The last couple of days have felt more like spring than winter. I know some of you live in places where you may not feel the same. It will not be long before the growers here are thinking about planting crops. In not too many days we will be hearing the roar of wind machines when we wake up in the morning in an effort to protect the fruit crops. That is one of the unique things about the Yakima Valley, the long slow coming of spring with the threat of frost putting an early end to the hopes of a good fall harvest. You may not see the slow crawl of frost warnings along the bottom of the television screen where you live but here it is just a part of everyday life.
The other sure sign of spring is that the schools begin practice for spring sports on Monday. Can you believe it is already time for tennis, track, softball, and baseball? And the sure sign of spring for our household is that rehersals for the spring musical have begun. The Z-Center Stage will be producing "Annie" this spring with performances the second and third weekends in May.
The Zillah girls basketball team goes to the state basketball tournament next weekend and our kids can hardly wait to showcase what the believe is the best pep band in the state. Nevermind if the team is good or not, there is no way you can convince the pep band that they are not the state champion pep band. Of course there is one little fly in the ointment. The opening day of the state basketball tournament also is the next taping day of the high school quiz show known as the "Apple Bowl". The best Zillah quizzer is also the famous "Maraca Man" of pep band reknown. Also on the Apple Bowl team is the pep band bass guitarist--"Glenjamin" and the trombonist, Phil. Depending on the schedule of the games on opening day of state basketball this will have to be worked out. Some alternates may get their chance to be on TV. But "Maraca Man" will almost for sure have to do Apple Bowl, being the team leader. At least they will only have girl's games to worry about to conflict the schedule.
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