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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...