Here are the lyrics to the Interact Club’s music video
What’s good? From the rooftops, to the floor boards We put in work like a work horse Yea we put in work, we do it all day From the carpet to the chandelier, francais...
Monthly Archive: February 2017
Interact Club nears audacious $50,000 goal to fund a Habitat home: How we can help
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5109268/height/90/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″] Three years ago, a group of students from the Wenatchee High School Interact Club chose to pursue a magnificently audacious dream — raise $50,000 to fund a Habitat for Humanity...
Film to be shown here Feb. 26 explores how we can build community face-to-face
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5092129/height/90/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″] Pastor Matt Canlis has a dream of strengthening the South Wenatchee neighborhood by connection people with each other and the place they live. The approach relies on face-to-face interactions, collaboration...
Wilfred R. Woods, long-time publisher, dies at 97
By Mike Irwin World Staff Writer WENATCHEE — Wilfred R. Woods died Saturday at age 97, ending his nine decades of wandering the world and wondering tirelessly about how it worked. Preferring the nickname...
Wilfred R. Woods: Working (whistling and laughing) through the decades in a great land
By Wenatchee World staff WENATCHEE — The tireless builder, selflessly dedicated to the welfare of his home region and the state of Washington, a skilled journalist and communicator, a lifelong lover and promoter of...
My father helped create a culture of contribution in NCW
“Time and tide wait for no man,” wrote Geoffrey Chaucer. Time ran out for my father, Wilfred Woods, Saturday night after 97-plus remarkable years of life, love, achievement and contribution. He embraced death as...
Here are reactions from various leaders about the life of Wilfred Woods
Walking, whistling “Whistle while you work or play is part of Wilfred Woods. He was the driving force to create Art on the Avenues. He said ‘Go for it, Queenie.” The first exhibit was...
Meeting kids where they are and building relationships make Young Life invaluable
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5071782/height/90/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″] Kyle Eberth, the co-area director for North Central Washington Young Life, brings a boundless and infectious sense of passion, energy, enthusiasm and acceptance to his work helping connect kids in...
Keisha and Adrián Pt. 3: Life as the wife of an undocumented immigrant is challenging, but fulfilling
This is the third in a series of stories about a married couple with three kids in the Wenatchee Valley. Keisha grew up in the United States and is a teacher at Joyful Scholars...
Keisha and Adrián Pt. 2: A reluctant immigrant crosses the border for family, finds love
Second of three parts of a Wenatchee valley couple – he’s undocumented and she’s a teacher – who are facing an uncertain future together Adrián Castañeda was born not far from the U.S. border...