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Vigil goers pray for reform
WENATCHEE — As votive candles burned in the summer heat and kids ran in the grass swinging U.S. flags, about 50 people gathered in Memorial Park Thursday to hope for federal immigration reform. “We’re here to create a country that we hope to become part of,” José Manuel “Periban” Torres, 26, told the crowd gathered for the 7 to 10 p.m. vigil. “We young people are the ones who have to keep at it ...Loree Payne named UPS women's coach / NW Briefs Washington assistant Loree Payne is leaving to become women's basketball coach at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
Reader scrapbook: Remnants of East Wenatchee’s past Walking along the East Wenatchee side of the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail, Terry Finn came across these shocks of wheat, a reminder of Douglas County’s history as one of Washington’s highest-producing counties for the grain. Wenatchee Heights and the Cascades can be seen in the distance.
State team called in to fight fire near Cashmere CASHMERE — Firefighters are battling a 70-acre blaze this morning, but no structures are currently threatened in the Tripp Canyon area near Cashmere, a fire official said. The lightning-sparked blaze was reported at about 10:45 a.m. Thursday, and is burning through grass and light timber on state Department of Natural Resources protected property, said Brant Stanger, dispatch coordinator for the ...
Lightning sets off the backwoods — crews fighting 20-plus fires WENATCHEE — Lightning sparked at least 20 wildfires Wednesday, from tiny burn spots to a 40- to 60-acre blaze in the Devils Gulch area south of Cashmere. The fire dispatch center for Chelan and Douglas counties received more than 500 reports of smoke or fire as thunderstorms rolled through the region, said Coordinator Jim Duck.
Old news 100 years ago — 1910: Articles of incorporation were filed for Adrian Power & Water Co. of Adrian. Principals are E.P. Coleman, H. Lessing and H.W. Mangoad. Capital stock is placed at $75,000.
Ethel Kennard Ethel Kennard, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, spent 93 wonderful years on this earth, before passing away July 24, 2010, at Central Washington Hospital due to heart failure. She was born in Council Grove, KS on July 5, 1917, to Clara and Edgar Griffin, and lived there before coming to Wenatchee in 1934, and making this her home.
Summer drives EAST WENATCHEE — Ryan Books has a slightly longer commute than most people to get to his “home” golf course. “I think I’ve put about 5,000 miles on my car in the last month,” said Denise Books, Ryan’s mom. “I’m the taxi driver.”
Charles Daniel Hart Charles Daniel Hart was born on October 23, 1931, in Manchester, England. He passed away at Highline Care Center in East Wenatchee on Friday, July 23, 2010. Dan grew up in Southport and attended schools in the northwest of England. He was in the Royal Air Force and eventually joined the family textile business in Wigan, England.
New fruit pest emerges WENATCHEE — There’s a new fruit pest in North Central Washington. Larvae, likely those of the spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), were found today in a higher-elevation cherry orchard near Wenatchee, according to Tim Smith, tree fruit specialist for the WSU Chelan-Douglas Extension.