Step into spring tab

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Clubs offer fellowship in flowers     

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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Flowers like the hollyhocks, above, and tulips, right, brighten up areas across Okanogan County.

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                  

                                                  

                                                      

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Birds like robins, sparrows and swallows, help keep the mosquito population down, as do bats.

Keep mosquitoes away this spring 

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                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                      

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    

  

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GRASS tips from a master   

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Garrett Rudolph/The Chronicle

Would you rather have a brownish, overgrown lawn, like the one on the left? Or a pristine green carpet of grass like the photo above? Regular mowing and the correct fertilizer will help your lawn look its best.

Dee Camp/The Chronicle

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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                                                                              

Grow your own garden

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                                                                   

                                                                   

Animal Hospital of Omak 



  



                 

      

Nelson’s Flower & Nursery  

      



Steps for healthy trees  

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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Located on Scenic Similkameen River Gorge • 9 Hole Public Course • Tee Times Required 509-476-2390 The Chronicle

Howard McCormack of Omak plants a tree as part of an Arbor Day event. Above right, fruit trees bloom in an orchard south of Tonasket.                         

OROVILLE GOLF CLUB 3468-A Oroville-Loomis Rd. 2 miles west on Nighthawk Rd., Oroville, WA 98844

                  

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  

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          

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 WITH MM 55 OR MM 55 C-E PURCHASE A $4995 SNW-SRP value!

Offer good through 7/7/13 at participating dealers while supplies last

     

  

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 

    

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  WITH FS 40 C-E PURCHASE

A $1395 SNW-SRP value.

Free 1/2 lb. package of .080 Quiet LineTM with purchase of FS 40 C-E. Offer good through 7/7/13 at participating dealers while supplies last.

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     

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  

                 

      

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Don’t let clutter rule your home 

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It might be time for a yard sale

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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Dee Camp/The Chronicle

A yard sale in Omak was recently put on to help raise funds for cancer awareness as a Relay for Life event.                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                

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                                                                                                                          

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   

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Okanogan Truck and Tractor

 A minimum purchase of $1,500 is required. During the 24 month promotional period the minimum monthly payment is calculated by dividing the purchase amount by the length of the promotional period. The promotional period will start on the date of purchase. Interest will not accrue during the promotional period. If any required minimum payment is 60 days past due, the Penalty APR, currently variable 29.99% will apply to remaining balances. Minimum interest charge $2.00. For a purchase of $1,500 to $2,499 a one-time promotional fee of $39 will be applied to the account for this transaction. For a purchase of $2,500 or greater a on-time promotional fee of $125 will be applied to the account for this transaction. Offer subject to credit approval on a Cub Cadet credit card account.

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Program teaches fire safety     

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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Al Camp/The Chronicle

Don’t let this happen to you. The national Firewise program helps people create defensible space around their homes and other structures to minimize the possibility of damage during wildfire season in Okanogan County.

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 3 E. Dewberry, Omak • 509-826-1160

“Where you get knowledgeable service”

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Don’t forget a spring cleaning checklist 

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Roger Harnack/The Chronicle

Barry Hanson repairs a gutter drain pipe behind the Courtyard Downtown building during an Omak citywide clean-up last spring.

                                                                                                              

                                 

                                                                                                                     

                                                                        

Al and June Apple

Service of all makes and models of pumps Pump Sales: Berkeley Goulds Grundfous Sta Rite Jacuzzi

Hot tub, sewage, swimming pools: No problem!

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“Come taste the Fruits of Our Labors”

• Cherries • Peaches • Apples • Nectarines • Pluots July 1 - November 1 • 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hwy. 97 located at milepost 275, Malott 509-422-3145

Toll free: 800-610-2684 505 Okoma Drive, Omak • 826-1030 Cont. Lic. #OMAKMS1100Q9

Hughes Greenhouse

                                     

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                                                        

   

     

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         

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                          

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Omak Ace Hardware employee Ron Dellinger, 45, explains the differences between energy-efficient light bulbs and their electricity-gobbling incandescent counterparts. Dellinger, who lives in Tonasket, said compact fluorescent bulbs save money when his teenagers forget to turn off the lights.                                 

                               

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   

     

 

  

                      

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     

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       

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Some tips: To flip or not to flip

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                                                                                                                  

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                                                                                                                                 

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           

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                                                                                                   

                            

                              



Make your home ‘move-in-ready’ before selling    

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                                                      

                                                                                

                                                                                                     

                                                                                     

                                                                                     

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