Here is a very nice little "feel-good" feature story about a tiny town in the Yakima valley of Washington state. Think about how the reporter got the information for this story--to whom did he talk? Where did he get his details? This is an excerpt. To read the entire article, click here.
Small-town life, Harrah-style
By PHIL FEROLITO
Yakima Herald-Republic
HARRAH -- During the winter months, life in this Lower Yakima Valley farm town begins well before the first light.
Nearly two dozen pickups crowd the front of the Farm House Cafe and spill into the nearby Town Hall and the fire station parking lots.
It's 5:30 in the morning, and the glowing neon sign in the cafe's front window reads "Open."
Inside, the coffee is hot and the murmur and laughter of more than 20 farmers spills across the tables.
"We're all a tight mix," says Dale Rex, a retired Pacific Power area representative who now does some farming. "We're always here in the morning for coffee."
Outside, the town is dark and lifeless, except for a few more farmers pulling up in pickups.
The cafe is where the day begins in this town of not quite 600 people.
Nestled amid arid sagelands and sprawling hop fields deep within the Yakama Indian reservation, Harrah is the smallest town in Yakima County -- not quite 0.44 square miles.
Incorporated in 1946, it boasts two stores, a beauty salon, a tavern and the cafe. A stop sign at the junction of Harrah and Branch roads marks the only intersection.
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