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Lake Chelan Patriotic Singers Photos by Katie Lindert LCM
The Lake Chelan Pirate Fest in cooperation with the Lake Chelan Tourist Center hosted a Pirate Carnival, August 17-20, as an addition to annual Summer Pirate Fest events. The  valley is lucky to have so many activities for community members of all ages to enjoy, not least among them the Lake Chelan...

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WENATCHEE -  Wenatchee’s oldest community singing group, the all-men Wenatchee Apollo Club, is looking for more singers as rehearsals for a new season beginning September 12.   The Apollo Club has a wide repertoire of pop, folk, jazz, musical theatre, patriotic, barbershop, seasonal, spirituals and...

All Washington children from birth to age five can now register to receive one book every month, for free, from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Courtesy Imagination Library of WA.
OLYMPIA  – On Tuesday, August 15, legendary icon, musician, and philanthropist Dolly Parton will visit Washington State to celebrate achieving statewide coverage of the Imagination Library. All Washington children from birth to age five can now register to receive one book every month, for free,...

The Wenatchee Valley Erratics, Ice Age Floods Institute’s next program will be on Tuesday, August 8 at 7:00 PM at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission St., Wenatchee. Brent Cunderla, IAFI Wenatchee Valley Erratics’ long-time president, will give a powerpoint program on the Geological Wonders of Iceland. His talk stems from a trip he took in September 2022. Highlights include seeing the divergent plate boundary apparent at the surface, the Icelandic Hotspot, many basalt flows, geothermal fields and geothermal energy, geysers and hot springs, glaciers and waterfalls. This is a hybrid meeting. You can attend in-person at the Museum. Or you can participate via a Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84520197937 Please sign in at 7:00 PM, August 8! The program is free and open to the public. Pictured above is Godafoss Waterfall in Iceland. Courtesy Wenatchee Valley Erratics

Sammy Bordner of Chelan, competed in the first annual Continental Surf Cup hosted by Lakeside Surf in 2022. Courtesy Lakeside Surf
CHELAN - The international home for the battle of continental supremacy in river surfing will be at Lakeside Surf for at least the next five years. Team USA and Team Europe will converge on Labor Day weekend each of the next 5 years to battle for the Continental Surf Cup, $11,000 in prize money and...

Jase Perri of Chelan brings his catch, a runaway hen back to the cage during the World Famous Chicken Chase at the Lake Chelan Rodeo. Matthew Ockinga/LCM
CHELAN— Rodeo skills are not taught; they are inherited. Born in Okanogan, Bernice Bernatz has spent her life around horses. Before she entered grade school, she visited her family’s Oklahoma ranch in the mid-1940s. Her uncle, a seasoned horseman and cowboy, helped her understand the creatures’...

Prendez is the owner and co-director of The Nepantla Art Gallery in Seattle. He creates art with a specific focus on themes of Chicano/a culture, activism, social justice, pop culture and satire. Courtesy Jake Prendez
CHELAN/WENATCHEE - NCW Libraries will host renowned Chicano artist Jake Prendez at six locations in July and August. Prendez will talk about social justice art and the influence of Mexican muralism on American artwork.   His Humanities Washington presentation, The Art of Rebellion, Social Justice...

The Prince, played by Yakima's Alex Aweburn, is giving a ball to find the girl of his dreams. Who could it be? Find out at Cinderella, running July 19, 21, 26, 28, Aug. 2, 5, 9, 11, 16, 20, 23 and 30, at the Leavenworth Fish Hatchery stage. Tickets available at www.leavenworthsummertheater.org. Submitted photo

A Leap Ahead Preschool. Photos by RuthEdna Keys/LCM

Shane Mahoney stands next to his 1957 Piper Tri-Pacer at Pangborn’s Festival of Flight. Photos by Matthew Ockinga
EAST WENATCHEE-“One of the biggest parts of owning airplanes is washing bugs.” Shane Mahoney smiled as he wiped away unwanted insects from his silver 1957 Piper Tri-Pacer. The Auburn resident’s sparkling prize fit well with the dozens of planes perched on the tarmac during Pangborn’s Festival of...

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