From the looks of things recently in the little town of Moxee, WA (my hometown) you'd think that fried chicken was just recently discovered. Either that or a full-blown Fried Chicken War has broken out!
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.