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Wenatchee, WA (Washington) - The photo is looking north-northwest. The Sellar Bridge spans the Columbia connecting Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. The smaller bridge, the walking bridge, was the first highway bridge built on the Columbia River, which opened to traffic in 1908. It is now a foot bridge and part of the Apple Capital Recreational Loop Trail. This foot bridge also contains a large irrigation main that supplies water to East Wenatchee. | |
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 01/23/10 Whether you're looking for a boat to buy or in need of some fishing or hunting tips, it's all coming indoors this week to the Seattle Boat Show and Washington Sportsmen's Show.
 01/23/10 At the podium Dr. Ken Ullrich, an audiologist with the Eye & Ear Clinic of Wenatchee, gave a presentation to the Wenatchee Sunrise Kiwanis on the effects of age on hearing, redesigning the English spoken language and how to get the most use out of a hearing aid.
01/16/10 Thomas Joseph Burke, Jr. died January 9, 2010, after a courageous eight year battle with cancer. Born June 23, 1940, he called Wenatchee, Albuquerque, Boise, Redmond, Mercer Island and, most recently, Seattle and Whidbey Island home.
01/16/10 Grace Eileen Pilgrim Adams Sommers, 79, was born May 2, 1930, in Leavenworth, WA to Egbert S. Pilgrim and Charlotte Juliet Hutchins Pilgrim. Grace, with sister, Betty and brother, Eddie, grew up in Leavenworth and on the farm on Blewett Pass, chasing goats up and down mountains and swimming in Peshastin Creek.
01/16/10 Showing so much poise: As a student teacher at Wenatchee High School, recently I had the privilege of listening to 13 WHS young ladies share about themselves for their Apple Blossom speeches. Having been in the Top Ten myself, I know how nerve wracking it is to stand ready to deliver a speech to thousands of people.
01/14/10 Manage the forest: John Malone raises some important issues in his recent opinion piece on our national forests (The Wenatchee World, Jan. 8). He is correct that there is little management activity. Timber sales on the Wenatchee National Forest are practically nonexistent, and that is not a good economically, or ecologically. Ironically. we need the work of chainsaws if we are to save the forest ...
 01/14/10 This is a triple dose of bad news for real estate in Everett. These three separate bits of informati...
01/13/10 Sleepless in Waterville: My son called from Afghanistan around Christmastime. He has been there for almost a year now. He said his mission had changed. He serves in the U.S. Army Infantry Airborne and his unit mostly sought out and fought the Taliban. Now, his unit is distributing seed and money to the farmers to encourage them to grow crops for food rather than opium for the Taliban. As the son ...
 01/10/10 WENATCHEE - The deadline is Feb. 5 for submissions to the annual Write on the River non-fiction and fiction writing competition. Write on the River is a non-profit writers' organization for North Central Washington.
01/09/10 Missing Grover: Rufus Woods, thank you for the true and meaningful tribute to Grover Collins (The Wenatchee World, Dec. 22).
01/09/10 Stephen Raymond Smith died Monday, December 28, 2009, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, from complications resulting from cancer treatment. He was 60 years of age.
01/09/10 Dale Coultas, 96, of Methow, WA, passed away January 5, 2010, at home. He was born August 11, 1913, on a farm near Reading, MN, to Marguerite Elizabeth (Kinsman) Coultas and Roy Walter Coultas.
 01/07/10 WSDOT seeks comments on draft Scenic and Recreational Highways Plan
01/07/10 Lois E. Boyd, 80, a longtime Wenatchee resident, passed away Tuesday morning, January 5, 2010, at her home in Wenatchee. She was born on September 22, 1929, at Albion, NE, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mabel (Dietsch) Hickman.
01/04/10 Born December 31, 1932, in Moorcroft, WY, to Charles and Ruby Williams, Dad left for that "bigger fish" December 28, 2009, at 1:55 a.m. in Poulsbo, WA. Dad was surrounded by family and his dog/fishing friend, "Chopper."
01/04/10 Mary Magdalene Cameron was born June 12, 1923, to Lillian (Hulse) and Don Cameron in Antioch, NE. The family traveled from Nebraska to Iowa, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, and finally settling in Washington.
 01/04/10 New York-Penn League: Apparently, the city of Norwich (CT) plans to hold discussions next week concerning negotiations for use of the city's ballpark by a current team in the short-season Class-A New York-Penn League.
01/02/10 TONASKET - Leanna Compton, Wenatchee, won a queen-sized quilt raffled by the Tonasket Garden Club. The winning ticket was drawn at the Tonasket Community Cultural Center Christmas bazaar in December by the grandsons of club member Peggy Swanberg.
12/28/09 Robert "Bob" Ross passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home, which he built by himself in 1945, on December 24, 2009. His daughter was at his side, holding his hand when he went "Home." Robert was born March 5, 1909, in Platte, SD, to Arthur Ross and Marie (Manske) Ross.
 12/28/09 Whatcom County's real estate market is still considered to be overvalued, but not nearly as muc
12/24/09 In addition to Domestic and Sexual Violence Crisis Center, these are the nonprofit groups involved in helping in the mental health, counseling and crisis services fields, along with a brief description of the group and how it plans to spend the funds it receives:NCW Jail Chaplain Ministry: Works at Chelan County Regional Justice Center, including the juvenile center, to provide counseling for ... |
