Emily Thornton

3 weeks ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Emily Thornton

Anna Gullickson said she was a floatplane pilot for Kenmore Air when a friend and fellow pilot told her to watch “Blackfish,” a documentary about the performing killer whale Tilikum in SeaWorld. “I said, ‘I don’t want to. It’s gonna make me sad,’” she said. “Literally after watching it overnight, it changed my life. And I think it was the captures of the wild whales initially for marine parks. We flew over them every day.

4 weeks ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Emily Thornton

NCW food banks are getting taxed further while providing nourishment to residents. In March, the USDA announced $1 billion in cuts, which trickle down to local entities that use the USDA Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Cooperative Agreement Program and Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). kAm%96 (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6 s6A2CE>6?E @7 p8C:4F=EFC6 C646:G65 >@C6 E92? S`` >:==:@? 7@C {u!p 2?5 {u!p !=FD 36EH66? a_aa 2?5 a_ac[ 244@C5:?8 E@ :ED H63D:E6] xE 3682? C646:G:?8 &$sp 7F?5D :?

1 month ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Emily Thornton

Helion plans to build a first-of-its-kind fusion plant — possibly in Malaga — and has applied for building permits with Chelan County, according to Jessie Barton, Helion communications director. Meanwhile, the PUD is discussing leasing land to Helion, among other things, according to a spokesperson Rachel Hansen. Brett Bickford, PUD generation and transmission managing director, told PUD commissioners on Monday about potential agreements with Helion.

1 month ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Emily Thornton

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1 month ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Emily Thornton

People can help name soon-to-arrive babies at the Leavenworth Reindeer Farm through April 19. Names need to be from favorite movies, such as Elsa, Sven and Olaf from “Frozen.” However, those names are already among the 39 reindeer at the farm, according to a social media post. To enter, donate $5 for one name entry, $10 for three name entries, or $25 for 10 name entries. Donations help support the farm and its partners at the Caribou Conservation Alliance.