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May 20, 2013

OPINION

Now hockey town in need of a team

Wenatchee is a hockey town. For that we thank Bill and Carla Stewart and what was the Wenatchee Wild. They put great teams on the ice from the first season on, produced an amazing entertaining product that enthralled a legion of fans, reached out to the community with numerous charitable efforts, and enjoyed a spot at or near the top of league attendance rankings year after year. It was truly remarkable. That’s the buzzer. Game over. Goodbye. No more howls in the wolves’ den. The Wenatchee Wild are now the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. Stewart says South Texas is perfect. Wentachee, no.  READ MORE »

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