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Yakima Herald-Republic weekly news quiz

 

1. City officials from Grandview, Sunnyside and Prosser held a special meeting to discuss sharing

C) the costs of providing local services

 

2. What can Pacific Power customers expect to see on their bills starting in November?

A) a restored "residential exchange credit" from the Bonneville Power Administration

 

3. Downtown bakery Essencia is being sold to

D) two bakery employees

 

4. How did U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings vote Monday on a proposed bill to provide $700 billion to bail out Wall Street and the nation's financial system?

D) no way

 

5. Sunnyside native Scott Linehan lost his job this week as

C) coach of the St. Louis Rams

 

6. Washington State University political science professor David Nice said Wednesday night's debate in Yakima was

D) a draw

 

7. Brian Pepper narrowly won the Super Stocks season championship this year at Yakima Speedway. The race series runner-up was

D) his father

 

8. In reporter Pat Muir's ranking of carnival rides at the Central Washington State Fair, what was the highest rating, bestowed only on the Ring of Fire?

D) 5 barf bags

 

9. Yakima's wastewater treatment facility has had recurring problems with intake equipment being clogged by

B) flushed rags

 

10. The Sunfair Invitational cross country meet included a team from

A) Hilo, Hawaii

 

11. A Yakima couple obtained a temporary restraining order last year that prevented their identity from being made public after they

B) won a $6.6 million Lotto jackpot

 

12. Former Yakama Sun Kings coach Paul Woolpert was hired as coach of

C) the NBA Developmental League team in Tulsa, Okla.

 

13. Traveling vendors Bernard and Julieanne Lind's concession stand at the Central Washington State Fair looks like

D) a giant mug of root beer

 

14. The state's wine grape harvest

A) was delayed by weather but is expected to produce a record crop

 

15. A judge was asked to overturn the Moxee City Council's denial of a business permit because the council didn't consider evidence from two hearings held on the proposed business before voting on it. What kind of business is it?

D) a tire recycling facility

 

16. Tim Eyman will make a presentation on Initiative 985 at a Yakima City Council meeting. What happened the last time he went to a council meeting?

C) he was thrown out of the meeting by Mayor Dave Edler

 

17. Three generations of the Zoller family are involved in outdoor recreation businesses that offer

D) A and B

 

18. Who debated Wednesday night at the Capitol Theatre?

B) Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi

 

19. Some Yakima lawyers objected to a resolution passed by the board of goernors of the Washington State Bar Association. What does the resolution support?

A) equal civil marriage rights for same-sex couples

 

20. The city of Sunnyside plans a community outreach effort and a public hearing in February on

C) plans to change how City Council elections are held

 

* Compiled by Tim Kelly, who can be reached at 577-7752 or tkelly@yakimaherald.com.

 

 

 



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