Our friends at the Wenatchee Exchange Club are going to need the community’s help this year to continue supporting some vital youth programs. Severe summer heat and drought this year wiped out the Christmas...
You don’t need to be bigwig to make a meaningful difference in your community. Two young women from Manson, Devyn Smith and Megan Clausen, have proved that. As seniors at Manson High School in...
CHELAN — Some of the most impactful community projects have humble beginnings. Such is the case with the Lake Chelan Rotary project to repurpose used glass and create sand and aggregate that can be...
PATEROS — Access to child care is a huge challenge for families in North Central Washington, where the number of available licensed slots meet only a third of the demand. For Kailee Tanneberg, access...
PATEROS — One of the most vexing challenges our communities are facing is how to provide quality child care opportunities. The smaller the community, the more difficult the challenges because child care economics are...
When college academics are balanced with relevant practical experience, students seem to flourish. That certainly was the case for Wenatchee Valley College students like Nicole Warren who teamed up to develop a marketing plan...
Thanks to a creative collaboration by Wenatchee Valley College professors, the 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial Committee has an updated website and professionally developed marketing strategy to better promote their work and engage the...
One of the challenging conundrums we absolutely must find a solution for in North Central Washington is improving access to affordable childcare and early learning opportunities in our communities. Studies show that strategic investments...
Dr. Gene Sharratt has earned a well-deserved reputation in North Central Washington and across the state as a visionary thinker in education and community building. If there’s one mantra that Sharratt consistently preaches, it’s...
A couple of forward-thinking school districts in our region are partnering with Communities in Schools of North Central Washington to develop innovative ways to help students who are struggling. These collaborative efforts in Waterville...
