Community News & Events

Leavenworth

Volunteers needed for Camp Zanika

The annual spring clean-up day at Camp Zanika Lache on Lake Wenatchee this year is Saturday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. They are in need of volunteers that can help open camp for the summer: clean cabins, maintenance on the archery range, the waterfront, clean the Kiwanis lodge, set up the wall tents, clean the kitchen, help prepare lunch, burn debris, and have fun at the same time. Bring your gloves, rakes, chainsaws, loppers, and anything you think will come in handy. Lunch will be provided. Lodging is available for anyone who would like to come up and stay over either Friday or Saturday night- to do this you must RSVP and can do that by going to Camp Clean Up – Campfire – North Central Washington at campfirencw.org. Volunteering helps us keep our rates down.  

The Leavenworth Lions Club

Will be serving up Breakfast each 2nd and 4th Saturdays, May 24 through September.  Come enjoy hearty all you can eat breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and sausage from 7 a.m.-11 a.m. in Lions Club Park.

 Leavenworth Library Event

The Cascade High School Advanced and AP Artists will have an art show at the Leavenworth Public Library in the Fireside Room from now through May 19. There will be a wide variety of media- painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and digital art. The student artists are in grades 9-12 and have been exploring styles, cultures, and history through visual imagery. Some art work will be for sale

Save the Date: Nutcracker Day is June 1

The annual ‘Nutcracker Day’ at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum--a day when we invite the local residents to come to the Museum to see what is here entices visitors to come from all over the world. Guests can crack nuts with antique nutcrackers, watch a video of the history of nutcrackers, go on a nutcracker hunt, verify the Guinness record of 9103 nutcrackers, enjoy the music of George’s Bavarian drehorgel, and have a chance to win one of the hourly prizes. For this special day, the hours will be 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and entrance on this day is free for everyone.

Cashmere

Cashmere “POPPY DAYS’ honoring all Veterans

Cashmere American Legion Auxiliary volunteers will be distributing the familiar red handcrafted poppies honoring America’s veterans in Cashmere on Friday, May 19. Please look for them outside of Doane’s Valley Pharmacy, Cashmere Post Office and inside of Martin’s Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is planned to coincide with Memorial Day, the annual event pays tribute to those veterans who have willingly served their country for decades. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day on which Americans remember and pay tribute to their ancestral family members. It is sometimes easy to forget the true significance of this solemn day. Please call Commander Ken Komro for details on volunteering 509-782-4972.

Regional

Entiat Museum Opening

Join us at the Entiat Museum opening day, Saturday, May 27, 11 a.m., at Entiat Park, North shelter. Presenting the new exhibit Last Chief Standing, the story of Chief Chilcosahaskt and the Entiat Tribe told by his great grandson Wendell George. Featured speakers Wendell George and artist Cherl Grunlose.  Refreshments provided. Limited seating or we suggest that you bring your own chair.

The Cascadia Conservation District

Regular Board meeting will be an in person and call-in / Zoom meeting, held on Friday, May 19, 1:30 p.m. If you wish to attend in person, please call the office as space is limited. More information and instructions will be available on our website at cascadiacd.org or by calling the District office, 509-436-1601.

 We Can Help Make a Difference

On Sunday May 21, 2 p.m., Wenatchee First United Methodist Church is sponsoring and hosting a special concert called Music For the Refugees. It will feature The Wenatchee Big Band, The Apollo Club, The Appleaires, a combined church choir, and other solo artists. The concert will directly benefit Ukrainian refugee families in Chelan, Douglas, and Grant counties, through the Friends of Ukrainian Refugees (FOuR). Admission is free, and a free-will offering will be taken. Did you know today there are around fifty Ukrainian refugee families in North Central Washington?  They’re quietly living among us, practicing, and learning English, going to school, finding their way around new neighborhoods; studying to get a driver’s license, finding jobs, paying their rent, and trying to make new friends and new lives. We watch the news and read the paper, shocked by devastating pictures of the war in Ukraine. Many of us are feeling called to do more, and our words can only go so far. When words fail music speaks.  Let’s show our compassion and caring, and truly make a difference for the Ukrainian families in our area.  Please join us and bring your extended family, friends, and neighbors. Call Judy Kelts, 509-884-7218.