On the wall of the new Wenatchee Valley YMCA, a familiar mountain landscape stretches nearly 100 feet wide and 30 feet high. At first glance, it is a sweeping line drawing of the foothills...
Maren Gillette is a passionate advocate for eating a plant-based diet to improve health, protect the planet and as a statement against the widely recognized harm to animals associated with industrialized meat production. Maren...
This year has been quite a period of growth and evolution for the nonprofit Cancer Support Community of Central Washington, which was formerly called Wellness Place. Marissa, the organization’s executive director, said becoming an...
When Wenatchee native Steve Brown received a rare blood cancer diagnosis in early 2025, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur was surprised that his physicians had been unable to detect the cancer. After his diagnosis, Brown...
Tina Rieman of Leavenworth has lived by a simple philosophy: life is a series of adventures that present opportunities to learn and grow even into the nineties. Along the way, she has built deep...
Alma Chacón has spent her life making sure people who feel invisible are seen, heard and valued. That mission began with a painful memory from first grade. As a non-English-speaking student in Lynden, Chacón...
For public agencies like the Eastmont Metropolitan Parks District, one of the biggest challenges is gathering meaningful public input before making important decisions. The district is asking residents of East Wenatchee, Wenatchee and surrounding...
I’m always encouraged to see the good folks at GladSong continuing their tradition of benefit concerts across North Central Washington. The inspirational singing group will perform on Sunday, July 12, from 7 to 9...
Jim Caulkins learned the value of hard work growing up in rural Montana and Alaska. Raised in what he describes as a “survival-type situation,” he planted potatoes, cared for chickens, hunted, fished and cleared...
One of the most important lessons artist Terry Valdez has learned is that creativity often thrives in a little chaos. In fact, he embraced the idea so fully that he designed “Creative Chaos” T-shirts...