WAPATO — Tim Calhoun operates a small orchard and fruit distribution business about 2 miles off the Yakima River. Walking through rows of apple trees last month as the end of the harvest approached, he explained how he came to run the operation.
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The Columbia River feeds Washington’s booming apple industry — and its economy
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