Yakima is located in the central part of Washinton State and wasfounded in 1865 by Indian settlers using the name Yakama. Later, ina short uprising, tribe survivors moved a few miles north anddropped the A, making the new name Yakima. The area is feuledprimarily by agriculture and if you eat apples, cherries, Pears orpeaches, chances are the box has a label that reads, a product ofYakima, WA.Many large employers are located in the Yakima Valley. Alongwith the usual major shopping suspects just south in Union Gap,Yakima is the home of the Tree Top apple juice company thatemploy’s over 1,200 people. Yakima is also an easy destination toreach. Horizon Airlines operates scheduled flights and it’s only ashort drive north to Seattle, WA.Since the Yakima river runs nearby, fishing and boating are