Washington News

Remember a few weeks back when a woman climbed up the back of a T-Rex at the Dinosaur Park in Granger, Washington, and made headlines when she couldn't get back down to earth? The story made national news and was a viral sensation.

If you are happy the spring is here, you love animals, you love a good run or walk, and you love to be involved in a very worthy endeavor, the Humane Society has just the event for you in Yakima!

An occasional visit to eBay and one never knows what one may find. I'll often check to see if somebody else has some old artifact that I've been hoarding for years, and almost always, they do. Nothing unique under the sun for sure.

Washington State is a great place to live, work and so much more. We have four seasons, just about any outdoor hobby or activity you can think of and, as it turns out, we're one of the best states for child health care.
Source: WalletHub
Washington DC is first place followed by Hawaii and Vermont…

Grilling season is here. Frankly, it's always grilling season at our place. Outdoor kitchen, grill, smoker even a small pub. Burgers and Beer are always a crowd-pleaser and a little experimentation could help you elevate your burger prowess to new levels...

My dog, Tater, is a Golden Retriever who will celebrate his 2nd birthday at the end of next month. It's hard to believe that he joined our family almost two years ago when he was just 7 weeks old. We couldn't be more in love with this goofy, hole-digging, hair-shedding, pond-jumping, sock-…

If you're a homeowner with any amount of lawn and or landscaping to care for, you know spring can be a very critical time of the year. Not only is there a tremendous amount of work to be done in the way of general clean-up from winter, but there are also certain springtime activities that can e…

So many things going on right now with credit scores, financial education class assistance, high school graduation rates all make up what it means to be a financially literate state. Glad to see our Washington ranks pretty high.
Source: WalletHub
Washington state ranks in the top 10 of most financiall…

The madness of March may be over, and the sting of a National Championship opportunity lost and undefeated season hopes for the Gonzaga Bulldogs is done, but somebody in the Yakima Valley is pretty excited right now!
Remember our MILLION DOLLAR BRACKET CHALLENGE...

A couple of the things that I really appreciate about social media platforms like Facebook or Instagram are the opportunities for people to connect and to share ideas, recipes, positive thoughts, and for sure - a laugh or two.
So much is said about all of the rancor and negativity that can be found o…

As we slowly return to normalcy some events are starting to pop back up. One such event being comic conventions. There's a great one over the pass that just announced that WWE legend Sgt. Slaughter is going to be a special guest for autographs and signings.

When it rains, it pours. Why does it have to be that the cosmos is somehow bent on delivering bad news, challenging events, breakdowns, overgrowth, and holes dug by large dogs all at once?!
Case in point, my arborvitae need a serious trimming right now, before it gets any warmer...