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4 stories matching wake

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  1. The Christmas Dream at the Window

    A local resident drifts into a vivid, celestial vision of the Nativity, only to wake up back in North Yakima.

    Dec 24, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

  2. The Water Wars of Ahtanum Creek

    Forty-five farmers organize to protect their water rights against upstream diversion, signaling the beginning of a long-standing struggle for irrigation in the Yakima Valley.

    Mar 7, 1889The Yakima HeraldAhtanum Creek, Yakima, Yakima CountyFollow the Money

  3. The Oyster Catastrophe

    A restaurant diner faces a terrifying and slippery ordeal when a raw oyster takes a wrong turn.

    Dec 26, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

  4. The Wheelbarrow Penance

    A local landlord settles a lost election wager by wheeling his attorney through the streets of Yakima to the tune of a brass band.

    Nov 7, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima Avenue, Yakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

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