Lake Wenatchee Info

Driving up the Chumstick Highway from Leavenworth yesterday I saw some
utility trucks at about milepost 7 stringing some cable. I went back and
asked if they were stringing power or fiber and it’s FIBER, headed for Plain
and beyond. A few minutes later I saw another rig in Plain running what
looked to be the same stuff on [...]

Looks like ice fishing is done for the season. The last people off the lake reported one of them fell through up to their chest. Fortunately, his friends were close by and got him out quick. I imagin the water is pretty cold still.

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I spent some time a few weeks back digging into the politics of how to move forward on improving safety on RT2 with a friend whose nephew was killed on RT2 last December. Austin Jenkins has completely nailed the problem in the following article. In the current legislative environment significant improvements to RT [...]

PUD moving line crew for efficiency
Chelan County PUD
News Release
3/7/2008
Chelan County PUD announced Friday that it plans to consolidate the
Leavenworth line crew with the Wenatchee-based line crews for efficiency and
cost-savings. Three linemen will report to work in Wenatchee beginning March
17.
The Leavenworth PUD office will remain open, with vehicles and equipment
stationed there. Superintendent Randy Noland will remain [...]