A look back: Waterville Commercial Club officers, 1957

Posted by on Feb 22, 2012 in All News, Communities, Featured, Waterville | 0 comments Waterville Commercial metformin side effects and pcos Club officers for 1957. From left, Keith Marney, vice president; Harry Wilson, director; Charlie Clements, past president; Paul Obergh, president; William Carroll, secretary-treasurer; and Rufus Marney, director.
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Valentine’s Banquet at Mansfield Community Church

Posted by on Feb 22, 2012 in All News, Communities, Featured, Mansfield | 0 comments By Adrienne metformin hydrochloride and weight loss Douke The Mansfield Community Church celebrated their 2nd annual tradition of hosting a Valentine’s Banquet on Feb. 12. This year’s banquet featured a full-course prime rib dinner for its congregation and guests. There were 25 lucky attendees who enjoyed the delicious supper with all the extras. Pastor LeRoy Harshaw commented, “The Valentine’s Banquet was Ken and Theresa...
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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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Disaster relief available for Douglas, Chelan County farmers

Posted by on Jan 25, 2012 in All News, Communities, Community Corner, Douglas County | 0 comments Ag producers in Chelan and Douglas counties can apply for the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program for 2010 crop losses, according to Michel Ruud, Farm Service Agency (FSA)county executive director in Wenatchee and Waterville. “SURE payments provide financial relief in addition to crop insurance or NAP payments. NAP is the Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, and...
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Scholarship honors memory of Waterville student

Posted by on Dec 26, 2011 in All News, Featured, Waterville | 0 comments By Lucas Beechinor WATERVILLE — On Dec. 1, 2010, 17-year-old Lauren Ludeman passed away due to complications from cancer. Joe Ludeman, her father, has established the Lauren Ludeman Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor her memory and provide financial aid to Waterville High School (where Lauren was a student) seniors and alumni looking to further their education. Ludeman, who is a Waterville...
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Boys downed in first home game

Posted by on Dec 19, 2011 in All News, Basketball, Featured, Sports | 0 comments By Jim Rogers Liberty Bell traveled to Waterville boys’ varsity basketball team Saturday and got away with a league victory with successful free throws and good pressure on the Shocker offense. The outcome was in doubt until late in the game, said Coach Heath Jordan. “Waterville played well and led in the second half. Liberty Bell surged late in the game and went away with a 54-40 victory....
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113-year-old Mitchell’s Hardware to shut its doors

Posted by on Dec 19, 2011 in All News, Communities, Featured, Waterville | 0 comments Waterville — Wheat-country residents might find it a little bit tougher in coming months to find some of life’s necessities, including tools, sundries, flowers and booze. Owners of Mitchell’s Hardware, Drug, Floral & Liquor, in business here since 1898, announced Monday that the iconic store on the town’s main thoroughfare is going out of business. The store is located at 105 W....
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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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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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JITterbugs: The 7 Habits of Happy Kids

Posted by on Dec 12, 2011 in All News, Community Corner, Featured, JITterbugs, Waterville | 0 comments by Elizabeth Katovich Waterville third grader The Waterville school has talked so much about the Seven Habits. The third grade classroom is talking about “Seek First To Understand, Then Be Understood.” As a third grade student I know that seek first to understand means to listen to others, then have them listen to you, then solve the problem. You have to listen with your ears, eyes and...
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