Historic Downtown Prosser

10/14/2026

🚨🔴🟡🔵 RICHLAND, WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT! 🔵🟡🔴🚨
Well, the rumors are true. I've officially done it…
I'VE LOST MY MARBLES! 🤦‍♂️😂
And not just a few of them…
ALL 500 OF THEM!
But instead of trying to find them ourselves, we've decided to ask the entire Richland community for help!
INTRODUCING THE GREAT RICHLAND MARBLE HUNT! 🎉
🔴 500 MARBLES!
🎁 500 WINNERS!
🥇 ONE GOLDEN MARBLE!
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
🔎 FIND IT! We'll be hiding 500 marbles throughout the Richland community!
🛒 BRING IT BACK! Every official marble comes with a numbered card. Bring BOTH the marble and its card to Richland Grocery Outlet!
WIN! Every marble is a winner! Each regular marble comes with one of FOUR mystery coupons:
💵 $3 OFF $15
💵 $5 OFF $25
💵 $7 OFF $40
💵 $10 OFF $75
You won't know which coupon you've found until you bring your marble back to the store!
BUT HERE'S WHERE THINGS GET REALLY INTERESTING… 👀
THE GOLDEN MARBLE! 🥇
Somewhere in Richland, one very special Golden Marble is hiding.
And whoever finds it will win…GROCERIES FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR! 🎉🎉
That's $1,200 in Grocery Outlet gift cards — $100 EVERY MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS!
And here's the twist…
🕵️ WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU WHERE IT IS!
Throughout the hunt, we'll release batches of marbles called MARBLE DROPS, along with clues that will help you narrow down where the Golden Marble might be hiding!
Keep your eyes open, follow the clues, and pay attention. You never know where our marbles might turn up!
WAIT… THERE'S MORE!
Find and return an official mystery marble, and you'll also be entered into a drawing for a $100 Grocery Outlet gift card!
🔴 HELP US FILL OUR JAR!
Remember that empty marble jar we've been posting about?
We're bringing it back into the store!
Every time someone returns a marble, we'll add it back to the jar and update our MARBLE RECOVERY COUNTER!
Let's see how quickly Richland can help us recover all 500!
A LITTLE NOTE FROM US TO OUR MARBLE HUNTERS!
This entire promotion is meant to be a FUN, FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY ADVENTURE!
We want families to get outside, have some fun, make memories, and hopefully share a few laughs along the way!
To keep things safe and fair for everyone, we ask that you follow a few simple rules:
🔴 ONE MARBLE PER FAMILY, PER DAY! If you find one, congratulations! Please leave the others for another family to discover. Let's make sure everyone has a chance to join the fun!
🟡 HUNT SAFELY! No trespassing, digging, climbing, entering restricted areas, or disturbing property. Marbles will only be hidden in approved locations.
🔵 PARENTS, PLEASE SUPERVISE YOUR CHILDREN.
🟢 BE KIND AND HAVE FUN! This isn't about who can collect the most marbles. It's about bringing our community together!
And remember… the greatest prize is the fun we have along the way! (Although groceries for a year wouldn't hurt either! 😂)
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
Because we're more than just a grocery store.
We're a locally operated business, and we wanted to do something different. Something exciting. Something that brings our neighbors together and gives families a reason to get out and have a little adventure!
📣 NOW WE NEED YOUR HELP!
👍 FOLLOW our page for Marble Drops, clues, and updates!
❤️ SHARE this post with your friends and family!
👀 KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN! You never know when or where the next marble might appear!
📍 Richland Grocery Outlet
2901 Queensgate Dr., Richland
THE HUNT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN, RICHLAND!
🔴🟡🔵🟢 FIND IT. BRING IT BACK. WIN!
No purchase necessary to participate in the hunt. Minimum purchase requirements apply to mystery coupon redemption. Official promotion rules, eligibility requirements, and prize conditions apply.

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

Peek at the Past looks back into the Prosser Record-Bulletin newspaper archives and captures glimpses of news items from Prosser’s past. To subscribe visit theprosserrecordbulletin.com or call 509-786-1711.

October 2006: The construction project for Gap Road properties is on track and, as spectators can vouch for, is moving along rapidly… it won’t be long before Prosser can enjoy several new businesses based out of this area. Rumor has it Starbuck’s will be one of the new additions to Prosser. We can’t help but notice the new gas station and mini-mart that is going up on the same property – Prosser is growing in leaps and bounds!

Desert Valley Power Sports, the new motorcycle shop being built on Merlot Drive, is proceeding on schedule and we can expect to see them moving sometime in the month of November. This is going to be another form of perfection for Prosser. Desert Valley will not only be offering sales and service of motorcycles, but they are also going to be offering a much larger selection of products including a line of full size boats, with many other products on the horizon. The dealership is also looking forward to hosting events and incorporating a first of its kind motorcycle rest area on the east side of the building. Get ready to welcome Desert Valley Power Sports to Prosser!

October 1991: Prosser High School homecoming royalty reigning over the Mustang’s football game were Senior Nicole Schulties, homecoming queen. The princesses were Wendi Munn, junior; Patricia White, sophomore and Sandra Mercer, freshman.

Coast to Coast of Prosser has been awarded the Energy Smart Design award from Benton Utility District and the Bonneville Power Administration. Making the presentation were Jim Senders, PUD director of technical services, Ron Goodman, PUD energy advisor and Franic Moore, PUD commissioner. It was received by Jeff Cook, business owner, and Connie Cook, building owner. George Schnieder, building contractor from Schnieder Bros. Construction did the work on the building on Bennett Ave.

The skies above Prosser were a little gray early Saturday but were soon transformed and balloons in the second annual balloon rally race from the green grass at the airport to kiss the sky. Twenty-four balloons graced the skies of Prosser during the rally weekend.

October 1976: Elmer Voegele, owner of Bern’s Tavern, has bought Park Motel from the present owner, Woody Crapser.

Jack Quinn, Grandview, is the new public relations supervisor for Prosser Memorial Hospital. Quinn has been manager of the Yakima Valley Clinic in Grandview for the past 13 years.

Construction has begun on a mini storage warehouse on North River Road, according to Irvin Stone, of Stone Construction, who is building the storage.

After many years of service to Prosser, Frank Haney and his wife, who owned and operated Cottage Court Market, have sold the business to Marc and Sherry Davis.

The first woman police officer in the history of Prosser is Julie Fowler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Davis.

October 1961: Marlin and Hamilton Sandvig, partners in Sandvig Motors in Prosser, have opened a new branch in Kennewick. Marlin will run the Kennewick garage and Hamilton the Prosser operation.

Janet Bower was elected president of the Junior High Chapter of Future Homemakers of America. Other new officers are Kathy Hileman, vice president; Pam Miller, treasurer; Faye King, song leader; Jo Ann Heintz, parliamentarian; Sue Legget, secretary; Kay Moore, historian; Karin Marshall, degree chairman; Gail Mellor, corresponding secretary and Carolyn Leghorn, corresponding secretary.

Teachers in the literacy class sponsored by the Prosser Woman’s Club are Mrs. Guy Travis, Mrs. Louis Tyacke, Mrs. S.C. Crooks, Mrs. Mabel Meeks, Mrs. Robert Beck and Mrs. Leon Crawford.

October 1935: The Public Works Administration in Washington has approved the Junior High School project and the federal government and state will aid in the construction of an $82,000 modern building. Supt. C.C. Frisbie says every effort will be made to speed the construction of the building.

One brief line in the press dispatches from Washington last week stirred up the natives in Prosser for it carried the information that the Federal Works Progress Administration had allotted $23,106 for an armory for this city. The community is asked to furnish a suitable site for the building free of cost to the government.

Prosser now boasts of a licensed airplane and a licensed pilot as Cormac Thompson brought his fine new Waco biplane down from Yakima and housed it in the new hanger he has been constructing at the airport.

Over 22,000 bushels of wheat exchanged hands last Friday when Asa Croaks, Robert Croaks and Herb Ice sold their 1933 and 1935 wheat crops to the Sperry Flour mills. The price received was $1.09 and half for the 1933 crop which was stored in bulk on the ranch and $1.06 and half for this year’s crop of sacked wheat.

10/14/2026

Sign ip at mimsysfabrics.com

10/14/2026

Sign up Today 🍂 https://forms.gle/MQr9vbDQyhtNqe6i9

09/27/2026

Get down here!! About to start!! 🌹🌷
Thank youProsser Farmers Market !!

Great Prosser Balloon Rally
Caren Mercer- Andreasen Street Painting '26
Prosser Chamber of Commerce
Prosser W**e