Election polls are getting harder to phone in - The Democratic National Convention opens in Denver on Monday, followed a week later by the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul. So the last leg of a long and tumultuous presidential election begins. And with the final push toward Nov. 4...MORE...
08/24/08 Volunteer Opportunities - Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley: * TROLLEY HELPERS: Yakima Valley Trolleys will hold a new volunteer day. No prior experience is necessary. The training will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers will learn how to help p...MORE...
A natural media for kids - ELLENSBURG -- Seashells, beeswax, pine cones, flower petals and sand dollars crowd the classroom shelves. It is an artist's wonderland where kids are able to sift through and pick the perfect object to make their next creation a possibility. Art dangles f...MORE...
08/17/08 Volunteer Opportunities - Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley: * CLERICAL STAFF: EPIC Parker Heights Center in Wapato is looking for volunteers to help its clerical staff. Volunteers will assist with filing, organizing, answering phones and covering the front...MORE...
This one's for you, Mom - There's no crying at rock shows. So Lois Champoux stayed strong, and sat quietly smiling, every once in a while adjusting her earplugs, while her son Kelly stood on the small stage at the Yakima Sports Center a couple...MORE...
Two more ways for yakimaherald.com users to connect - Odds and ends: Want to take a look inside the newsroom? There's a place to do that, in our cleverly named "Inside the Newsroom" blog. This is a place for you to ask questions about how news decisions are made, how a story is reported or what ethic issues...MORE...
08/10/08 Volunteer Opportunities - Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley: * CRISIS LINE: Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health is looking for volunteers to help with its 24-hour crisis line. Training will take place in October for 30 hours over the course of...MORE...
FAMILIES (last 7 stories )
08/25/08 Senior Lunch Menus - Older American Nutrition Program (Call 574-2200 the day before by 4 p.m. to register for lunch.) Today: Minestrone soup, half ham sandwich, tossed green salad, peaches, cookie. Tuesday: Chef salad, ham, turkey, cheese, egg, tomatoes, apple, muffin. Wedn...MORE...
Unabashed schoolchildren have a habit of making people laugh - Hooray, it's back-to-school time! Kids and teachers might not be thrilled, but I'm excited about it. Remember old-time radio and TV host Art Linkletter's show, "Kids Say the Darnedest Things?" Now's the time our teacher daughters and granddaughter can bri...MORE...
Safe Kids -- Make sure your kids get to school safely - Whether you're a parent jumping enthusiastically for joy, or a kid moaning and groaning, there's no getting around the fact that school is just around the corner. And as schools across the country kick into full swing, children will be filling the streets...MORE...
08/11/08 Senior Lunch Menus - Older American Nutrition Program (Call 574-2200 the day before by 4 p.m. to register for lunch.) Today: Hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, fresh fruit mix, cookie. Tuesday: Chicken salad, lettuce, tomatoes, grapes, pudding. Wednesday: Hungarian goulas...MORE...
Family Chuckle — Plodding along the path to a healthy lifestyle - I recently decided that even though I'm way past my physical prime (if I ever had one), it was time to start exercising. I eased into it a few years ago with a water exercise class -- should be fairly painless to use the scary-looking torture instruments ...MORE...
Kids must learn: Image isn't everything - In our house, we love television commercials. We laugh at the ones that are just too stupid to be real, like the really overweight girl walking through a grocery store in her underwear ... "I was so self-conscious about my weight, I felt like everyone was...MORE...
BIRTHS
08/29/08 Birth announcements - Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital NTUNEZ-CERVERA -- To Esteban N. Antunez-Torres and Mary Cervera of Yakima, a daughter, Stephanie Antunez-Cervera, 7 pounds, 5 ounces, at 10:02 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2008. Grandparents are Sara Hernandez of Toppenish and Cornel...MORE...
8/14/08 Birth announcements - Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital LEINGANG-MOSS -- To Robert James Leingang Jr. and Miranda Lynn Moss, Selah, a daughter, Sarenadez Alexus Leingang, 6 pounds, 14.5 ounces, 2:46 a.m., Aug. 6, 2008. Gradparents are Don Moss, Pam Woods, Robert Leingang...MORE...
08/05/08 Births - COBAR-GONZALEZ -- To Marisela Escobar and Miguel B. Gonzalez of Sunnyside, a son, Eyan Baltazar Gonzalez, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, at 8:24 a.m. on July 29, 2008. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital JUAREZ -- To Richard an...MORE...
08/02/08 births - GREENSIDE -- To Dustin John and Anna Jean (Scheid) Greenside, Yakima, a daughter, Teigan Jean Greenside, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, 1:26 p.m., July 28, 2008. STATLER -- To James Thomas and Becky Lynn (Bliss) Statler, Yakim...MORE...
08/01/08 Facts and Records - Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital STEPHENS -- To Jeremy Wayne and Dolly Ann (McMurray) Stephens of Selah, twin sons, Wyatt Michael Stephens, 5 pounds, 12 ounces, at 10:27 p.m. and Hunter Keith Stephens, 5 pounds, 11 ounces, at 11:08 p.m. on July 22,...MORE...
07/24/08 Births - Toppenish Community Hospital RODRIGUEZ-RIOS -- To Andrea Rodriguez and Ruben Rios of Toppenish, a son, Ruben Rios Jr., 8 pounds, 5 ounces, at 12:18 p.m. on June 27, 2008. RANGEL -- To Sandra and Bernardino Rangel of Wapato, a daughter, Melissa, 6 pounds...MORE...
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