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  CHELAN - Well, the people won this battle.  The Bear Mountain Frontage Utility Local Improvement District (ULID) was officially shut down last week after former Bear Mountain board member and Tsillan Cellars Owner Bob Jankelson withdrew his support for the ULID, effectively giving the lakefront...

Photo Courtesy of Ashley Stubbs.
  In a press release from the Washington State House Republican Communications it was reported that Representative Mike Steele, R-Chelan secured $280,000 for improvements to the Woodin Avenue bridge in Chelan. The funding allocation was adopted by the House during negotiations of the 2017-19 House...

The news owners of the Panda Chinese Restaurant pose with their children: left to right are: Anna, Fu Zhong, Jennifer, David, Calvin and Qun Luo.
  CHELAN - Meet the new owners of Panda Chinese Restaurant located at 127 E. Johnson  Avenue in Chelan. Qun Luo and Fu Zhong purchased the building in November of 2016 and moved their family here from Alva, Oklahoma shortly thereafter.  They liked the feel of the small community of Lake Chelan...

Lake Chelan Mirror File Photo Aiden Aday of Chelan shows off his inflatable duck to a guy who knows a little about ducks and all things wildlife, the inimitable Smokey Bear.
  CHELAN - It’s April, which means - other than the start of baseball season - that it is Earth month and a time to show a commitment to a healthy and sustainable world. The first Earth Day was in the Spring of 1970 after U.S Senator Gaylord Nelson envisioned the idea in 1969. Nelson was inspired...
  CHELAN - After a brief slumber through the bitter winter months the Chelan Valley is about to be re-energized with a few events in addition to the Chelan Earth Day Fair this weekend. • Manson Parks East Egg Hunt  The Manson Easter Egg Hunt will take place this Saturday at 10 a.m. for ages 0-3 at...

Preliminary work on the Woodin Avenue Bridge renovation will begin this month.
  CHELAN - The Chelan City Council addressed a few housekeeping issues in order to get ready for the Summer season in their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 28.  • Pickleball / tennis courts One of the approved 2017 Capital Projects was to resurface the tennis / pickleball courts at Don Morse Park...

Guy Evans
  CHELAN - After months of going tit-for-tat, the ‘Citizens for a New Hospital’ and the ‘Vote No’ Committee met last Thursday, March 30 to present their side of the argument of the proposed $44.5 million hospital at Apple Blossom Center.  The forum came at an opportune time as the vote is set to...

Project Engineer Kevin Waligorski, right, explains the phases of the No See-Um project to a couple at the Manson open house.
  CHELAN - Get ready for traffic delays and the soothing sounds of heavy construction equipment ringing across the Chelan Valley this summer as the Washington State Department of Transportation has three projects on tap.  WSDOT held two open houses on March 28 and 29 last week in Chelan and Manson...

Despite overwhelming criticism at the public hearing, Bear Mountain Water District Commissioner Jim Batdorf said they were not going to vote down the ULID at the meeting.
  CHELAN - There are intense meetings, and then there was the Bear Mountain Water District public hearing.  If you happened to squeeze your way into the standing-room only pavilion at Tsillan Cellars around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, you certainly would have sensed the frustration that was...

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