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Wash. State Board of Natural Resources Approves Naming Proposal Honoring Okanogan County Newspaper Columnis
May 15, 2024
OLYMPIA, Washington, May 15 -- The Washington State Board of Natural Resources issued the following news:

The Washington State Board of Natural Resources has approved a recommendation by the Committee on Geographic Names to name a previously unnamed creek after an Okanogan County resident and newspaper columnist. The change was formally adopted at the Board's regular meeting on May 14, 2024.

The name commemorates Elizabeth (Barta) Widel, who wrote a newspaper colu . . .

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