Youth attend Young Life camp

Posted by on Jul 12, 2017 in All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, Featured, Food & Religion, News, Orondo, Other Communities | Comments Off on Youth attend Young Life camp Six adult leaders from the area took a group of 12 youth from Chelan High School to a week of Young Life camp at Washington Family Ranch in Oregon June 17-23. 
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Retired veteran gives back

Posted by on Jun 28, 2017 in All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, East Wenatchee, Featured, Features, News | Comments Off on Retired veteran gives back Jim Reece of East Wenatchee spends about five hours a day at his computer searching for photos and updating information for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Chelan native hosts basketball camp

Posted by on Jun 16, 2017 in All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, Featured, News, Other Communities, Recreation, Schools, Sports | Comments Off on Chelan native hosts basketball camp Chelan native and NBA player Joe Harris hosted a basketball camp June 2-3 in Chelan. About 200 kids from kindergarten through eighth grade attended.
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Orondo School staff retiring

Posted by on Jun 7, 2017 in All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, Featured, News, Orondo, Schools | Comments Off on Orondo School staff retiring A retirement party will be held at Orondo School June 15 at 6 p.m. to honor four retiring staff members. The evening will include a potluck and opportunity for staff and the community to express words of thanks.
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Orondo School District selects new superintendent

Posted by on May 31, 2017 in All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, News, Orondo, Schools | Comments Off on Orondo School District selects new superintendent By Darlene Paterson Empire Press Correspondent The Orondo School Board began seeking a new superintendent following the announcement that Superintendent/Principal Millie Watkins planned to retire at the end of the 2016-17 school year. Due to elementary school growth and the addition of eighth grade to the middle school, the board decided to divide the position and hire a part-time...
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Orondo Preschool holds graduation

Posted by on May 24, 2017 in All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, Featured, News, Orondo, Schools | Comments Off on Orondo Preschool holds graduation Orondo Preschool graduation was held May 18. Parents, siblings, relatives and friends of the graduates gathered in the school multipurpose auditorium for the evening of celebration.
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AgForestry program is ‘life changing’ for participants

Posted by on May 10, 2017 in Agriculture & Business, All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, News | Comments Off on AgForestry program is ‘life changing’ for participants In this three-part series, Empire Press Correspondent Darlene Paterson interviewed three members of this year’s graduating class of the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation (AgForestry) Program — Hannah Poush of Orondo, Emily Bautista-Herdt of Wenatchee and Jordan McDevitt of Leavenworth — about their experiences in the program. This is the concluding installment.
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AgForestry program focuses on leadership development

Posted by on May 3, 2017 in Agriculture & Business, All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, News, Orondo, Other Communities | Comments Off on AgForestry program focuses on leadership development In this three-part series, Empire Press Correspondent Darlene Paterson interviewed three members of this year’s graduating class of the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation (AgForestry) Program — Hannah Poush of Orondo, Emily Bautista-Herdt of Wenatchee and Jordan McDevitt of Leavenworth — about their experiences in the program. This is the second installment.
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Series | Growing up in Douglas Co.

Posted by on May 3, 2017 in All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, Featured, Features, News, Orondo | Comments Off on Series | Growing up in Douglas Co. This is the seventh in a series of articles featuring interviews with people who grew up (or are growing up) in Douglas County. The seventh interview is with Hannah (Podlich) Pousch.
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Series | AgForestry Program

Posted by on Apr 26, 2017 in Agriculture & Business, All Content, Communities, Correspondents, Darlene Paterson, Featured, Features, News | Comments Off on Series | AgForestry Program Empire Press Correspondent Darlene Paterson recently interviewed three members of this year’s AgForestry Leadership Program graduating class. This is the first of a three-part series.
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