Bus accident memorial updated

The Lake Chelan Historical Society adopted a new project last fall, committing to clean up the area around the bus memorial location. The school bus tragedy of November 26, 1945, claimed 16 lives. Watson's Haverene Resort provided seed money to place interpretive signs at the site that tell about the school bus accident and the search for the students and the bus. Society president Dave Clouse and his wife, Sue, have spearheaded the improvements. Marci Hale, whose two older brothers lost their lives, helped write the story. The Department of Transportation placed historical marker signs on both sides of Highway 971. The site is uplake on the south shore, six miles from Chelan. Courtesy Lake Chelan Historical Society