Hey ... I'm Michele Mathews, half of The Morning Bull Pen. I'm a working mother of four kids trying to juggle everyday life without dropping any balls along the way. I'm born and raised in the Yakima Valley dirt. I started out in radio at the age of 15 at the Yakima Valley Skills Center. I've moved around the dial to various radio stations and took a few years off to raise babies before finding my home on The Bull. My one vice is drinking a mint mocha every morning. I LOVE (obsessed with) Alexandar Skarsgard, Sam Hunt and Tim McGraw. Follow me on Twitter @michelecomedy, Instagram @michelemathewscomedy and Snapchat @michelem929. Remember that I love you!
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Toppenish Rodeo Returns This Weekend for Its 83rd Year
Don't worry -- this'll only take about eight seconds. Max.
Yep, it's the 83rd annual Toppenish Rodeo, coming this Friday and Saturday (June 30-July 1) at the Toppenish Rodeo Grounds, 600 S. Division St.
Conditions Are Ripe for This Year’s Yakima Uncorked
Sunshine, wine, music and BACON! Where do we sign up?
The third annual Yakima Uncorked wine and food festival, presented by Washington Broadband, returns to downtown Yakima this Saturday (June 24) -- and conditions look ideal. Under Yakima's signature sunny skies, you’ll be able to enjoy wines grown right here in our valley, plus exquisite food ... like, say, bacon.
Twigs Bistro and Martini Bar is Closing This Saturday
One of my favorite restaurants is closing! Twigs Bistro and Martini Bar in the Valley Mall has announced that they will close their doors this Saturday (June 17).
I had heard a rumor that they will be closing, but secretly wished that it wasn't true. Twigs verified the rumor Monday on their Facebook.
Case of the Blues Closing After 24-Year Run in Yakima
After 24 years the Junior League of Yakima and the Yakima Greenway have announced the end of a Case of the Blues summer music festival.
The event -- which drew some of the Northwest's biggest artists to Sarg Hubbard Park but which required a lot of time and effort from volunteers from the Junior League and Yakima Greenway -- has seen attendance drop in recent years.
Is It Legal to Pass a Snowplow in Washington?
Being a mom with kids who are involved in several activities means that I do a lot of driving. Driving in crummy weather.
As I was making my third trip to Naches the other night to take my daughter to basketball practice, I encountered two snowplows doing their thing down Highway 12.
Robbie Walden Band + Slings and Arrows Set to Take the Stage at Downtown Summer Nights
We promise: It won't rain this week!
Get ready for a perfect evening this Thursday (July 14) when the Robbie Walden Band, plus Slings and Arrows, perform at Downtown Summer Nights on North Front Street.
The Robbie Walden Band hails from the west side, but they've played Yakima before -- they were at DSN just last summer...
‘Find Your Happy’ at the Fair: A Serene Ride on the Sundola Takes You High Above the Crowds [PHOTOS]
Sure, you can wander around the fairgrounds, people-watching and munching on fair food.
Or you can hop aboard the Sundola and drift over the whole scene, hanging in the sky with the clouds.
Looks kind of peaceful, doesn't it?