Wenatchee Valley College hosts 12-schools from throughout the NWAACC this weekend in the Crossover Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament.  Action gets under way Friday morning at 8am and continues through Sunday night around 8pm.  All games will be played at W.B. Smith Gymnasium on the WVC Campus.  Admission is $8/adults, $5 seniors and students with ID, kids 11-and-under free and $20 for a three-day tournament pass.

Friday, December 16
8am – Highline vs. Chemeketa women
10am – Shoreline vs. Portland men
12pm – Columbia Basin vs. Shoreline women
2pm – Tacoma vs. Blue Mountain men
4pm – Linn-Benton vs. Centralia women
6pm – Wenatchee Valley vs. Olympic men
8pm – Wenatchee Valley vs. Olympic women
10pm – Lane vs. Clark Men

Saturday, December 17
8am – loser of Tacom/Blue Mtn. vs. loser of Shoreline/Portland men
10am – loser of CBC/Shoreline vs. loser of Highline/Chemeketa women
12pm – loser of Lane/Clark vs. loser of WVC/Olympic men
2pm – loser of WVC/Olympic vs. loser of Linn-Benton/Centralia women
4pm – winner of Tacoma/Blue Mtn. vs. winner of Shoreline/Portland men
6pm – winner of WVC/Olympic vs. winner of Linn-Benton/Centralia women
8pm – winner of Lane/Clark vs. winner of WVC/Olympic men
10pm – winner of CBC/Shoreline vs. winner of Highline/Chemeketa women

Sunday, December 18
8am – winner of Sat. 2pm vs. winner of Sat. 10am women
10am – winner of Sat. 12pm vs. winner of Sat. 8am men
12pm – loser of Sat. 6pm vs. loser of Sat. 10pm women
2pm – loser of Sat. 8pm vs. loser of Sat. 4pm men
4pm – winner of Sat. 6pm vs. winner of Sat. 1pm women’s championship
6pm – winner of Sat. 8pm vs. winner of Sat. 4pm men’s championshiop

Mayor Steve Lacy publicly changed his stance on Thunder Swamp prior to the conclusion of the September 22nd hearing.  He said, “…my heart tells me one thing but my mind tells me we should scale back our financial commitment to the boat races.”  This took many by surprise who spoke in favor of and had volunteered to put on Thunder Swamp.  But the mutual feeling was that the mayor would lead the council in continued financial support, albeit at reduced amounts each year.

Mayoral candidate and current Councilman Steve Bremmer went so far as to suggest the Council do away with the Events Board altogether and go to a strict-voluntary force to put on City events.  The discussion went nowhere, however, and a vote was not called for on Bremmer’s recommendation.

The timing of Tuesday’s vote comes just four days before the City’s Events Board is to put on one of its big events of the year, the “Wings and Wheels Festival” celebrating the 1931 trans-Pacific flight of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon from Misawa, Japan to East Wenatchee. 

We’re confident Wings & Wheels will go off without a hitch, however we can’t imagine the kicked-in-the-gut feeling those on the Events Board and Staff must feel after what has occurred this week.  We wish Dawn and everyone good luck at this weekend’s event and to let us know if there’s anything we can do to help.

–Eric Granstrom