IE WENATCH EE PLE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND THE BUCKLE OF THE POWER BELT OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST {> 50 GEMS 103rd year, No. 267 Spokes people Sports, Page Bl Stehekin plane crash BY RICK STEIGMEYER stafir writer STEHEKIN — The sudden deaths of two Stehekin resi- dents Saturday has left a gaping hole in the quilt that unites this remote village at the head of Lake Chelan. Roberta Pitts, 67, was one of the community’s stalwart leaders and bedrock residents, according to friends. William Stifter, 64, a Spokane cardiologist and part- time Stehekin resident, was also a great supporter of die commu- nity. Both were killed when they were trapped in a Chelan Air- ways floatplane that flipped in Lake Chelan upon landing near Photo provided by Ra ymond Aldridge Five people were on their way to Stehekin’s one-room schoolhouse for a festival when their floatplane crashed into Lake Chelan near Stehekin Landing Saturday afternoon, killing two of them. One of the fatalities was Roberta Pitts, 67, the longtime superintendent of Stehekin schools. She and part—time resident William Stifter, 64, a Spokane cardi Io ist, were trapped inside the plane and died. Pitts Stehekin Saturday afternoon. For more than 25 years, Pitts served as superintendent of the Stehekin School District, one of the state’s smallest and Please see REACTION, Page A7 , OCR Text: IE WENATCH EE PLE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND THE BUCKLE OF THE POWER BELT OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST {> 50 GEMS 103rd year, No. 267 Spokes people Sports, Page Bl Stehekin plane crash BY RICK STEIGMEYER stafir writer STEHEKIN — The sudden deaths of two Stehekin resi- dents Saturday has left a gaping hole in the quilt that unites this remote village at the head of Lake Chelan. Roberta Pitts, 67, was one of the community’s stalwart leaders and bedrock residents, according to friends. William Stifter, 64, a Spokane cardiologist and part- time Stehekin resident, was also a great supporter of die commu- nity. Both were killed when they were trapped in a Chelan Air- ways floatplane that flipped in Lake Chelan upon landing near Photo provided by Ra ymond Aldridge Five people were on their way to Stehekin’s one-room schoolhouse for a festival when their floatplane crashed into Lake Chelan near Stehekin Landing Saturday afternoon, killing two of them. One of the fatalities was Roberta Pitts, 67, the longtime superintendent of Stehekin schools. She and part—time resident William Stifter, 64, a Spokane cardi Io ist, were trapped inside the plane and died. Pitts Stehekin Saturday afternoon. For more than 25 years, Pitts served as superintendent of the Stehekin School District, one of the state’s smallest and Please see REACTION, Page A7 , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,S Last Name,Stifter, William #2.tif,Stifter, William #2.tif, Stifter, William #2.tif