On June 16, Grace Lutheran Church will host about 70 youngsters from several sister churches around the country who will be taking part in a week-long program that will expose them to what it’s...
If we are going to develop adequate supplies of affordable housing, launching new and expanding existing community land trusts would seem to be a wise course. It is a certainty that the wave of...
I have great admiration for those with the inner sense peace to take life as it comes and accept the disasters and foibles with as much grace and dignity as successes. They are truly...
Our society has become fixated on individualism, competition, accumulation of wealth, and an obsession with consumption and efficiency. Short-term gains have displaced a commitment to long-term sustainability. Of the many downsides to this materialistic...
There is a serious rift in Leavenworth over a proposal to develop a $6 million adventure park — a fight that is raising critical questions about the future of the Upper Valley. The argument...
There is an intriguing community effort in the works that could help transform the Wenatchee Valley into a healthier, more community-connected place. When Columbia Valley Community Health CEO David Olson first learned about the Blue Zones Project,...
Last Thursday, the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust celebrated the retirement of development director Sharon Lunz. During her 17 years there, Sharon played a vital behind-the-scenes role in transforming CDLT from a just-barely surviving nonprofit to...
Playwright, actress and Wenatchee native Heidi Schreck is making quite a name for herself in New York with her critically acclaimed play, What the Constitution Means to Me. The New York Times Article on...
There is something really special about WestSide High School and the commitment to bettering the community that has been fostered by the staff and administration and that the remarkable kids who attend that school...
It is rather remarkable how big an impact retired school employees are making in this region.
