Significant efforts are being made in North Central Washington to incorporate the history and culture of Native peoples into our shared narrative rather than blithely accepting the prevailing cultural myth that history started with...
There was a heartfelt homecoming last week at the Cashmere Rotary Club when former local teacher Richard “Dick” Scheuerman visited to talk about the war in Ukraine and efforts to support children there who...
The North Central Washington Economic Development District is doing some groundbreaking work in making economic development more accessible to rural communities as well as to groups of people that typically are left out in...
There is a tendency to think about community leadership as exclusively the domain of influential business leaders, nonprofit executives and elected officials. Good civic leadership at those levels is very important, but it isn’t...
Our Valley Our Future set to roll out second five-year community-driven plan: How empowering to bring ordinary folks into envisioning the futureOur Valley Our Future will release its second five-year action plan during a...
One of the most pragmatic thinkers about serving people at the margins is Father Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful felon and gang rehabilitation program based in Los...
(Second of two columns) For individuals who learn differently or have neurological challenges, opportunities to find meaningful employment and contribute to civic life tend to be few and far between. These individuals want and...
(First of two columns) Chelan-native Zoee Stamps is embracing college life at the University of Iowa as part of UI REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes)lizing Educational and Career Hopes), a program designed to...
The most important work we can do as individuals and within businesses and civic organizations is to become trust builders and bridge builders in our communities. It is vital that we develop the personal...
One of the most vital human services in our community in these troubled times is the PowerHouse Ministry Center in East Wenatchee, which offers people experiencing homelessness a place to warm up during winter...