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| 1904 | 1 |
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10 stories matching meikl
- Managing the Fragile Growth of Kennewick Orchards
Agricultural expert warns that current pruning methods are leaving local pear trees top-heavy and vulnerable.
- The Blight That Swept the Highlands
As pear trees wither overnight, local orchardists warn that only immediate, coordinated action can save the region's agricultural heart.
- The Carnival Committee’s Riverfront Dream Faces Pushback
A committee proposes a riverfront carnival featuring water stunts and a baseball diamond, but locals worry the site is too far from town and too expensive.
- Samuel Hill Warns Seattle Would 'Die Like Rats in a Trap' Without Highways
As Congress weighs the Latimer and Brownlow road-funding bills, the Seattle utility magnate and son-in-law of James J. Hill makes the case that paved highways out of the city are a matter of survival, not comfort.
- The Blight at the Orchard Gate
A silent, ruinous disease is tearing through Kennewick’s orchards, and the local paper is calling for a community-wide mobilization to save the harvest.
- Kennewick High School's War Effort
High school students create a statewide propaganda campaign to promote agricultural production and food conservation during World War I.
- An Emigrant's Journey of 1852
A local resident recounts her mother's grueling eight-month journey across the frontier by wagon train.
- Sportsmanship Over Scores
Kennewick High School honors basketball players not for their victories, but for their conduct in the face of difficult circumstances.
- Orchard Blight Threatens Kennewick Highlands
Agricultural inspectors work to combat the spread of pear blight, warning local growers that immediate action is necessary to prevent a total loss.
- The Pig Club Success
A local teenager turns a small investment and kitchen scraps into a tidy profit, proving the value of home-grown feed.