East Wenatchee homeschool mom takes education into her own hands

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Communities, Douglas County, East Wenatchee | 0 comments By Jim metformin 1000 mg pcos Russell Emile Fogle of East Wenatchee homeschooled her two boys from kindergarten through two-year community college Running Start degrees. She’s now chair of the Washington Homeschool Organization (WHO), the only statewide secular nonprofit organization committed to providing accurate information on Washington’s homeschooling law, local support, resources, services and advocacy for...
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Brawley has vision for Eastmont Metro Parks

Posted by on Mar 14, 2012 in Douglas County, East Wenatchee, Featured | 0 comments By Jim metformin hydrochloride 500 mg side effects Rogers Since Sally Brawley became director of Eastmont Metro Parks, she has not stopped talking about her vision to provide the best service possible for residents in Douglas County. “We are the park system for all of Douglas County including Waterville, Mansfield, Rock Island, Bridgeport, Orondo and East Wenatchee, but our tax base is defined by the geographical limits of the Eastmont...
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TTC debt — a rights issue?

Posted by on Feb 15, 2012 in All News, Douglas County, East Wenatchee, Editorials, Featured | 0 comments by Lucas Beechinor I must admit, before I moved into the Wenatchee Valley and began work as editor for The Empire Press, I was completely ignorant of the ongoing issues surrounding the Town Toyota Center debt crisis. It wasn’t long before I learned about just how important this matter is. The opinions and perspectives I have been hearing from Waterville residents on this have been the most...
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25 years since Clovis discovery

Posted by on Jan 25, 2012 in Communities, Community Corner, Douglas County, East Wenatchee | 0 comments By Jim Rogers Twenty-five years ago, East Wenatchee became the site of a spectacular archeological discovery. In 1987, Moises Aguirre uncovered the 14,000 year-old Clovis artifacts while digging an irrigation line in an apple orchard along Grant Road. The artifacts from the site are safely housed in the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center for the public to view. The Clovis name came...
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Construction on new interchange continues

Posted by on Dec 12, 2011 in All News, Douglas County, East Wenatchee, Featured | 0 comments By Jim Rogers In 1997, the comprehensive Wenatchee Area Transportation Study (WATS) identified the need for more study of the congested SR 28/285 interchange area.  Increased traffic volumes and delays were, even then, causing the Grant Road intersection to exceed its capacity.  The Washington State Department of Transportation, Douglas County and the City of East Wenatchee sponsored the SR...
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Raffle winner bought ticket at NCW District Fair

Posted by on Oct 24, 2011 in All News, East Wenatchee, Featured, Waterville, Wenatchee | 0 comments East Wenatchee resident Jerry Karney was watching a ball game on Oct. 7 and didn’t pay attention to a phone call until his wife Betty ran into the room. “It’s a guy from Rotary,” she told him. “I think you won the raffle.”
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Fun at the fire station

Posted by on Oct 24, 2011 in All News, East Wenatchee, Featured | 0 comments Oct. 15 marked the end of Fire Prevention Week, and Douglas County Fire District 2 held a party by opening the station to members of the public, who had the chance to play and learn about fire prevention.
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An a-maze-ing place for pumpkins

Posted by on Oct 24, 2011 in All News, East Wenatchee, Featured | 0 comments Flowers to the Brim, located on the corner of Eastmont and 3rd N.E. avenues in East Wenatchee, offers the wondering experience of a straw bale maze for the price of a pumpkin.
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Elvis sighting at festival

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in All News, East Wenatchee, Featured | 0 comments Elvis Presley lives.
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Wings & Wheels draws thousands

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in All News, East Wenatchee, Featured | 0 comments Fans of performance planes and autos, many of them classics, streamed Saturday into separate venues at Pangborn Memorial Airport and Eastmont Community Park for the Wings & Wheels Festival.
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