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From left, Nancy Grette, Laurie Steward, and Susan Wall assist Crystal Chevelle as she rides her horse Frid during a session at Alatheia Therapeutic Riding Center in Wenatchee. Photo by Matthew Ockinga
Crystal Chevelle mounts her golden steed. Frid, a 28-year-old Norwegian Fjord, gently accepts his rider. They know each other. Atop her horse, Chevelle transforms. She raises her head. Her back straightens. A broad smile spreads across her face. She owns this arena.
Usually, Chevelle looks up at...
Fort Okanogan. Mike Maltais/QCH
Among the stops at five cemeteries in Pateros, Brewster, and Monse on Memorial Day, the Honor Guard from American Legion Columbia Post 97 visited the Bridge Street Bridge and Fort Okanogan Memorial Cemetery near Monse.
Bridgeport teacher and member of the Grand Slamwich softball team Shelby Miller gets a high-five after hitting one over the fence against the Brewster Bangers during the Jack & Jill softball tournament at Bridgeport Daze last Saturday. Mike Maltais/QCH
Bridgeport – Thanks in large part to a reconstituted Chamber of Commerce, Bridgeport’s biggest annual event, Bridgeport Daze, is once again filling up the first weekend of June with a parade, floats, classic cars, dancing horses, vendors in Fireman Park, three-on-three basketball, Jack & Jill...
WENATCHEE - With warmer spring weather, it’s the time of year that the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society (WVHS) sees an influx of kittens in its shelters. It’s prime breeding season for un-fixed cats in our community. “The community can help in several ways, for example by observing and only...
Kahler Mountain Club hosts Cascade Medical Foundation’s 20th annual Marson and Marson Cascade Golf Classic June 19. (Photo credit: P2X Studio)
LAKE WENATCHEE-Fun, festivities and philanthropy are all part of the Marson and Marson Cascade Golf Classic June 19 at Kahler Mountain Club.
Where else can a pipe cleaner help sink a shot or duffers get a do-over and help the team stay in the running for a spectacular prize? Those who don’t need an...
Members of Columbia Post 97 of the Brewster American Legion set up more than 200 flags along Locust Grove Drive in preparation for Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday, May 29. New this year are solar lights that will light the drive after dark. Mike Maltais/QCH
PATEROS – The North Central Washington Sports Rink and Event Center has been awarded a portion of $4.7 million in grants from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO). to help communities plan for outdoor recreation facilities.
The grants were awarded to organizations in 19...
The honor guard from Columbia Post 97 of the Brewster American Legion presents the colors at the memorial service for Army PFC John Timothy Lane and Marine Lance Corporal Marvin E. Galbraith last Saturday, May 27, at Locust Grove Cemetery. The service marked the 55th anniversary of the1968 deaths of both Brewster graduates killed in action in separate incidents in Vietnam. Family members, friends, military veterans, and officials attended the service which featured several guest speakers representing the families of both honorees. See the complete story and photos in next week’s Quad City Herald. Mike Maltais/QCH
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...
Courtesy Vitalant.org
Pateros - There will be a blood drive hosted by Vitalant on Thursday, June 22, 2-6 p.m. Donations will be done at the Pateros Fire Hall,191 Industrial Way, on Vitalant’s mobile blood donation bus.
Appointments can be made at donors.Vitalant.org or by calling 877-25-VITAL (84825).
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- Wenatchee Business Journal | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties, WA