SEATTLE, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- W. Brian Matsuyama, Cascade Natural Gas
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer announced the election of Mary
E. Pugh to the Company's Board of Directors effective July 25. Ms. Pugh is the
founder, President, and Chief Investment Officer of Pugh Capital Management, a
Seattle-based fixed income money management company.
    Of the appointment, Mr. Matsuyama said, "Ms. Pugh brings considerable
experience and talent to Cascade and we are fortunate to have her join our
Board. Born and raised in Seattle, Ms. Pugh is a respected member of numerous
community-based organizations including the University of Washington Diversity
Committee, the Washington Roundtable Board, and the YWCA of Greater Seattle.
Ms. Pugh, also served as commission member for the Governor's 2020 Commission
on the Future of Post-Secondary Education in Washington State."
    Ms. Pugh, a Yale graduate with a BA in Economics, also serves on the
boards of Washington Mutual Bank and the Seattle Branch of the San Francisco
Federal Reserve Bank. Before founding Pugh Capital Management, Ms. Pugh was
Sr. Vice President of Washington Mutual Bank's Portfolio Management division
and has also served as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager for that bank.
    Ms. Pugh, her husband Michael Scoggins, and their two children live in
Seattle. Ms. Pugh replaces Mary A. Williams who retired at the end of June
after 18 years of service on the Board.
    Cascade Natural Gas Corporation (NYSE: CGC), a natural gas distribution
company, serves 195,000 residential, commercial, industrial and transportation
customers in 90 communities in Washington and Oregon. The Company is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange.

    CONTACT:  Frank Mansell, Public Information Director of Cascade Natural
Gas Corporation, +1-206-381-6838, or cell, +1-201-849-9417.

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