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Check it out: Overtures
Under new music director Nikolas Caoile, the Wenatchee Valley Symphony opens its season of concerts Oct. 16 and concludes it with a May chamber music concert with the Icicle Creek Piano Trio as a season-ending treat.
Root rot takes down sick firs and their healthy-looking neighbors
Lake Wenatchee State Park still closed
LAKE WENATCHEE — Dan Omdal delivered a grave prognosis Saturday for the trees of Lake Wenatchee State Park, and the forest itself seemed to punctuate it. Washington State Parks evacuated the 489-acre Lake Wenatchee tract on Wednesday, after finding evidence of aggressive root rot in many of its trees. Worried for park users’ safety from falling trees, officials shut the area to camping and hiking and began removing those conifers deemed ill or in danger of disease.
Fire near gun club in East Wenatchee
EAST WENATCHEE — Firefighters expected to contain a large brush fire on Badger Mountain by the middle of this afternoon. The fire never threatened any structures and burned only grassland, said Doug Miller, fire marshal for Douglas County Fire District 2. He did not have an estimate of acreage burned.
Check it out: Art
Retired wildlife biologist Heather A. Wallis Murphy leads a hike at Mission Ridge to observe plants, landscapes and wildlife. Participants will learn how to sketch and journal their observations.
Check it out: Scene
The Icicle Fund sponsors this year’s Icicle Prize in songwriting as part of the Icicle Arts Festival, Sept. 10-12. Residents of Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan counties may submit original songs in either the student or working artist categories for a chance to win cash prizes and perform on the festival stage.
Council posts up for election
PESHASTIN — Two positions on the Peshastin Community Council are up for election at the group’s Nov. 1 meeting. The seven-seat volunteer council has no governing power, but serves as a liaison between Peshastin residents and Chelan County government agencies. Terms run for six years.
Wheelin’ and dealin’ at Town Toyota Center
‘Coolest’ yard sale keeps vendors on ice: Some opt to hawk their wares in the parking lot
WENATCHEE — It’s all about unloading history. Robert and Barb Scoville of Entiat had laid out box after box of compact discs, a medium that’s given way to the digital download. Bill Cass of East Wenatchee arrayed tableloads of farm implements, furniture and antique glass bottles from his family estate in Tonasket — the kind of stuff they just don’t make anymore.
The Worm: ‘Strange Days,’ sightings from NCW
In NCW, you’re probably more likely to encounter a Sasquatch than a celebrity. Now Paul Graves of Wenatchee has done both. Standup comic and former “Full House” star Bob Saget embarks on a new TV project with his A&E reality show “Strange Days,” due to premiere on the cable channel sometime this year. The show features Saget immersing himself in “different unusual cultures from the world of mail-order brides to joining a survivalist cult prepping for the end of the world to rushing a fraternity,” according to A&E.
check it out
NCW Naseem Rakha, “The Crying Tree” 7 p.m. Aug. 12; Riverwalk Books, 116 E. Woodin. Ave.; free 682-8901; 7 p.m. Aug. 13; Leavenworth Public Library, 700 Highway 2; free; 1 p.m. Aug. 14; A Book For All Seasons, 703 Highway 2, Leavenworth; free 548-1451
From Van to Vans, from John to Jack
Van Morrison marks roughly the halfway point in the Gorge Amphitheatre’s summer season, which opened with the three-day Sasquatch! Music Festival and ends Oct. 6 with smooth crooner-strummer Jack Johnson. Find show details for all the venue’s upcoming concerts below. n Vans Warped Tour
