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[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:37 | null | 2016-08-29T10:00:34 | Man,48, dies after sex Shocked woman narrates one-night-stand horror A one-night stand last Thursday turned tragic after a Debswana employee collapsed and | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fthe-last-act-2%2F.json | en | null | The last act | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Man,48, dies after sex Shocked woman narrates one-night-stand horror
A one-night stand last Thursday turned tragic after a Debswana employee collapsed and died after a steamy sex romp with a woman half his age.
Still shocked and shaken, 23-year old Mavis Ipotseng this week told of how her brief afternoon of sexual pleasure with General Setlhomo Tonyane, 48, turned into a terrifying experience after the man died just moments after the act.
When narrating details of the tragic encounter, Ipotseng who is popularly known as Bongani in the mining town of Jwaneng, confirmed being intimate with the deceased shortly before his death and that she found him gasping for air a few metres from where they had sex.
Ipotseng said she met Tonyane at Sese village where he insisted on giving her a joyride in his Pajero.
“I was walking with my friend when we met him and when he offered me a ride I jumped into the car even though it was my first time to see him,” she said.
She told The Voice that they then drove to Tsonyane village as the deceased said he wanted to buy chickens.
“On our way back he stopped the car near the graveyards and asked for sex and I obliged as he had bought me beer and gums,” said Ipotseng who seemed more shaken than shamed about the incident.
She said after the act, the man went to urinate while she waited in the car and when he took longer than expected to come back, she followed him.
“I found him on the ground having difficulty breathing. I screamed for help and luckily there were people passing by but there was nothing they could do. I then called the police and a friend I was with when I met General,” she said.
Tonyane’s puzzled family who are still struggling to come to terms with his death said they were waiting for the postmortem report as the deceased never showed any sign of sickness or complained of anything before his death.
Officer Commanding Crime Investigation Department (CID) for Jwaneng, Assistant Superintendent Justice Modisane confirmed the death but could not be drawn to divulge much information. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/the-last-act-2/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/d65c85c23d7b1e41fab24e5aa390b02a89dba9719ad6ae3d1350002da7470af2.json | |
[
"Leonard Matota"
] | 2016-08-26T22:49:55 | null | 2016-08-26T23:15:20 | Kgosi Maboka, also known as DJ Timber will on September 3 light up Serowe as he does what he knows best on the decks. His performance will be one of the ma | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fdj-timber-billed-serowe-beer-festival%2F.json | en | null | Dj Timber billed for Serowe beer festival | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Kgosi Maboka, also known as DJ Timber will on September 3 light up Serowe as he does what he knows best on the decks.
His performance will be one of the major highlights of the Serowe Beer Festival which is aimed at uniting and gathering all beer lovers in one venue for one night.
The youthful DJ said he is looking forward to performing in Serowe as it is one of the places he doesn’t frequently visit.
Advance tickets are pegged at P80 while at the gate they will be going for P100.
“I am looking forward to showing people of Mmabesi the art of Timber, Kota! Many have heard about me, read on papers and seen my name on posters but now its my chance to go and honour their support physically. So Bangwato be ready to dance all night long,” DJ Timber told Bid Weekend.
Meanwhile, cooler boxes will not be allowed at the venue, the Lady Khama Centre as people will be expected to buy inside. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/dj-timber-billed-serowe-beer-festival/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/4a80dbc637d00a48fb6595dd25f41583b7f913b551719bbba5f32a66deccd9b7.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:08 | null | 2015-11-26T19:07:57 | Minister of Education and Skills Development, Dr Unity Dow, says government intends to include sign language in the senior secondary schools curriculum in | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fsign-language-to-be-introduced-at-senior-schools%2F.json | en | null | Sign Language To Be Introduced At Senior Schools | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Minister of Education and Skills Development, Dr Unity Dow, says government intends to include sign language in the senior secondary schools curriculum in 2017.
Dow told parliament that the adoption of the revised senior secondary school curriculum and the sign language at that level would then be followed by reviews of the other curricular including basic education and tertiary education level to accommodate and facilitate the introduction of sign language.
“My ministry has adopted an Inclusive Education Policy (2011) which means that all learners will access education equitably in all schools and as such Special Education Needs (SEN) learners would join their nearest school where all teachers would be able to assist them,” she said.
Dow added that the ideal could only be realized following the appropriate training of teachers and production of relevant learning materials as well as the review of the curriculum. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/sign-language-to-be-introduced-at-senior-schools/ | en | 2015-11-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/9e32fda405e67f405d50d17396f49af6457e7bb5412a40bfc685fa5be5860a63.json | |
[
"Shingirai Madondo"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:57 | null | 2016-08-26T21:05:39 | Lashes out at fellow democrats Defiant Francistown City Council (FCC) deputy mayor and Moselewapula ward councillor Lechedzani ‘Dr. Stitch’ Modenga has hit | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fmodenga-hits-back%2F.json | en | null | Modenga hits back | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Lashes out at fellow democrats
Defiant Francistown City Council (FCC) deputy mayor and Moselewapula ward councillor Lechedzani ‘Dr. Stitch’ Modenga has hit back at fellow councillors who have been accusing him of deliberately absconding from work and missing council meetings.
Responding for the first time to several allegations that he has been intentionally shying away from work, Modenga charged that many councillors are eyeing his position and wishing him dead hence they have been making the baseless claims.
“They (Botswana Democratic Party councillors) are working in cahoots with the opposition to tarnish my image and dethrone me from the deputy mayoral position,” he said adding: “Instead of providing a shoulder to lean on in these trying times that I am going through, BDP councillors are conspiring with those from the opposition to dent the reputation I have worked so hard to build.”
Modenga said his right leg was almost amputated after being diagnosed with cancer.
After a compromise, medical doctors ended up cutting off his bigger toe to deal with the cancerous infection, he said.
“My fellow councillors are just fighting for the deputy mayoral chain while I nearly lost my right leg. It’s not that I was not attending some of the full council sessions deliberately, as alleged by my detractors. I have sick leave forms to prove,” said Modenga.
Modenga also denied owing many people and taking home P200 because of debt payments as reported in the press saying the stories were cooked up by his political rivals.
He also refuted claims that some BDP bigwigs have ordered for his dismissal.
“I have been attending our caucus meetings and nobody has ever complained about my absenteeism because the BDP councillors knew that I was not feeling well. But I am inviting those interested in becoming a deputy mayor to stand at the end of my term. It’s a game of numbers,” he said. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/modenga-hits-back/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/bd892434a73213e1fed26a5d35758cee51d253bf5b7640c929ed5c9765661405.json | |
[
"Leonard Matota"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:40 | null | 2016-08-26T20:50:39 | Thutlwe laments lack of progress Gaborone City Council (GCC) Mayor, Kagiso Thutlwe has expressed his displeasure at the council’s failure to implements pro | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fwe-are-failures%2F.json | en | null | ‘We are failures’ | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Thutlwe laments lack of progress
Gaborone City Council (GCC) Mayor, Kagiso Thutlwe has expressed his displeasure at the council’s failure to implements projects in the last two years.
Speaking at a special full council meeting this week, Thutlwe said in the past two years councillors came up with resolutions at the end of council sitting, which were never implemented.
The disappointed mayor noted that it was for this reason that they came up with a resolutions committee, which will keep them in check.
“As far as I am concerned we are all failures because none of the things we agreed on in the last two years were done.
That is why we need the resolutions committee to be even more active and deliver on their mandate,” stressed Thutlwe.
However this prompted some councillors to point a finger at the council clerk Mpho Mathe for failing to implement council resolutions as expected.
Finance committee chairperson, Sesupo Jacobs said action must be taken against the clerk for failing to implement council resolutions.
“We were told the current clerk is leaving in June but he is still here.
If there are any changes in council management always let us know, because this inconveniences us as councillors,” questioned Jacobs who is also Difetlhamelelo Ward councillor.
Marulamantsi Ward Councillor Sergant Kgosietsile also took a swipe at Mathe, saying he has on several occasions failed to implement council resolutions.
“This makes us look like failures as we keep preaching the same things over and over again simply because the clerk cannot do his job, maybe you should go so that our resolutions can be implemented,” he said.
In response, Mathe told the councillors that he cannot share his employment details with them.
He also pointed out that implementation of resolutions was mostly determined by availability of funds.
“As for my transfer it is going to be delayed by the fact that I am in the BOT50 committee preparing for the Gaborone celebrations.
So I will hear from my employer there after!” reiterated Mathe.
At the end of the Special Council, the council adopted resolutions from the previous full council meeting which included amongst them, to engage property developers in partnerships with Gaborone City Council to provide low cost housing, to hold mini workshops to discuss critical education matters and to construct waste collection transfer stations amongst others. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/we-are-failures/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/4b47e7058cbf735c7b11e4b3b3d9480e75ae695b085098c4c10164847b59ad30.json | |
[
"Guy Brina"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:27 | null | 2016-08-19T20:35:06 | Two hunters are out in the bush when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed so his buddy whips out his phone and ca | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fa-laughing-matter%2F.json | en | null | A Laughing Matter | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Two hunters are out in the bush when one of them collapses. He doesn’t seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed so his buddy whips out his phone and calls the hospital.
“My friend is dead!” he gasps, “What can I do?”
The operator says: “Calm down, I can help… first, let’s make sure he’s dead.”
There is a silence; then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the hunter says: “OK, now what?”
Is that funny?
Well, according to Dr Richard Wiseman, an awful lot of people think so.
As a matter of fact, the University of Hertfordshire psychologist claims it is the funniest joke ever.
He bases that conclusion on the results of a study that featured more than 40,000 jokes and almost two million ratings from around the world.
Okay, he used the internet to gather his data so the material is very first world heavy and has little input from Africa but the report contains quite a few laughs and I think it is relevant at the moment.
I say that because one of the most encouraging things I’ve noticed while watching the Olympics this year is the way athletes and supporters from different countries have been treating each other.
There seems to be less ‘patting ourselves on the back’ from the winners and more respect and good will all around.
Wiseman’s report suggests people from different parts of the world have different senses of humour which the professor says can make it difficult for different nationalities to get along.
But he says the more we understand about how culture and background affect sense of humour, the more we will be able to communicate effectively.
I think that is exactly what’s happening.
That may be because the internet and social media have allowed people from all over to get to know each other without interference from governments, the media or big business.
Yes, you read that correctly; I just said there is a possibility social media might be helping to make the world a better place.
That’s pretty much all I wanted to say this week, but before I sign off I’d like to share a few more of Wiseman’s findings.
The most confusing might be that Germans found just about everything funny and didn’t have a preference for one type of joke.
That could mean your average German either has a great sense of humour, or none at all and simply laughs at anything.
People from Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand enjoyed jokes involving word plays.
Patient: “Doctor, I’ve got a strawberry stuck up my bum.”
Doctor: “No worries, I’ve got some cream for that!”
Americans and Canadians, on the other hand, preferred jokes where a person looks stupid or is made to look stupid by someone else.
Texan: “Where are you from?”
Harvard graduate: “I come from a place where we do not end our sentences with prepositions.”
Texan: “OK, where are you from, Asshole?”
Being American, I quite like that one; and as a citizen of the world I like the others as well.
Then again, I have a lot of German blood in me. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/a-laughing-matter/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/10f60ebe3e5a2e006472b908bbc2c1c4a022bb3fda5ac20b60a3c12ce609c439.json | |
[
"Lesole Ntshole"
] | 2016-08-26T14:49:33 | null | 2016-08-26T14:00:05 | On Saturday morning, Voice cartoonist, Lesole Ntshole was at a butchery in Mochudi where he had gone to braai meat when he overheard a conversation centere | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fculture-greedy-elders%2F.json | en | null | Of culture and ‘greedy elders’ | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | On Saturday morning, Voice cartoonist, Lesole Ntshole was at a butchery in Mochudi where he had gone to braai meat when he overheard a conversation centered around culture and how some things should be questioned.
MAN IN JEANS: I am happy we have had a chance to roast meat, now we won’t have to worry about drinking beer on empty stomachs.
What I like about this butchery is that when you buy meat for braai, they give you phaleche for free.
MAN IN WHITE T-SHIRT: The place is good for single men like us especially those who don’t have time to cook.
Talking of cooking, I forgot to ask them if they have kidneys so I can buy and cook when I get home.
MAN IN BLACK TROUSERS:You’re not serious.Don’t you know that eating kidneys is against our culture?
MAN IN WHITE T-SHIRT: What culture, butcheries sell kidneys so that those that can afford to buy them can do so.
The reason we’re backward as a nation is because of this culture thing.
Culture changes from generation to generation and people must learn to move with the times.
MAN IN JEANS: You’re right.
It’s something that I have also observed. If you were to ask an elder what happens if you eat kidneys, they wouldn’t give you a proper answer.
Instead they would tell you its culture.
MAN IN BLACK TROUSERS: The reason we don’t live longer as the youth is that we don’t follow culture.
If you’re told by the elders that eating kidneys is against our culture, then simply oblige?
MAN IN JEANS: I expect reasoning.
If I tell my children that they mustn’t do certain things I should tell them the consequences of going against my word.
MAN IN WHITE T-SHIRT: If you closely look at how culture was tailored, you will notice that it was based on self-centeredness and greed.
It was meant to favor a certain type of class.
MAN IN JEANS: I was told that in the past, people used to bury their loved ones in hide as there were no coffins.
They accepted the culture. I’m surprised that in other things that involve food and money people don’t want to change culture.
Isn’t that hypocrisy?
MAN IN BLACK TROUSERS: You guys could make good politicians.
Wouldn’t it be better for you to campaign for parliamentary seats in 2019?
The conversation ends as the men walk to a bar adjacent to the butchery. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/culture-greedy-elders/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/dbd6c34b1667706500b6d1f40fdef65c4e12109615d07674966c0d32449476e9.json | |
[
"Kabelo Dipholo"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:22 | null | 2016-08-19T20:08:30 | Francistown business women will have an opportunity to network and share business ideas on September 3 at the First Annual Francistown Women in Business Hi | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Ftea-time-fot-ftown-women-business%2F.json | en | null | Tea time fot F/Town women in business | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Francistown business women will have an opportunity to network and share business ideas on September 3 at the First Annual Francistown Women in Business High Tea.
Some of the notable guests at the event will include City Mayor Silvia Muzila, ALMA’s Executive Secretary Joy Phumaphi and the city’s successful business women.
The event organized by Martevy Hire Services will see business women from all walks of life in Francistown converge at Adansonia Hotel.
An initiative by three Francistown based business women Theo Khumo, Marea Otlaadisa and Thelma Wame Dihentse, the high tea will emphasize the importance of women empowerment.
The event will be hosted inline with the Bot50 anniversary celebrations under the theme: ‘When a woman is empowered, the world becomes a better place’.
One of the organisers, Khumo told Voice Money in an interview that with the challenges faced by many women in business they found it necessary to bring women together for a networking and brainstorming afternoon.
“We started in Maun on July 30, with Maun Women in Business Open Market,” said Khumo.
The founder of African Wax Prints-Botswana said the Maun event was such a success, as business women from all industries including baby-care, software, bridal, events deco and modeling came in large numbers.
For the Francistown edition, organisers have roped in successful Francistown based business women to discuss carefully selected topics of the day.
Nametso Tshegofatso (City Active Gym) will present on ‘Building a successful brand, while Mavis Taboka Proctor (Proctor Insurance) will tackle the subject of ‘Life and Insurance.
Khumo said it is important for all business women to be part of this initiative and to become part of a solution for the problems they face in doing business.
“We have a lot of challenges as business women and the most common is lack of funds,” she said.
Khumo said business women find themselves isolated as they do not qualify for some of the financial assistance offered by government.
“Most of these target unemployed women. Even youth grants only target unemployed youth, so we have a challenge,” she said.
Khumo said other challenges include lack of operating space and high rentals.
“We have to come together and erase the stereotype that women don’t support each other. If we can unite, the world will become a better place.” | https://www.thevoicebw.com/tea-time-fot-ftown-women-business/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/23d0b4d88778ab088c554a711a9547cd0373bab22591c4e46a14b1b56238dd8f.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:50:15 | null | 2016-08-26T21:20:48 | A visible frustrated chairperson of Bot50 Francistown threw in the towel on Tuesday amid allegations of maladministration, favoritism and misappropriation | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fbot50-ftown-chairperson-resigns%2F.json | en | null | Bot50 F/town chairperson resigns | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | A visible frustrated chairperson of Bot50 Francistown threw in the towel on Tuesday amid allegations of maladministration, favoritism and misappropriation of funds by the local organizing committee ( LOC).
Kebaabetswe Bogatsu, who is also Business Botswana regional manager, announced his resignation which is with immediate effect after appraising and setting the record straight with disgruntled councillors, over progress of the much anticipated and amplified golden jubilee celebrations to held next month.
“I don’t want my name to be associated with abuse of funds. I therefore resign as the LOC chairman with immediate effect. I want things done properly, transparently and on time”, said Bogatsu.
He also informed councillors that the organising committee has been facing numerous challenges.
“The journey has been extremely difficult. First the budget was rejected then later slashed from P10 million to P4 million. Secondly the money was credited late, sometime in June. All this was a drawback on the plans we had”, said Bogatsu.
He also said the national coordinating Bot50 body did not offer any support during his tenure in office.
“Let me call myself a puppet chairperson. But tell you what, I am very strategic, everything is on record as I wrote numerous emails to Bot50 complaining about the things that have made me resign though none of my emails were responded to,” divulged Bogatsu.
Bogatsu, who was in a no holds barred mood, told councillors that he even used his personal money to buy a blue jacket to wear when attending or addressing Bot50 events yet the team in Gaborone was given the official jacket. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/bot50-ftown-chairperson-resigns/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/f8098db3b364ee4532bd66af75293925b4e67cd877a3d4de56aa59d18958614c.json | |
[
"Portia Mlilo"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:42 | null | 2016-08-26T22:40:36 | A form three student at Mokgalo Junior Secondary School in Lecheng appeared before Palapye Magistrate Court on Tuesday, charged with the murder of his cous | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fstudent-17-charged-murder%2F.json | en | null | Student, 17 charged with murder | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | A form three student at Mokgalo Junior Secondary School in Lecheng appeared before Palapye Magistrate Court on Tuesday, charged with the murder of his cousin who was also his school mate.
The case was however heard in a closed session as the suspect is a juvenile.
It is alleged that a dispute erupted when the suspect called the deceased, Andrew Boitumelo,17, with his home nickname.
This did not go down well with the deceased who told him to stop but the suspect allegedly continued.
The accused started pushing the deceased and then stabbed him with a pair of scissors behind his ear outside the school’s Design and Technology laboratory.
Boitumelo was rushed to Lecheng clinic where he was certified dead upon arrival.
The two are from Mathakola village in Tswapong North and were boarding at Mokgalo JSS.
Court referred him to social workers for assessment and study of his background before the case continues.
The two families declined to comment but they have reportedly made peace and will share the funeral costs. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/student-17-charged-murder/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/438ae44f1b9b839e376ed1ecf62b5c2c960050075e0bb82fc506b84c740dcf78.json | |
[
"Portia Mlilo"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:47 | null | 2016-08-26T22:20:05 | Botswana’s 2012 Olympic silver medalist, Nijel Amos, says he will not let bitter memories of the just ended Rio Olympics stand on the way of his future rac | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Famos-relocate-usa%2F.json | en | null | Amos to relocate to USA | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Botswana’s 2012 Olympic silver medalist, Nijel Amos, says he will not let bitter memories of the just ended Rio Olympics stand on the way of his future races.
After being eliminated in his 800m first race due to a quad-muscle tear injury in the disappointing performance, Amos has remained positive and this week he announced an impending relocation to the United States of America (USA), with his focus shifting towards a full recovery ahead of next season.
Amos is scheduled to go for a medical check-up in Italy on the second week of September.
The Marobela born athlete is currently based at Potchefstroom’s high performance centre in South Africa.
Speaking to Voice Sport this week, Amos said he has learnt a lot from his loss and that he will utilise the experience in the coming races.
He said he went into the race with a positive mind even though this season he struggled with injuries.
“I had wanted to win a medal for my country and I knew Batswana were banking their hopes on me. It took us as a nation over 20 years to get an Olympic medal and I brought it in 2012. Team Botswana went to Rio with the hope that we will get more medals, but unfortunately we had injuries and things did not turn the way we had expected. We are a strong team, very talented and I am hopeful we will win in 2020. This will not break us we will bounce back and fight like wounded buffaloes. We came back empty handed but we are proud that we came with something money cannot buy, experience,” said Amos
Amos could not be drawn into discussing his relocation plans and said he will do when everything has been finalized.
He however confirmed that he will be training in the USA next season.
The athlete further revealed that he had dropped all his coming Diamond League races as he intends to focus on his health and fitness.
He said he would only compete next season which starts beginning of 2017.
‘I had wanted to defend my title and win the Diamond League for the third time consecutively but I will not be fully recovered. It is sad but my health comes first, otherwise if I force things my reputation and career will be ruined. All the criticism we got will make us strong, we will do the talking on the track and we thank all those who supported us,” he added. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/amos-relocate-usa/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/0352a7808a52f04dcc9b4d1aa07db244786d3da698473a0836234c6a0905a8c7.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:39 | null | 2016-08-26T20:45:08 | Cabinet reshuffle Coming A looming cabinet shuffle has left Botswana ministers clutching their seats as they await in abated breath for the pin to drop. Wo | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fin-or-out%2F.json | en | null | In or out? | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Cabinet reshuffle Coming
A looming cabinet shuffle has left Botswana ministers clutching their seats as they await in abated breath for the pin to drop.
Worse still, there is a document circulating which, if true leaves only five ministers in their current positions.
And according to the list five ministers will be dropped from cabinet and in the social media shuffle, five new ministers are listed.
However, Government Spokesperson Dr Jeff Ramsay dismissed the reports of the cabinet re-shuffle circulating on social media as a hoax.
“At this point no cabinet shuffle has been has been announced,” he said in a short response.
This paper has been reliably informed that there was a possibility of a cabinet shuffle and that it was indeed on the cards.
But at this stage it was not confirmed who was in, who was going where and who was out.
The document has in its inclusion former Botswana Defence Force Commander, Tebogo Masire; former Debswana Managing Director, Blackie Marole; as new Cabinet members.
According to the ‘hoax’ document, a number of Ministers such as Botlhogile Tshireletso, Venson Moitoi, Tshenolo Mabeo, Shaw Kgathi, and Slumber Tsogwane have been dropped from their lucrative posts.
Cabinet ministers approached said they were not aware of any shuffle and dismissed the document as a hoax. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/in-or-out/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/fca10576416a37743de3f105ccae933e8e6ddc8e3ee088de681b8018fa51eae8.json | |
[
"Shingirai Madondo"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:55 | null | 2016-08-26T22:00:47 | Francistown, business people are ‘falling over each other’ donating towards the Bot50 mini celebrations currently going on in Francistown ahead of the nati | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fftown-business-community-donates-bot5o%2F.json | en | null | F/town business community donates to bot5o | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Francistown, business people are ‘falling over each other’ donating towards the Bot50 mini celebrations currently going on in Francistown ahead of the national celebrations to be held on September 30.
This year’s Independence celebrations dubbed Bot50 or Botswana’s Golden Jubilee will be celebrated in grand style throughout the country.
“Every ward has found a donor willing to donate T-shirts and food for the mini celebrations aimed at creating a vibe amongst the residents of Francistown ahead of the main event,” said Francistown City Council (FCC) mayor, Sylvia Muzila.
Muzila said it is very encouraging to see the private sector coming on board to augment government’s efforts.
Francistown has 21 wards and a total of 30 businesspeople have pledged to sponsor the mini celebrations, said the mayor.
Pro-Spares (Pty) Ltd director, Yafus Shaikh, said he has been encouraged to donate as part of giving back to the community that supports his business.
Shaikh, donated T-Shirts to residents of Moselewapula ward at Gerald Estates.
“Sharing is caring. And having lunch with the people, some of whom are less privileged in life, goes a long way in fulfilling the spirit of unity and pride,” said Shaikh, adding that he shared a beast with the rest of the residents to enjoy, as 2016 has been declared a year of celebration. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/ftown-business-community-donates-bot5o/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/abe4d12551df40f28ad6ac97abf986f69af21713f52b6412a95a54e801075927.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:49 | null | 2016-08-26T20:45:07 | Founder and leader of acclaimed Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, Prophet Walter Magaya appeared at the Harare magistrate's court on Satu | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fmagaya-charged-rape%2F.json | en | null | Magaya charged with rape | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Founder and leader of acclaimed Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, Prophet Walter Magaya appeared at the Harare magistrate’s court on Saturday charged with raping a 24- year- old woman who fellowships at his church.
Magaya, who was granted $2000 (P20 000) bail later told his congregants that the allegations are politically motivated because some senior officials within the (Zimbabwean) government are not happy about his deeds.
During the Sunday Service beamed through his Yadah TV, Magaya said he had created more enemies than friends by launching a massive and ambitious housing scheme hence he was not surprised by the trumped up charges.
Magaya is set to build over 150 000 housing units in Harare and Bulawayo for his followers who will buy them at subsidized prices.
His wife, Tendai, who was by his side echoed her husband’s sentiments saying some government officials have been rubbed the wrong way by her husband’s housing scheme aimed at alleviating accommodation shortages in Zimbabwe.
Tendai told the congregation that there was no way her husband could have extra marital affairs let alone rape anyone
“I sexually satisfy my husband,” said Tendai amid a thunderous applause from the church gathering.
According to court records, Magaya took his alleged victim to his matrimonial home in Mount Pleasant, Harare sometime in June and showed her around the house.
He later left her seated in one of the rooms and allegedly came back naked.
He then allegedly raped the girl once and thereafter gave her $200.00 (P2000.00)
The girl went away and only told his boyfriend in July leading to Magaya’s arrest last Friday night.
This is not the first time that Magaya has been embroiled in a sex related scandal.
In 2014, Magaya faced a messy P5million adultery damages suit filed by one Denford Mutashu, who accused him of having an affair with his wife.
However, Mutashu later dropped the charges amidst claims that they had | https://www.thevoicebw.com/magaya-charged-rape/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/821c8c41c4fccff352daebf5d8752cedcbbd0def84941bb13b04a41f4fed0267.json | |
[
"Lesole Ntshole"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:47 | null | 2016-08-19T20:02:19 | Recently, Voice cartoonist, Lesole Ntshole was at Molapo Sports Bar in Morwa when he overheard a conversation amongst three men, about how some girls who l | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fbeware-girls-frequent-bars%2F.json | en | null | Beware of girls who frequent bars | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Recently, Voice cartoonist, Lesole Ntshole was at Molapo Sports Bar in Morwa when he overheard a conversation amongst three men, about how some girls who like hanging out in bars can be dangerous.
MAN IN CENTRE CHIEFS JERSEY: Guys where do we go from here, the bar will be closing soon?
MAN IN BLACK JACKET: I guess B6 Nightclub is the best place. We could find some good looking ladies there.
MAN IN NIKE CAP: I hate the idea of having to look for ladies at a bar, or nightclub. When I go out at night, it’s only to drink and nothing else.
MAN IN BLACK JACKET: Girls and booze go hand-in-hand.
There’s no way you can drink booze where there are no ladies, unless if something is wrong, or you’re scared of them.
MAN IN NIKE CAP: Girls that usually hang around in drinking spots expect men to buy them beer and they can milk you dry.
At least if it’s the mother of your child, she’d leave some change for you so you can by the child a pair of new shoes.
(laughter).
MAN IN CENTRE CHIEFS JERSEY: You need to be clever when dealing with them.
My neighbor once took a lady from the bar home while his wife was away.
The following morning he went to the shops and left the woman home, only for her to steal his daughter’s laptop and hid it in a bush nearby.
He had a tough time explaining how it went missing. It nearly cost him his marriage.
MAN IN BLACK JACKET: I once went with a certain lady to her place.
Luckily, I was aware that she’d search men and steal their money when they fall asleep.
When we got to her place I asked to go to the toilet but instead went outside to hide my money under a rock.
As she saw me out the following morning, I took my money under the rock right in front of her eyes to show her how stupid she was.
(laughter).
The conversation ends as the bar attendant announces that its time up. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/beware-girls-frequent-bars/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/d7fa91a78b920f6e831ce07c6310b3686e1da00f76389130260a7143b1596eec.json | |
[
"Leonard Matota"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:53 | null | 2016-08-26T22:05:55 | ... as Botswana fails to bring a single medal from the Olympics Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Thapelo Olopeng, has vowed to take care of all | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fi-will-handle-social-media%2F.json | en | null | “I will handle social media” | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | … as Botswana fails to bring a single medal from the Olympics
Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Thapelo Olopeng, has vowed to take care of all those who negatively criticise team Botswana’s performance at the just ended Olympic games.
This follows a series of criticism from members of the public on social media, arguing that the team’s performance and the just ended Rio Olympics was below par.
According to the Minister, the team performed exceptionally well and did their best to represent the country.
He encouraged athletes not to be demoralized by those who are only good at critics, advising athletes to only consider constructive criticism.
“The leadership of this country is proud of you, but we are aware that there are those who critisise you. As for those who critisise you on social media don’t worry about them, you know your Minister is the number one active member. So leave them to me I will deal with them. You did not bring the medals home but you managed to come out with better times and this has made us proud,” stressed Olopeng.
Olopeng’s sentiments followed those of President Ian Khama who pleaded with the nation to commend the athletes for their commitment and dedication after years of hard training and preparation to represent Botswana at the Olympics.
Through social media, President Khama noted that the athletes’ hard efforts to proceed in the heats of various codes was not in doubt, as they tried their best and that the country cannot ask them for more than that.
“To those of our citizens who sometimes go astray through unjustified criticism, I ask them whether there is anyone of us who could have done better including them, the critics. Dwelling on the negatives is immature and represents a culture of backwardness,” said Khama.
The President had encouraged the nation to welcome athletes on their return from the Olympics.
Khama further advised the athletes to start preparing now for the next Olympics in Tokyo and the events leading up to that event such as the All Africa Games, the Commonwealth Games, as well as the World Championships and strive once more to do their best.
Botswana National Olympics Committee (BNOC) President, Negros Kgosietsile echoed the same view while commending the team for their performance.
Kgosietsile revealed that though the team did not bring a single medal home, statistically Botswana performed satisfactory.
He said the team was worth being celebrated by each Motswana. “We will not entertain any negative criticism, all we need is positive criticism which will help us going forward. We are already looking at preparing for Tokyo 2020, so we should put Rio behind us and focus on preparing for the next Olympics,” pleaded Kgosietsile.
Botswana competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016.
This was the nation’s tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, where they were hoping to salvage at least a medal. However, this was not to be with the likes of Nijel Amos failing to progress from the 800m heats and Isaac Makwala on the 400m.
Karabo Sibanda and the 4x4m men’s relay came close by finishing 5th in the finals. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/i-will-handle-social-media/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/7202387fed154da1d224110b2657781ac1e17ab6927ff8f3113dd5735533efb7.json | |
[
"Tumisang Tlhabiwe"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:46 | null | 2016-08-19T20:20:40 | RDC Properties Limited has continued to impress on the stock market and if their un-audited half year results are anything to go by – they present potentia | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Frdc-continues-impress%2F.json | en | null | RDC continues to impress | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | RDC Properties Limited has continued to impress on the stock market and if their un-audited half year results are anything to go by – they present potential investors with a must have acquisition.
As of June 30 2016, the share price had rocketed by 14% from P2.30 per share to P2.63 per share.
By market close at time of print, the shares had appreciated by 1 thebe to P2.64 indicating the shares highest value.
Investors will be pleased to hear that the company is also finally trading at a slight premium to the net asset value of the company.
Perhaps, this can be attributed to a 42% increase in profit before tax.
It had previously stood at P18.5 million and now stands at P26.3 million.
In addition, the company has also embarked on a vigorous campaign to boost their investment and property portfolio in the region.
These expansions include projects in Mozambique which seek to accommodate retailers such as Choppies who last week confirmed their interest to work in conjunction with RDC.
Other regional investments include property in Namibia and a Memorandum of Understanding has been reached with partners pertinent to retail developments primarily located in the north of the country.
However, it is not all good news south of the border. The proposed development of the Business Hotel in the Central Business District of Cape Town has been deferred as unexplained issues have arisen in regards to the subdivision of the property.
It is also noted that other developments in South Africa are under scrutiny and it is yet to be determined which direction will be taken.
Conversely, closer to home, Masa Centre has for the first time produced cash dividends and their suites are now fully operational.
The same can be said for the much anticipated G-West warehouse extension which has also been completed.
A myriad of other developments owned by RDC are also close to fruition.
These developments include flats extensions located in extension 9.
When all of these investments, both locally and regionally, are taken into account – RDC seems like a viable opportunity for prospective investors.
One need only look at the company’s past five year summary to discern that annual growth is the standard. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/rdc-continues-impress/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/9bfd79a9315cad7ab6f9e584fbc71c35d2ac560d4678e55af67e3630c5b557c6.json | |
[
"Shingirai Madondo"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:06 | null | 2016-08-19T20:30:23 | With the China-fueled commodity slump having torn through the world’s biggest raw materials markets now hitting the diamond industry, De Beers has sets its | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fdistressed-de-beers-eyes-india%2F.json | en | null | Distressed De Beers eyes India | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | With the China-fueled commodity slump having torn through the world’s biggest raw materials markets now hitting the diamond industry, De Beers has sets its sights on the Indian market to consume the world’s most precious stone.
Demand for diamond has reached lower-than-expected levels with the Asian nation causing a blockage in the notoriously long diamond pipeline as inventories build and prices slide.
At the same time, producers have been reluctant to cede their hard-won price gains.
But markets seem promising in China’s equally populace neighbor in India.
This has led to De Beers deciding to try their luck in India after China, the biggest diamond market after the United States (US), is facing some economic woes.
According to a statement released late last week, De Beers signed an agreement with India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) to run the marketing campaign during the Asian nation’s key selling season this year.
In a statement, De Beers chief executive officer Bruce Cleaver is said to have told the India International Jewellery Show in Mumbai that the memorandum of understanding is in line with the miner’s initiatives in the US and China last year.
According to Cleaver, De Beers has conducted consumer research, with the initial focus on smaller diamonds, targeting diamond-jewelery gifts to young married women, an important market segment for manufacturers and retailers.
Cleaver added: “Such a well-directed campaign would be a real boost for diamond jewelery demand in India’s vibrant and growing consumer sector.”
He further stated that the company continues to invest in opportunities in India for the Forevermark brand.
“We see a huge latent opportunity to grow domestic diamond jewelry sales. In fact, we believe there is perhaps more growth opportunity here than anywhere else in the world,” reads part of the statement.
Acknowledging that diamonds were first discovered in India, Cleaver said the nation “also represents the heartbeat of the industry’s midstream sector.”
India’s middle class is growing fast and the purchasing power of the highest income households is expected to speed ahead, he said.
And De Beers is looking forward to fully take full advantage of the promising developments in the populace country.
Analysts have projected that the latest developments in India has got the potential of boosting production at diamond mines and earnings for the government. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/distressed-de-beers-eyes-india/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/fa33136ab9d0135a3237527576e500e53d913b22516a41e9d72e35b521f5aa87.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:33 | null | 2016-08-26T20:00:54 | Administrative tension said to have pushed Dithebe out of his job Damning allegations have surfaced surrounding Tuesday’s resignation of Botswana Tourism O | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fbto-boss-quits%2F.json | en | null | BTO Boss Quits | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Administrative tension said to have pushed Dithebe out of his job
Damning allegations have surfaced surrounding Tuesday’s resignation of Botswana Tourism Organization’s Chief Executive Officer, Brian Thabo Dithebe.
It is alleged that his resignation stems from Marketing Manager, Jillian Blackbeard’s constant efforts to supersede his authority.
Well informed sources at BTO this week told of how, since her appointment in July of 2014, Blackbeard has undertaken a myriad of activities that are not related to her portfolio of marketing.
Instead, it is alleged that at times she creates initiatives that she takes directly to the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism – Tshekedi Khama, often without the knowledge of Dithebe.
It was such clandestine initiatives that are said to have broken the camel’s back.
It is asserted that at some point, while Dithebe was away, Blackbeard undertook a vigorous campaign that saw her restructure the entire organization without the consultation of Dithebe or the Human Resources department that is tasked with these types of endeavors.
The new structure of the organization was ratified on Monday which sees Blackbeard installed as Executive Manager, in effect giving herself a promotion that places her only below Dithebe on the organizational hierarchy.
Upon hearing of the new structure, Dithebe is said to have tendered his resignation and is currently serving his notice before leaving the organization he has transformed since taking over from former CEO, Myra Sekgororoane, two years ago.
When Jillian Blackbeard was probed on why Dithebe resigned, she commented;
“I am not at liberty to discuss the reasons why he resigned”
However, she did confirm his resignation;
“He has resigned on his own terms and the resignation has been accepted as per the stipulations of his contract.”
It did not escape the attention of Voice Money that she was the one who made the official confirmation in her capacity as Marketing Manager and not Human Resources or Public Relations raising questions of what her true position is. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/bto-boss-quits/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/5b1ec0b52bf42b612ec62941e62d4b01f9a1b01c58ea68e624798a050b2ea99b.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:39 | null | 2016-08-19T20:30:46 | Insurance companies in the country have been called upon to be more inclusive and introduce financial products that cater for the informal sector and the u | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Finsurance-sector-urged-inclusive%2F.json | en | null | Insurance Sector urged to be more inclusive | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Insurance companies in the country have been called upon to be more inclusive and introduce financial products that cater for the informal sector and the unbanked communities.
Francistown Mayor Sylvia Muzila applauded the significant growth and strides the financial sector has made over the past 20 years, but said the sector has remained closed for the informal sector and those partially employed.
“The financial services sector has contributed to the much needed diversification with the various banks, micro lenders asset managers and insurance companies”, pointed Mayor Muzila.
Muzila challenged the financial services sector to consider and offer financial solutions to the marginalized classes of the economy.
“The financial services sector has remained very formal, covering the formally employed and banked people,” she lamented.
Although there are positive inroads the country has made in the financial sector and the quality of life of Batswana, Muzila says most households in the country are swimming in debt.
“According to international bodies such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the level of household debt in Botswana is higher than global trends, while the level of savings is substantially lower than global trends,”, decried Muzila.
She said this is because Batswana heavily rely on debt to pay for their lifestyles, some of which are lavish and hazardous.
“The fact that the penetration of life Insurance in Botswana remains relatively low at 4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)is a clear indication that Batswana continue to rely on debt.
Most of us are living from hand to mouth,” she reiterated.
“Instead of leading lives where we create financial security and wealth through savings or insurance, some are leading unhealthy lifestyles of starting new relationships every day”.
Muzila also urged individuals to reduce their reliance on government, by creating safety nets for themselves through viable businesses, life insurance, pensions and general savings.
“This need has become greater than ever before, due to the continuing global economic crunch.” | https://www.thevoicebw.com/insurance-sector-urged-inclusive/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/fba255bc6393eff93bc8c770afa6a9344ad8b7e0ba5b3e9be5a832a150c1d7ca.json | |
[
"Onneile Setlalekgosi"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:44 | null | 2016-08-26T21:20:04 | Tells lover she has smelly private parts A Botswana Defence Force officer, Modumedi Mmutle was this week whipped on bare buttocks for insulting his girlfri | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Ffoul-mouthed-soldier-whipped%2F.json | en | null | Foul-mouthed soldier whipped | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Tells lover she has smelly private parts
A Botswana Defence Force officer, Modumedi Mmutle was this week whipped on bare buttocks for insulting his girlfriend by insinuating that she is a prostitute and has smelly private parts.
Mmutle, 33, who is based at the Sir Seretse Khama Barracks appeared before Chief Alfred Dihutso of Mogoditshane following a report made by his 24-year-old girlfriend Matshediso Mlhomi.
Mlhomi told court that Mmutle hurled insults and unprintable words at her when she called him asking for house keys after returning from a baby shower recently.
She told court that Mmutle labelled her a w***e with smelly private parts and that he doesn’t care about her.
During mitigation, remorseful Mmutle pleaded guilty and asked the court to be lenient when sentencing him.
“I am the breadwinner and I did not waste the court’s time as I pleaded guilty to the charge,” he said.
Chief Dihutso then ordered that he be lashed on bare buttocks and also advised him to respect other people. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/foul-mouthed-soldier-whipped/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/e6249acdd38a98d650b445c2802d070d7c3b8f0f665ceef698254e177367e2bb.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T15:12:02 | null | 2016-08-19T20:04:25 | Teen girl empowerment brand SKY Girls BW will be launching a new radio drama this Saturday which tackles real life issues in a fresh way. It is centered ar | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fmatswaka-bae-launched%2F.json | en | null | 'Matswaka bae' to be launched | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Teen girl empowerment brand SKY Girls BW will be launching a new radio drama this Saturday which tackles real life issues in a fresh way.
It is centered around the main character, Rati, who moves to a new school in the first episode.
The drama follows her friendships and challenges through an exciting season.
Anyone with an interest in real life stories and drama will definitely love Matswaka Bae, as it’s not just for teenage girls.
Matswaka Bae will be the first drama set in a Botswana school.
“We are so excited to represent girls’ lives through drama, and we hope everyone relates to the stories!” Says SKY spokesperson,Gaone Manatong.
The audience will also get a chance to interact with the cast through the RB2 talkshow soon after each airing, through SMS and phone calls.
The new SKY drama will air at the following times: Saturdays 12:30 – 13:00 during SKY Live on RB2, Sunday repeat at 13:00 on Yarona FM, and all week repeat on the skygirlsbw Facebook page. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/matswaka-bae-launched/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/4571ea7b96abf835eab2a5d2df071d54a4b47eecce8180b1e7ebdb625ee2e49b.json | |
[
"Archie Mokoka"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:28 | null | 2015-12-03T10:40:50 | Disabled children in Palapye were yesterday left disappointed as a Christmas party they had looked forward to was abruptly cancelled at the eleventh hour a | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevoicebw.com%2Fdisableds-xmas-party-cancelled-at-last-minute%2F.json | en | null | Disabled's Xmas Party Cancelled At Last Minute | null | null | www.thevoicebw.com | Disabled children in Palapye were yesterday left disappointed as a Christmas party they had looked forward to was abruptly cancelled at the eleventh hour after sponsors fell out with the organisers, Kopano Rehabilitation Centre.
The excited children’s smiles faded as they looked on with disappointment as the sponsors, Alpha Direct Insurance officials folded the gift packs and food and loaded them in their cars and drove off.
According to Leoky Bogatsu, founder and coordinator of Kopano Rehabilitation Foundation, they fell out with the company after they insisted that it was too late to cook the planned Christmas feast.
The company’s officials are said to have insisted on the cooking and returned the food to Choppies and loaded gifts and drove off.
“They deposited money late in the evening and the signatories were not available. The next day they arrived at 11am and found that we had not yet managed to get the food because there was nothing to cook with. They left for the shop but only returned at 2pm insisting on cooking even though we tried to explain that our clients had been waiting hungry since morning,” she said.
Bogatsu further lamented about the losses they incurred to prepare to mobilise the disabled for the party.
She further said the DJ they had been asked to engage was also not paid.
“These people came here with their own agenda. They don’t care about the kids at all. None of them even went to greet the children. They suggested that we do a dinner but I explained that it would be too much for the disabled who’d been here the whole day.
“They got angry and called us unprofessional and threatened to take their food elsewhere, so we asked them to take the presents too,” she said.
Meanwhile the showdown which got ugly to a point where profanities were exchanged was captured on video by both parties.
In the video an Alpha Direct Insurance official tells a volunteer that he has lost his bearings and the angry volunteer tells him his brains are below the belt. | https://www.thevoicebw.com/disableds-xmas-party-cancelled-at-last-minute/ | en | 2015-12-03T00:00:00 | www.thevoicebw.com/97c537b759951c5143cac1765f7f96a18fb52133a021727e35a49d9fcb74934f.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:36 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | The 2016 Chicano/Latino/Native American softball tournament will take place Sept. 3. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F18%2Ftournament-set-sept-3%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/tournament-set-sept-3/ | en | null | Tournament set for Sept. 3 | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The 2016 Chicano/Latino/Native American softball tournament will take place Sept. 3.
The event is for men of all ages with about six to eight teams.
The tournament has been reduced to one day with round robin play and each team guaranteed five games.
Games will be played at Yakama Nations Sports Complex, 61 Linden St.
For more information, contact Bob Sarimiento at 509-830-5727. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/tournament-set-sept-3/ | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/ed17b56da5c561c38e0f2762838f82fda3518d6b6d86730b962b1defca62dcda.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:13 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Fmiguel-angel-garcia-farias%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/miguel-angel-garcia-farias/ | en | null | Miguel Angel Garcia Farias | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Miguel Angel Garcia Farias, 36, of Grandview, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, in Yakima.
Viewing and visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20, with Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6 p.m., at Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside.
Burial will be in Mexico.
Smith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/miguel-angel-garcia-farias/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/4b24f1e004deb3196d4382920d3dedfddd6f23c92f9bc7485a8b5193db39bbe4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:31 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fjames-jimmy-timothy-leighty%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/james-jimmy-timothy-leighty/ | en | null | James “Jimmy” Timothy Leighty | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | James “Jimmy” Timothy Leighty, 55, of Prosser, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, in Prosser.
He was born on April 28, 1961, in Bainbridge, Md., to Charles and Beatrice (Rodrigues) Leighty.
The family moved to Prosser in 1967, where he attended Prosser schools.
In 1980, his daughter, Heidi Marie Carrillo was born.
In 1984, Jimmy met the love of his life, Tammy Irby. The couple married Feb. 11, 1988.
They settled on a small piece of land on the family farm and were blessed with two sons, James Leighty Jr. in 1986 and Tyler Leighty in 1988.
His family was his life and Jimmy spent endless hours with them camping, fishing and coaching his boys in sports. Jimmy enjoyed playing softball and golf and made many lifelong friends along the way.
Jimmy is survived by his wife of 28 years, Tammy Leighty; his father, Charles Ruben Leighty; brothers, Mathew (Alice), Tom (Darlene) and Charlie (Chris) Leighty; sister, Eva (John) Conley; sons, James and Tyler (Amanda) Leighty; daughter, Heidi (Val) Carrillo; grandchildren, Jr., Aliya, Treston and Samantha Carrillo and Colby, Kade, Faith and Jaxon Leighty; and numerous nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Beatrice Leighty; sister, Carmen Studer; and his maternal and paternal grandparents.
A Celebration of Life will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 27 at Bethel Church in Prosser. A potluck will follow; the location will be announced at the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Hospital in Seattle.
You may leave a message for the family at www.Prosserfuneralhome.com. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/james-jimmy-timothy-leighty/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/5ceed8229c7635c7994b950437cc9e59495ba5089a97a56cb280e32f01f7ed21.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:46:26 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | The president of Heritage University will be stepping down at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fheritage-president-retiring-june-2017%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/heritage-president-retiring-june-2017/ | en | null | Heritage president retiring June 2017 | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The president of Heritage University will be stepping down at the end of the 2016-17 academic year.
On Friday, John Bassett announced his plans to retire next summer.
“My six years at Heritage have been the most rewarding of my career,” Bassett said Friday. “I could not be more proud of where Heritage is and more excited for its future.”
Bassett, only the second president in the university’s 34-year history, said he is retiring to spend more time with his children and grandchildren in the Midwest.
“When you have your first grandchild at age 70, you want to spend as much time as possible with them as you can since you don’t know how much time you’ll have with them,” the 74-year-old Bassett said.
University board Chairman Rick Pinnell praised Bassett.
“I have often said that there was no person better than John to take Heritage from adolescence to adulthood,” he said. “Heritage took a quantum leap forward under John’s leadership. All of us in the Valley hold our heads high knowing we have Heritage in our midst, and thanks to John’s leadership the university is poised for an even brighter future.”
Under Bassett’s leadership, the university established an array of new degree programs including master’s degrees in physician assistant and medical science, and a bachelor program in nursing.
The university also added an early childhood education and pre-engineering programs.
Bassett also managed the university’s recover after a 2012 fire that destroyed the original campus building, Petrie Hall.
Since the fire, five new buildings have been erected on campus; two more will be completed and dedicated Sept. 15.
“Filling John’s shoes will not be easy” Pinnell said, noting the search is already under way.
Bassett isn’t the only Heritage University leader to step down this year.
On July 1, university Vice President Curt Guaglianone, 59, began working as Mount Adams School District superintendent. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/heritage-president-retiring-june-2017/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/414ce837ea70704d282395fa11adcf014e45ac56e5d830d7468a4e81dfd0b281.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:46:17 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | The School District is looking at one of its largest hiring years in recent memory. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Fgrandview-schools-announce-new-teachers%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/grandview-schools-announce-new-teachers/ | en | null | Grandview schools announce new teachers | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The School District is looking at one of its largest hiring years in recent memory.
Since January, including new hires and people changing positions, the district has posted and hired for 62 positions, officials said.
Those positions include 32 new teachers, new assistant principals at Harriet Thompson Elementary School and Grandview Middle School, and a new Compass High School principal.
Also included in those new hires are 10 new positions, Executive Director of Human Resources Matt Mallery said.
Most of these new positions are being funded through additional money the district received from the state to help reduce class sizes in kindergarten through fourth-grades.
Going into the new school year, Grandview will have eight positions left to fill. Mallery said that puts the district in about the same position it was last year, although this year 10 new positions were added.
Mallery credits the district and school administration’s hard work for the slew of new employees who will be walking the hallways this fall.
He said the district has recruited at job fairs throughout the West, as well as creating partnerships with colleges in the area.
He said the Grandview School District works closely with Heritage University, Central Washington University and Washington State University-Tri-Cities to get new teachers into classrooms.
Looking at his new group of teachers, Mallery said he has people from throughout the area – and a few from as far away at Utah and Colorado.
This year’s new teachers at Grandview High School include Carol Bardwell, social studies; Bouazo Boguhe, math; Marcos Gurrola, English language arts; Thomas Harto, social studies; Kelsey Harvey, family and consumer science; Ryan Harvey, social studies; Kevin McFadden, physical education; Isaac Meza, Spanish; Jennifer Nagle-Santjer, science; Tammy Parrish, librarian; Tamara Seimears, special education; and Tanya Zambrano, English language learners
New middle school teachers are Carrie Klotz, English language arts; Rebecca Krona, math; Amy Milne, science; James Schmahl, math; and Rochelle Zimmer, English language learners.
New to McClure Elementary School this year are Hannah Rinehart, fourth grade; Martha Riva, third grade; Lupita Salaiza, fourth grade; Pilar Verduzco, first grade; Maria Bobadilla, a K-1 specialist; Amy Cavazos, fourth grade; and Karissa Carpenter, second grade.
New Harriet Thompson Elementary School teachers include Maria Casillas, kindergarten; Betty Craig, a K-1 specialist; and Elizabeth Gonzalez, third grade.
New teachers at Arthur H. Smith Elementary School are Kelci Payment, special education; Lisette Ramirez, kindergarten; Kathleen Bayfus de Garcia, special education; Estefania Flores, preschool; and Efren Hurtado, third-grade. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/grandview-schools-announce-new-teachers/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/4538a5635e6af617104a4d67e16674b27448a06c3b631dd27f8f8787691a2720.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:47:57 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fall-aboard-end-summer%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/all-aboard-end-summer/ | en | null | All aboard for the end of summer | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | null | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/all-aboard-end-summer/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/1bd54ec9cacb1a02d46db43909a959432d4064058a6c7a6bbbabc8e648a403fc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:45:46 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | Two teenagers are in custody this morning facing robbery and assault charges. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Fteens-steal-booze-assault-safeway-worker%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/teens-steal-booze-assault-safeway-worker/ | en | null | Teens steal booze, assault Safeway worker | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Two teenagers are in custody this morning facing robbery and assault charges.
Max Cuevas, 19, of 231 Lowry Road, Outlook; and a 17-year-old boy from Mabton are being held in Yakima after allegedly robbing and assaulting a Safeway store employee Wednesday night.
Sunnyside police refused to release the name of the 17-year-old.
Cuevas is charged with second-degree robbery and fourth-degree assault; the Mabton boy is charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree assault, police said.
Officers were dispatched to the Safeway store, 613 S. Sixth St., at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday after a reported assault and robbery, records show.
Cuevas and his accomplice allegedly attempted to steal alcohol from the grocery store when they were confronted by a store employee, records show.
“While the employee was dealing with one suspect, the second hit the victim over the head with a bottle of liquor,” police said, noting the two defendants fled the scene.
Police said they didn’t have the 42-year-old victim’s identity when contacted by the Daily Sun yesterday.
The employee was transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital, where he was treated and released for his injuries, the report said, noting he needed “numerous staples to close the head wound.”
Police searching the area found Cuevas hiding under a car in the 500 block of South Fifth Street, records show.
The Mabton boy was arrested during a traffic stop while he was trying to leave the area.
Cuevas was booked into Yakima County Jail and his accomplice into Yakima County Juvenile Detention Center, police said.
The teenagers were not the only ones arrested for assault late Wednesday night.
Jose Luis Rangel Jr., 37, of 1209 Roosevelt Court, was arrested following an unrelated incident at 11:43 p.m. at Jack in the Box restaurant, 100 W. South Hill Road.
Rangel, who was booked in the Sunnyside City Jail, was arrested on one count each of second-degree criminal trespassing, resisting arrest and fourth-degree assault after allegedly attacking employees and police. He was also charged with two counts of third-degree assault.
Police were dispatched to the restaurant for a complaint about a customer who was “upset” about his order and began throwing things, records show.
Later identified as Rangel, the man also went behind the counter and confronted employees.
“Officers arrived and made contact with Rangel; he would not comply with verbal commands,” a police report said. “After being told he was under arrest, (he) began resisting arrest and fighting with officers.”
An officer used his Taser to subdue Rangel, police said.
But even after his arrest, Rangel continued to struggle with police and refused to get into a patrol car, records show. He allegedly kicked two officers.
“Rangel was transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital, where he was treated and released back to the custody of Sunnyside police,” the arrest report said. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/teens-steal-booze-assault-safeway-worker/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/a9879b348dbde26ce6870f4e0444c4554f21fa8946feffbb35207ffc2f0570e2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:48:30 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F24%2Fofelia-betancourt-salinas%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/24/ofelia-betancourt-salinas/ | en | null | Ofelia Betancourt Salinas | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Ofelia Betancourt Salinas, 54, accepted a personal invitation from our Lord to become cancer free on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, at her home on Alki Beach in Seattle.
Offie was born Jan. 8, 1962, in Edinburg, Texas, to Salvador and Hortencia Betancourt.
She graduated from Sunnyside High School with the class of 1982. She went on to receive her bachelor of arts and master of science degrees in speech language pathology from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. She was a special education teacher and speech therapist during her 23- year teaching career.
Offie and Luciano “Tony” Salinas were married Oct. 18, 1999, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sunnyside.
Tony lovingly called Offie, “Mi Amor” and they shared a love like no other. Tony devoted his time to care for Offie until the day she was called to Heaven.
Offie was a proud “12th Woman” and loved watching the Seahawks play.
She and Tony enjoyed walking on Alki Beach, biking, hiking, camping and traveling to Hawaii each year.
Her kind heart touched so many, not only as a wife, sister, aunt and godmother, but also as an educator in the Beaumont, Sunnyside and Seattle school districts. She was loved by all her students and their families.
Offie is survived by her loving husband, Tony, of Seattle and beautiful Boxer named, Roxy; siblings, Terry (Lupe) Cuevas of Auburn, Connie (Mario) Luna of Federal Way, Maria (Jose) Acosta of Sunnyside, Aurelia (Fernando) Mancha of Houston, Texas, Irma (Marty) Thornton of Lakewood, Richard (Clara) Betancourt of Yakima, Sal
(Rosa) Betancourt of Moxee, Oralia (Ediberto) Villarreal of Sunnyside, Cynthia (Luis) Nicacio of Richland, Jose (Elizabeth) Betancourt of Seattle and Amey (Jorge) Trujillo of Quincy; many nieces, nephews and God-children, whom she loved dearly.
Offie was preceded in death by her grandparents, parents and her Boxer, Talia.
Viewing and visitation will be 2-8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, with a Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6 p.m., at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sunnyside. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sunnyside, with burial to follow at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens in Sunnyside.
Those wishing to sign Ofelia’s online memorial book may do so at www.funeralhomesmith.com.
Smith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/24/ofelia-betancourt-salinas/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/b3d853282a22ff376fd1dc20a58528ec7bf79f711991c1556706342cd8972ed2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:32 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | With an increase in fire weather this week, the Buck Creek Fire experienced its first significant growth in two weeks. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Ffire-grows-160-acres%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/fire-grows-160-acres/ | en | null | Fire grows by 160 acres | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | With an increase in fire weather this week, the Buck Creek Fire experienced its first significant growth in two weeks.
Officials said the fire increased by 160 acres Wednesday and is now at a total of 455 acres.
“We expect to see the fire grow in the same fashion it did yesterday,” Wenatchee River Fire Management Officer Cary Stock said.
The Buck Creek Fire is still burning within the Glacier Peak Wilderness. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/fire-grows-160-acres/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/336d0545f7ead3c753f51cbf397df3c9387e731a729cfa564315edb5b9e02bab.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:59:24 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | Children in Prosser Library’s summer reading program celebrate yesterday during a party in the park. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F18%2Fsummer-celebration%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/summer-celebration/ | en | null | Summer celebration | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | null | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/summer-celebration/ | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/ddaff80e5bcc8f74d61d2c1868810fd11a72cd20fddc8fa335900c828a53f812.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:46:50 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | Parents can access student information this school year with a new mobile app. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Fschools-launch-app%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/schools-launch-app/ | en | null | Schools launch app | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Parents can access student information this school year with a new mobile app.
It provides information such as a calendar, athletics, staff directory and a tip line to report incidents. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/schools-launch-app/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/297100c59a3bc5bc8ef7bd3621a16de0a179a76d67f8be17b689215fe0f44b4b.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:03:58 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | A group of 10 from Sunnyside First Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made the trek to the summit of Mount Adams earlier this month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F18%2Fabove-everyone-else%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/above-everyone-else/ | en | null | Above everyone else | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | A group of 10 from Sunnyside First Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made the trek to the summit of Mount Adams earlier this month.
The journey began at 4 a.m., in attempt to summit the second tallest mountain in the state in one day.
With the sun out and the skies clear, conditions were in their favor.
The trip to the summit was 6.5 miles, for a total of 13 miles round-trip, which was completed by the group in just over 10 hours.
Once the group made it to “Lunch Counter,” members had two hours of vertical climbing with 1,500 feet of elevation gain.
It was a grueling climb that was physically and emotionally demanding for the hikers.
But the members of the group kept their spirits high and made it 12,000 feet above with a 360 view of their surroundings.
Even with the sunny conditions, it was a frigid time at top with temperatures in the 30s and windy conditions. But that didn’t stop the climbers from soaking in their accomplishment.
The group was able to see neighboring mountains at each side, with Mount Rainier in the north, Mount St. Helens in the west and Mount Hood in the south.
Once it was time to make the descent, some of the members took advantage of the glissading tubes.
A “tube” created in the glaciers to slide down that resemble frozen water slides.
What took the hikers two hours to do, the “glissaders” did in only minutes.
And by 6:30 p.m., all climbers had returned to basecamp for a round-trip of 14.5 hours.
For most of the group, it was the first time making the climb, with the exception of Bishop Gary Martin, who has done it three times.
Last year, members of the same church reached the summit of Mount St. Helens, a group that included the Moyers.
“Each climber was able to overcome unique and personal challenges over the course...,” Jason Moyer said.
Moyer and his sons, Allen and Anthony enjoyed the father-son time as they climbed together.
It’s also a fairly new experience for them, as they don’t hike often.
“We don’t do it much, but there is some preparation done beforehand...” he said. “The reward of being able to accomplish something of the magnitude of climbing a mountain is well worth it and will never be forgotten.”
The group plans on doing more climbs, with Mount Hood the next possible climb.
“We’ve been talking about it and it’ll most likely be for next year,” Moyer said.
Moyer notes that some climbs are more accessible than others. It’s for that reason, research is done when choosing climbs.
All climbs that he does under the auspices of the church are open to anyone, he said.
The group included four adult leaders: Bishop Gary Martin, Dylan Gardner, Jared Condie and Jason Moyer.
The six young men that made the climb attending Sunnyside High School or recently graduated; Michael Condie, Tyler Hunsaker, Anthony Moyer, Griffin Young, Cole Gardner and Allen Moyer. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/above-everyone-else/ | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/6866ea9c44155370b7777981162af40fe0e15518fc7a773fb9989e2abd245a66.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:27 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Felizabeth-betty-ann-asher%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/elizabeth-betty-ann-asher/ | en | null | Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Asher | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Asher, 78, of Sunnyside, passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Sunnyside.
She was born Jan. 20, 1938, to David and Helen (Heagal) Fox in Greely, Colo.
Betty received her education in Sunnyside, graduating with the class of 1956.
On Feb. 8, 1957, she married the love of her life, John Asher in Sunnyside.
Betty was not only a wonderful, loving and devoted homemaker, she also worked as a waitress. Betty had a genuine love for pets, which she welcomed into her home and heart. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, crochet and puzzles, but she truly loved and cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Betty always had an open door policy in her home, welcoming many people into her home, as well as her heart. She was always there to help family, friends, and friends that became family. Betty was always such a giver, she was known to many as a second mom and treated everyone with kindness and love.
Betty is survived by her children, Ron (Sheri) Asher of Bakersfield, Calif., Rick (Minerva) Asher of Grandview, Roberta Mirelez of Sunnyside, Ken Asher of Prosser, and Raymond (Blanca) Asher of Sunnyside; numerous loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Don (Sheryl) Fox of Rochester, and David Fox of Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Asher, in 2004; brothers George, Bob and Jim, and parents, David and Helen Fox.
Viewing and visitation will be 2-8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, at Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 26, at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens in Sunnyside.
Those wishing to sign Elizabeth’s online memorial book may do so at www.funeralhomesmith.com
Smith Funeral Homes is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/elizabeth-betty-ann-asher/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/7a79c0a7d79b973db29a7ba2b6084cfebb7f5f84d08ee617edfc25e3286581fb.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:23 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | The 2016 Yakima Sunburn Invitational co-ed soccer tournament will take place this weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F18%2Fco-ed-soccer-invite-slated%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/co-ed-soccer-invite-slated/ | en | null | Co-ed soccer invite slated | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The 2016 Yakima Sunburn Invitational co-ed soccer tournament will take place this weekend.
The event will field more than 20 teams and 200 players and family members.
Divisional matches with 35 minute halves will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. They’ll resume at 8 a.m. Sunday.
Teams must consist of five men, five women and one goalie of either gender. Each team is guaranteed three matches.
Games will be played at SOZO’s Yakima Sports Complex, 2200 South 36th Ave. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/co-ed-soccer-invite-slated/ | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/61d6280ac51623340a0766bb4730db98327d93e6f54b7cafa75a8c515d14374a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:23 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fmary-gertrude-shockley%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/mary-gertrude-shockley/ | en | null | Mary Gertrude Shockley | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Mary Gertrude Shockley, 97, a longtime Sunnyside resident, went to be in the arms of her heavenly Father Aug. 20, 2016, in Sunnyside.
Mary was born Jan. 1, 1919, in Huston, Idaho, the daughter of Susie (Berry) and George Cullen.
She received her education in Kennewick, Zillah and Sunyside.
On Jan. 8, 1937, she married Harry Shockley in Yakima.
Mary retired from Libby/Simplot after working for more than 20 years.
She enjoyed camping and fishing, especially the yearly family Cullen fishing trips and birthday celebration at Fish Lake on Stevens Pass.
Mary was a past member of Outlook Grange and Outlook Church of the Brethren. When asked about her long life, she attributed it to having good children, great brothers and sisters, and hard work.
Mary is survived by three children; George E. (Charlene) Shockley of Sunnyside, Ken (Donna) Shockley of Idaho and Shirley (Ralph) Haines of Kennewick; nine grandchildren, numerous grandchildren, great- grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and two sisters-in-law, Marjory Cullen and Dorothy Cullen.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry E. Shockley; three brothers, Walter Cullen, Ned Cullen and Harold Cullen; and three sisters, Marjory Wright, Dorotha Luccoline and Myrtle Johnson.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sunnyside. Burial will follow in Lower Valley Memorial Gardens, Sunnyside.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing to contribute to Mary’s memory may contribute to Outlook Fire Department.
Those wishing to sign Mary’s online memorial book may do so at www.funeralhomesmith.com.
Smith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/mary-gertrude-shockley/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/9d287ad4abafc58b7e3ac74346c5d8f81e5334f87b386a45df10ef981113eb11.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:32 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Firene-b-cervantes%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/irene-b-cervantes/ | en | null | Irene B. Cervantes | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Irene B. Cervantes, 87, of Toppenish, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Toppenish.
Viewing and visitation will be 2-8 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21, with Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6 p.m., at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sunnyside. A mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 22, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Sunnyside, with burial to follow at Mabton Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Homes is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/irene-b-cervantes/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/d3b445766df2d3dbf6860514f8306c2118a9d47089ce58e92156d25ecd04166c.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:47:28 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F30%2Fjesse-pat-bleakney%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/30/jesse-pat-bleakney/ | en | null | Jesse “Pat” Bleakney | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Jesse “Pat” Bleakney, 85, of Redmond, Ore., formerly of Giffen Lake, Sunnyside, passed away at home in Redmond on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016.
Pat was born in Walla Walla, on April 12, 1931, to Neal and Awilda Harter Bleakney of Echo, Ore.
He was the youngest of six children. He had one sister and four brothers.
The family moved to Sunnyside in 1941, where Pat graduated from high school in 1950. He followed his high school girlfriend, Darlene Highsmith, to Oregon State College, where he earned a letter in crew and a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering in 1954.
Pat and Darlene married Aug. 24, 1954, and he began his ranching profession at Giffen Lake Ranch while she taught school in Sunnyside.
During the following years, Pat became an elder of the Presbyterian Church, a master in the Masonic Order, a master in the Grange, and president of the Yakima County Cattlemen’s Association.
In 1975, Pat and Darlene sold the ranch to the State Game Department and acquired a 6,200-acre ranch in the Columbia River Gorge near Dallesport.
While owning Dalles Mountain Ranch and working as a loan officer for Farm Credit in The Dalles, Ore., Pat continued to be an active community member.
He was the chairman of the Lyle School Board, a 4-H leader, represented Klickitat County on the Columbia River Gorge Commission, serving as vice president and chairman during the formative years of 1986-1992, as well as being on the Washington Natural Heritage Advisory Council.
He also maintained an adventurous side in his spare time, floating the Kettle River, climbing Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens, biking the Puget Sound islands, single shell rowing and running the Hood to Coast Relay.
In 1993 due to health issues, Pat and Darlene decided to sell the ranch to the Department of Natural Resources and move to Vancouver.
Retirement did not slow him down and he continued to be active in promoting Columbia Hills State Park, which included his former property. He worked tirelessly to acquire and restore old tools and farm equipment, which can still be viewed at the ranch.
He also acquired an old whaling boat, which he enjoyed restoring and then taking up and down the Columbia River before ultimately donating it to the Sea Scouts.
Pat also had the opportunity to travel and enjoyed driving the Oregon and Lewis and Clark Trails. He visited his son, who was teaching in Korea, and fulfilled a life-long dream when he travelled to Australia and took the Khan train to Alice Springs. As a young lad, he had always wanted to see what was in the middle of Australia.
His last trip was to England in 2012, where he found the tomb of a relative, Baron William Blakeney, in Westminster Abbey.
Pat is survived by Darlene Bleakney of Redmond, his wife of 62 years; daughter, Marney Jo (Casey) Coates of Redmond; son, Joel Patrick Bleakney of Redmond; grandchildren, Lindsey Ann Hull, and Zachary Patrick Hull of Maupin, Ore; brother Don Bleakney of Omak; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pat passed away from complications related to Parkinsons. With the help of his family and Partners in Care Hospice, he was able to remain at home and make it to the day of his 62nd wedding anniversary.
There will be no service.
Donations may be made to Partners in Care Hospice, 2075 NE Wyatt Court, Bend, Ore., 97701. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/30/jesse-pat-bleakney/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/4940b25f41f4bb29fa8d1acd693a46f8faaa206f4d525b3b79172ba7dfedce00.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:24 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F18%2Fraul-rodriguez-sr%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/raul-rodriguez-sr/ | en | null | Raul Rodriguez Sr. | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Raul Rodriguez Sr., 83, of Sunnyside, passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Sunnyside.
He was born in Edinburg, Texas, on Aug. 31, 1932, to Jose and Sophia Rodriguez.
He spent his early years in Texas and migrated back and forth between Sunnyside and Edinburg with his family for work.
He graduated from Pharr-San Juan Alamo in Edinburg, and joined the Air Force in 1952. He served four years in the military as an air flight mechanic.
Raul married his childhood sweetheart and love of his life, Elida (Lita) Calvillo, on Dec. 27, 1957.
In 1961, together with their first two children, they made the move to Sunnyside.
Raul began working as a mail carrier at the Sunnyside Post Office and, in time, was the familiar face behind the counter window, always greeting everyone who walked in by name. He retired in 1986.
Dad was a member of the US Postal Workers Union.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved playing his guitar as he was self-taught.
He also enjoyed bowling woodworking, hobbies which he passed on to his sons and grandchildren.
Many great memories of all the family outings and fun times spent together will forever be cherished.
Raul is preceded in death by his parents, Jose Maria and Sophia Rodriguez; and an infant brother, Thomas.
He is survived by his wife, of 58 years, Elida (Lita) Rodriguez; sons, Raul (Ruth) Rodriguez Jr., and Tom (Rene) Rodrigez; daughters, Lita Gonzalez; and Anita (Gilbert) Briones; ten grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m., Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, with military honors at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside.
Condolences can be sent to www.valleyhillsfh.com
Valley Hills Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/raul-rodriguez-sr/ | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/561ec1938b566e550cf35e7680a6258bcb77467b1f6d2b2012c8b9d2877adc5e.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:49:28 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Closures remain in effect for the Buck Creek Fire, which has grown to 1,073 acres. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Ffire-status-updated%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/fire-status-updated/ | en | null | Fire status updated | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Closures remain in effect for the Buck Creek Fire, which has grown to 1,073 acres.
The fire was started by lightning July 22 and is burning entirely within the Glacier Peak Wilderness.
The blaze is now within about a mile of the historic mining site of Trinity, officials said. Crews have already been at work there in preparation to protect structures and resources at that site. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/fire-status-updated/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/fd31cafab7843faa244aed836e7f5ef7888860b0b1db446a7b4845118d4563db.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:49:47 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | Interested in taking part in the annual Sunshine Days celebration? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fsign-ups-now-available%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/sign-ups-now-available/ | en | null | Sign-ups now available | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Interested in taking part in the annual Sunshine Days celebration?
Applications for vendors, parade, car show and entertainment entries are now available at the Daily Sun offices, 600 S. Sixth St.
Sunshine Days will be Sept. 16-18, with a special presentation of the Seahawk Sea Gals cheerleaders at Centennial Square from 3-6 p.m. Friday.
It concludes with a community dinner at Central Park from 4-6 p.m. Sunday.
Call Teri Alvarez-Ziegler at 509-831-6665 for more details. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/sign-ups-now-available/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/99ec24693548aa2dbcfb94485230346ae0b366758f63f91c62969fcb587e7ccf.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:48:58 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | State fire assistance was mobilized yesterday for a blaze threatening homes and farms. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fstate-mobilizes-fire-assistance%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/state-mobilizes-fire-assistance/ | en | null | State mobilizes fire assistance | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | State fire assistance was mobilized yesterday for a blaze threatening homes and farms.
Franklin County Fire District No. 1 Chief Eric Mauseth requested state help with the blaze, estimated at 22,000 acres and growing.
The fire began Sunday and the cause remains under investigation, officials said.
The Kahlotus Fire is threatening homes, crops and infrastructure. No homes have been lost and Level 3 evacuation notices are in place.
Mobilization specialists from the Fire Protection Bureau have ordered wildland strike teams.
The State Emergency Operations Center at Camp Murray has been activated to Level 2 to coordinate assistance for the Kahlotus Fire State fire marshal personnel were dispatched.
Under the state Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan, the Fire Protection Bureau coordinates the initial dispatch and continued administrative oversight of resources and personnel for the duration of the fire.
State fire resources have also been used to assist with fires in the Lower Yakima Valley this summer.
They include the Range 12 Fire east of Sunnyside, South Ward Gap Fire near Prosser and, currently, the Tule Road Fire in Toppenish. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/state-mobilizes-fire-assistance/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/11d065f65fd0f3a00618b1e2e5321be959de9827179c4d72f04fac26442052f9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:43 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Firene-d-bogert%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/irene-d-bogert/ | en | null | Irene D. Bogert | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Irene D. Bogert, 88, of Kennewick, was called to “angel orientation class” on Aug. 14, 2016.
She was born Oct. 11, 1927, in Granger, to Catherine and Conrad Schoessler.
She grew up on a farm on Van Belle Road, along with two brothers, Roy and Norman. They are now deceased.
Irene married Walt Bogert and they farmed in the Sunnyside area for many years. There, they raised four children: David, Richard, Steve and Cathy. Sadly, David died at a very young age.
They left farming and moved to Kennewick in the mid-70s, where they became realtors and worked with Century 21 for more than 25 years.
Irene was the mother of four and second mother to many. She was a loving grandmother of five, and great-grandmother of four. She was a favorite aunt, good friend, gracious host and woman of faith.
She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Kennewick and, before moving, an active member of Sunnyside Presbyterian Church.
A memorial service is planned for Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at Kennewick First Presbyterian Church, 2001 W. Kennewick Ave, Kennewick.
A service time will be announced on Einan’s website soon.
Those wishing to sign Irene’s online memorial may do so at www.einansatsunset.com.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/irene-d-bogert/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/a5fc29b48cb7423b1c97dfa2ee253566506d96e7bf5c070815213bf861ff8913.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:46:58 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F30%2Fdiane-jean-smith-davis-hagen%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/30/diane-jean-smith-davis-hagen/ | en | null | Diane Jean (Smith) (Davis) Hagen | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Diane Hagen, 65, of Deer Park, formerly of Sunnyside, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in Deer Park after she lost her long and valiant battle with cancer.
She was born in Sunnyside, April 24, 1951, to A.C. (Smitty) and Mildred Smith.
She attended school in Sunnyside and was a member of the class of 1969.
Diane will be deeply missed by her soul mate and best friend, Pat Hagen; children, Shawna Jacob, David (Holly) Newcomb; grandchildren, Alison, Brakken, Stephen and Tyler; mother, Mildred Liberty; sister, Carolyn (Gary) Lowe; step-sister, Laurie (Rick) Otteson; step-brothers, Larry, Gale (Bobbie), Mike (Kylie) Liberty and their families. She also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Diane had lived in Deer Park for many years and loved to garden. She enjoyed the wildlife that frequented their home on the hill. She cherished her time spent there.
No services are planned, as per her request. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/30/diane-jean-smith-davis-hagen/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/4b18b721dcf0c8121bdb5a2f716a3834081f1fb4f9133651ce06b93a005fa2c7.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:47:46 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | Incoming sixth graders attending Sierra Vista Middle School will get a taste of middle school life during an orientation from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the North 16th Street school. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fsierra-vista-tour-set%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/sierra-vista-tour-set/ | en | null | Sierra Vista tour set | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Incoming sixth graders attending Sierra Vista Middle School will get a taste of middle school life during an orientation from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the North 16th Street school.
Students will meet in the school cafeteria for a day of activities, which includes lunch and a tour.
Students will also receive their class schedules. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/sierra-vista-tour-set/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/be8b7685db9c2a942077c664d4e15a29c9ead214c183dcc23b84d229ed330244.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:46:56 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Only two weeks remain for free, confidential well testing on the Yakama Reservation. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fwell-testing-available%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/well-testing-available/ | en | null | Well testing available | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Only two weeks remain for free, confidential well testing on the Yakama Reservation.
Testing is for nitrates, coliform bacteria (including E Coli), and lead.
Approximately 20 percent of wells in the Lower Yakima Valley have nitrates higher than the allowable federal limit, officials said.
Older homes may have lead pipes, or homes built during the 1960s to 80s may have lead solder used in pipe connections.
The well testing deadline is Sept. 5. Testing is conducted on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
Call Project Manager Mary Baechler at 509-961-2792 for more details. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/well-testing-available/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/2a94a4b8db0bf62c713d8a40f1405d8008208d63a83a77e5abda513945404c52.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:46:28 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F30%2Fcecilio-garza%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/30/cecilio-garza/ | en | null | Daily Sun News | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Cecilio Garza, 100, of Sunnyside, formerly of Outlook, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in Sunnyside.
Viewing and visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31, with a Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6 p.m., at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sunnyside. A Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 1, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, with a burial to follow at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens in Sunnyside.
Smith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/30/cecilio-garza/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/2794ded0c010cbf12827b8575f5a893ba5af90a9803d66f2629f59bdd22214c2.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:50:48 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | The suspect in a Toppenish shooting is being held on $250,000. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fbail-set-250000-accused-toppenish-shooter%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/bail-set-250000-accused-toppenish-shooter/ | en | null | Bail set at $250,000 for accused Toppenish shooter | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The suspect in a Toppenish shooting is being held on $250,000.
Kevin Zyph, 23, appeared in Yakima County Superior Court Thursday on a charge of first-degree assault, court records show.
Judge Richard H. Bartheld set the White Swan man’s bail at $250,000 and ordered him to appear for arraignment on Sept. 1, documents state.
Zyph was arrested Aug. 10 in Lewis County, Idaho in connection with a July 1 shooting at the Yakamart convenience store, 111 Fort Road, in Toppenish, the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office said.
Zyph reportedly shot a man at the store after a disagreement, Sheriff’s records state.
The man was shot in the back and taken to a Seattle hospital, documents show.
Sheriff’s detectives had been working the case since then, and on Aug. 8 identified Zyph as a suspect. They announced a search for him that same day.
He was captured in Nez Perce County, Idaho when sheriff’s deputies there received information Zyph was in the area, Yakima County Detective Sgt. Mike Russell said.
“Zyph was seen leaving a residence. When Nez Perce County authorities attempted to stop him, a three county pursuit ensued during which he damaged several police vehicles,” Russell said.
Zyph was taken into custody with the help of a police K9 unit, Russell said. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/bail-set-250000-accused-toppenish-shooter/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/b2167c44a4972e85a4f33588977d7cf85b57aa11e4a422cbeeb50edba8a95a4e.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:50:29 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fpublic-record%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/public-record/ | en | null | Daily Sun News | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | GRANDVIEW POLICE
August 19
Assist agency on Jefferson Avenue at Fourth Street.
Traffic hazard on Euclid Road
Resident dispute at Old Prosser Road.
Parking problem on Avenue A.
Recovered stolen vehicle on Pecan Road.
Suspicious circumstance on South Euclid Road.
Traffic hazard on West Wine Country Road at North Fourth Street.
Resident assist at South Euclid Road.
Injury crash on East Wine Country Road at South County Line Road.
Hit-and-run crash at East Third Street.
Unsecure premises at Avenue F.
Illegal burning at Pleasant Street.
Recovered stolen vehicle at Carriage Court.
Residential alarm on Katy Court.
Traffic stop on Carriage Court.
Traffic hazard on West Fifth Street at Crescent Drive.
August 20
Welfare check on Conestoga Way.
Non-injury crash on Sunnyside-Mabton Highway, Mabton.
Vehicle theft on Groom Lane.
Civil matter on Carriage Court.
Missing person on Davie Road.
Noise complaint on East Fourth Street.
Suspicious circumstance on Grandridge Road.
Suspicious circumstance on West Fifth Street.
Public service at Fir Street.
Hit-and-run crash on East Third Street.
Noise complaint at Avenue G.
Suspicious circumstance on West Second Street at the railroad tracks.
August 21
Welfare check at Fern Street, Mabton.
Suspicious circumstance on West Fifth Street at Dykstra Park.
Assist agency at Viall Road.
Traffic hazard on Interstate 82 at Milepost 80.
Traffic hazard on East Wine Country Road at South County Line Road.
Traffic hazard on East Wine Country Road at South County Line Road.
Business alarm on East Fifth Street.
Malicious mischief on West Fifth Street.
Civil matter on Carriage Street.
Information on Elm Street.
Weapon offense on Birch Street.
Threats on Zorada Road.
Noise complaint on Young Street.
Wanted person on West Second Street.
Wanted person on West Second Street.
Transport to Jerome Avenue, Yakima County juvenile detention.
Traffic stop at East Wine Country Road.
Wanted person at West Second Street.
Suspicious circumstance on Wine Country Road at Division Street.
GRANGER POLICE
August 19
Assist agency at state Highway 223.
Malicious mischief on Main Street.
Traffic stop on Main Street at Fifth Street.
Assist agency on Interstate 82.
August 20
Burglary on Mark Street.
August 21
Assist resident on West Boulevard.
Domestic at Fourth Street.
Malicious mischief on Matthew Street.
August 22
Code enforcement on LaPierre Road.
MABTON POLICE
August 19
Information on Jefferson Street at Fourth Avenue.
Animal problem on Sixth Avenue.
Fraud on South Street.
Traffic stop on Sixth Avenue at Seventh Avenue alley.
Resident assist at Main Street.
Traffic stop on Washington Street.
August 20
Unwanted guest on South Street.
Traffic stop on Washington Street.
Eluding at B Street.
August 21
Welfare check on Fern Street.
Attempt to locate on Fern Street.
Traffic stop on Fourth Avenue.
Assist resident on state Highway 241.
August 22
Assist agency on Sunnyside-Mabton Road, Sunnyside.
Traffic stop on state Highway 22 at Milepost 23.
SUNNYSIDE/MABTON ARRESTS
Sunnyside or Mabton Police arrested the following people. Some may have been physically arrested, while others may have been arrested by citation.
August 5
Jeremy Julian Perez, dob: 08/31/90, indecent exposure.
Victor Manuel Campuzano, dob: 05/29/82, Sunnyside court commitment.
Joel Hernandez-Mercado, dob: 03/02/89, driving without a valid operator’s license.
August 6
Becky Ariella Solis, dob: 12/02/91, drug paraphernalia violation and fourth-degree assault.
Hayley C. Russell, dob: 12/12/95, other agency hold.
August 7
Melissa Ann Shelton, dob: 06/26/77, two counts drug paraphernalia violation and second-degree criminal trespassing.
Pedro Perez, dob: 05/19/57, second-degree criminal trespassing.
Andrew Michel Pete Gomez, dob: 04/08/77, second-degree assault.
Ricky Lee Palomarez, dob: 12/05/93, second-degree driving while license suspended.
Barbara Ann White, dob: 09/17/55, third-degree theft.
August 8
Andrew M. Gomez, dob: 04/08/77, threat to bomb property, second-degree assault, obstructing a law enforcement officer.
SUNNYSIDE FIRE
August 19
Resident assist at 808 South Fourth St.
Motor vehicle crash on state Highway 223 at Bailey Avenue, Granger. One transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital.
Aid call at 2311 Hudson Road, no transport.
Brush fire at 402 Mable Avenue, extinguished.
Aid call at 1751 Washington Court, no transport.
Aid call on Yakima Valley Highway at Waneta Road. One transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital.
Motor vehicle crash on Interstate 82 at Milepost 62, no transport.
Aid call at 721 Otis Avenue. One transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital.
Motor vehicle crash at 2685 E. Lincoln Ave., no transport.
Citizen assist at 808 S. Fourth St. Lift assist.
August 20
Aid call at 1258 Saul Road. One transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital.
Aid call at 907 Ida Belle. One transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital.
Aid call at 221 South Lester Road. Cancelled.
Aid call at 1142 Thacker Road. Rendezvous with Airlift Northwest.
Aid call at 216 S. Sixth St, no transport.
August 21
Aid call at 281 First Ave., Outlook. One transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital.
August 22
Resident assist at 808 S. Fourth St. Lift assist.
Aid call at 6701 Van Belle Road. One transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital.
SUNNYSIDE POLICE
August 19
Transport to North Front Street, Yakima.
Transport to Homer Street.
Information at East Harrison Avenue.
Information at McClain Drive.
Traffic hazard on Yakima Valley Highway.
Information on East Edison Avenue.
Administrative on Homer Street.
Transport to West Second Street, Grandview.
Warrant service at Tacoma Avenue.
Runaway juvenile at Homer Street.
Theft on South Sixth Street.
Animal problem on West South Hill Road.
Assist agency on Swan Road.
Assist agency on South Eighth Street.
Business alarm on Allen Road.
Welfare check on East Yakima Valley Highway at Waneta Road.
Welfare check on East Yakima Valley Highway.
Civil matter on East Yakima Valley Highway.
Information on Homer Street.
Information on Homer Street.
Hit-and-run crash on Allen Road at Sunnyside-Mabton Highway.
Non-injury crash at East Lincoln Avenue.
Assist resident at Gregory Avenue.
Unwanted guest at West Edison Avenue.
Suspicious circumstance on East Harrison Avenue at South Fourth Street.
Juvenile problem on West Edison Avenue.
August 20
Welfare check on North 16th Street at East Yakima Valley Highway.
Animal problem on South Seventh Street.
Domestic at Midvale Road.
Welfare check on Rouse Road.
Information on Homer Street.
Domestic on Independence Road.
Resident dispute on South Fourth Street.
Domestic on Barnes Court.
Information on West Madison Avenue.
Suspicious circumstance on Yakima Valley Highway.
Transport to North Front Street.
Juvenile problem on South 13th Street.
Noise complaint on Chestnut Avenue.
Trespassing on North 10th Street.
Assault on South Seventh Street.
Suspicious circumstance on East Edison Avenue.
Traffic stop on East Edison Avenue at South Ninth Street.
Assist agency on Interstate 82 at Milepost 71.
Suspicious circumstance on Cemetery Road.
Assist resident on Homer Street.
Traffic stop on Yakima Valley Highway.
Unwanted guest at North Sixth Street.
Traffic stop on East Lincoln Avenue at East Yakima Valley Highway.
Intoxication on Yakima Valley Highway.
Noise complaint on Newhouse Avenue at South Eighth Street.
August 21
Noise complaint at East Harrison Avenue.
Intoxication at South 13th Street at Tacoma Avenue.
Juvenile problem on South 11th Street.
Suspicious circumstance on Yakima Avenue.
Welfare check on East Lincoln Avenue.
Noise complaint on South Sixth Street.
Theft on South 12th Street.
Suspicious circumstance on Picard Place.
Vehicle theft on Lappin Avenue.
Unwanted guest at Yakima Valley Highway.
Threats at Carnation Drive.
Hit-and-run crash on Victory Way.
Suspicious circumstance at South Sixth Street.
Animal problem on East Edison Avenue.
Noise complaint on South 14th Street.
Noise complaint on South 14th Street.
Suspicious circumstance on Cemetery Road.
Information on South First Street at East Edison Avenue.
Suspicious circumstance on South Fourth Street.
Theft at South First Street.
Transport to Homer Street.
Court order violation on North 11th Street.
Traffic offense on South 11th Street at East Lincoln Avenue.
August 22
Suspicious circumstance on South Fourth Street at Central Park.
YAKIMA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
Judge Donald W. Engel
August 8, 2016
The following people have been charged with DUI and are scheduled to appear in Yakima County District Court-Grandview.
PRELIMINARY DUI HEARING
Germain Edgar G. Juarez, dob: 12/20/82, driving under the influence.
Miguel Lopez Alvarez, dob: 07/06/92, driving under the influence, third-degree driving while license suspended and hit-and-run damage.
Juan Ezequiel Beltran Pineda, dob: 04/11/74, driving under the influence and third-degree driving while license suspended.
Roberto C. Valencia Valencia, dob: 02/09/92, driving under the influence.
FAILURE TO COMPLY
Honorio Jimenez Pascual, dob: 08/14/78, driving under the influence.
EXPIRED WARRANT
Elliot Ramos De Haro, dob: 05/14/85, driving under the influence.
YAKIMA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
Judge Kevin Michael Roy
August 23, 2016
The following people have been charged with DUI and are scheduled to appear in Yakima County District Court-Grandview.
ARRAIGNMENT
Juan Ezequiel Beltran, dob 04/11/74, driving under the influence and third-degree driving while license suspended.
YAKIMA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
Judge Alfred Schweppe
August 23, 2016
The following people have been charged with DUI and are scheduled to appear in Yakima County District Court-Grandview.
ARRAIGNMENT
Avito Sabel Rodriguez, dob 06/28/68, third-degree driving while license suspended and operating a vehicle without ignition interlock.
Gerardo Alvarez Jr., dob 02/09/98, driving under the influence.
Shanna Rene Greene, dob 01/27/82, third-degree driving while license suspended and operating a vehicle without ignition interlock.
REVIEW HEARING
Abel Adan Alvarado, dob: 09/30/63, driving under the influence.
FAILURE TO COMPLY
Dominique Armando Pina, dob: 08/20/73, driving under the influence.
Jaime Hernandez Flores, dob 10/08/78, driving under the influence.
Rodolfo Montes Rogel, dob 07/16/94, driving under the influence.
Fernando Ramirez Jr., dob 04/11/89, driving under the influence.
PRELIMINARY
Jessica Alcaraz, dob 12/21/77, driving under the influence.
PRE-TRIAL HEARING
Hernan Daniel Garcia Solis, dob 05/01/94, driving under the influence.
Jaime Hernandez Flores, dob 10/08/78, second-degree driving while license suspended.
Esbeidi Yuliana Reyna, dob 05/16/91, driving under the influence.
Esbeidi Yuliana Reyna, dob 05/16/91, driving under the influence.
Henry Rios, dob 07/27/67, driving under the influence.
Jose Manuel Vicente Mestizo, dob 05/19/84, driving under the influence.
Cecilia Marie Armendariz, dob 04/07/77, third-degree driving while license suspended.
5-YEAR DEFERRED PROSECUTION DISMISSALS
Hernan Daniel Garcia Solis, dob 05/01/94, driving under the influence.
YAKIMA COUNTY SHERIFF
August 19
Traffic hazard on Sunnyside-Mabton Road.
Welfare check on Parker Bridge Road.
Traffic hazard on Reeves Road at Maple Grove Road, Sunnyside.
Domestic on Van Belle Road, Sunnyside.
Burglary on Gap Road, Outlook.
Livestock incident on Swan Road, Sunnyside.
Vehicle theft on Waneta Road.
Missing person on Sheller Road.
Domestic on Washout Road.
Residential alarm on Sheller Road, Sunnyside.
Resident dispute on Van Belle Road, Sunnyside.
Domestic on Outlook Road, Outlook.
Recovered stolen vehicle on Emerald Road at Midvale Road.
Non-injury crash on Dekker Road at East Zillah Drive, Outlook.
Injury crash on Interstate 82, Outlook.
Animal problem on Cody Lane, Sunnyside.
Wanted person on Waneta Road, Grandview.
Theft on Independence Road, Outlook.
Traffic hazard on Factory Road at Harrison Road.
Unwanted guest at North Elm Street, Grandview.
August 20
Shots fired on Kriner Road, Sunnyside.
Domestic on Independence Road, Sunnyside.
Livestock incident on Durham Road, Zillah.
Injury crash on Thacker Road, Granger.
Court order violation on Pleasant Avenue, Grandview.
Malicious mischief on Lantz road.
Residential alarm on Riggins Road, Wapato.
Resident dispute, Van Belle Road, Granger.
Hit-and-run crash on Charvet Road, Grandview.
August 21
Welfare check on Midvale Road, Mabton.
Resident assist on East Parker Heights Road, Wapato.
Injury crash on Cheyne Road, Zillah.
Attempt to locate on Eiler Lane, Zillah.
Hit-and-run crash on Sheller Road at Bethany Road, Sunnyside.
Welfare check on Abby Lane, Zillah.
Suspicious circumstance on Ogle Road, Grandview.
Domestic on Waneta Road, Sunnyside.
Lost property on Ware Road, Grandview.
Non-injury crash on Yakima Valley Highway, Granger.
August 22
Runaway juvenile on Rader Road, Sunnyside.
ZILLAH POLICE
August 20
Business alarm on Washington Avenue.
Noise complaint on Chenaur Drive.
Noise complaint on Chenaur Drive.
August 21
Hit-and-run crash on Leland Street. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/public-record/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/f373537fb27405100dd53b76f9b11ae7469fb36527dd58588421ecae04411e51.json |
[
"Roger Harnack"
] | 2016-08-29T16:52:19 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | Crews are mopping up today after a brush fire burned 3,000 acres or more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fcrews-battle-brush-fire-yakama-reservation%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/crews-battle-brush-fire-yakama-reservation/ | en | null | Crews battle brush fire on Yakama Reservation | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Crews are mopping up today after a brush fire burned 3,000 acres or more.
The fire started at about 5 p.m. yesterday in the Tule Road area on the Yakama Reservation, Yakima County Fire District No. 5 Battalion Chief Ken Shipman said.
Fire crews last night also asked residents to evacuate.
“We probably notified 10 houses,” Shipman said. “Not all evacuated.”
He said some chose to stay because they had farmland serving as a buffer or break between their home and the fire.
The fire spread last night and came within about four miles of Granger, Shipman said.
Estimates last night pegged the Tule Road fire at 1,500 acres, but Shipman said it was far beyond that.
“It’s at least doubled since then,” he said this morning.
Local fire crews will get assistance today when federal teams arrive, he said.
“There are still some active spots burning,” Shipman said.
Yesterday marked the second Lower Yakima Valley fire evacuation in three weeks.
Prosser residents were asked to evacuate the Byron Hill neighborhood on July 31 when the South Ward Gap fire threatened up to 50 homes.
That blaze destroyed three homes in the Horse Heaven Hills area.
The fire started about a mile outside the Prosser city limits, but winds pushed it toward town.
At one point, it came within 300 yards of the city’s main water tower.
Officials also closed state Highway 22 at Richard Road.
Local fire crews also received assistance in extinguishing that blaze, as the state sent seven wildland strike teams and three Type 1 strike teams. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/crews-battle-brush-fire-yakama-reservation/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/dcbd26f506b244ca43a70a9c863db4de68e9e2c423060b42f56e30401477be79.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:32 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | A fourth candidate for a City Council vacancy applied yesterday at City Hall. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Ffourth-candidate-files-council-seat%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/fourth-candidate-files-council-seat/ | en | null | Fourth candidate files for council seat | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | A fourth candidate for a City Council vacancy applied yesterday at City Hall.
Joe Castillo is a diesel mechanic for RDO Equipment and has called the city home for the past year.
“I am heavily vested in the Prosser community,” he said in his application. “I am seeking an appointment to City Council so I can be more hands on with the day-to-day runnings of the city.”
Married with four children, Castillo is a volunteer firefighter with West Benton Fire Rescue
“I believe I can bring an open mind, a willingness to learn and a servant’s heart to the residents of Prosser,” he said.
Castillo joins Stephanie Groom, John J. Schroeder and Rebecca Grove as candidates for the seat.
It came open last month, when Humberto Rodriguez resigned because his family was moving out of the city.
Rodriguez was the city’s first elected Hispanic councilman and just took office this year.
The City Council will appoint one of the four to the vacant post. The successful candidate will also have to seek election if they want to retain the seat. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/fourth-candidate-files-council-seat/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/7cb5b06dd2a64af1f43c69f7094496abf9ff21c340fb2a6b2984c0249a1310bb.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:30 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Firene-b-cervantes%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/irene-b-cervantes/ | en | null | Irene B. Cervantes | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Irene B. Cervantes, 87, of Toppenish, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Toppenish.
Irene was born in Pflugerville, Texas, July 19, 1929, to Maria and Marcial Borrego. She was one of 16 children.
As a young lady Irene traveled to Ohio ,where she served as a nanny for a doctor’s family.
In the early 50s, she and her husband, Benito, made their home in Mabton, where they raised seven children.
Irene worked for the Mabton School District as a home visitor.
She attended Mabton Immaculate Catholic Church and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sunnyside. She was a member of the Guadalupanas Association.
Irene was known for her hospitality and joy of making tamales, something she did until she was 80, when her health prevented her from doing so.
She is survived by one sister, Consuelo Acevedo; her children, Sylvia Cervantes, Grace (Gene) Smith, Benito Cervantes, Jr., Norma (Andy) Sharpe, Sergio (Connie) Cervantes, Rafael Cervantes, Lucy (Shawn) Campbell; 21 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Benito Cervantes
Viewing and visitation was 2-8 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21, with a Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6 p.m., at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sunnyside. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 22, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, with burial to follow at Mabton Cemetery.
Those wishing to sign Irene’s online memorial book may do so at www.funeralhomesmith.com.
Smith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/irene-b-cervantes/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/d06a53f5611112df1e04e5124bd0300ba297f945bc21f2ae1621b2c815935db7.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:49:17 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | St. Joseph Parish is signing up parishioners for religious education and sacramental preparation (First Communion, Baptism, and Confirmation) classes. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fsacramental-sign-ups-set%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/sacramental-sign-ups-set/ | en | null | Sacramental sign-ups set | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | St. Joseph Parish is signing up parishioners for religious education and sacramental preparation (First Communion, Baptism, and Confirmation) classes.
Registration is 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday in Room 1 at the parish center, 907 S. Sixth St.
The registration deadline is Sept. 2 for classes that begin Sept. 12.
For more information, call 509-837-2243. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/sacramental-sign-ups-set/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/a5da7390e114371ff6fd24d1c6f6d3a48f2c1730b691316b15e0dc3e2f86d23d.json |
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"Family Features"
] | 2016-08-29T16:51:49 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | Keeping lunch ideas inventive and exciting can become challenging over time. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Ffive-tips-building-better-lunch%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/five-tips-building-better-lunch/ | en | null | Five tips for building a better lunch | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Keeping lunch ideas inventive and exciting can become challenging over time.
Lunchbox envy may start in grade school, but when you open yet another uninspired sack lunch, you may find yourself wishing you could trade with a friend or co-worker, if only for the change of pace.
Whether you’re packing lunch for the kids or looking for ways to boost the grownup lunches in your family, these ideas will help pull you out of your lunchtime rut.
Customized carrier: Get a customized lunch box that will make you and your kids excited about lunch. Add a monogram, showcase a favorite color or pick a favorite character or hobby to personalize your pack. Features like bento boxes and cooler compartments add a practical touch to the fun.
Menu collaboration: Talk to your kids about what they want to eat and come up with menus together. Involving them in the process helps them feel empowered and may give you some ideas to liven up your own routine.
Tasty treats: Kids and adults alike can appreciate new ways to enjoy their favorite flavors. For example, Dole Mixations are a simple and delicious twist on two snack time favorites: applesauce cups and cups of fruit.
Words of encouragement: Whether you’re packing a lunch for your little loves or your big one, include a note or message that’s sure to bring a smile at lunch.
Look for fun, inventive packaging features that you can customize with personal messages for a fun lunch-time surprise.
You can also add a pen to your youngsters’ lunch boxes and encourage them to express their own creativity on the lid before they dive into the delicious fruit fusion.
Pack a punch: Balance basics like sandwiches with fruit and crunchy veggies to ensure the meal has a healthy, fulfilling variety to keep energy up throughout the day. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/five-tips-building-better-lunch/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/d837d4362021c055405f0958c1f7cba5fbf8bc4e2b06131060f48139203c2eff.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:51:00 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Federal officials want comment from the public about a plan to reclaim Lane Mountain Mine. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Ffeds-seeks-land-input%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/feds-seeks-land-input/ | en | null | Feds seeks land input | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Federal officials want comment from the public about a plan to reclaim Lane Mountain Mine.
The Lane Mountain Co. is proposing to reclaim the Lane Mountain Mine North Quarry to address concerns over the current site conditions by creating a buttress, state officials said. That would effectively reduce the potential for a slope failure once reclamation is complete.
Submit comments by Sept. 20, 2016 to BLM_OR_SP_Mail@blm.gov with “Lane Mountain. Mine” in the subject line. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/feds-seeks-land-input/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/1ea0f65c61d48937fe4f0f897804310dfeca6c5c58255fd2895c888e4f4abb69.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:46:16 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F26%2Fkatherine-kathy-b-cole%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/26/katherine-kathy-b-cole/ | en | null | Katherine “Kathy” B. Cole | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Katherine “Kathy” B. Cole, 91, of Yakima, formerly of Sunnyside, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Yakima.
A memorial service will be at a later date.
Smith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/26/katherine-kathy-b-cole/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/abe62f3287dd0c0fdd40f6d5cdc7ffc0c55d26fc4a520d60fe3e4dee1491e814.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:01 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fruth-emily-stark%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/ruth-emily-stark/ | en | null | Ruth Emily Stark | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Ruth Emily Stark, 92, of Sunnyside, died Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Sunnyside.
An open house memorial for Ruth will be 1-5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, at Sun Terrace Retirement and Assisted Living Community, 907 Ida Belle St., Sunnyside.
Smith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/ruth-emily-stark/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/96fc49c4e0b8f76fb224e4ab59ce9cf3e04b50e61f5211c6c90f49a93c745a18.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:13 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | The King Mountain Indian Rodeo Association will host the 2016 Region Rodeos No. 4 and 5 on Sept. 2-3. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F18%2Fregion-rodeo-no-4-and-5-set%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/region-rodeo-no-4-and-5-set/ | en | null | Region Rodeo No. 4 and 5 set | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The King Mountain Indian Rodeo Association will host the 2016 Region Rodeos No. 4 and 5 on Sept. 2-3.
The two, one-day rodeos will include 13 events, including three junior events each day.
The rodeos begin with slack, if needed, at noon each day.
Performances start at 3 p.m. each day at the White Swan Rodeo Grounds, 151 Rodeo Drive. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/region-rodeo-no-4-and-5-set/ | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/083c4838a627a8119f85db5549dd4b2cbb83fef6fe2dc7c8bf574349db9116fa.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:48:28 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Motorists are cautioned they may experience delays on Interstate 90 this week due to construction projects. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fstate-issues-advisories%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/state-issues-advisories/ | en | null | State issues advisories | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Motorists are cautioned they may experience delays on Interstate 90 this week due to construction projects.
They include:
• Hyak to Keechelus Dam Project (Mileposts 56 to 61);
• Keechelus Dam to Stampede Pass to build wildlife bridges (Mileposts 62 to 69);
• Peoh Road Bridge to Elk Height Road to replace concrete (Mileposts 87 to 93);
• I-90/US 97 to Stevens Road for paving (Mileposts 106 to 122);
• Columbia River Vantage Bridge painting (Mileposts 137 to 138). | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/state-issues-advisories/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/dcf18f80130cc3b1d95892efc290feea286e82bf7c6ef5e4441c4e2a281e1d84.json |
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"John"
] | 2016-08-30T18:49:59 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | When the bell rings tomorrow signaling the start of the new school year, 18 new teachers will greet students. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fmabton-welcomes-18-new-teachers%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/mabton-welcomes-18-new-teachers/ | en | null | Mabton welcomes 18 new teachers | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | When the bell rings tomorrow signaling the start of the new school year, 18 new teachers will greet students.
Yesterday, students got a chance to meet their teachers during a back-to-school barbecue at Artz-Fox Elementary School.
In addition to new teachers, some of her staff are familiar faces with new assignments, Principal Angie Ozuna said.
“They all volunteered to switch,” she said. “They’re so enthusiastic. I’m excited for this school year to start.”
Longtime teachers Enedina Boswell, Lisa Castillija and Angelica Reyna will find themselves in new surroundings. Boswell will be in the preschool classroom while Castilleja and Reyna will be kindergarten teachers.
Chris Medrano, who was an administrative intern last year, will teach fifth-grade this year.
Pat Kernan who has taught sixth-grade for most of her career, will be taking on the job of integrated specialist, Ozuna said.
Kernan will be combining the music, science and music in her duties this year.
New to the district are Alma Guillen in third-grade, Cynthia Cisneros in first grade, Blanca Granados in fifth-grade, Angelica Salinas in kindergarten, Rosa Benitez as a English Language Learner Specialist, Yolanda Renteria in second-grade, Jessica Santos in first-grade, Kacy Soto as a teaching specialist, Lindsay Medrano in the special education resource room, Levina Robin in second- grade, Madison Fortney in fifth-grade, Scott Jones in fourth-grade and Justin Stubben will teach physical education and health.
The Artz-Fox building will also have new administrator as Ozuna said Adrianna DeGregoria will be the vice principal.
New staff at Mabton Junior-Senior High School includes Michele Lawrence, Jennifer Harris, Zachary Van Tassel and Donelle Snider. Their duties were not available at press time. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/mabton-welcomes-18-new-teachers/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/67c64186c5948c902d3c971445e45d6d580d7a4c3a7ba3cf5f45a8822b15d761.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:47:27 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | The City Council plans to appoint a new member tonight. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Fcandidate-interviews%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/candidate-interviews/ | en | null | Candidate interviews | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The City Council plans to appoint a new member tonight.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. to interview five applicants for a position vacated by Humberto Rodriguez.
The candidates are Joe Castillo, Rebecca Fink, Stephanie Groom, Rebecca Grove and John Schroeder.
At 7 p.m., the council will appoint Rodriguez’s replacement.
Both meetings are in City Hall, 601 Seventh St. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/candidate-interviews/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/dc0f5d2434bc8348ab046379a4a894a56933569c9257699e962a470dc765fd15.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:47:15 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fproviding-assistance-interstate-82-crash-scene%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/providing-assistance-interstate-82-crash-scene/ | en | null | Providing assistance at Interstate 82 crash scene | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | null | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/providing-assistance-interstate-82-crash-scene/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/ce417df37a127ca5d694ae2dda21351fa0bd4013300deea37d48eb3a2f2a4dc0.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:46:15 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | Motivational speaker Gabe Salazar will kick-off the new school year at Sunnyside High School’s Grizzly Academy Week tomorrow. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fgrizzly-academy-planned%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/grizzly-academy-planned/ | en | null | Grizzly Academy planned | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Motivational speaker Gabe Salazar will kick-off the new school year at Sunnyside High School’s Grizzly Academy Week tomorrow.
Salazar’s message challenges teenagers and encourages them to make positive choices in their lives, high school Assistant Principal Dave Martinez said.
He is scheduled to address the students at 9 a.m. in the high school gym.
Grizzly Academy, for all incoming freshmen and students new to the district, will run through Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Through the use of powerful skits, dynamic insights and real-life illustrations, Salazar’s message inspires and motivates his audience to action. He also speaks to parents and adults who work with youth to help them better understand what their teen is going through in life. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/grizzly-academy-planned/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/af293bed0823777aa26b9f51f7f33a0fdee1bda3be7640743b3abc4922ebd3f7.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:46:46 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F26%2Faltagracia-avila-de-castillo%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/26/altagracia-avila-de-castillo/ | en | null | Altagracia Avila De Castillo | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Altagracia Avila De Castillo, 89, of Grandview, formerly of Michoacan, Mexico, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in Grandview.
A Rosary will be at 6 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29, at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside, followed by an all-night vigil, 9 p.m. to 9 a.m., at Saint Joseph Church in Sunnyside. A Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church followed by a graveside service at Zillah Cemetery. A reception will follow at The Salon Real in Grandview.
Valley Hills Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/26/altagracia-avila-de-castillo/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/6c5c6c5f1e1e7ad65d12a13c75dbf6491f24ffb8e9d9a547c6bb9efa98b632f4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:47:25 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | The City Council will consider a staff application to run this year’s Lighted Farm Implement Parade when it meets Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Fcouncil-review-implement-parade%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/council-review-implement-parade/ | en | null | Council to review implement parade | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The City Council will consider a staff application to run this year’s Lighted Farm Implement Parade when it meets Monday.
The council will review a recommendation forwarded by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee on Aug. 3. The advisory called for approval of an application for tourism funds submitted by City Manager Don Day.
The City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Law and Justice Center, 401 Homer St.
Day said the city’s interest is only to make sure the parade continues this year.
“We have to make sure this happens,” he said.
The application seeks $10,000 in lodging tax funds. The Municipal Research and Services Center indicates cities can use funds to organize and pay for staff to run an event.
The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee also received an application from the Miss Sunnyside Committee to run the December festival. That group pulled out when city staff submitted a proposal.
Representatives from the Miss Sunnyside group indicated they were willing to organize the parade if there were no other takers.
The Lighted Farm Implement Parade was previously managed by the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce during its nearly three-decade history.
That group disbanded this year due to back tax issues.
The chamber lost its federal tax-exempt status because it failed to pay employee taxes over a period of four years under previous management. Chamber officials since then have made efforts to pay the taxes owed.
In the chamber’s absence, a group of residents is meeting weekly in an attempt to create a new business organization.
That group meets 6 p.m. on Wednesday in a meeting room at Grapevine Inn, 1849 Quail Lane. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/council-review-implement-parade/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/3bac63d62d3da6a125de780e3b6affc403305421a55b13add6a0e973d3929a55.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:46:45 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | A local man is accused of molesting his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fwapato-man-accused-molesting-11-year-old-girl%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/wapato-man-accused-molesting-11-year-old-girl/ | en | null | Wapato man accused of molesting 11-year-old girl | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | A local man is accused of molesting his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter.
Mauricio Gomez Gonzalez, 32, was arrested Thursday on three counts of first-degree child molestation after he allegedly groped the girl three times, probable cause records show.
He had a preliminary appearance in Yakima County Superior Court on Friday.
He will be arraigned Sept. 2.
He was first booked into the city jail, then taken to the county jail, records show.
Officers also requested Gomez Gonzalez be considered a flight risk because he has family in Mexico, documents state. His girlfriend also notified police that he may be suicidal.
Gomez Gonzalez spent the night at his girlfriend’s home, records show. He is accused of entering the girl’s bedroom three times early that morning after he had awakened to go to work, documents show.
He allegedly pulled down her top and kissed her chest area, records state. He also put his hands down her shorts.
The girl told police she was scared and “... pretended to stay asleep.”
The girl’s mother told police she had bruising on her right breast. The girl was taken to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital for sexual assault assessment, where doctors determined the bruising was from suction, records show.
DNA samples were taken, and when Wapato officers questioned Gomez Gonzalez he admitted his DNA would be found on the girl, documents show.
He also admitted to putting his mouth on the girl’s breast, and touching her genitals and mouth, records show. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/wapato-man-accused-molesting-11-year-old-girl/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/fcf869335bca3d4ee578707395df30051870f85f5b5b3fc85638ca97b9507cd9.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:50:17 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | The opportunity to meet new people and learn about neighboring communities is the motivator for this Miss Sunnyside candidate. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fmiss-sunnyside-candidate%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/miss-sunnyside-candidate/ | en | null | Miss Sunnyside Candidate | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The opportunity to meet new people and learn about neighboring communities is the motivator for this Miss Sunnyside candidate.
Elizabeth Ruldo, 16, the oldest of three children, found her childhood of moving to a new school four times in her life gave her the skills to quickly make friends.
As a Miss Sunnyside candidate, this a skill she plans to use as the community ambassador.
“I’ve lived in California, Othello, Connell and now here,” she said. “Honestly I just like to talk to everyone and I think it will be fun to get to know everyone I meet.”
She has attended Sunnyside schools since middle school. She is active on the high school Knowledge Bowl team and in Science Fair. This school year, she plans to take Advanced Placement chemistry, precalculus and college level U.S. History.
Her love of history is also a part of her planned community service project, if she is selected Miss Sunnyside.
“I plan to work with the museum to host activities for adults and children,” Ruldo said. “People need to know their past in order to understand the present and the future.”
The daughter of Bertha Farias and Ramiro Rudo of Sunnyside, she said her last name was misspelled on her birth certificate. But because it is easier to say with the letter L, “... my parents left it that way. My siblings; Christian, 15, and Jonathan, 12; are also Ruldos,” she said.
Ruldo is also active in her church.
“I love doing community service projects. If I were to name a hobby, volunteering would be it,” she said.
One of her favorite community service projects was with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The local project played into her future goal of doing medical studies, she said.
Ruldo’s talent for the Miss Sunnyside Pageant will be a musical solo. “I’ll sing De Los Montes – which loosely translated means ‘from the weeds.’ Basically all things, from the weeds to man, sing to God,” she said.
The Miss Sunnyside Pageant will be 7 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Sunnyside High School auditorium. It is held in conjunction with Sunshine Days.
-This is the 11th installment in 13- part series featuring the 2016-17 Miss Sunnyside candidates | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/miss-sunnyside-candidate/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/b5c5308cac696974ff2e5b243e2e6194ea0d69b5494450f5d77987076035a93c.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:18 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | A local Safeway employee is out of work, at least temporarily, after he tried to stop two teenagers from robbing the store Wednesday night. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fsafeway-store-suspends-assault-victim%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/safeway-store-suspends-assault-victim/ | en | null | Safeway store suspends assault victim | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | A local Safeway employee is out of work, at least temporarily, after he tried to stop two teenagers from robbing the store Wednesday night.
One of them hit Fritz Henn, 42, over the head with a bottle when he attempted to stop them from stealing liquor, police records state.
Max Cuevas, 19, of 231 Lowry Road, Outlook; and a 17-year-old boy from Mabton are being held in Yakima after allegedly robbing the store and assaulting Henn. Police refused to identify the Mabton boy.
Ed Mahoney’s family runs a second-hand shop across the street from Safeway, 613 S. Sixth St. He said he took Henn to the hospital.
“I went to the store the next day to see how Fritz was doing. They told me he was fired for putting his hands on a customer,” Mahoney said. “As far as I’m concerned, as soon as those kids took those bottles, they weren’t customers anymore.”
Store management refused to comment, but employees Friday and Saturday said Henn was suspended until further notice.
“At Safeway, the safety of all our employees and customers is a top priority,” company spokeswoman Tairsa Cate Worman said. “In order to preserve this level of safety during shoplifting incidents, we have very strict policies and procedures in place.”
Cuevas is charged with second-degree robbery and fourth-degree assault; the Mabton boy is charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree assault, police said.
Cuevas was booked into Yakima County Jail and his accomplice into Yakima County Juvenile Detention Center, police said. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/safeway-store-suspends-assault-victim/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/397f4f4d9a2655939c693528dbc121f85e4370488d393dae63a8be2392b673a9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:51:02 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | A Union Gap man died Wednesday after his tractor-trailer crashed into a tree, the Washington State Patrol said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2Funion-gap-man-dies-crash%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/union-gap-man-dies-crash/ | en | null | Union Gap man dies in crash | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | A Union Gap man died Wednesday after his tractor-trailer crashed into a tree, the Washington State Patrol said.
Benjamin Adelblue, 41, was northbound on state Highway 97 near Weimer Road, when he reportedly lost control of the Kenworth truck, troopers said.
It crashed into a tree and Adelblue died at the scene, troopers said.
He was wearing a seat belt, the State Patrol said. The crash remains under investigation. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/union-gap-man-dies-crash/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/4f6e29698fee6d369d34951dbcbcd5ecd39d3e523ff8dd34fea98f3be515d34c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:58 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F24%2Fruth-stark%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/24/ruth-stark/ | en | null | Daily Sun News | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Ruth Stark, 92, of Sunnyside, passed away in Sunnyside.
Born at home in Yellowstone County Mont., on June 15, 1924, she came into the world the daughter of Alma and Jens Nielson.
She grew up and worked on the family farm and graduated from Custer High School in 1942.
She attended college at the then Eastern Montana Normal School, graduating with a teaching degree.
Her first teaching assignment was in Vantage.
She and her soon-to-be-husband, Archie, met each other in Montana. They later married and had three children; Duane, Dennis and April.
Ruth and Archie lived in the Tri-Cities while Archie worked at Hanford. Later, they moved to a small farm near Sunnyside.
Ruth worked hard on the farm and rearing three children. She also enjoyed bowling and was active in the V.F.W. and the Eagles. When there was free time, Ruth, Archie, and their children enjoyed camping and fishing.
As the children all left home, Ruth and Archie, downsized and moved into Sunnyside. They enjoyed the Mabton Dance Club and traveling with friends in their motorhome.
After Archie died in 1996, Ruth again downsized to a manufactured home in Grandview, where she was involved in several card groups, bridge and pinochle mainly.
She was always happy to learn a new game, too.
Ruth once again downsized when she moved to Sun Terrace in 2011, where she was cared for until her death.
She is survived by her son, Dennis (Nancy) of Kennewick; daughter, April Collett of Winlock; many grandchildren; and great-grandchildren; as well as Debby Stark, who became very much like a daughter to Ruth near the end of her life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie, and son, Duane.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice as Ruth always felt flowers were for the living.
An open house memorial for Ruth will be 1-5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, at Sun Terrace Retirement and Assisted Living Community, 907 Ida Belle St., Sunnyside.
Those wishing to sign Ruth’s online memorial book may do so at www.funeralhomesmith.com
Smith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/24/ruth-stark/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/745099713ff96b1b947ad41633533082fa4560beeac490bb6fb72ee82d5417ae.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:57:48 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F22%2Fjulio-q-gomez%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/julio-q-gomez/ | en | null | Julio Q. Gomez | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | Julio Q. Gomez, 93, of Yakima, formerly of Sunnyside, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, at home with his family by his side.
Julio was born Oct. 18, 1922, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Carmen (Quezada) and Luis Gomez.
He was educated in Mexico City and was a trained baker for much of his career.
On Aug. 20, 1948, he married the love of his life, Juana (Jane) Centeno in Laredo, Texas.
Julio settled in the Lower Yakima Valley, where he worked for the late Sen. Irving Newhouse on his hop ranch in Sunnyside.
After returning to baking, he spent the last 25 years of his career as the head baker at El Ranchito in Zillah.
Julio enjoyed gardening, woodworking, reading and was a true student of U.S. history. He loved to read the newspaper, and, as a naturalized United States citizen, enthusiastically exercised his voting privilege.
Julio was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sunnyside for more than 50 years.
Julio is survived by his wife, Juana (Jane) Gomez of Sunnyside; five daughters, Seferina G. (Juan) Aguilar, Norma G. (Jack) Morris, of Yakima; Martha Gomez of Seattle, Juanita (Paul) Orth of Elma, and Esther Sweet of Seattle; and one son, Hector (Pam) Gomez of Sunnyside. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one sister, Maria Del Refugio Gomez Quezada of Mexico City, Mexico.
Julio is preceded in death by his parents, Luis and Carmen Gomez; brother, Guadalupe Gomez; and sister, Maria De Jesus Gomez-Arana.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, at St. Paul Cathedral, 15 S. 12th Ave., Yakima. Those wishing to sign Julio’s online memorial book may do so at www.funeralhomesmith.com
Smith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/22/julio-q-gomez/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/0a77b464fce9182a993b6d759a6d3dee400f7bd3debeb36a0bfbd192ffb2057e.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:51:32 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | A $19 million upgrade will provide more water and energy from Grand Coulee Dam. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F23%2Ffeds-award-contract-dam-improvements%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/feds-award-contract-dam-improvements/ | en | null | Feds award contract for dam improvements | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | A $19 million upgrade will provide more water and energy from Grand Coulee Dam.
That’s the result of the federal Bureau of Reclamation’s decision to award a $19 million contract this month to American Hydro of York, Penn.
The contract calls for replacing and updating equipment for pump generating units five and six at the John W. Keys III Pump Generating Plant.
“This effort is pivotal to the infrastructure modernization at the Keys Plant,” Reclamation Commissioner Estevan Lopez said. “The pump units will provide greater efficiency, flexibility and capacity in hydropower production and water delivery.”
The plant is part of the Grand Coulee Dam Power Complex.
The complex also provides flood control, irrigation, hydropower production, recreation, stream flows and fish and wildlife benefits, officials said.
Construction will take place over the next two years while accommodating for irrigation demand.
The project is scheduled to be finished by January 2020.
The work approved this month continues a 20-year modernization effort at the plant. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/23/feds-award-contract-dam-improvements/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/a158c26d9bc697c246aa373735e76f484f1bda50bf8a4e9b625d459d17755dc9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:01:28 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | The Yakima Valley Sports Commission will host the 14th annual Hot Shots basketball tournament next weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F18%2Fhot-shots-next-weekend%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/hot-shots-next-weekend/ | en | null | Hot Shots next weekend | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The Yakima Valley Sports Commission will host the 14th annual Hot Shots basketball tournament next weekend.
Last year’s tournament had nearly 500 teams with more than 1,900 participants on 40 courts.
The event will feature male and female divisions from first-grade through adult.
In addition to the men’s open and men’s 6-foot and under divisions, there will be a high school elite division this year.
Play begins at 9 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday.
Championship games for all brackets will be played throughout Sunday.
Games will take place on downtown streets. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/hot-shots-next-weekend/ | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/17ab7c0917b10d4d83f43f534534250bff3c456f893ca9e88d7837d8347eec05.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:48:59 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | A Selah Democrat held off a Republican, also from Selah, in a bid to face 15th District legislative incumbent David Taylor this November. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F19%2F15th-district-results-official%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/15th-district-results-official/ | en | null | 15th District results official | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | A Selah Democrat held off a Republican, also from Selah, in a bid to face 15th District legislative incumbent David Taylor this November.
A recount yesterday of Aug. 2 primary ballot results showed A.J. Cooper with 4,033 votes, eight more than Dave Kearby, county officials said.
Cooper finished second behind Taylor, a Republican from Moxee, who garnered 4,962 votes in the primary election. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/19/15th-district-results-official/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/5bb6763770fc6df2c40a1d36fc07b44aee8033f413740d0a58d3299f0efedbce.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:33 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F25%2Fw-barnes%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/25/w-barnes/ | en | null | Daily Sun News | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | W.A. Barnes, 84, of Grandview, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, in Grandview.
Viewing and visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26, at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Grandview. A funeral service will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Grandview, with a burial to follow at Grandview Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home, Grandview, is in care of arrangements. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/25/w-barnes/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/87febd2a1590569946a0e7e5d61d9ed7e56ddfaf5c48e42b6a9d88b5ef285a9f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:55:27 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | The WestStar Arena and Scott and Jo Repp will host the Best of the Best Open Roping event Aug. 29. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysunnews.com%2Fnews%2F2016%2Faug%2F18%2Froping-event-ellensburg%2F.json | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/roping-event-ellensburg/ | en | null | Roping event in Ellensburg | null | null | www.dailysunnews.com | The WestStar Arena and Scott and Jo Repp will host the Best of the Best Open Roping event Aug. 29.
Divisions include: Pro-Am team roping at noon, Dummy Roping finals at 1:30 p.m. and Open team roping at 2 p.m.
Many of the top PRCA ropers will compete for thousands in cash and prizes.
Proceeds benefit the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame.
The event will take place at WestStar Ranch, 1570 Canyon Road. | http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/aug/18/roping-event-ellensburg/ | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.dailysunnews.com/e2e421e7f14cb703cb166248d5ffddbfa879a02d28f598f477de400381fcc15a.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:52:20 | null | 2016-08-30T22:19:54 | Researchers have developed a contact-lens system that medicates you while you wear them. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Flife-style%2Fwell-good%2F83742229%2FThese-futuristic-contact-lenses-dispense-drugs-while-you-wear-them.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/z/8/z/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1duvx1.png/1472595595259.jpg | en | null | These futuristic contact lenses dispense drugs while you wear them | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | These futuristic contact lenses dispense drugs while you wear them
Researchers have developed a contact-lens system that medicates you while you wear them.
If you've ever struggled with trying to get those tiny eyedrops in just the right spot, read on.
A team of researchers has come up with a new type of contact-lens system that gradually delivers medication to your eye while you wear them.
That's right: no more fumbling for the vials on your overcrowded bathroom counter and squinting into the air as the first few drops plop on your face, nose, ears and anywhere but where they are supposed to go.
The design, described this week in the journal Opthalmology, is elegant, at least as far as these types of medical innovations go. The contact lens has a thin film that holds a medication, but only on the periphery so that the middle is clear. That middle part can be designed with no refractive power (for those of you lucky enough to have 20/20 vision) or to correct nearsightedness or farsightedness, as contacts usually do.
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The research was conducted using latanoprost, a medication for glaucoma, and looked at how the contact lenses performed vs traditional daily eyedrops. This was a very early study, and it was done on monkeys. The researchers are testing similar systems in clinical trials on humans, but those results are not available yet.
Glaucoma is a serious eye disease and the leading cause of irreversible blindness. There's no cure, but you can slow down the progression by using drops that decrease the pressure on your eye. The problem is that the medications can cause a burning sensation, so many people don't use them as they are prescribed or give up on them entirely. Janet B. Serle, a specialist in the disease who works at Icahn School of Medicine at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, explained that the new contact lens "removes the burden of administration from the patient and ensures consistent delivery of medication to the eye, eliminating the ongoing concern of patient compliance with dosing."
The Opthalmology study is just one example of the recent work to upgrade your regular old contact lenses.
Working toward another glaucoma innovation, the Columbia University Medical Center is looking at different ways to have your contact lens work as a sensor to monitor the progression of the disease.
Verily, formerly the Google life sciences unit, is working with Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis on a smart contact lens that can help diabetes patients track their blood glucose and signal them when it appears to be out of whack.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin are developing technology - based on how the elephant nose fish sees - that continuously adjusts in concert with one's own cornea and lens. In an announcement issued earlier this year, researchers said they have to overcome several engineering challenges: "They include designing the lens, algorithm-driven sensors, and miniature electronic circuits that adjust the shape of the lens, plus creating a power source - all embedded within a soft, flexible material that fits over the eye."
The University of Michigan's Zhaohui Zhong, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, is working on a super-thin film that can sense wavelengths our eyes can't see and that can be put in a contact lens. That could eventually lead to contacts that have thermal vision.
- The Washington Post | http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/83742229/These-futuristic-contact-lenses-dispense-drugs-while-you-wear-them | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/e1eabef39ed1a1e6ea646120f5df2996dfdb0d533d0485a29c1bacce47e90d2b.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:52:51 | null | 2016-08-31T06:05:43 | Black Caps coach says Kane Williamson's decision to bowl first in disastrous defeat was an | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2F83741550%2FBlack-Caps-coach-Mike-Hesson-defends-decision-to-bowl-first-after-heavy-defeat-to-South-Africa.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/t/e/p/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1duve6.png/1472623543669.jpg | en | null | Black Caps coach Mike Hesson defends decision to bowl first after heavy defeat to South Africa | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Black Caps coach Mike Hesson defends decision to bowl first after heavy defeat to South Africa
SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS Black Caps coach Mike Hesson has stood by his skipper.
Black Caps coach Mike Hesson has stood by his captain's decision to bowl first in the series deciding loss to South Africa in Centurion.
Kane Williamson called correctly at the coin toss on Saturday night (NZ time) and sent the Proteas into bat, only for the home side to blast 481 in the first innings and set up a convincing 204-run win inside four days.
The spotlight has been squarely on Williamson since his decision, but Hesson was quick to defend his skipper when asked about it post match.
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"I think both sides said they were going to bowl," Hesson said.
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"I think it was a bit of an obvious choice to bowl, given the amount of grass and the softness of the surface.
GALLO IMAGES Black Caps coach Mike Hesson says the decision to bowl first was an "obvious choice".
"I thought first session with the ball, even though we were able to create a lot of uncertainty, we obviously weren't able to take wickets."
With SuperSport Park having never previously staged a test before November, there was little knowledge of how the pitch would perform in winter conditions.
Williamson also defended his decision to send the South Africans in, but did admit "it was a very good toss to lose".
"To lose is never nice, particularly by 200 hundred runs but I still think it is a fine line," Williamson said.
"Naturally when they're 130 without loss it crosses your mind. But a lot of the information we got, although there wasn't much at this time of the year, the wicket was soft, the wicket was green.
"There was enough in the wicket, I believe, to have restricted them to a below-par total but credit does go to the way they applied themselves with the bat. History shows that wickets fall in clumps and we weren't able to do that."
Williamson's comments were somewhat reinforced by his South African counterpart Faf du Plessis, who praised his side for coming through a difficult opening day to set up the result.
"To get to 400-plus, there was a lot happening on that wicket, especially on day one," said du Plessis, who led from the front with an unbeaten century in the first innings.
"We had some great combinations of batting, there was intensity and aggression and also survival and just trying to make sure we got through the first day."
Williamson admitted his bowlers were too short on the first day, although he did have some criticism of the pitch after watching it deteriorate early in the match.
"It was probably from day two where that started to happen and that is something you don't see very often.
"It makes the toss, not that anyone knew at the time, quite important."
Hesson described the surface as "tough" but admitted his top-order was exposed against a quality pace attack, led by speedster Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander.
"You can generally cope with either seam movement or a little bit of up and down, but when you are challenged by both, it's a true test."
Much of the blame for the defeat, though, must lay at the feet of the batsmen after two disappointing efforts.
Once again they failed to cope with Steyn and Philander, the former the chief destroyer on day four with 5-33.
Williamson himself was in the wars after being struck on the finger by Philander, although he and Hesson both played down the injury after the match.The Black Caps will now look to apply those lessons in India, where they play three tests and five one-dayers from September 22.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/83741550/Black-Caps-coach-Mike-Hesson-defends-decision-to-bowl-first-after-heavy-defeat-to-South-Africa | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/244d2b916b9232f508283a355fba1aaf4113301efba7acdceefce8066e19fdb8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:08 | null | null | The more things change, the more the Breakers hope they stay the same. The champions of the Australian NBL for the past three seasons have had their coach, best player and most inspirational figure all depart, only to see the biggest hammer blow of all come down from league HQ. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsunday-star-times%2F9248808%2FNZ-Breakers-face-new-challenges-for-a-four-peat.json | en | null | NZ Breakers face new challenges for a four-peat | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | NZ Breakers face new challenges for a four-peat MARC HINTON
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The more things change, the more the Breakers hope they stay the same. The champions of the Australian NBL for the past three seasons have had their coach, best player and most inspirational figure all depart, only to see the biggest hammer blow of all come down from league HQ.
Not only do the Breakers - arguably the premier sporting franchise in New Zealand - have to make do without three of the pillars of that title threepeat for 2013-14, but they're now operating with the hoops equivalent of one hand tied behind their back.
Never mind. "It is what it is," was a favourite expression of master coach Andrej Lemanis, who left to take charge of Australia's national men's programme. It sums up the mindset at Atlas Place, where it's all about taking the next challenge in stride.
So the Breakers will deal with the league edict that its referees come down hard on the physical defending style that was a hallmark of both the Kiwi club and bitter rivals Perth Wildcats, and no doubt find a way to reinvent themselves.
Not that they have an alternative. It's been made clear that the days of bump-and-grind defence being the norm in this league are over. The NBL believes its fans want games in the 90s, not the 70s, and that they need to fall into line with the rest of the hoops world.
Whatever. It's not like the Breakers haven't had to change things up a bit anyway, with two new imports (Kerron Johnson and Darnell Lazare), two new Kiwi forwards (Reuben Te Rangi and Jeremiah Trueman) and coach Dean Vickerman calling the shots now after his long apprenticeship.
What's one more adjustment in the mix?
Vickerman has finally come to terms with the fact they just aren't going to be able to bang bodies, like they have in the past. "You just can't be as physical," says the rookie coach. "We've adjusted well the last three games . . . the last couple of years when we've played well defensively we were holding teams to the high 70s. That's just not going to happen now."
Vickerman is intrigued to see the style that plays out. The advantage offensive players have encourages an up-tempo style; conversely, the best way to counter that is to pack the defence in a zone.
"We think we've got both those elements in our make-up," says Vickerman. "We can get out and run. Or we can pick teams off with our shooting if they sit in a zone."
Equally challenging for the champs are the on-court absences of Cedric Jackson and Dillon Boucher. The former was the best player in the league, the latter the heart and soul of the club.
Replacing Jackson - as good as he was - is proving easier than filling the void left by Boucher, whose influence far, far outweighed the 2.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists he averaged on his last lap of the track. As legendary former Boomers coach Brian Goorjian noted after his Dongguan Leopards had been swept by the Kiwi club: "Boucher was an under-rated guy. That son-of-a-b**** wins."
"You can't recruit a guy to replace Bouch," shrugs Vickerman. He's challenged senior figures such as Mika Vukona, CJ Bruton, Daryl Corletto, and even the experienced Lazare, to take on more of that leadership load.
"But the bigger one for me is to try to get that next group, the [Alex] Pledgers, [Tom] Abercrombies and [Corey] Websters, to start elevating their impact. We're going to continue to grow them as leaders, and as decision-makers."
Boucher's influence was manifest. He made the hustle plays that influenced outcomes, and he was a smart and vocal leader, whom the entire squad respected. "We've felt the impact already, just how good he was at being one step ahead of the game, and communicating it to his team-mates," notes Vickerman.
The coach is smart to challenge Abercrombie, Pledger and Webster to grow their influence. The Tall Blacks trio are all prime-time performers, but not necessarily comfortable calling the shots.
Abercrombie, for one, is ready to answer the call. "It's definitely an area I can improve on," he says. "It's a big void left by Dill, and no one person is going to fill it. Collectively, between a few of us guys who have been here a bit longer, we can take on a little bit of that ownership."
Abercrombie says there has been an adjustment period without Boucher's bark. "We've been waiting for someone to be that voice, and we certainly need people to step up. I can be one of those guys."
Then there's the new imports. Lazare for Will Hudson is an upgrade. The 28-year-old will cover both power forward and centre, and has enough of an all-round game to have Vickerman excited by his "utility" value.
But it's at point guard where it gets interesting. At 22 and in his first year out of Tennessee's Belmont University, Johnson is simply not going to be the dominant figure Jackson was.
But Vickerman is rapt with his new court general's progress as he gets accustomed to his new team. "Kerron is a beneficiary of the changes in rules, and his ability to penetrate, draw contact, push the basketball in transition, and create contact has been effective so far. His assists are growing, which is a good sign, and he's a better shooter than Cedric was."
What he's not is the defensive dynamo that Jackson was and the Breakers will miss their former import's ability to disrupt plays, and generate easy buckets, off his lightning reflexes.
"But Kerron has shown he can get 30 if he needs to get his 30, and he can get 10 assists, and he's about ‘whatever you need from me tonight'," adds Vickerman. They've been told over and over the young man is a "winner" and that's the value they cherish most.
A final thought from the new coach on continuing the Lemanis legacy. "It's my team," smiles the genial Aussie. "The feedback I got from the players was ‘don't try to be what we were in the past, put your stamp on it'. That will take a little time as we find out exactly how this group is going to be at its best."
A changing of the guard. But not of the core tenets of this super club. That's one thing they hope never changes.
- Sunday Star Times | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/9248808/NZ-Breakers-face-new-challenges-for-a-four-peat | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/49132254a11e8a1901b21d1b872634df6578f7a6b193af5b3c3bfc4bf1980108.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:47 | null | 2016-08-29T05:57:31 | Former Wallaby-turned commentator backs coach Michael Cheika's belief his team aren't getting rub of green. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Frugby%2Finternational%2F83689594%2FFormer-Wallabies-back-Rod-Kafer-claims-referees-are-biased-against-Australia.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/r/v/m/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtray.png/1472450510933.jpg | en | null | Former Wallabies back Rod Kafer claims referees are biased against Australia | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Former Wallabies back Rod Kafer claims referees are biased against Australia
WILL BURGESS Rod Kafer says the Wallabies aren't being given the chance to "communicate effectively with the referee".
It appears Wallabies coach Michael Cheika isn't the only one who thinks referees are not treating his team fairly.
Capped 12 times for Australia in 1999 and 2000, former Brumbies utility-back-turned commentator Rod Kafer has expressed his views on the topic in the wake of the All Blacks 29-9 win in the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship clash in Wellington on Saturday night.
Talking to Sky Sports Radio, Kafer did not go as far as claiming referee Romain Poite cost the Wallabies the match, but did believe it hadn't been a level playing field.
ANDREW CORNAGA/PHOTOSPORT Australian coach Michael Cheika and captain Stephen Moore address the media after their defeat to the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday.
"When you're playing against a team as good as the All Blacks and you're just not given the opportunity to communicate effectively with the referee …the referees are going into games biased against the Wallabies, that is obvious," Kafer was quoted as saying by the Sporting News website.
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"They've seen the way certain players in Australia behave and they're very wary about how Wallabies players approach them, even right up to the captain and that's something that the Wallabies have gotta fix."
Along with crying foul over an alleged meeting between All Blacks coach Steve Hansen and Poite before Saturday's match, Cheika was critical of the French official's performance in the post-match media conference.
Cheika was "bitterly disappointed" with the refereeing and claimed he was on record with referee's bos Alain Rolland about the treatment of his captain Steven Moore and his team-mates by Poite and Nigel Owens during the past year.
"I'm not quite sure why, I'm not quite sure why, but there was a time there in the game, in a break in play, where the national captain of Australia was asking the referee, 'when might be a good opportunity for me to talk to you?'," the Wallabies coach said.
"He just ignored him. He's got the whistle, I understand, but there's a place where that guy, the captain has an opportunity to speak with the referee. The referee might not like the captain personally, that might be his prerogative, but he has to afford him that opportunity if he's affording it to his opponents. I think that attitude showed right through."
Kafer made a similar point, reiterating the actions of some Australian players in the past may well be to blame.
"It's obvious to everybody who watches that there's this standoffishness, not with all referees but from a couple of them. Romain Poite has done that, Nigel Owens has had problems recently and we've got him in a test coming up soon," Sporting News quoted him as saying.
"Once they get it in their mind that the Wallabies don't show them respect, I think it's difficult to pull that back and we're suffering because of that."
The loss was the Wallabies fifth straight to New Zealand and resigned Australia to a 14th consecutive Bledisloe Cup series defeat.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/83689594/Former-Wallabies-back-Rod-Kafer-claims-referees-are-biased-against-Australia | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/e0b8d9db7484f7ac8d1c3b9b96623c19fdc94a9a1fe2674b8964485d2640cc80.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:32 | null | 2016-08-29T09:02:28 | Three Islamists suspected of plotting an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team are dead. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2F83652707%2FPakistan-says-three-accused-of-2009-Sri-Lanka-cricket-team-attack-killed.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/u/b/m/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsyub.png/1472461348245.jpg | en | null | Pakistan says three accused of 2009 Sri Lanka cricket team attack killed | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Pakistan says three accused of 2009 Sri Lanka cricket team attack killed
MOHSIN RAZA/REUTERS A bullet hole in the bus the Sri Lankan cricket team were attacked in in 2009.
Pakistani police have announced three Islamists, suspected of being behind an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in the city of Lahore in 2009, have been killed during a shootout.
The three men, along with a fourth alleged militant who was also killed, were in police custody travelling on the edge of Lahore during the weekend when a group of seven or eight gunmen attacked their convoy, the police said.
Police said they returned fire but the four men in their custody were killed in the gunfight. Authorities are hunting for the attackers who fled the scene, the Punjab counter-terrorism department said in a statement.
PUNIT PARANJPE/REUTERS The Sri Lankan cricket team, during 2009.
The Sri Lankan cricket team was travelling by bus when at least 10 gunmen fired at them in March 2009 with rifles, grenades and rockets, wounding six players and a British coach and killing eight Pakistanis.
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Most international cricket tours to Pakistan were subsequently cancelled and the country was forced to play all its "home" games in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan is fighting a number of Islamist militant groups who have staged scores of attacks against the state, civilians and religious minorities over the last decade, although Lahore remains relatively safer than other parts of the country.
The government in Islamabad says it is clamping down on militants and the army has carried out large military operations along the volatile border with Afghanistan to flush out militants, but attacks still occur.
- Reuters | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/83652707/Pakistan-says-three-accused-of-2009-Sri-Lanka-cricket-team-attack-killed | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/8d8856497e7c58d319adf3c8c059171799e8368648f2391d833c781b30273dc3.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:30 | null | 2016-08-27T05:30:18 | Blitz of early tries does the job as Waikato's 100th shield game finishes with victory over North Harbour. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Frugby%2Fprovincial%2F83629990%2FWaikato-resist-North-Harbour-fight-back-to-retain-the-Ranfurly-Shield-in-Hamilton.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/i/u/a/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dshba.png/1472275818355.jpg | en | null | Waikato resist North Harbour fight back to retain the Ranfurly Shield in Hamilton | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Waikato resist North Harbour fight back to retain the Ranfurly Shield in Hamilton
BRUCE LIM/PHOTOSPORT Loni Uhila waltzed over for Waikato's second try against North Harbour.
Waikato's early breathtaking blitz of tries was enough for them to retain the Ranfurly Shield as they beat North Harbour 26-15 in Hamilton on Saturday.
Harbour were still mentally on the bus after 20 minutes, which was epitomised by Jacob Skeen charging down Bryn Gatland's kick in the opening minute, leading to the first of Waikato's three tries in a one-sided first quarter.
Harbour spent six seconds in Waikato's 22 in the first 25 minutes. But once their powerful midfield got their hands on the ball, Waikato's grip on the Log o' Wood loosened.
And the momentum swung, with Harbour's dangerous backline finding space and gaps to pin the holders back at Waikato Stadium.
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So much for that start that saw Waikato have 80 per cent of the ball early doors, in their 100th shield game. Harbour were on top, with their players fuelled by that extra emotion, that extra step, and that extra drive that challenging for the shield can bring.
But the game seemed to turn on Atu Moli's huge defensive hit on Harbour's Brandon Nansen in centre field on the hour, and Waikato's forwards carried their youthful team towards their territory.
Hame Faiva's crucial score after 66 minutes put the Mooloo men 26-15 ahead, which crushed Harbour's resistance. The only black mark on Waikato's day was losing James Tucker to a nasty looking injury in the first half.
Harbour had started disastrously, with Skeen's charge-down of Gatland's kick putting Waikato on the front foot.
The giant lock picked up as Harbour's defence scrambled back on their own line, before Isaac Boss ripped the ball out of the ruck, and touched the ball against the post for a try.
The veteran halfback, back with his home province after 11 years in Ireland, appeared to knock on before reaching out to score. But referee Mike Fraser's arm went up and it soon got worse for the visitors.
A break down the right from debutant winger Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara gave the Mooloo men a lineout inside Harbour's 22, and they drove to the line.
Then from nowhere, Loni Uhila spun around from the back of the ruck to score without a finger laid on the 125kg prop.
Harbour had another escape when Willis Halaholo was held up inches short of the line after he broke through the middle.
Waikato's tremendous opening quarter brought another try after some close calls, as former Crusaders centre Nathaniel Apa stepped inside and dived over.
Harbour did hit back after half an hour with Waikato opened up in midfield, and Michael Little burst through the middle to score.
Gatland added another three off the tee, to leave Harbour trailing just 19-10 at halftime, which was a decent return for the visitors after their slow start.
But the challengers started the second half far better than the first, as Afa Fa'atau intercepted Sam Christie's loose pass, before Bryn Hall touched down in the 45th minute.
Matt Vaega then spurned an almost certain try under pressure from Jordan Trainor, with the Harbour centre spilling the ball with the line at his mercy.
Waikato hung on and began to win the arm wrestle again. Faiva's try and Harbour errors, forced by desperation, means the Mooloo men will defend the Shield again next week against Manawatu.
Waikato 26 (Isaac Boss, Loni Uhila, Nathaniel Apa, Hame Faiva tries; Jordan Trainor 3 cons) North Harbour 15 (Michael Little, Bryn Hall tries; Bryn Gatland con, pen). HT: 19-10
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/83629990/Waikato-resist-North-Harbour-fight-back-to-retain-the-Ranfurly-Shield-in-Hamilton | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/cf1395d9467d46c852c917828f4b4009abb5d83536c8f1dbacd4740591ae4f44.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:51:31 | null | 2016-08-29T03:28:56 | Outspoken Radio Sport broadcaster, angry at abusive text from listener, says he's going to track the person down and give same abuse back. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-radio%2F83668363%2FRadio-Sports-Martin-Devlin-threatens-listener-on-air.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/d/t/u/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtax7.png/1472443958982.jpg | en | null | Radio Sport's Martin Devlin threatens listener on air | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Radio Sport's Martin Devlin threatens listener on air
Radio Sport Radio Sport host, Martin Devlin has let loose on air at an audience member after apparently receiving an abusive text message.
Outspoken Radio Sport broadcaster Martin Devlin has launched an expletive-laden attack on a listener, live on his show.
After receiving a text from an unknown number, Devlin attempted to call the number on-air during the The Devlin Radio Show.
Returning from a news break shortly after 10am on Monday and clearly angered by the content of the text - which Devlin did not share - he threatened to track the person to his place of employment and give the same abuse back to them.
MICHAEL BRADLEY Martin Devlin: Not happy.
"I'm just going to ring a p.... b...., ladies and gentlemen," he said, before ranting for 2-3 minutes about the texter and abuse.
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"I'll establish this really clearly ladies and gentlemen, if you're going to text and abuse people here at this radio station, I'm going to ring your boss and I'm going to point out to him or her that you have anger problems and exactly what you're doing," continued Devlin.
While his attempt to get the listener on the phone was unsuccessful, Devlin continued his rant repeatedly announcing the person's phone number to his audience.
Attempts from producers to calm him down seemed to be unsuccessful. Devlin declared on-air he wasn't worried if his rant would earn him the sack from his show.
"I'm not going to stop, Angus," he said, seemingly in response to an off-air plea from show producer Angus Mabey. "I'm sick of it!"
Comment is being sought from Radio Sport, Devlin and the anonymous texter.
Radio Sport fans have already supported Devlin with one saying: "the only way to stop the bully is to stand up to them".
@DevlinLive
Go Marty!!!
The only way to stop the bully (coward) is to stand up to them, roll around to their work and call them an effin C — Jason Uden (@farmerjase) August 28, 2016
@farmerjase @DevlinLive Yeah they hide behind anonymity, good to call them out. — Ra (@greycatwatching) August 29, 2016
What Devlin said:
"Coops, ring the guy [phone number read out], see if he answers his phone. Ring him now and put him on live OK?
"I'm just going to ring a p.... b.... ladies and gentlemen, who's not going to answer his phone. Wind the music down, ring this guy live OK? I'll establish this really clearly ladies and gentlemen, if you're going to text and abuse people here at this radio station, I'm going to ring your boss and I'm going to point out to him or her that you have anger problems and exactly what you're doing.
"The number is [phone number read out]. Answer the phone you girl. Put it on live mate. Put him on live. Answer the phone. Answer the phone. Answer the phone you b..... Answer the phone p.... b.... I hope you got a message on it. [Phone number read out]. If you're going to abuse me, you're going to get abused back pal. I've had enough of this.
"Answer the phone you girl! Answer the phone!"
"OK. Go to another radio station mate. Really? You're an adult. We can have a sports discussion [phone number read out]. The fact you won't answer your phone mate? The fact you won't answer your phone?
"I wanna come to your work and abuse you is what I'm going to do. I'm going to find out where you work and I'm going to walk in there and I'm going to say the same filth that you say to me, I'm going to say back. OK? This has got to stop ladies and gentlemen.
"This is a radio station. If I walk into a shop, and I don't get good service behind the counter, I don't 'F' and 'C' people. I may not choose to go back into that shop. Just because we work on the radio here gives you no right to abuse us. If you want to do this, well then you put your job on the line - girl. [phone number read out].
"I'm not going to stop Angus! Because I'm REALLY p..... off about this mate - I'm sick of it! I'll say it again. Suspend me and sack me now mate! [Phone number read out]. Answer your phone you girl. Or stop sending an abusive text. End of.
"We're talking league - Mack and Brad. Oh, do a privacy complaint, that'll be good because then we're going to know who you are. Mack and Brad, talking league. I'm over it people, I really am, I'm over this kind of stuff, eh."
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/83668363/Radio-Sports-Martin-Devlin-threatens-listener-on-air | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/915b939dde65a9543631a78dab0b3853ff4816f5f3ae6e3ef2e1e9672025a978.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:52:09 | null | 2016-08-30T20:48:27 | After a night of clubbing in Ibiza, Davie Little woke up to discover he had bought a coach on eBay. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftravel%2Ftravel-troubles%2F83742978%2FMan-says-he-got-drunk-in-Ibiza-accidentally-bought-a-50-000-bus.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/w/f/v/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1duwhu.png/1472590107903.jpg | en | null | Man says he got drunk in Ibiza, accidentally bought a $50,000 bus | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Man says he got drunk in Ibiza, accidentally bought a $50,000 bus
Facebook/Davie Little After a night of clubbing in Ibiza, Davie Little bought a coach bus on eBay and can't remember a thing.
We've all done less-than-intelligent things while under the influence of alcohol. But one British man just made a drunk decision that will go down in history.
After a night of clubbing on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, Davie Little pulled his phone from his pocket only to find that he'd agreed to purchase a coach bus on eBay for £28,500 (NZ$51,638).
The next day, August 24, Little posted a screenshot of the purchase confirmation on Facebook.
"Still can't believe what I did last night in Ibiza," the post began. "When I left the night club I took my phone out of my pocket and realised I had bought a £30,000 grand bus […] I actually can't believe this is happening."
He concluded by asking: "Anybody want to buy a bus off me????"
After news outlets got a hold of the story, Little posted another update on Facebook, asserting that the accidental purchase was "100% genuine." He also revealed that he hasn't actually paid for the bus — the charge is currently "under dispute."
Moral of the story: Don't drink and browse eBay.
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CHRISTINE CORNEGE FAIRFAX NZ From L-R, Jessica Beard, Huriana Manuel, Theresa Fitzpatrick and Terina Te Tamaki have a good laugh with Principal Gareth Duncan on Tuesday afternoon.
With their silver medals proudly displayed around their necks, the 'sisters' from the New Zealand Women's Sevens team were welcomed at St Columba's Catholic Primary School.
The Hamilton school hosted a special assembly for the athletes on Tuesday afternoon, after their success at the Rio Olympics.
Players Huriana Manuel, Theresa Fitzpatrick and Te Rina Te Tamaki, along with referee Jessica Beard, spoke to the students about their experiences in Rio, and what it takes to get to that level.
CHRISTINE CORNEGE FAIRFAX NZ Huriana Manuel talks to Principal of St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Gareth Duncan about her road to Rio after she got back in to the team after breaking her ankle.
But not without a little bit of fun also.
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Principal Gareth Duncan was MC for the occasion, and entertained the athletes and students with questions, games and competitions.
CHRISTINE CORNEGE FAIRFAX NZ Theresa Fitzpatrick signs autographs for students at St Columba's School in Hamilton.
He presented the women with another large silver medal on behalf of St Columba's, and lolly leis to wear around their necks.
There was Beyonce blasting on the radio, spot prizes, a kicking competition, and a proud haka by the boys of St Columba's.
Huriana Manuel spoke about her fight to get back into the squad after breaking her ankle in 2014.
She told the kids it was all about waking up and having a positive attitude every day.
"Seeing the girls on the field or TV and being very proud of them, but you know, I wanted to be on the field with them.
"So that gave me that extra motivation to get back on the horse, get back in the gym, get back to physio and get myself right."
Theresa Fitzpatrick decided to put her medical studies on hold to pursue the Olympic Sevens dream, while referee Jessica Beard started reffing when she was 16 years old.
And 19 year old Te Rina Te Tamaki wasn't even looking at this year's Olympics as a goal.
Te Tamaki was a student at Hamilton Girls' High School last year before being selected for the Olympics team.
"It's been a pretty busy year, I was dreaming of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it happened in 2016 at the Rio Olympics.
"You just never know, if you put in the good work it can happen when you least suspect it."
Duncan said the students and teachers were impressed.
"It was extra special for the young children to see that hard work is real. Those women did a great job sharing the realness of life, job, studies.
"And they just happen to love sport and it's rugby. They are strong, they look tough and they're beautiful."
The students were allowed to hold and touch the medals, and get their autographs after the assembly.
"The kids were great saying, 'they signed my bag and my poster, and we didn't realise it would be so heavy.'
"This opens up our young women's thinking to see that it's not just about netball or hockey."
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Gene Wilder, star of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and various Mel Brooks films, has died aged 83.
Gene Wilder, whose kinky curls and startling blue eyes brought a frantic air to roles in the movies Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, died on Monday at the age of 83, his family said.
Rest in Peace Gene Wilder! You will be missed. https://t.co/u0ARs5CabV — Jason Hawes (@Jchawes) 29 August 2016
Wilder, a Milwaukee native, was born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1935. His father was a Russian emigre, his mother was of Polish descent.
Gene Wilder was best known as Willy Wonka.
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The inimitable and amazing Gene Wilder, surrealist comedian, and all around genius, has died. I'm sad about it. https://t.co/NC1NeTWoiG — Adam Savage (@donttrythis) 29 August 2016
Wilder, whose best work came in collaborations with director-writer Mel Brooks and actor Richard Pryor, died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, the family said in a statement.
Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles.
Wilder's nephew, Jordan Walker-Pearlman, said the actor had chosen to keep his illness secret so that children who knew him as Willy Wonka would not equate the whimsical character with an adult disease.
"He simply couldn't bear the idea of one less smile in the world," Walker-Pearlman said.
Wilder's barely contained hysteria made him a go-to lead for director-writer Mel Brooks, who cast him in "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein" and "The Producers" in the 1960s and '70s.
Cameron Spencer The actor/director watching tennis with wife Karen in 2012.
Besides his classic collaborations with Brooks, Wilder paired memorably with comedian Richard Pryor in hits "Silver Streak" and "Stir Crazy."
Wilder also was active in promoting ovarian cancer awareness and treatment after his wife, "Saturday Night Live" comedienne Gilda Radner, whom he married in 1984, died of the disease in 1989.
I saw Blazing Saddles 7 times at the cinema with my school friends . George St. Cows outside.
Gene Wilder you were a genius. Rest in Peace. — Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) 29 August 2016
MJ Kim Wilder poses as he signs copies of his autobiography in London in 2005.
He helped found the Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Detection Center in Los Angeles and co-founded Gilda's Club, a support organisation that has branches throughout the United States.
Wilder didn’t disclose his Alzheimer’s because "He simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the world.” https://t.co/l7O2BgYkBF — Rachel Feltman (@RachelFeltman) 29 August 2016 The genius, the talent, the actor, the original, the artist, the storyteller, the creative, the iconic, the great, great, great Gene Wilder. — Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) 29 August 2016
Spl Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Brooks noted Wilder's death by tweeting, "Gene Wilder-One of the truly great talents of our time. He blessed every film we did with his magic & he blessed me with his friendship."
Born Jerome Silberman to Russian immigrants in Milwaukee, Wilder studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre in Bristol, England, and then studied method acting at the Actors Studio.
A leading role in a play that also starred Anne Bancroft, who was dating her future husband Brooks, led to Wilder becoming a top member of Brooks' stock company of crazies, some of whom branched out with Wilder into other film ventures.
Gene Wilder (L) performs alongside compatriot Rolf Saxon, in Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor in London.
Wilder's first movie role was a small part as a terrified undertaker who was abducted by Bonnie and Clyde in Arthur Penn's 1967 film of the same name.
The following year he was panic-stricken Leo Bloom to Zero Mostel's conniving Max Bialystock in Brooks' The Producers, picking up an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.
While it initially got a tepid response, the movie with its over-the-top song Springtime for Hitler, went on to become a cult favorite and, years later with a different cast, a monster hit on Broadway.
Wilder was a last-minute fill-in as the "Waco Kid" in Brooks' Blazing Saddles in 1974, and with Brooks wrote the screenplay for Young Frankenstein released later that year, also to big box office returns.
The two were nominated for best screenplay Oscars, but lost to Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo for The Godfather Part II.
With Brooks alumni Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman, Wilder made his directorial debut with 1975's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, and directed several other movies with uneven results.
Wilder's title role in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory earned him a Golden Globe nomination in 1971, and he was nominated again in that category in 1976 for Silver Streak.
He won an Emmy in 2003 for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for appearances on Will and Grace.
Wilder's memoir, Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art, was released in 2005 and he collaborated with oncologist Steven Piver on the book Gilda's Disease in 1998.
He was hospitalised in 1999 with non-Hodgkin lymphoma but was said to be in complete remission in 2005.
Wilder lived in Stamford in a house built in 1734 that he had shared with Radner, writing and painting watercolours with his wife Karen Boyer, whom he married in 1991.
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LEE SMITH/REUTERS Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini was the real hero of his side's clash with Hull.
With his injury-time goal, Marcus Rashford was the match-winner for Manchester United at Hull in the Premier League.
For one United supporter, the star of Saturday's game might just have been Marouane Fellaini.
Britain's Sunday newspapers showed pictures of Fellaini coming to the aid of a female United fan caught up in a crush as supporters spilled forward in the stand housing the away fans, with some falling over the advertising hoardings surrounding the field.
Brilliant from Fellaini this, as the team celebrated yesterday at Hull he saved a fan getting crushed 👏🏼 #MUFC pic.twitter.com/aXdDMNsC8r — The Away Fans (@theawayfans) August 28, 2016
The Belgium midfielder can be seen pointing at the fan and then helping her while most of the other United players were celebrating with Rashford.
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LEE SMITH/REUTERS As other spectators celebrated, Marouane Fellaini helped a fan caught in the crush.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries from that incident.
However, another fan reportedly broke their leg while celebrating inside the stadium.
A Manchester United fan broke his leg celebrating their winner at Hull yesterday. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/LKfrnBcUXI — The Away Fans (@theawayfans) August 28, 2016
United won the match 1-0, for a third straight victory under coach Jose Mourinho.
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FAIRFAX An American high school student somersaults over the goal keeper to score.
An American high school student has scored one of the craziest football goals ever, somersaulting headlong over the goal keeper to score.
Columbine striker Dylan Prichett-Ettner ran onto a long kick and lurched into an impromptu somersault over the opposition goalkeeper.
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STUFF.CO.NZ One month alone, Pavlina Pizova’s survival story.
A Czech tramper who spent a month alone in a remote hut following the death of her partner has thanked her rescuers and will head home either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Pavlina Pizova witnessed the death of companion Ondrej Petr, 27, after a fall down a bank on the Routeburn Track and then spent three freezing nights in the snow.
She then made her way to a Department of Conservation warden's hut, at times wading through waist-deep snow, where she stayed for four weeks before her rescue last week.
supplied Czech tramping survivor Pavlina Pizova with rescuers Department of Conservation Wakatipu operations manager Geoff Owen, left, and Queenstown police area prevention manager Senior Sergeant John Fookes at the Queenstown Police Station on Monday.
Pizova presented a "four-digit" donation to police, Land Search and Rescue [SAR] and the Department of Conservation on Monday
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In a thank you letter to police and SAR she wrote:
IAIN MCGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ Pavlina Pizova was spent a month in a warden's hut near Lake MacKenzie.
"Nothing can express how grateful I am that our tragedy happened in this area, with your expertise.
"I am overwhelmed by your empathy and gentle support.
"A big thank you for the enormous effort to bring me back to safety and Ondrej back to his family.
IAN MCGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ MacKenzie Hut on the Routeburn Track near Queenstown where Pavlina Pizova was rescued on Wednesday.
"From the bottom of my heart ... Pavlina Pizova."
To DOC she wrote:
"Your well-maintained infrastructure literally saved my life.
IAIN MCGREGOR / FAIRFAX NZ Pavlina Pizova addresses media on Friday after being rescued from the MacKenzie Hut on the Routeburn track near Queenstown.
"Thank you and my apologies for any inconvenience caused."
Consul general for the Czech Republic Vladka Kennett, whose home Pizova has been staying at since the ordeal, said on Tuesday Pizova was "all good" despite being in a "pretty extreme situation".
"I think it will be quite a long process [to move on].
Iain McGregor Pavlina Pizova (left) reads a statement after being rescued from the McKenzie hut on the Routeburn track near Queenstown where she was living for weeks after her partner died.
"Considering the situation, she's doing really well. She's trying to keep positive [and] she is very much looking forward to getting home."
Pizova had been in constant contact with her family and Petr's family since she was rescued, Kennett said.
Petr's remains would be transported home in the coming days too, she said.
NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Pavlina Pizova and Ondrej Petr.
A post-mortem was carried out on Petr's body on Monday to determine his exact cause of death.
A police media spokeswoman said police investigations into the tragedy were complete and the matter was now in the hands of the Coroner.
A coronial national office spokesman said findings of the investigation would be available in the coming days.
SUPPLIED/FACEBOOK Czech tramper Ondrej Petr died after falling on the Routeburn Track.
Despite the death, the Routeburn Track and others in the area were unlikely to close over winter, Department of Conservation (DOC) Wakatipu operations manager Geoff Owen said.
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Marty Sharpe Havelock North man Kevin Wilkins asks a question at the gastro meeting. He was one of about 300 at the meeting.
They came in their droves to the Baptist church on the edge of town to find out how the evil got into their water.
About 300 people arrived to the sound of tinkling piano over the speakers hanging from the ceiling of the huge Riverbend Bible Church, just outside the village.
They came to hear from the authorities as to how their water flowed with poison and what was going to be done about it.
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About 5200 of the village's 14,000 people were affected by the bug, which somehow made its way into the water supply early this month.
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On the stage at the front of the church sat the 12 disciples; three from the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, four from the Hawke's Bay District Health Board, four from the Hastings District Council, and MC for the evening, former Napier MP Chris Tremain.
Supplied This shows as red droplets the location of the 3 water supply bores in relation to Havelock North and the Tukituki River. The green boxes are other bores where no E. coli has been detected. The light orange boxes are water samples from the Tukituki River where typically low levels of E. coli have been detected. The red boxes indicate where low levels of total coliforms have been detected in bores. This is not E. coli. It is bacteria found in soil or vegetation. The sunburst shows where a high level of total coliforms was found in a bore.
Most of what they covered had been said before. The district council and mayor Lawrence Yule apologised, again, for what had happened and discussed how water might be supplied in future. The regional council outlined its investigations and said the contamination appeared to have come from near the bores, and "certainly not from the Tukituki River".
The DHB ceo Kevin Snee described how the contamination was spotted quickly by his staff and how we were largely through it now.
It was a largely civil meeting and mostly remained on topic, with just the odd person raising their voice or wanting to discuss issues beyond the immediate problem. Most of those who attended were elderly and the biggest laugh came when Tremain said the next question was to come from "the man with grey hair".
SUPPLIED This shows the location of the bores that provide water for Havelock North (bore 3 has not been used since last year). The sunbursts show sites where the HB Regional Council has found significant loads of e.coli in surface water.
There were plenty of beefs; how did the tests not pick up the bug sooner, why do we grant resource consents to foreign water bottling plants when we can't get clean water ourselves, and how are we going to ensure a reliable supply of water in future?.
All attracted a wave of nodding and a few 'hear hears', but the beef that struck the biggest chord was the way the contamination was communicated. This was done by the district council and the DHB at 6.40pm on Friday, August 12, via social media and a media release.
A man called David put it best when he said he and his wife, who are both in their eighties and who both got sick, knew nothing of the contamination until they were told by their neighbours "and someone trying to sell us a water purifier".
He asked why no-one put a notice in their letterbox, especially when the supermarkets seem to be able to do so on a daily basis.
Carol Winters of Age Concern in Havelock North said the same thing. She had been contacted by numerous elderly people who did not use the internet or electronic media and given the large number of elderly residents in the village it seemed a poor way of communicating.
Yule did not help matters when he responded by saying there was a lot of new technology that made communicating better, such as a new Red Cross app.
That attracted a lot of grumbling and head shaking by those who had no idea what an app was.
But by and large those who attended left saying they felt better informed and they looked forward to the outcome of the government inquiry.
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SUPREME AUCTIONS The late Joe Cocker's mansion, Mad Dog Ranch, goes up for auction on September 1.
After being on the market for two years, Mad Dog Ranch, the Tudor-style mansion of the late rock and roll legend Joe Cocker is going to auction tomorrow with no reserve.
The sprawling manor sits on 240 acres of land, offers spectacular views of Needle Rock and West Elk Mountain in Colorado and is close to the most sought-after skiing, hiking, and fly-fishing in the area. Cocker lived there for two decades, until shortly before his death in late 2014.
The seven-bedroom, 10-bathroom home with a private guest suite was built in 1992, and in 1994 Cocker and his wife Pam decided to live there permanently.
ASPEN GLENWOOD MLS A wood-panelled library, perfect for snuggling down with a book on a snowy day.
Key features of the 1485 sqm estate include a 10 metre-tall turret, a marble-floored foyer with a sweeping staircase, a cherry-panelled library, a formal dining room that seats 18 and a billiard room with full-sized bar.
It also includes a 140 sqm master suite, which has a stone fireplace, seating areas, a spa-like bath, his-and-her walk-in closets, a coffee bar and private balcony.
ASPEN GLENWOOD MLS The classically styled living room
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Cocker, whose hits include 'With a little help from my friends' and 'Unchain my heart' was an avid gardener.
The expansive estate has beautifully landscaped gardens, manicured lawns, a forest, an acre-sized pond and a swimming pool.
ASPEN GLENWOOD MLS The large country-styled kitchen, with views out to the Colorado mountains.
A seven-stall barn and silo is also included on the property.
English born and raised Cocker reportedly loved to recreate the gardens of his youth around the property. One of his hobbies was to collect tomato seeds from around the world and he grew as many varieties as possible in the property's two commercial sized greenhouses.
In April 2014, the Cockers put the ranch up for sale for US$7.85 million (NZ$10.8m), as they were downsizing, building a smaller home nearby.
ASPEN GLENWOOD MLS One of the bedroom suites. This one features its own fireplace and seating area.
Joe died of lung cancer aged 70 on December 22, 2014. Pam Cocker reduced the price to US$7 million, but with no buyers, the ranch will sell at auction tomorrow with no reserve.
ASPEN GLENWOOD MLS The billiard room has its own bar.
ASPEN GLENWOOD MLS The manor features acres of beautifully landscaped gardens. Cocker was an avid gardener.
ASPEN GLENWOOD MLS The grand courtyard, featuring a 10-metre tall turret.
POOL British singer Joe Cocker receives a 'lifetime achievement award music' during the 48th Golden Camera award ceremony in Berlin, 2013.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/83743465/Joe-Cockers-Colorado-country-manor-goes-to-auction | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/5fdd700ecf216e9b222b0dd346d82104625d366b82e3f58d3f0ceeb75147c6b8.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T00:52:13 | null | 2016-08-31T00:10:05 | Been burgled? You're certainly not alone. Burglaries were up 12% last year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2Fcrime%2F83751836%2FOfficial-crime-stats-reveal-burglaries-and-crime-rising.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/r/r/d/o/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dv3bw.png/1472602205479.jpg | en | null | Official crime stats reveal burglaries and crime rising | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Official crime stats reveal burglaries and crime rising
Supplied Burglary in New Zealand is up nearly 12 per cent, new crime statistics show.
Crime is on the rise in New Zealand, largely due to a surge in the number of burglaries.
But, while the number of burglaries has risen nearly 12 per cent, police have not been able to attend every event.
Police have recorded more than 11,000 more victimisations from crime in 2016 than in the same period last year, figures released on Wednesday reveal.
That equates to a 2.3 per cent increase, of which more than three quarterscan be attributed to burglaries.
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The figures have been revealed in official crime statistics for July 2016, released by Statistics New Zealand.
The national burglary rate in the 12-month period increased by 11.9 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Auckland City was the only police district to record a reduction in its burglary rate, falling 10 per cent.
The figures come after Police Minister Judith Collins announced on Monday that police would now be attending every burglary.
"There is no doubt in my mind that police are taking this increase in the burglary rate very seriously," she said.
"Police announced recently that they were raising dwelling burglary from a volume crime to a priority offence and the Commissioner of Police has also made clear his expectation that police will now attend all dwelling burglaries.
"These changes show that police recognise the significant impact that burglary has on individual, families and communities, and that they are committed to reducing this type of crime and increasing resolution rates."
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/83751836/Official-crime-stats-reveal-burglaries-and-crime-rising | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/63684ce0a170c8dd0572998adf8e6c3ff292e79196deccba7bd2b44efa4fbaf2.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T22:51:29 | null | 2016-08-28T21:58:36 | It's For You... if you had about $32k for a recording of Paul McCartney singing a song he wrote for Cilla Black in the 60s. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F83656247%2FLost-Beatles-demo-sells-for-32-000.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/2/j/z/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dt1kn.png/1472421516657.jpg | en | null | 'Lost' Beatles demo sells for $32,000 | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | 'Lost' Beatles demo sells for $32,000
A demo record of a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and sung by McCartney himself has sold at auction in Britain for about £21,000 (NZ$32,000).
The record, It's For You was written especially for the late British singer Cilla Black and became a hit for her in 1964.
Black's nephew, Simon White, found the acetate record in his father's collection, mislabelled as being sung by his famous aunt, who died in 2015.
Getty Cilla Black rehearses a song with Paul McCartney in 1968. McCartney wrote several songs for Black, including the theme for her TV show, Step Inside Love, and It's For You.
According to the BBC, White took the acetate record along with about 20 others to the Beatles Shop in Liverpool to be valued.
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Getty Cilla Black and Paul McCartney in 1968.
Store manager Stephen Bailey played a stack of discs expecting only to hear Black's voice.
"We got to the last one and," Bailey told the BBC, "as soon as I heard it, I thought: 'Oh God, that's not Cilla Black, it's Paul McCartney'.
"I was shaking with excitement and speechless."
Bailey says the quality of the recording is excellent, despite its age.
White said Sir Paul McCartney made a copy of the recording for his personal archive.
- AAP | http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/83656247/Lost-Beatles-demo-sells-for-32-000 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/47ab2344fe6f3bcfe7fafb077ad65dd1fe83824888ab1ecd28e16de54e62238a.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:50:30 | null | 2016-08-26T23:42:39 | Facebook died - for a whole five minutes - and the world stopped turning. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftechnology%2F83628509%2FWhat-happened-when-Facebook-died.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/g/5/c/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsg65.png/1472256898632.jpg | en | null | What happened when Facebook died? | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | What happened when Facebook died?
Oh no - the world came to a stop this morning when all Facebook users received this message.
Facebook died for a whole five minutes this morning, but it was long enough to send users into a panic.
"Sorry, something went wrong" was the only message users received on screen, or "Network error" on the app.
And how did we respond?
Oh right. By not going outside — Schori (@Schori2) August 26, 2016
Facebook has crashed. Everyone return home to your families for the 10 minutes of desperation interaction. — laxdefensecoach (@laxdefensecoach) August 26, 2016
President Obama to address the nation at 8:00PM to calm fears over the Facebook outage. Frenzied panic has broken out throughout the US. — Bob Quick (@bquicker) August 26, 2016
Omg... I think Facebook just crashed! How am i supposed to tell everyone that it has just crashed, when....well..... it crashed! — Thomas Everett Green (@Jettfeathers) August 26, 2016
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/83628509/What-happened-when-Facebook-died | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/2fdc0781955ed7fca9c2f25b4f12f3752535fff6962afc89146539f2d8be36d4.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T08:51:02 | null | 2016-08-28T08:43:08 | South Sydney have extended Newcastle's miserable club record to 17 straight losses. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fleague%2F83650411%2FSouth-Syndey-heap-more-misery-on-woeful-Newcastle-Knights.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/x/5/r/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsx2j.png/1472373788982.jpg | en | null | South Syndey heap more misery on woeful Newcastle Knights | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | South Syndey heap more misery on woeful Newcastle Knights
GETTY IMAGES Sione Mata'Utia of the Knights is tackled by the Rabbitohs defence.
South Sydney have extended Newcastle's miserable club record to 17 straight losses, thrashing the Knights 34-12 at Hunter Stadium in Newcastle on Sunday.
Rabbitohs halfback Adam Reynolds was back to his devastating best, pulling the strings on four South Sydney tries, while fullback Greg Inglis produced a candidate for four-pointer of the season when he touched down millimetres inside the dead-ball line to open the scoring.
Conversely the only highlight for the Knights came when Jake Mamo produced a brilliant individual try late on to set up a farewell conversion for retiring backrower Jeremy Smith.
GETTY IMAGES Trent Hodkinson of the Knights in action during the round 25 NRL match between the Newcastle Knights and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
But it was too little to late for the Knights who were out-muscled and out-classed.
The Knights, who as well as farewelling 36-year-old Smith were celebrating the club's Old Boys Day, had every reason to be up for the clash in front of 15,212 vocal fans.
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GETTY IMAGES Jeremy Smith, with his family, before playing his last game at home for the Knights during the round 25 NRL match between the Newcastle Knights and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
But it was Souths who jumped out of the blocks, Inglis latching onto a deft Reynolds grubber just inside the dead-ball line to score.
The kick had bamboozled young Knights winger Cory Denniss and despite two other Knights in the area, Inglis got there first, touching down in mid front-flip.
Souths cruised to a 16-0 halftime lead, thanks to Inglis and fellow tryscorers Alex Johnston and Cody Walker.
After the break it looked like more of the same when Aaron Gray muscled his way through some poor Knights defence to make it 22-0.
But 10 minutes later the Knights were on the board after debutant Dylan Phythian jumped in at dummy-half and reached out to score.
The momentum was short lived, however, with South Sydney star Sam Burgess crossing next to the posts after he somehow managed to swivel out of a Sione Mata'utia tackle.
Alex Johnston completed the rout when he touched down in the corner to make it 34-6 in the 65th minute.
The loss means Newcastle now own the seventh-longest league losing streak of all time and the longest of the NRL era.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:25 | null | null | As the Bledisloe approaches, I wonder is this opening test of the Rugby Championship more about the Wallabies than the All Blacks? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsunday-star-times%2F9027446%2FJeff-Wilson-New-look-Aussies-to-reveal-all.json | en | null | Jeff Wilson: New-look Aussies to reveal all | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Jeff Wilson: New-look Aussies to reveal all JEFF WILSON
IAIN MCGREGOR/Fairfax NZ DRIVEN TO SUCCEED: Ewen McKenzie says he's spent a lot of time thinking about how to beat the All Blacks. Relevant offers
As the Bledisloe approaches, I wonder is this opening test of the Rugby Championship more about the Wallabies than the All Blacks?
OPINION: We pretty much know what we're going to get from Steve Hansen's All Blacks who will have a very familiar look when they run out in Sydney next Saturday night.
But does a change of coach necessarily mean a change of fortune for the Wallabies?
Ewen McKenzie will certainly be hopeful as he starts with a clean slate against the All Blacks, but some important questions will need answering.
The first one is how they intend to play the game. Does he have the variety of player to choose the style of football, or does his squad makeup dictate how his team will play?
Australia's two best teams in Super Rugby were contrasting in style. You had the conservative nature of the Brumbies which took them close to the title, and the more familiar Queensland brand of football which has served McKenzie so well.
The Wallabies have long had their challenges up front and, after being demolished in the third test against the Lions, that looks unlikely to change.
The Australian forwards occasionally have their day but the collective strength of the All Blacks, Pumas and Springboks up front will be too difficult for them to handle on a regular basis.
I'm sure McKenzie is a realist. He'll understand the nature of the international game and will look to return Australian rugby to its expansive nature.
The Wallaby selection process is also complicated. There is significant rugby talent on the surface but a limited amount of depth.
The Australians have suffered through injuries and poor off-field discipline in recent times. But when they have their best players available consistently they will be a considerable threat.
The Wallabies can't afford an off day. To seriously test the All Blacks their game needs to be built around confidence, consistency and passion.
The last time Australia had consistent success against the All Blacks was in the era of Eales, Gregan and Larkham. Some players thrive in the big moments and on the biggest stage and Gregan's desire to win, Eales' leadership and Larkham's mercurial play drove a great Wallabies side to never accept defeat.
On many occasions when games could have been won or lost, their performances drove success.
But the All Blacks couldn't be more settled right now. Their selection process is uncomplicated, and there is a nice balance between experience and a new crop of players being judiciously introduced.
The coaching staff have a wealth of experience and all the resources to adapt from week to week. The Wallabies are rarely blessed with this situation.
They simply do not have the versatility the All Blacks have. Their strengths are not as flexible.
If Australia are serious about winning the first test in Sydney they need to show us something we haven't seen in a long, long time - the ability to put the All Blacks under pressure, and find a way to win the big moments that win big test matches.
The first test is their best opportunity to put the All Blacks under pressure. With Bledisloes II and III in New Zealand, the likelihood of them winning them is minimal.
The All Blacks were by no means perfect against France. Error-ridden and frustrating in the first test, they rebounded to the sublime in week two, but would have been disappointed with their final performance.
But the world champions are in a good place. While there's still room for improvement, they're comfortable in their skin, satisfied with their strengths, confident in their game-plan and sure of their ability.
If you've got concerns about Richie McCaw, forget them. Time and time again he has proved he doesn't need a lot of rugby to be at his best.
No one understands better the demands of international footy, nor how to prepare themselves for the big stage.
As an ex-All Black, of course I want them to win. But for the Bledisloe Cup and for the sake of the game, wouldn't it be nice if the Wallabies had a real crack?
I'm expecting fireworks and I really hope we get them.
- Sunday Star Times
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GRANT DOWN/PHOTOSPORT Steve Hansen's voice can be heard in the audio, but it was all a joke.
"Audio" jokingly claiming to be from the listening device found hidden in the All Blacks team hotel in Sydney has surfaced on Australian TV.
The audio was presented in a light-hearted segment on rugby show The Tight Five.
It featured All Blacks coach Steve Hansen talking to his team ahead of last Saturday's test, but was clearly taken from a regular press conference.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/83634606/Audio-emerges-from-All-Blacks-listening-device-in-Aussie-skit | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/f169d53517fd26e15aa4d16b615c2cbe03febdd04bb188da385a0729b7ec01b3.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:50:40 | null | 2016-08-27T02:53:24 | Two skiers needed helicopter rescues on Saturday after falls on Canterbury skifields. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2F83630431%2FWestpac-Rescue-chopper-airlifts-two-skiers-to-Christchurch-Hospital.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/h/l/6/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dshnj.png/1472270496967.jpg | en | null | Westpac Rescue chopper airlifts two skiers to Christchurch Hospital | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Westpac Rescue chopper airlifts two skiers to Christchurch Hospital
MIKE MCLINTOCK A man injured while skiing at Mt Olympus skifield on Saturday was flown to Christchurch Hospital for treatment.
Two skiers needed helicopter rescues on Saturday after falls on Canterbury skifields.
One was a woman who fell and dislocated her shoulder and injured her knee at Porters ski area, while the other was a man who suffered a suspected broken arm in a fall at Mt Olympus.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter intensive care paramedic Mike McLintock said the helicopter was 10 minutes away from Porters when it was redirected to the higher priority case at Mt Olympus.
MIKE MCLINTOCK A woman who fell skiing at dislocated her shoulder at Porters on Saturday was flown to Christchurch Hospital.
The helicopter was able to pick up both skiers and transport them to Christchurch Hospital by early afternoon.
McLintock said the service had air lifted 18 skiers during August and averaged about one skifield rescue every two days during the ski season.
Multiple factors went into deciding whether to airlift patients or send a road ambulance including the severity of their injuries and the availability and experience of the nearest ambulance crew.
Porters general manager Uli Dinsenbacher said the field had about 1000 skiers and riders on Saturday. He said the field donated money from its season passes to the air rescue trust each year.
Mt Olympus lodge administrator Vinnie Fairclough said the field had about 170 skiers on Saturday with good snow but reduced visibility. He said off-piste avalanches meant all activity away from the main field was closed.
Nationally, skifield accidents have cost the taxpayer more than $10 million this winter from more than 4800 claims lodged with ACC. Last year, nearly 15,000 claims were made, amounting to about $22m.
On average, a helicopter rescue cost more than $8000. Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust chief executive Christine Prince. She said only about one-third of the costs were funded by the government, leaving the trust reliant on community donations to raise the $7m a year needed to keep their service going.
- The Press | http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83630431/Westpac-Rescue-chopper-airlifts-two-skiers-to-Christchurch-Hospital | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/6919b57707a598ad221687d9851894f0267821e56bd77e2b1b1e74546a3e4786.json |
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