Moxee City, in East Yakima Valley, has nearly quadrupled in size in the last decade and a half! Because of that -- here comes the economics 101 lesson -- more services are starting to set up shop.
One of my son's teachers and Cross Country coaches out at East Valley High (and a big-time 94.5 KATS listener and rock-'n-roll type of guy) Mr. Aaron Norman, left me this behemoth
Did I miss the memo? Did a law get passed saying that is now mandatory to have a big-assed "WELCOME" sign on your front porch? If not, you sure could have fooled me!
Yesterday (Oct. 19), a lawnmower was left abandoned on the sidewalk outside my house in East Valley. What started as a curiosity turned into comedy gold as many of my friends and family members chimed in with their ideas as to how the mystery mower wound up there.
A wildfire on Konnowac Pass claimed over 1,000 acres and between 75 to 100 firefighters were on the scene. A number of homes near by had to be evacuated. Living a little too close for comfort, I whipped out my phone and tried to capture it on video.
Another in the long and ever-growing list of coronavirus cancellations, the latest casualty is the annual Moxee Hop Festival in East Valley. According to a post on the Moxee Hop Festival Beer Garden Facebook page the 2020 event is not going to happen this summer.
The East Valley School District sent out a message today to families of students attending school in the district to submit photos or videos of the pupils saying "thank you" to the teaching staff.
"In the history of moving in to a new home, has anyone ever actually completely finished moving in?"
I posed this question on my personal Facebook page today and found out that I am not alone in my exercise in futility.