Tag: Larsen
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Waterville copes with heavy snowfall over the weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Karen Larsen Waterville residents were hard-pressed to remember a snow as big as the one that hit Saturday, dumping between 18 inches and two feet on the Waterville plateau and the town itself. Mayor…
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‘The Perfect Gift’ blood drive set for next week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Karen Larsen If you think you are all done with your holiday gift preparation, there is someone else the Red Cross would like you to think of: the accident victim or chronically ill patient…
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History: A little bit of 1920’s humor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Selected by Karen Larsen There were a lot of items of interest in the Dec. 16, 1920 edition of The Big Bend Empire. For example, because of high demand from Europe, Americans were being urged…
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Housewife: Recalling an outdated pasttime
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Karen Larsen One day when I was in elementary school, I found an ad somewhere which gave an address one could write to for an international pen pal. I excitedly replied, and received back…
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Holiday bazaar fills fellowship hall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Karen Larsen The fellowship hall of The Federated Church was a bustling place on Dec. 4, the day of the annual Holiday Bazaar. At the door, raffle tickets were sold for a range of…
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Frosty comes to Waterville…and brings snow!
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Karen Larsen Large flakes of snow were falling as many families in Waterville gathered Dec. 1 at the entrance of Pioneer Park for the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, sponsored by the Chamber of…
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She’s gettin’ out of Dodge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County Treasurer retiring after 27 years of service By Karen Larsen County employees, other North Central Washington treasurers, fellow Link riders and close friends were invited to a party at North Central Washington Community…
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Town Council: Chelan Avenue approved for grant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Karen Larsen South Chelan Avenue appears to be in line for a much needed face lift. At the Waterville town council meeting on Monday, Mayor DeVaney announced that the street had been approved for…
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Housewife: A lesson in layering
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Karen Larsen I am sometimes asked if the winters get cold in Sichuan. This is a hard question to answer. At the depth of winter, Sichuan sometimes gets down to freezing, and occasionally gets…
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History: Veteran receives burial in Waterville
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Selected by Karen Larsen The following is a moving article appearing in the Dec. 9, 1920 edition of The Big Bend Empire. Elmer Fellers’ Body Arrived from France The body of Elmer Fellers arrived from France…