“Most people are capable of a lot more than they think they are,” says Wenatchee native Erin Murray, who on Dec. 1-3 will be attempting to become the World’s Strongest Woman in her weight...
If you want compelling evidence that our public schools have an abundance of great teachers who go the extra mile to inspire their students, I invite you to browse the classroom grant applications teachers...
When Dale Young walks on the grounds of Prestige Living at Colonial Vista, he is stepping on familiar and familial territory. Dale and his parents, Earl and Ella Young, once lived in a house...
We can learn a lot about helping people heal from addiction if we pay close attention to the wisdom and insights of those who are in recovery as well as professionals in the recovery...
The Community Foundation of North Central Washington is poised to make some bold changes next year in order to make a bigger impact on the health and well-being of our communities. CFNCW will be...
On the wall of Merle’s Barber Shop on Western Ave., a Wenatchee World clipping from 1973 is prominently displayed showing three seniors on the Wenatchee High School football team Fred Grimm, Mike Allen and...
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...
