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BY JACK H. SMITHSelah Sound

Next week the Selah Civic Center willbe headquarters to the12th annual Yakima Riv-er Canyon Marathon.

Race organizers are ex-pecting an all-time highof over 595 runners forthe March 31st race andthis year will hold a littlemore signicance to Ya-kima Valley resident Bob Dolphin.

Dolphin will be participating in a

remarkable 500th marathon in a racewhere he and his wife Lenore serve as co-directors.

Its really exciting, Lenore Dolphinsaid of her husbands ac-complishment.

Five-years ago, Bobcompeted in his 400th atthe Yakima River Can-yon Marathon and aerthe race he was asked ifhe planned on retiring.She said at the age of 77,

Bob answered no and that he planned oncompleting his 500th marathon at the lo-

cal event.He ran 20 a year to do it, Lenore said.

is last year hes had some health chal-lenges so he will be walking, but hes go-ing to do it. At 82, thats pretty good.

THE RACE BEGINNINGS

According to Lenore, the Dolphinsbecame involved with the marathon af-ter hearing that the Yakima River Can-yon would be a great place for an event.Heavily involved in marathons, they de-cided to attend a meeting with a groupof people to talk about whether or not tomake the marathon a reality.

ey invited Bob and I to come tothe meeting to get ideas because he hadrun so many marathons and I had volun-teered at most of them, she said.

It turned out they would become a littlemore involved than they had expected.

We went there to give ideas and cameout in a state of shock, she said. At theage of 70, we were race directors for therst time.

Soon aer this meeting, the Dolphinsbegan ground work for the rst race andthey attended a race directors workshop

See FINCH pg 2 See MARATHON pg 2

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is last year hes hadsome health challenges sohe will be walking, but hesgoing to do it. At 82, that spretty good.

- Lenore Dolphin

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FinchawardedCouncilposition

By JACK H. SMITHSelah Sound

e Selah City Council has anew member.

Last month the Council votedto appoint Brooke Finch to the

position that was le vacated bynew Selah Mayor John Gawlik.Finch was one of 13 candidateswho interviewed before theCouncil late last month.

I was superexcited, Finchsaid of beingselected to theposition. I hadsome prettytough compe-tition so I wassurprised. I alsofelt honored theypicked me. erewere a number of good candi-dates to choose from.

A resident of Selah for the pasttwo-years, Finch said civic in-

volvement has always been ex-tremely important to her.

Ive been raised that you giveback to your local community.You dont just take, you giveback, she said. So as soon asI moved to Selah, I decided Iwanted to get involved. I likethat this is a smaller communityand its a little easier to get in-

volved with dierent organiza-tions.

Along with her new posi-tion on Council, Finch is alsoa member of the local Kiwanisand is currently the Vice-Pres-ident of the Selah Chamber ofCommerce.

When she heard about the vacant Council position, shesaid she wanted to continue hercommunity involvement, thistime in a dierent capacity.

It was another step I wantedto take to continue my involve-ment here in Selah, Finch said.

One of her top priorities as amember of the Council will befor the governing body to worka little bit more with organi-zations like the Kiwanis andChamber which she said couldbring in added events and rev-enue.

She added it is very impor-tant to her to provide as muchas the city can for local childrenand is a proponent of keepingthe swimming pool open yearround.

Prior to her rst meeting as amember of the Council Feb. 13,

Fundraiser deemed success

Levy proposed for Selah pool

Local marathon holds special place

in the heart of Yakima Valley couple

FINCH

Sound Photo courtesy of Adrenaline Event Photography

Bob Dolphin (far le) competes at the 2008 Yakima River Canyon Marathon. Dolphin will participate in his 500th marathon Saturday, March 31 at the 12th annual Yakima River CanyonMarathon. Dolphin and his wife Lenore also serve as race directors for the event.

Sound Photo by Jack H. Smith

e pool at Wixson Park in Selah sits quiet and empty on a March aernoon. A proposed levy could help fundoperation and maintenance for the pool.


e fate of the popular Wixson Park pool in Se-lah is uncertain, but a proposed Maintenance andOperations (M&O) levy by the Selah Parks andRecreation Service Area could ensure its contin-ued operation for at least six years.

According to Selah Parks and Recreation Direc-

tor Je Hagler, consideration has been given bythe service area board to put an M&O levy on theballot as soon as Aug. 7, 2012.

While nothing has been o cially decided, Ha-gler said early estimates have the levy at a costof 8.5 cents per 1,000 of assessed value and thiswould generate approximately $120,000 in M&O

See POOL pg 2


In a dire nancial situation, of-cials for the Selah Youth Cen-ter recently asked local busi-nesses and residents for a littlehelp. ey were not let down.

According to Selah Com-munity Action Network boardmember Ginger Tyler, a fund-raising event conducted Feb. 26at the Pastime Bar raised nearly$1,000 for the center. Tyler whois the owner of Selah InsuranceServices, has also submitted arequest to Farmers Insurancefor a donation of $500, but thereis a good chance it could be upto $1,000.

Local resident Beau Shirleywas among those who helpedwork at the event that featuredrappers Coaster and Leviticussand the band Ponchus Pilot.

Shirley said 127 people attendedthe event and that did not in-clude those who were alreadyat the Pastime prior to the starttime.

It was a great turnout, hesaid.

Along with helping out at the

event, Shirley said he and Me-linda Shirley started going tolocal businesses to ask for helpand there was an immediate re-sponse.

Shirley said Selah Sun, Kings


e band Ponchus Pilot performed last month at a fundraiser for the Se-

lah Youth Center. e fundraiser took place at the Pastime in Selah.


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EDITORIALSlow and

SteadyBy Jack H. Smith Owner/Publisher

Hello Selah. I thought Id takea little bit of time to tell youabout how things are going withthe Selah Sound.

Since our launch in early Feb-ruary, the response has been

very positive. I have been verypleased to hear nice things f romboth residents and businesses.e good news is that the paperwill only getbetter.

Unfortunate-ly, we are mov-ing along a littleslower thanI had antici-pated. I wouldhave liked tohave publishedtwo editions inMarch, but I am still working on

getting the word out about thepaper and am constantly work-ing on a way to reach advertis-ers.

Im very excited to move tothe bimonthly and eventualweekly format, but it may take afew more months to make thishappen. As I mentioned in mylast editorial, starting a paperhas been a learning experience,but it is getting better every day.I look forward to looking backat the rst few months of the Se-lah Sound and seeing an expo-nential amount of growth.

I am going to continue towork hard to provide you witha wide variety of stories andwill try to get the paper out toas many people and businessesas I can. I have been pleasantly

surprised by how many paperslocal residents have picked up.

For our rst edition we printed500 copies and with the excep-tion of a few I kept for myself,they were all picked up. Withthe second edition we had 1,000printed and only have a handfulle. Im taking small steps, butslow and steady wins the raceand Im really happy with theprogress weve made.

Once againIm asking resi-dents to sendme an emailwith a storyidea. Im alsoasking localbusiness own-ers or manag-ers who haveseen the paper

to get a hold of us to advertise.

Our prices are aordable and weeven have a $10 special that willhelp sponsor either the SelahHigh School sports calendar orour collaboration with the SelahSentinel.

I am very happy to announcethat we will be partnering withthe Sentinel, a paper publishedby students of the Selah SchoolDistrict.

e partnership will include a page devoted to members ofthe Sentinel.

Im really excited to see thishappen and would love any sup-port local businesses can give usto ensure this is a success.

anks again for your busi-ness and support. Remember,you can a copy of the paper atLes Schwab, Selah Save-On

Foods, Selah Red Apple and theSelah Civic Center.

Im taking smallsteps, but slow andsteady wins the raceand Im really happy

with the progress wevemade..

It has been noticed in Selahthat several drivers become con-fused when driving on a multi-lane road when they approacha school bus on the oppositeside of the road that has its stoppaddle and red lights activated.Specically, it is occurring inthe 500 block of South 1st Streetwhere there is a

school bus stoplocated on the eastside of the road,near Red Rooster.I have observedseveral vehiclescoming to a com-plete stop that aredriving south bound, towardsYakima.

Washington State law indi-cates that the driver of a vehi-cle upon a highway with threeor more marked tra c lanesneed not stop upon meeting aschool bus which is proceedingin the opposite direction and isstopped for the purpose of re-ceiving or discharging schoolchildren, RCW 46.61.370(3).So let me explain, at this loca-

tion both lanes of south bounddrivers do not have to stop forthe school bus which is stoppedon the opposite north boundside of the road. All drivers ap-proaching the bus in both north

bound lanes will have to stop.I have also taken no-

tice that there have been sev-eral violations at this locationof vehicles failing to come to astop when signaled to do so.e school bus that is assignedto this bus route is mountedwith an automated camera that

is used to record

stop sign violatorsas the stop paddleis activated andthe red lightsare ashing. ecamera is able toget a photo/videoof the vehicle and

license plate as it passes the busand commits the violation. ebus driver will complete a re-port and all evidence will beforwarded to me for follow up.I will examine the evidence anddetermine if an infraction isto be completed with a ne of$394. If an infraction is submit-ted it will be mailed to the regis-tered owner of the vehicle basedon the information provided bythe Department of Licensing.

Drivers please be aware of thelaw and keep our children safe.Do you have a question you would

like answered the Selah Police De- partment? Please send your ques-tions to [email protected]

The Police

BeatBy Officer Jerald Smith

Drivers pleasebe aware of thelaw and keep ourchildren safe.

Congratulations toBOB DOLPHINFor Surviving his500th Marathon!

Adrenaline EventPhotography

FINCH:From Page 1

Finch said things were a little bit craz y withnumerous phone calls and interview re-quests, but she was starting to get settled.Finch said she spent time reading the city

code and going through prior Council min-utes.

I want to get as familiar as I possibly canwith what has been going on in the city, shesaid.

Prior to moving to Selah, Finch also livedin Western Washington and Missouri. Finchhas been employed in the nancial industry

for the past ten years and is currently em-ployed by Edward Jones and has an o ce inSelah.

Finch feels Selah been a very welcomingand friendly community.

A lot of people tend to have the same setof values, she said. If you walk down thestreet, people wave.

POOL:From Page 1

revenue.Hagler said the city of Selah will pay for

operation of the pool in 2012, but the SelahCity Council made a resolution at the end oflast year they would not continue to do so.

Over the last several years, it (pool) con-tinues to cost the city more and more mon-ey to operate the pool and over the last veyears it has been operating at a decit of $70,000 a year, Hagler said.

Currently, Hagler said the annual operat-ing budget for the pool is $120,000 and thatcost is partially oset by annual pool rev-enues of about $50,000.

Hagler said the proposed levy would runfor six years and this will a llow time to plan,nance and build a new pool. If the M&Olevy dollars are not needed for the full sixyears, Hagler said the collection of taxescould stop earlier.

If the levy is set at $120,000, Hagler saidthe $50,000 of revenue could be set asideinto a development fund for the new p ool.

Hagler said because of high operationscosts, the pool was closed two-weeks earlylast year and there was a huge public outcry.

It is used by a lot of people. Its a hugecommunity focal point, he said.

At the Selah City Council meeting March13, Ted Pooler of W.M. Smith and Associ-ates discussed an evaluation his company

did for the city earlier this year. e compa-ny evaluated both the main pool and wad-ing pool at Wixson Park and provided es-timated costs for the recommended repairsand continued operation of the pool.

e same recommendations from W.M.Smith and Associates were reviewed withthe Selah Parks and Recreation Service AreaBoard Feb. 27.

Aer hearing the recom-mendations, Hagler said theboard made a recommenda-tion to take to the Councilfor review.

e recommendation in-cluded making improve-ments needs to assure com-pliance with Department ofHealth Requirements, im-provements for operations and maintenanceof the pool, converting the wading pool toa spray pad to address signicant problemsthat could reduce manpower needs and pos-sibly increase attendance, replacing the ex-isting slide and new lters.

Hagler said the recommendations were

then reviewed with public works and thepool sta to further asses the need and vi-ability of the proposed improvements.

Aer discussing the proposals, Hagler saidpool operators have been making thingswork with a minimum budget in anticipa-tion of eventual pool upgrades, and basedon their past eorts they question if any-thing more than minimum improvements

are needed.Recognizing the cost and uncertainties of

operations aer 2012, Hagler said sta feltthe cost of replacing the lters for only onepossible year of operation seemed excessiveand the installation of new lters could waituntil the city knows if future pools operat-ing costs will be funded.

Aer the March 13 pre-sentation by Pooler, theCouncil made a unanimousdecision in favor of sup-porting a listed of recom-mended improvementsfrom W.M. Smith and As-sociates.

Councilmen Keith Larsensaid by making improve-ments to the pool, it could

help pass the M&O levy.Along with the replacement of the pool

slide and the conversion of the wading poolto a spray pad, the improvements also in-clude replacing the grating on the gutterin the main pool so it is all the same typeand height. While the list of improved rec-

ommendations had an estimated cost of$66,000, the Council has yet to make an of-cial resolution to fund the repairs.

According to Hagler, the city has $192,674in a pool capital replacement fund.

is money is dedicated to upgrades tothe pool, he said. However, it can be usedas a local match to leverage grant monies forconstruction of a new pool.

EVENT:From Page 1

Value Hardware and MagicsPizza Shack were among thosewho made donations to theYouth C enter.

Shirley said he also wanted tothank Les Schwab, SundanceEspresso, Farmers Insuranceand Lester George for their help.

While the event was deemeda success, event organizers areasking the public for their con-tinued help, this time in the

form of supplies.According to Shirley, the cen-

ter is in need of toilet paper,paper towels, hand soap, schooland o ce supplies, educat ionalgames and paper plates, cupsand bowls. He added the centeralso needs pool cues and balls,

ping pong paddles and balls,holiday decorations and clean-ing supplies such as bleach,wipes, brushes, glass cleanerand gloves.

Tyler said residents can dropo the supplies at the Center orat Selah Insurance Services.

MARATHON:From Page 1

and organizers at marathonsthat Bob had competed in andwhere she said things had gone

very well.In total, Lenore said it took

14 months to put everything to-gether for the rst race in 2000.

It was a really great commu-nity eort, she said. Most ofthe ones who started out with usare still on board. Its been a re-ally great group of people.

Lenore credited Scott Sands-berry of the Yakima-Herald,who she said contacted themon his rst day on the job and

wrote an article which turnedout to get a great response fromthe local community and peoplewanting to oer their help.

SMALL AND FRIENDLYSince the rst race in 2000,

Lenore said the marathon hashad between 400 and 595 run-ners. While she expects to topthat number this year, Lenoresaid she is just ne with the ideaof keeping it at a steady numberand just the way it is.

Steady is the way we want it.We want to keep the facilities wehave, she said. is race is put

on for runners by runners. Wewant to keep it small and friend-ly, rather than grow, grow grow.It has the reputation for being areally friendly race.

Along with a pasta mealserved the night before theevent, Lenore said one of thefun things organizers do is a sitdown meal for the awards cer-emony aer the race.

is years race will featurerunners from across the UnitedStates, as well as six from theUnited Kingdom and one fromBrazil.

It will also play host to a meet-ing for the North America 100thMarathon Club. Lenore said sheand Bob are also directors of the

club. e day of the race willmark the 11th anniversary ofthe club.

Its kind of a birthday cel-ebration, she said.

THE COURSEStarting at 8 a.m. on Canyon

Road in Ellensburg, Lenore saidthe 26.2 mile course nishes at atruck-turnaround in Selah.

Having participated in 499marathons, Lenore said Bobfeels the Yakima River Canyoncourse is the most beautifulcourse he has run.

Of course he is a little bitprejudice, but a lot of people do

tell us it is one of the most beau-tiful courses they have run on,she said.

Bob described the course as

medium or average in di cultywith two major hills and somerolling hills throughout thecourse.

Sound Photo by Jack H. SmithNew Selah City Council member Brooke Finch was sworn into her position March 13.

e money is dedicatedto upgrades at the pool.However, it can be used asa local match to leveragegrant monies for construc-tion of a new pool.

-Je Hagler

Sound Photo courtesy of Adrenaline Event Photography

Lenore and Bob Dolphin are race directors for the Yakima River CanyonMarathon. e race, whose headquar ters are in Selah, is slated for March31 at 8 a.m.


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TRACK AND FIELDMarch 31: @ Holder Relays (Eisenhower)April 12: @ Wapato/Othello (Othello)April 14: @ Toppenish Invite

SOFTBALLMarch 24: vs. Grandview (11 a.m.)March 31: @EphrataMarch 7: @QuincyMarch 12: @ West Valley (Double-Header)

TENNISMarch 24: vs. Quincy (10 a.m.)March 27 vs. Othello (4:00 p.m.)March 29: vs. Prosser (4:00 p.m.)March 30: @ Grandview

March 31: @EllensburgApril 10: vs. Toppenish (4:00 p.m.)April 13: @ East Valley

SOCCERMarch 24: @OthelloMarch 27: vs. Grandview (6:00 p.m.)March 29: vs Ephrata (6:00 p.m.)April 7: vs Toppneish (12:00 p.m.)April 12: @ProsserApril 14: @ Wapato

BASEBALLMarch 24: vs Ephrata (11:00 a.m.)March 31: @EllensburgApril 7: vs Grandview (11:00 a.m.)

April 10: vs. Othello (4:00 p.m.)April 14: @ Toppenish

BOYS GOLFMarch 26: @Greyhound Invite (Sunnyside)April 3: @Dolquist Invite (Yakima)April 9: vs. Toppenish/Grandview (Yakima Elks/1:30p.m.

GIRLS GOLFMarch 29: @ Dolquist Invite (Yakima)April 10: @ Toppenish/Grandview (Sunnyside)

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e Selah High School base-ball team will return a mix oftremendous returning playersalong with a group of young andtalented newcomers.

If their rst game of the sea-son March 10 is any indication,things should be just ne for theperennial baseball power.

Selah opened the campaignwith an impressive 13-7 winover defending state 2A cham-pion Sehome High School.

It was a great win. ey are

a well-coached team. It was atough opener and we are happyto get out of there with a win,head coach Mike Archer said.I thought we played pretty wellfor the rst game. I thought weswung pretty well. We saw somequality pitching with Sehome,but for the rst game it was agood start with the bats.

Selah was lead in the game bythe talented trio of seniors KurtLindeman, Jacob Monson and

junior Kody Ergeson. All threeVikings ended the day with twohits. Ergeson helped break opena tight game in the fourth with athree-run double.

Archer said Lindeman is afour-year starter in the programand that he expects big things

from Ergeson who will be start-ing at short stop. He added theteam will return their four andve hitters from last year inMonson and Andrew Gonzalezand also catcher Jack Cavana-ugh.

Weve got some experience tomix in with our young guys, hesaid.

With so many new faces, Ar-cher said the challenge is gettingthe younger guys up to gamespeed and added the team has along ways to go.

We are going to competeand we are going to grow some

toughness. ere is denitelypotential, he said. With somediscipline and hard work atpractice I think we are going toget better. I think you are goingto see a dierent team at the endof the year than you see rightnow.

On the mound, Archer saidhis starting sta will go six armsdeep with Monson, Lindemanand junior Carson Petrea as thetop three in the rotation.

Weve got some quality guysto throw on the mound, buttheyve got a ways to go, Archersaid.

e team will next take to theeld Saturday when they hostEphrata at 11 a.m. at CarlonPark.


Experience will not be an is-sue for the Selah High Schoolgirls golf team.

Returning tolead what headcoach MarkMochel calleda senior ladenteam are Bri-ana Nelson andTaylor Jones,who have bothplayed on thesecond day of the state tourna-ment.

We fully expect them to beback this year and another se-nor, Katie Daniels, who was analternate to the state tourna-ment, should be there as well,Mochel said. Senior CassyBurns was in a playo at region-als last season so she too couldbe in the state mix.

Rounding out the squad forthe Vikings are senior AshleyBaughman, sophomore ToriUpson and freshman MorganEdwards.

While the team has not set anygoals, Mochel feels he and theteam may have the same desirednish to the season.

As competitive as these girlsare, I feel that my expectationsand their expectations are simi-

lar and that is to hang a CWACchampionship banner up thisyear, he said.

With the two state returneespossibly making the second day,and if another of our girls canalso make it to day two of thetourney, we could possibly tro-phy as a team at the state levelas well.

Last season Selah was withoutNelson, who was their top golferduring the 2010 season. Mochelsaid she hurt her knee duringthe oseason and wasnt able tocompete although she was ableto go to practice and work onthe thing she could.

He added Jones stepped intothe number one role and withthe leadership of 2011 gradu-ate Ashley Anderson, the team

competed for the league title.We did not win the title, buteach girl stepped up their gamesand battled Ephrata and Othellowho were the eventual CWACchamps, he said.

Aer opening the season

Monday against East Valley,

Selah will next compete nextursday, March 29 at theDolquist Girls Golf Invite at theApple Tree Golf Course in Ya-kima.

Mochel is hoping his team cankeep a positive frame of mindand stay within themselves andif they do, they should do justne.

Oen in an individual sport,putting pressure on yourself

makes you tenseup and freeze.Golf is toughenough men-tally to carrythat pressure, sowe talk hole tohole, he said. Ifa kid has a greathole, they have

to still go to the next one andplay that one well. If they have apoor hole, same thing.

BOYS SQUADA strong group of returning

players will lead the way for theSelah High School boys golfteam.

According to head coach JeWeeks, the team returns ve

varsity golfers including ju-nior Derek Wood who won theCWAC tournament last season.

e other returning startersinclude seniors Scott Gra andJonathon Cruz and juniors Ste-

ven Anderson and Joel Ford.Weeks said senior Chase

Brader and sophomore TylerHarris are competing for the -nal varsity spot while freshmanMike Smith is also making some

noise and could contribute inthe near future.

Weeks said the team has setboth personal and team goalsfor the 2012 season.

We want to continually im-prove our teams scores as theseason progresses and be inposition to qualify as manymembers for the regional tour-nament, he said. Derek Wood

just missed the cut to attend thestate tournament last year aerwinning the CWAC DistrictTournament. We are hoping toget Derek to state along with asmany teammates as possible.

Weeks said Ephrata andOthello will be the favoritesthis year in the CWAC, with theVikings and East Valley also incontention for a league title.

If we can continually im-prove with each outing we willbe in good shape to make a runin the p ost season, he said.

Selah will next hit the linksMonday for the Greyhound In-

vite in Sunnyside.

Golfers ready for2012 campaign

If we can continuallyimprove with each outing

we will be in good shapeto make a run in the postseason.

-Je Weeks

CWAC champ

Wood returns

to lead Vikings

Sound Photos by Jack H SmithSelah rst basemen Andrew Gonzalez waits for a pitch in action last week against Wapato. Selah opened the season w ith a win over defending 2A statechampion Sehome High School. e team hosts Ephrata Saturday.


Looking at the 2012 season, Selah HighSchool head track coach Kelly Matson seesa season lled with promise.

With inuential leadership from our up-perclassmen and devotion from our prom-ising athletes, we plan on great things hap-pening this season, Matson said.

Aer a season opening invite last Satur-day at East Valley High School, the Vikingswill next compete Saturday, March 31 at theHolder relays at Eisenhower (Yakima) High

School.Matson said the team achieved its goals

during the 2011 season and both the boysand girls squad were able to nish in thetop half of the CWAC league standings. Sheadded the girls team sent ve athletes to thestate championships where they competedwell. Matson added the team will have thesame three team goals they achieved lastyear.

Our team goals are to promote a strongsense of unity throughout the program, togive the greatest eort possible during prac-tices and competitions and to display and

obvious model of empathy to all around us,she said. If we are committed to our teamsgoals, anything is possible.

Selah will go into the season with whatMatson called a team where every memberis either an invaluable returner or a promis-ing newcomer.

From our tidal wave to freshman to ourexperienced seniors, we have a myriad ofpuzzle pieces that are coming together, shesaid.

If we lose one of our 100 athletes, ourprograms quality and eectiveness wil l no-ticeably diminish.

ANDREW GONZALEZ


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FEB. 22, 201212:28AM DUI 800 BLK W FREMONT12:49AM SUSPICIOUS CI. 300 BLK SOUTHERN1:36AM CITIZEN ASSIST 800 BLK W FREMONT2:04AM JUVENILE ARREST 500 BLK S 5TH ST8:33AM NON INJURY ACCIDENT 100 BLK N 1ST11:59AM TRAFFIC OFFENSE 100 BLK N 1ST ST3:58PM SUSPICIOUS CIR. 900 BLK N WENAS RD3:57PM TRAFFIC HAZARD 600 BLK W ORCHARD9:36PM INFORMATION RE. 200 BLK E HOME AV9:48PM INFORMATION RE. 800 BLK N PARK CT.

FEB. 23, 201212:29AM DOMESTIC DISPUTE 100 BLK MARU AVE3:35AM ALARM 100 BLK W NACHES AVE9:05AM FRAUD 400 BLK S 1ST ST10:11AM BURGLARY 100 BLK E FREMONT4:24PM TRESPASS 100 BLK E FREMONT5:15PM AGENCY ASSIST 300 BLK HARRISON RD9:13PM CITIZEN ASSIST 600 BLK SOUTHERN AVE

FEB. 24, 201212:27AM AGENCY ASSIST 1500 BLK CRUSHER CY6:51AM JUVENIL E RUNAWAY 900 BLK N WENAS9:16AM TRAFFIC OFFENSE 700 BLK N WENAS RD12:23PM TRAFFIC OFFENSE 500 BLK W ORCHARD2:56PM TRAFFIC OFFENSE 700 BLK N WENAS RD3:48PM AGENCY ASSIST 200 BLK VALLEYVIEW5:05PM ANIMAL PROBLEM 200 BLK SOUTHERN6:15PM SUS. CIRCUM SPEYER RD & W BARTLETT8:48PM INFORMATION REPORT 200 BLK S 1ST ST9:26PM TRESPASS 100 BLK E ORCHARD AVE

FEB. 25, 201211:59AM ALARM 600 BLK N WENAS RD5:31PM CIVIL MATTER 300 BLK PLEASANT AVE5:41PM DOMESTIC DISPU. 200 BLK VALLEYVIEW7:08PM HARASSMENT 800 BLK W PEAR AVE8:09PM SUSPICIOUS CI. 1400 BLK W FREMONT8:51PM DISORDERLY CO. RIVERVIE W & 5TH ST11:54PM ALARM 1400 W FREMONT AVE

FEB. 26, 201212:00AM DUI W FREMONT AVE & 1OTH ST12:11AM ASSAULT 100 BLK E NACHES AVE2:15AM CITIZEN ASSIST 100 BLK E NACHES AVE12:32PM CIVIL MATTER 500 BLK S 5TH ST1:43PM DOMESTIC DISPUTE 900 BLK W PEAR6:56PM NON INJURY ACCIDENT 500 BLK S 5TH ST7:29PM WELFARE CHECK 100 BLK E NACHES AVE7:58PM SUSPICIOUS CI. 100 BLK E NACHES AVE8:01PM CITIZEN ASSIST 100 BLK N 1ST ST9:23PM CITIZEN ASSIST 600 W HOME AVE

FEB. 27, 20123:49AM SUSPICIOUS CIRC. 300 BLK S 1ST ST1:02PM HARASSMENT 600 BLK S 1ST ST1:32PM SUICIDAL PERSON 1700 BLK SAGE TRAIL1:56PM WELFARE CHECK 100 BLK S 1ST ST6:15PM ANIMAL PROBLEM 400 BLK RIVERVIEW

8:12PM THEFT 100 BLK S 3RD ST9:20PM HARASSMENT 700 BLK N WENAS RD

FEB, 28, 20127:08AM BURGLARY 400 BLK N 1ST ST1:06PM TRAFFIC OFFENSE 100 BLK N 1ST ST3:02PM TRAFFIC OFFENSE 100 BLK W NACHES3:5:09PM CITIZEN ASSIST 300 BLK W NACHES AVE9:24PM INJURY ACCIDENT 10 BLK N RAILROAD

FEB. 29, 20122:07AM INFORMATION 600 BLK S 1ST ST5:22AM SUSPICIOUS CI. 100 BLK VALLEYVIEW AVE

7:08AM INFORMATION 600 BLK S 3RD ST7:37AM THEFT 600 BLK N WENAS RD8:28AM NON INJURY ACCIDENT 200 BLK S 1ST ST11:52AM WELFARE CHECK 300 BLK S 6TH ST1:07PM INFORMATION 600 BLK S 1ST ST2:32PM INFORMATION 1400 BLK W FREMONT3:36PM THEFT 600 BLK S 1ST ST4:38PM THEFT 800 BLK JAMIE DR5:44PM ANIMAL BITE 400 BLK S 3RD ST8:50PM TRAFFIC HAZARD SR823 & GOLF COURSE11:18PM CITIZEN DISPUTE 200 BLK E HOME AVE

MAR. 1, 201212:33AM WELFARE CHECK 300 BLK N WENAS RD1:52AM SUSPICIOUS CIR. 300 BLK S 1ST ST7:33AM THEFT FROM VEHICLE 600 BLK S 5TH ST7:54AM VEHICLE PROWL 300 BLK PLEASANT AVE8:11AM THEFT FROM VEHICLE 300 BLK S 6TH ST8:48AM VEHICLE PROWL 300 BLK PLEASANT AVE9:06AM THEFT FROM VEH. 300 BLK PLEASANT9:27AM VEHICLE PROWL 300 BLK PLEASANT10:00AM AGENCY ASSIST 800 BLK N 1ST2:02PM THEFT 100 BLK N 17:00PM AGENCY AST. 400 BLK RAY SIMMONS RD.9:09PM SUSPICIOUS CI. 700 BLK N PARK CENTRE9:33PM TRAFFIC OFFENSE 600 BLK N WENAS RD11:22PM CUSTODIAL ISSUE 300 BLK SOUTHERN

MAR. 2, 201210:08AM THEFT 800 BLK N 1ST ST2:42PM ASSAULT 400 BLK N 1ST ST3:31PM AGENCY ASSIST 600 BLK S 1ST ST3:46PM THREATS 600 BLK W HOME AVE3:50PM CIVIL MATTER 500 BLK VIEWCREST6:54PM INFORMATION 300 BLK SUNWAY DR8:01PM DOMESTIC DISPUTE 100 BLK E 3RD AVE8:07PM NOISE COM. 200 BLK JIM CLEMENTS WY10:17PM SUSPICIOUS CIRC. 200 BLK E HOME AVE

MAR. 3. 201211:34AM CITIZEN DISPUTE 100 BLK SELAH AVE11:48AM TRAFFIC OFFENSE N WENAS & JAMIE DR2:25PM CITIZEN ASSIST 500 BLK S 1ST ST3:02PM NON INJURY ACCIDENT 400 BLK S 1ST ST7:24PM SUSPICIOUS CI. 1400 BLK W PEAR AVE11:44PM BURGLARY 800 BLK S 7TH ST

MAR. 4, 201212:07AM JUVENILE ARRESTS 800 BLK S 4TH ST LP12:38AM SUSPICIOUS CIR. 4 00 BLK JAMIE DR2:18AM THEFT SPEYERS RD 7 W HOME AV9:52AM ANIMAL PROBLEM 1200 SPEYERS RD3:33PM WELFARE CH. SELAH LP & GOODLANDER5:39PM TRAFFIC OFFENSE 100 BLK E FREMONT6:17PM DOMESTIC N 8TH & W FREMONT AVE6:56PM PARKING PROBLEM 100 BLK E FREMONT

9:19PM CITIZEN DISPUTE 500 BLK S 1ST ST


Selah High School head ten-nis coach Don Judy feels his2012 girls team could rateamong one of the best in schoolhistory.

Judy said the team returns acore group from an undefeatedteam that went 13-0.

Leading the way for the Vi-kings will be returning varsityplayers Kaiti Dell, Megan Sh-renk, Ashley Bond, Whitney

Bertelsen and Brianna Butler.

He added the team will alsoreturn Kera Dexter, Lily AnneHahill and Aricka Smith fromthe top of last years junior var-sity squad.

It would be fair to say thatwith another good season, thisteam would rate as one of thebest in recent history at SelahHigh School, Judy said. Wewill be very strong at top to themiddle part of the ladder.

On the boys side, Judy saidthe team returns its top threeplayers from last year (Jordan

Shaer, Josh Shepard and Ethan

Willard) and they all madegood showings at the 2011 dis-trict tournament.

Newcomers on the 2012 teaminclude Othon Hamil, Eric Gui-terrez, Lucas MarHugh, JacobBonsen, Jacob Beam and Hunt-er Blehm.

With some match play expe-rience for the new players thisshould be a competitive groupof boys as the season moves for-ward, he said.

e team hosts Quincy Sat-urday, March 24, with action

starting at 10 a.m.

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e Selah High School boys soccer team islooking to make a return trip to the state playos.

Head coach Todd Martin said he goes into the2011 campaign with a young, but hard workingteam.

Martin said top returning varsity players on the

team include juniors Eliseo Montiel, Ivan Balbue-na, Felipe Duarte, Rafael Arellano and senior TroyBrown. He added key newcomers on the teaminclude junior Troy Simmonson and senior JasonTelles.

Aer losing 0-2 to East Valley (Spokane) in therst round of state last season, Martin said the keyto success for this season is staying healthy.

e team plays Saturday at Othello.

Viking soccer seeks state birth

Sound Photos by Jack H SmithSelah High School tennis player Aricka Smith warms up in action last week against Ephrata. e team will hostQuincy Saturday.

Selah tennis loaded with talent

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A Selah Viking pitcher takes to the mound in inter-squad soball action last week. Selah will host GrandviewSaturday at 11 a.m.

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