Little bit of sweat, little bit of civics

WENATCHEE — Two Cub Scouts showed their resourcefulness Saturday by using one huff-and-puff hike to earn two Webelos merit pins: one for outdoor adventure and one for civics.

Civics? East Wenatchee scouts Jesse Hix and Easton Haag, both 10, joined with 12th District Sen. Brad Hawkins and nearly 70 constituents to hike — and sometimes scramble — up 1,500-foot Saddle Rock, the two-pronged geologic icon that has watched over Wenatchee for millennia.

Read more about Senator Brad Hawkins's visit at the Wenatchee World.