... marketing 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 ...

... University's tree fruit research center in Wenatchee, Wash. "They did it because it has ... Stemilt Growers Inc., a major grower in Wenatchee. In addition, the redder strains ... future for growers in the Yakima and Wenatchee valleys looks brighter, the fate of ...

... working for the Forest Service in 1990. He was assigned to the Wenatchee National Forest in 1993, and was a squad boss, in charge ... of small fires were reported Saturday in the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests, most sparked by overnight lightning. Several ...

... s 13 fires began with a flurry of lightning strikes more than a week ago. "It's a good time to fight a fire," said Wenatchee National Forest spokesman Doug Thayer. "But all it takes is for one of these fires to get in some fuel and get some wind ...

... growers need about $12.50 to break even, said Dan Kelly, assistant manager at the Washington Growers Clearing House in Wenatchee, which tracks sales in the state. The apple crop two years ago was almost the same size -- 99 million boxes -- and the ...

... the number one priority fire in the region because of all the houses," said fire information officer Greg Thayer with the Wenatchee National Forest. Across the West, 26,000 firefighters were at work Saturday battling 30 major fires that had blackened ...

... Berryville, 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 in ...

... that is felt by all firefighters and agency employees everywhere," said Sonny J. O'Neal, supervisor of the Okanogan and Wenatchee national forests. "Firefighters are a family, and any time a firefighter is killed, grief is felt by all." An elite ...

... make the day truly meaningful. Please sign my name. I am proud to live in the land of the free. -- TERESA ST. GEORGE, WENATCHEE, WASH. DEAR TERESA: I'm sure Carmella La Spada will be as pleased as I am to know her letter spurred you to action ...

... mountain towns, according to the magazine, are Bishop, Calif.; Gunnison, Colo.; Missoula, Mont.; Hanover, N.H.; Wenatchee, Wash.; Hood River, Ore.; Boone, N.C.; Jim Thorpe, Pa.; Montpelier, Vt.; and New Paltz, N.Y. Best waterfront ...