If you want to see remarkable things happen in a community, pay attention to where talented young women are investing their time and energy to make a difference. A transformation and rebirth of the...
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Editor’s Note: Second of two columns The more I learn about the Our Valley Our Future grass roots community-building effort, the more I appreciate the people who are involved and their dedication to creating...
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5156218/height/90/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″] One of the most important community-building assets in our region is the Community Foundation of North Central Washington, which supports nonprofits and encourages philanthropy. The foundation provides opportunities for families...
We’re getting ready to have quite a party on Sunday afternoon to honor my father, the late Wilfred R. Woods. We’ll have a brief ceremony at dad’s favorite local theater – the Numerica Performing...
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...
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...
“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...
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...