The Wenatchee World family of retirees lost another member recently when Charles “Bud” Preston passed away Sept. 27 at age 94. Bud worked for the paper for more than four decades. As I recall...
It’s gratifying to see the Community Foundation of North Central Washington, one of the most effective community-enhancing organizations in the region, has updated its logo, upgraded its website and changed the tag line to...
Chelan County PUD’s reopened Discovery Center at Rocky Reach Dam is a tremendous new community asset that honors the culture of the P’Squosa people and the vision and courage of civic leaders who saw...
When college academics are balanced with relevant practical experience, students seem to flourish. That certainly was the case for Wenatchee Valley College students like Nicole Warren who teamed up to develop a marketing plan...
Thanks to a creative collaboration by Wenatchee Valley College professors, the 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial Committee has an updated website and professionally developed marketing strategy to better promote their work and engage the...
One casualty of the pandemic is how easy it has been to miss important civic milestones like the deaths of people who have made important contributions to our valley. In May, I missed the...
The Icicle Fund has quietly made a profound impact on conservation, the arts and cultural and natural history of North Central Washington over the last two decades by investing more than $45 million to...
https://artofcommunityncw.libsyn.com/73-the-icicle-funds-major-impact-on-the-well-being-of-ncw My guest for this episode is Christine Morgan, the executive director of the Icicle Fund in Leavenworth. Philanthropist Harriet Bullitt started the fund 20 years ago as a way of supporting arts and...
My late father Wilfred for decades shared his love of North Central Washington history with the readers of The Wenatchee World through his Talking It Over column. He was a voracious reader and had...
Jim Telford made quite an impact in this valley as a business owner and civic leader, and I was honored to hear more about his life during a recent interview. Jim and three other...