WATERVILLE – The tradition of the annual “Crab Feed” continues! This year was the 25th event that the Friends of the NCW Fair has hosted as a fundraiser for capital improvements on the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
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WENATCHEE — Todd Fryhover, the president of the Washington Apple Commission, will retire in November after being at the state agency for 18 years, according to a press release.
The Waterville Library made a call for art for a recycled art show for the month of April. The theme for the art show was reused or recycled art, meaning the piece presented to the library had to be made of recycled or reused material.
Orondo Fire said in a news release it responded Wednesday, April 17, at 9 p.m. to the report of a structure fire at Beebe Ranch, two miles north of the Beebe Bridge.
Orondo Fire responded at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, to the report of an auto accident on U.S. 97 just south of the Beebe Bridge. The first arriving units found a damaged pickup with an injured driver, according to a news release.
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The Waterville Library made a call for art for a recycled art show for the month of April. The theme for the art show was reused or recycled art, meaning the piece presented to the library had to be made of recycled or reused material.
Museum will host speaker; public welcome
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Sports
WATERVILLE – Trygve Myrbo keeps it simple. The Shockers senior knows the best way to improve in track and field is repetition. Read moreTrack and field athletes make most of senior year, big meet in Quincy
WATERVILLE – What comes up must come down. But what comes down, in terms of athletic mood swings, should ideally return to a mean. Read moreShockers experience highs, lows on diamond
enterprise
In an action-packed fastpitch softball game on Waterville-Mansfield’s home field, the Shockers defeated the Quincy JV, 16-15, on April 17. Read moreShockers surge in fourth for the win
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WENATCHEE – Fresh from Spring Break, it was time to hit the road. The Shockers fastpitch team traveled three times last week for four games, making for an exciting, if hectic, week in which they went 2-and-2. Read moreGirls build teamwork in whirlwind week of games
Our Past
Stories about the horror of attacks on pioneers and communities by indigenous people demanded trepidation. Horror stories published in East Coast papers caused people to fear moving west. This changed in 1834, when the first large group of 100 church-minded pioneers followed Nathaniel Wyeth … Read moreExploration in the 1830s
Planned in 1935 and dedicated on Sept. 23, 1939, Pioneer Park is a great place to romp, picnic and play. The shade trees might need some trimming, and parts of the park do need some repair and updating. With this said, most of us do not know Pioneer Park has an unseen purpose as Waterville’s… Read moreWaterville's Pioneer Park
Oh, the meteorite came back. It couldn’t stay away. Read moreThe Waterville Meteorite
As an 84-year-old widow, Eva Brown told her pioneer story to WPA workers writing “Told by the Pioneers Volume II.” This book was a WPA Washington Pioneer Project. (The Worker’s Project Administration was part of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal during the Great Depression. The WPA paid skilled … Read morePioneer Eva Brown
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MANSFIELD – The Mansfield FFA hosted its second annual dinner and silent auction at the Mansfield Pioneer Hall on Sunday, March 24.
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