Cowlitz Black Bears announce 2010 schedule Oct 21, 2009
The 2009 WCL champion Wenatchee Apple Sox, which last season featured current and former members of the Lower Columbia College baseball team, visit David Story Field July 27-29 ... June 21 at Wenatchee 7:05 p.m. ... June 22 at Wenatchee 7:05 p.m.. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Study suggests hydropower boom will create a lot of jobs in the West Oct 21, 2009
By Christine PrattThe Wenatchee World ... WENATCHEE Mommas, let your babies grow up to be hydropower engineers. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lady Devils finish 2-3 at Crossover tournament Oct 20, 2009
In bracket play, LCC (11-19) fell to 10th-ranked Wenatchee Valley 25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 26-24 and was eliminated by sixth-ranked Whatcom 25-19, 25-17. LCC opened pool play with a 25-14, 24-26, 15-9 setback to Yakima Valley, but rallied to knock off ninth-ranked Clackamas (25-14, 23-25, 15-7) and sweep tournament host Skagit Valley (26-24, 25-22) to finish second in Pool A.. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Wash. offers payments for wolf kills of livestock Oct 20, 2009
An agency spokeswoman, Madonna Luers, tells The Wenatchee World the plan is intended to foster support for the newly restored wolf population ... Information from: The Wenatchee World, http://www. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Experts On Indigenous Migration Gather In Seattle Oct 16, 2009
They are present on the Olympic Peninsula, in southwest Washington, Skagit and Whatcom counties, and have began arriving in the rural towns of Mattawa, Wenatchee and Moses Lake. These indigenous peoples are the Native Americans of Mexico and Central America. (KIRO TV, WA)
Construction begins on detour to replace buried section of SR 410 Oct 14, 2009
Selland Construction of Wenatchee was awarded the contract on Monday. Crews will be digging up the road bed, putting up new culverts and building a temporary roadway above those culverts, Westbay said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Study: Patients half as likely to die at best hospitals Oct 14, 2009
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Search for overdue Seattle hiker reaches third day Oct 11, 2009
Langley, 42, failed to return Tuesday from what he told friends and family would be a two-day solo hike in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Wenatchee. A helicopter, 40 searchers and the dogs are part of the search. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Dust Warning Extended In E. Washington Oct 10, 2009
A freeze warning will be in effect until 10 a.m. Saturday between the Wenatchee area and the southeast corner of Washington and into northern Idaho. Copyright 2009 by. (KIRO TV, WA)
Geary has career-high 29 kills, but Vikings fall 3-2 to Northwest Nazarene Oct 9, 2009
Western suffers third home loss. - Outside hitter (Fr. (Wwuvikings.com)
Rams pick up Orlando's Marvin Ford for running game Oct 8, 2009
Wenatchee, Wenatchee High School Scouts Grade: 74 ... Idaho has its first Class of 2010 commitment in Mike Marboe, a center prospect from Wenatchee, Wash. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Mom jailed for supplying alcohol to her children on camping trip Oct 6, 2009
A woman who allowed her two children to get drunk while camping at Lake Wenatchee State Park has been sentenced to seven days in jail. At her sentencing in Chelan county District Court, 35-year-old Sitona P. Hellerud, also was ordered not to drink during two years of probation and to comply with recommendations of Child Protective Services. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Washington Top 10 Football: How they fared Oct 6, 2009
Wenatchee (5-0) beat Rainier Beach 34-0. 6. (Longview Daily News, WA)
CWU scientist taking on global issue Oct 6, 2009
My experiences in Dr. Johansen s lab definitely increased my maturity as a scientist and opened my eyes to the field of oceanography, said Shank, who is originally from Wenatchee. I learned what it was like to be a functioning member of an interdisciplinary field campaign and collaborate with groups of scientists from the fields of physics, chemistry, oceanography and atmospheric sciences. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Vikings sweep arch-rival Central Washington Oct 4, 2009
Wenatchee), and seven kills and four blocks from (Jr. Olympia). (Wwuvikings.com)
Sudsy prank no laughing matter for Wenatchee developer Oct 2, 2009
By Rick Steigmeyer The Wenatchee World ... WENATCHEE -- A prank of pouring soap into a recirculating landscape waterfall turned out to be anything but good clean fun ... He also owns two lots next to an area off Skyline Drive known as Wenatchee s favorite make-out spot that has also been a popular site for mischief resulting in property vandalism, he said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
CC Notebook: NWAACC Sophomore Showcase coming to LCC this weekend Sep 22, 2009
358) and Taylor Schenck (injured in 2008), and Boise, Idaho, transfer pitcher Todd Griffiths, formerly of Wenatchee Valley (6-3, 4 ... LCC is slated to play Walla Walla at 11 a.m., followed by Columbia Basin at 12:30 and Wenatchee Valley at 6:30 ... Kelso s Andrea DeRosier is a freshman setter at Wenatchee Valley College, and Columbia Basin College includes R.A. Long freshman setter Brittany Weiand and Onalaska freshman outside hitter Amber Durand. (Longview Daily News, WA)
CWU students return to Ellensburg Sep 20, 2009
His home isn't that far away -- Wenatchee. "We ski and snowboard together," Christian said. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
BREAKING: Marboe Makes His Decision Sep 19, 2009
com confirmed this week that Mike Marboe, a 6-3, 280-pound AP First Team All-State Offensive Lineman out of Wenatchee (Wash. verbally committed to the University of Idaho over offers from Colorado State and UNLV. Marboe is rated as the No.10 prospect in the state of Washington (all positions), No.25 overall in the Northwest region, and the No. 18 center prospect nationally by Scout. (VandalVenue.com)
Western opens GNAC play with sweep of Saint Martin's Sep 18, 2009
Wenatchee) had 11 kills for Western, which had a 42-20 advantage in that category. Telissa Tua led Saint Martin's with five. (Wwuvikings.com)
Medical Malpractice Victim Helps Uphold Constitutional Rights of Patients in Washington State Supreme Court Decision, Perey Law Announces Sep 18, 2009
In 2007, Perey Law Group filed suit against the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center on behalf of Kimmie Putman, claiming her doctors' failure to promptly diagnose her ovarian cancer eliminated her opportunity for early treatment and she now only has a 40 percent likelihood of surviving the next five years ... The court rejected various legal arguments made by the Wenatchee Valley Medical Clinic, as well as the insurance and health care industry's belief that a growing number of allegedly frivolous... (PR Newswire)
Proposed ban on smoking in Tacoma parks riles some Sep 16, 2009
Other Washington cities, including Seattle, Spokane and Wenatchee, are considering similar measures. Many cities with park smoking bans have imposed much harsher penalties than what Tacoma is proposing. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Nickels seeks laws to keep guns from kids and criminals Sep 14, 2009
Bats in Wenatchee National ForestPat Ormsbee, US Forest Service and BLM bat specialist for Oregon and Washington, captures and studies bats at dusk in Wenatchee National Forest to better understand the Northwest bat population. Bumbercast | Macklemore. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Latest Scores-September 11 Sep 12, 2009
12 Wenatchee 31, Kennewick 14 West Seattle 28, Franklin 13 West Valley (Spokane) 50, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 8 White River 24, Sumner 10 Willapa Valley 14, Toutle Lake 0 Wilson, Woodrow 28, Stadium 25 Winlock 14, Ocosta 0 Zillah 47, Columbia (Burbank) 0. Copyright 2009 by. (KIRO TV, WA)
Vikings swept by two-time defending Canadian national champion UBC to open WWU Invitational Sep 11, 2009
Wenatchee) to take an 8-6 lead, and eventually led by four points on three occasions. A kill by Geary, who had seven in the final set, gave the Vikings a 20-18 advantage, but the Thunderbirds closed out the match with a 7-1 run that included three kills by Nicky Osborne, who was 6-of-6 on attacks in the match. (Wwuvikings.com)
Western sweeps Notre Dame de Namur as Jepsen has 14 kills and .545 attack percentage Sep 11, 2009
Wenatchee) and Mertens each had service aces. Jepsen had six kills in set two, Western finishing it with a 12-3 run. (Wwuvikings.com)
Friday's Statewide Football Scores Sep 5, 2009
Wenatchee 38, Eastmont 0. West Valley (Spokane) 22, Ephrata 0. (Longview Daily News, WA)
State Patrol ID's 2nd person in fatal bridge wreck Sep 3, 2009
Information from: The Wenatchee World, http://www. wenatcheeworld. (Longview Daily News, WA)
TDN Preseason Power 10 Rankings Sep 3, 2009
Others to watch: Gonzaga Prep, Graham-Kapowsin, Heritage, Kentwood, Rogers (Puyallup), Stanwood, Walla Walla, Wenatchee. Class 3A. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Baseball America Hands Out Summer Awards Sep 2, 2009
Harvey notched 11 saves and fanned 32 in 27 and one-third innings for the Bellingham Bells and Johnson led the Wenatchee AppleSox to a league title by batting. 340 with 25 RBI and 18 stolen bases. (Pac-10.org)
Fewer cities see jobless rates rise in July Sep 2, 2009
Other areas that saw sharp drops were Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Wash. Bismarck, N.D.; and Grand Forks, N.D., all of which include agricultural production. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Wash. Adds Abandoned Mine To Hazardous Site List Sep 2, 2009
The mine is located on the southwest side of Palmer Mountain, about 100 miles north of Wenatchee and one mile north of the community of Loomis. The mine produced gold, silver and copper on federal property managed by the Bureau of Land Management until about 1947. (KIRO TV, WA)
Accident shuts down Chelan bridge for as long as two weeks Sep 2, 2009
Don Seabrook / The Wenatchee World. Past Month's Most Commented Stories. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Second Truck Driver Missing From Chelan Bridge Crash Sep 2, 2009
Current conditions for local cities. Forecasted Temperatures. (KIRO TV, WA)
1 dead as big truck crash closes US 97 bridge Sep 1, 2009
The Washington State Patrol says one body has been recovered after a tractor-trailer rig loaded with apples rammed a support beam of a U.S. 97 bridge north of Wenatchee ... The truck was about a quarter of the way across the bridge when Trooper Dave Phelps tells the Wenatchee World that the driver took a hard left turn through the railing. (Longview Daily News, WA)
CC Notebook: Former Monarch helps Apple Sox to WCL championship Sep 1, 2009
A former Lower Columbia College pitcher, an ex-Mark Morris High standout and the LCC pitching coach all had key roles as the Wenatchee Apple Sox won its third West Coast League title in the past five seasons. Wenatchee, which won the Eastern Division title with a 34-14 record, went on to sweep its division series with Kelowna, British Columbia, and swept the league championship series with the Corvallis Knights, culminating with a 4-2 victory at Goss Stadium on the Oregon State University campus... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Ferry Wenatchee Out Of Service After Hard Landing Aug 31, 2009
The ferry Wenatchee was on the 10:30 a.m. run when it struck a portion of the dock, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. The impact damaged part of the Wenatchee's bow and also the wing wall at the ferry dock. (KIRO TV, WA)
Norrell confident; Andy wooed, Ball hailed Aug 31, 2009
Robertson was already dabbling in broadcasting, however, and when a job opened up as the play-by-play broadcaster for the WILs Wenatchee Chiefs, Robertson quit school and headed to Wenatchee before he ever played pro baseball. Stayed tuned this week for a story detailing some of Robertson's most memorable WSU games and players in his four decades as the Voice of the Cougars. (Cougfan.com)
Cougar Prince making big splash in pro ball Aug 29, 2009
340 for Wenatchee and led the West Coast League with 18 stolen bases in 39 games. Johnson and Cougar teammate Paris Shewey helped the AppleSox capture the WCL championship, with Shewey (3-1, 3. (Cougfan.com)
Everett man charged in scalding of toddler's feet Aug 28, 2009
The child s mother had been previously referred to Child Protective Services for alleged neglect, according to the Department of Social and Health Services, but had moved from the Wenatchee area before caseworkers were able to follow up. Wilson, according to prosecutors, has had three assault convictions since 2006. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Placid, haunting beauty of Mono Lake Aug 27, 2009
You can climb to the top of the state on 14,411-foot Mount Rainier, fish for steelhead on legendary Olympic Peninsula rivers, ride the rapids of the Wenatchee River and fish for monster rainbow trout on the upper Columbia River in the shadow of the Canadian border. But what about the far-flung corners of the Evergreen State. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Local 'green-dot' roads at issue Aug 23, 2009
- Thursday in Wenatchee, at the Campus Theater in Wells Hall on the Wenatchee Valley College Campus, 1300 Fifth St.. Final green-dot road plans and maps will be completed in time for roads to be posted for the beginning of hunting seasons. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Can Tri-Cities be a boon to Cougar sports? Aug 18, 2009
Wenatchee and North Central Washington:2,777. 7. (Cougfan.com)
Spokane VA will boost psychiatric staffing Aug 13, 2009
The center and its clinics in Wenatchee and Coeur d Alene serve 215,000 veterans in Eastern Washington, North Idaho and Western Montana. Helman also said she is negotiating with private health care providers in places such as Republic, Wash. (Longview Daily News, WA)
VA center wasn't aware of many veteran suicides Aug 10, 2009
The total number of veteran suicides likely would be much higher had the investigation checked all death records in the region served by the medical center, which provides care for 215,000 veterans from Wenatchee to Kalispell, Mont. The heavily redacted report cited numerous exemptions under the federal Freedom of Information Act protecting the privacy of victims and their VA health care providers. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Leavenworth trail closed after cougar encounter Aug 9, 2009
The Wenatchee World reports that U.S. Forest Service officials closed the Freund Canyon Trail Friday and hope to reopen it in about two weeks ... Wenatchee River Ranger District wildlife biologist Don Youkey says the biker did the right thing by stopping, putting his bike between himself and the cougar and then yelling. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Seattle No. 14 in average U.S. incomes Aug 7, 2009
Wenatchee s average income in 2008 was $31,807, up 3 percent from a year earlier and 246th in the U.S.. The urban area with the highest average income in 2008 was Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Thorp band members love music, love to gather Aug 7, 2009
Three of its members live in the Thorp area, with the others coming from Ellensburg, Cle Elum, Roslyn and some from Yakima, Wenatchee and Leavenworth. Yet it will stay the Thorp Community Band. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
CWU dean plans cycle trip Aug 6, 2009
Bicylist wrote on Aug 5, 2009 2:51 PM:" Whats wrong with starting at Ellensburg going east to Spokane and then northwest back through to Wenatchee and return to Ellensburg?BTW a Cycle is normally a motorCYCLE. Your article title is very misleading. ". Add Your Own Comments. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Home-Buying Risks Decline Along With the Rewards: John F. Wasik Aug 6, 2009
Those who could telecommute or relocate found they could get much more for their money in Ogden, Utah; Wenatchee, Washington; or Boulder, Colorado. Home prices during the boom in these places were still bargains relative to Silicon Valley or the Seattle suburbs. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Washington farmers preparing for immigration audits Aug 6, 2009
Two training sessions in Western Washington have already been held and one is scheduled next week in Wenatchee. That session will be broadcast on video link to several cities in the state, including Yakima, Pasco, Moses Lake and Olympia. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Most US apple growers expecting good yield Aug 6, 2009
The crop should be about 110 million bushels, a little less than last year, but still big, said Charles Pomianek of the Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association. State growers associations will release their forecasts later this month. (Anchorage Daily News)
2009 Preview: Vikings planning ahead, but opponents beware Aug 4, 2009
Junior outside hitter (Wenatchee) saw limited action last season, as did junior (Olympia), who can play either middle or right side. "The returning players were part of a team that was ranked third nationally at one point last year," said Flick. (Wwuvikings.com)
Prineville, Ore., cowboy wins all-around crown in rodeo Aug 2, 2009
East Wenatchee s Nick Gutzwiler won 1,322 ... Nick Gutzwiler (East Wenatchee, 4. (Longview Daily News, WA)
DNR fights forest fire west of Yakima Aug 2, 2009
advertisement Okanogan-Wenatchee. Firefighters have kept recent fires in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest from spreading larger than an acre, according to a Forest Service news release ... Wednesday's lightning storms resulted in several new fires in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Newspaper photographer thrown to ground by circus worker Aug 2, 2009
By K.C. Mehaffey The Wenatchee World ... WENATCHEE -- A Wenatchee World photographer was spun to the ground by an assistant for the Wenatchee Youth Circus on Wednesday night as he was trying to take pictures of a girl who fell from a trapeze during a performance at Walla Walla Point Park ... Don Seabrook, who is the photo editor for the World, was not injured, and initially did not press charges, so no one was cited immediately after the incident, said Wenatchee Police Sgt. Cherie Smith. (Longview Daily News, WA)
2nd WA murder charge for man held in AZ killings Aug 1, 2009
The Wenatchee World reports that Bush was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jonathan Bumstead in northcentral Washington ... In an interview with a Wenatchee police officer, Bush denied killing Bumstead ... Information from: The Wenatchee World, http://www. (Longview Daily News, WA)
First night of rodeo kicks off at the fair Aug 1, 2009
Nick Gutzwiler of East Wenatchee took the lead in the steer wrestling in 4. 6 seconds, with Bend cowboy Alex Robertson in second place in 5. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Joblessness up in 90 percent of metro areas Jul 31, 2009
The unemployment rate in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Wash. fell to 7. (MSNBC -- Business)
Firefighters hold ground, protect Washington homes Jul 30, 2009
"Last night I was dreadfully worried," she told The Wenatchee World ... In the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, lightning storms ignited 22 mostly small fires late Tuesday. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Take Only Photographs, Leave Only Catholes Jul 29, 2009
Nina Shen Rastogi is a writer and editor in Brooklyn, N.Y. Photograph of tent at Lake Wenatchee National Forest by Ryan McVay/Getty Images. What did you think of this article. (Slate)
League to make Klamath debutFamiliar foes: Corvallis, Kitsap have faced off often in past week Jul 22, 2009
Teams in the East Division are Wenatchee, Spokane and Moses Lake in Washington, along with Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada ... Wenatchee is No. 21 in the poll led by the Forest City Owls of North Carolina. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Green looks back on breaking barrier 50 years ago Jul 22, 2009
" Contract bought from Oaks Robinson's breakthrough in 1947 hadn't had much impact on Green, who was 13 at the time. His loftiest dream was to play for the hometown Oakland Oaks of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Green grew up in Richmond, played ball at El Cerrito High and Contra Costa College, and in 1953, the 19-year-old signed with the Oaks, who sent him to their Single A team in Wenatchee, Wash. The Red Sox bought Green's contract from the Oaks in 1955, and had Green to report to... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Young boy returns home in wake of gruesome lawn mower accident Jul 19, 2009
Mike Bonnicksen / The Wenatchee World ... By Rikki KingThe Wenatchee World ... The East Wenatchee 2-year-old suffered serious foot and leg injuries in a May 31 lawn mower accident. (Longview Daily News, WA)
James Caviezel Hurt In Motorcycle Accident Jul 17, 2009
Magnussen says mental issues may be involved in why the 42-year-old Wenatchee man tossed the bike. . (Click2Houston, TX)
