Road and Sheller Road come together with State Route 241 are about to get a little safer thanks to a partnership between Yakima County and the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT).
September 29, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - This past Monday's 49-2 thumping administered by Prosser against Sunnyside in a freshman football game may appear to some that the Grizzlies are going nowhere fast.
September 29, 2005 midnight read more..We, the Miss Sunnyside Program Committee, would like to recognize the following individuals for making the Miss Sunnyside Pageant one of our community's most anticipated events:
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - A new coach and new strategy helped make the difference as Prosser escaped with a 1-0 win over Sunnyside in Mid-Valley League soccer action Tuesday night.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside's volleyball team took the early lead but couldn't sustain the momentum in a 3-0 home loss to Selah on Wednesday evening.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside Christian High School volleyball team may have lost to Riverside Christian Tuesday night, but the Lady Knights coach isn't complaining.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..We complain when gas prices are $2.74 a gallon and then when they rise to over $3 a gallon we're asking for them to be $2.74 again. I don't like paying more money for gas, but I don't have a choice and neither does anyone else. The only other choice people have is to ride a bicycle or walk.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..ROYAL CITY - "Little Pre," as he is called by Bickleton High School Coach Darrell Lang, turned in another solid performance for the Pirates cross country team yesterday afternoon.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..Last Friday, Russell and Jacqueline Hazen anxiously waited out Hurricane Rita from their home in Sunnyside.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..In regards to the letter that Mr. Fabian Castilleja wrote about Ms. Julia Hart, I find it offensive.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - The Lady Greyhounds shut out league leading East Valley for the first 30 minutes but it wasn't enough in a 3-0 CWAC soccer loss Tuesday evening.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside police have apprehended a 41-year-old man, believed to be involved in the Tuesday night, Sept. 20, mugging of a 71-year-old Sunnyside woman.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - Mabton High School senior Jesica Orozco has begun a canned food drive to help victims of hurricane Katrina and Rita.
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..On Saturday, Sept. 17, I had the opportunity to host for Sunnyside a Kids Corner at the annual celebration of Sunshine Days. What a truly wonderful experience!
September 28, 2005 midnight read more..Most people, through the years, start to accumulate a fair amount of junk, knick knacks, and other treasures, making it increasingly more difficult to store all of it.
September 27, 2005 midnight read more..The clock is ticking on Sunnyside's electric utility franchise with Pacific Power.
September 27, 2005 midnight read more..David Smasne of Grandview beat out Billy Van Wingerden of Sunnyside for first place honors in the third week of the Sunnyside Merchants Football Contest. Smasne will receive $50 with Van Wingerden garnering a three-month subscription to the newspaper.
September 27, 2005 midnight read more..Many people in Sunnyside remember the name, Ron Linehan. Some people connect the name to a rough and tumble Sunnyside High School football player, others remember the name from Linehan's time playing football at the University of Idaho, others remember nothing more than the Sunnyside man's competitive nature and natural drive. But everyone who remembers Linehan can agree on one thing - he was a good man.
September 27, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside School District received nothing but encouragement Monday night, when parents, staff members and coaches were asked whether or not the district should continue to move forward with a $4 million plan that would upgrade the outdoor athletic facilities at Sunnyside High School and Harrison Middle School.
September 27, 2005 midnight read more..The future of a proposed Aho subdivision is still up in the air.
September 27, 2005 midnight read more.."My name is Bob and I chase burn barrels," so began my ride-along last week with "Burn Barrel" Bob West of the Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..RICHLAND - Sunnyside's girls volleyball team will retool following a 25-14, 25-12, 25-18 Mid-Valley League loss at Hanford last Saturday.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..BRIDGEPORT - It wasn't their best effort of the season, nonetheless, the Mabton High School Vikings knocked off the Bridgeport football team last Friday, 35-6.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..PASCO - Things are starting to turn around for the Mabton High School volleyball team. The Lady Vikings brought home a first place finish from this past Saturday's Tri-City Prep Tournament held in Pasco.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside High School's Leadership class is now accepting stuffed animals which will be donated to local law enforcement agencies.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..A group of teachers at Harrison Middle School is going the extra mile to try to get parents more involved in their children's schooling.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..Messmore wins Flight #2 race
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - "We've been growing wine grapes for 10 years, so we decided to see what it's like," said Susan Cowan of Cowan Vineyards, which held its grand opening in Prosser this past Saturday.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more.."We've been blessed with so much, we just want to help however we can," said Sunnyside Christian High School student Juliana Erickson.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - More than 30 hot air balloons turned out for this past weekend's 16th annual Great Prosser Balloon Rally.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..CONNELL - Grandview traveled to Connell this past Saturday to join 22 other teams at the Connell Invite.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..TROUT LAKE - The Sunnyside Christian High School volleyball team had to fight hard last Friday night, giving it everything they had to come out on top against Glenwood/Trout Lake.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - Sunnyside's football team kept it close for a quarter before giving way to state-ranked Prosser in a 64-3 Mid-Valley League loss last Friday.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Ellensburg and Grandview played a football game Friday night - and a chess match broke out.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..A shorthanded Sunnyside girls soccer team was no match against league leading Hanford last Saturday in a 9-0 home loss.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..SPOKANE - The Sunnyside Christian boys soccer team played a heartbreaker of a game Friday afternoon against Valley Christian.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..PULLMAN - The Grandview High School swim team traveled to Pullman this past Saturday to compete against Pullman, Prosser and Clarkston.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Visiting Selah brought its scoring powerhouse to Grandview last Saturday and came away with a 6-0 win.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..In the latest tabulations from the Yakima County Auditor's Office, both Sunnyside City Council candidate Bruce Epps and Mabton School Board candidate Teresa Ahumada appear to have garnered enough votes to move on to November's General Election.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..BICKLETON - The high flying Riverside Christian Crusaders dominated as expected last Friday night against the inexperienced and young Bickleton Lady Pirates volleyball team.
September 26, 2005 midnight read more..ELLENSBURG - Sunnyside sophomore Britany Messmore may be kicking herself for not taking up running a long time ago.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - Everything fell into place for the Mabton High School volleyball team Thursday night, as it was able to battle past Kittitas for a four-game win.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..The move from Cle Elum to Sunnyside left us in TV limbo for a few weeks.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - Larson Gallery is accepting entries for the "50th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition," a juried exhibit of artists residing in Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Walla Walla and Yakima Counties. More than $6,000 in cash awards will be presented. Entries will be accepted Oct. 18-20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Larson Gallery, on the Yakima Valley Community College Campus in Yakima.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..PASCO - Enjoy an afternoon and evening of music and poetry of cowboys of the west in a beautiful outdoor park setting!
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - For the first time all season the Sunnyside volleyball team came out of the gate strong, not waiting for the second or third game to establish themselves.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..Two Sunnyside women have been arrested in connection with this past Tuesday night's incident of a 71-year-old woman being knocked to the ground outside a local church, then robbed of her purse.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..UNION GAP - 53-year-old Rudy G. Guzman of Granger sustained injuries yesterday afternoon as the result of a three-vehicle accident at SR-97 and Lateral A near Union Gap.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..In a case of "what might have been," the Sunnyside girls soccer team had two goals called back in a 2-1 home loss to Highland on Thursday night.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..For the second year in a row the Sunnyside Housing Authority breezed through its annual state audit, garnering the most prized of audit results. The Housing Authority's audit ended with no recommendations and no findings.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..Watching Elena Hazle sit outside on her front steps and play with her children, she looks like a typical mother, outside enjoying the warm fall weather.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..It's now late September, when autumn leaves put on their colorful best and there's a crisp chill in the night air.
September 23, 2005 midnight read more..SEATTLE - The Museum of Flight on Wednesday announced the selection of NASA astronaut Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., as its new president and CEO.
September 22, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - When it comes to water, the City of Grandview is ahead of the curve.
September 22, 2005 midnight read more..Programs to retain eighth graders entering high school and to help prepare students for college were the focus of a presentation at the Sunnyside Noon Rotary meeting earlier this week.
September 22, 2005 midnight read more..Numerous Lower Valley ballots arrived at the Yakima County Courthouse Wednesday via mail, but they did little to change the initial results posted by the county auditor's office late Tuesday evening.
September 22, 2005 midnight read more..A Sunnyside woman was injured this past Tuesday night, Sept. 20, while being robbed after attending a church meeting.
September 22, 2005 midnight read more..There is a group of Heritage University students who are working hard to ensure that life in the Yakima Valley changes.
September 22, 2005 midnight read more..Before 2005-06 Miss Sunnyside Kerri Urrutia ever thought about walking away from last Saturday's pageant with a crown, she had to make a tough decision.
September 22, 2005 midnight read more..A prayer vigil was held Wednesday morning, as about 30 Sunnyside High School students gathered around the school's flag pole for the annual "See You at the Pole" event.
September 22, 2005 midnight read more..BICKLETON - The Bickleton High School varsity volleyball squad is making strides. For the second consecutive match, the Lady Pirates claimed a single game victory against their opponent.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - Ten-year Mabton City Council veteran Velva Herrera drew the majority of the votes cast in the Primary Election Mabton mayor's race yesterday.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - The Mabton High School volleyball team had trouble pulling itself together Tuesday night in a non-league match-up against Klickitat.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - The Grandview High School volleyball team secured an important win Tuesday night, pushing past the Ki-Be Bears in a three-game match.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..MOSES LAKE - The Sunnyside Christian Knights boys soccer team played its league opener last night against Moses Lake Christian, losing 7-0 and dropping their second game in as many tries.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..And then there were two. Tuesday was election day in Yakima County, and a three-person race for Sunnyside City Council position two was narrowed down to two names at the end of the day.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - Facing the ax due to federal budget constraints, a program preparing students for college not only received a second life, but six more years.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - A three-way race for Mabton School Board's position one was whittled to two following Tuesday's Primary vote.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside girls soccer team outscored Selah 3-2 in the second half in Tuesday night's Mid-Valley League match-up.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..GRANGER - Danielle Raschko earned the top individual finish for the Bickleton High School cross country team at yesterday's five-school meet staged in Granger.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..KIONA-BENTON - Anna George recorded a hat trick in the first half to spark Grandview to a 7-0 soccer win at Kiona-Benton on Tuesday.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..ELLENSBURG - It was a case of too little, too late, as the Lady Grizzly volleyball team rebounded from an 0-2 deficit Tuesday before losing 3-2 at Ellensburg.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside High School graduate Lizeth Chiprez recently received a $2,000 scholarship from the PacifiCare Latino Health Scholars program.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - The Lady Grizzlies were almost at full strength last night when they met West Valley at Lions Pool, but it just wasn't enough.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Mark A. Meyer and Karen Veloz will be moving on to the General Election, in the race for the Director #2, Grandview School Board seat.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Harriet Thompson Elementary School in Grandview will host a parents night get-together Monday, Sept. 26. The gathering is scheduled for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Most people take going for a dip in the pool or shooting hoops for granted. But for some people simply getting into the swimming pool can be an arduous task.
September 21, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - Britany Messmore brought home the top individual finish of all the Sunnyside High School harriers at this past Saturday's Prosser Cross Country Invitational.
September 20, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - A draft plan to preserve fish species, while respecting tradition and the economy, had its first hearing Monday at the Yakima Convention Center.
September 20, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Grandview motorists could soon find traveling through the community to be a little smoother going.
September 20, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - When Iva Lou Chestnut of Gig Harbor was growing up she knew exactly what she wanted to accomplish one day. She wanted to live the American Dream.
September 20, 2005 midnight read more..With little fanfare, the Port of Sunnyside commissioners gained their first look at the 2006 operating budget this past Monday night.
September 20, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside Tennis Club hosted its annual Sunshine Days Tennis Tournament this past weekend at the Sunnyside High School tennis courts.
September 20, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - While Bickleton didn't have enough cross country runners to collect a varsity team score, Bickleton Coach Darrell Lang was pleased with his small team of runners who competed at the Prosser Invitational held last Saturday at Fiker Stadium.
September 20, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - Conover Insurance in Yakima has hired Jeff Widdows as the newest member of its commercial lines sales team.
September 20, 2005 midnight read more..A third game lead wasn't enough Saturday as the Sunnyside volleyball team was swept at home 25-11, 25-14, 25-22 in a Mid-Valley League loss to West Valley.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..Its home field proved to be a brutal place to play for the Sunnyside Christian High School boys soccer team last Friday and Saturday.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..The Lady Knights volleyball team came together last Friday, using teamwork to handily defeat Lyle.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - Nothing fancy. Steak and potatoes type football. Run it right at 'em.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..SELAH - The Grandview Lady Greyhounds faced some tough competition over the weekend, taking on non-league rivals Selah and Ellensburg. Although the Lady 'Hounds were able to battle past the Bulldogs, they weren't as fortunate when it came to taking on the Vikings.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..TOPPENISH - A dead magpie found in the Toppenish area has tested positive for West Nile virus.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..WEST RICHLAND - Sunnyside High School girls swim coach Scott Southard is happy to head up the Lady Grizzly squad, but he is quick to point out the time has come for the group to rededicate itself to the cause.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..OUTLOOK - A late night fire caused an estimate $40,000 in damage to an Outlook home over the weekend.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside's girls soccer team made quick work of last-place Wapato on Saturday. Paced by Yanet Candido's three first-half assists, the Lady Grizzlies struck early and often in a 6-0 home win.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - A cool, but sunny morning, no wind and a 2.9 mile course were the ingredients for the 18:57 finish handed in by Grandview High School's Britnee Sanchez at the Prosser Invitational this past Saturday.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..Grandpa Tony was smiling proud from up above Saturday night as his youngest granddaughter, Kerri Urrutia, was named the new Miss Sunnyside.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Grandview's girls soccer team played toe-to-toe with defending state 2A champ Naches Valley in a 3-0 loss Saturday.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..The good news for Sunnyside High School football fans after this past Friday night's 33-0 loss to Eastside Catholic is that none of the problems the Grizzlies have are unfixable.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..Smiles and laughter greeted parade watchers Saturday morning as the 38th annual Sunshine Days Parade made its way through the streets of Sunnyside.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..CONNELL - Last Friday, Grandview couldn't overcome its third slow start in a row in a 38-14 CWAC football loss at Connell.
September 19, 2005 midnight read more..Going to the mall means shopping, usually. But at Mid-Valley Mall in Sunnyside, youngsters can also go see their doctor.
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..It may have been a year since Dorothy Knerr has lived in Sunnyside, but the community still holds a special place in her heart.
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..OUTLOOK - Would be strangers came together Thursday night not only to work to better the educational experience at Outlook Elementary School, but also to lend a helping hand to those effected by the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..Food, wine and fellowship will come together during the third annual fund-raising auction presented by the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grandview.
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - The skies over Prosser will be filled with giant, rainbow-colored, hot air balloons when the Great Prosser Balloon Rally takes flight from the Prosser Airport Sept. 23-25.
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside City Council expressed its displeasure with the Yakima Clean Air Authority this past Monday night, vocalizing its disdain to the point of wanting the agency deactivated.
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..President Bush calls for National Day of Prayer
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Grandview's Teresa Kollmar was headed home with her three children in the backseat on Tuesday night around 7 p.m., when she was blindsided by what Yakima County Sheriff's Office officials describe as a 1997 Dodge pickup.
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..Local history, whitewater rafting and art are all coming together at Sunnyside's Apex Cellars.
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside City Council this past Monday night authorized Public Works Director Jim Bridges to move forward with a Public Works Trust Fund (PWTF) loan application to help pay for design costs for upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant.
September 16, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Grandview physician Dr. Albert Fiedler is trading his stethoscope for a chainsaw to help a Louisiana town recover from Hurricane Katrina.
September 15, 2005 midnight read more..The Lower Valley Bridge Club of the American Contract Bridge League sponsors special events throughout the year.
September 15, 2005 midnight read more..Eda Calguner has only been in Sunnyside for a few weeks, but the new Rotary exchange student is already finding her new home a comfortable place to be.
September 15, 2005 midnight read more..RICHLAND - Sunnyside's Mike Van Wingerden earned a fourth place finish this past Monday at a PGA pro-am tournament staged at Richland's Columbia Point Golf Course.
September 15, 2005 midnight read more..BICKLETON - The combined enrollment of Trout Lake and Glenwood high schools has created a winning volleyball team. This past Tuesday night the team, calling itself "TLG", claimed its first victory of the season against the Bickleton Lady Pirates by scores of 25-5, 25-10, 27-7.
September 15, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside Planning Commission meeting scheduled to take place Wednesday evening, Sept. 14, was canceled due to lack of agenda items.
September 15, 2005 midnight read more..BICKLETON - The sheer numbers are staggering - 133 wind turbines, 10,605 acres and enough electricity to power 250,000 homes.
September 15, 2005 midnight read more..There is no lawmaker in the state who works harder supporting the interests of employers than Sen. Jim Honeyford.
September 15, 2005 midnight read more..A Boise, Idaho CPA, Greg Braun, made the most of a rare visit to Sunnyside's Black Rock Creek Golf Course this past weekend.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..A Sunnyside Port District's ribbon cutting and open house ceremony, originally set for Thursday, Sept. 15, to celebrate the completion of the Midvale Road improvement project has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 20.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Grandview High School may have a rather young volleyball team, but that didn't stop the Lady Greyhounds from putting away the Connell Eagles in three games last night.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..ELLENSBURG - The Sunnyside girls soccer team earned its first victory Tuesday, edging host Ellensburg 2-1 on Yanet Candido's game winning - or golden - goal in sudden death overtime.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..Bike enthusiasts from around the state will be converging on the Sunnyside Community Center this Saturday for an event honoring the late co-director of the Yakima Valley Wings Gold Wings Association Chapter.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..Tates to celebrate 50 years of marriage with Hawaiian cruise
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..GRANGER - A fiery crash at a railroad crossing claimed the lives of two Granger residents Tuesday evening.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..Just days before the opening of the annual Sunnyside Sunshine Days celebration, the executive director of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce and Sunnyside Economic Development Association, Rado Harrington, has resigned.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..WEST RICHLAND - The two-person Grandview High School girls swim team faced Hanford yesterday.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..It was a tough night for the ticker Tuesday, as the Sunnyside Christian High School Lady Knights battled it out against the Mabton Lady Vikings.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..There was a striking color combination on display at Chief Kamiakin Elementary School Tuesday afternoon, as people in bright yellow shirts delivered bright red dictionaries to more than 400 Sunnyside fifth graders.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..Today marks the one-year anniversary of my son's death. As you can imagine, something of that magnitude has a profound effect on your life.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..Two men attempting to walk away from the area of a break-in at a downtown clothing store this past Monday morning with an armload of merchandise are now in jail, thanks to the quick thinking of an anonymous citizen.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..GRANGER - With the assistance of Yakima County Fire District #5, the Granger City Fire Department was able to contain a fire at 519 Railroad Ave. yesterday evening.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..Each day for the past two years U.S. Army Reservist Wallace Anderson of Sunnyside donned a police uniform and went to work in a downtown Baghdad police station. It was a job that could have cost him his life.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..SELAH - It was a rough start to the season for the Sunnyside High School freshman football team this past Monday at Selah.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - Hop harvest is a season that brings to mind a lot of different sights and sounds for residents of the Lower Valley. Hop harvest means trucks loaded down with vines ambling down country roads, workers in the fields cutting the long, green vines and the sound of the processing plants, turning the vines into dried hops.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - Going to church on Sunday sparked a grassroots effort by Mabton hop farmers Diane and Stacy Puterbaugh to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
September 14, 2005 midnight read more..ELLENSBURG - Grandview High School defending 2A State cross country champion Britnee Sanchez is off to a slow start this season. The stand-out runner at last year's state meet was only able to claim a third place finish in the Greyhounds' season opener held in Ellensburg this past Saturday.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside Public Library will host family night at the 621 Grant Ave. facility beginning Wednesday, Sept. 14.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..The father-son duo of Franklin and Patrick Bestebruer of Zillah came out on top of the first week's football contest. Franklin only missed one game to take the $50 first prize money with Patrick picking up a three-month subscription for the family with his second place finish.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..In an effort to be pro-active, Rotary International is asking all Rotary Clubs to adopt sexual harassment policies to protect both club members and the youth participating its international student exchange programs.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - The Sunnyside High School girls swim team fielded four swimmers this past Saturday in a meet at Lions Pool in Yakima against Pullman.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside City Council's issues with the Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority came to a head last night, as Mayor Ed Prilucik received unanimous support for a request to ask the Yakima County commissioners to deactivate the agency.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..MOSES LAKE - Only one of the two swimmers for the Grandview High School girls swim team was able to compete this past Saturday at a meet in Moses Lake against Cheney.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - The Sunnyside Christian High School volleyball team got its season off to a promising start last Friday, winning two of four matches during the season opening SunDome tournament held in Yakima.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside residents may have noticed that American flags at Sunnyside City Hall and the Jerry Taylor Veterans Memorial are being flown at half-staff.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..In an effort to showcase the talent of Yakima Valley community royalty and to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Sunnyside Miss Cinco de Mayo Court is hosting a special fund-raiser.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside City Council Monday night approved two annexation requests that added an additional 180 acres to the community.
September 13, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Late goals by Othello in a 3-0 win thwarted a solid Grandview defensive effort in CWAC soccer play on Saturday.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more.."Have you heard anything yet?" That's the question Billie Warwick of Sunnyside hears every morning from her 90-year-old father-in-law, Art Warwick.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..YAKIMA - Sunnyside capped off a frustrating day at the SunDome volleyball tournament Saturday by whipping Wapato 25-16, 25-15.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..With the theme, "All Shook Up," the 2005 Miss Sunnyside Pageant this coming Saturday promises a good time for a good cause.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..MOSCOW, IDAHO - Football is a game of limited possessions. And with those possessions a team must make the most of its opportunities in order to win a game. But it is rather hard to win when a team can't hold on to the ball.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..WATERVILLE - Saturday afternoon, the Mabton High School football team stamped itself as the favorite to win this year's Central Washington 'B' League title.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..In what turned out to be a very emotional ceremony for the organizers and the award recipients, Sunday's Veterans War Memorial banquet saw many of the awardees wipe a tear or two from their cheeks.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Race fans lined the course for the second annual Grandview Soapbox Derby held this past Saturday on Euclid Hill.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..BICKLETON - Despite some strong serves from Bickleton High School senior Kristin Slater, the Lady Pirates varsity volleyball team was unable to pull off a win last Thursday against West Valley's freshman team.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..TROUT LAKE - After a couple of less than stellar seasons, the Sunnyside Christian High School boys soccer team seems to be on the right track this year.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce board of directors has some questions, and last Friday they were looking for some answers from Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rado Harrington.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Greyhound football took the fourth Friday in a 47-7 romp over Kiona-Benton in the CWAC opener for both teams.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..ELLENSBURG - Considering it was only the second competition of the young 2005 season, the Sunnyside High School cross country team fared well this past Saturday.
September 12, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - The Yakima Valley has its first reported case of West Nile virus since 2002, according to a report from the Benton County Mosquito Control District.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..Responding as quickly as humanly possible
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..OUTLOOK - Bryan Porter's aim was true and many in the small community of Outlook breathed a collective sigh of relief.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..GRANGER- An afternoon of culturally diverse entertainment and food is being planned for Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Northwest Communities Education Center, 121 Sunnyside Ave., in Granger.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside residents with stray cat problems are asked not to call Sunnyside City Hall which such complaints.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..On paper, Hanford won 3-1 at Sunnyside Thursday night in the Mid-Valley League volleyball opener for both teams.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..GRANGER - Lower Valley bicycle enthusiasts are encouraged to enter their "tricked out" bikes in the second annual Wild Wheels Bicycle Show to be held in Granger Sunday, Sept. 18.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..Music aficionados throughout the Yakima Valley have a chance to take in a wide variety of sounds during the course of this year's Lower Valley Community Concerts series.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..Every third, fourth and fifth grade student in the Sunnyside School District is going to be bringing home a little something extra today (Friday).
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..WENATCHEE - The Sunnyside High School girls swim team took to the pool for the first time this season on Thursday afternoon, taking part in the Wenatchee relay jamboree.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..Lower Valley Crisis and Support Services of Sunnyside is currently registering individuals interested in volunteering as advocates for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..MOXEE - The Sunnyside girls soccer team opened the season Thursday with a 4-1 loss at East Valley.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..It's a tale of two cities, as Sunnyside City Council incumbent Bruce Ricks and challenger Carol Stone see it.
September 9, 2005 midnight read more..It took 24 Yakima County Fire District Five firefighters nearly an hour to control a fire that engulfed an Emerald Road home, just outside of Sunnyside on Thursday night.
September 8, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside's Brown Sox are on a roll.
September 8, 2005 midnight read more..The Jr. Indelook Club, celebrating 56 years of service, will install new officers Wednesday, Sept. 14. The ceremony will be held at the home of President Margory Wright at 7 p.m.
September 8, 2005 midnight read more..Working to improve the lives of nearly 500 fifth graders is a challenge. But when Sunnyside's Promise decided to adopt the class of 2012, that's exactly the challenge that it took on.
September 8, 2005 midnight read more..Five cents a nickel make, but a new one out these days may cause a double-take.
September 8, 2005 midnight read more..Ex-Sunnyside High School Principal Bill Gant says he has entered the race for Sunnyside City Council Position #4 with no hidden agenda. Sunnyside Councilwoman Bengie Aguilar, who is completing her first term of office, wants to continue serving the community.
September 8, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside police are investigating three vehicle thefts which occurred earlier this week.
September 8, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - For the first 10 minutes Grandview's soccer team had Prosser on its heals Tuesday, recording two shot attempts on goal and a couple of corner kicks.
September 7, 2005 midnight read more..MOXEE - Recording its best start in recent years, Sunnyside opened the 2005 volleyball season at East Valley yesterday in a four-team jamboree.
September 7, 2005 midnight read more..Erica Rollinger is the newest officer to join the Sunnyside Police Department and is the third female officer to become a member of the force, according to Sunnyside Police Chief Ed Radder.
September 7, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Grandview police officers are investigating two Tuesday night residential burglaries
September 7, 2005 midnight read more..Instead of taking a summer job that might have earned him a substantial hourly wage, 2004 Sunnyside High School graduate Frank Kearney recently elected to stay in the classroom.
September 7, 2005 midnight read more..LYLE- The Bickleton High School girls volleyball team had a few shiny moments in Tuesday night's season opener in Lyle last night. But not enough bright moments as Lyle won the match in three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-5 and 25-11.
September 7, 2005 midnight read more..GRANGER - At a time when most recent high school graduates were busy thinking about how to make the most of their summer before college, Granger High School Valedictorian Karin Golob was busy spending her time learning how to sequence DNA.
September 7, 2005 midnight read more..Although the general election is still months away, local voters have a very important decision to make in the coming weeks. There are currently three candidates in the running for Sunnyside City Council position two, a race that will be narrowed down to two during the upcoming primary.
September 7, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - The Lower Yakima Valley Unit of the Washington State School Retirees Association will meet Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Golden Horse, 108 Merlot Drive in Prosser.
September 7, 2005 midnight read more..PROSSER - Two passengers in a 1995 Plymouth Neon that ran a stop sign on Gap Road, just northwest of Prosser, died this past Saturday afternoon.
September 6, 2005 midnight read more..OUTLOOK - Over the long holiday weekend, the bear that had been roaming through Outlook area corn fields was shot and killed by an area hunter.
September 6, 2005 midnight read more..A letter brought into the Sunnyside Police Department this morning (Tuesday) certainly looked legitimate, but upon further inspection Sunnyside police officers confirmed what the letter recipient believed.
September 6, 2005 midnight read more..With 28 years of experience under her belt, Sunnyside School Board Chairman Joanne Kilian is facing political newcomer Sister Mary Rita Rohde as a challenger for the Sunnyside School District Director #2 seat. The women will face each other in the November General Election.
September 6, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - Holding visiting Lyle to no offensive yards, the Mabton High School football team zipped past the Cougars 48-0 last Friday night.
September 6, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Grandview police are seeking information regarding a report of gunshots reported late Monday night in the area of Grandridge Road.
September 6, 2005 midnight read more..Grandview (1-0) broke open a tight game with 21 points in a span of six minutes to romp 40-7 over rival Sunnyside (0-1) last Friday in the football opener for both schools.
September 6, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - In what could be considered a felony as the price of gasoline continues to rise, Grandview police are investigating the theft of $14 worth of gas from a Grandview gas station Thursday afternoon.
September 6, 2005 midnight read more..WHITE PASS - Two cyclists from the Lower Yakima Valley were injured this past Saturday in an accident that occurred approximately two miles east of White Pass.
September 6, 2005 midnight read more..Wrapping up what has been a busy summer, Corrin Veiga has her eyes set on competing in the Miss Sunnyside Pageant to be held Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Sunnyside High School auditorium.
September 2, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - The Grandview Parks and Recreation Department is inviting all area seniors citizens to a special day all their own.
September 2, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - The annual Grandview Soap Box Derby will roll down Grandview's Euclid Street hill Saturday, Sept. 10.
September 2, 2005 midnight read more..Dave Van Klinken went from being a flat land farmer in the Yakima Valley to showing Central American farmers how to start their own farming operations in the hill country of Nicaragua.
September 2, 2005 midnight read more..They've faced each other before on the ballot for a seat on the Sunnyside School Board. They've even served on some of the same school improvement committees during the past several years.
September 2, 2005 midnight read more.."Do we continue to run a program with a larger deficit, or cut our losses to do something else to help the community?"
September 2, 2005 midnight read more..OUTLOOK - The tiny community of Outlook became a very exciting place Thursday evening, as reports of a bear sighting kept area residents on their toes.
September 2, 2005 midnight read more..When something big is happening at Washington Elementary School, parents will know in a heart beat...or more appropriately, with just a quick trip around the block.
September 2, 2005 midnight read more..MABTON - The Mabton School District's participation in the Bill and Melinda Gates grant program continues to reap dividends as Junior-Senior High School Principal Keith Morris travels to Washington D.C. next month.
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..While it is highly unlikely the two teams will duplicate last year's double overtime thriller, Sunnyside High School football coach Mark Marro is expecting another classic encounter with long-time rival Grandview.
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..Crisis and trauma are two things that can affect people in different ways, and Sunnyside Fire Department Chaplain Lloyd Wicker is working to ensure that when a crisis hits at home there are people on hand to help deal with the mental aftermath.
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..D Day arrived yesterday for educators across the state as the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction released the scores of the latest Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL).
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..Employees of the Sunnyside School District will now have a place to turn to when something traumatic is occurring in their lives.
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - Two overtimes, two teams, one heartbreaking loss.
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..MOSES LAKE - Robbie Goins and Tom Diener, representing Sunnyside's Black Rock Creek Golf Course, won top honors in their respective divisions at this past Monday's PGA pro-am tournament, hosted by the Central Washington chapter of the Professional Golfers Association.
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..Is a one-year probation and a $500 fine adequate justice in a case involving the endangerment of lives and destruction of more than $1 million in property?
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..GRANDVIEW - There are no immediate answers for a fire that left $250,000 in damages to the Snokist Growers warehouse in Grandview last week.
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..Sunnyside School Board candidates Lorenzo Garza and Susanna Zamarron, who are running against each other for the director district three position, have one thing in common - they both believe in the importance of parental involvement.
September 1, 2005 midnight read more..For Grandview resident Dale Burgeson, watching the destruction brought on by Hurricane Katrina has hit close to home.
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