Mazama NewsLocal news for Mazama, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.North Cascades Hwy. could reopen Tuesday- May 21, 2008 While the avalanche chutes are stable now, snow slide clean up on the North Cascades Highway will delay reopening the road until 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to Washington State Department of Transportation ...http://www.topix.net/city/mazama-wa/2008/05/north-cascades-hwy-could-reopen-tuesday?fromrs... Floods theaten Okanogan County homes- May 19, 2008 Five houses on north-central Washington's Methow River are surrounded by floodwaters this morning, though water isn't touching all of their foundations yet. via Seattle Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/mazama-wa/2008/05/floods-theaten-okanogan-county-homes?fromrss=1 Avalanche threat to close North Cascades Highway- May 18, 2008 "It could close itself sooner than 6 a.m. Friday" MAZAMA &8212 The state will close the North Cascades Highway from Mazama to Newhalem at 6 a.m. Friday due to an increasing threat of avalanches from unstable snow conditions created by hot weather. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/mazama-wa/2008/05/avalanche-threat-to-close-north-cascades-highw... Warm weather triggers avalanche fears- May 15, 2008 Warm temperatures expected this weekend have WSDOT experts monitoring Washington's mountain pass highways for avalanche control work. via The Columbianhttp://www.topix.net/city/mazama-wa/2008/05/warm-weather-triggers-avalanche-fears?fromrss=... Cooper-Hewitt design awards go to Tom Kundig, Olin Partnership- May 9, 2008 "The dual American obsessions of industry and nature summed immaculately in the smallest folly." AN ARCHITECT who built guesthouses on wheels and the landscape team behind a sculpture garden at the Getty Center are among the winners of the annual National Design Awards announced today by the Smithsonian's ... via Los Angeles Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/mazama-wa/2008/05/cooper-hewitt-design-awards-go-to-tom-kundig-o... Last weekend to dig for razor clams- May 1, 2008 "We want to make sure all kids who want to can experience sailing, regardless of their ability to afford it" State Fish and Wildlife officials have set what is expected to be the final coastal razor-clam digging until fall. via Seattle Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/mazama-wa/2008/05/last-weekend-to-dig-for-razor-clams?fromrss=1 |