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Volume 107 :: Issue 38 :: February 3, 2010

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		Electric co-op model builds on rural roots By Marcy Stamper Shirley Haase has a collection of almost 90 lanterns, a testament to the days before electricity in the valley. “People were thrilled to give them up – I didn’t have to beg for them,” said the Winthrop resident, who moved MORE >>
	Co-op board keeps rates intact, with some minor tweaks By Marcy Stamper While the higher base rate and demand charge helped the electric co-op fill some serious budget gaps last year, revenue projections for this year will allow the directors to relax some components Go to News Page >>		Whats Happening - Calendar of Events Seven-piece band Monophonics, from the Bay Area, performs funk, soul and Afrobeat music at the Twisp River Pub on Saturday (Feb 6), starting at 9 p.m. Admission is $5. Info 997-6822. Go to Arts Page >>
	Musicians prepare for jazz festival Twenty-one students from the Liberty Bell High School Jazz Band and the Pipestone Jazz Combo will attend the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho on Feb. 25. The students will Go to Arts Page >>		No surprise: January was warmer and wetter than usual here Temperatures were 8 degrees higher than norm By John Hanron Despite Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast this week of six more weeks of winter, local prognosticators do not see a shift in the Go to News Page >>
	Methow Nordic skiers take on the world By Patrick Hannigan The Methow Valley continues to produce some of the finest Nordic skiers in the United States. Those skiers are going forth and competing against the best skiers in the world. Go to Sports Page >>		Weatherwatch February By Bill Biddle From the front page of this newspaper last week comes this comment under the Almanac byline: “After a bit of sunshine, look for more marginal wintry READ MORE >>

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