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Shop Talk: Holiday shopping season starts ramping up
With Halloween behind us and holiday shopping in its early stages, things seem pretty calm around here.
West Valley Church of the Nazarene will host a Fall Carnival from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Looking for some spooky funon Saturday? Here's a few things going on in our area.
West Valley Walgreens opening this afternoon
Turns out "sometime" is this afternoon. The store at 6400 W. Nob Hill Blvd. will be opening between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. today, a Walgreens spokeswoman said.
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Spokane High School ago after the birth of her daughter, Tatum. She is able to ride the bus to EVSD Community Connections Center teen parent program and has day care for Tatum so she is able to complete her high school education.
Davis library a resource for the community
You don't have to be a Davis High School student to use the Davis High School library.
Lions Club to offer health screenings Saturday
Worried about your eyesight, hearing or blood pressure? You can get them checked at a health screening in West Valley on Saturday.
Victim's family files lawsuit against county
The family of a 19-year-old Yakima man killed during a police pursuit on West Nob Hill Boulevard three years ago today has filed a damage claim with Yakima County.
In honor of our birthday, we offer the Shopping Cart Awards
Happy birthday, Shop Talk. One year ago today, we launched the Shop Talk blog . And boy has it been a busy year - we covered the closure of several big retailers, the opening of several new restaurants and everything in between.
Bumblebee 3. One special feature of the new Walmart store in West Valley is a display stocked with C) Washington wines 4. The cost calculated by area fire departments for putting out the huge fire at the former Boise Cascade mill site is A) more than $50,000 5. Central Washington University's football program hopes to continue C) the annual Battle ...
Comings and goings around Yakima
Good morning Shop Talk readers. The big news this week is the opening of the new Walmart store in West Valley .
Readers respond to opening of West Valley Walmart
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Now that the new Walmart supercenter store has opened in West Valley , I've had a chance to read the variety of comments posted on several stories online.
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During a recent Friday afternoon at the new West Valley Walmart, cheers and loud rock music can be heard on the store floor.
Key dates in evolution of West Valley Walmart
* August 2002 -- Yakima City Council votes to approve the rezoning of 725 acres around South 64th Avenue and West Nob Hill Boulevard owned by Congdon Orchards, despite objections by neighborhood groups.
NEW Cost to put out mill fire tops $50,000
YAKIMA, Wash. - Local fire departments spent more than $50,000 in wages to put out last month's log fire at the old Boise mill in Yakima, city fire Chief Charlie Hines says.
Wesley United Methodist Church will be holding adult study groups. The two adult study groups are "AHA" and the "Mindbenders." The AHA group meets after the 9 a.m. Sunday worship service and will be led by the Rev.
Yakima Prepares for New Walmart
In just five days, Yakima's West Valley gets it's first Walmart, and it could give the area some much-needed money.
Slice of Yakima: Excited over chance to bag state title
Cole Brown is pretty sure he can handle the competition. In fact, the West Valley High School junior already has a strategy: "To take my time and make sure I get everything right." The 17-year-old is competing in the Washington Food Industry Association's "Best Bagger Contest" Friday in Tacoma.
Union Gap authorities investigating Saturday night fire
Authorities are investigating a fire Saturday night that destroyed at storage shed near in the 2100 block of Cornell Avenue.
How well did you read last week's YH-R?
D) the effigy of Glenn Beck that was burned in Mount Vernon, Wash. 2. After a big fire at the former Boise Cascade mill site, the city of Yakima ordered a halt to what activity there? A) deep-frying Twinkies B) burning the rest of the logs stacked there C) wood chipping the logs stacked there D) campfires 3. Why did a judge dismiss the attempt to ...