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Browse > Home / Archive: November 2011

Making the Desert Bloom: A History of Irrigation in our Valley

November 30, 2011

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Lighted Events Celebrate Winter Cheer Throughout The Yakima Valley

November 22, 2011

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Numerous Private School Options Available in the Yakima Valley

November 15, 2011

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Cowiche Canyon Conservatory – From Rails-to-Trails

November 1, 2011

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Japanese Roots Run Deep in the Yakima Valley
Lisa Smith Lisa Smith

By the turn of the 20th century, the Yakima Valley’s agricultural community was well established and growing quickly.  Valley farmers actively recruited Japanese immigrants from the Seattle area to come work in their fields.  Many welcomed the opportunity, eventually settling around the Wapato area.
It didn’t take long to learn the trade and by 1910 many [...]

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