Wenatchee News

Rafters were out Saturday along the Wenatchee River, here going through the rapids called Snowblind near Cashmere. With warm weather, rivers around the region are running fast, deep and cold, but no flood warnings were in effect this morning.

Wenatchee firefighters say they think an electrical problem started a fire in the basement of a home at 709 Lynn St. Tuesday evening.

Here are the candidates who filed for the Aug. 7 primary election on Tuesday or early today...

Natalie Narby, the executive director of Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Wenatchee Area, stopped by the office Tuesday to talk about the impact that organization has had on low-income families. Since 1990 they’ve completed 44 homes in the valley for those who otherwise couldn’t afford home ownership. Work is underway on the 45th residence in Rock Island.

A former Chelan teacher accused of making sexual advances toward a fourth-grade boy and other students will get one year’s pay in a settlement Monday that ends his employment with the Lake Chelan School District.

A former math teacher for the Lake Chelan School District who was arrested for hitting his wife and pointing a gun at his two daughters last fall entered into an agreement that could dismiss the most serious charges.

A Puyallup man who suffered a stroke while driving in downtown Winthrop during its busy ‘49er Days weekend went through a four-way stop and hit two vehicles, one of which hit and injured a pedestrian.

CHELAN — When doctors look for that teachable moment, they don’t expect a patient to grab on and run with it quite the way Ben Higgins did. After a blockage in his right coronary artery eight years ago, Higgins — the owner of Chelan Realty — went home and started walking daily. Then he tried eating healthier foods. Then last year, to stay inspired, he decided to get other people in the community to join him.

EAST WENATCHEE — Amber Anderson never went to a formal dance. She dropped out of high school after her freshman year in Mount Vernon and grew into a troubled young woman addicted to drugs.

Are you a “locavore?” Well, thanks to the upcoming work of Mike Walker on our waterfront, more and more of us will be.

100 years ago — 1912: A deal was closed last week by A.J. Mills of Cashmere for the sale of his 10-acre orchard in Peshastin to H.C. Bohlke of Seattle for $18,000. The property is located on Peshastin flat and is part of the old homestead of S.P. Beecher.

WENATCHEE — A federal lawsuit against NCW’s library system over its online filtering practices won’t be appealed to a higher court. Bradburn et al v. North Central Regional Library District, launched in 2006 under the auspices of the American Civil Liberties Union, ended April 10 with a U.S. District Court judge upholding the libraries’ right to filter some adult content on its public computers. The deadline for an appeal passed Thursday.

Publisher Rufus Woods talks with Natalie Narby about Habitat for Humanity.

Brian Burke, left, and Sean Collins of Wenatchee Fence Inc. install fencing around the perimeter of the new parking lot for 20 cars at the base of Saddle Rock.

What: Chelan County Explorer Search and Rescue Unit Meets: 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month

NCW — Unseasonably warm temperatures have caused rivers to rise all around the region, but minor flooding is forecast only at the Okanogan River near Tonasket.

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee police, responding to an audible burglar alarm, say they found a 28-year-old man hiding near the back door of a downtown bakery. Stuck in the door of Ariana’s Bakery were a crowbar and a hammer. Arrested on suspicion of attempted second-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools was Ernesto Morales of Wenatchee, said Capt. Kevin Dresker. Entry was not gained to the building at 818 S. Wenatchee Ave.

WATERVILLE — Douglas County commissioners have scheduled meetings with city councils in the county this month to explain a proposed sales tax increase to help the law and justice budget. On May 8, commissioners voted to place the tax measure on the ballot in August. Commission Chairman Ken Stanton said Monday that he misspoke last week when he said commissioners had not yet voted to put the measure on the ballot.

WENATCHEE — As it often is with boys in a group of peers, no one complained about hauling a wheeled litter up the hills below Castle Rock last Tuesday. The boys remained steadfast in their mission: to find the person at coordinates N 47 degrees, 25.226 minutes; and W 120 degrees, 21.448 minutes.

100 years ago — 1912: Articles of incorporation have been filed for the Leavenworth Quicksilver & Mining Co. with a capital stock of $2.5 million. Of this, $2 million is common and $500,000 is preferred stock.