Flavor for fever: Chicken cure for a cold
Stuck in the house the past four days with a lousy cold, I decided to use my ounce of energy to cook something delicious, even if I couldn’t taste it. The fact that I wanted to cook something more complicated than soup from a can was encouraging.
Baby fuzz
Eleven-month-old Dylan Fowkes of Moses Lake enjoys her first visit with the Easter Bunny during Saturday’s egg hunt at Colonial Vista Retirement and Assisted Living facility in Wenatchee. The annual hunt drew between 150 and 200 people.
Plateau perch
An old homestead southwest of Waterville offers refuge for pigeons skittish before an approaching hailstorm earlier this month. The sheet of BB-sized hail stones, a white backdrop to the old home, capped two hours of roiling weather that produced sunshine, rain, sleet, snow and hail.
Aurora Coolealis
Ed Stockard of Big Blue Marble Photography snapped this image of the Northern Lights in the early morning of March 7 in the Methow Valley. Here’s how he described capturing the photo: “I groom cross country ski trails for the Methow Valley Sport Trails Association each winter. I also work in the Arctic and I am no stranger to photographing auroras. I subscribe to Spaceweather.com alerts and was well aware that this night would provide a possibility of auroras in northern Washington. Above Sun Mountain Lodge, the sky to the north lit up. I groomed a bit further to the site of this photo and shut off the machine to stop engine vibration. Normally I carry a tripod, but it was left in the car this night. I braced hard against the Pisten Bully groomer and took several shots. I had the added benefit of a great wide-angle, fast lens.”
10 compete for crown in first Miss East Cascades contest
WENATCHEE — Ten contestants will complete for the honor of being crowned the first Miss East Cascades during a Saturday pageant at the Performing Arts Center of Wenatchee. Contestants will vie for scholarships ranging from $100 to $2,500, as well as a $500 waiver scholarship from Central Washington University. The winner advances to the Miss Washington Pageant in July and will represent the region for the next year, supporting and promoting her chosen platform.
Summer Theater auditioning for children’s roles
LEAVENWORTH — Leavenworth Summer Theater will audition children early next month for roles in a pair of musicals planned for this summer.
Special Olympians bring home gold
Both local Special Olympics basketball teams won a gold medal at the regional tournament Jan. 29 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The teams will next compete in the state-level competition. The Wenatchee Jammers won the Masters 4 division. The team includes Brandon Abbott, Scott Bradley, Jordan Broderson, Mike Cordell, Ryan Lunz, Ross Mabbott, Cameron Miller and Jessica Tesdahl.
There’s a queen among them
It’s down to a select few as pageant hopefuls get set for the naming of the court
WENATCHEE — The 2012 edition of the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival will hit full throttle Feb. 11 with selection of the royal court. Ten contestants — five senior girls each from Eastmont and Wenatchee high schools — were chosen from among 32 candidates last month. They have spent the past few weeks preparing for the Royalty Selection Pageant sponsored by Numerica Credit Union. One will be selected to reign as queen of the Apple Blossom Festival, while two others will round out the royal court as princesses. The trio will represent the community at festivals throughout the Northwest.
From a teen's perspective
Wenatchee student's portrait takes prize in Spokane ag photography contest
A photo taken by Grant Anderson impressed judges enough to earn second place in the youth category of the 2012 Spokane Ag Expo Photography Contest. The 17-year-old Wenatchee High School junior was the only local winner in the contest. Fiona Jorgensen of Coulee City earned honorable mention in the youth category.
Best of the Reader Scrapbook for 2011
Kids and pets dominated the weekly Your News page in 2011. We whittled the 52 reader-submitted images from the past year down to our four favorites. Here they are, along with the original caption information.
The World’s best images of 2011
Wenatchee World photographers are everywhere — or at least it seems that way. Wherever they go, they almost always bring back award-worthy images. Only a fraction of their images make it into print or onto our website. These are the printed photos from 2011 that reached favorite status in the minds of the photographers. Photo editor Don Seabrook asked staff photographer Mike Bonnicksen and former staff photographer Kathryn Stevens — who left The World earlier this year to pursue her own photography business— to pick their two favorite images from 2011. The original caption is included with each photo, along with a short explanation from the shooter why they picked the shot. In all, it was another amazing year in pictures. — Marco Martinez, World features editor
Do-it-yourself greenery for the holidays
It’s the time of year for a greens party — the entirely nonpolitical, friendly, creative type! It’s easy to create your own personalized wreath, swag or other holiday décor at very low cost, using fresh-cut conifers likely right outside your door. Natural accents such as dried flowers or grasses, as well as bright rose hips, berries and pine cones, are probably in your yard, too.
Kids helping kids
Make A Difference Day project “Kids Helping Kids” held a bake sale benefiting Seattle Children’s Hospital. There were 24 kids and 35 adult volunteers.
Spreading the word on four wheels
Salvador Garcia Jr.’s white 2003 Ford Focus might be the most recognizable car in the Wenatchee Valley. Yup, a 2003 Ford Focus.
There’s still hope for your garden’s green tomatoes
Since temperature affects how a tomato will ripen, or not ripen, I was thinking that as the weather starts dipping into the 40s and 50s in our gardening zone, there is cause to envy the tomato, even as they hang out in the chilly night air. Wouldn’t it be great if humans, like the tomato, stopped “ripening” when the temperature went under 60 degrees? Brad: The aging effect takes a hiatus in winter? … I could get behind that.
Make a Difference Day 2011
Wenatchee Valley will roll up sleeves again to help others
The Wenatchee Valley has few equals when it comes to doing good for others on Make a Difference Day. Fresh off an Encore Award for 2010 Make a Difference Day efforts, local residents will again lace up the boots and don work gloves to take on a long list of do-good projects Saturday.
Map key
Map key Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
How you can make a difference
Wenatchee and East Wenatchee 1. Sort and shelve food
Oh, say can you see
Wenatchee Apollo Club members sing the national anthem before Friday’s Seattle Mariners baseball game at Safeco Field. The club numbers more than 50 members, but they were limited to 30 on the field for the performance.
Drivers roll with sinkhole patched
WENATCHEE — Traffic flowed smoothly this morning through one of the city’s busiest intersections after street crews finished repairs on a sinkhole that had disrupted traffic for three days.
Still at it
Emily von Jentzen was continuing her attempt this morning to become the first person to swim the 50-plus mile length of Lake Chelan nonstop. At 10 a.m. today, she was roughly half-way through the journey, approaching the Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park area of the lake.
Montana woman’s goal to swim across Lake Chelan — the long way
Triathlete hopes to finish nonstop journey on Thursday afternoon
LAKE CHELAN — A 28-year-old triathlete from Montana will attempt to become what she believes is the first person to swim the 50-mile length of Lake Chelan nonstop. Emily von Jentzen planned to begin her attempt at Stehekin around noon today. The Kalispell resident hopes to finish the swim in 28 hours or less, which would have her reaching Chelan close to 4 p.m. Thursday.
Go! is on the move
After a more than 10-year run as North Central Washington’s preeminent entertainment publication, Go! Magazine is making some major changes. This is the last issue that will be printed as a tab-size publication. Starting next week, Go! content will fold into the C section of the Thursday and Friday newspapers.
Local winners of the 2011 Seattle Wine Awards
Local award winners
Don’t be THAT backyard fruit grower
Growing your own fruit is a tremendous responsibility.
The (plant) doctor is in
WENATCHEE — WSU Chelan County Master Gardeners are conducting plant problem diagnosis clinics on Thursday evenings.
Even more options for summer camp
Last week’s summer camp listing in the Family, Faith section was long, but incomplete. Here are a few additions.
This student is art smart
Local artist Hank Langeman surprised St. Joseph’s School student Greta Jarecki last week with the gift of one of his paintings. Langeman presented the second-grader with his original painting, “Gig Harbor Sunrise,” after he read her critique of the piece. It all started when the students in Shannon Armstrong’s class took a field trip to the Two Rivers Art Gallery as the culmination to their class study of art led by Zenia Esparza, who is part of the group of parent volunteers who run the school’s Art Smart program.
2011 Royal Court
The 2011 Washington State Apple Blossom Festival royal court, from left to right, is Princess Maycee McQuin, Queen Elenore Bastian and Princess Elise Shae.
Apple Blossom Junior Royalty
The 2011 Apple Blossom Festival Junior Royalty is, from left, Princess Brooke Wagner, Queen Allison Flynn and Princess Taylor Takasugi. The trio will ride in Saturday’s Keyes Fibre Youth Parade.
On the fly
The Rites of String kite festival in Entiat drew more than 100 people of all ages Saturday. The first-year event, sponsored by the Entiat Valley Chamber of Commerce, was held in Kiwanis Park and organized by Alan Moen and other volunteers.
Aneshansley wins Earth Day essay contest
Eva Aneshansley won first place in the 2011 Cascadia Conservation District Earth Day Essay Contest. She is a seventh-grader at Chelan Middle School. The essay contest was open to sixth- through eighth-grade students who live or attend school in Chelan or Douglas counties. Students were asked to answer the question, “What does nature mean to you and what do you do to protect it?” The contest’s aim is to encourage stewardship and integrate creative thought and writing with science.
Ardenvoir's party is for the birds
The 34th annual Ardenvoir Swallow Festival parade Saturday afternoon drew a large crowd of spectators. The celebration, which marks the return of swallow flocks from Mexico and Central America, included live music, games, activities and food.
Long live The King
Elvis tribute artist makes a Wenatchee stop
Justin Shandor is the real deal ... as far as Elvis impersonators go. He is reigning champ of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest that takes place each year in Memphis, Tenn. The contest — sponsored by the company that owns the rights to The King’s assets, including the licensing of all Elvis-related products — draws competitors from all over the world.
Shawn McDonald gets ‘Closer’ to Wenatchee
Christian singer brings message to Valley Praise Center
Shawn McDonald describes himself as a work in progress. The popular Christian singer/songwriter has lived a colorful life. A former drug dealer and now a recently divorced father, McDonald brings his message of hope and redemption to Wenatchee on Wednesday for a concert at Wenatchee Valley Praise Center. Prior to McDonald taking the stage, local singer Alex DiMare will perform a few songs and Quincy singer Holly Starr will perform a half-hour set.
Check it out: Overtures
Ito has won top prizes and critical acclaim in seven international competitions since making his professional debut in Tokyo. Ito has performed, taught, composed and recorded five solo albums during a career that has spanned nearly 25 years.
Check it out: Scene
East Wenatchee acoustic blues and rock group Queens of Seven plays an evening at Tastebuds. Monica Childers and Jenn Byrd have performed in various groups together for the past several years, now creating original music as a duo.
Flying jitters lead to flying chatter
I made two new best friends in the past week, and I don’t even know their names. How’s that, you ask?
Check it out: On stage
Nicole Villacres directs the second full-length play by local playwright Brady Dundas. “Who Will Remember William Weston” is a drama about an aging and reclusive writer who is losing his memory.
Check it out: Overtures
The Icicle Creek Piano Trio hits the road to play a 7 p.m. CD release party Friday at Town Hall in Seattle. The trio’s new CD features the compositions of Haydn, Turina and Shostakovich.
Check it out: Art
Each year, the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center presents the Wenatchee Valley Living Treasure award to a person or group from the community who has made significant contributions in line with the museum’s mission — to celebrate and preserve the history, arts, sciences and rich diversity of this region and its people.
Check it out: Art
The Two Rivers Gallery in downtown Wenatchee will accept new art over a three-day period beginning Saturday. The art, which will be exhibited for two months, must be an original work, and the artist must be a gallery member.
Check it out: Scene
Bellingham band Neutralboy joins East Wenatchee’s Not All There for a show at Wally’s on Friday. Neutralboy has been together for close to 20 years making its way on three-chord punk numbers.
Check it out: Scene
The 2011 Washington State Nashville Country Star singing competition begins this weekend with qualifying rounds in Wenatchee. Now in its seventh season, the contest is open to all students enrolled in Washington schools, as well as home school students.
Check it out: Art
A photograph taken by Christina Griffin of Duvall has been selected as first-place winner in the fifth-annual “My Lake Chelan Photo” contest.
Check it out: On film
This 85-minute documentary debates whether dams on the Snake River should be removed. The film explores the lives of real people — a American Indian fisherman, a commercial fisherman and a farmer — affected by the dams.
Pageant hopefuls aiming for ‘the time of my life’
WENATCHEE — Ten young women will compete Feb. 12 to represent the Wenatchee Valley as a member of the 2011 Washington State Apple Blossom Festival royal court. The contestants — five each from Eastmont and Wenatchee high schools — were chosen from among a larger group of 27 candidates on Jan 12. They have been preparing for the selection pageant for the past few weeks. One will be chosen queen, while two others will take the princess titles. They will represent the community at festivals throughout the Northwest.
2011 Apple Blossom Festival candidates
Get to know the Top 10 candidates
A cabin, a computer, some beef jerky and an album
There are a couple different directions I could go with this column about Ephraim Brown. He and his dad Larry live in a cabin outside Tonasket that has no electrical power; they have to haul their water from a well three miles away and chop their own wood to heat their cabin. They work together to design, build and install unique yard art that is seen by dozens at most. Those things, by themselves, are very interesting.
Check it out: Overtures
The Apollo Club, Appleaires, Confluence Vocal Octet, Grace Lutheran Church’s Voices of Grace and three advanced piano students play a benefit concert for the Wenatchee Valley Music Teachers Association.
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