In the early 2000s, a small group of individuals in the information technology team at Chelan County Public Utility District put their careers on the line to expose abuses when the utility was led...
The insightful columnist David Brooks recently observed that teaching is a human endeavor — that students learn from people they love. There is a clear connection between the emotional connection kids have with their...
There are so many interesting threads in a community that connect us to our past. Mark and Sue Neel of Wenatchee recently sent me some information about a ceremony held last summer at the...
When it comes to the question of whether we should reintroduce grizzly bears into the North Cascades, I have been a skeptic. My hesitance was based on a personal preference of avoiding encountering grizzlies...
Perhaps the most vexing challenge we face in our North Central Washington communities today is addressing the growing economic and social divide that is the result of our economy shifting from being based on...
Ruth Allan, one of the Wenatchee Valley’s artistic and human treasures, is turning 90 years old on Saturday and we are invited to help her celebrate by sending birthday cards and, if possible, make...
Former KOZI Radio owner Jerry Isenhart is sitting on a historical gold mine of recorded interviews featuring people from all walks of life in the Chelan-Manson area and elsewhere in North Central Washington. Isenhart,...
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...