News Talk KIT » Recreation http://newstalkkit.com Tue, 21 May 2013 22:57:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Yakima Runners Run for the Money…for Boston http://newstalkkit.com/yakima-runners-run-for-the-money-for-boston/ http://newstalkkit.com/yakima-runners-run-for-the-money-for-boston/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:47:17 +0000 Aaron Nilsson http://newstalkkit.com/?p=223950 As reported by KNDO, The Yakima Hard Core Runners Club organized a run/walk on Saturday and around 200 runners and walkers raised more than $4,000 for the victims recovering from the bombings in Boston.

Three women who ran the 2.62 mile run at Sarg Hubbard Park on Saturday also ran the Boston Marathon and they were very near the bomb site as they were collecting the

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Here in the Pacific NW we love our dogs.  Hound, Mutts, Pooches…whatever you call, call them we do and we play fetch and we walk and we snuggle and more than that, we have created the environment that welcomes them into the family. Living in a sma

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/top-ten-cities-for-dogs-include-two-from-the-pacific-northwest/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Dave's Diary: Cardio Beats Weight Training For Losing Weight http://newstalkkit.com/daves-diary-cardio-beats-weight-training-fos-losing-weight/ http://newstalkkit.com/daves-diary-cardio-beats-weight-training-fos-losing-weight/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:57:30 +0000 Dave Ettl http://newstalkkit.com/?p=207809 So far so good on the resolution to get in shape.  My time working out at Achieve Fitness in Yakima is paying off already and I continue to scan all the literature and sources I can for tips and ideas.  HealthDay News reports that while resistance training has many benefits, including improving blood sugar control, it has not been shown to have an effect on fat reduction.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/daves-diary-cardio-beats-weight-training-fos-losing-weight/feed/ 0 Michael Dodge/Getty Images Allied Arts of Yakima Valley Offering Holiday Family Arts Day http://newstalkkit.com/allied-arts-of-yakima-valley-offering-holiday-family-arts-day/ http://newstalkkit.com/allied-arts-of-yakima-valley-offering-holiday-family-arts-day/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:30:50 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=195429 This free family event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/allied-arts-of-yakima-valley-offering-holiday-family-arts-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images 5K Walk/Run To Benefit Camp Prime Time http://newstalkkit.com/5k-walkrun-to-benefit-camp-prime-time/ http://newstalkkit.com/5k-walkrun-to-benefit-camp-prime-time/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:37:41 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=191446  

The Leftover Turkey Trot takes place on Saturday, Nov. 24.

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Today a look at a very popular state park, just minutes away from Yakima's downtown core.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/saturday-in-the-parks-12/feed/ 0 Washington State Parks Image Wild Salmon from Hanford Reach Being Collected to Enhance Breeding Stock http://newstalkkit.com/wild-salmon-from-hanford-reach-being-collected-to-enhance-breeding-stock/ http://newstalkkit.com/wild-salmon-from-hanford-reach-being-collected-to-enhance-breeding-stock/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:19:50 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=181847 Anglers on the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River are being asked to fish for wild fall Chinook salmon later this month to provide breeding stock for the Priest Rapids Hatchery.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/wild-salmon-from-hanford-reach-being-collected-to-enhance-breeding-stock/feed/ 0 Getty Images Saturday In The Parks! http://newstalkkit.com/saturday-in-the-parks-11/ http://newstalkkit.com/saturday-in-the-parks-11/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:30:55 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=180382  

Today, look at a facility that serves the whole community, but especially our seniors.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/saturday-in-the-parks-8/feed/ 0 City of Yakima Image Mt. Rainier Travel Route Closed Next Week http://newstalkkit.com/mt-rainier-travel-route-closed-next-week/ http://newstalkkit.com/mt-rainier-travel-route-closed-next-week/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:44:13 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=176494 A culvert replacement project will close SR 123 at Cayuse Pass starting on Monday morning.

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Creating a predictable, affordable structured fee system to reduce costs for cabin owners and the Forest Service, this measure  affects a large number of Yakima Valley citizens.

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Today, a look at a park that owes it's beginnings to the Mount St. Helens eruption and ash fall of May 18th, 1980.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/saturday-in-the-parks-4/feed/ 0 City Of Yakima Image Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway Visitor Center Gets Federal Grant Funding http://newstalkkit.com/yakima-river-canyon-scenic-byway-visitor-center-gets-federal-grant-funding/ http://newstalkkit.com/yakima-river-canyon-scenic-byway-visitor-center-gets-federal-grant-funding/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:30:03 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=165732 Thanks to federal grant money, a new visitors center will be constructed at the north end of the Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway.

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Today, a look a one of Yakima's large eastside parks.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/saturday-in-the-parks-3/feed/ 0 City Of Yakima Image Pet Power! Dog Dollars and Cat Cents! http://newstalkkit.com/pet-power-dog-dollars-and-cat-cents/ http://newstalkkit.com/pet-power-dog-dollars-and-cat-cents/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:53:20 +0000 Dave Ettl http://newstalkkit.com/?p=164493 Congratulations to our Pet Idol contest winner Winston Churchill…we have some cool prizes for you Winston and it’s our pleasure to recognize you greatness.  But now it’s time to really get down to the dog bone. Time to talk some serious money…big bucks…major moolah…chump change need not apply!   Focus…and consider the size of these numbers.  You could buy 72 Mona Lisas, 10 nuclear reactors or just over one Bill Gates for what Americans spent ….on their pets last year.

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