Business

The Deer Park Football Club brought a new theme to its annual dinner and auction on Oct. 17, called Blitz, Brewz, & Bratz, with an Oktoberfest-style celebration featuring dinner, auctions, games, and community support for the Stag football program.

Washington’s minimum wage will rise from $17.13 to $17.73 per hour on Jan. 1, 2027. The 3.5% inflation-based increase is expected to add about $1,248 annually for full-time workers, but re
sidents and businesses remain divided over its impact amid rising living costs.

It’s pumpkin season in eastern Washington, and several local farms are selling baking or carving pumpkins as well as providing opportunities to have a little family fun.

For 20-year-old Dakota Girton, what began as a childhood love of baking has turned into a new business venture – one cake pop at a time.

For Kim Suda, bookkeeping began as a family connection and grew into a 45-year career. Suda, owner of Inland Northwest Bookkeeping Services, is expanding her remote bookkeeping business into the Deer Park area, where her daughter and son-in-law now live and assist with the family business.

Wizards Gaming, located at 113 N. Main Street in Deer Park, officially changed ownership on Sept. 1 and is now operating as Wizards Enclave, with Paul Celeri and William Hatfield taking over the business.

In a nod to how smalltown doctors used to operate, residents in Deer Park will soon be able to have a health care professional visit their home instead of having to go to an office.

For 35 years, Grrs ‘n’ Purrs Grooming has been more than a salon for pets; it has been a trusted business in the Deer Park community.

Midway Market, located at 16221 N. Hatch Road, opened on July 25.

A new Deer Park-based business hopes to take the uncertainty out of buying a used car by bringing professional vehicle inspections directly to customers.

What started as helping a friend plan a wedding has grown into a new business aimed at making wedding decorating easier for couples throughout the Inland Northwest.

New catering business Country Comfort Kitchen and Catering will soon be opening its doors.

Fans of Sugar Creek Donuts, which has been selling frosted and glazed donuts via Facebook, might be pleased to learn that business founder Hanah Meldrum will also now be selling donuts in the parking lot of Yoke's every weekend.

Residents of the Nine Mile area will soon have a new place to shop local, discover handmade goods, and connect with neighbors when Nine Mile Mercantile celebrates its planned grand opening Aug. 7 and 8.

When Aubrey Howlett created Holy Moly Bakery, she wanted to cultivate community in the small town of Springdale.

As temperatures rise and summer activities begin, the Deer Park Pool is welcoming swimmers back for an- other season, beginning July 1.

When he retired, longtime restaurateur Paul Bewick did what he knows best: opened a food joint. “My joke was, when I retired, I was going to open up a hot dog stand, sit out here on a corner in Loon Lake or someplace, and (it’d) give me a reason to talk to people all day long,” said Bewick.

Fogle Pump & Supply, Inc. has specialized in well drilling, deep-well installations, pump systems, and water treatment for more than 45 years.

The Second Harvest Mobile Food Market returned to Faith Lutheran Church

Jessica Garza didn’t set out to open a coffee shop.

The Clayton Farmers Market at the Clayton Fairgrounds kicks off on June 7

The Deer Park Church of the Nazarene is rebuilding after their church was condemned, and is inviting former members and people in the community to celebrate its 75th anniversary on Sunday, June 7.

A group of business partners is moving forward with plans to turn an 11-acre parcel of land bordering Airport Road in Deer Park into the home of future athletic facilities, according to co-owner Adam Smith.

The former Diversified Lube location in Deer Park was purchased by Valvoline Instant Oil Change at the end of March and quickly reopened under its new name in April. Manager Josh Smith said the location reopened approximately a week-and-a-half after the keys were handed over.