Every year on the third weekend of September, Region 4 of the Pacific Northwest 4 Wheel Drive Association holds a big event at Jim Sprick Park to pick up trash in the surrounding mountains of the Naches Drainage.
People started setting up camp Friday afternoon. By the night the park had many people there camping.
Saturday September 20th, 2014 the day started with a driver’s meeting at 8 AM.
Around 8:30 AM we took a group photo of the rigs and headed out to clean up the mountains.
Our group Eastern Washington Adventures and Selah Cub Scout Pack 276 headed up FS1701 which is across the road from Jim Sprick Park. We stopped just past the intersection of FS1701 & 4W670 to help Ron Rutherford’s group close a illegal mudding area on WDFW managed land. Oak Creek Wildlife Area Manager Ross Huffman was there to help.
Next we ran to the end of FS1701 and turned up 4W694. We picked up trash along the way. We took a lunch break at the Manastash Lake View Point. After lunch we continued on 4W694. We picked up some trash at Funny Rocks. At 4W695 we turned up it and stopped to pick up trash at Moon Rocks. Next we headed down 4W695 and turned back onto FS1701. We ran FS530 up to Bald Mountain and took 4W675 down. We ran FS1702 back down to SR410 then ran back over to Jim Sprick Park.
Around 4:30 PM the games started for the Junior Jeepers along with the Corn Shucking Contest. Lisa Graham won the Corn Shucking Contest this year. This is the second year a member of Eastern Washington Adventures Club won. After all the corn was shucked and cooked, the potluck dinner began. Next was the raffle. There were many great raffle prizes. After the raffle the DJ played music and some danced.
PNW4WDA Region 4 wants to thank all who helped make this event work, thank you to all the volunteers that picked up trash and thank you to all that donated.
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Here are some photos of the 2014 Pick Up A Mountain:
On Wednesday September 17, 2014 Selah Cub Scout Pack 276 had their pack meeting at the Selah Civic Center. This month was about cooperation and the theme was “Under the Big Top”. The scouts had some activities that involved team work. After the activities the boys went den by den and presented their skit that they had prepared.
Afterwards we did awards and had a snack of some healthy apples.
On Wednesday September 17th, 2014 Selah’s Wednesday Market had their fourteenth day of the season market. Selah’s Wednesday Market is held at King’s Row at 210 S. 1st Street in Selah, Washington.
What a warm muggy day the market had. This week we had a fair amount of vendors.It was a very fun evening.
We only have one more week to come to the market before it will be closed until next season. Once more this week there was raffle drawings and prizes. Don’t forget to check and see if you have won because there are unclaimed tickets left. So next week if you are out and about come on down and visit the last Market for the season. We hope to see you all out their supporting your local community and businesses.
Selah’s Wednesday Market’s mission is bringing the Selah and Yakima Valley communities together through the “fruits and labor” of our local farmers, artisans and organizations.
This is a weekly family fun event that is held at all summer. This year it runs from June 18th through September 24th.
For more information about this event you can visit the Selah’s Wednesday Market on Facebook.
Here are some photos of this Selah’s Wednesday Market: