As community members, we have a lot to learn about addiction, recovery and supporting people who are desperate to heal and rejoin society. The view that people who are addicted to substances are making...
The Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra deserves tremendous credit for finding innovative ways to make music that invites community members to expand their musical horizons. This is an orchestra working overtime to foster a greater...
Since publishing a memoir that chronicled her inspiring journey after losing her leg in a car accident in 1965, Pat Turner has been transformed into a passionate promoter of the book. “I’ve gotten very...
Andre Nowacki remembers the lack of freedom and personal choice when he was a kid growing up in Poland under Soviet control after World War IIl. That yearning for freedom led Nowacki to leave...
I would argue that the happiest people one meets in life are those who never stop learning and growing, have a high degree of curiosity about the world around them and contribute in meaningful...
Thanks to a wonderful partnership between a small local church and Pybus Public Market, as many as 200 youngsters in our valley will have the opportunity to attend the All of Creation art camp...
The transformation of the Wenatchee Valley into a mountain biking mecca over the past decade is in large part due to the vision, leadership and volunteerism of the Central Washington chapter of the Evergreen...
A promising effort has been launched in the Wenatchee Valley to create a network of support to help struggling families and reduce the risk of having their kids end up in the state’s troubled...
Elisabeth Saunders of Leavenworth has learned the art of embracing the challenges and setbacks she has encountered in life. As a participant in the Elder Speak program put on by the Ripple Foundation, Saunders...
In this era of bitter culture wars, polarization and acrimony, we could all benefit from getting out of our echo chambers and learning skills to have meaningful and respectful conversations about difficult community topics...