GRANDVIEW -- The Grandview City Council on Monday unanimously appointed a longtime resident and community college employee to fill a vacant position.
The seat had been empty since March, when Robert Morales resigned because new job responsibilities caused schedule conflicts. He had been on the council since 1996.
Appointee Diana R. Jennings' term is scheduled to last until Dec. 31, 2009. She could then run for re-election for the second half of Morales' term, which would have expired on Dec. 31, 2011.
Jennings is a student services coordinator for Yakima Valley Community College. She serves on a Central Washington University advisory board and helped organize last year's Grape to Glass gala fundraiser at the college.
The other three candidates were Mary Lynn Barrett, Coralea Farris-Pickett and Javier Rodriguez.
Mayor Norm Childress said all four were good candidates, but Jennings' mix of interest in the community and willingness to serve ended up winning out.
ER documentary airs May 29
The Discovery Channel has changed the air date for its emergency room documentary featuring three doctors from Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center.
"911: The Bronx" will air in the evening and through the night on May 29.
The documentary was filmed at one of the busiest trauma centers in the country, Saint Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, where Drs. John Zambito, Ashwin Shetty and Raul Garcia-Rodriguez practiced emergency medicine.
For a complete listing of episodes and times visit: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/daily.html.
Injured cyclist on the mend
YAKIMA -- A British Columbia woman improved to serious condition Monday after being badly injured in a motorcycle crash Friday on Interstate 82 between Wapato and Toppenish, authorities said.
Jacquiline Clutchey, the motorcycle passenger, was being treated at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. She suffered significant head injuries after being thrown from the 2005 Harley-Davidson, the Washington State Patrol reported.
The motorcycle operator, Dennis Clutchey, was in good condition, a Regional nursing supervisor said Monday evening.
Both are 53 and from Surrey, B.C.
WV concert at Capitol
YAKIMA -- Student singers and musicians from West Valley Junior High will perform tonight at the Capitol Theatre.
The concert features the school's bands and choir as well as guest artists John Harbaugh, principal trumpet with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra and trumpet professor at Central Washington University, and Kristina Ploeger, director of music education and choral director at Eastern Washington University.
The concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $6 and are available at Inklings Bookshop, West Valley Junior High or at the door of the Capitol Theatre, 19 S. Third St. For more information, call choir director Megan Goranson at 972-5731.
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