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Children gathering Easter eggs Picture by Anita Wilkie
What brings a pride of Lions, a bunny, and a large group of intrepid hunters under the age of 13 together? The Leavenworth Lions annual Easter Egg Hunt. It took a mere 5 minutes for the eager egg hunters to claim all the eggs distributed across the soccer field at Alpine Lakes Elementary School on...
Camp Fire North Central Washington will be holding their first Annual Benefit 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23 at Walla Walla Park basketball courts. This will be a family friendly event and will be lots of fun. We will be playing double elimination half-court...
In a followup from last week, Willa McIntyre had a great gymnastics meet over the weekend on April 1, representing Leavenworth at the Washington State Excel Gymnastics Championships, held in Pasco. She placed third All-Around in her Division, and was once again first on Floor and Beam, and second ...
Festhalle Walking
This season’s winter walking exercise program will discontinue Thursday, April 13. The Festhalle will be open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 7:15- 9 a.m. for those interested in walking a few laps. There is no charge for this program. Please enter through the...
Photo by Carol Forhan
On Thursday, April 27 local author Rollie Schmitten will present his newly published book, Greater Lake Wenatchee Area History, sharing excerpts, photos, and stories from the Lake Wenatchee area. Rollie’s presentation will be at an event at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts' Snowy Owl Theatre on...
April has many opportunities to celebrate the vital role that libraries and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. National Library Week, Library Day, Library Workers Day, Library Outreach Day, and School Librarian Day all take place in April, making this a...
Nature Writing: Come to Your Senses
Thursday, April 13, 2-4 p.m. Ready to get curious about nature and put words on a page? To convey the wonder takes more than recording what you see. Practice nature writing that employs all five senses. Come learn with WRI and nature writer and author, Marina...
WENATCHEE - As Wenatchee Valley Humane Society’s Executive Director James Pumphrey approaches three months in his new role, he emphasizes it’s the success of WVHS’s core programs that ensures the agency continues to bring value to pets and people throughout the community.
“Our animal welfare...
WENATCHEE - Write On the River (WOTR) presents Four Minutes of Fame open mic at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center in Wenatchee and on Zoom.
Four Minutes of Fame is an open mic for writers of all genres. Previously held quarterly, the open mic has...
CHELAN/WENATCHEE - April is National Volunteer Month, and the American Red Cross is celebrating the millions of people who volunteer to give blood, platelets, and plasma throughout the year. This month, the Red Cross and PEANUTS® are joining forces as a reminder that it’s cool to be kind and help...
Ward Media Newspapers
- The Leavenworth Echo | Leavenworth, WA
- Cashmere Valley Record | Cashmere WA
- Lake Chelan Mirror | Chelan, Manson, Entiat, WA
- Quad City Herald | Brewster, Pateros, Bridgeport, Mansfield, WA
- Wenatchee Business Journal | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties, WA