• Valley Japanese will be relocated at Tule Lake Center. 

  Anonymous (Wapato Independent, 1942-06-11)

  Wapato residents who were removed from Yakima County communities last week will be relocated to Tule Lake Center in California.
• Sukiyaki dinner returns March 2. 

  McFadden, Stephen (Toppenish Review, 1997-02-19)

  Members of the Wapato Buddhist Temple will host the 36th annual Sukie Dinner. Those in attendance can view a selection of traditional Japanese items.
• Traditional Meal: 39th Sukiyaki dinner to be served at Buddhist Hall Sunday. 

  McFadden, Stephen (Review & Independent, 2000-03-01)

  Publicity for the annual Sukiyaki dinner hosted by the Japanese American Community at the Wapato Buddhist Hall.
• Heritage to share: Sayonara to Tradition? Not Valley Japanese. 

  Hilton, Carol (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1977-02-27)

  Yakima County's Japanese community shares cultural traditions, foods, and arts with the broader community with their annual sukiyaki dinner at the Wapato Buddhist Church.
• Tosh Umemoto: Internment in WWII led him to farming. 

  Escobar, Ted (Toppenish Review, 1993-03)

  Wapato farmer Tosh Umemoto sees the incarceration of his family at Heart Mountain during WWII as "a thing of the past." He bears no resentment, but he does believe that it shaped the course of his life.
• Government's effort to repay an old debt. 

  Troianello, Craig (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1980-05-09)

  Yakima Valley residents who were incarcerated at Heart Mountain and Camp Minadoka during WWII share what effect that experience has had on themselves and their families. They also discuss a Senate bill (unnamed) offering ...
• Filipino Community Offers Sustenance in All Forms 

  Santos, Jessie (Yakima Herald-Republic, 2000-03-23)

  The annual Filipino Community Dinner fundraiser offers lumpia, pancit, and other popular Filipino dishes to fund scholarships for community youth.
• Valley Japanese relocation was dark interlude. 

  Helland, Maurie (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1975-12-07)

  Author Maurie Helland describes what Americans of Japanese descent experienced when the effects of Executive order 9066 forced their removal from the Yakima Valley. Helland tells about what life was like in the internment ...
• After internment: Returning to the Valley proved difficult for many. 

  Alexander, Autumn (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1992-02-24)

  Mamoru and Haru Matsumura share what it was like to return to the Yakima Valley after internment at Heart Mountain, Wyoming.
• Japanese-Americans recall internment camp experience. 

  Leighty, Ann (Wapato Independent, 1986-07-02)

  Reunion of a group of Americans of Japanese descent who experienced the effects of Executive order 9066. They share their memories of hardship during incarceration at Heart Mountain, Wyoming.
• Japanese: they survived hard times. 

  Provenza, Nick (Yakima Herald Republic, 1978-08-22)

  Americans of Japanese descent who experienced the effects of Executive order 9066 share their memories of hardship during incarceration at Heart Mountain, Wyoming.
• I never forget 

  Bruscas, Angelo (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1980-11-10)

  Americans of Japanese descent who experienced the effects of Executive order 9066 share their memories of hardship during incarceration at Heart Mountain, Wyoming.
• Family owned busness: Stricklands do own packing. 

  Fridlund, Patricia (Grandview Herald, 1986-01-30)

  A newspaper article about Strickland Orchard and fruit packing warehouse.
• 19 Newspaper Clippings of Boise Cascade Mill from 1990-1999 

  Multiple; Nelson, Wes; Dudley, Brier; Wasson, David; de Leon, Virginia; Hierger, Jennifer; Lester, David; Roeder, Tom; Rose, Joseph (Yakima Herald Republic, 1990-05-20)

  Articles discussing labor dispute that lead to the closure of Boise Cascade Mill.
• Fair altering Agriculture Building for 4-H displays 

  author unknown (Yakima Herald, 1961)

  The mezzanine floor of the Central Washington Fair's agriculture building is to be remodeled for 4-H displays. Grange displays will still be arranged around the perimeter of the main floor.
• Fair of former Days 

  author unknown (Yakima Republic, 1967)

  A photo of the 1904 fair from the Frank Lanterman collection of old photographs.
• Before Yakima Meadows 

  author unknown (Yakima Republic, 1967)

  A photo of the 1904 fair from the Frank Lanterman collection of old photographs.
• It's fair competition when skill can over-ride tradition 

  Martin, Molly (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1970)

  Unlikely competitors win blue ribbons"baking and home arts at the fair.
• Hard work, planning built Yakima Fair 

  Churchill, Sam (Yakima Republic, 1967)

  Dedicated people, planning and plenty of work have made the Central Washington Fair one of only two fairs"Washington State that are both solvent and successful.
• 1950 Premium List of the 8th Annual Central Washington Fair 

  author unknown (Central Washington Fair Association, 1950)

  1950 Schedule of events and displays at the fairgrounds. This 96 page booklet"cludes advertisments that feature local sponsors and service providers.

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