Posts Tagged ‘Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center’
Looking Back at Two of Wenatchee’s Deadliest Disasters
Local historian Chris Rader chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about a pair of disasters which took place in South Wenatchee’s Appleyard location, including a 1925 flash flood that claimed 16 lives and the rail yard explosion of 1974 which killed two and injured 70.
Read MoreLooking Back at Bootlegging in Wenatchee During Prohibition
Local historian Chris Rader of the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the bootleggers and moonshiners of Wenatchee during the Prohibition era of the 1920’s.
Read MoreWenatchee Has Its Own Dubious History with Organized Racism
Local historian Chris Rader of the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the Wenatchee Valley’s history with the Ku Klux Klan, including the white separatist group’s inclusion in five consecutive Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Grand Parades between 1926 and 1930.
Read MoreLooking Back at the Clovis Points Discovery
Local historian Chris Rader of the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the unearthing of the famed Clovis points in East Wenatchee.
Read More1929 Apple Blossom Festival Drew Massive Crowds After Nationwide Promotion
Local historian Chris Rader with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the 1929 Apple Blossom Festival celebration.
Read MoreEver earned at least the federal minimum wage?… Meet the Wenatchee-area woman who helped make it the law.
Local historian Chris Rader of the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about Elsie Parrish, the Wenatchee-area woman whose efforts helped in establishing the federal minimum wage law in 1937.
Read MoreLooking Back at the Wellington Railroad Disaster After 110 Years
Historian Chris Rader with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the Wellington railroad disaster which took place over Stevens Pass in 1910 and killed 96 people. At the time, it was the deadliest incident of its kind in U.S. history and still ranks as one…
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First Friday Art Walk – Blossom Days & Apple Blossom
Kasey Koski, Exhibits Curator at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, swings by the KOHO studio to talk about First Friday events tonight throughout downtown Wenatchee, featuring the new Apple Blossom Centennial exhibit “Blossom Days,” other blossom-themed shows and more.
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Immigration Theme of 2019 YWCA Stand Against Racism Campaign
Every April, YWCA of North Central Washington and other chapters across the country and the world host Stand Against Racism. It’s a campaign that provides an opportunity for communities across the U.S. to unite their voices to educate, advocate, and promote racial justice, said Alejandra Castillo, the CEO of YWCA USA. This year’s theme for Stand…
Read MoreKOHO Arts Corner – 40th Annual Regional High School Art Show
The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center once again hosts the 40th Annual Regional High School Art Show, in cooperation with the North Central Educational Services District and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Museum visitors can see artwork from students in Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan Counties, with winners recognized in seven categories as…
Read MoreWenatchee Valley Museum’s New Director Getting Up To Speed, First Friday Art Walk Tonight
After a months-long search, the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center has a new Executive Director. Keni Sturgeon started in November and joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about getting up to speed and starting a strategic planning process in 2019. Also tonight is the monthly First Friday Art Walk in…
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