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Link Offers Rides to Mission Ridge on April 16
Link Transit's Ski Link Service will run Saturday for Mission Ridge's final bonus day of skiing this season.
Mission Ridge is expecting a large crowd this weekend and visitors are encouraged to carpool or take public transportation.
The service is free and will depart from Columbia Station and Lincoln Park
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Grant County Health District Seeks New Board Members
Grant County Health District is collecting applications for community member board positions through April 29. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on the 29.
House Bill 1152 prompted the call for board members, similar to the Chelan Douglas Health District
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Serve Wenatchee Hosts Community Evening Event, ‘Together in HOPE’
Serve Wenatchee Valley is inviting the community to 'Together in HOPE', an after dark event on April 29. The event is intended to be a graphic display of the community coming together and shining lights of hope.
Folks can gather on the walking bridge on the south end of the Apple Capital Loop Trail and span that with individuals shining various lights
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Women’s Service League of NCW Offers Pack of College Scholarships for Women
Women’s Service League of NCW is accepting applications from women pursuing higher education with four $1,000 scholarships available. The scholarships are supported with funding collected at the My Girlfriend's Closet fundraiser.
" are for women pursuing higher education with the intent of helping women who may have had an interruption in their education, maybe they're going back to school,&
Wenatchee Valley College to Host In Person Graduation Ceremonies
Wenatchee Valley College is hosting both Wenatchee and Omak campus graduation ceremonies in-person this June.
The Wenatchee campus ceremony is June 17th at 7 at the Wenatchee Apple Bowl Stadium. The Omak campus ceremony is June 18th at 1 at the Omak Performing Arts Center
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Zachary Miller Jumps Into Chelan County Commissioner Race
Camp director and Cascade School Board director, Zachary Miller, is vying for the Chelan County Commissioner No. 2 seat. Commissioner Bob Bugert is vacating the seat and leaves the four year position up for grabs.
"I would love to work full time for the people of Chelan County," said Miller
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Lake Chelan Chamber Hosts Two Day Job Fair
Businesses will station at the Lake Chelan Community Gym April 15 and 16 for Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce's job fair.
"More and more (businesses) are piling in every day," said Jill Babcock, Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce events coordinator
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Link Transit Offers Free Services for Vulnerable Populations in Rural Communities
TRIP-Link works in conjunction with Link Transit to provide free transportation for rural Chelan and Douglas county residents. Users of TRIP-Link must be either 65 years or older or disabled with no other means of transportation.
"It's a fairly new service and we're trying to get the word out about it," said Cindy Abouammo from Trip-Link
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State Poet Laureate Visits WVC Omak Campus for
Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest will be visiting Wenatchee Valley College at Omak on April 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. Priest will be conducting a reading in recognition of National Poetry Month.
She hails from Sarah Lawrence College where she received her MFA
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Lincoln Park Face Life Set to be Completed by Fall 2022
City of Wenatchee is kicking off construction for the Lincoln Park remodel with hopes for completion by fall. The remodel will even out to $3.5 million.
"Once every 40 years you need to update your park," said Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz
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