Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Suspect arrested hours after knife threat at park
WENATCHEE — Police responded to several citizen reports of a dispute in Memorial Park where witnesses said a man threatened another man with a knife Tuesday afternoon.

Teens go green by diving into biodiesel
PESHASTIN — It's clean, it's green and it's cheap. But homemade biodiesel fuel isn't for everyone.

Firefighters battle Trinidad blaze that forced evacuation of 300
TRINIDAD — Some 300 people are back home this morning after a fast-moving wildfire forced their evacuation Tuesday night.

Correction: Crash information
Stories published July 14 and Sunday on Page A3 of both editions incorrectly reported the age and hometown of a man injured in a July 12 motorcycle crash in Okanogan County. The Washington State Patrol provided incorrect information. Craig A. Takacs, who died Friday, was 50 and was a Leavenworth resident.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Baby boosts spirits of cancer patient
WENATCHEE — The gift of a child is the gift of life times two for Fred and Naomi Bull.

Troubled woman had history with CPS
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part report on the July 7 deaths of Taunya Hilliard and her son, Spencer Hepko. The Wenatchee World has gathered information from family members, Child Protective Services and police and court records.

Donations sought for memorial, playground equipment
Friends of Spencer Hepko, 9, are seeking donations to help build a memorial and purchase playground equipment at his school, Robert E. Lee Elementary School in East Wenatchee.

Higher rates likely for many Chelan PUD water and sewer customers
WENATCHEE — Most homes and businesses that buy their water or sewer service from the Chelan County PUD will likely pay more next year.

Forest Service puts Twisp property up for auction
TWISP — The U.S. Forest Service is seeking a minimum bid of $1 million for 6 acres and 17 buildings that were once the Twisp Ranger Station, and will begin its online auction Aug. 26.

Thanks to Gates Foundation, NCW libraries get new computers
WENATCHEE — Twenty North Central Washington libraries will receive more than $218,000 in new computers in the next two years, thanks to a major grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last week.

Libraries in line for new computers
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Brothers reunited after more than 40 years
YAKIMA — Tim Gonderman paced back and forth anxiously in the Greyhound Bus parking lot, glancing at his watch again and again. The bus he awaited was 20 minutes late.

Correction: Baby conceived naturally
An article published on Page A2 in the June 26 edition about Fred Bull's battle against cancer incorrectly stated how his wife, Naomi Bull, became pregnant. Eva Marie Bull was the result of natural conception.

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Monday, July 21, 2008
Pateros gets first look at Columbia River dragons
PATEROS — An exotic new aquatic species, never before seen in North Central Washington, was spotted Saturday along the Pateros stretch of the Columbia River.

Sailors find Lake Wenatchee wind fickle
LAKE WENATCHEE — The weather at the lake this weekend was perfect, unless you were a sailor.

Plane crashes while trying to take off
LAKE WENATCHEE — Two women escaped injury when the single-engine plane they were flying flipped over Sunday as they were taking off from Lake Wenatchee State Airport.

Selling Chelan County
WENATCHEE — While you are kicking back watching the Discovery Channel, ESPN or the Food Network, don't turn away from the commercials.

Two suspected in over a dozen graffiti incidents
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee police expect two men to be charged with felony malicious mischief after they admitted to more than a dozen graffiti incidents discovered early Sunday morning, said Wenatchee police Sgt. Cherie Smith.

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