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Memorial Day, the annual event pays tribute to those veterans who have willingly served their country for decades. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day on which Americans remember and pay tribute to their ancestral family members. It is sometimes easy to forget the true...
WENATCHEE - Chelan County commissioners awarded $776,436 in lodging tax dollars to a variety of local agencies that will use the money for capital projects that support tourist-related activities.
The decision comes at the recommendation of the Chelan County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, which...
At the annual meeting of the Lake Chelan Historical Society Jane Lloyd, (right) volunteer organizer at the Chelan Museum, presented Lou Verellen with the Volunteer of the Year Award for 2023. Kristin Heidenthal, author of Lake Chelan Valley spoke at the annual meeting. Her presentation was on the...
Linda Tate was one of 15 who received a Mother’s Day Bouquet. Courtesy TLC for Seniors
CHELAN - Tender Loving Care for Seniors would like to thank our wonderful, generous community for the amazing support for our Mother's Day Fundraiser which delivered 15 Mother's Day Bouquets to Chelan/Manson "mothers". Many of these mothers are TLC clients who would not receive any gifts/flowers...
Ruth Pingrey, a Chelan Elementary school teacher took it upon herself to decorate Woodin Avenue in downtown Chelan with U.S. flags during national holidays starting in the early 1970s. Courtesy Lake Chelan Lions Club
CHELAN - As we commemorate our national holidays, it's important to take a moment and reflect on the history behind the American flags that adorn Woodin Avenue and Emerson Street in Chelan. The tradition began with Ruth Pingrey, a beloved Chelan Elementary school teacher who took it upon herself to...
On Friday, May 26 VFW Post #6853 will have Poppies at the Chelan Post Office and Safeway.
CHELAN - Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2023 will occur on Monday, May 29.
Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and...
Veterans mingle with community members in their new space. Photo by Lindsay Timmermans, Staff Writer
WENATCEE - The honored veterans of the Wenatchee Valley Veterans Hall invited the community to their Open House May 19-21 in their new building at 1206 N. Wenatchee Ave., the former banquet room in the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Wenatchee. The local veteran organizers have pounded the...
The 103rd Manson Apple Festival, Luau at the Lake, was held May 12 and 13 under beautiful sunny skies. The award winning Manson Apple Blossom Float with Queen May Juarez and Princess Briseida Mendez and Princess Alondra Serrato. Norm Manly/Manson Chamber
LEAVENWORTH - Rotary District 5060 is excited to unveil a unique, first-of-its-kind conference coming to Leavenworth May 19-21. Designed to provide a transformative experience for all participants, for the first time ever, Rotary is opening the annual district conference and all associated events...
WENATCHEE - The NCW Digital Access and Equity Coalition, along with the Digital
Equity Plan Work Group for Chelan, Douglas, and Grant counties, invites community-based organizations to get involved in upcoming efforts to achieve digital equity in North Central Washington. “The pandemic created...
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- Lake Chelan Mirror | Chelan, Manson, Entiat, WA
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- Wenatchee Business Journal | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties, WA