Monthly Archives: January 2008

Stevens Pass Summit Photo - Traffic Nightmare

Here’s another photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation.

It may just be best to stay at home right now.

Snoqualmie Closure Affects Stevens Pass Too

With the closure of Snoqualmie Pass due to high avalanche concerns, Stevens Pass was hit with a higher level of traffic, including many more semi trucks than they are usually ready to handle. With the adverse weather also hitting Stevens Pass it made for some tough travel conditions over the past few days.

Semi Trucks […]

Dino Rossi Among Speakers On February 1st

The Okanogan Republican Party will be hosting it’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner on February 1st (Details Here), and among the speakers will be Dino Rossi and Rob McKenna, the Washington State Attorney General.

New Washington State Cities Directory

If you look on the top toolbar you’ll see there is a new link: “Official Websites of Washington State Cities”. If you click on this you’ll be taken to a new feature we have, it’s a directory of as many of the official websites of different cities here in Washington State. This contains […]

2008 Chelan Winterfest “Fire & Ice” Pictures

Saturday, January 18th was the date of the annual Chelan Winterfest celebration. Some of the activities taking place in this NCW community were:
A polar bear plunge into Lake Chelan.
A bonfire.
A lighted parade.
Snowmobile drag races.
Snow sculptures
…and more!

Green Turtle Snow Sculpture
The kids seemed to have tons of fun whether they were ice skating, throwing snowballs, or […]

Waste Management Transports Kittitas County Garbage Into Douglas County

Here is an article detailing the process that Waste Management uses as they contract with Kittitas County to dispose of solid waste at their private landfill east of East Wenatchee. An interesting fact in the article, is that Kittitas County residents are charged approximately $75 per ton to dispose of their garbage, and of […]

Former East Wenatchee Footballer Just Misses On Becoming New CWU Football Coach

Current University of Missouri tight ends coach Bruce Walker, who grew up in East Wenatchee, interviewed for the head coaching position at Central Washington University. The job appears to be going to Blaine Bennett, who played quarterback at Whitworth College in Spokane before spending time as both a head and assistant coach at a […]

WSU Wish List Includes Orchard Manager In Wenatchee

Washington State University presented it’s funding wish list to the Washington Legislature and among the funding they are asking for is money to hire an orchard manager for the new research orchard in Wenatchee.

Local Winemaker Featured In Seattle P.I.

The Seattle PI featured a story on local winemaker Craig Mitrakul, a Wenatchee resident, who is head wine maker at both Ryan Patrick Vineyards and Saint Laurent Winery.

Okanogan River Photo Gallery Added

 

We’ve recently added some photos of the Okanogan River in the Rivers, Lakes, and Creeks of North Central Washington Gallery.  The Okanogan River flows south through the northern extremes of North Central Washington before emptying into the Columbia River.

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