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Date setfor localpool levyBy JACK H. SMITHSelah Sound

Residents of Selah will soon have the opportunity to vote on Maintenance and Operations (M&O) levy proposed by the Selah Parks and Recreation Ser-vice Area that would fund op-erations for the pool at Wixon Park.

� e SPRSA Board voted Mon-day to approve an interlocal agreement with the Selah City Council that would allow the city to continue to operate the pool with money that would be collected from the M&O levy.

According to Selah Parks and Recreation Director Je� Ha-gler the mail vote due date for the levy scheduled for Aug. 7. Hagler added that at the meet-ing the SPRSA Board reviewed the ballot proposal and some changes were made to make things more clear.

“So the board set a special meeting for April 30 at 4 p.m. at the Selah Civic Center to vote for � nal approval of the wording for the ballot measure,” he said. “It will be done and ready to turn in to the County Elections o� ce by the deadline of May 7. � e ballots are mailed out on July 18.”

Hagler said last month the city of Selah will pay for operation of the pool in 2012, but the Selah City Council made a resolu-tion at the end of last year they would not continue to do so.“Over the last several years, it (pool) continues to cost the city

Hayes named new Selah Police ChiefBY JACK H. SMITHSelah Sound

Former City of Selah Interim Police Chief Rick Hayes has been named to the permanent position.

A longtime employee of the Selah Police Department, Hayes selection to the position by May-or John Gawlik was con� rmed by the Selah City Council at their April 10 meeting. Hayes had been serving as the interim chief since January when Selah’s former top law enforcement o� cial Stacy Dwarshius was placed on administrative leave. Dwarshius later accepted a set-tlement to resign.

A member of the department since April 1, 1993, Hayes had previously said to the Mayor there was no way he would take the permanent position as

Chief. A! er serving in the in-terim position for four months, Hayes had a change of heart.

Unsure with what would hap-pen if an outside applicant was hired to � ll the position and af-ter several o� -cers were asking him to take the job if o� ered, Hayes decided to accept the position.

“It helped that most everybody supported me doing the job and the morale has been through the roof compared to what it was the past three or four years,” Hayes said.

Admitting serving as interim chief helped his decision; Hayes said things have really started in motion for the department.

“Nothing is my idea. � e

guys I work with have all these ideas, visions and goals for the department. We’re starting to get some of those things taken care of. � at had a lot to do with

it,” Hayes said about his deci-sion.

According to Hayes, the de-partment is cur-rently working on several com-munity oriented

projects such as a returned pres-ence with the National Night Out program and a citizen’s academy that is slated for June.

“Most of our job is seen in a negative light,” he said. “We are looking for the positive things that show our more human side. � ose things are not hard to set up, but when you don’t do them you hear from the community.”

Another current project men-tioned by Hayes is that he would like to see the department go paperless. Hayes said the de-partment goes through a large amount of paper, but records can be paperless and o� cers could forward their reports to him electronically.

Hayes praised his current sta� and said if they come to him with a good idea, it will be im-plemented. He used the example of several younger o� cers who have asked if they could use pa-trol bicycles that have been sit-ting in the garage. Hayes said the value of the bikes is $1,500, could be of use for such things as tournaments at Carlon Park and assisting the Yakima Police Department on the green way. He added they are also looking

“It helped that most everybody supported me doing the job.”

- Chief Rick Hayes

CHIEF RICK HAYESSee HAYES pg 2

See POOL pg 2

Sound Photo courtesy of the Harlem Wizards

A member of the Harlem Wizards interacts with fans at a recent game. � e team will be traveling to Selah May 2nd. � e Wizards are set to play a team of Selah residents in a fundraiser for the Robert Lince PTO.

Wizards traveling to SelahMay 2nd atHigh School

BY JACK H. SMITHSelah Sound

� e Harlem Wizards are com-ing to Selah.

� e world renowned basket-ball team will battle local resi-dents in a game scheduled May 2nd at Selah High School, with proceeds going to the Robert Lince PTO. � e game is sched-uled to start at 6:30 p.m. with the Wizards taking on local teachers, PTO members, � re-� ghters and police o� cers.

Leana Anderson, President of the RLPTO, said she came up with the idea of having the Wizards because she wanted a creative and new way of fund-raising.

“We always do the same things so I wanted to change it up and

create a fun family event,” she said.

Embarking on their 50th An-niversary tour, Anderson said bringing such a huge team to Selah is exciting.

“I just can’t wait for Selah to see them in ac-tion,” she said. “I just know that once we have them come we will invite them again and again.”

Founded in 1962, the Wiz-ards are expect-ed to play over 300 fundraising games for schools and non-prof-it organizations and anticipate raising in excess of 1 million dollars.

Harlem Wizards President Todd Davis said the team is of-ten compared to the Harlem Globetrotters but those people have not taken in a Wizards show.

“While the Globetrotters are

quite well known and many consider them synonymous with show basketball, they do not deliver the kind of connec-tion, feeling, fund, community and excitement that the Wizards do,” he said. “� e Wizard expe-

rience is unique in the world. Many fans tell us that the Wizards show is beyond com-parison. We do try harder, but even more im-portantly is that

you will laugh harder at a Wiz-ards show.”

Anderson said this fundrais-ing event will go to � eld trips for next school year.

“We are hoping that do-ing something big will help us achieve our goals,” Anderson said.

Advance tickets for the event

“We always do the same things so I wanted to change it up and create a family fun event.”

- Leana Anderson

See WIZARDS pg 2

SELAH COMMUNITY DAYS

Sound Photo courtesy of Clayton E. Graham/Easter Washington Adventures

� e Selah High School band marches at the 2011 Selah Community Days Parade. � e 2012 Grand Parade will take place May 19 at 10 a.m.

Schedule packed for 2012By JACK H. SMITHSelah Sound

It’s that time of year again in Selah.� e Selah Community Days celebration

is scheduled to kick o� the celebration May 4th with Miss Selah Pageant at the Selah Civic Center. � e rest of the Community Days activities will begin May 17th and run until May 20.

� is year’s activities will include a Hobo Feed, carnival, Chamber Potato Feed, Cruz Nite, food and game booths, arts and cra! s market, eating contest, Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, free enter-tainment and the Grand Parade slated for May 19 at 10 a.m. � is year the parade will have a new route starting on 1st Street by Fremont and 7-11 and it will travel to the last stoplight.

Robert Shafer who is the coordinator of the annual Cruz Nite stressed the importance of the events of Community Days.

“For Selah itself it allows the community to take time from their busy schedules and spend a good time with family and friends, and also to meet new neighbors that might have just moved into the area,” Shafer said. “It also will raise mon-ey for the scholarships for the Selah Royalty to show appreciation for their hard work in helping put this event on. Not to mention it also brings folks from all over to see what Selah has to o� er.”

“Which is why I have the participants of the Cruz Nite actually go into the businesses to see places like North Park Lodge, the Pastime, � e Double Barrel, North Town Co� ee, Love Cou-ture, the new Tree Top store and River Ridge Restaurant and Golf Course.” (Please see page 2 for a

complete schedule of the 2012 Selah Community Days.)

Potato feed returns May 18th

Sound Photo courtesy of Lisa Bertelsen

� e 17th annual Selah Community Days Chamber “� is Spuds for You” potato feed will take place May 18 at the Selah Civic Center.

By JACK H. SMITHSelah Sound

A longtime staple at the Selah Community Days, the 17th an-nual “� is Spuds for You” potato feed event is slated to take place May 18th at the Selah Civic Center.

Starting at 5 p.m. local residents who attend the event can pur-chase a potato for $6. � e price includes a drink and a cookie.

“We have more than a dozen di� erent toppings to add to your potato from the basic sour cream, bacon bits and butter, to nacho cheese, chili and jalapenos,” said Selah Chamber of Commerce Board Member Lisa Bertelsen.

See FEED pg 2

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EDITORIALSlowly

GrowingBy Jack H. Smith Owner/Publisher

I I’d like to once again say hel-lo to the residents of Selah.

Today’s paper is the fourth edition of the Selah Sound and things are really starting to come together. Each paper we are starting to get more advertisers and hopefully soon we will start coming out twice a month with the end goal of being weekly by next year. When I ! rst started I had initially wanted to put the paper out weekly, but the startup and printing costs have been an obstacle, how-ever nothing that can’t be tack-led with a little hard work.

It’s been a lot of fun going to di" erent events and meeting with di" erent people. I cannot wait until the paper comes out more o# en and there can be more Selah news.

I want to thank everyone who has put an ad in the pa-per. $ ey have put a lot of faith in the paper by giving us their hard earned money and I hope in return, we are giving them a product they and the residents of Selah can be proud.

Each week I’m starting to get more and more phone calls and emails from residents with story ideas and from people who want to advertise. It’s really starting to make things easier for me. $ e more stories and ads we have, the bigger the paper can be.

As the sum-mer nears there are really some great things coming up. I’m re-ally excited to get out and attend my ! rst Selah Community Days. I’ve heard great things about the event and have already started hearing people who are excited to take part in the festivities.

$ ere is such a sense of com-munity in Selah and I can’t wait

to see the en-thusiasm of the residents on C o m m u n i t y Days. I plan on going and cov-ering many of the events, but

I’d also like to take the time to sit back and enjoy a few of them too.

With the school year com-ing to a close, the spring sports season is also winding down for Selah High School. I have been really impressed with the way Selah supports the Vikings and with the kids on the team. From fall to winter to spring the kids keep playing sports and are involved with something that keeps them busy and builds character. I have never been in a community where the kids are so involved in keeping busy, not just in sports, and it is awesome to see.

$ at is all for now, but I look forward to chatting with you again in May.

JHS

“I have been really impressed with the way

Selah supports the Vikings.”

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CHIEF:From Page 1

at ! tting some patrol cars with bikes.“So these bikes can go wherever they go,”

he said.$ e SPD has recently hired two new o% -

cers and Hayes said his sta" is full of good,

solid and quali! ed young o% cers that are energized and motivated.

“$ e sta" is fantastic,” he said. “$ ey are outstanding.”

He added that if he picks the right mid-management, he does not have to keep his nose in everything and will not have to micro-manage. $ e department is also cur-rently in the process of promotions to the

Sergeant’s position. Prior to accepting the interim role in January, Hayes had served as a Sgt. in the department since 1999. A Selah native, Hayes began his career in law enforcement in 1986 with the Wapato Police Department and stayed in that position un-til he was hired in Selah.

“I’ve done about everything,” he said. “I’ve worked my way from the bottom up.”

Pool:From Page 1

more and more money to oper-ate the pool and over the last ! ve years, it has been operating at a de! cit of $70 thousand a year,” Hagler said.

Currently, Hagler said the an-nual operating budget for the pool is $120,000 and that cost is partially o" set by annual pool revenues of about $50,000.

Hagler said the proposed levy would run for six years and this will allow time to plan, ! nance

and build a new pool. If the M&O levy dollars are not need-ed for the full six years, Hagler said the collection of taxes could stop earlier.

Hagler said the $50,000 of rev-enue could be set aside into a development fund for the new

pool.In an earlier interview, Hagler

said the levy would generate $120,000 with an approximate rate of 8.5 cents per 1,000 dollars of assessed value.$ e SPRSA en-compasses the same voting area as the Selah School District.

WIZARDS:From Page 1

can be purchased at www.harlemlemwizards.com or by emailing [email protected]. Advance prices for students in K-4 are $7. $ e charge for other students and seniors for advanced tick-ets is $10 and general admission tickets are $12. V.I.P. seating is available for $25. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. $ e price for K-4 students is

$10. $ e charge for seniors and other students is $12 and gen-eral admission seating is $15. $ e V.I.P. package will be avail-able for $30. $ e captain of the Selah team for the game will be Ryan Pepper. Other members of the team include Eloy Flores, Amanda Hanke, Jessica Robin-son, Kelsey Binder, Jerald Smith, Bryan Dean, Mike Johnston, Je" Blain, Greg Wilson, Justin Swale, Sharon Conrad, Court-ney Sund, Jessica Gallagher, Joey Walberg, Jarrod Andreas and Jason Horton.

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FEED:From Page 1

It’s been a part of Community Days for 17 years so people expect to get their ‘potato ! x’ each year. It’s a place to meet up with friends, enjoy a potato and support our community all at the same time.

Local residents also have the option of purchasing a hot dog, chips, cookie and a drink for $4 at the event that will run

till 8 p.m. Bertelsen said the Selah Chamber of

Commerce sponsors the event each year and it’s one of their biggest fundraisers.

Since she became involved with the event ! ve-years ago, Bertelsen said it has always been well attended, but she is ex-pecting a bigger turnout this year because of the planned entertainment.

“We added entertainment two-years ago, which I think people enjoy,” she said. “Stan Fortier, who also plays at the Selah’s

Wednesday Market will play guitar and sing from 5 to 7.

$ en the Broadway Bound dancers will perform from 7 to 8.”

She added there will also be a “Guess How Many Spuds Contest”, a coloring contest with prizes for the kids and a 50-50 ra) e.

“It’s a fun event to put on. We have a great team of volunteers, which is why the event has been successful,” Bertelsen said.


One of the more popular events of the Selah Community Days, the 18th Annual Cruz Nite is slated to take place May 18 beginning at 7 p.m.

Event Coordinator Robert Shafer of the Iron Saints Motorcycle Club said last year was the ! rst he had coordinated and it was the biggest in event history with 72 entries.

“I am hoping to exceed that number this year. My ultimate goal is to follow last year with folks being able to vote for best car, best motorcycle, and this year we will have an award for the best o" -road 4 wheel drive entry,” he said. “$ e voting will not only be open to the participants, but also the public that are attend-ing as well.”

$ e sign in for this year’s event will take place at 6 to 7 p.m. at Lince Field and the voting will take place from 7 to 8 p.m.

“At 8 p.m. Cruz Nite Starts. We will cruise through Selah stopping at local businesses for the ra) e pulls,” Shafer said. “Like last year, we will have everybody go into the businesses that have donated and identi! ed they would like to be a poker

stop. At 9 p.m. or until everyone returns to the park to pull raf-* e tickets for prizes that were donated by the local businesses.”

$ is year Shafer said he has changed from the normal poker run idea of using cards or dice to ra) e tickets because of past problems with the Washington State Gambling Commission.

$ e entry fee for the 2012 event will be $5.00 and that will get the participants entry into the Show and Shine and the Poker Run. Extra entries for ticket pulls will be available for $2 at the time of sign up and Shafer added as always Dash Plaques for this and previ-ous years will be $1.

He said all monies raised will go to the Selah Community Days Association for the scholarships for the local Miss Selah

Princess and Court.“We are currently seeking donations for sponsorship to help

cover the cost of the event and the scholarships,” he said. “If a business donates $200 they will get a Selah Community Days Cruz Nite banner at their place of business and have their busi-ness name along with others that have donated on a banner at the event as well to show appreciation for their help in making the event a success.”

Sound Photo courtesy of Clayton E. Graham/Easter Washington Adventures

A motorcycle rider takes part in the 2011 Selah Community Days Grand Parade. " e 2012 parade will take place May 19 at 10 a.m.

Cruz Nite organizer hoping to exceed record 2011 numbers

“We will cruise through Selah stopping at local businesses for the ra! e pulls.”

- Robert Shafer

MAY 4thMISS SELAH PAGEANT -- 7 p.m. @Selah Civic Center

MAY 17thHOBO FEED -- 4:30 to 8 p.m. @Selah Civic Center

CARNIVAL -- 5 p.m. @Lince Field

MAY 18thCHAMBER POTATO FEED -- 5 to 8 p.m. @Civic Center

FREE ENTERTAINMENT -- 6 to 10 p.m. @Wixon Park

CRUZ NITE -- 7 to 10 p.m. @Lince Field

CARNIVAL -- 4 p.m. @Lince Field

MAY 19thKIWANIS PANCAKE BREAKFAST -- 6 to 10 a.m. @Civic

Center

Grand Parade -- 10 a.m. (New Route Starts on 1st St. by Fremont

and 7-11.)

FOOD AND GAME BOOTHS -- 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. @Wixon

Park

FREE ENTERTAINMENT -- 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. @Wixon Park

ARTS AND CRAFTS MARKET -- 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. @Wixson

Park

CARNIVAL -- 11 a.m. @Wixson Park

GONG SHOW -- 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. @Wixson Park

FIREWORKS 9:30 p.m. @Wixson Park

MAY 20thFOOD @GAME BOOTHS -- 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. @Wixson

Park

ARTS &CRAFTS MARKET -- 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. @Wixson

Park

EATING CONTEST -- 2:40 to 3:10 p.m. -- @Wixson Park

FREE ENTERTAINMENT -- 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. @Wixson

Park

CARNIVAL -- Noon or Sooner @Lince Field

2012 SELAH COMMUNITY DAYS SCHEDULE

Friday, April 27, 2012 Selah Sound

SELAH SPEAKSWhat event at Selah Community Days are you most looking forward to?

I’m looking forward to the Cruz Nite.

- Jack H. SmithSelah Sound

! e Fireworks and the feel of community.

- Shirley M. WasilewkiSelah Chamber

! e Selah Chamber of Commerce Potato Feed.

- Brooke FinchSelah City Council

! e Fireworks on Saturday night. If we had older kids it may be the parade.

- Beau and Melinda Shirley


On a beautiful Saturday morning in East Selah, horse enthusiasts from across the area descended upon the Hart Ranch for an annual schooling show conducted by the Valley Riders of Central Wash-ington.

According to Sandy Kinyon, the Valley Riders have been spon-soring the show for a number of years and the April 14th event was actually part of a series of three school-ing shows that take place in April, May and June.

“� e show is informal, relaxed and a fun way to get yourself and horse or pony ready for the show season,” Kinyon said.

Among those participating at the event was Brianna Hallen-beck of Yakima.

Calling it a relaxed atmo-

sphere, she said she decided to sign up for the event because it’s not only fun, but a way to get her horse in shape for the upcoming season.

While exhibitors made their way from warming up in the outdoor area to the indoor fa-cility, Valley Riders President

Coesett Fife said the idea of the event is for both kids and adults to have fun, but also to learn safety.

Fife said one of the best parts of this schooling show is that it is a learning experience espe-cially for the younger kids be-cause the judges tell them things they need to work on.

One of the many Valley Rider volunteers on hand at the event, Fife was concerned that only 20 people had signed up for the event and many of the 41 classes would have to be scratched.

She said there have been small

turnouts lately and some of this could be attributed to the econ-omy.

Needing to pay for the facil-ity and experienced judges, Fife said they need around 30 people to sign up for the schooling shows.

“Without good turnouts, we won’t be able to do this,” she said. “We can’t justify it.”

While admitting they need a few more participants, Fife was very pleased with the location of the event at Hart Ranch.

Owner of the ranch Sue Hart said she lets groups rent the fa-cility whenever possible and along with Fife stressed the im-portance of safety and working together to promote Valley Rid-ers.

“We all bene� t from each oth-er,” Fife said.

For more information about the Valley Riders and upcoming schooling shows, please go to their web site at www.wix.com/gh0stw4lker/valley-riders.

Schooling show teaches safety

“Without good turnouts, we won’t be able to do this.”

- Coesett Fife

Sound Photo by Jack H. Smith

A competitor leaves the arena a� er a Schooling Show earlier this month at Hart Ranch in East Selah.


For over a decade the Selah based D.C. Bound program has allowed hundreds of local stu-dents and parents the chance to travel to the Nation’s capital for what co-founder Nicolai Kreger calls an educational journey of a lifetime.

Since the formation of D.C. Bound in 2001, Kreger said growth and participation has doubled with 73 students are 22 adults signed up for the 2013 program.

In June of 2013, D.C. Bound students and parents will be traveling to Washington D.C., as well as other historic sites on the East Coast.

Kreger said her goal for stu-dents taking the tour is to learn many things that will empower them throughout their lives.

“Such as goal setting, � nancial planning, self-responsibility, citizenship and hopefully upon their return from our nation’s capital they will truly have a better understanding of what ‘Proud to be an American’ means,” she said. “I want them to understand that their dreams can come true if they have an organized plan and work for it. I want them to know that there are many people around them who care about them and want to support them, even people they don’t know.”

To help with the 2013 total student tuition cost of $210,000, local students are conduct-ing several fundraisers in the months leading up to the sched-uled travel date of June 8 to 15, 2013.

“We started fundraising for our tuition cost in September 2011. To date we have raised more than $30,000,” Kreger said.

Some of the fundraisers the students have participated in area holiday wreath sales, im-pact directory delivery, Madd Hatters Haunted House, Selah Heights Grange Dairy Bar at the Central Washington State Fair, candle sales, Bowl-A-� on,

Krispy Kreme sales as well as many other ventures.

Kreger said each group has consistently earned 50 to 51 percent of the total group tu-ition cost for students through fundraising with some students choosing to rely completely on fundraising while others are choosing to pay for the total pri-vately.

On May 2nd the students will be selling Harlem Wizards souvenirs at the game at Selah High School and will be having a group rummage sale May 9th at Sunset Gymnasium.

Students will also be taking part in Community Days Cel-ebrations by selling water along with parade route and hosting a concession stand in Wixon Park

on Saturday, May 19.� e group’s biggest fundrais-

ing event is their dinner and Auction on Nov. 12th and they are currently seeking businesses to help underwrite the overhead expense of the venue and cater-ing.

“I believe our children are our greatest resource and as adults we need to invest in them with our commitment to support them,” Kreger said.

Appreciative of the public’s support, the students are also � nding a way to give back.

“� e D.C. Bound students appreciate all the support of our community and they are required to perform commu-nity service hours as their way of saying thank you and giving

back,” she said. PROGRAM BEGINS

When her daughter was in eighth grade, Kreger said she contacted a teacher at the junior high who had taken a group of students a few years prior to Washington D.C.

A! er the teacher said she was not interested in a return tour, Kreger said the teacher gave her contact information and it was something she wanted to pursue

.She contacted Christine Coe to assist her and the pair set up information and registration meeting in 2000.

“We had a packed house and decided this was something that we wanted to do. We took regis-trations that night and planned to have a meeting the next

month,” she said. “We asked stu-dents to think about a name for our group. Several names were proposed and that next month the winning name which identi-� es the group and states its pur-pose was chosen.”

� e group then wrote up their mission and a purpose and fact sheet that set o" 18 months of intense fundraising to a" ord the tuition for the educational tour to D.C., Gettysburg and Phila-delphia that would take place in June, 2001. “A! er returning I decided that this was such an awesome opportunity. Not only did the students and chaperones learn more about our U.S. His-tory and government, but I also saw so much growth in the stu-dents as individuals,” she said. “I

just had to keep going.”D.C. Bound partners with

WorldStrides, an accredited student travel organization and they hold monthly meetings in Selah to plan and organize events and also to provide edu-cation about the sites they will be touring and learning about.

If local residents are seeking some help from a junior high student they are being asked to contact D.C. Bound Com-munity Service Coordinator Lisa Redfelt at 509-580-0165 or Kreger at 509-969-8470. Kreger added that several slots are still available for any interested sev-enth or eighth-grade student. For more information about the program please email Kreger at [email protected].

D.C. Bound: Journey of a lifetimeNext tour

set for 2013

Sound Photo courtesy of Dennis Marquis

A group of Selah Junior High Students examine the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on a recent tour the Washington D.C. ! e next tour will take place in June of next year.


SPORTS


Selah Viking Travis Turner looks to the plate from second base at a recent game at Carlon Park. Selah will end the regular season Saturday with a road match up against Quincy.

Selah High School Sports Schedule

Viking golfers battling for CWAC league title


A match this week will go a long ways to determine who wins the CWAC boys golf league title.

Going into their April 26 match against Ephrata, Prosser and Othello, Selah was 4-0 in conference play. ! e Vikings are tied at the top spot with Ephrata.

“! e winner of this match

will be the favorite to " nish the season as league champs,” head coach Je# Weeks said.

Highlighting the " rst portion of the season for the Selah team was a second place " nish at the Lee Dolquist Invite earlier this month. Weeks lauded the play of Derek Wood who twice this season has won medal honors. Woods medaled last week at El-lensburg with a two-over par 74.

“! e golf team is positioning

itself nicely for a chance at win-ning the district team title on May 10,” Weeks said. “! e var-sity golfers will have a chance to qualify for the regional match on that date.

! e team next competes Mon-day against Wapato and Quincy at the Yakima Elks.

(Please see our Facebook page for the results of the April 26 Selah Match.)

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It’s a big week for the Selah Vikings baseball team.

According to head coach Mike Archer, crucial games against East Valley and Quincy will deter-mine if the team will " nish second in the CWAC league and get a bye for the " rst round of the dis-trict tournament.

Going into the week, Selah currently sits at 11-4 and is tied for second in the league with Ephrata.

Last Saturday them team moved closer to a bye with a doubleheader sweep of Prosser (11-1, 4-0).

It was a big day for Kurt Lindeman who had two hits, 3 RBI’s and pitched three innings in the " rst game. Carson Petrea gave up only two hits in the second game.

“! is is the time of year we want to start playing our best baseball,” Archer said.

Playing with what he called a young team; Ar-cher said he thinks his team has improved over the course of the season and the teams four losses were only decided by 6 runs.

A$ er a game Tuesday against East Valley, Selah will close the regular season with a doubleheader Saturday at Quincy. “It is a big week for us,” he said. “Intensity is a must.”


Selah High School girls fast pitch so$ ball coach Bill Har-ris calls today’s doubleheader against Ellensburg the hot ticket in town.

! is will de" nitely be the case as Selah takes on Ellensburg with both teams undefeated in CWAC League play. ! e game is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Carlon Park.

Harris said a Selah (11-1, 10-0 CWAC) win over Ellens-

burg (12-0 CWAC) would give them a good shot at winning the CWAC title. ! e top two teams in the CWAC League will receive " rst-round byes at the District Tournament slated for May 12 in Selah.

Selah wraps up the regular season May 1st by hosting a doubleheader against Prosser, who is currently third in the league at 9-3.

With the season winding down, Harris said his players are working hard every day at get-ting better.

He said the team sets goals at the beginning of the season and then revisited them during the middle of the campaign.

Harris said the Vikings want to at least duplicate what they did last year with league, district

and regional championships and a fourth-place " nish at the state meet.

When asked what the team will need to work on as they move to the postseason, Harris said they need to just keep do-ing what they’re doing.

WEEKEND PLAYIn two games over the week-

end in Seattle, Selah was handed its " rst loss of the season with a 4-2 setback to Liberty High School (Issaquah). ! e team bounced back nicely with a 5-1 victory over Highline High School (Burien). Selah was sparked in the win by a two-run home by Laura Steiner.

McKenzie Kerr and Payton Gibbs gave up only three High-line hits.


According to head coach Mark Mochel, it’s so far so good for the Selah High School girls’ golf team.

“Going into this season we thought with our experience that we would have a better than average shot at winning the league title. So far we are on track and have what will prob-ably be the match for the title with Othello April 23,” Mochel said. “Our kids have been push-ing each other and in turn have improved their play by the team competitions.”

He added that anytime a team shoots under 400 they can feel pretty good about their e# orts and twice this year the Vikings have done so. He is hoping the team can stay there.

Individually Mochel high-lighted the play of Taylor Jones and Briana Nelson who he said have led the charge, consistently

shoot in the 90’s, and just re-cently both scored in the 80’s. Mochel said Katie Daniels also has posted a round in the 90’s this spring season and Morgan Edwards and Cassy Burns are working to get there as well.

He also highlighted the play of Tori Upson and Ashley Baugh-man.

“Tori has bat-tled some sick-ness, but her game is coming around and we hope to have her in the low 100’s by dis-tricts, which should hopefully get her to the regional tournament,” he said. “Ashley has found her swing this year, is hitting the ball so much better than in past years and even scored her " rst birdie in a match.”

Nearing the end of their sea-son, Mochel said members of the team have talked as a squad

and need to just do what each of them is capable of doing.

“We can’t just play against the other teams, we have to play against ourselves,” he said. “Bri-ana said it best a$ er a match one day – ‘I just hope to knock a couple strokes o# my score each match.’ If each kid takes that ap-proach we should be in great po-

sition for post season awards and competing at the highest level not only within our dis-trict and re-gion, but at the state level as

well,” he said. Selah will next take to the

course April 30th with a match against Wapato and Quincy. ! e CWAC District Tournament is slated for May 8 in Sunnyside.

(Editor’s Note: Results of the April 23 Match were not available by press time.)


! e Selah High School foot-ball team has a new head coach.

Earlier this month, former Selah Vikings defensive coordi-nator Scott Ditter was named to the position. Prior to spending the last two years on the Selah Sta# , Ditter spent three years as head coach at West Valley High School in Yakima.

“Ditter is known for his strong athletic background hav-ing been involved in football all throughout both his high school and college careers,” Selah School District Athletic Direc-tor Mike Lewis said.

Going into the interview, Dit-

ter said he had expectations that he would be hired for the open-ing.

“I’ve been here for two years and I think that factored into my con" dence,” he said.

Not able to take care of the normal program obligations for January and February, Ditter said once hired he needed to get moving.

“! e " rst priority was getting the sta# together and meet-ing with the kids and talking to them about program expecta-tions,” he said.

Having been in the program for two seasons, Ditter said the current athletes know what he is like as a coach.

“I’m a big believer in develop-ing relationships with the kids and them getting to know you is a big part of the foundation. ! ey know what my expecta-tions are as a coach,” he said.

A$ er being hired for the po-sition at West Valley, Ditter said

he came from the coast and came into the job green, not knowing anybody. A teacher at Selah Junior High School, Ditter said it is huge for the program that he is able to develop rela-tionships with the ninth graders that are going to be sophomores as well as being to get to know parents and people in the community.

“It makes the transition a whole lot easier,” Ditter said.

During his initial run as a head coach at West Valley Dit-ter said he learned things in those three years that his men-tors never could have prepared him for.

“You have to learn by doing,” he said. “And not trying to do too much at one time. I con-sider myself an idea guy. I like to think of a lot of things we

can do with the program, but it takes time and that’s one thing I learned.”

In his " rst tenure, Ditter said from a program standpoint they were able to do a lot of things in a short period of time. A$ er

accepting the position in Se-lah, Ditter said he will take it slower and fo-cus on what re-ally needs to be focused on.

“Control what you can con-trol,” he said about his learning experience. “It was a tremen-dous opportunity, but there are some things that are out of my control no matter how hard I try.”

From developing relation-ships with parents, inventory and practice organization, Dit-ter said it was a great experience and he learned a lot. With his Selah roots on the defensive side

of the football, Ditter said he will continue to run the defense.

“We’re going to do the same thing. I’m com-fortable with it and that’s an easy transition for the sta# ,” he said. “It’s about being physical and creating a system where there is not a lot of thinking and putting our kids in the right position to be successful. For us it’s about % y-ing around to the football and teaching a mentality that we can get 11 people to the ball.”

While the team will lose star two-way lineman Cody Rob-erts, the new-head coach said all three starting linebackers will return.

O# ensively, Ditter said the Vi-kings need to " nd what they are good at.

“It’s important for us to es-tablish and identify what we are going to be about. I think being physical is a big part of our of-fensive philosophy,” he said.

! e o# ensive will be sparked by the return of running back Zach Goodpaster who missed last season due to injury and who Ditter said is exited and looking forward to having a great senior year.

He said the back" eld will be the team’s strength as there are three playmakers he would like to have on the " eld together. Ditter also was happy with the returning players on the perim-eter.

Losing quite a bit of experi-ence on both lines, he said the kids are going to have to step up and play.

! e team will attend a camp this June at Eastern Washington University and is slated to open the season Aug. 31st at home against Cle Elum.

TRACK AND FIELD

April 28: @ Jewitt Invite (Ellensburg)May 1: @ Cadet Invite (Eisenhower)May 3: @ ProsserMay 11: Districts @ ProsserMay 18: Regionals @ Spokane

SOFTBALLApril 27: vs Ellensburg (2) 4:00 p.m.May 1: vs Prosser (2) 4:00 p.m.May 3: @ East Valley (2)May 5: Tie-Breaker TBDMay 12: Districts @ Carlon Park 11 a.m.May 19: Regionals @ Spokane

TENNISApril 27/28: @ Inland Empire Tourney (Spokane)May 1: @ OthelloMay 4: vs. Ellensburg 4:00 p.m.May 10,12,14: Districts @ EphrataMay 19: CWAC/GNL Regionals @Yakima Tennis

SOCCERMay 1: @ EphrataMay 3-8: Districts (TBD)May 12: CWAC/GNL Regionals TBD

BASEBALLApril 28: @ Quincy (2)May 2: Districts (Highest Seed)

May 5: Districts @Carlon ParkMay 12: CWAC/GNL Regionals (TBD)May 19: State Regionals (TBD)

BOYS GOLFApril 30: vs. Wapato/Quincy (Yakima Elks)May 1: @ Suncadia Invite (Cle Elum)May 10: @ District Tournament (Soap Lake)May 15: @ Regional Tournament (Apple Tree)

GIRLS GOLFMay 1: @ Wapato/Quincy May 8: District Tournament (Sunnyside)May 15: Regional Tournament (Apple Tree)

ALL HOME GAMES IN BOLD

“I think being physical is a big part of our o� ensive philosophy.”

- Scott Ditter

Selah sits on top of standings

Ditter named new Selah football coach

“Our kids have been push-ing each other and in turn have improved their play by the team competitions.”

- Mark Mochel

DITTER

Teaches at

Selah Junior

High School

Clash with

Ellensburg

this afternoon

Girls face crucial CWAC tilt

Big week for Viking baseball

Friday, April 27, 2012 Selah Sound

Twenty six Selah High School math students competed in the Washington State Math Council Regional Competition conduct-ed March 7th.

� e teams were tested in three areas.

� e � rst area was ‘Team Prob-lems ‘where groups of students solved complex data organiza-tion problems.

� e second area was ‘Topi-cal Problems’ where students solved a series of multiple choice questions which coincide with WASL curriculum.

� e last was a ‘Knowdown’ which was a game show style test. According to school o� -cials, all of the students did very well and many quali� ed to move onto State Competition.

Selah’s State quali� ers in-cluded Conner Henning, Drew Carney, Carson � ompson, Brad Kahn, Tyler Martin, Jacob Mahugh, Katie Briggs, Carson Petrea, Rachel Mears, Conner O’Malley, Zach Goodpaster, Jesse Ellis, Hayley Floyd, Haley Denison and Lucas Mahugh. � e Topical Problem quali� -ers were Kacey Hartman, Kai-lee Wood, Courtney Hartman, Kaiti Dell, Tyler Martin and

Rachel Mears. Qualifying for state individually in the Topical Event were Brad Kahn, Timothy Geyer, Jaco Mahugh, Carson

� ompson and Othon Hamill. Jacob Mahugh and Brandon Bertelsen were quali� ers in the Knowdown competition.

� e Advanced Foods Class at Selah High School, taught by Michele Garretson, has been working in a joint project with the District’s Food Service De-partment.

� e overlaying goal of the project is to utilize chicken pat-ties in a new and creative way. � e students were required to brainstorm what kind of menu items they could create incorpo-rating a chicken patty.

However, they were not al-lowed to create an item that used a bun, encouraging students to think creatively and stray away from the standard chicken sand-wich.

Not only were students able to be creative with their menu ideas, but they were also re-quired to incorporate math and

create a cost per serving sheet. � e students must be able to keep their menu item with the cost per serving formula which the Food Service Department utilizes.

A few menu items that the students were able to think up included: a chicken caesar wrap, chicken-bacon-ranch wrap, chicken pita bread, chicken teriyaki with rice, and chicken mozzarella dipping strips with marinara.

“� is is a great way for the students to take some owner-ship over what they want on the menu,” SHS Advanced Foods instructor Michele Garreston said.

Representatives from the Dis-trict’s Food Service Department were able to taste the items that

the students created. � ey provided the students

with feedback on their menu items and whether or not they would be able to be placed on the menu.

� e students agreed on a few menu items that they would like to see placed on the menu and provided their top choices to the District’s Food Service Depart-ment.

� e choices are currently un-der review.

Once the Food Service De-partment selects the items they would like to try out, those items will go on the menu and be mar-keted in a variety of forms to the student body.

� e new food items are ex-pected to be on the menu for the month of May.

Sound Photo courtesy of Selah School District

Advanced food students at Selah High School work to utilize a chicken patty in a new and creative way. � e proj-ect is a joint e� ort with the District’s Food Service Department.

� e Selah Ministerial Association will be conducting a community prayer event May 9th at the Selah Civic Center.

Community prayer set for May 9

Spring Sports


Members of the Selah High School soccer team (white) look for the ball in action earlier this month against Toppenish. � e team wraps up the regular season May 1st against Ephrata. � e next edition of the Selah Sound will have season wraps for the soccer, track and tennis teams.

Sound Photo courtesy of Christy Wood

Selah junior Kailee Wood ! ies high at a recent track meet. � e Selah High School team will next compete Saturday in Ellensburg.

It was a great state competi-tion for members of the Selah Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)

Two members from Selah were elected Washington State President and Vice President. Carson Petrea, junior, and Gar-rhett Petrea, freshman, were awarded these two honorary positions, respectively.

� is is the fourth year out of the previous six years that Selah has had a State President for the FCCLA team.

� ree FCCLA team members from Selah participated in com-petitive events at the State com-

petition. Kayla Shoonhoven, sopho-

more, Brittany Windsor, senior, and Carson Petrea, junior, all earned a gold medal which al-lows them a � rst through third placing and advances them to be contenders for the national competition.

Petrea took � rst place in his event of Job Interviewing, Windsor took second place in Recycle and Redesign, and Shoonhoven took third place in National Programs in Action.

� e State competition took place on March 21-23 in Wenatchee, WA.

� e national competition will be in Orlando, FL this July.

Selah FCCLA quali� ed back in November to compete in the FCCLA Knowledge Bowl com-petition.

� is was the third year in a row of competition. Only twen-ty teams from across the nation advance to nationals.

Selah has placed each year, previously earning second and third place.

Team members of the Knowl-edge Bowl team are: Taylor Dale Vance, Shannon Fulkerson, Johnathan Hendren, Carson Pe-trea, and Garrhett Petrea.

Team shines at FCCLA event

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Students compete at math competition

Two teams of sixth grade students from the Selah Intermediate School were recently award-ed honors in the US Army’s eCYBERMISSION S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) contest.

eCYBERMISSION is a web-based science, tech-nology, engineering, and math competition for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. � e mission of each team is to propose a solution to a real world problem within their community. Once the team has identi� ed a problem, they research the challenges, write a hypothesis, and conduct ex-periments supporting the solution to the problem.

Earning � rst place honors for Washington State was team “Scienti� c Seahorses,” consisting of members Grace Harris, Kaytlin Gross and Morgan

Hullinger. � is trio was one of four � rst place state winning teams for their respective grade and re-gion. � e team will advance to the regional con-test for their creative engineering design involving vacuum insulation. Additionally, each team mem-ber received $500. Earning second place honors for their project in creating a school-wide recy-cling program was “Team � ink,” consisting of members Emma Smith, Andrea Cox, and Vanda Sweetwood. Each team member received $250.

First-place winners, “Scienti� c Seahorses,” have the ability to be selected as National Finalists.

If selected, each member will be awarded an additional $1,000 and all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area to compete for the First-Place National Award.

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