Leavenworth
Empty Bowls Soup Supper
The Leavenworth Empty Bowls Soup Supper will be held Thursday, March 23. For the first time, the supper will take place at the Leavenworth Festhalle. Soup and bread will be donated by local businesses and served by a small army of volunteers. There will be one open-house style seating, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Event parking around the Festhalle is free, thanks to the City of Leavenworth. Tickets for the event are sold out, but you can still support the Community Cupboard by bidding on an artist’s bowl for the Empty Bowls on-line auction March 8-22. Check the www.uvmend.org website for more details. (e11,12)
Trout Unlimited Gear Exchange
Icicle Valley Trout Unlimited Chapter is hosting a fishing equipment and general outdoor gear exchange on Saturday, March 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. under the covered playground at Osborn Elementary School. No charge to attend as a buyer. Donations to the Chapter’s conservation and youth education projects are welcome. Sellers will be charged $10 for a 10’ X 10’ space to display their wares. Children under nine years will receive a free fishing rod and reel while supplies last. Additional information can be found at Icicletrout.org or by calling 548-7747. (e10,11,12)
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Washington with Tami Asars
“Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Washington” offers boots-on-the-ground trail beta for the state’s more than 500 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail and break it down into shorter routes from the Columbia River to the Pasayten Wilderness near Canada. See Asars at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 31 at Barn Beach Reserve. Admission by donation. All ages welcome. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For no-host refreshments. (e10,11,12)
Piece by Piece on the PCT
As part of North Central Regional Library’s annual Columbia River Reads initiative, several libraries will be hosting outdoors-themed programs this spring. Now in its third year, the Columbia River Reads program encourages everyone in NCRL’s five-county library district to read the same book. This year, that book is Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. Strayed will speak at a public event in Wenatchee on April 13. Piece by Piece on the PCT: How land conservation made my 2,065-mile hike possible, with Chelan-Douglas Land Trust’s Hillary Schwirtlich, March 23, 6:30 p.m., Leavenworth Public Library. (e11,12)
Wenatchee River Institute and NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute
The ultimate opportunity for all those employed in natural resources, outdoor recreation, and enthusiasts of backcountry past-times, the Wilderness First Aid course will prepare you for the unexpected. WMI’s course is pre-approved by such organizations as the American Camping Association, the United States Forest Service and other government agencies. April 10 and 11 at the Wenatchee River Institute in Leavenworth from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Course fee is $200. www.wenatcheeriverinstitute.org. (e12,13)
Library activities during spring break
The program will teaching basic coding with Spheros, a robotic gaming device that you control with a smartphone or tablet. The program is geared for children aged 8 and up. Sign up by contacting your local library in advance as space is limited. The schedule for the spring break programs, April 7 at the Leavenworth Public Library, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and noon. (e12,13)
Community Garden Plots
The Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) will begin processing applications for the 2017 Community Garden plots on April 1. Plots are assigned on a first come basis. You may submit your applications prior to April 1. We are expecting more applications this year so please submit your application as soon as possible. To obtain a copy of the application, go to www.wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/adult-education. There will be a seed swap on March 25 from 12-3 p.m. at the barn at Barn Beach. Elon Drew will be available to offer advice. (e12,13)
Plain
Beaver Valley School Parent Group Fundraiser
Come join us from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 25 at the Mountain Springs Lodge in Plain for a fun, free event, “Home Grown.” This is the Beaver Valley School’s spring fundraiser, with live music performed by renowned local musician Beth Whitney, a silent auction, a live dessert auction, and a short student video presentation. Light appetizers and a beer/bar. Free admission. Call 509-860-4953. (e12)
Regional
Draft Transportation Element
The Transportation Element, an important piece of the county’s Comprehensive Plan update, provides a 20-year vision for Chelan County’s transportation system. A full draft of the plan is now available for public comment on the public works website. The plan includes how the county will invest through 2037 in the maintenance and upgrading of its roads, bridges and trails. The public is invited to send its comments on the Draft Transportation Element to public.works@co.chelan.wa.us or to Jill.Fitzsimmons@CO.CHELAN.WA.US. Comments are being taken up until 5 p.m. on April 5. (er12,13)
Chelan/Douglas Job and Resource Fair
Work Source Wenatchee and Washington Female Veterans Wenatchee present the Chelan/Douglas Job and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 at Pybus Public Market in Wenatchee. There is 10 to 10:30 a.m. Veterans preference. (er12,13)
Sell Camp Fire Candy and Earn Your Way to Camp
Sell Camp Fire candy and earn your way to summer camp. Register your child now for a fun and exciting week of summer camp at Camp Zanika Lache on Lake Wenatchee. Register by May 1 and save $25 and if you are a Camp Fire member save another $25. Call Camp Fire at 663-1609 or or visit the website at www.zanika.net. (er12,13)
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