North Central Washington Blog

Badger Mountain Fire

2008-07-16T12:42:00.000-07:00

A few photos taken during the Badger Mountain fire.

Pro Wrestling Beyond - School's Out Slaughter

2007-06-14T11:48:00.000-07:00

Please visit PWB Ringside for the School's Out Slaughter review.

Apple Valley Packers

2007-06-03T09:38:00.000-07:00

Wenatchee's Apple Valley Packers playing a doubleheader at Recreation Park. The Packers are part of the senior American Legion's Central Washington League.

PWB School's Out Slaughter, June 9th

2007-05-27T16:24:00.000-07:00

6:00pm on Saturday, June 9th at at the Wenatchee Convention Center located at 121 North Wenatchee Avenue in Wenatchee, Washington.

East Wenatchee Controlled House Fire

2007-05-24T12:34:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday, May 22nd, the Wenatchee Fire Department and Douglas County Fire District 2 had a controlled burn using an old house next to the New Life Center Church on the corner of 5th and Colorado in East Wenatchee. Apparently the fire got a little out of control when winds unexpectedly picked up. The Wenatchee World featured an article about the incident.Here are a few photos and some video

Cable, Satellite and now Joost?

2007-04-18T11:36:00.000-07:00

With no major networks broadcasting locally, most North Central Washington residents rely on cable or satellite for their daily dose of TV. With the Internet becoming more of a necessity than a luxury, most of us pay a monthly phone, TV, and now Internet bill. VOIP phone services like Vonage are allowing some to forgo the monthly phone bill in favor of a lower monthly bill for a service that

Pro Wrestling Beyond - Slam Fest

2007-04-12T19:31:00.000-07:00

Please visit PWB Ringside for the Slam Fest review.

The Source of the Contamination Found (I Hope)

2007-04-05T11:05:00.000-07:00

I am currently working on building a new business and website directory for the website. One of the features of the new directory is thumbnail sized images of all the websites listed in the directory. The directory currently has over 1,100 website listings and doing this manually was out of the question. So I found a great program that automatically fetches thumbnail images for me. I feed it a

Craigslist comes to Wenatchee

2007-04-01T10:26:00.000-07:00

Wenatchee joins Craigslist and it seems to be taking off pretty fast. I have glanced through Craigslist before but since it has never had a local page, I never really explored the website very much. For those who have never heard of Craigslist, it's a very popular community based classifieds website, and it's completely free!It features everything a regular classifieds would feature and a few you

Saturday April 7th, Slam Fest!

2007-03-23T16:48:00.000-07:00

Pro Wrestling Beyond presents Slam Fest, Saturday April 7th at theWenatchee Community Center

Apple Capital Designs, First Impressions

2007-03-05T19:18:00.000-08:00

The following article from the Wenatchee World, Possible ‘Apple Capital’ designs displayed, lets us see what the new designs to represent Wenatchee look like.My first thought, I need to learn how to make signs, seems to be a profitable business!Seriously though, my first suggestion would be to not add the population to the sign. Considering that the population is growing wildly out of control,

March

2007-03-01T08:21:00.000-08:00

Little happened on this website last month, I have been deep in development of a new custom directory that will allow anyone to modify or edit the content, similar to the way Wikipedia works. It will allow businesses and websites to add information, descriptions, maps, and photos. The new directory also will allow businesses without websites to create a custom page for their business.Since I am

Pro Wrestling Beyond - Out Cold

2007-02-07T13:45:00.000-08:00

Please visit PWB Ringside for the Out Cold review.

Wenatchee Windstorm Video

2007-01-18T15:37:00.000-08:00

A video posted on YouTube by "hallmat" of the January 7th Wenatchee windstorm,

Pro Wrestling Beyond presents Out Cold, Feb 3

2007-01-16T09:19:00.000-08:00

Back at the Wenatchee Convention Center. For more information, visit the Pro Wrestling Beyond website.

Create Your Own Free Customized Maps

2007-01-15T20:42:00.000-08:00

I just finished a new mapping feature for the services page. The new service allows you to pick a location on a map, adjust the map to your liking, and then write a description for your custom map. Once you have finished creating your custom map, you simply click the "View Your Map" button.The maps are by Google and feature high-resolution satellite images of many areas of North Central

Click Image for Full-Size

2007-01-12T15:24:00.000-08:00

A long overdue feature has just been added to the website. All large photos in the community and directory (Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan) sections have been reduced in size to fit into a standard window. All images that have been reduced in size now have the following message below them, "click image for full-size". Simply click any of these images to view it in it's original larger format.

New Look for the Wenatchee World

2007-01-10T07:57:00.000-08:00

According to the following article, the Wenatchee World is going to get a new look,Wenatchee World Selects Saxotech for Print, Online PublishingHere are a few examples of websites using the Saxotech website template,South Bend TribuneAspen Times NewsBurlington Free PressTuscaloosa NewsHere is another article about Saxotech.

More Wenatchee Valley and Lake Chelan Windstorm Photos

2007-01-09T08:40:00.000-08:00

The more I travel around the area, the more I see the true extent of the damage. It's everywhere. Fences, trees, telephone poles, signs, roofs, and more. This storm devastated neighborhood after neighborhood. Many, last I heard, still have no power.An incredible gallery of photos over at the Webshots website from Gene's BMX.Go Lake Chelan has lots of information and photos with more photos coming

After the Wind Storm, Photos and Video

2007-01-08T08:15:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos and video of the aftermath of yesterday's windstorm,A Video from the Wenatchee WorldPhotos from Go Lake ChelanLake Street in ChelanLakeshore RV Park in ChelanWater on Lake ChelanWapato Lake and some moreMemorial Park in WenatcheeFrom KPQPhoto 1Photo 2Photo 3Photo 4Video of tree falling in Wenatchee Cemetery (scroll down page) from King 5If anybody knows of any other websites

Another Wind Storm Coming!

2007-01-08T08:05:00.000-08:00

The windstorm is over for North Central Washington, but will there be another one?The National Weather Service reports the following,WenatcheeTuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain then chance of snow. Snow accumulation 1 inch. Probability of measurable precipitation 50 percent. West wind 25 gusting to 43 mph. Low 25.Moses LakeTuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain then chance of snow

Insane Wind Storm

2007-01-07T14:27:00.000-08:00

If we make it through this storm, post your photos, videos or links to your photos in the forum.No registration is required for the forums.

Websites Missing, Need Help

2007-01-06T14:55:00.000-08:00

The following is a list of websites that I am currently unable to reach. If anybody has any information about these websites, please let me know.Crossland Law Office of Cashmere,http://crosslandlaw.lawoffice.com/Action Mortgage Company of Moses Lakehttp://jaysmith-actionmortgage.com/Chelan County Fire District 7http://www.chelan7.org/Lee Theater of Ephratahttp://www.fairchildcinemas.com/

Photos on King 5

2007-01-05T17:26:00.000-08:00

I submitted the photo I posted yesterday of a Douglas County sunset to the King 5 websites pix section. They were nice enough to add it here to their Weather pix section. Thanks King 5!Here are a few of the other photos I found of North Central Washington that have been submitted to their pix section,Frozen Rope in Plain by Mark SastenSleigh Ride in Leavenworth by Mark SastenLake Osoyoos after

Coming Up in 2007

2007-01-04T07:29:00.000-08:00

I don't have a time line or a particular order, but here are a few of things coming to the North Central Washington Portal website in the first part of 2007.Photos from last Summer of Douglas County, including many cemeteries, the courthouse, and Saint Andrews. Photos from Grant County, including Potholes State Park, Warden, and a few other places. I also have a small collection of old panoramic

Nintendo Wii

2007-01-03T12:00:00.000-08:00

My kid asked Santa Claus for a Nintendo Wii for Christmas. If I had only known they would all be bought up by people trying to resell them on ebay, I might have suggested for him to ask for something else. I was unable to find one before Christmas, so we left a note from Santa telling him an elf dropped his Nintendo and broke it, but that he would be back as soon as he could with a new one. Thank

Add North Central Washington News Headlines to your Website

2006-12-21T10:04:00.000-08:00

Add news headlines from across North Central Washington to your website or blog by pasting a line of HTML into your web page. Here is the code with instructions on how to customize it to fit the look of your website. If anyone has any suggestions, questions, or would like more customization added, please let me know.You can customize the number of headlines, text colors, background color, width,

City of East Wenatchee Christmas Display

2006-12-20T10:10:00.000-08:00

Photos of the Davis Furniture Warehouse Fire

2006-12-19T19:10:00.000-08:00

This morning huge plumes of smoke bellowed out of downtown Wenatchee. The source was the warehouse for Davis Furniture located on Columbia Street behind the Davis Furniture store on South Wenatchee Avenue.The Wenatchee World had the following article today, with information, photos and a short video of the fire. Here are some more photos of the fire,

North Central Washington Wind Storm

2006-12-15T09:19:00.000-08:00

A wind storm hit the west coast and continued on over the Cascades into eastern Washington late last night. Many trees and power lines went down. Lots of debris everywhere.If I remember correctly, it was about 2:00am when I was awoken by a fierce wind that sounded like a bomb hitting the side of my house. It only took a moment to figure out that the wind storm that had plagued Seattle earlier in

Prices at the Pumps

2006-12-13T21:48:00.001-08:00

I added a Google gadget, as they call them, to the Weather page. It is supposed to supply the local gas prices for an area around your zip code. So if you go to the weather page and your zip code has available gas prices, then you can either click the "Local Gas Prices" link or simply scroll down the page to view them.After some initial testing it seems some cities like Conconully are showing

St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Night

2006-12-12T16:04:00.000-08:00

On a rainy night a few months ago I was passing by Douglas when I noticed the church was lit up at night. So I stopped and took a quick photo.

Photos from the 2006 Festival of Trees in Wenatchee

2006-12-11T11:55:00.000-08:00

The following are some photos from the 2006 Festival of Trees, titled Dance of the Trees, which was held November 16-19th at the Stanley Civic Center in downtown Wenatchee.This small tree sat along a line of other small trees less than a few feet in height. The tag says it was designed by Jodie Parkins.The board next to the tree reads, Kenneth Jones, M.D., with the theme title, Polar Express. The

Pro Wrestling Beyond's Ladder Fetish Show

2006-12-10T16:50:00.000-08:00

Please visit PWB Ringside for the Ladder Fetish review.

Pro Wrestling Beyond in Wenatchee Tonight!!!

2006-12-09T13:38:00.000-08:00

Tonight, December 9th, 2006, at the Wenatchee Community Center (*not* the Convention Center) Pro Wrestling Beyond presents Ladder Fetish.View the official flyer.

Blog Updated

2006-12-08T07:44:00.000-08:00

Blogger recently updated their system. I was planning on updating this blog for quite some time but was waiting for them to release their latest update first. I am still working out the little bugs and will be working on it for a few more days. The other reason for the lack of updates lately is completing work on a forum for the website.2:00pm update - The "search" in the sites menu (not the

The Mystery Painting

2006-12-06T11:45:00.000-08:00

First off, this painting has nothing to do with North Central Washington except that I have wasted too much time staring at it and haven't been able to finish my work on the new forum.Be warned, before you click on the painting or this link, this can become very addictive and is more likely than not to be a complete hoax.

Pro Wrestling Beyond, December 9th, Wenatchee Community Center

2006-11-24T14:47:00.000-08:00

For more information please visit the Pro Wrestling Beyond group on MySpace.

System Down for a Week

2006-11-24T10:20:00.000-08:00

Last week I was lucky enough to recognize the warning signs, a hard drive in my computer was about to fail. Even though I keep current backups, to be on the safe side, I decided to back up the entire drive. I used blank DVD's to back up the data. The problem was, cheap blank DVD's only hold 4.5 gigabytes of data, the hard drive had almost 250 gigabytes of data. I ended up using 52 blank DVD's.Of

2006 Washington State General Election Results

2006-11-08T06:48:00.000-08:00

2006 Election results for Washington State.2006 Chelan County election results.2006 Douglas County election results.2006 Grant County election results.2006 Okanogan County election results.

Blanket of Fog Over Wenatchee

2006-11-05T12:24:00.000-08:00

I posted a panoramic photo of the fog bank that covered the city of Wenatchee at my website. Below are a few more photos of the morning fog bank that blanketed the town. The first is the George Sellars Bridge and the second is looking towards the South end of Wenatchee.

Chihuly Icicles

2006-10-27T09:50:00.000-07:00

A friend who recently went to a retreat at the Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat sent me this photo of the almost 9 foot tall Icicle Creek Chandelier created by Dale Chihuly. Learn more about the chandelier and other artwork at the Sleeping Lady Artwork page.

Make a Difference Day, This Saturday

2006-10-25T16:32:00.000-07:00

This Saturday, October 28, is the Wenatchee Valley Make a Difference Day. Click on the flyer image below to view it full size.

NCW Portal Oct 25 Update, Alstown to Lamoine

2006-10-25T15:34:00.000-07:00

This North Central Washington Portal update includes Alstown, Withrow, Lamoine, and places around these areas. Below is a few thumbnails from the update which included 24 photos.

NCW Portal Oct 23 Update, Wilson Creek and Krupp-Marlin

2006-10-23T15:47:00.000-07:00

This North Central Washington Portal update included 52 new photos of the Wilson Creek and Krupp-Marlin area. Below are some thumbnails of 24 of the 52 new photos.

The Hardcore Halloween Show

2006-10-14T09:44:00.000-07:00

Please visit PWB Ringside for the Hardcore Halloween review.

Hardcore Halloween! 7:00pm Tonight, Wenatchee Convention Center

2006-10-07T12:19:00.000-07:00

Doors open at 6:00pm, Click here for more information.

The Phishin' Magician

2006-10-06T06:57:00.000-07:00

I'm not referring to North Central Washington's own Dave Graybill, but a different kind of phisherman. This phisher is looking to catch people, or more accurately, people's information.Yesterday I receive a message that says nothing more than, "I liked your site" from someone with a long and peculiar email address. The first thing I check on his email address is the domain name, the part of the

Caravan of Tractors

2006-10-02T15:11:00.000-07:00

Not far from where I took the photo of the Wild Horse Wind Farm I came across this caravan of tractors travelling back from a day in the fields. A sight most city folks probably don't see that often.

NCW Portal Sept 30 Update, Winchester to Soap Lake

2006-09-30T10:36:00.000-07:00

This North Central Washington Portal update includes photos of Winchester, Quincy, Ephrata, Lakeview Park, and Soap Lake.My favorite photo from the area was of the sun setting behind the trees at the Valley View Memorial Park,

Hardcore Halloween! October 7th

2006-09-27T06:30:00.000-07:00

From left to right,'Dangerous' Clayton DevlynAaron BoloAzul AngelBreakneckLarkin O'SheaKellen 'The Hellion' RaethDash VentureThe Greaser Ronnie AngelDr. KlieverJimmy FlameAstro ImperialLyle MontgomeryProZakkCosmic River"Stryker" Nick SullyDeath EaterMr. Sexy Tyson DevinshirePsydshoHoss Tull? (Slimm Thug)For Pro Wrestling Beyond updates, details, or if you just want to ask the wrestlers a question

Sept 30, The Meaning of Life is in Twisp

2006-09-26T18:23:00.000-07:00

I recently recieved the following message from Kristine Stokes, "The Methow Arts Alliance and Blackbirds Country Store proudly presents MONTY PYTHON: THE MEANING OF LIFE. This outdoor movie is showing Saturday, September 30th starting at 7pm at 900 East Highway 20 in Twisp. The classic Monty Python group examines the meaning and purpose of life in a series of sketches from conception to death and

Douglas County Dust Devils

2006-09-14T10:17:00.000-07:00

The conditions were just right for dust devils the other day when I was travelling through Douglas County. I must have seen 50 of these little funnels travelling across the fields. The most I saw at once was five whirling across the plains. Not knowing a whole lot about them, I decided to read up on these peculiararities of nature.Wikipedia is full of Dust Devil info, including a short animation

Google Map Problem Fixed

2006-09-14T08:53:00.000-07:00

Three days ago I noticed the markers on almost all the Google Maps on my website had dissappeared. Google had recently changed their map API to version 2 and I upgraded as needed. I recall added a new feature that was supposed to add some new functionality to the maps. I don't recall the feature working as it was supposed to but figured they would eventually get it worked out. It seems they must

From Quincy to Krupp-Marlin

2006-09-10T10:45:00.000-07:00

The next NCW Portal update will cover the area from Quincy to Krupp-Marlin. The update should be finished in a few days, until then, here are some photos from area,

Customized Weather Forecasts for all of North Central Washington

2006-09-06T14:24:00.000-07:00

With the possible exception of a few bugs, the new North Central Washington Portal weather page is finished. Select a city from the list and get a weather forecast for that city. Weather warnings, advisories, and watches (if they are occuring) should show up above the 7 day text forecast in the lower section of the weather page.If you have cookies enabled on your web browser, it should remember

Updated Headlines and News

2006-09-02T17:04:00.000-07:00

I updated the Headlines and News section of the website today. New headlines, if any, should appear on the hour and the page should load faster. An error was occuring when viewing the page in some versions of the Opera Web Browser, this has been fixed. Might still be some bugs to work out, so please be patient if the news is delayed. I will try to update the weather page tomorrow.

First Day of Kindergarten

2006-08-31T18:26:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten, which according to the dictionary, is German for “Kind Garden”. Well, today was my child's first day of kindergarten. Having been in preschool since three, I thought him and I both would be well prepared for this day. Needless to say, he teared up a little when it was time to go. This, of course, didn't make it any easier for me either. I waved goodbye as he looked back at me over

Site of the Week

2006-08-31T17:30:00.000-07:00

Today I added the site of the week section to the website. It actually begins tomorrow on September 1st, but I wanted a day to make sure all the bugs were worked out. I picked North Valley Hospital to be the first 'site of the week' because they were nice enough to add a link to my site without any request from myself and I really appreciate that. Especially from a prestigious place like a

Fighting the Tripod Wildfire

2006-08-28T10:50:00.000-07:00

A resident near the fire, William Slusher, has some great photos and info on his blog (better2lightacandle) about the Tripod Complex Fire.Fighting The Tripod WildfireTripod Wildfire Squad Prepares To Haul Hose To "The Line"Tripod Wildfire FightersBig RedTripod Wildfire CampMorning Briefing - Tripod Wildfire OperationsMorning Plot

More Photos from FunkeyCold's Blog

2006-08-27T19:22:00.000-07:00

Recently I added a link to FunkeyCold's “The Lesson of Life” blog of his photos of the trip he took to Lake Chelan. He has added more photos of his trip, including some great winter photos of the North Cascades Highway. Be sure to check them out.

NCW Portal Aug 27 Update, Part 3

2006-08-27T18:32:00.000-07:00

Part 3 of the North Central Washington Portal update includes photos of Quincy and Moses Lake.

NCW Portal Aug 27 Update, Part 2

2006-08-27T17:53:00.000-07:00

Part 2 of the North Central Washington Portal update includes photos of Big Bend Community College.

NCW Portal Aug 27 Update, Part 1

2006-08-27T15:19:00.000-07:00

Part 1 of the North Central Washington Portal update includes photos from the following areas; Mission Ridge, East Wenatchee, Rock Island, and Rock Island Dam. Click on the photos to view full size.

Tripod Complex Fire Shirts

2006-08-24T13:16:00.000-07:00

Silver Star Embroidery of Winthrop is selling Tripod Complex Fire Tshirts and Sweatshirts.

More Photos of the Haze Created from the Tripod Complex Fire

2006-08-23T14:42:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos taken the other day from Mission Ridge Road of the surrounding mountains and looking down upon the Wenatchee Valley (click on photos for full size).This photo is looking across the surrounding mountain ridges from Mission Ridge Road. It's hard to clearly see the far ridge in the distance.In this photo looking towards Naneum Ridge the haze isn't quite as bad but it's still

Beaver Creek Cemetery Website

2006-08-23T08:59:00.000-07:00

A first of a kind today, a cemetery in North Central Washington gets its own official website. The 100 year old Beaver Creek Cemetery, near Twisp, now has its own website. The new website features maps, a burial search, a history of the cemetery, and more.I think this is the first North Central Washington cemetery website. If there is more, please let me know.*update, 8-24-06*The website was

HomeMovie.Com and StashSpace

2006-08-21T08:06:00.000-07:00

HomeMovie.Com was founded in 1999 by John Larsen and Lars Krumme in Winthrop. Their website features a complete history of their company.Today they are launching a new website called StashSpace, where you can capture, edit, publish, share and stash your video and photo memories. The new website has three pricing options, sampleStash (which is free), nickelStash, and dimeStash.A lot of high-tech

Haze from Tripod Complex Fire

2006-08-17T09:53:00.000-07:00

Haze from the Tripod Complex Fire settling yesterday evening in the Wenatchee Valley.

August Sunset in the Wenatchee Valley

2006-08-14T22:44:00.000-07:00

Trips through North Central Washington

2006-08-13T22:54:00.000-07:00

Here are a few stories, with photos, from people who have traveled through North Central Washington.Secret Garden, Road Trip - The Cascade LoopLong Strange Trip, the places you will seeFlitzy Phoebie, We're Off To Eastern Washington and Backroads in Okanogan CountyWestward the Airstreams, Evergreen Caravan - Stop 6 Cashmere,WAMonica, Ephrata, WashingtonA Boy And His Bike, Cascade LoopTed's Blog,

A Quiet Evening Along the Columbia

2006-08-12T12:59:00.000-07:00

A photo I took the other day from Rock Island of Alcoa and the Columbia River.

Moderation or Word Verification?

2006-08-12T08:07:00.000-07:00

So bad for you, but oh so tasty, it's spam! I find recently that robot generated spam begins to plague my blog. I turned on comment moderation, but it delays comments from being posted and can seem intimidating. A person might think I am judging their comments worthy to appear, when all I really want to do is remove the spam.I don't want people to think I am judging their comments so I am going

Four Things Most Washingtonians Don't Know About Moses Lake

2006-08-11T10:44:00.000-07:00

I just came across this entry by Joel of Moses Lake in his On the Other Foot blog. The only one of the four I knew was that Washington had more potatoes than Idaho. Washington even has the potatoes.com website.I grew up in Quincy in the 70's and I do recall many of the older kids having Evel Knievel toys. Now I have to wonder if this was simply because Evel Knievel was popular during that time or

5 and 6 Year Old Arrested in Moses Lake

2006-08-11T10:26:00.000-07:00

It seems to be an old article, but I must have missed it when it first came out. Here is the article, Police arrest 5 and 6 year old vandalism suspects. It doesn't say the source of the information or exactly when it took place so if anybody has any more details, please let me know.*edit* thanks for the help Melanie, here is the link to the article for those interested.

PWB's Violent Anniversary Review and Photos

2006-08-10T19:39:00.000-07:00

Please visit PWB Ringside for the Violent Anniversary review.

Violent Anniversary Update Coming Soon!

2006-08-05T22:38:00.000-07:00

The show was simply amazing. Info and photos coming soon!

Violent Anniversary Tonight!

2006-08-05T06:57:00.000-07:00

From the Pacific Northwest Wrestlings Bottom Line forum,“PWB's Violent AnniversaryAugust 5th, speacial Guest's Sharkboy and Daffney.Wenatchee Convention Center. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm. It's a gorgeous Venue, very high class and nice and cool with AC and a refreashing beer garden inside for anyone 21 and older.Matches Scedualed to appear:Tables challange MatchLucha Style

July 31 Accident on George Sellar Bridge

2006-08-01T13:02:00.000-07:00

The whole city of Wenatchee was backed up last night. Streets were lined up for miles with car lights sitting at a standstill. The police had the George Sellar bridge blocked off for hours, even after the vehicles in the accident were moved. Here is the story from The Wenatchee World, Speed and alcohol factors in motorcycle crash. The above photo is of the bridge after the vehicles were towed

Where in Chelan County was this photo taken?

2006-07-27T09:10:00.000-07:00

I added some photos the other day from the following book, “A Review of the Resources and Industries of Washington 1909”. I was wondering if anybody knew where in Chelan County the above photo was taken? The caption for the photo says, “Farm of Wm. Turner, Chelan County. From Sage Brush to Bearing Orchard, Showing How Living Is Made While Orchard Is Coming Into Bearing.”

Heat Wave!

2006-07-23T15:48:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's hot today, and yesterday was no picnic either. Actually, there was a picnic yesterday before the AppleSox game. I didn't attend the picnic but I did sit through the game in that squelching heat. The game was good but I couldn't help but wonder what the AppleSox Coyote and Red Robin mascots must have felt like in those costumes. The Coyote even ran the bases in a foot race. Whoever was

Adding time to headlines

2006-07-20T07:35:00.000-07:00

Currently working on adding the time I recieve a new headline. I am also trying to figure out the best way to present the U.S. Grant Memoirs.

Feeding Bad Weather

2006-07-17T07:58:00.000-07:00

I notice last night and this morning that the weather for the Wenatchee Valley is missing some information. I would just like to say that this is out of my control. The weather data is coming directly from the National Weather Service. Here is what their data feed currently looks like,Winds are . The pressure is and the humidity is %. The heat index is 84. Last Updated on Jul 17, 9

Thanks pair Networks!

2006-07-15T11:54:00.000-07:00

A little over a month ago I asked pair Networks if they would consider my website for their Customer Site of the Week. With pair hosting almost 200,000 websites I really considered it a futile effort but figured it couldn't hurt to at least ask. Imagine my surprise when I first checked my weblogs last night and noticed traffic coming from pair. I can't thank pair enough for choosing my site. I

Updated Weather Page

2006-07-14T20:56:00.000-07:00

Just a small update to the weather page today. It still updates at the same regularity, but the weather section no longer has an initial delay before displaying the weather. Still a delay on the "Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories" section though, not sure yet how to work around that.I was also considering adding the fire alert levels for the counties to the weather page. The problem is

Changed the Headlines and News page

2006-07-12T17:51:00.000-07:00

I changed around the headlines and news page today and hopefully it should be loading much faster now. Be sure to send me a message or leave a comment if you have any problems with it.As always, I am still looking for more blogs to add to the headlines page. So if you have a family friendly blog (no political blogs please) that covers topics related to North Central Washington, let me know.

Rumble at the River Photos

2006-07-10T13:49:00.000-07:00

Please visit PWB Ringside for all photos from the Rumble at the River show.

Rumble at the River Review

2006-07-10T10:51:00.000-07:00

Please visit PWB Ringside for the Rumble at the River review.

SayWA Photo Supersite

2006-07-08T10:56:00.000-07:00

If you haven't heard yet, Washington State is starting a new tourism website, with the ever so clever title of SayWA. Not exactly sure what to think of that name, but the questionable name isn't the reason for today's post. They have started a campaign using the Flickr website to get local photographers to allow them to use their photos on the new website. I think they are even paying the

Looking for North Central Washington Blogs

2006-07-07T11:27:00.000-07:00

I am looking for North Central Washington blogs to add to the headlines page. You don't have to be a frequent poster but preferably at least once a month. I am looking for family friendly blogs that deal almost exclusively with daily life in North Central Washington. Blogs with local area photos are preferred.Your blog doesn't have to be a “Blogger” blog either, it can be from almost any source

Rumble at the River

2006-07-06T09:47:00.000-07:00

This Saturday, July 8th, at 7pm is the “Rumble at the River” at the Convention Center in Wenatchee. At first when I heard about this upcoming wrestling event I didn't have much interest, but on the 4th I stopped by Walmart to pick up some charcoal and they had the ring set up in the parking lot. They had about ten guys in the ring and what they lacked in size and muscle tone they made up for in

Ulysses S. Grant and Stephen A. Douglas

2006-07-06T09:35:00.000-07:00

For the next community page entries I am going to write a brief summary of the lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Stephen A. Douglas. These are the men that two of the North Central Washington counties are named after. I have public domain photos of each of them and have found multiple sources with information about their lives. If I don't get them finished today it may be a few days before I am able