Peshastin NewsLocal news for Peshastin, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Teen worker severely injures arm at fruit warehouse- April 29, 2008 "His glove got caught in the conveyor belt and chain, his arm got drug into the chain" A 19-year-old Cashmere man severely injured his arm Tuesday morning after getting it caught in a drive chain that powered a conveyer belt at a Peshastin fruit warehouse, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Harum said. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/peshastin-wa/2008/04/teen-worker-severely-injures-arm-at-fruit-w... Fruit growers fear major damage- April 27, 2008 "It's still cold. We're not out of the woods" Mike Compton, a Squilchuck grower, has been using ground sprinklers and propane heaters to save his crop. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/peshastin-wa/2008/04/fruit-growers-fear-major-damage?fromrss=1 School soil cleanup projects continuing- April 25, 2008 "It's also quicker and less expensive, and has a better chance of letting schools have a smooth flat surface for the start of the school year." 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/peshastin-wa/2008/04/school-soil-cleanup-projects-continuing?fro... Generation startup - Young entrepreneurs put fresh face on downtown Wenatchee- April 23, 2008 "The future is younger people. They're actually starting new businesses, leaning toward the innovative, starting from scratch." Kara Meloy, 22, of Peshastin, uses a yarn swift to transfer a customer's yarn from a skein to a yarn ball at Knitabilitea, the store she owns with Amanda Thomas, 22, of Cashmere, on Wednesday. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/peshastin-wa/2008/04/generation-startup-young-entrepreneurs-put-... School soil cleanup: At a glance- April 21, 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/peshastin-wa/2008/04/school-soil-cleanup-at-a-glance?fromrss=1 Dual language dilemma- April 19, 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/peshastin-wa/2008/04/dual-language-dilemma?fromrss=1 Big Y Interchange project to start Monday- April 5, 2008 "It will be an inconvenience, but it's a lot better than a flagger with 20-minute delays" Washington State Department of Transportation survey crew from left, Tom Harris, Terry Warren and Ben Honsinger map an area where work will be done on the redesign of the intersection of Highway 2 and 97 &8212 ... via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/peshastin-wa/2008/04/big-y-interchange-project-to-start-monday?f... |