“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...
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...
[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...
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...
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...
First of three columns I have been on a quest to more fully understand our immigrant community and gain greater insight into the complexities and human impacts that are the result of having a...
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5050212/height/90/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″] Wenatchee North Rotary is being transformed by a wave of talented young leaders who are bringing fresh ideas and energy. The secret to the club’s success in recruiting younger members,...
Creative community building happens in a multitude of ways in North Central Washington. I recently became acquainted with Jessica Mayo, who helps leads Connect, a Chi Alpha Campus Ministry on the Wenatchee Valley College...
The Wenatchee North Rotary Club has taken a major step forward in its community-building efforts. On Tuesday, the club officially launched its own foundation with a $50,000 gift from member Earl Tilly and wife...
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5041309/height/90/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″] It is stunning to realize how many talented musicians who have grown up here or moved to the valley. This region is chock full of great talent and their talents...