Monthly Archive: November 2017
nda Haglund of the Wenatchee Downtown Association tells me that Small Business Saturday was a big success this year. Tumbleweed Bead Co. owner Jessica Russell told Haglund that people were lined up at the...
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5988901/height/90/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top” theme=”standard”]My guest this week is Betty Palmer, the culinary arts instructor at Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center. She has created a vibrant hands-on learning program that gets students rubbing...
I very much appreciate the community-building efforts that are a priority for the board and staff at Pybus Public Market. This month, I have been drawn like a magnet to the blackboard sponsored by...
One of the things I greatly appreciate about the Wenatchee Valley is the strong community commitment to inclusion —the notion that everyone belongs and deserves respect.
For those who have been elected to serve in public office in North Central Washington, I offer congratulations and best wishes as you get to work learning your roles and addressing challenging issues. Serving...
John McQuaig dropped by my office this week with Dr. Marlene Wall, the president of LCC University in Klaipėda, Lithuania, to chat about how that school is transforming lives and creating hope in the...