Selah lavender lovers don’t have to drive to Sequim, Washington, this July to pick lavender and buy lavender products. All they have to do is drive out North Wenas Road and turn left on Wickstrom Lane and follow the signs to Bella Vista Lavender Farm.

Pictured: Julie Morris, left, owner of Bella Vista Lavender Farm, shows Cathy Hale,  from Landmark Care in Yakima, how to harvest a small bouquet of lavender for a client, waiting in the car.  Martha Goudey photo

Host families are needed in Yakima and Selah this summer to house a high school foreign exchange student.

It takes a small town like Selah to offer a family-owned, customer-driven business.

Pictured: Michael Reese owns Sentinel Computers in Selah. Reese fixes computers at his store and in customers’ homes. Scott Klepach photo.

When you walk into Teriyaki Grill, after a while you might feel like you’ve been transported to Hawaii.

Pictured: Doug Fairchild has owned Teriyaki Grill in Selah since 2001, bringing his unique Hawaiian barbeque flavor to the area. He started Teriyaki Grill in Yakima in 1991. Scott Klepach photo.

Selah may have its own R/C raceway, but now Randy and Heather Sides are offering something more to offer hobby racing enthusiasts in the area.

Pictured: Randy and Heather Sides just opened TQ Hobbies in Selah, which specializes in higher end remote control cars. Scott Klepach photo