Tomorrow, Oct. 15th will be the ribbon cutting of the Riverside Drive opening. There has been controversy about this development. I believe that finishing this roadway will benefit the citizens in traveling the waterfront, encourage developers to start building retail and commercial property and enhance the east side of Wenatchee. We have a beautiful river running through our community but there has been little development done in the last several years. Now, a cleanup is in progress of old and rundown property. A possible Farmers Market development by a private firm, restaurants, small shops, a marina for landing boats and a connection to our wonderful park system on the shores of the Columbia. The City sought alternative funding for most of this Project. I believe they need to continue looking for and pursuing other forms of financial assistance to continue enhancement on the waterfront. I think the development on the water will spill over to the uptown area businesses which are within walking distance of Riverside Drive. Visitors will be able to stroll through the parks, continue uptown to shop, return to the waterfront to enjoy a meal and then return to their other activities and recreation. Or perhaps drive down the roadway to the Toyota Center to enjoy an event or even have a try at ice skating on the public rink. The waterfront project is an exciting development and addition to our City. I hope you will enjoy it as it is progresses.
Ballots come out in a couple of days and, as most of you know, I am running for Wenatchee City Council Position #4. I hope you will vote for me. A fresh, new look at things and, more important, a fresh set of ears to listen to the citizens and their concerns and ideas. Please vote on your mail in ballot by November 3rd. Thank you. Rick Isaacson

Riverside Drive

Tomorrow, Oct. 15th will be the ribbon cutting of the Riverside Drive opening. There has been controversy about this development. I believe that finishing this roadway will benefit the citizens in traveling the waterfront, encourage developers to start building retail and commercial property and enhance the east side of Wenatchee. We have a beautiful river running through our community but there has been little development done in the last several years. Now, a cleanup is in progress of old and rundown property. A possible Farmers Market development by a private firm, restaurants, small shops, a marina for landing boats and a connection to our wonderful park system on the shores of the Columbia. The City sought alternative funding for most of this Project. I believe they need to continue looking for and pursuing other forms of financial assistance to continue enhancement on the waterfront. I think the development on the water will spill over to the uptown area businesses which are within walking distance of Riverside Drive. Visitors will be able to stroll through the parks, continue uptown to shop, return to the waterfront to enjoy a meal and then return to their other activities and recreation. Or perhaps drive down the roadway to the Toyota Center to enjoy an event or even have a try at ice skating on the public rink. The waterfront project is an exciting development and addition to our City. I hope you will enjoy it as it is progresses.
Ballots come out in a couple of days and, as most of you know, I am running for Wenatchee City Council Position #4. I hope you will vote for me. A fresh, new look at things and, more important, a fresh set of ears to listen to the citizens and their concerns and ideas. Please vote on your mail in ballot by November 3rd. Thank you. Rick Isaacson

2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid April 2008

To family and friends - a new addition to our household. We were so very happy with the new Dodge in 2005, when we bought it. We felt it would be with us for a long time. It served us very well and it was a beautiful truck. But we regret that the times we face and the direction of our economy has forced us to make changes. This was the result of the highest Diesel prices anybody has ever seen. This is a rotten shame - but we must move on and do our best. We hope this new vehicle will help us with our rising fuel prices and still give us something we can enjoy. Enjoy.

Holden & Kali's spring break 2008

Our grandson Holden and our granddaughter Kali came to visit us for spring break. In this picture they are soaking up some rays. We figured them for about 15 minutes as it was about 57 degrees out but they stuck it out for about 45 minutes. The results were - next day, after swimming, they had "stinging" on their legs. Turns out they had gotten burned, slightly, and they pool chlorine was having a reaction. Anyway, we went swimming, ice skating and shopping and lots of games and cartoons. Both were great with little disagreement and we all had a lot of fun. Can't hardly wait for summer break.

Snow in Spring 2008

The picture on the TOP was taken MARCH 28, 2008. That's right, springtime. The picture on the bottom was taken January 5, 2008, wintertime. It's still between 30 and 32 degrees at 1:40 p.m. Pretty weird weather for this time of year. And we hear that the West side of the state is also getting pockets of snow. I'm listening to the scanner and Snoqualmie and Blewitt are all backed up with semi truckers jackknifed and cars and trucks stuck. Hopefully we'll see spring sunshine coming soon. Enjoy.

Holden's Choir Program March. 2008

This is an edited video of Holden's Choir Program in March of 2008. He went to the Lakewood High School for an all day music program to learn more about Choir. They got to do one song with just their school then the second one included the the entire Lakewood schools plus visiting Everett High School Choir. You'll see, in the first part of the video he is not that happy looking but later he seems to be enjoying himself. Susie took the video, which was Veryyyyyy long, so I had to edit it down to fit the Blog. It's also not as good of quality, as I would have liked, either. It's still fun!! Enjoy.

New Hairdo for Susie

FINALLY!!!!! Susie decided she was going to make the big move and have her hair cut. She has been debating for quite a while. She surprised everyone and just did it!!!! I think it looks terrific!! I think she will really appreciate it this summer when it gets warm. And she says it's easy to care for. She's going to let the bangs grow out more but, WOW, doesn't she look about 40 years old, now?? Well, maybe 45!!! Enjoy.

Columbia Tower 'Big Climb' for Leukemia

On March 16th, our Susie and her daughter Kristi, participated in the Big Climb for Leukemia. The climb involves heading up the fire escape stairwell at the Columbia Tower in Seattle. There are 69 flights of stairs, 788' of vertical elevation and 1,311 steps. And they did it on the timed stairwell. Kristi competed hers at 11 minutes and 8 seconds. Susie did hers in 17 minutes and 8 seconds. Susie was 3rd in her age bracket of 55-59 female. Approximately 5000 participants took part in this yearly fundraiser. We don't yet know how much they raised. Susie and Kristi were a part of a team of friends who raised over $3000. I did the climb last year, not timed, and made it in 28 minutes. So, you can see - they were FAST!!! Enjoy.

Christmas 2007 Williams Family Visit

This is a Christmas video taken December of 2007. Kevin, Sherri, Jerad and Alyssa came to NaNa and PaPa's house to celebrate. Rick had just come home from the hospital after the FIRST bout with pneumonia and could not travel so some of the kids decided to come and visit. This video is of the Williams visit. Little Alyssa had a great deal of fun with her gifts. Enjoy.