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  1. Magazine helps publicize McCleary caseRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 15 | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... draiser on Nov. 27-28 at Rounders, 202 E. Simpson Ave, McCleary. The cover charge is $5 to see Dan Whyms and the Rock Island Band, and all proceeds will go to the Lindsey Baum Reward Fund and the Search Center.

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    Related Topix: McCleary, WA, Aberdeen, WA

  2. Wash. parents don't want boy charged with arson

    Friday Nov 6 | KNDO - Yakima

    The parents of a boy charged with burning down their Rock Island home have told authorities they don't want the 14-year-old living with them.

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    Related Topix: Douglas County, WA, Fire, Wenatchee, WA, Chelan County, WA

  3. Cigarette burns hay trailer near Wenatchee

    Oct 8, 2009 | KNDO - Yakima

    The Washington State Patrol says an oncoming driver threw a lit cigarette out the window that landed on a passing hay trailer on Highway 28 near the Rock Island Dam east of Wenatchee.

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  4. Cigarette tossed from passing vehicle burns hay trailer near WenatcheeRead the original story

    Oct 8, 2009 | Seattle Times

    The Washington State Patrol says an oncoming driver threw a lit cigarette out the window that landed on a passing hay trailer on Highway 28 near the Rock Island Dam east of Wenatchee.

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  5. In brief: Steelhead fishing opens on select rivers September 29, 2009

    Sep 29, 2009 | Spokesman Review

    ... Sept. 22, well above the overall return's 10-year average of nearly 14,500. The Upper Columbia will open from Rock Island Dam to the Chief Joseph Dam area. Other rules and details on where fishing is allowed on the tributaries are posted on the ...

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    Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Entiat, WA, Spokane Valley, WA, Spokane, WA

  6. Steelheading opens Tuesday on Upper Columbia - Mon, 28 Sep 2009 PSTRead the original story

    Sep 28, 2009 | Spokesman Review

    ... Sept. 22, well above the overall returna s 10-year average of nearly 14,500. The Upper Columbia will open from Rock Island Dam to the Chief Joseph Dam area. Other rules and details on where fishing is allowed on the tributaries are on the ...

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    Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Entiat, WA

  7. Wenatchee style: Historic town worth a visitRead the original story

    Sep 6, 2009 | The News Tribune - Homepage - News, Sports, Entertainment

    It's time to reassess your image of Wenatchee, the central Washington town between the Columbia River's Rock Island and Rocky Reach dams.

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  8. Wenatchee styleRead the original story

    Sep 6, 2009 | The Olympian

    It's time to reassess your image of Wenatchee, the central Washington town between the Columbia River's Rock Island and Rocky Reach dams.

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    Related Topix: Cross Country Skiing, Winter Sports, Snowshoeing, Travel

  9. Bicyclist injured on Loop TrailRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    Gary Rounds, 54, of Wenatchee, was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center this morning with head injuries after he collided with another cyclist on the Apple Capital... It's even the first day for the principal ... ROCK ISLAND - For more than two decades, Sue Kane began every school year in her classroom, welcoming in a new group of ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball

  10. News of record

    Aug 31, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    ... 800 block Walker Street: On two residences, reported Aug. 27. Douglas County Thefts 5900 block Penn Avenue, Rock Island: Hood taken off of Honda CRX, reported Aug. 27. Pangborn Memorial Airport: Contractor working on project reported tool bag taken, ...

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    Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Leavenworth, WA, Chelan, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA

  11. Great blue herons plague Wenatchee yardsRead the original story

    Aug 31, 2009 | The Oregonian

    ... way of life," he said. For several years, there was just one nesting rookery near Wenatchee, just upriver from Rock Island Dam, which has about a dozen nests. Each nesting pair can produce up to three young, Pope said. Last year, a second nesting ...

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  12. Graceful herons plague Cent. Wash. backyardsRead the original story

    Aug 31, 2009 | Seattle Times

    ... way of life," he said. For several years, there was just one nesting rookery near Wenatchee, just upriver from Rock Island Dam, which has about a dozen nests. Each nesting pair can produce up to three young, Pope said. Last year, a second nesting ...

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  13. PUD's debt is heading toward the $1 billion barrierRead the original story

    Aug 4, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    ... Those same contracts currently require the PUD to fund capital improvements at its Columbia River dams - Rock Island and Rocky reach - with debt. Of the total new debt, $33.6 million is tagged for modernization at Lake Chelan Dam, which is not ...

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    Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Chelan, WA, Leavenworth, WA, Chelan County, WA, Malaga, WA

  14. PUD's debt is heading toward the $1 billion barrierRead the original story

    Aug 4, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    ... Those same contracts currently require the PUD to fund capital improvements at its Columbia River dams - Rock Island and Rocky reach - with debt. Of the total new debt, $33.6 million is tagged for modernization at Lake Chelan Dam, which is not ...

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    Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Chelan, WA, Leavenworth, WA, Chelan County, WA, Malaga, WA

  15. Few effects on local classes

    Jul 27, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    ... he said. Overall, the class size average is 25 students at Cascade Elementary, 24 at Kenroy and Grant and 20 at Rock Island and Lee elementaries, Busk said. Those figures may change based on how many students actually walk through the door in ...

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    Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Education Etc.

  16. High heat has fire officials on alertRead the original story

    Jul 17, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    ... in drug raid facing multiple felony charges WATERVILLE - Two East Wenatchee men arrested during a drug raid near Rock Island where cops confiscated about $468,000 in marijuana are now facing multiple felony charges. July 18, 2009 Grand slam lifts ...

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  17. Men arrested in drug raid facing multiple felony charges

    Jul 17, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    ... in court, police received a tip in May about a possible marijuana-growing operation at an old farmhouse near Rock Island. A Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputy watched the farmhouse for several weeks and while doing surveillance spotted a ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Wenatchee, WA, Douglas County, WA, Leavenworth, WA

  18. Man injured after 50-foot cliff jump

    Jul 16, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    Wenatchee Wenatchee WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Man injured after 50-foot cliff jump Man injured after 50-foot cliff jump By Rachel Schleif World staff writer EAST WENATCHEE - A 23-year-old Rock Island man was hospitalized after he fell 50 feet from a cliff and landed in about 3 feet of water Wednesday afternoon.

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    Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Leavenworth, WA, East Wenatchee, WA, Douglas County, WA

  19. Too many cherries at once causes trees to go unpickedRead the original story

    Jul 16, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    Wenatchee Wenatchee WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Cherries have been left on trees, like these near Rock Island, because of a saturated market.

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    Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Leavenworth, WA, Chelan, WA, Life, Fruits, Food, Agriculture, Science

  20. Chelan PUD to issue up to $71 million for dam projectsRead the original story

    Jul 14, 2009 | Wenatchee World

    ... million in environmental projects linked to Rocky Reach Dam, $16 million for environmental projects linked to Rock Island Dam and $37 million for powerhouse modernization work at Lake Chelan Dam. Environmental projects include $4 million for a fish ...

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    Related Topix: Chelan, WA, Wenatchee, WA, Leavenworth, WA

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