Yakima Herald-Republic back issues from June 1999:
Editorial -- Scholarships Promise Some a Better Future
Jun 01, 1999 ... What better time than commencement to launch one of the mostnoteworthy and ambitious scholarship programs in the state'shistory. The program provides "Promise Scholarships," whichliterally hold the promise of a better future for some of ourbrightest students. The new $9 ...
Letters to the editor
Jun 01, 1999 ... On Morrier Plans To the editor - The latest news concerning Joe Morrier'sexpansion plans for the Yakima Mall comes as no surprise. Who cares what was said in applying for federal funds back whenYakima needed an upscale downtown hotel? Who cares what is beingsaid today? It ...
A New Beginning for Broken Families -- EPIC Place to open $1.8 million home in Yakima for teends at odds with parents
Jun 01, 1999; ... It's a teen-ager's room without posters, a kitchen without homecooking and a family room without a family. The $1.8 million EPIC Place residential facility will open Fridaywith an 11 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. Designed to be equal partsinstitution and family home, its purpose is ...
A 30-Year Career Comes to a Close Today -- T.J. Close steps down as KIMA news director and steps to retirement, ending tenure that few can match in
Jun 01, 1999 ... longevity By MATT COOPER YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC If you want to know about the retirement of KIMA-TV news directorT.J. Close, ask the competition: "Him keeping the pressure on peopleis the reason they've been No. 1," said Dave Ettl, news director atKNDO. "A ...
At School/ On Campus
Jun 01, 1999 ... The following students have been awarded $500 scholarships forthe 1999-2000 school year: Yakima Valley Credit Union ScholasticAchievement Scholarship: Elisa Smith, graduating home school and Eisenhower High School, attending Seattle Pacific University; LauraGraham, graduating West ...
Mother Credits EPIC With Helping Daughter Weather Crisis
Jun 01, 1999; ... Terri Reeder of Naches is convinced EPIC's youth program savedher daughter from a life on the streets. Six years ago, Reederwatched helplessly as her daughter's self-esteem and self-worthplummeted. In the matter of nine months, Reeder's 14-year-olddaughter's arguments with her mother ...
Death Notices
Jun 01, 1999 ... Jesse Gilbert Gans Jesse Gilbert Gans, 91, of Yakima died Friday in Yakima. Mr. Gans was born Nov. 10, 1907, in Lapwai, Idaho. He marriedEllen Albee in 1928 and spent much of his life in the Yakima Valley. He is survived by a son, Allan Gans; six daughters, Emma ...
Spring's Not Yet in Season -- Weather has taken a toll on spirits -- not to mention crops, timber and tourism
Jun 01, 1999; ... If the calendar turns from May into June, it's spring, right? Notthis year. With the exception of a few days of sunshine, spring 1999 hasbeen a decidedly cool, cloudy affair. The weather has done morethan dampen spirits. It has slowed the economy's annual thaw. From cherry ...
Facts and Records
Jun 01, 1999 ... Fires West Valley Sunday, 3:17 a.m. - First-aid call, 10000 block of Hughes Road. Sunday, 7:32 p.m. - First-aid call, 2300 block of South 38th Ave. Tieton Sunday, 1:36 p.m. - Unknown type fire, 1200 block of RosenkranzRoad. East ...
The EPIC Place campus at Powerhouse Road and Englewood Avenue includes cottages and an outreach center -- all designed to help fractured families to
Jun 01, 1999 ... reconnect ...
WPPSS Offers Sale for the Toolhardy -- Supply system's high on inventory and low on price, but the goods aren't for everybody
Jun 01, 1999; ... RICHLAND - Here's an option for "Tool Time" fans running out onreruns: Hit the road to restock that basement shop. Some of the world's biggest bargains - prices run about 50percent below catalog listings - are available a few times a monthat a remote tool shed near the Columbia ...
WSU Study Finds Whites More Likely to Get Depression Drugs
Jun 01, 1999 ... SPOKANE (AP) - White patients diagnosed with depression are morethan twice as likely as blacks and Hispanics to be prescribedantidepressant medication, a new study says. The Washington State University research team that conducted thestudy says it is the first nationwide ...
Around the Northwest -- Suspect in Son's Death Found Hanged -- Accident Kills Woman on Green River -- Call It the Internest: Ospreys Go Online -- Teen
Jun 01, 1999 ... Feared Drowned in Oregon Lake Suspect in Son's Death Found Hanged SPOKANE - A man charged with strangling his 11-year-old son andsetting fire to their home partly to draw attention from himself inthe killing was found dead Monday in an apparent suicide, SpokaneCounty ...
American Legion -- Beetles Boast Depth, Experience this Season -- Eight players return to team, which opens its season today with two against Lower
Jun 01, 1999 ... ValleyYAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Like most baseball coaches at the start of a season, Yakima PepsiBeetles head man Ryan Froula is optimistic. A close look at his roster reveals a promising mix of experience,versatility and depth, however, so Froula's sanguinity looks ...
The Sentinel of the River -- Dam caretaker's home sits above the flowing water -- Randy Sac is the caretaker
Jun 01, 1999; ... PARKER - When the Yakima River rises, Randy Sac loses sleep."Boy, do things go bump in the night," he said with a chuckle. And this time of the year the bumps tend to come frequently asthe river, swollen by spring runoff and laden with debris, smashesits cargo against his home ....
Parents Practice Defensive Driving
Jun 01, 1999; ... PARENT CONNECTION The journey of parenting is like a roadway: Use the wide lanes inthe center; avoid the shoulder and ditch. Sure, the shoulder or ditch will get you there, but it won't be aproductive trip. Just like travelers, parents should chart their trips, ...
Facts and Records
Jun 02, 1999 ... Yakima Police District 1 Burglary, 10:52 a.m., Monday, 200 block North Sixth Street. District 2 Shoplift, 4:48 p.m., Monday, Bon Marche. Assault, 9:17 p.m., Monday, report taken at station. District 3 Vandalism, 12:44 p.m., Monday, 900 block ...
Berries Are Pick of Spring Dish
Jun 02, 1999; ... PLEASING PICKY EATERS There is no reason to wait until dessert to enjoy freshstrawberries. In this late spring-inspired main course salad, freshstrawberries, mandarin oranges and grilled chicken make a colorfulcontrast against the deep green backdrop of fresh spinach. Thesweet ...
Letters to the editor
Jun 02, 1999 ... On Whale Hunt To the editor - I don't think Ralph Munro or AdeleFerguson understood what took place May 17 when the Makah whalingcrew completed their hunt. After all, tribal history, culture andtradition are not part of the public school system, nor is it arequirement. Terms like tribal ...
Theo Thomas Column -- Osteoporosis Prevention Begins in Teen-Age Years
Jun 02, 1999 ... As a disorder of aging, osteoporosis may seem far away for worryto a 15-year-old. But small changes today for better bones tomorrowcan prevent this debilitating disease later in life. Good bone health in life may stem from getting enough dietarycalcium as teen-agers. A calcium ...
Death Notices
Jun 02, 1999 ... Theresa Marie (Burtscher) Bender Theresa Marie (Burtscher) Bender, 89, died Monday at the GardenVillage Nursing Home. Mrs. Bender was born in Oregon City, Ore. She worked as a chef atvarious places in Spokane for most of her life. Survivors includeher husband, Carlos Bender ...
Yakima People -- Ex-Valley Vet Gets WSU Honor -- Pair Complete Navy Training
Jun 02, 1999 ... Ex-Valley Vet Gets WSU Honor A former Yakima resident was recently given the 1999Distinguished Veterinary Alumnus Award by Washington StateUniversity. Veterinarian Kyle Frandle, a 1970 graduate of West Valley HighSchool, traveled from his home in Santa Cruz, Calif., to ...
Editorial -- Common Sense Key in Harassment Decision
Jun 02, 1999 ... All things considered, there's much to recommend a U.S. SupremeCourt ruling last week that allows school districts to be sued infederal court if officials knowingly allow sexual harassment. While we're always a bit leery of 5-4 Supreme Court decisions, thisone appears to have come down ...
Sibling Death -- Jury Seated to Try Teen -- Judge rules Joshua Romero was properly advised of his rights by police officers
Jun 02, 1999; ... A Yakima County Superior Court judge ruled Monday he will allowinto evidence statements Joshua Romero made to police admittinginvolvement in the shooting death of his sister in late February attheir Yakima home. During a pretrial hearing, Judge Robert Hackett ruled the ...
Embers, Wind Combine to Destroy Wapato Home -- 2671 N. Track Road
Jun 02, 1999; ... Wind-blown embers from a burning barrel sparked a blaze Tuesdayafternoon that consumed 30 acres of Wapato grassland, a mobile homeand a car. It took dozens of firefighters from several jurisdictions todouse the flames at 2671 N. Track Road. Firefighters were able tosave three ...
Patty Murray Urges Women to Take Up Social Security Issues
Jun 02, 1999; ... Sen. Patty Murray's message was clear Tuesday: Women of all agesshould join the debate on proposed Social Security changes or findthemselves at the short end of the stick when it comes toretirement. "Social Security really is the women's issue because women's workpatterns differ ...
Woman Hospitalized After Wreck
Jun 02, 1999 ... A woman was hospitalized Tuesday after a Summitview Avenue crashthat snarled traffic for more than an hour. The woman may have suffered a debilitating medical problem beforeher 1996 Chevrolet Suburban careened across Summitview near itsintersection with 30th Avenue, Sgt. Brenda ...
New Campaign Hopes to Put an Ugly Face on Teen Smoking -- Medical Association Hopes to Lower Number of Girls Who Smoke
Jun 02, 1999; ... Sandra Arellano estimates it takes her 90 minutes to get readyfor school in the morning. With that kind of time invested in howshe looks, the 17-year-old Davis High School junior isn't going towreck it by taking up smoking. "It's gross, and people who smoke, you can smell it on ...
Correction: John Bacon and Gene Eglin, pictured in a front-page photograph in Sunday's Yakima Herald-Republic, are employees of Pro Insulation of Yakima.
Jun 02, 1999 ... They were not among the group of inmates mentioned in theaccompanying story who ...
The Beetles' Adrian Valdez' slide into second was enough to break up Beau Jensen's throw to first attempting to turn a double play for Lower Valley.
Jun 02, 1999 ... Staff photo ...
Beetle In the Dirt -- The Yakima Beetles' Andrew Barker crosses the plate past Lower Valley catcher Ryan Miller with one of eight runs in the first inning.
Jun 02, 1999 ... Staff photo ...
Sixteen of the 26 mobile homes are in place for the Esperanza project in Mattawa.
Jun 02, 1999 ... Staff photo ...
Yakima City Council members listen to testimony on the Mercy property rezone recommendation on Tuesday.
Jun 02, 1999 ... Staff photo ...
Mercy Mall Proposal -- Council Delays Rezone Vote -- Council members may be leaning toward approving project; vote will come next week
Jun 02, 1999; ... The Yakima City Council won't vote on Mercy Enterprises' proposedrezone of 84 acres for a new regional mall in north Yakima untilnext week. But did it show its hand during a hearing on the matter Tuesday?The council took up Yakima Regional Hearing Examiner Phil ...
Mercy Development Rezone -- Yakima City Council Members Seek to Maintain Neutrality
Jun 02, 1999; ... For months, Yakima City Council members have dodged questions onwhat could be the biggest single retail development in the city'shistory. How will they vote on Mercy Enterprises' proposed rezone of 84acres off North 16th Avenue to make way for an 850,000-square-footregional mall? ...
[Bankruptcies Chapter 13]
Jun 02, 1999 ... Bankruptcies Chapter 13 Ricky Lee Grauman, Yakima, May 7. Case 99-02849-R33. Assets, $1,520; liabilities, $1,147. Larry M. Lee and Janet L., Ellensburg, May 6. Case 99-02817-R33.Assets, $19,278; liabilities, $30,519. Tige Andrew Okelberry, Selah, May 6. Case 99-02807-R33 ....
Jeff Hagen Wins 24-Hour Marathon
Jun 02, 1999 ... YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC SEATTLE - Jeff Hagen saved his best for last. The Yakima ultra-marathoner captured the Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Run,which concluded Sunday at West Seattle Stadium, by equaling lastyear's winning distance of 127.5 miles. Hagen, who has won the last ...
Leonard Protege at Legends -- CWU Honors Bishop, Earle
Jun 02, 1999 ... YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Leonard Protege at Legends Local boxer Scooter Mesa and well-known ring announcer MichaelBuffer are among the attractions on a six-fight boxing card Friday,June 11 at Legends Casino in Toppenish. Mesa (8-5, 5 knockouts) is scheduled to face ...
Former Officer Pleads Guilty in DUI Case -- Eric Thomas
Jun 02, 1999 ... SEATTLE (AP) - Former Bellevue police Officer Eric Thomas pleadedguilty Tuesday to charges stemming from a drunken driving crashthat killed one person and severely injured another. Thomas entered the pleas in King County Superior Court tovehicular homicide and vehicular assault ...
Around the Valley -- Five Injured in Rollover Accident -- Wreck May Have Been Caused by Drunk Driver -- Growth, Safety Up for West Valley Council
Jun 02, 1999 ... Five Injured in Rollover Accident GRANDVIEW - Five people were injured Tuesday - two critically -in a rollover crash northwest of here. The driver, Terra L. Ambrose, 15, of Grandview, had four friendsin her 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier when she lost control of the car at3:15 ...
Another Dead Gray Whale Washes Ashore
Jun 02, 1999 ... SEATTLE (AP) - Another dead gray whale has washed ashore, thistime in populous West Seattle. The 27-foot whale, which turned up Monday, was the 12th dead graywhale found on Washington shores this year. Seven have been found inPuget Sound. Researchers are trying to determine ...
Sheriff, Relative Seek Release of Evidence After Accused Man's Suicide -- Robert Wood
Jun 02, 1999 ... SPOKANE (AP) - A relative and the county sheriff said Tuesdaythey hope prosecutors will release evidence collected againstRobert Wood, who hanged himself while in jail awaiting trial oncharges that he strangled his 11-year-old son. Wood, who would have been 44 today, was found ...
A Waiting Game for Locals -- West Valley grad Josh Pearce only Yakima-area player likely to be picked today
Jun 02, 1999; ... Potential draftees? They're easy to spot. Just look for a semi-nervous expression and a telephone. The major league baseball draft begins today and runs throughFriday, playing on the fears of a handful of local players. And, one way or another, an excruciating few days of ...
UW Research Projects Possible Drastic Change in Snowpack
Jun 02, 1999 ... SEATTLE (AP) - The Pacific Northwest could be facing more rainand flooding, but a shortage of usable water in the coming decades,a University of Washington researcher said Tuesday. Although record snow levels were recorded this winter in theNorthwest, Dennis Lettenmaier, a UW ...
Welch's Grandview Plant Plans Expansion
Jun 02, 1999 ... GRANDVIEW - A planned $700,000 expansion of the Welch's Co. planthere is expected to speed up processing of the Lower Yakima Valleygrape harvest. Announced Tuesday, the work will include improvements to theplant's receiving docks and an expansion of storage capacity. "It ...
Dairy Trial Begins -- Dairy owner goes on trial for breaking water- quality laws -- Henry Bosma
Jun 02, 1999; ... RICHLAND - A case being closely watched by Yakima County dairyowners opened in federal court Tuesday as lawyers hammered away at adairy owner accused of repeatedly breaking water-quality laws. The outcome of the case against Zillah dairy owner Henry Bosmacarries implications for ...
"Pied Piper of Prozac' Loses His License -- Dr. James Goodwin
Jun 02, 1999; ... The Wenatchee psychologist who gained international notoriety asthe "pied piper of Prozac" lost his license to practice on Tuesday. The state Health Department's Examining Board of Psychology hadcharged Dr. James Goodwin with unprofessional conduct for failing tocomply with a 1996 ...
Gov Locke Sees Hope in Mattawa -- 'This is really just a first step,' governor says as he tours new housing project for farm workers
Jun 02, 1999; ... MATTAWA - Gov. Gary Locke was immediately impressed Tuesdaymorning when he set foot inside one of the 16 new mobile homes inthe Esperanza housing project. "It looks great," said Locke, as apack of reporters and photographers crowded behind him in the 8-by-40-foot refurbished cargo ...
Five More Doctors Coming to Ellensburg, Officials Say
Jun 02, 1999 ... ELLENSBURG - This town's physician shortage will be over soon,according to local health-care officials. Kittitas Valley Community Hospital and the Ellensburg-basedValley Clinic said Tuesday that they have recruited five more familyphysicians to the area. The doctors, including ...
Fighting the Nazis -- Dutch Resistance Fighter Recalls Perilous Times and Brave People
Jun 03, 1999; ... VOICES CORRESPONDENT ZILLAH - A hero came to town the other day to visit a friend andtell her story one more time. Diet (pronounced "Deet") Eman, now 79, never set out to be ahero, and she would be the last person to call herself one today.She points toward heaven and says ...
UW Students Bring Talents to Share With Harrah Kids
Jun 03, 1999; ... VOICES STAFF WRITER HARRAH - Like the city mouse visiting the country mouse, childrenfrom West Seattle's Pathfinder School came to Harrah ElementarySchool last week in the first of a series of exchanges thateducators hope will build cultural bridges and plant the desire tolearn ...
Bleachers Make Watching Artists Easy
Jun 03, 1999 ... Toppenish's 11th Mural in a Day event will take place Saturdaybeginning at 9 a.m. The mural will be painted on the west wall ofthe Napa Auto Parts building, 302 W. First Ave. Toppenish Mural Society president Renee Bouchey said bleacherswill be erected for those who want to ...
Lower Valley Briefs -- White Swan FFA Holds Awards Banquet -- Summre School Program Offered
Jun 03, 1999 ... White Swan FFA Holds Awards Banquet WHITE SWAN - The White Swan FFA presented awards and electedchapter officers at its 53rd annual awards banquet on May 19. New officers for 1999-2000 are Devin Bouchey, president; ClayTenney, vice-president; Alex Stephenson, second ...
Hospital Donates Funds to Graduating Classes
Jun 03, 1999 ... SUNNYSIDE - Sunnyside Community Hospital is continuing itsprogram of helping Lower Yakima Valley seniors celebrate theirgraduation from high school. As of May 26, each graduating class was presented with a checkfor $250 to help them fund a graduation function. "The only ...
Dairy Group Ponies Up Extra Cattle to Buy Life-Saving Heart Monitor
Jun 03, 1999; ... VOICES CORRESPONDENT TOPPENISH - Fifty-one dairy cows were "beefed" - sold for beef -at auction recently, and it was all for a good cause. It all started when the Yakima Dairy Federation decided to trysomething different for its annual public service project. Fortyyears of ...
Outdoor Briefs: Wilderness Workshop Especially for Women -- TWIG Meets Monday at Ranger Station
Jun 03, 1999 ... Wilderness Workshop Especially for Women Time to get outside and get gritty. A three-day hands-on workshop, "Women in the Wilderness," is setfor June 25-27 in the Wenatchee National Forest. The outdoor camping classes include instruction on using a mapand compass, ...
Editorial -- More Money for State -- Thanks to Gregoire
Jun 03, 1999 ... Add our kudos to those directed at Attorney General christineGregoire for yet more national recognition for her leadership rolein a nationwide settlement with the tobacco industry. In thiscase, the recognition translates into big bucks. Washington statewill receive a $100 million ...
Correction/Setting it Straight: It's never too late to set the record straight. Because of a typographical error made 25 years ago, Mrs. Ralph
Jun 03, 1999 ... Fackler was incorrectly identified as Mrs. Ralph Packler in a"Backward Glance" item on Wednesday's Opinion Page. The mistake,which was picked up ...
Editorial -- White Swan Graduates Provide a Good Story
Jun 03, 1999 ... You hear a lot of feel-good stories at this time of year whenseniors are graduating from high school and preparing for the nextbig step in their lives. Of particular note this year is that success story in the WhiteSwan School District. This is a district where nearly 90 percent ...
Avalanche Hazard Lingers in Mountains After Winter's Record Snow
Jun 03, 1999 ... Naches Ranger District has a word of caution for people headingto the mountains: Avalanche danger isn't over. With record snowpacks at higher elevations, the possibility foravalanche becomes extreme, rangers say. As the surface snowpacksoftens up, increased moisture content ...
Lower Valley Briefs:Yee-Haw: Parks Office Plans Wild Horse Trip -- Kids' Summer Theater Holding Auditions -- Leadership Class Supports Troops --
Jun 03, 1999 ... Granger Alumni Scholarships Awarded -- 'Supermarket Safari' Session Set Next Week -- 'Sure Start' Diabetes Education Class Set-- Heritage Faculty Member Honored Yee-Haw: Parks Office Plans Wild Horse Trip WAPATO - The Wapato Parks and Recreation Office, 100 French Lane,is ...
Correction: Due to a reporting error, Mike Urakawa's name was misspelled in a story on student traffic safety that appeared in Voices of the Valley April 8.
Jun 03, 1999 ... Urakawa is traffic safety coordinator for ...
UW art major Wendy Shaw is shown with three of the students she has been working with at Harrah Elementary School. From left are Samantha Bailey, 9,
Jun 03, 1999 ... Whitney Taylor, 9, and Dolores ...
Ranch Resort Looking for People Looking for Remote Getaway
Jun 03, 1999; ... VOICES CORRESPONDENT PROSSER - Lisa and Everett Hamilton are looking for people who"want to get away from it all." The Hamiltons are the owners ofRattlesnake Ridge Resort, a new getaway that officially opened inApril in the Rattlesnake Hills almost 20 miles north of ...
Run-Bike-Paddle-Bike-Run Hits Greenway Sunday -- Gap-to-Gap Relay
Jun 03, 1999; ... The Yakima River is running high and chocolate brown, meaningonly one thing: Time for Gap-to-Gap. The 15th annual relay race isSunday and organizers expect about 550 people on more than 100 teamsand 35 solo participants. They'll ride on mountain bikes and roadbikes, paddle in canoes or ...