... their crops and monitoring crop movement. "It's been a very good help," said Charlie Pomianek, manager of the Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association, which monitors crop shipments. "When we get into November, we'll have a really good idea ...

... Jones is transferring from Central Washington University. Prior to that, he had a 2-0 record and an 3.71 ERA at Wenatchee Valley Community College in Washington. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Maricle was a first baseman at McLennan College ...

... But if the future for growers in the Yakima and Wenatchee valleys looks brighter, the fate of the Red Delicious appears ... abundant sunshine and cool nights of the Yakima and Wenatchee valleys produced a fruit that was far redder and elongated ...