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PNW Names Are Most Mispronounced in America
PNW Names Are Most Mispronounced in America
PNW Names Are Most Mispronounced in America
 First of all, it’s When-NATCH-eee, not When-NAW-CHEE. You can always tell someone is not from around here when they mispronounce Wenatchee …or the big town of Spokane.   Here’s a rhyme to help you remember both: I’ll never forget when Duran Duran Once played a concert in Spokane (spo-CAN) (Duran Duran played at the Spokane Opera House on March 5th, 2005) Or how about The Beatles wrote songs that
Oldest Town in the 509
Oldest Town in the 509
Oldest Town in the 509
What is the oldest incorporated town in Washington State? The small community of Port Steilacoom was the first town/city to be incorporated in 1851 and again in 1854, officially as Steilacoom. Captain Lafayette Balch, a Marine sea captain, founded Steilacoom in January 1851. Originally he...
WDFW Bans Feeding Of Wildlife Near Spokane
WDFW Bans Feeding Of Wildlife Near Spokane
WDFW Bans Feeding Of Wildlife Near Spokane
In an effort to slow, or even stop the spread of chronic wasting disease, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife passed an emergency rule last week banning the feeding of deer, elk, and moose north of Spokane.  CWD is a fatal illness of cervids, which include deer, elk, and moose in Washington.  It is c...

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