Monthly Archives: August 2007

Wenatchee Business Journal Changes Ownership

Sound Publishing, owner of a number of community newspapers in the Northwest, has purchased both the Wenatchee Business Journal and the Bellingham Business Journal from Sun News, Inc.

NCW History - Japan To Wenatchee Flight Was A First

When Charles Lindhberg became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, his flight took him from New York to the internationally famous city of Paris. The glitz and glamour of this moment was easily one of the biggest happenings of the first part of the twentieth century. Lucky Lindy leaving from […]

Photos of Fancher Heights Added

We’ve added a new section of photos of the Fancher Heights area that sits above East Wenatchee. Fancher Heights encompasses the hillside overlooking East Wenatchee and comes with a great view of the Columbia River, the mouth of the Wenatchee River, and the city of Wenatchee.

Fancher Heights is also the area where Clyde Pangborn […]

Imagine What It Must Have Taken To Get It Done

There are many times while driving through North Central Washington that one can look at a structure, roadway, or project and wonder how those people from the past were able to get it done.
From the leveling and construction of the I-90 freeway to each one of the hydroelectric dams that span the Columbia River, imagine […]

Photos Added - Wenatchee School Gallery

We’ve added a small gallery showing photos of some of Wenatchee’s schools. The new Wenatchee Schools Gallery is located in the Wenatchee Community Gallery.
Photos of other North Central Washington communities can be found here.

Domke Lake Fire Grows

The communities and other housing around Holden Village and Lucerne were evacuated because of the ever growing (six plus square miles burned so far) Domke Lake Fire. Thanks to King-5 for the story.

Domke Lake Fire as viewed from Stehekin
Photo courtesy of National Park Service

Domke Lake Fire, viewed as flying into SeaTac Airport
Photo courtesy of […]

Omak Stampede’s Suicide Race Video 3

Again, due to tremendous amount of hits received from posting the video footage of the Omak Stampede’s Suicide Race, here is another video taken from the 2006 race… this time courtesy of The Wenatchee World.

Omak Stampede’s Suicide Race Video - At Night!

Due to the interest in the posting of the video from the 2004 Omak Stampede Suicide Race, here is a night video shot from the 2006 race.

NCW Fire Station Gallery Update

An update to one of our most popular galleries, the NCW Fire Station update. With the latest additions we now have 24 different fire stations photographed and uploaded to the NCW Fire Station Gallery. We will continue to add more as our travels allow.

View the NCW Fire Station Gallery here.

Omak Stampede’s Suicide Race Video

Below is video from the 2004 Suicide Race. The race was recently chronicled by the Wall Street Journal.

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