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Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Tyler Farrar (professional road racing cyclist and athlete), Kurt Schulz (american football player), Casey Parsons (baseball player), Rodleen Giecek (songwriter and singer), Chris DeGarmo (guitarist), Peter Sirmon (american football player and coach), and Aubrey Dickinson (actor).

Wenatchee (/wɛˈnætʃiː/ US dict: wĕ·năt′·chē) is a city located in north-central Washington and is the largest city and county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925. The population was 33,070 at 2014 Estimate from Office of Financial Management. Located at the confluence of the Columbia and Wenatchee rivers near the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range, Wenatchee lies on the western side of the Columbia River, across from the city of East Wenatchee. The Columbia River forms the boundary between Chelan and Douglas County. Wenatchee is the principal city of the "Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Chelan and Douglas counties (total population around 110,884). However, the 'Wenatchee Valley Area' generally refers to the land between Rocky Reach and Rock Island Dam on both banks of the Columbia, which includes East Wenatchee, Rock Island, and Malaga.The city was named for the nearby Wenatchi Indian tribe. The name is a Sahaptin word that means "river which comes [or whose source is] from canyons" or "robe of the rainbow". Awenatchela means "people at the source [of a river]". The city of Wenatchee shares its name with the Wenatchee River, Lake Wenatchee and the Wenatchee National Forest.Wenatchee is known as the "Apple Capital of the World" due to the valley's many orchards. The city is also sometimes referred to as the "Buckle of the Power Belt of the Great Northwest". The "Power Belt of the Great Northwest" is a metaphor for the series of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River. Rock Island Dam is located nearest to the middle of this "belt", and so was labeled the "Buckle". This saying is printed at the top of every issue of Wenatchee's newspaper, the Wenatchee World, and is no longer in common use elsewhere.

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Wenatchee Obituaries

It was revealed by Napa Valley Register on August 17th, 2021 that Shirley miss Smith passed away in Napa, California.  Smith was 85 years old and was born in Wenatchee, WA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Shirley miss's life.

It was noted by Napa Valley Register on June 1st, 2021 that Vernon Lee "Vern" Meats passed on in Napa, California.  Meats was 66 years old and was born in Wenatchee, WA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Vernon Lee "Vern"'s life.

It was reported by Ellensburg Daily Record on February 27th, 2021 that Heather Lynn Vandyke passed away in Wenatchee, Washington.  Vandyke was 60 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Heather Lynn's life.

It was disclosed by Ellensburg Daily Record on December 2nd, 2020 that Sylvia Ann Seder died in Wenatchee, Washington.  Seder was 75 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Sylvia Ann's life.

It was written by Register Guard on March 15th, 2020 that Loraine Ellen Still (Battey) died in Eugene, Oregon.  Ms. Still was 94 years old and was born in Wenatchee, WA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Loraine Ellen's life.

It was disclosed by Ellensburg Daily Record on November 16th, 2019 that Lois Marie Rose passed on in Wenatchee, Washington.  Rose was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lois Marie's life.

It was written by Register Guard on November 6th, 2019 that George Edward Sprague died in Springfield, Oregon.  Sprague was 94 years old and was born in Wenatchee, WA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor George Edward's life.

It was disclosed by The Daily Herald on October 20th, 2019 that William J Boesch perished in Palatine, Illinois.  Boesch was 72 years old and was born in Wenatchee, WA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor William J's life.

It was written by Ellensburg Daily Record on October 12th, 2019 that John Wayne Scheffelmaier passed on in Wenatchee, Washington.  Scheffelmaier was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor John Wayne's life.

It was reported on August 18th, 2019 that Stanley B "Stan" Neander passed on in Salem, Oregon.  Neander was 92 years old and was born in Wenatchee, WA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Stanley B "Stan"'s life.

History

In 1863, Father Respari, a Catholic priest, began his missionary work with the Indians. However, the 'Wenatchee Area' generally refers to the land between Rocky Reach Dam Reach and Rock Island Dam on both banks of the Columbia, which includes East Wenatchee, Washington Wenatchee, Rock Island, Washington Island, and South Wenatchee, Washington

East Wenatchee Clovis Site digs in nearby East Wenatchee have uncovered Clovis culture stone and bone tools dating back more than 11,000 years, indicating that people migrating during the last Ice Age spent time in the Wenatchee area. Every year from the last week of April through the end of the first week of May, Wenatchee hosts the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival, which probably brings in the largest number of people Wenatchee sees annually, with the exception of all the migrant workers coming in to pick the crop. Great Northern Railway completed its railroad line between St. As early as 1811, fur traders from the Northwest Fur Company entered the Wenatchee valley to trap and trade with the Indians.

The official website for the city of Wenatchee is http://www.wenatcheewa.gov.