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Lincoln City, Ore., trip price reduced

TOPPENISH -- The Toppenish Parks and Recreation Department still has one out-of-town excursion left and the price has dropped.

The department plans to take travelers to Lincoln City, Ore., on Feb. 14-16. The cost is now $150 per person, which includes lodging and transportation.

For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 865-5150.

 

Art scholarship offered in Grandview

GRANDVIEW -- The Bleyhl Community Library in Grandview will offer a scholarship to students planning to attend art school.

Applicants for the $1,500 award must live within 20 miles of Grandview and be under 25 years old.

A portfolio of 10 to 20 original pieces must be submitted before April 15 to the library at 311 Division St.

A jury of Central Washington University art faculty will judge the entries.

For more information, call Linda Dunham or Ruth Dirk at 882-9217.

 

YVCC Grandview workshop set Jan. 15

GRANDVIEW -- The Grandview campus of Yakima Valley Community College will hold its next business workshop Jan. 15.

The class will cover financial planning and run from 1-4 p.m.

It's the third of five workshops held by the campus for Sunnyside, Grandview and Prosser chambers of commerce members, though the public is invited.

Cost for the general public is $65 per workshop, $15 for chamber members. Prosser Chamber members are free but they must sign up with the Prosser Chamber office.

For more information, call the Grandview campus at 882-7000.

 

School retirees meeting Tuesday

SUNNYSIDE -- The Lower Yakima Valley Unit of the Washington State School Retirees Association will meet Tuesday at China Grove, 3210 Picard Place.

The business meeting and lunch will start at 11 a.m. while Ardith Carratt, a local writer and retired librarian, will share her experiences about writing her children's book "Secret Messages."

Any retirees from area schools are invited. Call Susan Webber at 786-3990 for information.

 

Bookmark contest starts in Goldendale

GOLDENDALE -- The Goldendale Community Library has opened its annual bookmark contest.

The contest, offered by all Fort Vancouver Regional Library District libraries, lets children in kindergarten through eighth grades submit original bookmark designs.

Each library will choose one finalist. In the past, contests have attracted more than 6,000 entries.

Deadline for submissions is Jan. 31.

For more information, call the Goldendale Community Library at 509-773-4487.

 

Prosser awards nominations accepted

PROSSER -- The Prosser Chamber of Commerce will accept nominations for community awards until
Jan. 16.

The annual community award banquet, which honors outstanding volunteers and other individuals, will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Cost is $25.

For more information, call the Prosser Chamber at 786-3177.

 



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