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Yakima is a city in central Washington
Washington

Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....
 and the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Yakima County, Washington
Yakima County, Washington

Yakima County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans in the United Statess....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. As of the 2000 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
, the city had a total population of 71,845 and a metropolitan population of 229,094. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management's April 1, 2008 estimate, the city has a population of 84,300. Yakima is situated in the Yakima Valley
Yakima Valley

Yakima Valley may refer to:*Yakima River in southeastern Washington*Yakima Valley AVA ...
, which is noted for being one of the best apple-producing areas in the world, and produces approximately 75% of all hops
Hops

Hops are the female flower cones, also known as strobiles, of the hop . They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and Herbalism....
 grown in the USA.






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Yakima is a city in central Washington
Washington

Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....
 and the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Yakima County, Washington
Yakima County, Washington

Yakima County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans in the United Statess....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. As of the 2000 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
, the city had a total population of 71,845 and a metropolitan population of 229,094. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management's April 1, 2008 estimate, the city has a population of 84,300. Yakima is situated in the Yakima Valley
Yakima Valley

Yakima Valley may refer to:*Yakima River in southeastern Washington*Yakima Valley AVA ...
, which is noted for being one of the best apple-producing areas in the world, and produces approximately 75% of all hops
Hops

Hops are the female flower cones, also known as strobiles, of the hop . They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and Herbalism....
 grown in the USA. The name originates from the Yakama Nation
Yakama

The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, or simply Yakama Nation , is a Native Americans in the United States group with nearly 10,000 enrolled members, living in Washington....
. The Yakama Indian Reservation
Yakama Indian Reservation

The Yakama Indian Reservation is a United States Indian reservation located on the east side of the Cascade Range in southern Washington. It is the homeland of the Yakama tribe of Native Americans in the United Statess....
 is located to the south and southeast of the city of Yakima. Because of the sunny climate relative to the rest of the state, a local developer erected a sign at the edge of the city that proclaims Yakima as "The Palm Springs of Washington." Although it is not an official city sign, it is widely known and recognized by visitors to the area.

History

The Yakama
Yakama

The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, or simply Yakama Nation , is a Native Americans in the United States group with nearly 10,000 enrolled members, living in Washington....
 people were the first inhabitants of the Yakima Valley. In 1805 the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition , headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark , was the first United States overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back....
 came to the area and discovered abundant wildlife and rich soil, prompting the settlement of homesteaders. A Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 Mission
List of Spanish missions

The Spanish established various missions throughout the New World as they colonized it, often slightly varying in nature due to regional differences....
 was established in Ahtanum
Ahtanum, Washington

Ahtanum is a census-designated place in Yakima County, Washington, Washington, United States. The population was 4,181 at the 2000 United States Census....
, southwest of present-day Yakima, in 1847. The arrival of settlers and their conflicts with the natives resulted in the Yakama Indian War of 1855. The U.S. Army established Fort Simcoe
Fort Simcoe

Fort Simcoe was a United States Army fort erected in south-central Washington Territory to house troops sent to keep watch over local Native Americans in the United States tribes....
 in 1856 near present-day Toppenish
Toppenish, Washington

Toppenish is a city in Yakima County, Washington, Washington, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 8,946....
 as a response to the uprising. The Yakamas were defeated and forced onto the Yakama Indian Reservation
Yakama Indian Reservation

The Yakama Indian Reservation is a United States Indian reservation located on the east side of the Cascade Range in southern Washington. It is the homeland of the Yakama tribe of Native Americans in the United Statess....
. Yakima County was created in 1865. When bypassed by the Northern Pacific Railroad in December 1884, over 100 buildings were moved with rollers and horse teams to the nearby site of the depot. The new city was dubbed North Yakima and was officially incorporated and named the county seat on January 27, 1886. The name was changed to Yakima in 1918. Union Gap
Union Gap, Washington

Union Gap is a city in Yakima County, Washington, Washington, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 5,621....
 was the new name given to the original site of Yakima.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53.4 km²), of which, 20.1 square miles (52.1 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (2.33%) is water. Yakima is 344.392 meters above mean sea level.

Yakima region

The city of Yakima is located in the Upper Valley of Yakima County. The county is geographically divided by Ahtanum Ridge and Rattlesnake Ridge into two regions: the Upper (northern) and Lower (southern) valleys. Yakima is located in the more urbanized Upper Valley, and is the central city of the Yakima Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The cities of Selah and Union Gap lie immediately to the north and south of Yakima. In addition, the unincorporated suburban areas of West Valley and Terrace Heights are considered a part of greater Yakima. Other nearby cities include Moxee, Tieton, and Naches in the Upper Valley, as well as Wapato, Toppenish, Zillah, Harrah, White Swan, Granger, Mabton, Sunnyside, and Grandview in the Lower Valley. As of 2006, the estimated population of the metropolitan area is 233,105.

Bodies of water

The primary irrigation source for the Yakima Valley, the Yakima River
Yakima River

The Yakima River is a tributary of the Columbia River in south central and eastern Washington State, named for the indigenous Yakama people. The length of the river from headwaters to mouth is , with an average drop of ....
, runs through Yakima from its source at Lake Keechelus in the Cascade Range
Cascade Range

The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California....
 to the Columbia River
Columbia River

The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is named after the Columbia Rediviva, the first ship from the western world known to have traveled up the river....
 at Richland
Richland, Washington

Richland is a city in Benton County, Washington in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima River and the Columbia River Rivers....
. In Yakima, the river is used for both fishing and recreation. A walking and cycling trail, a park, and a wildlife sanctuary are located at the river's edge.

The Naches River
Naches River

The Naches River is a tributary of the Yakima River in central Washington in the United States. Beginning as the Little Naches River, it is about 75 miles long....
 forms the northern border of the city. Several small lakes flank the northern edge of the city, including Myron Lake, Lake Aspen, Bergland Lake (private) and Rotary Lake (also known as Freeway Lake). These lakes are popular with fishermen and swimmers during the summer.

Climate

Yakima Climate Monthly Averages
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high (°F
Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit , who proposed it in 1724. Today, the scale has largely been replaced by the Celsius scale; it is still in use for non-scientific purposes in the United States and a few other countries such as Belize....
)
38
47
57
65
74
81
89
87
79
65
49
39
64
Average low (°F)
20
25
29
34
41
48
52
51
43
34
27
22
35
Average precipitation (in
Inch

An inch is the name of a Units of measurement of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units....
)
1.28
0.77
0.65
0.52
0.53
0.67
0.19
0.32
0.34
0.54
1.02
1.34
8.28
Average snowfall (in)
8.1
3.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
2.8
8.3
23.7
Source:


Demographics

City of Yakima
Population by year
1890 1,535
1900 3,154
1910 14,082
1920 18,539
1930 22,101
1940 27,221
1950 38,486
1960 42,284
1970 45,588
1980 49,826
1990 54,843
2000 71,845
est. 2005 81,214
est. 2007 82,940
As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 71,845 people with 26,498 households, and 16,826 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 3,569.9 people per square mile (1,378.0/km²). There were 28,643 housing units at an average density of 1,423.2/sq mi (549.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.77% White, 1.99% African American, 2.00% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 21.97% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 3.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.70% of the population.

There were 26,498 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,475, and the median income for a family was $34,798. Males had a median income of $29,647 versus $23,629 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $15,920. About 17.1% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

Cultural activities and events take place throughout the year. The Yakima Valley Museum houses exhibits related to the region’s geology and history, a restored soda fountain, and periodic special exhibitions. Downtown Yakima’s historic Capitol Theater and Seasons Performance Hall, as well as the Westside’s Warehouse Theater, present numerous musical and stage productions. The city is home to the Yakima Symphony Orchestra. The Yakima Area Arboretum is a botanical garden featuring species of both native and adapted non-native plants. Popular music tours, trade shows, and other large events are hosted at the Yakima Sundome in State Fair Park.

All America City Award

In 1994, the City of Yakima received the All-America City Award
All-America City Award

The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States.The award is the oldest community recognition program in the nation and recognizes communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon results....
, given by the National Civic League
National Civic League

The National Civic League is an organization founded in 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at a meeting of politicians, policy-makers, journalists, and educators to discuss the future of United States city....
. Ten U.S. cities receive this award per year.

Festivals

  • Central Washington State Fair - at State Fair Park, held each fall in late September.
  • Yakima Folklife Festival, held the second week of July in Franklin Park.
  • Yakima Farmer’s Market, on Sundays from May to October in Downtown Yakima.
  • Fresh Hop Ale Festival, each October in Downtown Yakima.
  • Four-Play Hockey Tournament at the Yakima Ice Arena, held in February or March each year.


Sports

  • The Yakima Bears
    Yakima Bears

    The Yakima Bears are a minor league baseball team in Yakima, Washington. They are a Short-Season A classification team in the Northwest League and have been a farm team of the Arizona Diamondbacks since 2001, formerly with the Los Angeles Dodgers from the team's creation in 1990 when the Salem Dodgers were moved to Yakima....
     are a Northwest League
    Northwest League

    The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a Short-Season A classification minor league. The league is the descendant of the Western International League which ran as a class B league from 1937-1951 and class A from 1952-1954....
     (Class A minor league baseball
    Minor league baseball

    Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in North America that compete at levels below that of Major League Baseball....
    ) team that plays at Yakima County Stadium
    Yakima County Stadium

    Yakima County Stadium is a stadium in Yakima, Washington located in the Central Washington State Fairgrounds. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Yakima Bears minor league baseball team....
    . The team was reestablished in 1990 after being inactive since 1966.
  • The Yakama Sun Kings
    Yakama Sun Kings

    The Yakama Sun Kings were a Continental Basketball Association franchise located in Yakima, Washington, covering the Central Washington sports market of Yakima, Tri-Cities, Washington, and Ellensburg, Washington....
     was a Continental Basketball Association
    Continental Basketball Association

    The Continental Basketball Association is a professional men's basketball league in the United States. It is affiliated with USA Basketball, the sport's governing body in the United States....
     team that played home games at the Yakima SunDome
    Yakima SunDome

    The Yakima SunDome is a 6,195 seat multi-purpose arena in Yakima, Washington. It was built in 1990 on the Central Washington State Fairgrounds and often serves as an exhibit hall during the fair....
    . The team was moved from Topeka, Kansas
    Topeka, Kansas

    Topeka is the Capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat and most populous city of Shawnee County, Kansas. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States....
     in 1990 and renamed the Sun Kings. CBA champions: '95/'00/'03/'06/'07. They have currently gone out of business.
  • The Yakima Mavericks are a football
    American football

    American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
     team in the Evergreen Football League that plays at Zaepfel Stadium.
  • The Yakima Reds
    Yakima Reds

    Yakima Reds is an American soccer team, founded in 1995. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Abbotsford Mariners, Kitsap Pumas, Portland Timbers U23's, Cascade Surge, Seatt...
     are a soccer
    Football (soccer)

    Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
     team in the USL Premier Development League
    USL Premier Development League

    The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States of America and Canada, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid....
     that plays at Marquette Stadium.
  • The Yakima Beetles American Legion baseball
    American Legion Baseball

    American Legion Baseball is a variety of Amateur baseball in the United States played by teenage boys in 50 states in the United States....
     team, 3-time World Champions.
  • The Yakima Valley Community College
    Yakima Valley Community College

    Founded in 1928, YVCC is one of the oldest community colleges in Washington State. YVCC serves over 10,000 students a year through two campuses located in Yakima and Grandview, as well as learning centers located in Ellensburg, Toppenish and Goldendale....
     Yaks. (various sports)
  • Yakima Speedway Home to Late Model and Super Late Model Stock Car Racing
    Stock car racing

    Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
    .
  • Central Washington State Fair Raceway 3/8 mile dirt track for Sprint and Midget racing.


The Yakima SunDome currently is the host of the 2A/1A girls' high school state volleyball
Volleyball

Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....
 championships in the fall and the 1A/1B boys' & girls' high school state basketball championships in the winter. Yakima County Stadium presently hosts the 2B/1B boys' high school state baseball championships each spring.

Transportation


Roads and highways

Yakima Welcome Sign
Interstate 82 is the primary way of reaching Yakima, but U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 12 in Washington

U.S. Route 12, abbreviated US 12, is a major east-west U.S. Highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan. It spans across the state of Washington, and is the only numbered highway to span the entire state from west to east, starting near the Pacific Ocean, and crossing the Idaho state line near Clarkston, Washington....
 crosses through the city from White Pass. U.S. Route 97
U.S. Route 97 in Washington

In the U.S. state of Washington, U.S. Route 97 is the one of the north-south state highways, serving Central Washington. It runs from the Sam Hill Memorial Bridge over the Columbia River at the Oregon state line, then goes north near Maryhill, Washington, Goldendale, Washington, Yakima, Washington, Ellensburg, Washington, and Wenatchee, Washington....
 joins I-82 from Yakima for approximately north to Ellensburg. State Route 24 terminates at Yakima and is the primary means of reaching Moxee City and many of the area's agricultural areas to the east. State Route 821
Washington State Route 821

State Route 821, also known as Canyon Road, is a state highway in Washington. It runs from an intersection with Interstate 82 north of Selah, Washington to another junction with I-82 south of Ellensburg, Washington....
 terminates near Yakima and is also called Canyon Road because it passes through the Yakima River
Yakima River

The Yakima River is a tributary of the Columbia River in south central and eastern Washington State, named for the indigenous Yakama people. The length of the river from headwaters to mouth is , with an average drop of ....
 canyon. It is an alternate route to Ellensburg
Ellensburg, Washington

Ellensburg is a city in, and the county seat of, Kittitas County, Washington, Washington, United States. The population was 15,414 at the 2000 United States Census....
 which bypasses the I-82 summit at Manastash Ridge
Manastash Ridge

Manastash Ridge is a long anticline mountain ridge located in central Washington in the United States. Manastash Ridge runs mostly west-to-east in Kittitas County, Washington and Yakima County, Washington counties....
.

Airport

Yakima's airport, McAllister Field, operates commercial air flights via Horizon Air
Horizon Air

Horizon Air Industries, Inc. is a regional airline based in SeaTac, Washington, Washington, United States. It is the eighth largest regional airline in the USA serving 52 cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico....
lines to Seattle
Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the most populous city in the US state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle metropolitan area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest....
. Numerous private aircraft call the Yakima Airport home and several freight companies operate out of the airport. It is also a popular test site for military jets.

Economy


Yakima's growth in the 20th century was fueled primarily by agriculture. The Yakima Valley produces many fruit crops, including apple
APPLE

This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. For other uses see Apple .The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment , was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation satellite on June 19, 1981 by Ariane 1, a launch vehicle of the European Spac...
s, peach
Peach

The peach is known as a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach. It is a deciduous tree growing to 5?10 m tall, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae....
es, pear
Pear

The pear is an edible pome fruit produced by a tree of genus Pyrus . The pear is classified within Maloideae, a subfamily within Rosaceae. The apple , which it resembles in floral structure, is also a member of this subfamily....
s, cherries
Cherry

The word cherry refers to a fleshy fruit that contains a single stony seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus, along with almonds, peaches, plums, apricots and bird cherry ....
, and melon
Melon

Melon is a name given to various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit. Melon can refer to either the plant or the fruit, which is a Epigynous berry....
s. Many vegetables are also produced, including pepper
Capsicum

Capsicum is a genus of plants from the nightshade family native to the Americas, where it was cultivated for thousands of years by the people of the tropical Americas, and is now cultivated worldwide....
s, corn
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
 and bean
Bean

Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genus of the Family Fabaceae used for human food or animal feed.The whole young pods of bean plants, if picked before the pods ripen and dry, can be tender enough to eat whole, whether cooked or raw....
s. Many of the city's residents have come to the Valley out of economic necessity and to participate in the picking, processing, marketing and support services for the agricultural economy.

Largest employers in the Yakima area 
EmployerTypePersons employed 
1. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Hospital
Hospital

A hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
1,500 
2. Yakima School District Education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
1,453 
3. DSHS - Department of Social and Health Services Social Services1,400 
4. Yakima County Local government
Local government

Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government....
 		1,200 
5. Tree Top, Inc.Fruit processing1,150 
6. Yakima Regional Medical Center Hospital 841 
7. City of Yakima Local government
Local government

Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government....
 		711 
8. Washington Beef, LLCBeef processing620 
9. Yakama Legends Casino Casino
Native American gambling enterprises

Indian Gaming enterprises comprise gambling businesses operated on Indian reservations or tribal land. Indian tribes have limited sovereignty over these businesses and therefore are granted the ability to establish gambling enterprises outside of direct state regulation....
 		619 
10. Shields Bag & Printing Co.Printing/Packaging575 
11. Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an American Public company that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. It is the world's largest public corporation by revenue, according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500....
 		 Department store
Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line....
 		 545
12. Borton & Sons Fruit & Cold Storage Fruit growing & shipping 524
13. Snokist Growers Cannery 521
14. Yakima Training Center
Yakima Training Center

The Yakima Training Center is a United States Army training center located in south central Washington state. It is bounded on the west by Interstate 82 , on the south by the city of Yakima, Washington, on the north by the city of Ellensburg, Washington and Interstate 90 , and on the east by the Columbia River....
 		 Military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
 		 512
15. EPIC Social services 500
15. Washington State DOT
Washington State Department of Transportation

The Washington State Department of Transportation , was established in 1905. The agency, led by a Secretary and overseen by the Governor, is a Washington governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of the state's transportation infrastructure....
 		 Government 500
Downtown Yakima, long the retail hub of the region, has undergone many changes since the late 1990s. Three major department store
Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line....
s and an entire shopping mall
Shopping mall

File:Nordstrom wing , Pentagon City Mall.jpgA shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings which contain retail units, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit....
 either closed for business, or moved to locations outside of Downtown.

The retail core of the region has since shifted to the city of Union Gap
Union Gap, Washington

Union Gap is a city in Yakima County, Washington, Washington, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 5,621....
, where a renovated shopping mall and other new retail businesses are flourishing. While some see big-box retail leaving the downtown area as a loss, others see it as an opportunity to recast the downtown area as a center for events, services, entertainment and smaller, more personal shopping experiences. One part of this effort has been the Downtown Futures Initiative. The DFI has provided for a street to storefront remodel along Yakima Avenue throughout the entire downtown core, and includes new pedestrian-friendly lighting, water fountains, planters, banner poles, new trees and hanging baskets, all of which complement the new paver-inlaid sidewalks.

The early 2000s have seen the return of the Sports Center Tavern, a local landmark, to Downtown Yakima, as well as the opening of The Hilton Garden Inn (built in the same location as one of the former anchor stores of the closed Yakima Mall), The Speakeasy Bar, Grill & Nightclub, Kana Winery, Donitelia Winery, Yakima Cellars Winery, Seasons Performance Hall, Essencia Bakery, De Siga Gallery, and The Barrel House. Developers are aiming for an early 2008 completion of the Lofts condominiums in the former Bon Marche building, also once an anchor of the Yakima Mall.

Events held downtown include Yakima Downtown New Year's Eve, a Cinco de Mayo celebration, Yakima Live music festival, Yakima Summer Kickoff Party, Fresh Hop Ale Fest, a weekly Farmers' Market, and the Hot Shots 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament.

A bright spot in the economy of the Yakima Valley is the burgeoning wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
 industry, due in part to the Yakima Valley soil, which is very similar to the soil conditions of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. Over fifty wineries dot the Yakima Valley, covering more than 11,000 acres (45 km²).

The Japan Ground Self Defence Force conducts training annually in Yakima. Japanese soldiers train in Yakima because it allows for large-scale live fire maneuvers not available in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

One tourist attraction is a pair of that operates each summer along five miles (8 km) of tracks of the former Yakima Valley Transportation Company through the Yakima Gap connecting Yakima and Selah.

Education

The city of Yakima is served in the field of education by three K-12 public school districts, several private schools, and three post-secondary schools.

High Schools


Public Schools
There are four high schools in the Yakima School District
Yakima School District

Yakima School District No. 7 is a public school district in Yakima County, Washington, Washington, United States and serves the city of Yakima, Washington....
.
  • Davis High School
    A.C. Davis High School (Washington)

    A.C. Davis High School is an IB World School high school catering for students in grades 9-12 in Yakima, Washington, United States. It is part of the Yakima School District and has around 2,000 students....
    , 4A high schools with about 2,000 students each
  • Eisenhower High School
    Eisenhower High School (Yakima, Washington)

    D.D. Eisenhower High School in Yakima, Washington is a school named after U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower. It is one of four high schools in the Yakima School District with the others being Davis High School , Stanton Academy and O.I.C....
    , 4A high schools with about 2,000 students each
  • Stanton Academy
  • O.I.C. Alternative.
  • Yakima has a branch of the Christa McAuliffe Academy, which is a Washington ALE Public School . It offers World-Wide K-12 on-line education from their offices in Yakima. Christa McAuliffe Academy was founded to honor the "first teacher in space"
    Christa McAuliffe

    Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe , better known simply as Christa McAuliffe n?e Sharon Christa Corrigan, was an United States teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, New Hampshire....
    , and the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger
    Space Shuttle Challenger

    Space Shuttle Challenger was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, Space Shuttle Columbia being the first. Its maiden flight was on April 4, 1983, and it completed nine missions before breaking apart 73 seconds after the launch of its tenth mission, STS-51-L on January 28, 1986, resulting in the death of all seve...
     in 1986. Students and staff at Christa McAuliffe Academy are actively engaged in carrying on what Christa started: education that ventures beyond the normal boundaries and empowers the drive for discovery of things unknown. They salute Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut on the August 8, 2007, flight of the Space Shuttle Endevaour, as great role models.


Outside the city:
  • West Valley High School
    West Valley High School

    West Valley High School can refer to:*West Valley High School in Fairbanks, Alaska*West Valley High School in Cottonwood, California*West Valley High School in Hemet, California...
    , which is in the West Valley School District. It is a division 3A school with the total student population numbering about 1,200.
  • On the eastern side of the city, just east of Terrace Heights, is East Valley High School
    East Valley High School

    East Valley High School may refer to:*East Valley High School *East Valley High School *East Valley High School ...
    , which is in the East Valley School District. It is a 2A school with about 1,000 students in the student body.


Private Schools
  • La Salle High School
    La Salle High School (Union Gap, Washington)

    LaSalle High School, also known as LHS, is a private school, Roman Catholic high school in Union Gap, Washington. It is the only Catholic high school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima....
    , located in Union Gap, is a Catholic high school in the 2B division and enrolls about 200 students
  • Riverside Christian School
    Riverside Christian School

    Riverside Christian School is a private school in Yakima, Washington. It currently provides education for Pre-school through 12th Grade students....
    , located near East Valley High School
    East Valley High School

    East Valley High School may refer to:*East Valley High School *East Valley High School *East Valley High School ...
    , is a private, K-12 Christian school. Riverside Christian is also a 2B school with around 150 students in grades 9-12.
  • Yakima Adventist Christian School, serving K-10.


Post-Secondary Schools


Located in the middle of Yakima is the Yakima Valley Community College, otherwise known as YVCC. Yakima Valley Community College is one of the oldest community colleges in the state of Washington. Founded in 1928, the college has a long tradition of quality in teaching and in its commitment to students. Yakima Valley Community College is a public, two-year institution of higher education which is a part of one of the best comprehensive community college systems in the nation. As such, the college offers programs in adult basic education, English-as-a-second-language, lower division arts and sciences, professional and technical education, and community services. Yakima Valley Community College employs a talented and dedicated faculty whose primary interest is in delivering the best possible instruction to students.

J.M. Perry Technical Institute, or Perry Tech, is another school of higher learning located in the city since 1939. Students there can learn trades such as refrigeration
Refrigeration

Refrigeration is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space, or from a substance, and moving it to a place where it is unobjectionable....
 and electrical technology.

The Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences was completed in 2008. The university is home for nine to eleven health science related colleges. The first college on the campus is home to the first medical school approved in the Pacific Northwest in over sixty years and trains physicians with an osteopathic emphasis. The mission of the medical school is to train primary care physicians who are committed to serving the rural and underserved communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. The college is housed in a state-of-the-art facility. It is expected to open in the fall of 2008.

Media


Radio

  • 88.5 FM - KYVT, College radio
  • 89.5 FM - KSOH, Christian radio
    Christian radio

    Christian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christianity. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk radio or news radio programming covering associated topics that can have a political angle to them...
  • 89.9 FM - KQBE, Christian radio
    Christian radio

    Christian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christianity. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk radio or news radio programming covering associated topics that can have a political angle to them...
  • 90.3 FM - KNWY, National Public Radio
    National Public Radio

    National Public Radio is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national Radio syndication to 797 public radio List of NPR stations in the United States....
  • 91.1 FM - KYPL, Christian radio
  • 91.9 FM - KDNA, Noncommercial Spanish Language Public Radio
  • 92.9 FM - KDBL, Country
    Country music

    Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
  • 94.5 FM - KATS, Active Rock
    Active rock

    Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across Canada and the United States. Active rock plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs....
  • 96.9 FM - KZTA, Regional Mexican
    Regional Mexican

    Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include banda music, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norte?a. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans....
  • 98.7 FM - KLES, Spanish Contemporary
  • 99.3 FM - KQSN, 70's and 80's
  • 99.7 FM - KHHK, Urban Contemporary
    Urban contemporary

    Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop music, contemporary R&B, and, on occasion, Caribbean music such as reggae and reggaeton....
  • 100.9 FM - KARY, Oldies
    Oldies

    Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on a period 15 to 55 years before the present day.In the 1980s and 1990s, "oldies" meant the 15 years from the birth of rock n roll to the beginning of the singer-songwriter era of the early 1970s, or about 1955 to 1971....
  • 104.1 FM - KXDD, Country
  • 105.7 FM - KRSE, 80's 90's and Now
  • 107.1 FM - KNIG, Talk
    Talk radio

    Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests....
  • 107.3 FM - KFFM, Contemporary Hit Radio
    Contemporary hit radio

    Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States and Canada that focuses on playing current and recent popular music as determined by the top 40 music charts....


  • 930 AM - KYAK, Christian radio
    Christian radio

    Christian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christianity. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk radio or news radio programming covering associated topics that can have a political angle to them...
  • 980 AM - KUSA, Talk radio
    Talk radio

    Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests....
  • 1020 AM - KYXE, Regional Mexican
    Regional Mexican

    Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include banda music, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norte?a. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans....
  • 1280 AM - KIT, Talk radio
  • 1390 AM - KJOX, Sports radio
    Sports radio

    Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sport. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both :wikt:hosts and caller s; political commentary is rare....
  • 1460 AM - KUTI, Classic country
    Classic country

    Classic Country is a radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats:...
  • 1610 AM - WQBV569, Traveller's Information Station


Television

  • Channel 2 - KUNW-CA Univision
    Univision

    Univision is a List of Spanish-language television channels network in the United States and Puerto Rico. It has the largest Latin American audience, largely due to repurposed telenovelas and other Mexican programs produced by Grupo Televisa....
  • Channel 23 - KNDO
    KNDO

    KNDO is the NBC affiliate serving the Yakima, Washington, USA, area.Owned by The KHQ Television Group, the station debuted on the air on October 15, 1959 as an American Broadcasting Company affiliate....
    , NBC
  • Channel 27 - KCWK
    KCWK

    KCWK was a television station which broadcast on analog channel 9 in Walla Walla, Washington and low-powered analog channel 27 in Yakima, Washington....
    , CW
    The CW Television Network

    The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-07 United States network television schedule....
     (ceased operations)
  • Channel 29 - KIMA
    KIMA-TV

    KIMA-TV is the CBS affiliate serving the Yakima, Washington region. The station is owned by Fisher Communications.KIMA used to provide most of the programming for satellite stations KEPR-TV in the Tri-Cities, Washington and KLEW-TV in Lewiston, Idaho, but all programming is now run out of Fisher Plaza in Seattle, Washington along with sist...
    , CBS
    CBS

    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....


  • Channel 35 - KAPP
    KAPP

    KAPP is the American Broadcasting Company affiliate for Yakima, Washington, serving the Central Washington area with a mix of news, sports, television syndication, and local programming since it first signed on the air on September 21, 1970....
    , ABC
  • Channel 41 - KCYU-LP
    KCYU-LP

    KCYU-LP is a Low-power broadcasting television station in Yakima, Washington, broadcasting on channel 41.1 as an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company network....
    , FOX
    Fox

    A fox is an animal belonging to any one of about 27 species of small to medium-sized Canidae, characterized by possessing a long, narrow snout, and a bushy tail, or brush....
  • Channel 43 - K43GY (KCJT), HispanaVision
  • Channel 47 - KYVE, PBS


Print

  • Yakima Herald-Republic
    Yakima Herald-Republic

    The Yakima Herald-Republic is a newspaper published in Yakima, Washington and distributed throughout the Yakima Valley....
  • Yakima Valley Business Times

Notable current and former residents

  • Oleta Adams
    Oleta Adams

    Oleta Adams is an United States soul , jazz, and Gospel music singer and pianist....
    , singer
  • Mario Batali
    Mario Batali

    Mario Batali is an United Statesn chef, writer, Restaurant and media personality....
    , Celebrity Chef
  • Raymond Carver
    Raymond Carver

    Raymond Clevie Carver, Jr. was an American short story writer and poet. Carver is considered a major American writer of the late 20th century and also a major force in the revitalization of the short story in the 1980s....
    , author
  • Charles Carter
    Charles Carter

    Charles Carter may refer to:*Charles D. Carter , U.S. Representative from Oklahoma*Charles E. O. Carter , English astrologer and astrological writer...
    , Olympic and Professional Boxer
  • Beverly Cleary
    Beverly Cleary

    Beverly Cleary is an United States author from Oregon. Educated at colleges in California and Washington, she worked as a librarian before writing children's books....
    , author
  • Harlond Clift
    Harlond Clift

    Harlond Benton Clift born in El Reno, Oklahoma was a third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins .In 12 seasons he played in 1,582 Games, had 5,730 At Bats, 1,070 Runs, 1,558 Hits, 309 Doubles, 62 Triples, 178 Home Runs, 829 RBI, 69 Stolen Bases, 1,070 Walks, .272 Batting Average, .390 On-base percentage, .441 Slugging Pe...
    , Major League Baseball player (1934-45)
  • Cary Conklin
    Cary Conklin

    Cary Lee Conklin is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the San Francisco 49ers....
    , NFL
    National Football League

    The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
     Football player (1992-1995)
  • Dr. Dan Doornink, NFL
    National Football League

    The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
     football player (1978-1985)
  • William O. Douglas
    William O. Douglas

    William Orville Douglas was a United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. With a term lasting 36 years and 209 days, he is the longest-serving justice in the history of the Supreme Court....
    , U.S. Supreme Court associate justice (1939-1975)
  • James Durkee, Musician, founding member of Yakima Valley Classical Guitar Society
  • Dave Edler
    Dave Edler

    David Delmar Edler is a former Major League Baseball player and Mayor of Yakima, Washington. Edler played third base for the Seattle Mariners from -....
    , Former Major League Baseball Player, City of Yakima Mayor
  • Scott Hatteberg
    Scott Hatteberg

    Scott Allen Hatteberg is an United States Major League Baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent....
    , Major League Baseball player
  • Joe Hipp
    Joe Hipp

    Joe Hipp is a professional boxing. Born in Browning, MT, United States, on December 7, 1962, Hipp fights out of Yakima, Washington. The 6' 1 Southpaw became the first man of Native Americans in the United States ancestry to challenge for the world heavyweight championship of boxing on August 19, 1995 when he fought World Boxing Association...
    , Professional Boxing (former NABF Heavyweight Champion 1994)
  • Damon Huard
    Damon Huard

    Damon Paul Huard is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1996....
    , NFL Football player (1998-Current)
  • Basil James
    Basil James

    Basil James was an United States jockey....
    , Jockey (won the 1942 Preakness)
  • Sam Kinison
    Sam Kinison

    Samuel "Sam" Burl Kinison was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Kinison was infamous for his extremely vitriolic humor. A former revival-style preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were most often characterized by intense ranting punctuated by his trademark scream....
    , actor/comedian
  • Jake Kupp
    Jake Kupp

    Jacob Ralph Kupp is a former American football Guard in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, and the New Orleans Saints....
    , NFL Football player (1964-1975) and 1969 Pro Bowl player
  • Craig Kupp
    Craig Kupp

    Craig Marion Kupp is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Pacific Lutheran University and was NFL Draft in the fifth round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the New York Giants....
    , NFL Football player (1991) Phoenix Cardinals
  • Robert Lucas, Jr.
    Robert Lucas, Jr.

    Robert Emerson Lucas, Jr. is an United States economist at the University of Chicago. He was named among the 10 best economists, and received the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1995....
    , Nobel prize
    Nobel Prize

    The Nobel Prize , established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature, and Nobel Peace Prize in 1901....
     winning economist
  • Barbara La Marr
    Barbara La Marr

    Barbara La Marr was an American stage and motion picture actress, cabaret artist and writer....
    , actor/writer
  • Kyle MacLachlan
    Kyle MacLachlan

    Kyle Merritt MacLachlan is a Golden Globe award winning American actor.He is a graduate of the University of Washington and moved to Hollywood, California, to pursue his career soon after his 1982 graduation....
    , actor
  • Kent MacLachlan, actor
  • Debbie Macomber
    Debbie Macomber

    Debbie Macomber is a best-selling United States author of over 150 romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Over sixty million copies of her books are in print throughout the world, and one, This Matter of Marriage, became a Television movie in 1998....
    , author
  • Phil Mahre
    Phil Mahre

    Philip Mahre is a retired Alpine skiing, widely regarded as one of the greatest United States of America skiers of all time. His total of 27 Alpine skiing World Cup race wins is second among American skiers, behind only Bode Miller....
    , Olympics medal-winning skier and twin brother of Steve Mahre
  • Steve Mahre
    Steve Mahre

    Steven Mahre is an United States of America former Alpine skiing and twin brother of skier Phil Mahre .Steve Mahre won the silver medal in slalom at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, finishing 21 hundredths of a second behind his more celebrated brother....
    , Olympic medal-winning skier and twin brother of Phil Mahre
  • Mitch Meluskey
    Mitch Meluskey

    Mitchell Wade Meluskey , is a retired professional baseball player who was a catcher in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers....
    , Major League Baseball player (1998-2003)
  • Arvo Ojala
    Arvo Ojala

    Arvo Ojala was a Hollywood advisor and expert quickdraw artist, frequently credited as a "technical director" but also working as an actor. He appeared in the weekly opening sequences of Gunsmoke for over 18 years being gunned down by Marshall Dillon....
    , Hollywood actor and quick-draw artist
  • Jim Pomeroy
    Jim Pomeroy

    Jim Pomeroy was a professional motocross racer. In 1973, he became the first United States rider to win a F?d?ration Internationale de Motocyclisme international motocross race when he rode a Bultaco Pursang to victory in the 1973 250cc Spanish motocross Grand Prix....
    , Motocross
    Motocross

    Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. Motocross is derived from the French language, and traces its origins to uk Motocross#History competitions....
     racer, elected to AMA
    American Motorcyclist Association

    The American Motorcyclist Association is an United States not-for-profit organization of more than 300,000 motorcyclists that organizes numerous motorcycling activities and campaigns for motorcyclists' legal rights....
     Hall of Fame in 1999.
  • Will Sampson
    Will Sampson

    Will Sampson was an United States actor and artist.Sampson, a Native Americans in the United States Creek people, was born in Hitchita, Oklahoma....
    , actor/artist
  • Kurt Schulz
    Kurt Schulz

    Kurt Edward Schulz is a former American football player who performed in the National Football League. He played 10 years, eight for the Buffalo Bills, and two for the Detroit Lions....
    , NFL football player
  • Brad Sinsel, Leader of the rock band TKO (band)
    TKO (band)

    TKO was a hard rock/heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington. The group's leader and only consistent member was singer Brad Sinsel....
     (1977-2001)
  • Mel Stottlemyre
    Mel Stottlemyre

    Melvin Leon Stottlemyre, Sr. is a former Major League Baseball coach who has worked as pitching coach with the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Seattle Mariners....
    , Major League Baseball player for the Yankees, Mets and Astros
  • Mel Stottlemyre, Jr.
    Mel Stottlemyre, Jr.

    Melvin Leon Stottlemyre, Jr. is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals . He is the son of Mel Stottlemyre and brother of Todd Stottlemyre....
    , Major League Baseball player and son of Mel Stottlemyre Sr.
  • Todd Stottlemyre
    Todd Stottlemyre

    Todd Vernon Stottlemyre is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 15 seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, St....
    , Major League Baseball player with the Blue Jays, Athletics and Cardinals, son of Mel Stottlemyre Sr. and brother of Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
  • Seth Thomas, Lead Engineer for Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger and son of Lonnie R Thomas
  • Blayne Walsh, a contestant on season 5 of Project Runway (season 5)
    Project Runway (season 5)

    Project Runway season 5 began filming the first week of June 2008 and premiered July 16, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. It was the final season of Project Runway to air on Bravo , due to purchase of the show by Lifetime Television....
    .
  • Bob Wells
    Bob Wells

    Robert Lee Wells , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He went on to play for the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and Seattle Mariners....
    , Major League Baseball player for the Mariners, Twins, and Phillies
  • Christopher Wiehl
    Christopher Wiehl

    Christopher Wiehl is an United States actor....
    , actor
  • Chief Yowlachie
    Chief Yowlachie

    Chief Yowlachie was a Native Americans in the United States actor from the Yakima tribe in Washington state, known for playing supporting roles and bit parts in numerous films....
     (birth name: Daniel Simmons) (1891-1966), Native American actor


Media References

In an episode of Cheers
Cheers

Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC, having been created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles....
, Eddie LeBec
Eddie LeBec

Guy ?douard Raymond "Eddie" LeBec was a character on the United States television show Cheers, portrayed by Jay Thomas. Eddie was an ice hockey player of French Canadian background, and was married to Cheers waitress Carla Tortelli....
 phones Carla Tortelli
Carla Tortelli

Carla Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone Tortelli LeBec, known as Carla Tortelli, was a waitress on the United States television show Cheers, portrayed by Rhea Perlman....
 from the bus station in Yakima while touring with his ice show.

In an episode of "Seinfeld," Jerry, George, and Elaine are all at the diner, and Jerry mentions sarcastically that Elaine is dating a man from Yakima. The man was actually from Seattle.

In the movie Extreme Days, the guys go to Yakima to visit Corey Ng's grandparents.

In the movie Ray
Ray (film)

Ray is a 2004 in film biographical film focusing on thirty years of the life of legendary Rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The independent film was directed by Taylor Hackford and starred Jamie Foxx in the title role; Foxx received an Academy Award for Best Actor#2000s for his performance....
, one of Ray Charles
Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson , known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an United States pianist, singer, and songwriter who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues....
's concerts takes place in Yakima.

At the bus station in the film Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward is a 2000 in film Cinema of the United States drama film film based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde....
, Yakima is one of the destinations for which tickets are being sold.

A legendary Chicken-Wolf-Moose-Pig sighted in the Yakima Valley in 1978 (as stated on the side of the cereal box) known as the "Bigg Mixx
Bigg Mixx

BiGG MiXX was a short-lived Kellogg Company breakfast cereal introduced in 1990. The cereal was an assortment of other Kellogg brand cereals already in existence mixed together, commonly described as the result of cereals swept up off the floor of Kellogg's factory....
" inspired Kellogg's cereal to design a brand "Bigg Mixx" cereal no longer in production (1990-91 only).

In the Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel

Kenan & Kel is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000. The show starred comedy duo Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell....
 episode, "Housesitter" Chris metions going to (a fictional) "Yakima Springs" with his mother.

In an episode of iCarly
ICarly

iCarly is a television series, which premiered on September 8, 2007. iCarly airs on Nickelodeon . It first arrived on YTV a month later on October 8, 2007....
, Carly's grandfather comes to take her to his home in Yakima because he believes Carly's brother Spencer has not been responsible with her. iCarly
ICarly

iCarly is a television series, which premiered on September 8, 2007. iCarly airs on Nickelodeon . It first arrived on YTV a month later on October 8, 2007....
 also takes place in Seattle
Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the most populous city in the US state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle metropolitan area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest....
, which is about northwest of Yakima.

Sister cities

Morelia, Mexico
Morelia

Morelia is the capital of the Mexico States of Mexico of Michoac?n. The city is situated at an elevation of 1,921 meters above sea level in the region of the Guayangareo Valley, surrounded by the Punhuato and Quinceo Hills....
 Itayanagi, Japan
Itayanagi, Aomori

Itayanagi is a towns of Japan located in Kitatsugaru District, Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The town is particularly known for its apples....
 Derbent, Russia
Derbent

Derbent is a types of settlements in Russia in the Dagestan, Russia, close to the Azerbaijani border. It is the southernmost city in Russia, and it is the second most important city of Dagestan....
 Keelung, Taiwan
Keelung

Keelung City is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. It borders Taipei County and forms the Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area, along with the City and County of Taipei....
 Burley
Burley, Idaho

Burley is a city in Cassia County, Idaho and Minidoka County, Idaho Counties in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 9,316 at the United States Census, 2000....
, USA

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