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...
Rollie Schmitten has written a terrific history of the early years of Lake Wenatchee that recounts stories of the Native Americans who lived in the area as well as the early white families who...
I was curious to learn what lessons might be gleaned from how the Spanish Influenza pandemic impacted the communities of the Wenatchee Valley and North Central Washington in 1918. I dug through the archives...
This is a winter of discontent for pear growers in North Central Washington, and folks in the industry are deeply concerned about the financial survival of these small family growers. The pear industry is...
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts will be giving the community its first look at A Winter’s Tale, a short documentary that captures a powerful story as told by Randy Lewis, a Native American...
Chelan County Public Utility District had a party last week to celebrate the closing and relocation of its Museum of the Columbia at Rocky Reach Dam and the beginning of a 18-month construction project...
Our Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center will soon be embarking on a public engagement effort to understand what issues the community is concerned about, the perceived strengths of the museum and ideas about...
In the space of a few short hours on Saturday, Sept. 21, memorial services were held for three individuals who helped make our communities better and who did so in radically different ways. I’m...
My guest for this episode is Suzanne MacPherson, a former educator, council member, and mayor of Cashmere. Suzanne has leveraged a strong sense of empathy, a willingness to listen deeply, and a commitment to...
