The new year is finally here, putting 2020 in the rearview and ushering in all the potential that comes with 2021.
EDITOR'S NOTE: As of February 2019, Yakima Magazine is a special publication produced monthly by the Yakima Herald-Republic News Department.
When Jean Hansard was ready to head out of Yakima to become a full-time camper, she had her phone preloaded with many helpful apps. The 81-year-old retired school administrative assistant sold her home and was scheduled to hit the road just as the pandemic began last winter. She had her T@B …
Do you have cabin fever? Are you marking the passage of time by whether you need to take the garbage can or the recycling can out to the street today? Did you catch yourself talking to the Santa ornament on the Christmas tree again?
A guided tour is a time-honored tradition. For many vacationers, it means boarding a bus packed with other travelers and listening to a paid guide tell tales of the local sights.
What would you like Santa to bring you for Christmas? For starters, we’d all like an end to the pandemic — and perhaps world peace. However, as this unprecedented year draws to a close, community leaders from throughout Yakima offered a few more specific ideas of what they’re hoping for this…
“We need a little Christmas, right this very minute …”
After spending the past eight months working in the garden, I’m coming inside.
For so many of us, the holidays look a little different this year. In a season when we typically run ourselves ragged rushing from parties to school functions to shopping and everything in between, our one silver lining is a bit slower pace this year.
Digging a fork into a slice of pie from Johnson Orchards is a Yakima experience that countless residents rave about. As you take that first bite, you taste layer upon layer of fresh, flavorful fruit. Each bite of pie is well-balanced with sugar and spice. And the crust? It’s the most beautif…
Heli-Skiing 101
More about heli-skiing Interested in more information? Check out these websites as well as this article that I wrote about one of my experiences at CMH! Article:
I’ll never forget the first time I heard the sound of the helicopter coming to pick us up for our very first bump — or how the sound began to vibrate through my body as it flew closer and closer. I was nervous ... very nervous.
Visiting J Bell Cellars in Zillah has always been a wonderful experience. Owners Wes and Natasha Teslo have worked hard to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere to enjoy a tasting or share a great bottle of wine. But now, with the recent addition of Il Grasso restaurant, the experience is that…
Most of us have preconceived notions about who, what, why or how. Some of us may have looked at a tall high school kid and thought, “Wow, I bet he’s good at basketball.”