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Photos by Carol Forhan
Top left, Are Bavarian Tracten dressed, Rotary past president Bill Forhan, walking and Ken Kornhorst, sitting on the float for the Leavenworth Rotary Club. The Club entered their new float in the Maifest parade this year to make people aware that Polio still exists along with the need for clean water and food which still needs to be addressed in our world. Bottom left, owners and their beautiful Bermese dogs parade down the street all decorated with flowers and garb. Bottom, middle and left pictures are of the Looking Good in Lederhosen contest winners, Nancy Vidas and Pete Zimmerman came from Galveston, Texas to enjoy the festivities, along with other winners Patrick Wavering and Ted Sunwall from Missoula, Montana, who are also repeat winners from a few years ago, they said they enjoy our traditional Maifest and try to come back to Leavenworth every chance they get. Mr. Wavering on the left makes the walking stick like the one he is holding here. The annual Maifest is held on or near Mother's Day
every year to celebrate mothers and is the kickoff for all the festivals held in Leavenworth throughout the year. |
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| | Local student project helps raise awareness on arctic preservation
| On Earth Day, April 21, Cascade High School freshman Joseph Winters gathered some 75 people together to form a heart. Then, he took an aerial photograph of the group, with "I" and "arctic" added in front of and behind the heart, thus forming I (heart) arctic.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 More... |  | | Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest on tap this week | Drawing in bird lovers or birders from all the country, the 11th annual Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest is happening this week, May 16, 17 and 19. Still going strong after 11 years, Bird Fest Organizer Jackie Haskins said the event keeps going because people are passionate about it, the folks that come to the festival and all the trip leaders who have been volunteering for years.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 More... | | | Lake Wenatchee State Park still cleaning up hundreds of fallen trees
| Last Friday, some of the campgrounds opened at Lake Wenatchee State Park, the first time since the devastating winter storm last December. That storm bought down hundreds of trees all over the 469 acre park. Crews have been working since that storm to clean up the damage.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 More... | | | Pride Committee is back to clean things up in town | The Leavenworth Pride Committee is back and ready for action. The committee was first formed back in 2009, under former mayor Rob Eaton. The task of the committee was to make sure the town looked its best. But, for whatever reason, the committee fizzled out near the end of that year.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 More... | | | Maifest comes to Leavenworth every year, rain or shine or hail
| For more than 40 years, the Maifest has entertained the multitudes in Leavenworth. And since the event takes place the second weekend of May every year, the unpredictable spring weather has always been kind of a mixed bag.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 More... | | | For Ethel Gehring, being a mother
was hard work, but it was worth it.
| As Ethel Gehring celebrates Mother's Day with her children, the Leavenworth native can look with pride at her life. She might be slowing down a bit these days, but her mind is still sharp as ever
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 More... | | | School District moving ahead with online school despite uncertainty
| The Cascade School District is moving into phase two with regard to their online school partnership with the Columbia Virtual Academy
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 More... | | | City contributes $4,000 for tennis court restoration | Cascade High School assistant tennis coach Mark Hassinger is a step closer to realizing his dream to resurface the tennis courts at the high school. At the April 9 Leavenworth City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to provide $4,000 toward tennis court restoration.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 More... | | | Senior project helps bring cultures together at Peshastin Dryden Elementary
| Reyna Hererra had a vision for her senior project. She wanted to host a family night at Peshastin Dryden Elementary School to help raise money for the school. But PD Principal Tim Lawless saw the possibilities for something much greater.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 More... | | | City signs agreement for merchant patrol
| After a successful test run last fall, the Leavenworth City Council has hired a security service to patrol the downtown area during the summer season.
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