For nearly a quarter century, the North Central Business Loan Fund played a small but critical role in helping entrepreneurs who couldn’t qualify for traditional bank loans get their operations started. Last August, the...
I am excited about the future of The Wenatchee World as we make the transition Sunday from 111 years of leadership by my family to Francis Wick and his family. The sale of this...
Walk into the event center space at our community’s Pybus Public Market these days and you’ll be blown away by how the space is being transformed. Holes for windows and glass doors have been...
Folk singer Carrie Newcomer has some powerful insights about how we can bridge the divisions in our communities. She’ll share those insights through performance on Friday, March 23 and a workshop on March 24...
My guest this week is celebrated folk singer Carrie Newcomer. We talked her powerful insights about how we can bridge the divisions in our communities.
The passion to make a difference in the lives of other people burns brilliantly in the life and work of Wenatchee’s Lisa Bradshaw. She’s put her heart and soul into her nonprofit — The...
My guest this week is Lisa Bradshaw, who is passionate about inspiring people to take charge of their happiness through her DON’T WAIT PROJECT. The project encourages people to do things that give their...
In successful communities, people look out after those who are in need or are suffering. That sense of giving back is part of the DNA of those of us who live in North Central...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/40_How_Wenatchee_YMCA_is_enhancing_our_valley.mp3 Some significant enhancements are being developed at the Wenatchee Valley YMCA that will help youngsters in our valley develop healthy relationships, confidence and fitness. This is an organization moving forward aggressively to serve...
My guest for this episode is Dorry Foster, the executive director of the Wenatchee Valley YMCA. Since Foster arrived a year ago last fall, the YMCA has made some important strides forward in serving...