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Kahler Glen Hosts Fire Dept Benefit August 1

July 26th, 2009 by Geordie Romer
Categories: Community News
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The Kahler Glen Athletic Club located at the Kahler Glen Golf Course is hosting a benefit on August 1 from 5-8 pm with proceeds going to support the firefighters of Chelan County Fire District #9.

There will be a live mariachi band, BBQ and both a live and silent auction.

by Seattle Muncipal Archives

The live auction features a membership to the Kahler Glen Athletic Club (Current Value $2500) and the silent auction has a number of great items including:

Two hours of backhoe work, contributed by Mike McComas of Leavenworth Electric and Excavation a $170.00 value
Hosted Party for 8 at the home of Kaye and Gary Marks
Four rounds of golf at Kahler Glen and a $50.00 gift certificate from the Pro Shop, a $300.00 value donated by KGG&S Resort
2 night’s use of Kahler Glen condo on a non-holiday weekend, donated by Nancy and Tom Graham
Eric’s Spa Repair, donates 1 hour labor (parts not included)— via Thom Cook 509 630 3524. He services tubs in Kahler Glen and the rest of Plain and Lake Wenatchee.

For more info visit their website or contact Bill Miller at 509-763-0560 if you want to volunteer or contribute to the auction.

Leavenworth Plans for Downtown Improvements

June 23rd, 2009 by Geordie Romer
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Contribute your ideas to Leavenworth’s Downtown Master Plan!

Leavenworth Master Plan

The City of Leavenworth is now entering into Phase 2 of design for the Downtown Master Plan. Phase 2 involves development of a sign strategy to eliminate redundant public signage and to make existing signage more effective. Phase 2 also involves the design of a variety of plazas and grand entries into the Downtown. The plazas and entries are intended to be magnificent public places.

Leavenworth WA - Front Street Re-imagined

Leavenworth’s Downtown Committee has developed renditions of how the proposed plazas in the downtown area might look, and would like to maximize the uniqueness of these areas further by understanding more about what your favorite place might look, sound, smell, or feel like.

Leavenworth WA - 9th Street Alley

The City of Leavenworth is asking you to:

Tell us about something you saw on your last trip to Europe or even your last trip to Wenatchee – or tell us what is special about the place where you pause for coffee, drive to for a picnic, or your favorite gateway into a community. We would like to capture the essence of the ideas you share, so if you can relate your ideas to our plaza renditions or to a place you think we should create, even better.

You can download a PDF of the entire Masterplan for Downtown Leavenworth here

Comments can be sent to Rob Eaton, the Mayor of Leavenworth mayor@cityofleavenworth.com

Connie Krueger, Director of Community Development. cddirector@cityofleavenworth.com

Lake Wenatchee State Park : Update

May 10th, 2009 by Geordie Romer
Categories: Community News, Waterfront
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In an earlier post, I described how Lake Wenatchee State Park might be mothballed due to budget concerns.

Recently a proposal to save the Washington State Parks has been added to the 2009-11 budget.

According to an article in the Daily Olympian:

The new 2009-2011 state budget, which awaits Gov. Chris Gregoire’s signature, includes enough money – in the form of an expected $23 million in “opt-out” donations from motor vehicle registrations and money from boater and trail rider gasoline taxes – to keep parks open.

People renewing their car or truck registrations will be charged a $5 donation toward state park operations unless they check a box to opt out of the donation.

No Washington State Parks will need to be mothballed at this point, although some will be losing staff and some will still be sold to other local agencies like counties and cities.

This is great news for Lake Wenatchee State Park and for all who enjoy using the lake. This means beach access this summer, nordic ski trails next winter, use of the boat launch this summer, and of course, the Polar Bear Swim next January.

As of this date the Washington State Parks website has no new information on closures or cuts.

Leavenworth Festival Season Begins

April 7th, 2009 by Geordie Romer
Categories: Community News
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Leavenworth begins its world famous festivals in earnest this month, with Alefest. I have always joked that the unofficial motto of Leavenworth is “52 Festival Weekends a Year“. In preparation, here is a list of all the Leavenworth festivals on the schedule for this year. Did I miss any?