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Elliana Thomas (left) and Cora Landgraf try on suffrage sashes from the Leavenworth Library's Women's History Month exhibit. Photo by Judy Derpack
“Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” That’s the theme of this year’s Women’s History Month. And our Leavenworth Library is the place to go to discover many women from our history who have stories to tell. "The library has come to life with faces and stories of women from many cultures and...
An Art piece stolen from Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) grounds along the Waterfront Park trail near Barn Beach in Leavenworth. WRI was proud to commission a salmon sculpture from Swede W. Albert, an emerging Indigenous artist and descendant of the p’squosa people from the 12 Confederated Tribes...

GM and President Ron Gonsalves retires Submitted photo
Blue Bird, Inc. Board of Directors announces the retirement of our esteemed President and General Manager, Ron Gonsalves. His last working day with the company was February 28, 2023. Ron has been integral to our company for the last 24 years. His numerous accomplishments and contributions will...

Kristen Taylor Submitted Photo
ST. LOUIS – Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today announced that Kristen Taylor, Senior Vice President/Investments with the firm’s Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated broker-dealer subsidiary, was named to Forbes’ 2023 Best-in-State Women Wealth Advisors list. This year’s Best-in-State...

Outgoing president (L) Briar Hoper stands on the stairs at the Nutcracker Museum with outgoing Treasurer, Diane Wells. Mrs. Wells has been a board member of the Nutcracker Museum since 2012. The Board gave her a plaque distinguishing her as Director Emeritus along with flowers for her years of service to the museum. Photo by Barbara Washburn

Tsillan Cellars 2020 Estate Malbec and the 2020 Estate Dolcetto both won Best of Class honors at the recent San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Courtesy Tsillan Cellars
CHELAN - Tsillan Cellars again established the ability of Lake Chelan Southshore vineyards to produce world-class wines that compete with the best in the world. With 1,000 wineries and 5,500 wines entered in the recent San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Tsillan Cellars 2020 Estate Malbec and...

Mountain Meadows Assisted Living Campus File Photo
Leavenworth- On January 25, 2023, Mountain Meadows announced that Pinnacle Quality Insight presented them with a 2023 Customer Experience Award, with honors in Personal Care, Quality of Food, Dining Service, Cleanliness, Response to Problems, Dignity and Respect, Communication, Activities, Move-in...

Paul Katovich, HighLine Grain Growers CEO Courtesy HighLine Grain Growers
MANSFIELD – The 2022 wheat harvest was double that of a drought-plagued 2021 making it about average with other good years but what lies ahead for 2023 could be affected by the early snow that arrived last November. That is part of what Highline Grain Growers (HLGG) Chief Executive Officer Paul...

Six-year-old Easton Harper of Marysville enjoys checking out the newest and oldest nutcracker tools every time he comes to visit his grandma in Leavenworth. Easton is fascinated with tools and has a very technical mind already at his young age. He was a joy for visitors to watch. Photo by Barbara Washburn
Frau Arlene Wagner, executive director of the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum announced recently that more and more men are visiting. “It used to be that many ladies drag in their husbands or boyfriends, and I can see the reluctance of looking at nutcrackers on their faces as they first come into the...

Dr Lauren Kendall Photo submitted by Clint Strand, Director of Public Relations
Dr. Lauren Kendall joins the Cascade Medical team February 1, adding to their team of family health care practitioners. Her physical roots originated in the Midwest, but growing up, her family life was rooted in medicine as well. “My mom is a retired RN, and I have two aunts and a mother-in-law ...

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