We’re doing something special for this week’s podcast. I joined with Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort to host a community conversation on February 8th focusing on grass-roots community building effort called Our Valley...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/38_Pybus_Public_Market_and_building_community.mp3 My guests this week are Kristin Wright Lodge and Katie Pauly of the Pybus Market Charitable Foundation board. We spoke about the magical way that Pybus Public Market has brought the Wenatchee Valley...
I am excited to announce that The Wenatchee World and Mission Ridge Ski and Board resort are collaborating on a community discussion series that is intended to foster a stronger sense of community in...
Our local skiing treasure, Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort, is off to a good start, General Manager Josh Jorgensen tells me. Mission Ridge is one of the great community-building and community-sustaining assets in...
It was encouraging to learn this week that the Our Valley, Our Future Housing Solutions Group has decided to focus on ways to increase housing for middle-income households as a way to begin addressing...
For those of us committed to building strong, resilient caring communities, there is a fabulous new book available that’s filled with insights and stories detailing how communities have created a powerful sense of belonging.
Community building at its most effective happens when there is a spirit of shared experience and caring. This is something that has been part of the DNA of communities in North Central Washington. We...
For those who have been elected to serve in public office in North Central Washington, I offer congratulations and best wishes as you get to work learning your roles and addressing challenging issues. Serving...
There are powerful insights we can learn from the Era of Megafires project that could help us craft more effective ways of solving difficult challenges in our communities. In just over a year of...
The Lutheran retreat center at Holden Village has quietly been a catalyst for deep community building throughout North Central Washington. This was driven home for my during a conversation with Barbara Rossing, a former...