Rufus Woods

Founder Of The Wenatchee World Cleaned Our Town
Founder Of The Wenatchee World Cleaned Our Town
Founder Of The Wenatchee World Cleaned Our Town
The earliest settlers of the Wenatchee Valley had to find a profitable crop for their small allotments of land. The solution arrived with Philip Miller, a 37-year-old German native, who set foot into the Wenatchee Valley in 1872. He was the first to plant apple trees in our region with huge success - in the abundant Wenatchee sunshine...
Rufus Woods to Be Roasted For A Good Cause
Rufus Woods to Be Roasted For A Good Cause
Rufus Woods to Be Roasted For A Good Cause
Wenatchee Rotary will poke fun at former Wenatchee World newspaper publisher Rufus Woods for a fundraiser on March 11th at the Wenatchee Convention Center. Woods grandfather Rufus Woods Sr. was one of the first owners of the newspaper and his father Wilfred continued that legacy.  Ru...