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The Brewster City Council voted to surplus its 1974 Mobile Athey street sweeper.
BREWSTER – The city burn ban was officially lifted by the Brewster’s Assistant Fire Chief Dylan Gamble during this month’s regular city council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11. That means that city residents can now burn leaves and brush, provided they secure the proper burning permit from city hall....

Students whipped cream and churn butter at one of the work tables.
PATEROS – Students at Pateros school experienced – and could even taste -  a part of early western history during a day-long visit by Riverside resident Sheryl Curtis and her Old World Oxen Living History Display last Tuesday, Oct. 17. Curtis, with her two oxen, Saul and Noah, in tow brought her...

Dal Dagnon of D&D Auction Sales makes his pitch at last Saturday’s 40th annual Mansfield Lions Club Auction.
MANSFIELD – The Lions Club’s 40th annual October auction is in the Town at the End of the Rails’ record book but it took four auctioneers and a full day of barking, bidding, and buying to get it there. A larger-than-average selection of items, including farm machinery that overflowed onto...

Ground work is underway for a new water reservoir adjacent to the Pateros Cemetery. The contract to build the 550,000-plus gallon cast-in-place structure was awarded to Tapani Underground of Battle Ground, Wash. - Photo by Mike Maltais

The city’s third well site in the parking lot on the north side of West Lakeshore Drive across from the city park is also the site for a proposed Interpretive Center and pump station. The city needs three wells for peak use periods and backup.
PATEROS – Drilling for city wells by Blue Star Enterprises Northwest of Richland began last month when the commercial well driller sunk the first casing at a site on the south side of East Industrial Way north of South Dawson Street. When the strong presence of creosote was found between five and...
  BREWSTER - On Oct. 27 beginning at 8 p.m., the Legion will be hosting The Crane Band. Cost to attend is by donation. The first session will be dedicated to country western music for those country western dancers. The later sessions will be a variation of rock and classic rock.  They will also...

Photos by Mike Maltais - Senator Hawkins meets with Pateros Mayor Carlene Anders and Pateros sixth grade students camping at Alta Lake State Park last Friday.
  PATEROS – Washington State Senator Brad Hawkins, representing the four-county 12th District that includes part of Okanogan County, visited Pateros and Winthrop as part of a three-day Listening Tour last Friday, Oct. 6.  Hawkins said he conceived the Listening Tour “primarily to inform myself on...

Angle parking on at least half of downtown’s Main Street is a topic under consideration by the Bridgeport City Council. Photo by Mike Maltais
BRIDGEPORT – Angle parking on that portion of State Route 173 that is Main Street between 10th and 13th streets downtown is under consideration by members of the city council. Bridgeport Public Works Superintendent Stuart Dezellem addressed council regarding what he has learned so far in his...
    TONASKET -  A Candidate Development workshop will be held in Tonasket, on Oct. 15, 2017, 12:30-4 p.m. at the Community Cultural Center, 411 S. Western Avenue. Ashley Thrasher, Program Manager at TwispWorks, will lead a workshop titled: “Run for Office or Run a Campaign”. The training session...

Brad Felger, owner of Airstrike Bird Control of Paso Robles, Calif., explained how his falcons are used to combat pest birds.
PATEROS – The ninth annual Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival held at Pateros Memorial Park last Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16, was a hit for folks who not only learned about migratory raptors, but also other subjects ranging from beavers to bees. See more photos in our Photo Gallery at the...

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