Dryden NewsLocal news for Dryden, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Fire damages bunkhouse- April 29, 2008 "Pickers live there during picking season" Fire damaged an unoccupied bunkhouse Saturday north of Dryden. A neighbor spotted the fire at 7580 Smith Road and called for help at 4:40 p.m., said Phil Guthrie, chief of Chelan County Fire District 6 . When ... via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/dryden-wa/2008/04/fire-damages-bunkhouse?fromrss=1 Parents study how to give kids a head start- April 24, 2008 "They say it takes a village to raise a child. It's not a trite saying, it's true. It's great when parents can get together and let kids develop social skills and meet the children who are going to be in their class possibly for the next 13 years." Nohemi Chavez brings some learning materials into the Leavenworth home of Vivian and Pedro Lopez earlier this month for their children, Cassandra and Pedro Duarte Lopez, 4-year-old twins, to help prepare them ... via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/dryden-wa/2008/04/parents-study-how-to-give-kids-a-head-start?fr... 9. Soil cleanup at four NCW schools to continue this year- April 22, 2008 "We've come to the conclusion that capping (with clean dirt) provides the same if not better protection" WENATCHEE &8212 The state Department of Ecology plans to fund work at four North Central Washington schools this summer to protect children from old orchard chemicals in the ground. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/dryden-wa/2008/04/9-soil-cleanup-at-four-ncw-schools-to-continue... School soil cleanup: At a glance- April 20, 2008 How to comment: Call, write or e-mail Jeff Newschwander, Washington Department of Ecology, Toxics Cleanup Program, 15 W. Yakima Ave., Ste. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/dryden-wa/2008/04/school-soil-cleanup-at-a-glance?fromrss=1 Dual language dilemma- April 18, 2008 "Not only is that what's right, but if they're succeeding then my children have a much better chance of succeeding as well." From left, Brittany Dowell, Emily Herrera and D'andre Vasquez color and cut out pieces of a recycling truck they are making for a social studies class taught in Spanish by Neyali Rosario at Peshastin-Dryden ... via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/dryden-wa/2008/04/dual-language-dilemma?fromrss=1 Orchardist, engineer to vie for Chelan, Grant County PUD- April 12, 2008 "We're at a stage. We're seeing a surge" WENATCHEE &8212 A Peshastin orchardist and an Ephrata electrical engineer have announced their candidacies for seats on the Chelan and Grant County PUD commissions. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/dryden-wa/2008/04/orchardist-engineer-to-vie-for-chelan-grant-co... NTSB: Glare contributed to former exec's fatal WA plane crash- April 3, 2008 National Transportation Safety Board investigators say they found no mechanical problems with the single-engine plane flown by a former Alaska Airlines chief executive who was killed in a fiery crash last year in Cashmere, Wash.The investigators say glare from the sun was a contributing factor in the crash last June 28.In a probable cause statement, investigators say the left wing of 68-year-old Bruce Kennedy's Cessna 182 clipped a series of pine trees estimated at 55 feet tall. The plane...http://www.topix.net/city/dryden-wa/2008/04/ntsb-glare-contributed-to-former-execs-fatal-w... |