Local Features
Discover the region’s foremothers when pioneer and Indigenous women gather on stage to explore the settling of Central Washington. Three years in the making, Unsettled begins in the 1800’s and blazes a trail between past and present with a wide variety of original art forms presented by creative,...
Submitted photo. Andy and Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Manager Mat Maxey after the installation of a new Friends of Northwest Hatcheries donation structure this month.
For many non-profits, the past two years have been difficult. But for Friends of Northwest Hatcheries (FNH), it was a time for positive growth and change. That’s thanks to President Andy Jaynes, who received an award May 9 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for outstanding service.
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Mother’s Day 5k run/walk was on May 8 and started at the Leavenworth gazebo where the participants ran or walked on town roads and trails.
The event is co-hosted by the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce and Cascade Medical Foundation. All proceeds go toward CMF’s campaign for e-bikes to be used by...
Photo by Camille Duckworth. 2022 Rake the Spring Twigs group photo.
More than sixty-five volunteers, including five members of The Saddle Rockers, a local bluegrass band, participated in the Old Leavenworth North Road Cemetery’s ‘Rake the Spring Twigs’ Community Event on Saturday, April 30. This large number of volunteers shattered the previous record of twelve.
Members of the community who visited the Community Cupboard on a very rainy day were treated to samples to taste fresh fried lemon-pepper fish and coleslaw made by Josh Peterson, food specialist for Chelan-Douglas Community Action council Those who stopped by are pictured from left are Jeff...
Wenatchee Valley College will be celebrating Earth Day with a week of events celebrating sustainability and the natural world. All events are free and open to the public.
April 18: Climate Action Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. around the fountain. Non-profit and community partners will be in...
NCW Libraries is proud to partner with Confluence Health to offer a virtual Health Living Series this spring featuring an introduction to healthy living, weight loss, sleep, and cancer prevention and screening. This weekly series will run from April 13-May 25, each Wednesday evening at 7p.m. A...
Deanna Walter
WENATCHEE -Chelan County commissioners appointed Deanna Walter as the interim director of Community Development on March 21, 2022. Walter, who has been the Chelan County assessor since 2011, will serve in the position until a permanent director is hired to lead Community Development, the county’s...
Plain Valley Nordic Team donning their PNSA team jackets in Minneapolis with chaperones. From left, Heidi Loewen (chaperone), Derek Rishardson, Christie Saugen (chaperone), Serenity Saugen, Kirsten Jarmin, Isabel Menna, Addie Loewen, Caroline Menna, Lars Sorom, Quinten Koch, Peter Norby, Silas D’Atre.
On the Monday after the first Friday of each March, the United States Ski and Snowboard’s Cross Country Junior National Championships begin. The nine-day, four-event, annual engagement among the nation's best young skiers representing the ten Nordic ski racing divisions across the country from...
Adult Play begins Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6-7 p.m. or until it is dark and Saturdays,10 a.m.-12 p.m. Courts are designated by playing level. All players whether you have played before or if you have never played yet want to learn are welcome and...
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