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WENATCHEE, WA – The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Lake Wenatchee Recreation Club, is offering a free Snowmobile Safety Certification Class to young snowmobilers in December. The free class is designed for youth ages...
CHELAN – Apple Cup Café will once again be hosting their annual Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Apple Cup Café, located at 804 E. Woodin Ave. in Chelan, will be providing a community dinner of all the traditional holiday foods, including turkey, yams, cranberry...

Gaylen Willett
  CHELAN - Gaylen Willett, owner of Gaylen Willett Insurance in Chelan, has been selected by UnitedHealthcare to serve on the AARP Services Inc. (ASI) Agent Advisory Council, a forum established to gather information to help enhance the products and services that benefit AARP members. Willett is...

Patty Fink (left) stands with co-owner of Kelly’s Ace Hardware Gene Kelly. Fink retired from the business after 40 years of dedication to the company.
CHELAN – Kelly’s Ace Hardware, located on Woodin Avenue in Chelan, has been a part of downtown Chelan for close to 60 years. Over the last 40 years customers and co-workers were greeted with the friendly face of Patty Fink. After devoting four decades to Kelly’s, Fink has retired, as of Oct. 1, and...

Chelan Fire and Rescue 7 received first place in Management Excellence Award Program through the Washington State Fire Commissioners Association.
CHELAN -- Chelan Fire and Rescue’s Leadership/Management team and fire department were recognized by the Washington State Fire Commissioner Association at their Fall Conference in Spokane October 28, 2017. Chelan Fire and Rescue participated in the “Management Excellence Award Program” in the...
CHELAN – Council members commenced a work session Tuesday, Nov. 7, at City Hall to discuss capital and special requests. In discussing capital requests, the Woodin Avenue bridge financial overview was brought into focus. After the previous council meeting, three potential lighting additives were...

Alex Thomason of Thomason Law & Justice in Pateros
WENATCHEE – Prior to the unanimous decision to move forward with the Henderson site at the Chelan County PUD Commissioner’s meeting, Monday, Nov. 6 in Wenatchee, public comments were heard for one last say before site selection came to a conclusion. Public commentary included: Alex Thomason, of...
WENATCHEE – Chelan County PUD commissioners Monday (Nov. 6) voted unanimously to move forward on plans to purchase property on Henderson Road for the purpose of siting the new North Shore Lake Chelan substation. Fewer than a dozen residents from the Chelan area attended the extended meeting held...
CHELAN – Chelan Fire and Rescue (CFR) District 7 commissioners met Wednesday, Nov. 8, for a regular monthly meeting, as well as a public hearing on the station’s 2018 Budget. After an itemized breakdown of revenue, expenses, and allocations, CFR 7 will be looking at a revenue base of $3,329,000...

Olivia Plew (left), Phyllis Gleasman (middle), and Mary Signorelli (right) gather with friends and family at the Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce office while awaiting the first ballot count for the Lake Chelan Community Hospital committee seat elections, Tuesday, Nov. 7.
CHELAN – With only 32 ballots left to count, as  Nov. 9, and a majority of the races having a greater vote difference than the 32 remaining ballots, the current standings in the election results are fairly solidified. As of the second ballot count, the results for the various seats within the...

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