Retired Wenatchee educator and Rotarian Kris Cameron grew up in the farming community of Ellensburg and has fond memories of working with livestock and participating in the local 4H program. Agriculture was life and...
Seven pioneering Eastmont High School students with intellectual challenges are spending their final school year as interns at Stemilt Growers as part of Project SEARCH, a national program that creates an opportunity for a...
The New York Times published a lovely series called the Seven Day Happiness Challenge earlier this month. At a time when many of us were making resolutions for the new year, the series invited...
I have no idea how climber and author John Roskelley of Spokane had the emotional fortitude to give a detailed presentation about the ascent of Howse Peak in Canada that claimed the life of...
The five-year career of wake surfing prodigy Turner Gebers of Cashmere has been nothing short of meteoric. The 15-year-old high school sophomore recently placed second in the semi-pro division at the Centurion World Wake...
I suspect there will be a full house when celebrated mountaineer and author John Roskelley of Spokane speaks at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Culture Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, about a...
How can we best respond to the rising tide of anger, hatred and violence plaguing our society and diminishing our communities? Responding in kind invariably makes matters worse. Fortunately, we can learn techniques to...
You can make a difference for a teacher and a class near you. The North Central Education Foundation helps teachers in our region provide unique hands-on learning opportunities through its annual grant program. The...
Words are inadequate to describe the extraordinary life journey of Pat West Turner, the Entiat native who lost a leg in a car accident as a high school senior and who carved out a...
Growing up in the Philippines, Lorraine del Prado learned valuable lessons about empathy, compassion and the importance of being generous to her fellow human beings. In that developing country, she was confronted on a...