Chelan County Commissioner and PUD Commissioner candidates will answer community questions on August 12

Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce(LCCC) - Find out who will get your vote. The Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce will host a candidate forum for Chelan County Commissioner and PUD Commissioner candidates on August 12 at 5:30pm. The forum will be held at the Performing Arts Center at Chelan High School.

PUD Commissioner candidates include incumbent Werner Janssen and challenger Carnan Bergren. Chelan County Commissioner candidates include Doug England, Stan Morse, Deanna Walter and Jay Witherbee. All candidates listed have confirmed attendance.

Chelan County Sheriff(CCSD) - Sheriff Mike Harum reports at 0339 hours, deputies were called to 1723 Lexington Place by Chelan County Fire Battalion Chief Brett Schafer and Chelan County Fire Marshall Dick Gormley for assistance investigating a suspicious structure fire.

Chelan County Sheriff(CCSD) - Chelan County Sheriff Mike Harum reports on July 30, 2008 at 2:12 PM RiverCom dispatch center received a call from an emergency location center indicating they had received a signal indicating the need for aide at Colchuck Glacier.  The service center provides a small device to individual members that enable them to activate the beacon in the event of an emergency.

The Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce will host representatives from the Washington State Department of Revenue on August 11

Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce(LCCC) - On August 11, the Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce will welcome representatives from the Washington State Department of Revenue to its monthly luncheon. Representatives will discuss new regulations regarding streamlined sales tax and how it relates to sales tax collection.

Under former practices, retail sales tax was collected based on the location from which merchandise was shipped. As of July 1, Washington retailers delivering/shipping goods to customers in Washington must now collect sales tax based on the location where the customer receives the merchandise.

This new policy is particularly significant to businesses that utilize Internet sales.

Chamber luncheons are held the second Monday of every month at Campbell’s Resort from 12-1pm. Buffet-style lunch is available for $9/person. Please RSVP to the Chamber at 682-3503 or

Chelan County Sheriff(CCSD) - Sheriff Mike Harum reports at 1743 hours, Chelan County Sheriff’s deputies were advised of an injury accident on Entiat River Road at mile post 3.5.  Entiat Fire/Aid also responded.  911 telephone calls to RiverCom dispatch center advised a vehicle drifted off the travel portion of the roadway, entered the roadside embankment, exited the embankment airborne and struck two large trees in the yard of 5172 Entiat River Road.  The vehicle, a Ford Explorer Sport was pinned against a large tree and the driver was trapped inside the passenger compartment.

Manson,WA(MVT) - On Tuesday, August 5th, there will be a meeting to discuss the newly planned Reflection Ridge development.

The meeting will take place at the Manson Grange Hall at 6PM.  The public is invited to express their concerns over the 475 acre residential expansion.

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