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Home of the Historical “TEAPOT DOME” service station, Zillah’s NEW Visitor Center

April 16 .......................................................................... Community Wide Yard Sale

April 23 ....................................................................................................Spring Fling

May 12-14 ............................................................................ Zillah Community Days

June 2 ................................................................................ � e Full Experience Event

July 4 .................................................................................. Old Fashioned 4th of July

Sept. 10 ..........................................................................Not-Just-A-Farmers-Market

Nov. 18 ................................................................................Lion’s Club Turkey Bingo

TBA ....................................................................................Old-Fashioned Christmas

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Visit many wineries just minutes away,

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“The Heart of Wine Country”A Great Place To Visit!A Great Place To Live!

Centrally located for your wine-tasting tour.

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ENJOY Your Visit

Agricultural Museum .....................................23

Agriculture/Farms ........................................41

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

Fort Simcoe...................................................48

Grandview .....................................................38

Granger .........................................................45

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

Higher Education ...........................................32

Hops ..............................................................22

Maryhill Museum .............................................7

Moxee ...........................................................31

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

Naches ..........................................................66

Selah .............................................................64

Sunnyside .....................................................43

Toppenish ......................................................51

Union Gap ......................................................60

Wapato ..........................................................58

White & Chinook Pass ..................................68

Wine Map ......................................................10

Yakima ..........................................................12

Zillah .............................................................46


PUBLISHERBruce Smith

EDITORRandy Luvaas

PRODUCTION & DESIGNJulie Nalley

ADVERTISINGDavid Flink

David Gonzales

BOOKKEEPINGTammy Mitzel

The Yakima Valley Visitor Guide is

published annually by Yakima Valley

Publishing, Inc.

For Additional Info…ContactPublished every two weeks, this newspaper tracks business and political news around Ya-kima County. Subscriptions are $24.95 per year.

The 115-year-old weekly paper covers community news and features in the Lower Valley area. Subscriptions are $24.95 annually.

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

416 S. 3rd Street Yakima, WA 98901

P.O. Box 2052Yakima, WA 98907

[email protected]

Spring Barrel TastingApril 22-24 • Yakima Valley Wineries

Cinco de MayoMay 6-8 • Downtown Yakima

Mural In A DayJune 4 •Toppenish

Nile Valley DaysJuly 16-17 • Jim Sprick Park, Naches

33rd Annual Farm Equipment ExpoAugust 20-21 • Union Gap

Not Just A Farmer’s MarketSeptember 10 • Zillah

Fresh Hop Ale Festival October 1 • Downtown Yakima

Thanksgiving in WineCountry November 25-27 Yakima Valley Participating Wineries

Lighted Farm Implement Parade December 3 • Sunnyside

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

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

Naches www.nachesvalleychamber.com

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

Wapato www.wapatochamberofcom-merce.com (509) 877-9906

Moxee www.moxeehopfestival.org

Toppenish www.toppenish.net (509) 865-3262, toll free 1-800-863-6375

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

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

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

Grandview www.visitgrandview.org (509) 882-2100

Yakama Nation www.yakamanation.nsn.gov (509) 865-5121

Wine Information www.rattlesnakehills.com


ART, WINES & SCENERYArt, Wines, Music And Scenery: Maryhill Has It All

Maryhill Winery offers a wide range of wines to sample in a stunning setting. Summertime concerts bring in big-name acts.

Just a short, scenic drive from the Yakima Valley you’ll find a winery and art museum perched on top of a hill overlooking the majestic Columbia River.

The area got its start in 1907, when millionaire lawyer Sam Hill purchased 5,300 acres to establish a farming community named after his wife, Mary. But her untimely death delayed his plans, though it was later built into Maryhill Museum.

In 1999, Craig and Vicki Leuthold established Maryhill Winery that sits just west of the museum. It produces over 80,000 cases yearly, making it the 10th largest winery in the state.

The tasting room, open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., where 29 different wines are available.

Or guests can go outside to a fireside table, an expanded deck or the grapevine-covered arbor. For more information, visit maryhillwinery.com

In the summer the winery brings in big-name musical en-tertainers for outdoor concerts in its amphitheater. Check the website for concert schedules.

On view are more than 80 works by the sculptor Auguste Rodin, European and American paintings, objets d’art from the palaces of the queen of Romania, Orthodox icons, unique chess sets, and the renowned Théâtre de la Mode, featuring small-scale mannequins attired in designer fashions of post-World War II France.

Baskets of the indigenous people of North America area also on display.Today the museum’s Native American collec-

tion represents nearly every tradition and style in North America, with works of art from prehistoric through con-temporary.

The Maryhill Arts Festival, a summertime tradition fea-tures live music,

food vendors, and hands-on art activities for children and families in the Maryhill Art Tent both days 1 – 4 p.m.

Maryhill’s outdoor sculpture garden features work by Tom

Herrera, Mel Katz, Heath Krieger, Alisa Looney, Jill Torber-son, Julian Voss-Andreae, Jeff Weitzel and Leon White. Four miles east of Maryhill is a life-sized replica of Stonehenge, Stonehenge Memorial, which Hill built to memorialize local men who perished in World War I. Nearby, the Klickitat Coun-

ty War Memorial honors those who have died in the service of their country since World War I.

The museum was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In 2001 the museum was listed as an official site of the National Historic Lewis and Clark Trail and in 2002 was accredited by the American Association of Museums.

Maryhill Mu-seum of Art is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 15 to Nov. 15. It is located off Highway 97, 12 miles south of Goldendale. For information, visit www.maryhillmuseum.org

Stately Maryhill Art Museum displays international art treasures, Native American art and more. The adjacent winery offers tastings and a summer concert series. Replica of Stonehenge.


WINERIES

Wine grapes are really the new kid on the block as far as the Valley’s agriculture scene goes, but they’ve defi nitely made a big name in a short time.

The Valley’s history as a real wine-producing area only dates back about three decades. But in a relatively short time the local wine industry has come a long way. Today our 100-plus wineries and vineyards are one of the main attractions, draw-ing visitors from around the world.

To keep up with all the special events connected with Yakima Val-ley’s wineries, visit www.wineya-kimavalley.com. New events — and even new wineries — seem to sprout up all the time.

There are several major wine-related events that you should know about. The summer season gets rolling with the Spring Barrel tasting event April 22-24, with most area wineries partici-pating in this popular wine tasting activity.

The Rattlesnake Hills wine re-gion has its own spring barrel event the same weekend. The area’s 13 wineries are located around the Wapato and Zillah area. Learn more at www.rattlesnakehills.org.

Both these events offer a chance to get a jump on tasting and purchasing some of the best wines in Wine Country. A visit to the Valley on these weekends will allow you to sample yet-unfi nished wines from the barrel.

For the Spring Barrel Tasting you can purchase a Premier

Pass that allows access to exclusive benefi ts available only during this special weekend. Pass holders will be able to ex-perience a variety of specialty food pairings, library tastings, and tours not available to the public.

Get your pass and more information at www.wineyakima-valley.org.

That same website provides links to all the individual winery events and specials that are offered throughout the year.

There are several other major Valley-wide wine events throughout the year, including the Wine & Chocolate pairings offered for Valentine’s Day in February.

Oct. 8-9 many wineries par-ticipate in Catch the Crush to celebrate the fall harvest. Then there’s the Thanksgiving in Wine Country event Nov. 25-27.

If you’re interested in touring local wineries, maps are avail-able online and at many winer-

ies. If you don’t feel like doing the driving yourself, several area limo companies offer special winery tours.

Yakima Valley’s WinesFrom Wine Yakima Valley

• Yakima Valley vineyards produce more than one-third of Washington state’s grapes, and its fruit is a key ingredient in more than half of all Washington wines.

• One-third of the vineyards in Wash-ington are located in the Yakima Valley AVA.

• Since 2004, the number of wineries located in the Yakima Valley grew from 47 to over 82 in 2009 — an increase of almost 75 percent in just fi ve years.

• Nearly 15 percent of Washington state’s wineries are located in the Yakima Valley AVA.

Helpful Wine Facts• One barrel of wine equals roughly 20

cases, which equals 1,200 glasses

Wineries Offer Special Attractions And Events

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• A ton of grapes makes about 720 bottles of wine, or 60 cases.

• One vine annually produces between four and six bottles of wine, or between 20 and 30 glasses.

• Each bottle of wine contains about 2.8 pounds of grapes; therefore each 5-ounce glass of wine contains a little over half a pound of grapes.

• There are between 15 and 45 clusters of grapes per vine.

• One acre of land is home to between 726 and 1,300 vines.

‘Wine Dogs’ WelcomeTourists traveling with their pets often fi nd themselves lim-

ited on places they can go. Often they wind up at a destina-tion only to fi nd out that their dogs aren’t welcome and must be left in the car — which is never a good idea.

That’s why the Yakima valley Visitors & Convention Bu-reau launched a new website — winedoggies.com.

The site helps dogs and their owners by steering them to canine-friendly locations around the Yakima Valley — not only wineries, but also places to stay, eat, walk, shop and just about anything else a traveler might need to do.

The website lists many places where dogs are as wel-come as their owners, along with any rules for pets. There’s even a section about the many dogs that live and work with their owners at Yakima Valley’s wineries.

Check it out to fi nd the places where your dog will be wel-comed like one of the family.

Your Guide To The Valley’s Wine GrapesThe Yakima Valley Appellation grows a number of varieties

of grapes that fi nd their way into the bottle for appreciative connoisseurs. The follow-ing is a guide to grapes and wine name pronunci-ations.

Merlot (mer-LOW) Yakima Valley Merlot is known for its sweet cherry, berry fl avors and complex aromas that include plum, mint, cigar box, and sweet spices. Traditionally used in blends in much of Eu-rope, Merlot gained pop-ularity as a stand-alone wine in the USA in the early 1970s.

Cabernet Sauvi-gnon (cab-air-NAY so-veen-YOWN) Its character

can emerge as black currants, cherry, berry, chocolate, leath-er, mint, herbs, bell pepper or any combination of these. This wine ages beautifully. Many of the Yakima Valley vintners em-ploy traditional blending practices, adding Merlot or Cabernet Franc to the wine.

Syrah (sear-AH) Syrah is just one of the Rhône varieties sparking new interest in Washington State. A spicy, rich, complex varietal, Syrah grapes turn into big, dark, intensely concentrated wines with aromas and fl avors of blackberries, black currants, roasted coffee and leather.

Cabernet Franc (cab-air-NAY FRAWNK) Cabernet Franc has been of primary value for the sturdy core and fi rm tannins it adds to softer wines. On its own, it offers delicious, spicy notes with mellow coffee and intense blueberry fruit.

Other RedsRiesling (REES-ling) The Valley’s Rieslings tend to be

very fl oral in the nose, with vivid apricot-peach fl avors. Most Washington Rieslings are created in an off-dry to slightly sweet style, all balanced with typically good acidity.

Gewürztraminer (ge-VOORTZ-tra-me-nair) Gewürztra-miner typically offers allspice as well as tropical fruit with zesty aromas and fl avors. Previously made only in an off-dry or slightly sweet style.

Other WhitesChenin

Blanc (SHEN-nin BLAHNK) Lively fruit and mouth-watering acidity make this the perfect oyster wine.

Pinot Gris (PEE-no GREE) Produces soft wines with delicate varietal elements of melon and spice.

Viognier (vee-own-YAY) A richly textured wine with distinctive aromatic notes of peaches and hon-eysuckle.



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Wineries of the YAKIMA VALLEY

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WINERY LOCATION KEY14 Hands Winery ...........................G614 Hands Winery ...........................G6Agate Field Vineyard ....................... C4Agate Field Vineyard ....................... C4Airfield Estates.................................F6Airfield Estates.................................F6AntoLin Cellars ................................B2AntoLin Cellars ................................B2Barrel Springs Winery.....................F5Barrel Springs Winery.....................F5Chandler Reach Vineyards..............H6Chandler Reach Vineyards..............H6Chinook Wines...............................G6Chinook Wines...............................G6Chinook Wines...............................G6Chinook Wines...............................G6Claar Cellars ................................... C4Claar Cellars ................................... C4Côte Bonneville................................E5Côte Bonneville................................E5Cowan Vineyards............................G6Cowan Vineyards............................G6Cultura Wine.................................. C4Cultura Wine.................................. C4

Dineen Vineyards............................ C4Dineen Vineyards............................ C4Dineen Vineyards............................ C4Dineen Vineyards............................ C4Gilbert Cellars..................................B2Gilbert Cellars..................................B2Gilbert Cellars..................................B2Gilbert Cellars..................................B2Hightower Cellars.............................I5Hightower Cellars.............................I5Hightower Cellars.............................I5Hightower Cellars.............................I5Horizon's Edge ...............................D4Horizon's Edge ...............................D4Horizon's Edge ...............................D4Horizon's Edge ...............................D4J Bell Cellars & Lavender................. C4J Bell Cellars & Lavender................. C4J Bell Cellars & Lavender................. C4J Bell Cellars & Lavender................. C4Kana Winery ...................................B3Kana Winery ...................................B3Kana Winery ...................................B3Kana Winery ...................................B3Kestrel Vintners ..............................G6Kestrel Vintners ..............................G6Kestrel Vintners ..............................G6Kestrel Vintners ..............................G6Kestrel Vintners ..............................G6Kestrel Vintners ..............................G6Kestrel Vintners ..............................G6Kestrel Vintners ..............................G6Kiona Vineyards and Winery............I5Kiona Vineyards and Winery............I5Kiona Vineyards and Winery............I5Kiona Vineyards and Winery............I5Kitzke Cellars....................................J6Kitzke Cellars....................................J6Kitzke Cellars....................................J6Kitzke Cellars....................................J6Knight Hill Winery.......................... C3Knight Hill Winery.......................... C3Knight Hill Winery.......................... C3Knight Hill Winery.......................... C3Maison de Padgett Winery ............. C4Maison de Padgett Winery ............. C4Maison de Padgett Winery ............. C4Maison de Padgett Winery ............. C4

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Gaming and bingo have become a fun, im-portant part of the Yakima Valley. From blackjack to classic bingo, there is a little something for everyone.

The Yakama Nation brought Las Vegas-style gambling to the area in 1998 and now has the largest casino in the area. Legends Casino is located at 580 Fort Road in Toppenish, near the Yakama Nation tribe headquarters.

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St Joseph’s Bingo, located at 3112 Main St. in Union Gap, is a haven for bingo players. Pro-ceeds from the hall go to St. Jo-seph/Marquette Catholic Schools of Yakima.

The hall is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Weekday sessions are 11:30 and 6:30, Saturdays 11:30,

6 and 9:15 p.m. and Sundays 11:30 and 6. Doors open 90 minutes before games start.

Bingo has changed a lot in recent years. The old hard cards with sliding plastic windows are gone, but the tra-ditional paper games are still available. Many patrons now like to use electronic bingo cards. If you’re planning on playing several cards at once, it’s more cost-ef-fective 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 steak and seafood.

Its table games include blackjack, pai gow, Spanish 21, Texas Hold’em, Texas Shootout, and Ultimate Texas Hold’em. For more information, visit www.rcsrestaurantcasinoand-sportsbar.com.


SPORTS

Whether you’re a player or a spectator, the Yakima Valley is known as a great sports area. Here is a sample of the kinds of sporting fun awaiting you.

You can check out the newest baseball team, the Yakima Valley Pippins, when they open their West Coast League season in June. Games run through most of August. The

WCL offers top college play-ers from around the country a place to show their talents. Home games are at Yakima County Stadium in Yakima’s

State Fair Park. See www.pippinsbaseball.com.Or watch the women skaters of the Wine Country Crush-

ers roller derby team in action. Check www.winecountry-crushers.com for details and a schedule.

The Yakima Mavericks are a semiprofessional football team, part of the Pacific Football League. They play home games at Marquette Stadium in Yakima. Learn more at their website, www.yakimamavericks.org.

There is auto racing at Yakima Speedway, a half-mile oval near the state fairgrounds in Yakima. The Tri Track Super Late Model racing season starts in April with the Apple Cup and ends with the Fall Classic in October. The track runs races most week-ends in several classes including Late Model Sportsman,

Superstocks, Hornets, Youth Hornets, Mini Stocks and more. For information 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. Ren-egade’s season runs from April through October with a wide variety of styles and classes including street-legal drags, street bikes, Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, bike/sled and more. Races are held Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights with some day races also. Go to www.renegaderaceway.com for details.

For youngsters, the Racing Rascals hold their events at State Fair Raceway inside State Fair Park in Yakima. The Rascals are a quarter midget racing club for kids ages 5 to 16. See www.yakimaracingrascals.com.

One of the area’s most popular events is the annual Gap-2Gap Relay, scheduled for May 30-31 at the Yakima Greenway. There are sepa-rate races for adults and kids, with differ-ent legs of competition in each including running, biking, boating, swimming, etc. You can learn more at 509-453-8280.

The streets turn into basketball courts during Yakima’s Hot Shots 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, in August. Hundreds

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Yakima’s Pirate Plunder Adventure Race (July 23) is a four-mile obstacle course race that combines ever-changing terrain with obstacles to test your strength, stamina and love of mud as you climb

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For a good rundown on local sporting events visit the web-site of Yakima Sports Commission, www.yakimasports.org.



HOP MUSEUMCelebrates The History Of America’s Hops

Special Events Spotlight Our Beers And Spirits

Yakima’s Millennium Plaza is a hopping place during the Fresh Hops Ale Festival in the fall.

The Yakima Valley produces more than 70 percent of all the hops grown in the United States, it’s no surprise that we pay tribute to hops and the beverage that depends on them — beer.

Several local craft brewers produce their own beers, 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.

Moxee pays tribute each year with its Moxee Hop Festi-val, the fi rst Friday and Saturday each August — 4 to mid-night Friday and 7 a.m. to midnight Saturday.

It’s all free, but there is a cover charge to enter the beer garden. There are kids games, craft and food vendors.

In downtown Yakima, there’s the Blues and Local Beers Festival June 11 featur-ing live blues music and a chance to sam-ple brews from local breweries. Visit www.downtownyakima.com.

Mass-produced beer is the inspiration behind the Fresh Hop Ale Festival in downtown Yakima Oct. 1, at the Millenni-um Plaza on Third Street. Visit the website www.freshhopalefestival.com.

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The Central Washington Agricultural Museum is an 18-acre, open-air museum located in Fulbright Park in Union Gap — and a tribute to the area’s farmers.

The Central Washington Agri-cultural Museum was founded in 1978. The museum’s buildings are open April 1 through October.

Displays include antique trac-tors, sorters, harvesters, over 3,000 antique hand tools, a working sawmill and every-thing you can think of having to do with life on the farm.

Every August the museum plays host to the Central Washington 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, fl ea market, live entertainment and more.

This year’s event is Aug. 20-21. See the museum website

at www.centralwaagmuseum.org to learn more.New interactive exhibits include

a 1930s replica gas station, gener-al 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 pio-neer, 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 fami-lies to learn the history of agriculture.

The hope is to leave each visitor with an understanding of what it used to take to feed America in a real and tangible way and experience the settling of the West as it really was, farming the land and planting crops in order to survive.

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No matter what your tastes, the Yaki-ma Valley’s entertainment scene will be music to your ears. Whether you like your music classi-cal 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.yakimacommuni-tyband.org

Yakima Folklife Festival is held each July at Franklin Park and Yakima

Valley Museum in Yakima. It features some 50 perfor-mance acts over two days, with some of the top musi-

cians also performing at downtown venues in the evening. There are

vendors selling food and crafts and other activities.

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Downtown Yakima has a variety of musical events on tap,

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The Blues and Local Brews Festival is June 11 with live blues performers, local brews and food. Then Oct. 1 is the Fresh Hop Ale Festival down-town 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 down-town Yakima, bringing in top-notch 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 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 Sea-sons 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 Aug. 20. (www.yakimagreen-way.org).

There’s plenty to see and do at the annual Moxee Hop Festival in August, one of several big local events held in honor of hops and beer.


GREENWAYThis Local Riverside Park Is The Jewel Of The Valley

The Yakima Greenway path is a continuous, 18-mile paved path system along the Yakima River in and around Yakima, and is the perfect place for walking, bird watching,

fi shing, running, biking, skating, picnicking, and enjoying healthy outdoor activities.

It is wheelchair accessible, with fi shing piers designed for the wheelchair-bound at Rotary Lake.

The trail is open dawn to dusk and accessible from all Greenway parks and landings except Century Landing. Re-strooms 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 fi elds for Frisbee or fl ying kites or what-ever, a Frisbee golf course, covered picnic areas and more.

Dogs must be on leash, except at the off-leash dog park located along the Greenway path.

There are a number of easy access points where you can park and begin your Greenway adventure: See the map on the right for access point locations.

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 offi ces.

Plant habitat zones in the Yakima River Watershed range all the way from the shrub-steppe to the subalpine to the riparian.

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• The Gap2Gap Relay will be June 4 and 4 at Sarg Hubbard Park. Adult races are June 5 and include a 2-mile fi eld run, 12-mile mountain bike, 8-mile kayak, 20-

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1 Myron Lake: Fishing Lake and western terminus of the Plath Pathway.

2 16th Avenue Parking Lot: Parking access for the Plath Pathway.

3 Harlan Landing: Includes parking, boat ramp, picnic/barbeque facilities.

4 Rotary Lake Parking Lot: Access to Rotary Lake, a fishing lake with access, parking, and piers designed for the disabled.

5 Sarg Hubbard Park: Includes parking, restrooms, river access, picnic facilities, play area for children, physical fitness course, Amphitheatre, and the Greenway Member and Visitor Center.

6 Sherman Park: Includes parking, Fred Westberg Memorial Picnic Pavilion (reservable).

7 Robertson Landing: Boat landing/river access, parking, restroom, picnic/barbeque facilities, and access to the Jewett Pathway.

8 Spring Creek/Valley Mall Blvd. Parking Lot: Southern terminus of Jewett Pathway, restroom, play area, picnic facilities, access to the Jewett Pathway.

9 Century Landing: Boat ramp/river access, parking, restroom at the southern end of the Greenway, on the east side of the river.

10 Sunrise Rotary Park/McGuire Community Playground; features large wooden playground, picnic and restroom facilities.

Natural Area: This area will remain largely undeveloped and protected.

Mileage Markers: There are granite markers every quarter mile, starting at Harlan Landing with mile 0, proceeding south to Valley Mall Blvd. Parking Lot, and at Berglund Lake with mile W-0, proceeding west to Myron Lake.

Distances from Sarg Hubbard Park, north: McGuire Playground restroom ........ 1.1 miles Boise Pond Bench by river ............. 1.6 miles Rotary Lake parking lot restroom .. 2.1 miles Rotary Lake restroom .................... 2.75 miles Harlan Landing restroom ................ 3.5 miles Start of Plath Path ............................. 3.2 miles 16th Ave. restroom ........................... 4.1 miles Myron Lake parking lot .................... 5.7 miles Distances from Sarg Hubbard Park, south: Wooded area by Arboretum ............... .8 miles Sherman Park parking lot ............. 1.28 miles Robertson-Jewett Path boat launch 1.6 miles Jewett Path mid-way restroom ....... 2.3 miles Wastewater creek .............................. 2.7 miles Union Gap/Valley Mall Blvd. parking lot .......................................... 3.3 milesSarg Circle path ................................ .25 miles

mile road bike and 10K run. Adult Sport course includes a 2-mile fi eld run, 8-mile mountain bike, 5K skate leg, 20-mile road bike and 5K run. The junior course (June 4) offers a run, bike, skate, kayak and obstacle course.

There’s a Rock The Gap musi-cal event on the 4th.

• A Case of the Blues and All that Jazz is held Aug. 20 at Sarg Hubbard Park. The festival features blues and jazz music, award-winning Northwest wines and microbrews, delicious food and a silent auction.

For a list of other activities and events held along the Greenway. Check the website at www.ya-kimagreenway.org.

Off-leash Dog ParkThe Yakima Greenway has an

area for dogs to run free at Sher-man 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 build-ing. Walk up the trail from the parking lot to the fenced area.

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The Yakima Valley has special events going on all year long. Here 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. For an overall calendar of Valley activi-ties, try the website at 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 In-terstate 82 by the downtown Yakima exit, 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. The easiest way to get more information is to check with their chambers of commerce. See page 6 for those phone numbers.

Following is a list of events for which we have dates.

APRIL22-24 — Spring Barrel Tasting in Rattlesnake Hills (www.rattle-

snakehills.org). Wine, food, live music and crafts.22-24 — Spring Barrel Tasting at wineries throughout the Yaki-

ma Valley (800-258-7270)

23 — Spring Fling Wine Tasting Gala, Zillah29 to May 1 — Cherry Festival, Granger

MAY6-8 — Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Sunnyside6-8 — Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Grande annual cultural festival,

downtown Yakima 7 — Railroad Show, Toppenish12-14 — Community Days, Zillah19-22 — Community Days, Selah14 — Roots and Vines Festival, craft beverage and music in

downtown Yakima14-15 — Yak Attack Soccer Tournament, Ahtanum Youth Park,

Union Gap21 — Antique Truck Show, Union Gap22 — Your Canyon for a Day bike tour between Yakima and

Ellensburg

JUNE4 — Mural in a Day, Toppenish4 — Junior Gap2Gap Relay Race, Sarg

Hubbard Park, Yakima5 —Gap to Gap Relay Race, with Rock

the Gap music event in the evening11 — Blues & Local Brews Festival, Ya-

kima18-19 —Old Town Days at Fullbright

Park, Union Gap. Civil War re-enactment and other events

JULY1-2 — Blueberry Daze Festival, Bill’s Ber-

ry Farm, Grandview3-5 — Independence Day Festival, Selah4 — 4th of July Celebration, State Fair

Park, Yakima4 — 4th of July Wild West Parade and

Rodeo,Toppenish5-6 — Toppenish Rodeo4 — Old Fashioned 4th of July, Zillah16-17 — Nile Valley Days at Jim Sprick

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4-7 — 40th Annual Northwest Nationals Rod Run and Vintiques Car Show, Yakima

12 — Legends of Washington Wine Gala at the Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center, Prosser

19-20 — Highland Community Days, Tieton

20 — A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz, Sarg Hubbard Park, Yakima

20-21 — Central Washington An-tique Equipment Expo, Union Gap

27-28 — 13th Annual Hot Shots 3-On-3 Basketball Tournament, downtown Yakima

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man’s Days, Naches10 — Not Just A Farmer’s

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ton State Fair, Yakima

OCTOBER1 — Fresh Hop Ale Festival,

downtown Yakima 8-9 — Yakima Valley Crush, wine tasting and events at area wineries

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The Railway Museum is located at the corner of South Third Avenue and Pine Street in Yakima.

The museum is operated by Yakima Valley Trolleys. The trolleys operate on the tracks of the former Yakima Valley Transportation Co., which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the last authentic, all-original, turn-of-the-century interurban electric railroad in the United States.

The system was constructed between 1907 and 1913. Once up to 44 miles in length; just fi ve miles of track remain.

In its fi rst years of operation, railroad service was limited to one line in downtown Yakima. In 1909, the YVT was pur-chased by the Union Pacifi c Railroad so it could expand the system as a feeder of freight and produce to the Union Pacif-ic mainline.

In 1910, the YVT built a car barn, and in 1911 the power-house substation was constructed, providing the electricity to operate the trolleys.

The same time that automobiles were growing, trolley use was declining. In 1947, the YVT stopped streetcar service.

Freight operations halted in 1985, and much of the system was donated to the city, which opened the museum.

The trolley season runs through the summer and early fall.

Trolley rides begin at the car barn. 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

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MOXEE

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 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 offi cially 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 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 fi rst 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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HIGHER EDUCATION

The Yakima Valley is home to several colleges and univer-sities that offer broad-based higher education opportunities, ranging from our community college to a medical university.

Heritage University, located outside Toppenish, is an ac-credited, private institution offering a wide array of academic programs and degrees. Students enjoy a world-class, mul-ticultural education and personalized attention. Classes are small, averaging only 11 students in each class.

Heritage makes it pos-sible to earn a college degree while continuing to live and work. Many undergraduate courses are offered during the evenings and graduate courses are offered on the weekends. In addition to the main campus in Toppenish, three regional sites in Tri-Cities, Moses Lake and Wenatchee bring classes closer to students.

Heritage is a nonprofit, independent, nondenominational, accredited institution of higher education offering undergrad-uate and graduate education. Its mission is to provide quality, accessible higher education to multicultural populations that have been educationally isolated. Within its liberal arts curric-ulum, Heritage offers strong professional and career-oriented programs designed to enrich the quality of life for students and their communities.

Located in Ellensburg, Central Washington University is part of the state university system, dating back to 1891.

Today it serves some 13,000 students at eight locations. CWU is co-lo-cated with community colleges in Edmonds, Ev-erett, Des Moines, Stei-lacoom/Puyallup, Kent, Yakima, Moses Lake and Wenatchee, where students can complete baccalaureate degrees

without leaving their communities.A new dual admission program allows community college

students to be admitted to CWU when they are admitted to a college, streamlining the admissions, advising, and transfer processes. CWU also serves more students on-line than any other comprehensive university in Washington. “Finish Line” is an online campus launched in fall 2011 to enable people to complete degrees online.

CWU graduates about 3,000 students a year, and has 3,100 students on its Ellensburg campus. It offers more than 135 majors including nationally and/or regionally distin-guished programs in music, geology, paramedicine, physics and education.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Yakima is a medical school offering education in osteopathic medicine. The school welcomed its first class of students in 2008, and now houses 280 students at the campus from all around the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere.

The school was founded with the mission of training physicians to work in rural areas and other locations facing a shortage of medical professionals. In their third and fourth years of study, students go to work and train at hospitals and clinics primarily around the Northwest.

Yakima Valley Community College in Yakima, founded in 1928, is one of the state’s oldest community colleges.

YVCC is a public, two-year institution that offers programs in adult basic edu-cation, English as a Second Language, lower division arts and sciences, pro-fessional and tech-nical education and community services.

The school also has a branch campus in nearby Grandview, plus learning centers in Ellensburg, Toppenish and Sunnyside, serving a total of 10,000 students a year.

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Nestled between grape vineyards, hop fi elds, 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) 966-5877This public 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) 837-5340Built in 1947 and designed by Kelly Bowen, the public course is

located off Interstate 82. The total yardage for the course is 6,657 yards from the back tees and has a course rating of 71.3, a slope of 121 and a par of 72.

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) 697-8323

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.

Westwood West …9 holes, Yakima, (509) 966-0890Designed by Melvin Curly Hueston and opened in 1964, the

public golf course is nestled on the west side of Yakima. The total yardage for the course is 2,691 yards from the back tees and has a course rating of 32.3, a slope of 107 and a par of 35.

PRIVATE COURSESYakima Country Club

18 holes, Yakima, (509) 452-2266The private golf course was designed by A. Vernon Macan and built in 1918. The total yardage for the course is 6,494 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 69.3, a slope of 123 and a par of 72.

Yakima Elks 18 holes, Selah, (509) 697-7177The private golf course was built in 1950. The total yardage for the course is 6,640 yards from the back tees. It has a course rating of 71.6, a slope of 123 and a par of 71.

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GRANDVIEW

Located about 40 miles south of Yakima, the city of Grand-view 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 set-tlers – 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 regu-lation 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.

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. The annual show features a real country experience with a parade, live-

stock exhibits, entertainment, a car show, beer garden, food and merchandise vendors and, of course, rodeo. There’s also a parade on Aug. 6.

Learn more at yvfair-rodeo.org, email [email protected] 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 tradi-tional winemaking technique. The event is held in September to celebrate the grape harvest. See [email protected] for details.

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Early boosters promoted the Yakima area as The Nation’s Fruit Bowl — and they were right. But there’s more to the Val-ley’s farm scene than fruit.

Yakima County contains one of Washington state’s most diverse agricultural systems. According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s 2007 Census, Yakima County is the No. 1 county in Washington based on market value of crop and livestock products.

Agriculture contributes a whopping $1.2 billion to our local economy.

Yakima County is the leading county in the nation in apple production with over 55,000 acres of apple orchards pro-ducing premier apple varieties like Gala, 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 ingre-dient in the world-renowned brews of the Pacifi c Northwest. And Yakima County produces an estimated 70 percent of the

hops grown in America.Within the state, Yakima County is the

top producer of sweet cherries (2,500 acres), plums/prunes ( more than 400 acres), nectarines ( more than 600 acres), peaches (more than 1,000 acres), and of pears (8,400 acres). In your travels through our county, you may also come across apricots, tart cherries, pluots (plums crossed with apricots) 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 produc-tion, 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 approximately 40,000 people in the county own from 2 to 20 acres.Yakima County is the No. 1 producer of melon in the State including watermelon, cantaloupe and muskmelon.

There is a growing berry industry that includes blueberries and raspberries that are on display in local farmers markets and

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contribute to a fruit juice industry that ships worldwide. Our county also has over 19,000 acres of grapes includ-

ing juice grapes like Concord. Premier grape varieties like Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Riesling and Chardonnay are grown here to feed a growing wine industry that earned the Yakima Valley the designation as the fi rst American Viticultural Area in Washington. The Yakima Valley is home to the state’s highest concentration 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 Septem-ber, roadside vegetable stands are loaded with asparagus, onions, snap beans, cucumbers and tomatoes. Sometimes you may fi nd 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 meth-ods to produce specialty crops.

From May to September, roadside vegetable stands are loaded with asparagus, onions, snap beans, cucum-bers, corn, peppers, tomatoes and more.

Many of these farms offer U-pick op-tions so that visitors can gather their own fresh vegetables fresh from the fi elds.

Farmers MarketsDuring the summer months you’ll also

fi nd several farmers markets operating throughout the area, yet another fun option for enjoying the Valley’s bountiful harvests.

These markets bring farmers and food producers together in one spot, along with arts-and-crafts vendors, specialty food producers and entertainers to create a fun shopping experi-ence.

In downtown Yakima, check out Yakima Farmers Market, one of the bigger such gatherings in Central Washington. The market operates each Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on a blocked-off area of Third Street, right in front of the Capitol Theatre in the downtown core.

The market runs from May through October. You’ll fi nd fresh produce from around the region, including specialty items, organic crops, food vendors and more.

And there’s a special Tuesday Market each Tuesday from July into the fall, located nearby on Fourth Street behind the Capitol Theatre. That runs from 4 to 7 o’clock. Check the website at www.yakimafarmersmarket.org.

Here are some other area markets to check out:•Selah — Selah’s market runs on Wednesday’s from 5

to 8 p.m. at 210 S. First St., in the parking lot behind the

King’s Row restaurant. You can check the website at www.selahsmarket.com.

•Prosser — The Prosser Saturday Market is open May through October in the park at 1329 Sommers Ave. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Learn more at www.prosser-farmersmarket.com

•Sunnyside — Sunnyside’s market runs Wednesdays from 4 to 7 throughout the summer at Fourth Street and Edison Avenue near the city park.

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SUNNYSIDESunnyside Has Lots Of Fun In The Sun To Offer

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.

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

Sunnyside also holds many annual events — in-cluding probably the nation’s most famous Christ-

mas 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 fi rst 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 13-15 at

the intersections of highways 241 and 24. Last year it drew nearly 450 competitors and around 3,500 spectators for the three-day event. It is Series 2 of fi ve nationally sanctioned hill-climb events.

Abundant WildlifeThe 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 fi eld trips. It includes 18 units that span over 20,000 acres in multiple counties.


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The management headquarters are located near Sunny-side, a site made up of 2,800 acres of a collection of small agricultural fi elds, 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.

Observation opportunities include birds of prey, eagles, shorebirds, songbirds, upland birds, wading birds, waterfowl, deer, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

The key to great birding in Sunnyside is timing. Arrive in the summer and birds will be hard to fi nd, but show up in the fall and the area will be hopping with waterfowl.

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

Sunshine DaysYou’d expect a lot of sunshine in a place named Sunny-

side, and you get it. In September Sunnyside holds its an-nual Sunshine Days, a weekend full of events for just about everyone. Some typical events in the community celebration include a 5K run and walk, fi refi ghters pancake feed, vendors and bouncy houses, fl ea 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 Pag-eant.

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 in May. The museum offers a unique look at local history, including one of the largest barbed-wire collections in the nation.

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

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, 1-900-457-8089 or (509) 837-5939.


GRANGER

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 509-854-1725 or visit us on facebook: The City of Granger

Take Exit 58 off I-82 and visit our Dinosaur Parks, our 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.

Welcome to Granger!

“where dinosaurs roam”

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

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 prehis-toric just seemed fi tting.

The city’s public works department was given the chal-lenge of producing something along a dinosaur theme. In 1994, crew members created the fi rst dinosaur, a baby bron-tosaurus. There are now about 30 dinosaurs around town.

The town holds a Dino-N-A-Day event in June at the Hisey “Dinosaur” Park on Main Street. Visitors are invited to help apply cement, and complimentary gloves are provided.

Other annual events include the Granger Cherry Fes-tival, which began in 1948. It gets under way at the end of April. This year ‘s festival will be held Friday through Sunday,

April 29 to May 1 and includes a carnival, entertainment, games and vendors. A pa-rade Saturday morning is followed by a fi sh-ing derby for the kids on Sunday morning.

The Washington State Menudo Cook-Off Championships and Menudo Festival takes place the Sunday of Labor Day weekend in September and is centered on the famous Mexican soup made of beef tripe. The fes-

tival 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 509-854-7304 or see the website www.grangerchamber.net.

Welcome To Granger, Where Dinosaurs Rule


ZILLAH

When visiting the Yakima Valley, be sure to schedule a stop at Zillah — a town with wineries, a quaint historic land-mark, 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, super-intendent of the canal company, chose the town site.

The town was named for Zillah Oakes, daugh-ter of Thomas Fletcher Oakes, president of the Northern Pacific Railway, which backed the building of the canal.

One local landmark is the Teapot Dome Gas Station. The iconic teapot-shaped building that once sat off the 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 Preserva-

tion.The Teapot Dome has a long, interesting history. It was

handcrafted as a gas stationh in 1922 as a memorial to the Teapot Dome oil scandal during the President Warren

Harding administration. It remained a working gas station for decades before finally being abandoned. The city pur-chased it in 2007 and in 2012 relocated and reno-vated the building. It now sits near a small park and public restrooms.

Zillah gets a steady stream of visitors who stop by going to and from the many nearby winer-ies. In April during Spring Barrel Tasting is an espe-cially 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

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Special EventsEvery year, hundreds of locals and visitors turn out for

Zillah’s Spring Fling, a fun event with wine, food and enter-tainment. Held during the wineries’ Spring Barrel Tasting, the day is filled with events like a classic car show, wine and food tasting and live entertainment.

In May 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-fash-ioned competitions like an egg toss, sack race, etc.

July 4th is Zillah’s Freedom Celebration. In September check out the Not Just A Farmers Market Gala with ven-dors 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.zillah-chamber.com or www.cityofzillah.us.


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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 fi rst 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.Five original buildings are still

standing at the fort: the commander’s house, three captains’ houses and a blockhouse. Various other buildings have been recreated to appear original. Houses are fi lled with period furnishings.

The interpretive center, the original commander’s house and two offi cer 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 fl y-catching behavior. Unlike other American woodpeckers, 60 percent of their feeding time is spent fl y-catching. The woodpeckers can be located throughout the park, with the best viewing areas near the offi cer’s houses and the picnic area.

Military Re-enactmentTo 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 April 30 and May 1, and includes Civil War re-enactments, displays of military equipment and fl ag-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 off ers 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-In-A-Day on the fi rst 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 Rodeo. Then celebrate our country’s independence with a Wild West Parade on the Fourth of July.

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 Pacifi c 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,

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1st: Rail and Steam Museum, Hop Museum, Mural Horse drawn Wagon tours all open for season.

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JUNE3rd: Lions Club Mural in a Day Steak Feed,4th: Lions club breakfast,4th: Mural in a Day.....Farm workers Building Vendors and entertainment4th: Yakima Valley Farm Workers Grand opening, Music, Tours and Festivities4th: Evening, All Classes Toppenish Alumni Steak Feed and Dance Reunion, Liberty Theater9th-12th: Yakima Nation Treaty Days, Various location

JULY1st, 2nd: Toppenish Rodeo, fi reworks each night4th: Toppenish 4th of July Parade30th, 31st: Junior Rodeo, Rodeo grounds

SEPTEMBERDinner Train to Nowhere, Depot

OCTOBER22nd: Pumpkin Run , Rail and Steam Museum, Train Depot,

NOVEMBER2nd: Ranch Party, Community civic/service awards steak and baked potato dinner, Middle School26th: Christmas lighted parade, Downtown

NOVEMBER & DECEMBERNov 26th & Dec 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th: Toy TrainChristmas, Depot

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Take a step back in time and visit the small town of Top-penish. Home to the Yakama Nation, it is full of rich Native American heritage and cultural diversity.

The town of about 9,000 people is an exciting place to vis-it. 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 infl uences 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.

The Cultural Center Campus, which includes the Yakama Nation Museum, Cultural Center Gift Shop, Heritage Inn Restaurant, Heritage Theater, Yakama Nation Library and the iconic Winter Lodge, all with a great view of Mount Adams.

The museum is one of the oldest Native American mu-seums in the U.S. The 12,000-square-foot exhibition hall includes life-size dwellings of the plateau people, dioramas of the Yakama people, sound effects, narratives and music,

Yakama Nation mannequin exhibit on The Great Native American Leaders, guided and self-guided tours and a veter-ans exhibit.

Nearby is Yakama Nation’s Legends Casino, which offers plenty of gaming opportunities.

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 — 76 of them covering the sides of buildings throughout the city, depicting

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

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Toppenish truly is a place “Where the West Still Lives.”

Each year on the fi rst weekend in June, the Toppenish Mural Society gathers a talented group of artists together to complete a mural in one day.

The Toppenish Mural project began as the Mural-in-a-Day activity in June of 1989, when “Clearing the Land” was created. Since that fi rst mural more than 20 years ago, the local mural society has continued to commission artists each year for the event.

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 dona-tions and money earned from fund-raisers.

A map of the city and a key to where the murals are located in this year’s Visitor’s Guide.

A suggested walking tour is also featured on the map. Just follow the unique horseshoe prints on city sidewalks for help in fi nding the trail lead-ing to each mural.

The Toppenish Visitor Information Center is at 504 E. Elm St. The center also offers mural souvenirs, postcards and full-color books featur-ing the murals.

***Following are short descriptions of each

mural:1. CLEARING THE LAND — The fi rst mural

was Toppenish’s fi rst Mural-in-a-Day, painted on June 3, 1989, to launch the ambitious mural program. The 40-foot painting is on the side of the Western Auto building at Washington Avenue

and Toppenish Avenue.2. HALLER’S DEFEAT —Located just off

East Toppenish Avenue on Asotin Avenue, it covers wall 108 feet long. The mural portrays a battle fought in 1855 a few miles southwest of Toppenish between 80 troops from Fort Dalles in Oregon and an estimated 1,000 Yakama Indians.

3. FIFTEEN MILES & A CHANGE OF HORSES — 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 fi re and food with a cowboy friend. The mural is at 14 Washington Ave.

7. THE RHYTHMS OF CELILO —This paint-ing shows the traditional fi shing ritual practiced by Indian tribes of the Toppenish area. The mural is located at Third Street and South Elm.

8. PARADISE ROW —This turn-of-the-cen-tury scene is based on a photograph of Toppen-ish’s fi rst 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. GONE11. 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.

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 down-town.

13. RODEO — This recalls the early Toppen-ish 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. GONE 19. HOUSE CALLS — OLD STYLE — Dr.

Johnson purchased one of the fi rst 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.

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—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 offi ce is locat-ed.

21. THE OLD SATURDAY MARKET —The market and auction took place where the post offi ce 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 Tele-phone 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 Toppen-ish,” 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 fi rst female pilots and one of the fi rst 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 fi rst 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 fi rst 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 (1892-1978) was one of the orig-inal 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 Garfi eld elementary schools were built in 1908 and 1909.

36. WESTERN HOSPITALITY — When the frontier towns were settled, the “oldest profes-sion” was part of the scene. On the second-fl oor windows of the Logan Building on Division Street, you can see the ladies and get a feeling for the ebb and fl ow 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 fi nds 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. Ste-vens 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 resur-vey 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 Top-penish 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 po-liceman 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 strap-ping, hard-drinking shepherd called Irish Dick traded a pet bear cub to a Toppenish saloon-keeper 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 fi ght on Main Street ended when an unharmed bear was returned to saloon servitude and a brave and bloodied Irishman was taken to the hospital.

44. PRESUMED INNOCENT — The judge watches as the prosecutor presents the evi-dence. 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 DAY46. SPECIAL DELIVERY — In 1907, mail

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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 fi rst 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 proj-ect helped control fl ooding, 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 fi rst 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 New-ell’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 fi rst 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 CAR-RIAGE — 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 elec-tricity.

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

60. GONE 61. SUMMER TIME FUN — On June 14,

1925, the fi rst 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 VAL-LEY — The painting represents an era when sagebrush and bunch grass grew rampant on the Valley fl oor. 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 Top-penish 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 & COT-TON 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 Na-tion 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 business-women, fi rst doing business with a small store at an area hop fi eld and later with her husband in downtown Toppenish, selling clothing and shoes.

70. FROM FIELD TO MARKET —This three-panel mural depicts local farmers harvest-ing 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 Pacifi c Railroad. This piece celebrates all the modes of transportation that infl uenced 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 thriv-ing 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.

74. SAFEWAY MEAT MARKET.75. THE OLD SCHOOL BARNS —The mu-

ral depicts one of Toppenish’s old grade schools. Lincoln and Garfi eld 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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Horses4. Newell’s Drive5. The Indian Stick Game6. Christmas at Logy Creek7. The Rhythms of Celilo8. Paradise Row*RESTORED9. When Hops Were Picked

By Hand10. Hot and Dusty Work11. The Blacksmith Shop12. At the Peak of Harvest13. Rodeo14. Fort Simcoe...The Olden

Days15. The Signing of the Treaty, 185516. The Blanket Traders17. The Crossroads to Market18. The Old Chuck Wagon19. House Calls - Old Style20. Indians’ Winter

Encampment21. The Old Saturday Market22. The Ruth Parton Story23. Haying...A Century Ago24. The Old Lillie Mansion25. The Liberty Theatre

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Required34. The Lou Shattuck Story36. Western Hospitality37. Hanging Out &

Hanging Up38. Halloween Pranks39. The Survey Party40. The Pix Theatre41. Alex McCoy42. Wildlife43. Irish Dick44. Presumed Innocent45. Long Route - Short Day46. Special Delivery47. Patterns of Life48. 100 Years in Toppenish49. The Prairie Chicken

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& Cotton Candy67. Yakama Leaders68. Yakama Nation Treaty

Signing69. Pioneer Business Women70. Field To Market71. Historic Travel72. Polo Mural73. A Celebration Of Agriculture74. Safeway Meat Market75. Old Downtown76. Fire Station

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By Hand10. Hot and Dusty Work11. The Blacksmith Shop12. At the Peak of Harvest13. Rodeo14. Fort Simcoe...The Olden

Days15. The Signing of the Treaty, 185516. The Blanket Traders17. The Crossroads to Market18. The Old Chuck Wagon19. House Calls - Old Style20. Indians’ Winter

Encampment21. The Old Saturday Market22. The Ruth Parton Story23. Haying...A Century Ago24. The Old Lillie Mansion25. The Liberty Theatre

26. Cow Camp27. Maud Bolin - Her Story28. Stage Coach Races29. The Palace Hotel,

Toppenish30. The Toppenish Trading

Co.31. Estelle R. Meyer

(1862-1959)32. Hop Museum Murals33. When A Permit Wasn’t

Required34. The Lou Shattuck Story36. Western Hospitality37. Hanging Out &

Hanging Up38. Halloween Pranks39. The Survey Party40. The Pix Theatre41. Alex McCoy42. Wildlife43. Irish Dick44. Presumed Innocent45. Long Route - Short Day46. Special Delivery47. Patterns of Life48. 100 Years in Toppenish49. The Prairie Chicken

Dance50. The Owl Dance

51. All Aboard52. The Marion Drain53. Cattle Drive54. Legends of the Yakama55. Indian Horse Races56. Trading with the Yakama57. From Horse to

Horseless Carriage58. When Elections Came To

The Valley59. The Mystery House60. El Sarape61. Summer Fun Time62. Gassing Up School Buses63. Old Barn Dances64. Northern Pacific Railroad65. Wintering Waterfowl66. PowWow, Ferris Wheel

& Cotton Candy67. Yakama Leaders68. Yakama Nation Treaty

Signing69. Pioneer Business Women70. Field To Market71. Historic Travel72. Polo Mural73. A Celebration Of Agriculture74. Safeway Meat Market75. Old Downtown76. Fire Station

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

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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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Yakima City residents, knowing they couldn’t thrive 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.

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seum. It features lots of vintage farm equipment, steam engines, demon-strations and more.

On the fi rst Saturday in May, the Old Steel Car Club Car Show shows its metal at the museum. Other 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.centralwaagmuse-um.org.

Ahtanum Youth Park on Ahtanum Road offers more outdoor spaces, with picnic facilities, basketball courts, a BMX track, soccer fi elds, an eques-trian arena and meeting hall.

Union Gap will hold is 133rd an-nual Old Town Days June 18-19 at Fullbright Park, featuring a parade, Civil War re-enactment, food, crafts, entertainment and more.

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SELAH

The small town of Selah provides more than its share of fun for people visiting the Valley. There’s a lot to do in town and plenty more in the surrounding area.

Selah is located at the south end of the Yakima River Can-yon Scenic Byway and offers numerous outdoor recreation access points. Visitors can also experience a multitude of agricultural delights including the Tree Top juice producer with its own store.

Recreation is a big deal to Selah residents, so the city has developed a great complex of athletic fields that attract softball tournaments and more throughout the spring and summer months.

You can also enjoy a dip at the community swimming pool and relax in several city parks.

Sitting so close to the area’s outdoor recreation spots, Se-lah is a great jumping-off location for hunters, rafters, hikers, climbers, fishermen, birders — or anyone else who likes to head outdoors.

The community’s biggest party is the annual Community Days celebration, which this year falls May 19-22. The festiv-ities include several community meals, car show, live music, vendors and food, capped off with a fireworks show.

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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, fi shing or rafting on one of the many creeks or rivers, hiking, caving, exploring nearby waterfalls. It’s a great place to stop on your way to and from White Pass, Chinook Pass or Mount Rainier National Park.

In the summer, stop by one of its many roadside fruit stands or U-pick farms, explore close-by attractions like Boul-der 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 restau-rants 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 16-17 at Sprick Park, is packed with outdoor family-friendly activities: vendors with hand-crafted items, food booths, displays, kids games, egg-toss, live entertainmentand much more. A $1 donation is appreciated at the gate.

Sportsman Days Sept. 9-11, is one of the longest-running community day events in the Yakima Valley. The event fea-tures free entertainment throughout the weekend along with a

midway, rides, food booths, game booths, fl ea market, silent auction, button draw-ings, free shows and much more.

To enjoy the small-town atmosphere, play or picnic at the two local parks (Ap-plewood 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.nachesvalley-chamber.com or www.whistlinjacklodge.com

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The town is home to the Naches Ranger District that oversees a big chunk of Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest lands in the area. You can stop by the headquar-ters along Highway 12 in Naches to learn more about rec-reational opportunities. To learn more call (509) 653-1401 or check the website at www.fs.usda.gov/okawen/



Sightings of nearby Mount Adams and Mount Rainier are a visual reminder of another great Yakima Valley asset — our proximity to recreation in the Cascade Mountains.

White Pass Ski Resort is one of the state’s premier skiing destinations for downhill and cross-country ski adventures, showshoeing and snowboarding. Check out www.skiwhite-pass.com to learn all about this facility with its variety of ski areas, lifts and amenities.

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.

Bumping Lake and Clear Lake provide big areas for boat-ing activities, while numerous rivers, streams, alpine lakes and ponds offer a variety of fi shing 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 wildfl owers around the small lake, perfect for a picnic stop, a short hike and photos.

And all this is right in our neigh-borhood. 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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