Yakima Herald-Republic back issues from June 1998:
Public job fair scheduled for Tuesday
Jun 01, 1998 ... A community-sponsored job fair will be held from 1-6 p.m.,Tuesday at the Yakima Center. The job fair is open to the public, and sponsors are encouragingteachers and support staff members in the Yakima School District whohave been laid off in the wake of the levy failure to ...
Death Notices
Jun 01, 1998 ... Myrtle L. Day Myrtle L. Day, 89, of Yakima died Saturday at Good SamaritanHealth Care Center. Born in Lebanon, Ore., she moved to Yakima in 1981 after workingat a Wenatchee pharmacy for 37 years. Survivors include a grandson, one great-grandson, a stepdaughterand one ...
Slice of Yakima -- YMCA surpasses fund-raising goal
Jun 01, 1998 ... Additional scholarships to help young boys and girls attendsummer camps are the direct result of another successful end to theYakima Family YMCA's youth campaign. After nearly three months and hundreds of volunteer hours, thecampaign recently closed its books on its 1998 ...
Expanding Cougar Country: WSU makes tracks across state
Jun 01, 1998 ... PULLMAN (AP) - Washington State University started out 108 yearsago in southeastern Washington's Palouse country as a land-grantschool serving a rural, agrarian population. Today, the state's second-largest university is branching out toall corners of the state with a growing ...
Two hurt in accident -- A car and a motorcycle collided on Hwy 24 near Vernita Bridge
Jun 01, 1998 ... Two people were injured Sunday night when a car and a motorcyclecollided on Highway 24 about five miles north of Vernita Bridge,the Washington State Patrol said. A State ...
Montesano claims state fastpitch title
Jun 01, 1998; ... Like many fastpitch games, the state 2A-A-B championship matchupbetween Montesano and Kalama was won not by the team that got themost hits, but by the team that made the most plays. And it was upstart Montesano, which managed only two singles offKalama pitcher Kelli Arnold, that ...
One kick makes the difference -- Shootout pain turns into shootout party for West Valley Soccer Team
Jun 01, 1998; ... John Schubert remembers the scene. They all do. The stunned expressions, the disbelief. A state championship justa kick away, and then it's over. Second place. After Kennedy escaped with a shootout victory over West Valley inlast year's state AA boys soccer ...
Newport wins Late Model main event
Jun 01, 1998; ... Benton City's Aaron Newport took the checkered flag for thesecond race in a row in the Late Model 75-lap main event Saturdaynight at Yakima Speedway. Starting in fifth, he steadily worked his way up through the packuntil he and Ellensburg's Paul Alderman, who led for the first ...
4A-3A feeder games set for Wednesday
Jun 01, 1998 ... Five players each from Davis and West Valley and three each fromSelah and Sunnyside will lead the Upper Valley senior all-starsagainst the Lower Valley in the annual 4A-3A feeder baseballdoubleheader Wednesday at Yakima's Parker Field. Game time is 3 p.m. Admission is $3 for ...
Turnaround---Cyclist notes more than just a good race in Toppenish - - Toppenish Criterium Bicycle Race
Jun 01, 1998; ... TOPPENISH - When he finally slowed down to see something, JamesBrown liked what he saw. Brown was among nearly 150 cyclists from throughout the Northwestwho visited Toppenish on Sunday to take part in the second annualToppenish Criterium Bicycle Race. The race, sponsored by ...
Deputy prosecuting attorney steps into court race -- David Sherman declared his candidacy for Yakima County's District Court bench
Jun 02, 1998 ... Correction: Due to a reporter's error, a portion of a directquotation was omitted from a June 2 report on deputy prosecutorDavid Sherman's candidacy announcement for a District CourtJudgeship. In his news conference, Sherman said, in part, he has the legaland common-sense ...
For sale: Yakima's KIMA-TV
Jun 02, 1998; ... KIMA-TV, Yakima's top-rated television station, is up for sale. After 11 years in the Walt Disney family fold, the CBS affiliateis in the early stages of soliciting offers from prospective buyers. Given the general desirability of broadcasting property, thestation should sell ...
Three-year-old Tyler Denton, right, hits his brother, Gage Denton, 6, with a pressure washer while their father, Shawn Denton of Yakima, finishes detailing
Jun 02, 1998 ... a car in a parking lot on Summitview Avenue Monday afternoon.Denton, owner of Executive Auto Detail, a mobile car-detailingbusiness, said his baby sitter couldn't watch his boys so he broughtthem with him on the job. It ...
Editorial---Irish peace pact must be protected
Jun 02, 1998 ... It didn't take long for violence to return to Northern Ireland,but it cannot be allowed to deter huge gains toward peace in thattroubled land. Catholic protesters and Protestant marchers turnedon police trying to keep them apart Saturday. The violence eruptedwhen up to 400 Catholics ...
Letters to the editor
Jun 02, 1998 ... Religious wars To the editor - Pakistan lit the fuse of the atomic bomb for theMuslims. India tested the bomb for the Hindus. In Israel andPalestine the Jews and Muslim Arabs have been fighting a Jihad sincebefore 1948. In Northern Ireland, it is the Protestants against ...
Pit bull dogs will no longer be destroyed under proposed changes in city's ordinance banning the animals--A microchip (permanent identification marker)
Jun 02, 1998 ... will be implanted in dog before they are released. By WES NELSON Of the Herald-Republic Pit bull dogs seized within the city of Yakima would no longer beimmediately destroyed under proposed changes in the city's ordinancebanning the animals. And in deference to ...
Editorial---Apple ad campaign needs assurances
Jun 02, 1998 ... The state Apple Commission is wise to proceed cautiously with anambitious plan to promote the sale of apples across the nation. Growers currently are assessed 25 cents a box by the commission andwould have to ratify any increased assessment. This month the applecommission will decide ...
Consortium of Central Washington local governments seeks $1.5 million state grant for water-resource planning
Jun 02, 1998; ... A consortium of Central Washington local governments has appliedfor almost $1.5 million in state grant funds to conduct water-resource planning in the region. The Tri-County Water Resource Agency wants to use the money tofind ways to meet water needs as the area ...
Death Notices
Jun 02, 1998 ... Raymond A. Fadness Raymond A. Fadness, 81, of Sunnyside died Monday at his home. Mr. Fadness was born in Cooperstown, N.D., and had lived inSunnyside since 1948. Survivors include his wife, Florence Fadness of Sunnyside; twochildren, Doug Fadness of Yakima and Dolores ...
Naches graduates' accomplishments stretch beyond classroom -- Graduation 1998
Jun 02, 1998; ... As the community bids congratulations to its seniors, theaccomplishments of the Naches Valley High School class of '98 reachwell beyond the classroom. Their accomplishments can be seen around town and found in thelives of those they've touched. For example, that new road sign ...
Curbing a problem -- Sidewalk curb cuts don't always aid pedestrians they're designed to assist
Jun 02, 1998; ... Ben Herres shuddered at the thought of anyone alone in awheelchair trying to pass through an intersection at 40th andSummitview avenues in Yakima. It was bad enough for two people - Herres and his wife, Ollie, awheelchair-bound multiple-sclerosis victim and resident of thenearby ...
Slice of Yakima -- Recycling pays for Washington students
Jun 02, 1998 ... More than two dozen sixth- and seventh-grade students fromWashington Middle School in Yakima have discovered recycling reallypays. The students received a $1,000 check last month from the stateDepartment of Ecology during a ceremony on the Capitol rotunda inOlympia honoring ...
On Campus/At School
Jun 02, 1998 ... The following area students attending Central WashingtonUniversity have qualified for the winter quarter 1998 honor roll.To qualify, students must carry at least 12 graded credits and earna 3.5 or better grade-point average, on a 4.0 scale. Local students on the list ...
Around the Valley -- Man charged in stabbing incident--Yakima man charged with rape---Landlord's hearing date delayed--Sheriff to head state
Jun 02, 1998 ... organization--Annexations on council agenda---Taylor, Kingtickets on sale soon---Zillah mulling grant for officers. Man charged in stabbing incident A 20-year-old man was charged with first-degree assault for astabbing police say took place after a large brawl in Sunnyside ...
Eyes of the Storm -- Missionaries pray for best as turmoil clouds Indonesia -- Bud and Mary Brown
Jun 02, 1998; ... The Brown family of Yakima - three generations worth - hascultivated a spiritual, cross-cultural connection across an ocean. Three decades ago, Bud and Mary Brown planted roots in Indonesia,beginning their lives as missionaries for the Assembly of GodChurch. Since then, the ...
Scholarships---Editor's note: As this spring's graduates look to the future, some are fortunate enough to have been awarded scholarships to help them meet
Jun 02, 1998 ... their next challenge: paying for college tuition. Here are some of the scholarships that have been awarded toValley students - we'll print more as they come in: Vance Jennings, an English and drama teacher at Naches HighSchool, is the recipient of a $2,000 "Teen Aware" grant ....
Recreation---Carroll Children's Center plans two more SKIP program days----Wheel Through Summer program at the Yakima Valley Regional Library
Jun 02, 1998 ... Carroll Children's Center plans two more SKIP program days - onSaturday and on June 20 - before taking a break until October. SKIP, a social-emotional recreational program offered throughCatholic Family and Child Service and the United Way, is forchildren with special needs and ...
In The Military
Jun 02, 1998 ... ARMY Pfc. George A. Gasperson has arrived for duty in Ansbach,Germany. Gasperson is a customs customer service representative assignedto the 560th Military Police Company. He is the son of Donald D.Gasperson of Harrah. The private is a 1996 graduate of Eisenhower ...
Reunions -- USS Tripoli Association CVE-64 and LPH-10 -- Lower Naches all School Reunion
Jun 02, 1998 ... The USS Tripoli Association CVE-64 and LPH-10 holds its eighthannual reunion Sept. 16-20 in Seattle. The organization seeks former crew members, flight crews andMarine squadrons HMM-164 and 165. Call Jim ...
Wapato is latest Valley city to sanction council prayer
Jun 02, 1998; ... WAPATO - In keeping with the spirit currently sweepinggovernments in the Valley, the Wapato City Council on Mondayapproved a plan to hold a prayer before its council meetings. By unanimous vote, the council adopted a proposal originallypresented by Mayor Edna Mauch and then taken ...
Some Wapato pool fees adjusted
Jun 02, 1998 ... WAPATO -Season passes at the Wapato City Pool will increase by $5for summer 1998. The Wapato City Council on Monday increased the fees for a familyseason pass from $65 to $70 and for an individual season pass from$30 to $35. Parks Director James Cole said the increases will ...
In Brief: Comment sought on "Empowerment Zone" -- Microsoft donates goods to colleges -- Judge denies motions for trial dismissal
Jun 02, 1998 ... Comment sought on "Empowerment Zone ' GRANDVIEW - Area residents are being asked to comment on theproposed creation of a federal "Empowerment Zone" that could bring$40 million in economic development aid. Proponents of the plan want residents to identify what parts ofthe ...
Grandview holds safety forum tonight -- Concerns and efforts to clean up city neighborhoods
Jun 02, 1998 ... GRANDVIEW - A forum tonight will address local safety concernsand efforts to clean up city neighborhoods. Officials also are looking for ways to solve what's consideredone of the biggest blights of city neighborhoods: cars parked onfront lawns. Previously, the council has ...
Toppenish's dilemma: new fire equipment or higher insurance rates
Jun 02, 1998; ... TOPPENISH - City officials are hoping a Yakima architecture firmcan work some math magic. Faced with a fire department that isn't quite up to snuff andmounting costs to improve things, the city wants Traho Architects toput its calculators to work and come up with something the city ...
Eva Rameirez first in state powerlifting
Jun 02, 1998 ... SHELTON - Eva Rameirez, a senior from Davis, took top honors inthe 114-pound weight class and was named the top performer in theWashington State High School Powerlifting championships Saturday. Rameirez totaled 650 pounds in her lifting competition, helpingthe Pirate girls team ...
Two more hearings today on enhancement plan -- Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project
Jun 03, 1998; ... The federal Bureau of Reclamation will try again today to getpublic comment on a voluminous environmental document associatedwith the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project. No one at a sparsely attended hearing in Toppenish on Tuesdaycommented about the effects of measures ...
Around the Valley---Locke here Thursday to name new judges---Naches man faces vehicular-assault charge---Two arrested in Ellensburg drug bust---Tieton man
Jun 03, 1998 ... charged with raping 2 women---Charges filed in alleged rape of 14-year-old Locke here Thursday to name new judges Gov. Gary Locke is expected to be in Yakima Thursday to announcehis selections for two newly created positions on the Yakima CountySuperior Court ...
Superior Court sentencings
Jun 03, 1998 ... David Allred, 39, unlawful possession of a firearm, three months. Bautista Gayardo Oregon, 35, alien in possession of a firearm, 58days. James Walter Cotton, 29, possession of a controlled substance, 30days. Christopher L. Martin, 19, possession of marijuana, 90 days ...
Around the Valley--Low bid submitted for demolition--Two hospitalized after I-90 accident---GTE Big Ride to pass through Yakima --- Crash kills one
Jun 03, 1998 ... Low bid submitted for demolition A Wapato firm is the apparent low bidder to demolish and removefour buildings from the Ramblers Park area, part of a federal-stategrant package to reduce flood hazards. Ken's Construction Inc. submitted the lowest of six bids toremove the ...
Death Notices
Jun 03, 1998 ... Luella Rebecca Faulkner Luella Rebecca Faulkner, 80, of Ellensburg died Monday atKittitas Valley Community Hospital. Mrs. Faulkner was born in Toppenish. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Gilmour of Kittitas andBarbara Foldin of McKenna; two sons, Donald and ...
Editorial---Religious amendment is simply not needed
Jun 03, 1998 ... There's a good reason the U.S. Constitution is rarely amended:There is seldom a compelling reason to do so. That's why it hasonly been amended 27 times since it became effective in 1789 - and10 of those were ratified as the Bill of Rights in 1791. Still there has been a spate of ...
Yakima City Council delays action on pit bulls
Jun 03, 1998; ... The Yakima City Council on Tuesday decided to continue studyingproposed changes to an 11-year-old ordinance banning pit bullterriers from the city. But the proposed changes would have little practical effect onprocedures currently used by animal-control officers, one suchofficer ...
Feared blast from the past (thankfully) fizzles -- Two flares tied to a clock found in backpack in the basement of a house on Yakima Training Center
Jun 03, 1998 ... property SELAH - It's an appropriate area to find things that go boom. But all the action in the 800 block of Firing Center Road Tuesdayfizzled - fortunately - into a kind of puerile gag after authoritieslearned what was inside a backpack. About 6:30 p.m., authorities were ...
Corrections: Due to an editor's error, the targeted completion date of a review of the pesticides organophosphates and carbamates was incorrect in
Jun 03, 1998 ... Sunday's Yakima Herald-Republic. The Environmental ProtectionAgency hopes to complete the review by August 1999 as part of theFood Quality Protection Act. Because of incomplete information from a source, Tuesday's Extra!section listed an incorrect location for ...
Some teachers balk at district's cuts -- More cuts in administration still possible to save student services, teacher says
Jun 03, 1998 ... Correction: Ismael Flores, an administrative assistant at DavisHigh School and Adams Elementary School, is not being laid off, asthe reporter stated in a story that ran Wednesday in the YakimaHerald-Republic. His current position is being eliminated and he isbeing reassigned to another ...
A mug shot of Bruce Coe
Jun 03, 1998 ... This photo ran with story: Kittitas County commissioners pledge$500,000 to ...
Keep between the lines--Dennis Miner, left, and Bobby Brown paired up to paint the bottom of the pool at Selah's Wixson Park Monday afternoon. The two Selah
Jun 03, 1998 ... Parks and Recreation Department employees were helping to get thepool ...
Letters to the editor
Jun 03, 1998 ... Political campaigns To the editor - Jacquie Walker asked in a May 24 Herald-Republicletter why there were no candidates willing to run for Yakima CountyCourthouse positions. Simple answer: campaign money. R.J. Reynolds and Phillip Morris tobacco companies: What do theyhave ...
Micelaea Cuevas, left, and Jonathan Vaefaga toast with sparkling apple cider while a group of fourth and fifth graders from Brian Davey's Montessori class
Jun 03, 1998 ... at Adams Elementary School is treated to a formal lunch in theschool's library Tuesday in celebration of the fifth-graders'graduation to middle school. The students ...
Theo Thomas column -- Bone up on your body's calcium needs
Jun 03, 1998 ... Being dense is smart! When you aren't consuming enough calcium,your body steals what it needs from your bones, weakening them andputting you at future risk for bone fractures, and osteoporosis - adisease that affects more than 8 million Americans (17 million moreare at high risk due to ...
Doubling their pleasure -- Ike's diverse duo Elly Colvin, Allison Gillespie team up for second state tennis title
Jun 03, 1998; ... One has light hair, the other dark. One plays volleyball, theother soccer. One is a senior, the other a junior. They are Allison Gillespie and Elly Colvin, and at 5-11 and 5-2,respectively, they represent the long and short of the EisenhowerCadets' state 4A co-champion tennis ...
Most of Sunnyside parks and recreation board quits over dispute with City Council
Jun 03, 1998; ... SUNNYSIDE - A tug of war between the City Council and an advisoryboard has ended in the resignation of all but two members of theseven-person board. Five Parks and Recreation Board members - who have a combinedtotal of more than 30 years on the board - submitted a ...
DEA makes Valley's biggest meth bust -- Ten pounds of methamphetamine, worth $9,000 per pound, confiscated in Outlook raid
Jun 03, 1998; ... OUTLOOK - Federal drug agents continued their investigationTuesday of what's being called the largest methamphetamine bust todate in the Yakima Valley. Ten pounds of methamphetamine, worth about $9,000 per pound, wereconfiscated in a raid Monday, said U.S. Drug Enforcement ...
John Freemon Young held in Montana for death of White Salmon man -- Larry Teel
Jun 03, 1998; ... Family members of a 41-year-old man whose body was found buriedlast fall in western Klickitat County said Tuesday they will sleepeasier knowing a suspect is behind bars. John Freemon Young, 62, of Klickitat County was arrested inColumbia Falls, Mont., Tuesday on first-degree murder ...
4A-3A Feeder Games tonight at Parker Field
Jun 03, 1998 ... Southeastern Washington's top senior baseball players from Class4A and 3A schools will be in action at Parker Field in the annualall-star "feeder" games. The 3 p.m. doubleheader will match the Upper Valley (players fromDavis, Eisenhower, West Valley, Selah, Prosser and ...
WSU's Leon Bender had strong Valley ties
Jun 03, 1998; ... Sitting on the deck outside his Zillah home, Kevin Barr pondereda question while watching neighbors shoot off fireworks on NewYear's Eve 1996. "'Do you know where you're going to be this time next year?'"asked his then-21-year-old visitor. Barr smiled. He didn't have an ...
Kittitas County commissioners pledged $500,000 to restore fairgrounds buildings
Jun 03, 1998; ... ELLENSBURG - Kittitas County commissioners pledged $500,000Tuesday to restore several old-time fairgrounds buildings that localpreservationists fought to get onto a state endangered list lastsummer. Commissioners also supported the nomination of the 22-acrefairgrounds as a ...
The eagle has molted: Judge wants trial over-- Wenatchee Sex Ring
Jun 03, 1998 ... SEATTLE (AP) - The judge overseeing the $100 million lawsuitchallenging the Wenatchee child sex ring investigation knew a signfrom above when he saw it. When presented with the golden wing that fell off the eagleperched atop the U.S. flag behind his desk, Spokane County ...
Sheriff didn't "circle wagons' against media -- Wenatchee Sex-Ring
Jun 03, 1998 ... SEATTLE (AP) - Douglas County Sheriff Dan LaRoche testifiedTuesday that media criticism of the Wenatchee child sex ringinvestigations did not affect his agency's handling of its cases. "You do not conduct an investigation based on what the mediawants," LaRoche said during the ...
State Briefs: Colville tribe bids to buy Okanogan mill -- U.S.- Canada salmon talks abruptly halt
Jun 03, 1998 ... Colville tribe bidsto buy Okanogan mill OMAK - The Colville Indians have submitted a bid to purchase OmakWood Products, Okanogan County's largest private employer. But the Monday bid by Colville Tribal Enterprises Corp. does notmatch a $19.5 million offer already made by ...
Republic's flooding repair will be financial burden
Jun 03, 1998 ... REPUBLIC (AP) - The cost of repairing flood-damaged roads to thisFerry County town rose on Tuesday, amid signs that last week'sflooding caused more damage than previously thought. Some residents are also learning that flood damage may keep themout of their homes much longer than ...
Stiff fines will take effect next week for able-bodied people who park in reserved or handicapped parking spaces
Jun 03, 1998 ... SEATTLE (AP) - Stiff new fines take effect next week for able-bodied people who park in spaces reserved for the handicapped orwho misuse disabled-parking placards. The new state law, effective June 11, raises from $75 to $250 thefine for able-bodied drivers who park in ...
Editorial---Local EPA hearing created needed dialogue
Jun 04, 1998 ... Correction: Due to an editor's error, the head of theEnvironmental Protection Agency's pesticide program was incorrectlyidentified in an editorial in Thursday's Yakima Herald-Republic. Theprogram is headed by Lynn Goldman. Some needed lines of communication were opened last week ...
A pitcher of dreams -- Nick Aal, pitcher, rests his arm while his teammates catch infield hits from their coach, Rick Hayes. Aal's team, the Arizona
Jun 04, 1998 ... Diamondbacks, plays in the Little League minor league, ...
Lucia Ramos gives her father, Ignacio, a hug.
Jun 04, 1998 ... Photo by Rhonda Stone This photo ran with story: Lucia's ...