Columbia River

As far back as I can remember, growing up in Pateros WA / Brewster WA area, the Apple Pie Jamboree was always a highlight of the summer. Raising money for local students, clubs and community groups.

I used to work at a sporting goods store, here locally in the Wenatchee Valley. Day in and day out, we would hear of stories from the Columbia River, Potholes Reservoir, to distant lakes.

My dad was an avid fisherman. His thing was saltwater salmon fishing out on the Olympic Peninsula. Places Port Angeles, Neah Bay, and La Push.

The project will improve hydro capability at the dam and ensure another 40 years of reliable operation, among other things.

Whether it's an RV or a tent, if you like to camp you are always looking for cool places to go to. Here are seven suggestions but keep in mind this is just a small list of what is out there.

A trailer with special equipment is rotating around five high use marinas around the lake to offer voluntary inspections and cleaning of boats.

Boaters especially want to use caution on the Columbia River.

Temperatures will be much higher than normal, which will contribute to a quicker pace of snowmelt into waterways

Improvements are planned for a shoreline area on the Columbia River that would serve the roughly 5,000 people who live in the Malaga area.

Volunteers are being asked to bring their own reusable trash bags to help clean up trash at the main beach near downtown Chelan, as well as two other high traffic beach areas.