This orphanage in Jimani, Dominican Republic, was used as a makeshift hospital by many volunteers around the world to help injured and displaced Haitians.

For the past eight years Steve and Jan Brazeau from Memorial Bible Church in Gleed have combined efforts with the ministry Score International to provide aid to the Dominican Republic. This year was going to be different as neighboring Haiti was struck by 7.0 magnitude earthquake just days before their arrival.

This year, the group’s roles were going to be amplified.

Seven members from “The Secret Garden” cast rehearse a scene. From left to right: Premo Allessio-Trudeau, Patrick McCormick, Taylor Burnham, David Morris, Sean McCracken, Alex Spradlin and Kayla Reynolds.

Childhood stories are often lost as we age but Karen Jochen, director, and the Selah Players are keeping one of the classics alive by performing, “The Secret Garden,” for the Selah High School spring play.

When Tina Marie Lasha saw someone painting the windows of a Yakima business almost 30 years ago, she commented to her husband how that looked like something she could do. Soon after, she got her own paints, brushes and half a dozen customers. Business took off from there.

“Thin to Win” receives their $3,200 check for winning the Selah Fitness Express 2009 Weight Loss Challenge.

In it’s third year Selah Fitness Express’ Weight Loss Challenge is as popular as ever. This year, 77 teams entered the challenge and 50 teams finished with an accumulative weight loss of 2,330 pounds.

The walls at the gymnasium of Robert Lince Elementary School trembled when Kim Sebastian, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in Washington, told Lince students and faculty that they were one of the 10 champions in U.S. Cellular’s Calling All Communities campaign and recipients of $100,000.

On a cold evening Nov. 24, 2008, three teenagers were caught by Troy and Brad Helms tagging their newly constructed Helms True Value Hardware store. Two were sentenced to community service and jail time in the Wapato City Jail.

It’s not rare for a set of twins to look alike, but what is uncommon is to have a set of twins have almost identical experiences just months apart from each other. In this case, it was the Holbrook twins each suffering a broken foot within a couple months of each other.

Jordan Matson speaks during the Selah City Council meeting on behalf of the Matson Fruit Company Tuesday, Feb. 9.

It’s taken more than two years but during the Selah City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Matson family and their friends finally heard what they’ve been yearning for, a resounding yes to expand their business.

Barbershop quartet My Three Sons sings Let Me Call You Sweetheart and Heart of My Heart at U.S. Cellular as a thank you for the store’s efforts during the Calling All Communities contest. From left to right: Michael McCay, Kelly McCay, Bill McCay Jr., Bill McCay Sr. Denise Keller photo

Selah barbershoppers serenaded more than 20 people the Friday before Valentine’s Day, including a U.S. Cellular employee in appreciation of the store’s efforts during U.S. Cellular’s Calling All Communities contest.

When Robbin Gregory moved from Oregon back home to the Yakima Valley, she brought her business with her. For eight years, Gregory ran a shop in Bandon, Ore. that catered to rock collectors like herself.