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the offi cial Community Guide of the Wenatchee Valley www.WENATCHEE.org A DISTINCT APPROACH TO BANKING “Washington Trust has been a great partner. We couldn't have done all the things our business has done without that great partnership.” – Rob Mercer President, Mercer Canyons See how business gets done at watrust.com/business. What’s in the Guide 4 Map & Directions 28 Explore 5 Welcome from the President 37 Enrich 6 2014 Business Award Winners 42 Renew 9 Relocate 45 Eat, Drink & Stay 20 Neighbor Communities 49 Shopping 50 23 Doing Business in the Festivals & Events Wenatchee Valley 54 Member Directory PHOTO CREDITS DESIGN BY APT DESIGN. Cover Photo: Tina Duffey 1 Nicole Conner 2 Don Seabrook 3 Voortex Productions 4 Josh Tarr 5 Cashmere Chamber of Commerce 6 Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce 7 Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce 8 Waterville Chamber of Commerce 9 Lars Ringsrud 10 RunWenatchee.com 11 SkiPow 12 River Street Photography 13 Jan Cook Mack 14 Chris Ohta 15 Stemilt Orchards 16 Dominick Bonny Drive times/mileage Wenatchee to Seattle 2 hours 29 minutes 147.8 miles Wenatchee to Leavenworth LAKE CHELAN 30 minutes 22.4 miles Wenatchee to Chelan LEAVENWORTH SPOKANE 51 minutes 39.3 miles SEATTLE WENATCHEE Wenatchee to Spokane 2 hours 38 minutes 169.7 miles Wenatchee to TriCities ELLENSBURG 2 hours 10 minutes 125.6 miles OLYMPIA Wenatchee to Walla Walla YAKIMA 3 hours 3 minutes 181.7 miles Wenatchee to Yakima 1 hour 53 minutes 114.2 miles TRI-CITIES Wenatchee to Ellensburg 1 hours 23 minutes 70.5 miles From the West: Travel east on Highway 2 until you arrive in Wenatchee; or Directions and Locations take 1-90 to Cle Elum, then exit onto Highway 97 to Wenatchee. Located in the center of Washington State, Wenatchee is a short trip from nearly anywhere in the northwest. The stunning Cascade Range to the Traveling by Bus or Rail west, the fertile Columbia Plateau to the east, and the mighty Columbia Once you are in Wenatchee, you can take advantage of a convenient River in the middle carve out a unique mix of climate, geography public transportation system called Link Transit with service to Wenatchee, and opportunity. East Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Chelan, and Waterville. For transportation services offered by Amtrak, visit www.amtrak.com Driving From the North: Travel south on Highway 97 or 97A until you arrive in Traveling by Air Wenatchee. Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) is located just 4 miles from downtown From the South: Travel north on 1-82 to Ellensburg, then follow Highway Wenatchee in East Wenatchee, with daily commercial airline flights to and 97 to Wenatchee; or go through Vantage on 1-90 and connect to Hwy 281, from Seattle via Horizon Air, freight services, charter air services, rental then 28 at Quincy, and continue westward to Wenatchee. cars, ground transportation, hotel shuttles, a cafe and more. Flying into the Valley is so EASY. From the East: Travel west on Highways 2 or 28 to Wenatchee; or take 1-90 west to Highway 281, connect to Highway 28 at Quincy, then continue (The Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel and Red Lion Hotel offer free shuttle westward to Wenatchee. service to and from the airport.) Drive times/mileage Board of Directors Wenatchee to Seattle The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of 2 hours 29 minutes 147.8 miles Commerce Board of Directors works Welcomefrom the President, Chuck Zimmerman Wenatchee to Leavenworth closely with the Executive Director 30 minutes 22.4 miles to ensure the quality performance of The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Wenatchee to Chelan our organization. Professionals from Commerce welcomes you to our com- 51 minutes 39.3 miles diverse industries are represented munity. This guide provides you with including: Wenatchee to Spokane the most current information available 2 hours 38 minutes 169.7 miles Chuck Zimmerman – President in print form concerning our valley and Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC Wenatchee to TriCities 2 hours 10 minutes 125.6 miles our approximately 600 member Cham- Debbie Gallaher – Vice President ber. Our Chamber members are committed to continuing Chelan County PUD Wenatchee to Walla Walla Patty Mitchell – Treasurer/secretary 3 hours 3 minutes 181.7 miles to keep the Wenatchee Valley one of the best places to work, live, and visit. Our four seasons and abundant North Cascades National Bank Wenatchee to Yakima Josh Stendera – Past President 1 hour 53 minutes 114.2 miles sunshine enable us to experience year-round outdoor recreation opportunities including skiing, snowmobiling, Cashmere Valley Bank Wenatchee to Ellensburg Jim Richardson 1 hours 23 minutes 70.5 miles bicycling, golfing, hiking, trail running, and multiple team sports. Wenatchee Valley College Pete Rutherford The Wenatchee Valley offers access to state of the art Confluence Health/Wenatchee Valley Clinic medical services in multiple specialties uncommon to Charlotte Mayo like-sized communities. The technological services avail- Springhill Suites by Marriott able in our valley are second to none. While we continue Freyda Stephens to set records as an agriculture and agri-business based Coast Wenatchee Hotel economy, our manufacturing, service based business Linda Haglund developments, and retail sectors, together with our strong Wenatchee Downtown Association 1 S. Wenatchee Avenue P.O. Box 850 convention schedule and tourism industry, help form our Jeff Lang Wenatchee, WA 98807 well rounded and attractive community. Eagle Group Ph. 509.662.2116 Our valley has a lot to offer and we invite you to explore Mike Wade Fx. 509.663.2022 Columbia Fruit Packers the many options available. Visitor Services: 7 days a week Rory Turner except Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Commercial Real Estate Services Thanksgiving Day and day after; and Easter Welcome to Wenatchee – Sarah Bumps www.wenatchee.org what will you pick today? Davis Furniture 1 1 14 CORNERSTONE AWARD BUSINESS OF THE YEAR CRUNCH PAK & VISCONTI’S JUNIOR SERVICE LEAGUE Dan Carr and Candy Mecham are a living definition of what a great part- The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce recognized Crunch Pak nership is. As owners of the Visconti family of businesses, they started a and the Junior Service League of Wenatchee as the 2014 Cornerstone revolution in authentic old world fare in 1985 when Visconti’s of Wenatchee Award Winners. The Cornerstone Award is intended to honor a business, opened. Then they opened Visconti’s of Leavenworth in 1999. Then it was organization, group, or individual who strengthens our community and Via Dolce Gelato in ‘05, Cured by Visconti in ’08, The Leavenworth Sausage makes us proud to live, work, and play here by demonstrating the charac- Garten in 2011, and of course their newest ventures: Fire (pizza, wine, brats teristics and values we hold most dear. and beer, salads and small plates) and Ice (authentic Italian style gelato, crepes and coffee) located in Pybus Public Market, in Wenatchee, which Although Crunch Pak is nationally known, they truly recognize the value they opened just last year. Clearly they are a duo that knows how to get of building a brand with community and family values intact. things done! They donate more than $50,000 dollars and 10,000 pounds of sliced apples to community groups and organizations every year. We are proud to have Crunch Pak in our community! The Junior Service League of Wenatchee has been influencing and impacting lives in our community since 2008. These women, all 150 of them, are working together to bring hope and prosperity to homeless women and children in our community. Their membership spans many generations and together they serve our community by coordinating many philanthropic events. The resources raised through these efforts go to support other organizations in our community who share a common mission of serving women and children in need. 1 2 NON-PROFIT OF THE YEAR LEGACY AWARD CHELAN-DOUGLAS LAND TRUST WILFRED AND KATHY WOODS The Non-Profit of the Year Award honors that organization that sets a Together, the Woodses earned the Legacy honor primarily for their high standard for quality, and demonstrates effective strategy, execution wide-ranging support of and involvement in regional arts for more than and community impact. half a century. The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) is built on volunteers; hundreds The short list of their arts accomplishments includes development of the of hours each year are contributed by their membership on projects that Woods House Conservatory of Music, leadership in fundraising and build- benefit our community. They are known for working collaboratively with ing the Wenatchee Performing Arts Center, help in launching the Icicle others to achieve consensus results by engaging people and entities with Center for the Arts, encouragement in developing The Grove recital hall at an attitude of respect for different viewpoints. Wenatchee Valley College and continued funding — upwards of $40,000 per year — in support of music and arts education and performance The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust has accomplished significant results on through the Woods Family Music and Arts Fund. behalf of our community: creating the Jacobsen Preserve, developing the Foothills trails, working with the City of Wenatchee to acquire Saddle Rock as a City park, and most recently preserving the Wenatchee Foothills. Few non-profit organizations attempt to raise more than $8 million at a single time. Few undertake a campaign that will impact lives 50, 70, 100 years into the future. In an effort that wrapped up this past December, the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust did both, raising $8.6 million--$500,000 more than the original goal. 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