Local cherries will be ripe for the picking in just another week or two. But whether farmers will choose to harvest the crop or leave the fruit on the trees will be a game day decision.

Pictured: Workers at Zirkle Fruit Company sort dark sweet cherries harvested in Finley. Denise Keller photo

Danielle York, a 2008 Selah High graduate, will spend a good share of her summer sporting chaps and a crown.

Pictured: Pictured with her horse Misty, 2008 Selah High graduate Danielle York is spending her summer serving as the first ever Yakima Valley Fair and Rodeo Queen. Denise Keller photo

A program sponsored by the University of Washington conducts an annual statewide search for the brightest young students. This year, it found eight at Selah Intermediate School.

The school bell rang a final time last Friday for five Selah School District staff members.

Pictured: Retiring third grade teacher Vivian Russell enjoys a visit from former student Traci Stout. Denise Keller photo

A Union Gap retailer recently made a large deposit at Selah’s clothing bank.

Pictured: SHARES president, Jane Williams, sorts through boxes of clothing donated to Selah’s clothing bank by women’s clothing retailer Christopher & Banks. Warmer clothes will be stored until fall. Summer pieces are available at SHARES now.
Denise Keller photos

Pictured: Selah High School seniors and their dates line up in front of a white stretch limousine before riding to the Senior Prom held Saturday night at the Harmon Center in Yakima.

A group of Selah dance students stepped it up a notch to qualify for the Eastern Washington Elite Dance Team at annual auditions held earlier this month.

Pictured: Right: Eight Selah dance students gather after making the cut and earning spots on the Eastern Washington Elite Dance Team. Back row, left to right: Samantha Lugo, Emilee Oldham, Samantha Dumas, Katy Forenpohar, Courtney McBride. Front row, left to right: Haley Eckert, Allie Withrow, Amanda Esquivel. Denise Keller photo

Senator Curtis King has thrown his hat back in the ring to continue representing the people of Selah and other communities in the 14th Legislative District.

The fourth time was the charm for Hannah Younie, Miss Selah 2008. The 18-year-old Selah High School senior was crowned as the community’s newest ambassador at the
Miss Selah Pageant last Friday night. It was Younie’s fourth time competing in the pageant.

Pictured: Miss Selah court:   Members of the Miss Selah 2008 royalty court are all smiles after Friday night’s pageant. Pictured left to right are First Princess Erica Poole, Miss Selah Hannah Younie and Second Princess Karem Escalante. Denise Keller photo