Rethinking the Discover Pass in Olympia - The Seattle Times

6 February 2012, 3:39 pm

Rethinking the Discover Pass in OlympiaThe Seattle TimesDiscover Passes, which give users access to Washington state parks, could be transferred between vehicles if legislation in Olympia passes. Gov. Chris Gregoire cut funding from the management of state lands last year and state Sen.... Read More »

NHL relocation to Seattle: Will new arena, Coyotes' plight bring pucks to ... - Yahoo! Sports (blog)

6 February 2012, 11:03 am

Yahoo! Sports (blog)NHL relocation to Seattle: Will new arena, Coyotes' plight bring pucks to ...Yahoo! Sports (blog)Complicating the issue is the fact that Washington State is currently dealing with a bailout on an arena in Wenatchee. This raises serious questions about whether public funding i... Read More »

Flu season running late - The Wenatchee World Online

6 February 2012, 9:03 am

Flu season running lateThe Wenatchee World OnlineBy Rick Steigmeyer EAST WENATCHEE — Flu season is getting a late start this year, but there's still plenty of time for an outbreak. Local walk-in clinics have reported fewer than usual cases of the flu this year. Flu season usually begins after ... Read More »

Special skaters debut at Bremerton Ice Center - Kitsap Sun

4 February 2012, 6:10 pm

Special skaters debut at Bremerton Ice CenterKitsap SunThe Love to Skate event was a warm-up for Special Olympics Winter Games March 2-4 in Wenatchee. "They practice hard, they listen, they focus, they are determined," said Outi Francis, who instructs the team with Brenda Peterson and Jackie Ashley.... Read More »

Safety Valve: Letters from readers - The Wenatchee World Online

3 February 2012, 11:35 am

Safety Valve: Letters from readersThe Wenatchee World OnlineIn spite of our limitations, curlers in British Columbia encouraged us to hold our first invitational curling event, or bonspeil, last September. Teams came from Idaho, Oregon, the East Coast, Washington and four teams came from British Col... Read More »

Bankruptcy looms as groups try to rally support for troubled arena - The Wenatchee World Online

3 February 2012, 9:22 am

Bankruptcy looms as groups try to rally support for troubled arenaThe Wenatchee World OnlineBy Michelle McNiel WENATCHEE — As supporters of the Town Toyota Center try to rally the community to keep it from closing, the arena's governing board has begun exploring the possibility of bankruptcy. ... Read More »

East Wenatchee has a better plan - The Wenatchee World Online

2 February 2012, 11:04 am

East Wenatchee has a better planThe Wenatchee World OnlineBy Jim Russell The events center debt plan proposed by the city of East Wenatchee and written by its treasurer Nick Gerde is competing with the plan by Douglas County to keep Town Toyota Center open and pay the defaulted debt.... Read More »

The 8th Annual Ag Safety ... - AgInfo.net

30 January 2012, 9:06 pm

The 8th Annual Ag Safety ...AgInfo.netCo-sponsored by the Department of Labor & Industries and the Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board, the February 22nd event in Wenatchee will feature programs promoting workplace safety. Attendees will have the opportunity to take part ...... Read More »

SEC investigating Wenatchee arena debt trouble - Seattle Post Intelligencer

28 January 2012, 2:13 pm

SEC investigating Wenatchee arena debt troubleSeattle Post IntelligencerWENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — The US Securities and Exchange Commission last month began investigating debt troubles surrounding a Wenatchee events arena, and asked several parties to voluntarily produce documents and emails. A call... Read More »

Wash. Supreme Court hears arguments on arena debt - BusinessWeek

12 January 2012, 4:47 am

Wash. Supreme Court hears arguments on arena debtBusinessWeekThe Washington Supreme Court considered arguments Tuesday over the debt troubles surrounding Wenatchee's events arena, and justices explored what types of money should count toward local government debt limits. The public facilities di... Read More »