Growing with
Grandview
Our Town
A Special Supplement to The Grandview Herald August 22, 2018
Agriculture forms the very basis of our community. With it’s support, so grows the community. Within these pages we invite you to discover the changes and...
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So God Made a Farmer
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Statistics..................... page 3 YVC Vineyard............ page 4 New High School..... page 5 Port of Grandview.... page 6 Cold Storage............. page 7 New Businesses........ page 8
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By Paul Harvey And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker.” So God made a farmer. God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper and then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board.” So God made a farmer. “I need somebody with arms strong enough to rustle a calf and yet gentle enough to deliver his own grandchild. Somebody to call hogs, tame cantankerous machinery, come home hungry, have to wait lunch until his wife’s done feeding visiting ladies and tell the ladies to be sure and come back real soon - and mean it.” So God made a farmer. God said, “I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt. And watch it die. Then dry his eyes and say, ‘Maybe next year.’ I need somebody who can shape an ax handle from a persimmon sprout, shoe a horse with a hunk of car tire, who can make harness out of haywire, feed sacks and shoe scraps. And who, planting time and harvest season, will finish his forty-hour week by Tuesday noon, then, pain’n from ‘tractor back,’ put in another seventy-two hours.” So God made a farmer. God had to have somebody willing to ride the ruts at double speed to get the hay in ahead of the rain clouds and yet stop in mid-field and race to help when he sees the first smoke from a neighbor’s place. So God made a farmer. God said, “I need somebody strong enough to clear trees and heave bails, yet gentle enough to tame lambs and wean pigs and tend the pink-combed pullets, who will stop his mower for an hour to splint the broken leg of a meadow lark. It had to be somebody who’d plow deep and straight and not cut corners. Somebody to seed, weed, feed, breed and rake and disc and plow and plant and tie the fleece and strain the milk and replenish the self-feeder and finish a hard week’s work with a five-mile drive to church. “Somebody who’d bale a family together with the soft strong bonds of sharing, who would laugh and then sigh, and then reply, with smiling eyes, when his son says he wants to spend his life ‘doing what dad does.’” So God made a farmer.
population Grandview, WA has a population of 11,098 people with a median age of 26.7 and a median household income of $38,936. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Grandview grew from 11,083 to 11,129, a 0.14% increase and its median household income declined from $38,990 to $38,936, a 0.14% decrease. The population of Grandview, WA is 79.6% Hispanic, 19.5% White, and 0.34% Black. 65.5% of the people speak a non-English language, and 80.9% are U.S. citizens. The median property value in Grandview is $124,400, and the homeownership rate is 63.4%. Most people in Grandview, WA commute by driving alone and the average commute time is 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Grandview, WA is 3 cars per household.
Most Common Industries
Most Common Occupations
• Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (37%) • Retail Trade (18%) • Manufacturing (8%) • Transportation & Warehousing (7%) • Administration, Support & Waste Management (6%) • Educational Services (4%) • Accommodation and Food Services (4%)
• Farming, Fishing & Forestry (30%) • Production (11%) • Material Moving (9%) • Office & Administrative Support (8%) • Sales/Sales Related (7%) • Building/Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance (6%) • Management (6%)
STATISTICAL INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM 2016 CENSUS
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page 3 Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can't hurry the crops or make an ox in two days. Henri Alain
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Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant Humulus lupulus. They are used primarily as a flavouring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart bitter, zesty, or citric flavours; though they are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine.
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yvc grandview's Vineyard and Winery Technology Program
Courtesy of YVC Washington’s wine industry is one of the fastest growing areas in the state. The number of wineries in Washington has expanded from 19 in 1981 to more than 800 bonded wineries. The vineyard acreage in Washington is also rapidly expanding. YVC’s Vineyard and Winery Technology Program is centrally located in the heart of the Washington State Wine industry. The Grandview Campus houses
and establishment. the state-of-the-art teaching Having two incubators is unique to growth facilities for the Vineyard and any other wine program nationally While each winter students in Winery Technology Programs. as it combines the academic and the Advanced Viticulture course The teaching winery includes a business environments into one learn the basics of pruning as laboratory, classrooms, tasting ro setting enhancing the learning they prepare the vineyard for the upcoming growing season. om, barrel and case storage, as environment for students. well as two incubator (start-up) Donations by the Washington YVC offers both winery spaces. While progressing State Grape and Wine Industry an AAS and AAS-T degree in through the Winery Technology allowed for the planting of vineyard technology. These Program students can work the Teaching Vineyard on the degrees provide emphasizes the through the wine making process Grandview Campus in 2010. development of grape production from grape to glass, a task that Students played an intricate roll in principles with specialization in also includes selling their product both the design of the vineyard and the integrated management of out of the on-campus tasting room. planting of the Cabernet Franc, insect, disease, and weed pests. Lemberger and Riesling vines that Examples of career opportunities make up the Teaching Vineyard. include grape production Each fall the General Viticulture manager, crew supervisor, course use the Teaching Vineyard technical advisor, and production to learn many aspects of vineyard crew worker.
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School Board Approves Awarding Contract for Construction of New High School
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By Elena Olmstead GSD Communications Director The construction of a new Grandview High School took a major step forward on Friday, Aug. 3, when the Grandview School Board approved awarding the contract for the project to Fowler General Construction. During a special meeting held on that Friday afternoon, the school board unanimously approved awarding the construction contract to the company from Richland, which was one of three general contractors who bid for the project. “It looks like we’re ready to build a new school,” said Board Chair Dale Burgeson. It was estimated the construction cost of the high school, not including design
work, furniture or the relocation of the wood and metal shop, would be just under $54 million. The board awarded the contract to Fowler for just under $53.7 million, not including tax. The new high school will include everything from a second auxiliary gym to an auditorium to state-of-the-art classrooms. Construction of the new high school is estimated to take two and a half years, with students expected to enter the new building in the fall of 2020, with final construction – including landscaping and parking lots – being completed sometime in 2021. “We have an exciting time coming up over the next two years,” Burgeson said. An official groundbreaking for the project is expected to happen sometime in early September.
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Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Courtesy of Port of Grandview There are approximately 100 acres of port property currently available within the city limits that are prepared for development and zoned for industrial development. In order to expedite new development of this property, and to meet the special needs of a large food processing base, the City of Grandview has developed a high-capacity water and wastewater treatment system. This system is regularly improved and upgraded to maintain its efficiency and capabilities well into the future. The Port of Grandview’s first business park is the Wallace Way Business Park. Only one 3-acre lot remains available. The largest business park is the Byam Business Park. With 67 acres of available property, zoned light industrial that includes all the infrastructure needed for light industrial development. The business park is named after former Port of Grandview Commissioner Colleen Byam, who was a champion for economic development in Grandview during her three terms (18 years) as a port commissioner. Byam was celebrated for playing an important role in helping bring the Walmart Distribution Center, Yakima Valley Community College branch campus and numerous other entities to Grandview. The newest business park for the Port of Grandview is Higgins Property. There is 24.26 acres.
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noun 1. A powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used chiefly on farms for hauling equipment and trailers. a short truck consisting of the driver’s cab, designed to pull a large trailer.
7 Henningsen Cold If you tickle the earth with a hoe she laughs with apage harvest. Storage Brings New Facility to Grandview “give your home your voice” Douglas Jerrold
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Courtesy of Henningsen Cold Storage Back in September 2017, Henningsen Cold Storage Co. announced plans to build a new 5-million cubic foot temperature-controlled warehouse to support the growing demand of customers in the Yakima Valley and Columbian Basin regions of Washington state. Construction was completed June 29, 2018. Grandview is in the heart of a thriving agri-business region and is an excellent distribution point to service customers throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. This new location offers over 20,000 pallet positions, with a variety of configurations and temperature ranges. It is designed to accommodate both production support and high-volume distribution business. A flexible racking design and layout will enable Henningsen to meet the needs of a wide variety of customer requirements. Henningsen Transportation Services will augment the operation by offering local, regional and nationwide transportation services to manufacturers, retail and foodservice distributors, and international customers utilizing the new facility. Henningsen Cold Storage Co. is one of the largest public refrigerated warehousing companies in the U.S., with 11 facilities in six states providing 60 million cubic feet of temperaturecontrolled storage. Henningsen is a fifth-generation family owned corporation with roots dating to 1923. To learn more about
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Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness. Thomas Jefferson
New Businesses are Growing in Grandview New businesses in Grandview have been popping up all over town, boosting the economy in town and proving to everyone that opening a business in small town can be meaningful and successful.
New Businesses
COMPASS is a person-centered planning business that’s mission is to provide personalized services that enrich people’s lives is located at 673 Wallace Way Fast Mobile Services is a mobile truck repair and maintenance service shop. Siblings Fatima and David Ruelas own and operate with the help of their family. Their newly built facility can be found at 300 Colleen’s Way The Krazy Elote is a mexican snack food restaurant owned by Abdul Sarameh. This new restaurant is located at 225 W Wine Country Rd. Paris Hair and Beauty is a new hair and beauty salon and is located at 900 W. Wine Country Rd. The Mexican Lollipop Store, owned by Elvia Garcia and located at 106 Ash St.
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Small Town Life When the sun goes down another day gone my little town the lights come on One here one there another up the way stories we share waiting for the day Animals scurry about coyotes yelp afar the children pout adults at the bar
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New Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant at 918 Wine Country road is now owned by Summer Lin and Jeff Cui Café Grande Vue Coffee Shop located at 1019 W Wine Country Road is now owned by Isabel and Jose Espindola
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Here's to the Farmer Songwriters: Luke Bryan / Michael Carter / Chase Mcgill Talk about an uphill battle Two thousand acres of beans and cattle But he don’t ever get rattled He just goes ‘til the sun goes down Hydraulic fluid on his jeans Red dye diesel and ten rows between A cold one on the porch and a good nights of sleep Y’all hold ‘em up with me now Here’s to the farmer that plants the fields in the spring That turn from green to that harvest honey Hold one up for the banker downtown That got him on his feet with handshake money Here’s to the farmer’s wife That loves him every night Raising a son, raising a daughter They gather ‘round the table, send it up to the Father Somehow they get closer when times get harder Here’s to the farmer Subdivision’s creeping on in Neighborhood kids keep jumping his fence He could double his money But that’d be the end of a promise he’ll never break ‘Cause he looked his daddy in the eye And he’s got that stubborn pride He’ll be here ‘til the day he dies No, he wouldn’t have it any other way Here’s to the farmer that plants the fields in the spring That turn from green to that harvest honey Hold one up for the banker downtown That got him on his feet with handshake money Here’s to the farmer’s wife That loves him every night Raising a son, raising a daughter They gather ‘round the table, send it up to the Father Somehow they get closer when times get harder Here’s to the farmer Yeah, here’s to the farmer that loves his day in the sun Won’t sell that old half-ton Nobody knows better ‘bout a hard-earned dollar Just tell him how far he’s gotta go and he’ll go further Here’s to the farmer Here’s to the farmer Thank you, boys
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