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updated: Thu Jun 26, 2008 03:04 pm

Mazama News

Local news for Mazama, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday Jun 26 | Wenatchee World

Home tour with a conscience

The eight homes on the 2008 Methow Valley Tour of Homes demonstrate energy conservation, use of recycled materials and ecologically sensitive siting and landscaping, tour organizers say.

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Related Topix: Winthrop, WA, Science / Technology, Inventions, Kittitas, WA, Wenatchee, WA

Wed May 21, 2008

Anacortes American

North Cascades Hwy. could reopen Tuesday

While the avalanche chutes are stable now, snow slide clean up on the North Cascades Highway will delay reopening the road until 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to Washington State Department of Transportation ...

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Related Topix: Okanogan, WA

Mon May 19, 2008

Seattle Times

Floods theaten Okanogan County homes

Five houses on north-central Washington's Methow River are surrounded by floodwaters this morning, though water isn't touching all of their foundations yet. via Seattle Times

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Related Topix: Okanogan County, WA, Winthrop, WA, Methow, WA, Oroville, WA

Sat May 17, 2008

Wenatchee World

Avalanche threat to close North Cascades Highway

“It could close itself sooner than 6 a.m. Friday”

MAZAMA &#8212 The state will close the North Cascades Highway from Mazama to Newhalem at 6 a.m. Friday due to an increasing threat of avalanches from unstable snow conditions created by hot weather. via Wenatchee World

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Thu May 15, 2008

The Columbian

Warm weather triggers avalanche fears

Warm temperatures expected this weekend have WSDOT experts monitoring Washington's mountain pass highways for avalanche control work. via The Columbian

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Fri May 09, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Cooper-Hewitt design awards go to Tom Kundig, Olin Partnership

“The dual American obsessions of industry and nature summed immaculately in the smallest folly.”

AN ARCHITECT who built guesthouses on wheels and the landscape team behind a sculpture garden at the Getty Center are among the winners of the annual National Design Awards announced today by the Smithsonian's ... via Los Angeles Times

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Related Topix: Getty Images, Media

Thu May 01, 2008

Seattle Times

Last weekend to dig for razor clams?

“We want to make sure all kids who want to can experience sailing, regardless of their ability to afford it”

State Fish and Wildlife officials have set what is expected to be the final coastal razor-clam digging until fall. via Seattle Times

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Related Topix: Long Beach, WA, Mount Vernon, WA, Kittitas County, WA, Marblemount, WA, Ellensburg, WA

Sun Apr 13, 2008

Wenatchee World

Staff Gallery: Snow clearing

Snow blower operator Duane Wolley, Carlton, cuts a 9-foot by 6-foot deep swath of snow from the center line of the North Cascades Highway Thursday, clearing the way for a possible opening of the mountain pass ... via Wenatchee World

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Fri Apr 11, 2008

Wenatchee World

Crews push on to open the North Cascades Highway

“This year, the snow's pretty hard. There's not a lot of moisture in it. But there's a lot of debris &#8212 probably more than I've ever seen”

Snow blower operator Duane Wolley, Carlton, cuts a 9 feet by 6 feet-deep swath of snow from the center line of the North Cascades Highway Thursday, clearing the way for a possible opening of the mountain pass ... via Wenatchee World

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Related Topix: Carlton, WA, Twisp, WA, Wenatchee, WA

Fri Mar 28, 2008

Wenatchee World

Winter ignores the calendar, sneaks in storm

“They love soccer, we go to the Sportsplex all winter long to watch soccer”

Kevin Reister snuggles against the cold Wednesday with his dogs while watching the Eastmont High School boys' soccer team take on Southridge 2-0. Cooper, left, a Yorkshire terrier, and Tiffany, a miniature ... via Wenatchee World

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Related Topix: Cashmere, WA, Chelan, WA, Entiat, WA, Leavenworth, WA, Winthrop, WA

Fri Mar 14, 2008

Wenatchee World

Biologists hope to collaborate with Canada in three-year wolverine study

“I think the biggest question is, what's happening north of them? Are they connected to a continuous population up into the Rockies and Canada, or is this an isolated segment of a larger population?”

Rocky, an adult male wolverine captured in a trap at Harts Pass near Mazama in January, was caught on film March 5 by remote camera near the same trap. via Wenatchee World

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Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Okanogan, WA

Mon Feb 04, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Another pass reopens

A 13-mile stretch of state Highway 20 west of the Cascade summit, closed by snow for six days, re-opened Monday morning after crews completed avalanche control work and plowed away drifts of snow. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Fri Jan 11, 2008

Trend Hunter Magazine

Luxury Steel Box Home on Stilts - Delta Shelter

When you think of the weekend cabin, most people will think of one made from logs, wood, or stone. via Trend Hunter Magazine

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Wed Jan 09, 2008

Seattle Times

New curator for Museum of Glass

“This year, more than ever, the award recipients proved that inventive sustainable approaches and the highest caliber design can mesh beautifully in the right hands.”

Tacoma's Museum of Glass has hired a curator, Melissa G. Post, after doing without a staff person in that job since Neil Watson left in 2003. via Seattle Times

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Related Topix: Tacoma Metro, Seattle Metro

Fri Jan 04, 2008

The Herald

Sad end to snowy rescue effort

“He looked like he was a serious, stern person, but he had a heart of gold”

William "Bill" Morgan, 67, spent his life helping others. When he died Monday afternoon, strangers flocked to help him. via The Herald

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Related Topix: Lacey, WA, Everett, WA, Physics, Science

Wed Jan 02, 2008

Daily News

Lacey saves land for endangered Mazama pocket gophers

LACEY, Wash. - The city of Lacey and developers have revised development projects to preserve habitat for the Mazama pocket gopher. via Daily News

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Related Topix: Lacey, WA

Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

Jan. 1: Everett man dies in Mazama after shed collapses

“It appears that the shed collapsed on Morgan as he was leaving the shed.”

Everett man dies in Mazama after shed collapses A 67-year-old Everett man died Monday evening in a shed that collapsed from the weight of snow. via Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

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Mon Dec 24, 2007

Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

Ski Rodeo races planned for Mazama Dec. 29

“Ski in a traditional timed race wearing a fun hat of your choice with results and awards, or opt for a non-competitive event where the main objective is to have as much fun as possible”

The first Methow Valley Sports Trail Association ski event of the year, The Methow Ski Rodeo, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. via Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

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Thu Dec 06, 2007

Dwell

Guesthouses on Wheels

We always enjoy perusing the AIA Seattle Honor Awards for the latest and greatest in Northwest architecture; having grown up in the area, we're fond of rooting for hometown buildings. via Dwell

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