Bob Brown hired as new fair manager

Posted by on May 9, 2012 in Communities, Douglas County, News from around NCW, Waterville | 0 comments By Joel metformin side effects pcos Harding Bob Brown has replaced Larry Nelson as fair manager of the North Central Washington District Fair. Brown is preparing not only for this year’s fair, but also for other activities common to the “off-season.” Brown sees many of these happenings as very important, since they allow the community to benefit not only from the fair itself, but from the facility that houses it. This...
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Volunteers are like cheerleaders

Posted by on Jan 9, 2012 in Community Corner, Douglas County, Featured, News from around NCW, Waterville | 0 comments by Jim Rogers Various libraries throughout the North central Regional Library system rely heavily on dozens of volunteers. The Waterville Public Library, being one of the many satellite, local libraries throughout the Wenatchee Valley and North Central Washington, has youth and adult volunteers who are vital to various library programs and daily public service. “They are wonderful,” said...
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Sheriff seeks public’s help finding missing man

Posted by on Jan 2, 2012 in Featured, News from around NCW, Police beat | 0 comments MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones is seeking help from the public with retracing the steps of Moses Lake area farmer Dan Toya, 64, who went missing Friday Dec. 23. Toya told his wife on Friday that he was taking their one-year-old golden Labrador retriever to a Moses Lake veterinarian, and then planned to take the dog for a walk. When Toya did not return later, his wife contacted...
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SAGE means safety for victims of violence

Posted by on Dec 12, 2011 in All News, Communities, Featured, News from around NCW | 0 comments By Jim Rogers Sage is a plant indigenous to the Wenatchee Valley, and the new name of the child and family advocacy agency helping people overcome domestic and sexual violence for the last 33 years. Safety Advocacy Growth Empowerment (SAGE) of Chelan and Douglas Counties is in a new location at 710 N. Chelan, where families can come for help when they become victims of violence, crime or...
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Harvests coming in late

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in All News, Douglas County, Featured, News from around NCW | 0 comments This year’s late harvests could force a labor crunch for area growers as multiple crops ripen all at once and workers race to pick before freezing weather arrives.
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Area churches serving the needy

Posted by on Sep 29, 2011 in All News, Featured, News from around NCW, Wenatchee | 0 comments Serve Wenatchee Valley takes on biblical size when it comes to heeding the command to feed the hungry and give a coat to the one who has none.
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Link cuts routes to offset losses

Posted by on Sep 15, 2011 in All News, Douglas County, News from around NCW, Waterville | 0 comments Link Transit will cut its daily and weekend service and modify Wenatchee routes effective Oct. 3, trying to offset an 18 percent loss in operating funds.
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Court rules for trail extension

Posted by on Aug 25, 2011 in All News, Douglas County, News from around NCW | 0 comments A ruling Aug. 18 from the state Supreme Court appears to clear the way for a long-planned extension of the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail north to Lincoln Rock State Park.
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Searchers find kayaker’s body

Posted by on Aug 25, 2011 in All News, News from around NCW | 0 comments The body of a kayaker who disappeared in the Wenatchee River at Leavenworth Aug. 14 was found about 2 p.m. the following day.
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City seeks applicants for arena board

Posted by on Aug 18, 2011 in All News, Community Corner, Douglas County, News from around NCW, Wenatchee | 0 comments The city is accepting applications for a vacant seat on the Town Toyota Center’s governing board.
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