The Grandview Herald

08/29/2026

Backward Glance looks back into the Grandview Herald newspaper archives and captures glimpses of news items from Grandview’s past. To subscribe visit thegrandviewherald.com or call 509-882-3712.

80 Years Ago - August 1946: By Harvest Festival time, only two weeks away, it is the ambition of the booster button committee, headed by Lottie Haasze, to have every citizen in the Grandview community wearing one of the orange colored Festival buttons. Funds from the sales is the main source of income of the association. The personnel of her committee is composed of Elmer Schultz, George Frick Jr., Basil Maib, Charles DeLeuw, Garris Wolfe and Franklin Ware.

Fire Chief Earl Bugg has announced the acceptance of two new members of the volunteer fire department, Earl Copperstone and Howard Barnard. This brings the membership up to twenty.

The new zero storage plant owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kenyon has been completed and the storage capacity will be leased to the S.A. Moffett Co. for six years. Kenyon purchased the Lamb Fruit Company warehouse and, after insulating it and installing three compressors and giant-sized fans together with one of the largest fin-coil evaporators, they have a zero temperature storage capacity of 1,200 tons.

Adopting the name “Grandview Riding Club”, the group met last week and elected the following new officers: Woodrow Cox, president; Jim Rusk, vice president; Eleanor Brewer, secretary, and Kenneth Noble, treasurer.

70 Years Ago - August 1956: Ted Bentley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bentley, was the repeat winner of the Apple Box Derby last Sunday driving the police department racer. His time for the two heats on the .3 mile course on the slope of Judd Hill was 1:50.9 seconds.

First place in the commercial floats division of the Junior Fair parade went to Bleyhl’s Inc. for their elaborate gold and white entry carrying out the theme of the Golden Anniversary of the City of Grandview.

An even dozen new teachers will assume their duties when the schools open on Sept. 4. Mrs. Francis mills and Thomas Carroll will join the high school staff; Mrs. Paul Mowry, Robert Skorniak, George Ruthart, and Mrs. Edith Powers at the Junior High; the Mesdames Harold Crawford, Joyce Byrd, Caroline Ice and Mildred Prince at Arthur H. Smith School, and Miss Margaret Jackson, exchange teacher from Coventry, England, Mrs. Leland Hudgens, Gilbert Bonlie and Mrs. Monette at Harriet Thompson and Central schools.

Five members of the Grandview Independents softball team chosen by umpires for the district tournament’s all-star team were Leon Bishop, Don Ware, Jack Norling, Tom Kelly and Gil Juvinal.

60 Years Ago - August 1966: Lou Ann Patnode, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elie Patnode, was crowned the new Miss Grandview at last Saturday’s ceremonies. Also named were princesses Marcy Darby and Terri Clark, court alternate Donna Hunter and Miss Congeniality Donna Stube.

Grandview attorney Walter Stauffacher has been appointed to the vacancy on the local school board, created by the resignation of Dr. Richard Layton, who’d been serving as board chairman

The Rotary Club has a newly formed student fund committee which will administer the Clarence McClure Memorial and club scholarships. Committee members are James Maulden, Frank Ware, Edwin Sasaki, James Long, Arthur Smith, Jerry Ferguson, James McCourt, Phillip Noon and Dean Jackson.

Grandview’s Junior Fair’s Fat Stock Sale, still remaining one of the biggest attractions, this year had bids over $27,000 for some 216 prize animals. Chief clerk Fred Olmstead reported that 66 head of beef brought $19,761.50, for an average of 32.65 cents per pound.

Winner in this summer’s Pony League was the team sponsored by Cliff’s TV, coached by Ken Roy. Teammates include Abel Cervantes, Tom Turner, Dickie Cherry, Doug Moore, Mike Nanez, Frank Greenhalgh, Billy Roy, Silvestre Cervantes, Peter Orgill and Jim Heintz.

50 Years Ago - August 1976: The City of Grandview has a new recreation director. David Veley will assume his duties this week, with his headquarters at the city hall. According to councilwoman Nancy Davidson, Veley comes with high recommendations, and the council is pleased to have him.

The Reverand John Cross is the new pastor of the Free Methodist Church, coming to Grandview from Tonasket.

At Monday night’s Junior Miss pageant, Kelly Champion presented a vocal solo, Mary Paulson performed a ballet dance, Laurie Miller did a guitar and vocal solo, Mary Tudor presented an illustrated reading, and Janell Werner played a piano solo.

Sisters Margaret Pendleton and Marcella Blackman were pictured with their Bicentennial garden. They grow a variety of vegetables, as well as many blooming plants, including their red, white and blue petunias.

Grandview’s Rotary Swim Team members staged their annual swimathon earlier this month. Mark Diener and Cory Manley were top swimmers for the team, swimming five miles in 2 ½ hours.

Andre Tchelistcheff, an internationally known Russian-born, French-trained enologist and viticulturist, was in the valley this week meeting with officials from Ste. Michelle Vintners and touring their vineyards.

40 Years Ago - August 1986: At the conclusion of this year’s team pulling event on Saturday afternoon, Howard Jackson was presented a special memorial plaque in recognition of his decades-long chairmanship of the Yakima Valley Junior Fair’s annual team pull. Jackson began working with the horse pulling event in 1928 and is retiring after this year’s event.

Triathlons are one of the up-and-coming events in the sports world. Last week three Grandview athletes took first place in the men’s division of Sunnyside’s fifth annual Triathlon. Marty Brewer, Matthew Brewer and Al Lopez won the event with a time of 1.06:56, which included a half-mile swim, five-mile run and a 10-mile bike race.

Members of Grandview High School’s varsity basketball team returned from the Pepperdine Basketball Camp in California, where they posted a 7-2 record. Russ Bentley took first in the one-on-one tournament and was named M.V.P. in the tournament. Coach Mike Schuette was named all-star coach.

Mayor Dale Burgeson and Parks and Recreation Director Mike Carpenter are Grandview’s representatives on the Lower Valley Regional Task Force reviewing 10 sites being considered for a lower valley regional park.

08/29/2026

Getting to Know the Person Behind the Superintendent’s Office

You may know Dr. Rob Darling as the Superintendent of the Grandview School District, but there is more to him than the title on his office door.

For Darling, leadership is not about staying behind a desk or simply making decisions from an office. It is about being present in schools, listening to staff and students, asking questions and working alongside the people who make up the Grandview School District. That approach to leadership was recently recognized by AASA’s School Administrator magazine, which highlighted Darling’s work in leadership and building stronger teams within the district.

At the center of his philosophy is a simple idea: people do better when they feel supported, challenged and connected. Darling believes his role as superintendent is not only to lead the district, but to help school leaders become better leaders themselves. That means spending time in schools, having conversations with staff, listening to concerns and being willing to acknowledge when something does not work. Sometimes, that means saying, “I got that wrong,” and trying something different.

For Darling, being present in the district is an important part of that work. Community members may find him walking through hallways, visiting classrooms, attending school activities, talking with staff or spending time with students. These moments give him an opportunity to learn more about what is happening throughout the district while building relationships with the people he serves. “We want our community to see more of that,” the district shared. For Darling, those connections extend beyond his work as superintendent.

Darling began his career in education as an intensive early intervention autism teacher and first-grade teacher in Port Angeles. He later spent six years with the Mercer Island School District as a first- and second-grade teacher and instructional coach. He went on to spend six years as a principal in the Selah School District before serving four years in the Yakima School District as an assistant superintendent and deputy superintendent.

Throughout his career, Darling has been involved in developing programs designed to support students and families. He initiated state-recognized dual-language programs in Selah and Yakima and pioneered the implementation of pre-K through fifth-grade social-emotional learning programs. He also served as a planning principal for two buildings following successful bond passage.

His work has taken him beyond Washington as well. Darling has presented professional development on social-emotional learning, dual language, educational leadership, equity and increasing student engagement and growth across Washington, Oregon, California, Brazil and South Korea.

He serves on OSPI’s Dual Language Taskforce and Steering Committees and is a board member for the Washington Association for Bilingual Education. He has also worked as an adjunct professor for Heritage University, City University of Seattle and Seattle Pacific University.

Darling earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education and his doctoral degree from City University of Seattle. He earned his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Scranton. He also speaks Portuguese and Spanish. Before beginning his career in education, Darling worked as a pavement maintenance contractor, volunteer firefighter and EMT, athletic director, and collegiate coach.

A graduate of Port Angeles High School, Darling has also built a busy life outside of his professional career. He and his wife, Erin, are proud parents of six sons and a daughter. Outside of work, Darling enjoys spending time with his family, taking on construction projects, playing ball and coaching his children. He is also a talented pianist.

While Darling brings years of experience in education and leadership to the Grandview School District, his approach is grounded in something more personal: relationships.

Whether he is visiting a classroom, talking with a teacher in the hallway, cheering on students at a school activity or working with district leaders, Darling wants to remain connected to the people who make up the district.

So, the next time you see the superintendent around Grandview School District, say hello.

There is more to know about Dr. Rob Darling than what is written on his office door.

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08/27/2026

TTK families, bus routes have been updated and are now available online! Transportation for TTK students begins tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26.

A few reminders as we get started:
-Please have your student ready and at their designated bus stop at least 5 minutes before their scheduled pickup time.
-In the afternoon, please be ready to receive your student at their scheduled drop-off time.
-Please allow for some flexibility during the first few days as students and drivers get familiar with the new routes.

View TTK bus routes and schedules here:
https://www.gsd200.org/departments/transportation/bus-routes

We’re excited to welcome all of our TTK students tomorrow!
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Familias de TTK: ¡Las rutas de autobús han sido actualizadas y ya están disponibles en línea! El transporte para los estudiantes de TTK comienza mañana, miércoles 26 de agosto.

Algunos recordatorios importantes:
-Asegúrense de que su estudiante esté listo y en su parada asignada por lo menos 5 minutos antes de la hora programada de recogida.
-Por la tarde, por favor estén listos para recibir a su estudiante a la hora programada de llegada.
-Durante los primeros días, los horarios pueden variar un poco mientras los estudiantes y conductores se familiarizan con las nuevas rutas.

Consulte las rutas y horarios de TTK aquí:
https://www.gsd200.org/departments/transportation/bus-routes

¡Estamos emocionados de darles la bienvenida mañana a todos nuestros estudiantes de TTK!

08/27/2026

The Washington State Broadband Office has $300,000 available to support applications for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Round 3.

Tribes in Washington can use the funds to assist with application preparation, submission, and activities including budget creation, network sustainability plans, and more.

Applications are due Tuesday, Sept. 15.

Learn more: https://www.commerce.wa.gov/funding/tribal-application-assistance-grants-available-for-tribal-broadband-connectivity-program/