am impressed with the slick new online community resource called Waste Wizard that was recently launched by the local nonprofit Sustainable NCW. For those of us who want to find creative ways to send...
With a little bit of cash and some creative thinking, teachers in our region find ways to bring unique learning opportunities to students. One of the region’s innovative teachers is Tina Nicpan Brown, the...
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...
The Sandy Cooprider Sport Field Complex at Wenatchee Valley College is one of the most extraordinary examples of community building in North Central Washington, a field of dreams that started with the vision of...
I wish more people would have the opportunity to experience the musical production Unsettled, put on by the group Dangerous Women at Snowy Owl Theater in Leavenworth last weekend. The production, which told the...
The Wenatchee Valley community has a special relationship with Haiti that has seen countless medical professionals spend time volunteering to alleviate suffering in that impoverished country. The suffering that comes with hunger and poverty...
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...
On a recent visit to Walla Walla with a friend, I had the opportunity to visit the Whitman Mission National Historic site run by the National Park Service to see how the interpretation of...
When it comes to individuals who epitomize the spirit of Mission Ridge Ski Resort and the sport of skiing, you would be hard pressed to find someone more worthy than Otto Ross, the 96-year-old...
Harriet Bullitt, who passed on last weekend at age 97, made immeasurable contributions to the communities of North Central Washington and beyond through her generous philanthropy and her unswerving commitment to conservation, history and...
