Pulling for it
Sterling Middle School students played tug of war and dunked their teachers and each other in a tank during a fun day at the school Thursday.
Long morning’s ride
Larry Taplett, left, and Al Weitz chat during a break Thursday morning from mowing the lawn at Celebration Lutheran Church on 8th Street Northeast in East Wenatchee.
Load ’em up
WENATCHEE — On Friday afternoon, Lily Gilbert, 11, pulled Riel Occhiline, 9; Kayla Shrewsbury, 8; and Jamie Shrewsbury, 1, in a wagon to the Columbia Elementary School’s playground.
Do we have a winner?
Amy Ferrell and her 4-year-old son Jonah walk on the plaza at the Performing Arts Center of Wenatchee this morning. In the PAC, a group of co-workers, family, friends and 300 students from John Newbery Elementary, where Ferrell teaches, were assembled by Macy’s so the company could film footage for the “big reveal” of the Macy’s Million Dollar Challenge. Members of the media were asked to leave the taping and a Macy’s representative said the winner will be announced Tuesday.
Healthy fun
Michelle Martinez, 10, of Wenatchee, places a plastic onion in a bowl during a game at the Head Start of Wenatchee family fun night Tuesday evening.
Natural instruction
Julie Banken of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust shows Alison Haug’s fifth-grade students from Columbia Elementary School a beetle during the entomology portion of Wenatchee School District’s annual Shrub-steppe’n Up Saddle Rock outing Tuesday morning.
Blowing in the wind
WENATCHEE — On Saturday, winds are expected to be 5 to 10 mph in the Wenatchee Valley, according to the National Weather Service. But at night gusts could reach 20 mph as sustained wind speeds pick up.
Warming up to perform
A group of dancers from Dance Creations practice Tuesday night for their Sunday performance on the Apple Blossom stage in Memorial Park. At noon Sunday, 205 students from Dance Creations will take the stage for several performances throughout the hour.
Kenroy students start a garden
EAST WENATCHEE — Kenroy Elementary School’s AmeriCorp volunteer Lahlani Skipper, student specialist Chrisy Clay and Kenroy teachers raised money and planned and constructed raised beds for a garden at the school. Every student painted rocks and older students helped plant the seed-starts in the raised bed.
Minor injuries in Peshastin Creek crash
Dawne Fidecaro of Cashmere looks at the damage on a 2000 Dodge Durango that she said her mother was riding in. Fidecaro did not provide the name of her mother. Lt. Kandi Patrick, a spokesman for the State Patrol, said a passenger of the Durango suffered minor injuries about 5 p.m. Thursday when the car ran off Highway 97 and landed partly in Peshastin Creek. The accident happened about five miles south of the intersection of Highway 97 and Highway 2. Details about the accident were not available.
Spring greening
WENATCHEE — Warmer temperatures Monday meant the sounds of lawnmowers echoed across the Wenatchee Valley. On Monday afternoon, Roger Mills mowed the lawn at the Golder home on Easy Street just west of School Street in Wenatchee. Mills works for the Golders.
Art history
The Eastmont High School art club, lead by Terry Valdez, along with artist, Jan Cook Mack, paint a historical depiction of the settling of the Wenatchee Valley in the hallway of Rock Island Elementary School Sunday afternoon. Included in the mural are David Thompson and Chief Moses, as well as local area wildlife, waterways and plant life.
Paddling to adventure
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Row and Paddle Club hosted a paddle camp for fourth- and fifth-grade students this past week. The students learned about canoeing and kayaking, and the natural habitats along the Columbia and Wenatchee rivers. Fourth- and fifth-graders will participate in the David Thompson Paddle in June.
Crunch-up
Sgt. Stephyne Silvestre of the Wenatchee Police Department examines a car that ended up in the bushes in the triangle at Ninth and Miller streets after a two-car collision. The crash happened about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday. It involved cars driven by Herbert Diede, 50, of Wenatchee, and Earl Lyon, 40, of Ellensburg.
Spring cleaning
WENATCHEE — On Tuesday morning, brush was moved into a burn pile in a cleared orchard off of Gehr Street in Wenatchee.
Waiting their turn
Ryan Daggett, 4, left, and Cloe Roberts, 3, watch Zumba dance instructor Krista Register from Mountain View Fitness in East Wenatchee. Register taught dozens of children and adults over the course of several classes Thursday night at the Get Movin’ event at Eastmont Junior High.
Fun, from the ground up
A team from Prosser and Sons out of Spokane put together the playground equipment at Pioneer Park Tuesday morning. From left to right, Jim Humphrey of Wenatchee, Steve Prosser and Jay Prosser put together the equipment made by a company called Game Time.
Butterfly success
Peony Munger, 76, right, hugs her friend and one of her coaches, Shirley Schreiber, just after Munger completed her 1,000th mile swimming the butterfly stroke at the Wenatchee High School pool Tuesday morning. It took Munger four years, two months, and one week to swim the distance, she said.
Winter’s style
Linda Garibay of Wenatchee walks down the street after getting off the bus Tuesday morning in Wenatchee. Rain and warmer temperatures are in the Wenatchee Valley’s forecast this afternoon and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
A lot to consider at Family Expo
Laralyn Walker, 13 months, takes in the bright lights at Town Toyota Center on Saturday as her mom, Aimee Walker, carries her through the Wenatchee Valley Family Expo.
Wings and wheels
Ducks scatter Monday afternoon as a bicyclist approaches on the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail at Walla Walla Point Park. Warmer and sunny days and cold nights will continue through at least Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Gully jumpers
Harlow Huber, 11, East Wenatchee, crosses the creek at the base of Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort Saturday afternoon as Bryce Bresee, 9, East Wenatchee, looks on.
Seasonal transitions
Wheat fields show signs of life as the snow recedes down the hillside up Badger Mountain Friday afternoon.
Fire destroy shop, vehicles in Cashmere
CASHMERE — Fire heavily damaged a metal shop building at 916 Pioneer Ave. in Cashmere late Friday afternoon, said Cashmere Fire Chief Rob Sweigard. Three cars and a boat were destroyed. Sweigard said an initial investigation determined the cause was an overloaded electrical outlet. No one was injured.
Fire damages Cashmere garage
Fire hit a Cashmere garage Friday afternoon.
Dance-off
About 20 women auditioned Thursday night at Pioneer Middle School to be members of the Venom Girls dance team. The women learned a routine that they will have to practice and perfect for Saturday’s final tryout.
Clearing out the pipes
Luis Arce of Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico, looks for supplies for his pineapple-processing company, Frutas y Conserves de Veracruz, at the former Tree Top plant in Cashmere. There will be an auction today to sell off all of the plant’s equipment and spare parts.
Wintry commute
The driver of an SUV gets out of the passenger side of his vehicle after a collision with a car just after 7 a.m. Wednesday on the west end of the Sen. George Sellar Bridge. More information about the crash was not available by press time this morning.
Fighting the ice
Lee Barnhill spreads rock salt on the sidewalk around his house on Okanogan Avenue and Hainsworth Street in Wenatchee on Friday morning. The main roads were mostly clear of ice by late morning, but many side roads and sidewalks were still icy.
Along the shore on a cold winter’s day
A gaggle of geese pass along the western shore of the Columbia River on Tuesday morning as the temperature hovered just below 10 degrees.
Packing back to school
Alex Gustin, 22, left, and his girlfriend, Kim Nguyen, 19, walk to Alex’s first class of the day wearing their new, matching Buzz Lightyear backpacks. Winter quarter classes started Wednesday at Wenatchee Valley College.
Students attempt basket for bottle of soda
Brock Grams, a sophomore at Cashmere High School, was one of about a dozen students to attempt a basket for the chance to win a 2-liter bottle of soda Thursday night. The Cashmere High School Booster Club sponsored the halftime shooting contest.
Group walks for a cause
A group of local residents gathered Saturday to raise money for military families. Called the Barefoot Hike for Heroes, the group walked one mile around the Eastmont Junior High School track. Though the event was listed as barefoot, the walkers wore shoes.
Santa Claus has come to town
The McEdwards were just a couple of the kids who had their photo taken with Santa Thursday evening. East Wenatchee’s tree-lighting ceremony was followed by pictures with Santa at City Hall.
Time for a break
Chrissa Cunning 20, left, and Adie Adkins, 20, both students at Wenatchee Valley College, chat between classes on Thursday afternoon in the lobby of Wenatchi Hall.
Wenatchee Downtown Association holds Open House & Wine Walk this weekend
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Downtown Association will host its annual Holiday Downtown Open House & Wine Walk on Saturday. The Wine Walk started at noon at Davis Furniture and continues until 5 p.m. Several downtown businesses are participating. The cost is $25 for 15 tastes.
Many thanks to our veterans
Mathieu Reno, 8, stands with a “Thank” sign prior to the Veterans Day parade on Chelan Avenue. Next to him is his sister, Marceline Reno, 6, holding a sign that says “you” and their brother, Sam Reno, 13, holding a sign that reads “Veterans.”
Glide on the grain train
WENATCHEE — Workers from Central Washington Grain Growers loaded train cars with wheat from the grain elevator in Wenatchee on Friday afternoon.
His and hers
Harold and Margaret Barker sit in their garage and wait for their sprinklers to be blown out for the winter. The Barkers have lived in their home on Miller Street for 35 years.
Soak up the sun
WENATCHEE — Cool days and cold nights are expected to continue through the weekend. Sunny skies are forecast for the next few days, with lows in the upper 30s and low 40s, according to the National Weather Service.
Showing all the signs
Elena Wiggins, a fifth-grade science teacher at Sterling Intermediate School, waves signs in support of an Eastmont School District education bond Friday morning at 9th Street and Eastmont Avenue in East Wenatchee. If approved, local taxpayers would provide $30.8 million for repair and remodeling at Eastmont High, Sterling Intermediate and Grant Elementary schools. The new bond would increase taxes 50 to 56 cents per thousand of assessed valuation, or about $112 a year for a $200,000 home.
Saddle up with Saddle Rock
A horse grazes in Elmer Craig’s pasture on Red Apple Road. Saddle Rock, in the background, appears to be resting on the horse’s back.
Nuestra Belleza Latina North Central Washington queen crowned
From left: Cristal Vazquez (in blue), Mireya Tovar and Claudia Delgado all contestants in the 2010 Nuestra Belleza Latina North Central Washington pageant, along with Miss America Caressa Cameron (sitting at right), wait for their turn to go on stage during the pageant Saturday night at Wenatchee High School. Irene Mendoza (not pictured) was crowned queen.
Vue Dale Drive-In goes out with a bite
For the final showing at the Vue Dale Drive-In Sunday night, “Machete” and “The Expendables” played on Screen 1 and “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” and “Vampires Suck” played on Screen 2. It was the last night of operation for the two-screen Wenatchee icon, closing after 57 years of outdoor movies.
Competitors duke it out Saturday for Nuestra Belleza title
Competitors practiced their performances Tuesday in preparation for the Nuestra Belleza Latina NCW comeptition. The pageant will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Wenatchee High School auditorium, which is where the rehearsal was held Tuesday.
New look for Shopko
The Wenatchee Shopko is getting a new look. New signs will adorn the outside of the building.
Second-graders learn about ‘Aweseome Apples’ at tree fruit center
A second-grade class from Lincoln Elementary School visited the Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center on Western Avenue in Wenatchee on Wednesday morning. It was the 10th year second-graders have participated in the two-day “Awesome Apple Adventures” event at the center.
Officials from Douglas, Chelan counties join together for training excercise
WENATCHEE — “Help! Help! Please, Mom! They’re aliens! They’re trying to abduct me!” Dave Shanley cried Wednesday morning as he flailed his arms and legs, and struggled to get off the backboard he was lying on. Of course, they weren’t aliens. They were members of a hazmat team set up in a mass decontamination tent and they were trying to help. Their hazmat suits gave them the other-worldly appearance, but Shanley was acting a bit as well — playing the part of someone exposed to chemicals and hallucinating.
Chelan County Fair winds down
Joel and Debbie Penfold of East Wenatchee walk through the steer hall as the Chelan County Fair ends its annual four-day run Sunday afternoon in Cashmere.
Looks like the guinea hen can read
CASHMERE — Three guinea hens were wandering around the area of Yaksum Canyon Road and crossing the road several times on Thursday morning. A resident of Yaksum Canyon near Cashmere has the guinea hens to keep pests such as ticks and snakes at bay.
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