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CHELAN — North Central Regional Library is hosting community resource specialists from WorkSource, SkillSource, Wenatchee Valley College and OIC of Washington for office hours at the Chelan Public Library once a month this fall.
The Bavarian Village of Leavenworth is speaking its own language with the unveiling of a new tongue-in-cheek dictionary called “Der Wördbook,” along with the chance for lucky wordsmiths to win a free vacation package by submitting their own “DerWörds.”
WENATCHEE — The fall Science in Our Valley seminar series begins Sept. 25 with a close-up look at the research of local Department of Fish and Wildlife scientist Dr. McClain Johnson.
WENATCHEE — GWATA has announced the 14 finalists for its 19th Annual Innovator Awards. The finalists in the five Innovator Award categories were chosen by an independent selection committee comprised of GWATA members with backgrounds in both business and education. The selection committee fi…
With fall fast approaching, our plant clinic diagnosticians will soon begin fielding questions about how to prepare our lawns for winter, with questions like: Should I fertilize? When do I stop watering? How much longer should I be mowing? Is this a good time to treat my lawn for weeds and r…
With fall fast approaching, our plant clinic diagnosticians will soon begin fielding questions about how to prepare our lawns for winter, with questions like: Should I fertilize? When do I stop watering? How much longer should I be mowing? Is this a good time to treat my lawn for weeds and r…
My daughter knew that’s what she wanted to do at 3 1/2 years old. The “that” was to play the same crazy instrument that Itzhack Perlman was playing on Sesame Street. And she didn’t let us forget it until we finally found Betty Ritter to give her violin lessons.
Science on Tap! returns after taking a summer hiatus. The coming lineup is impressive with a new speaker each month on natural sciences topics, as well as refreshing — sessions will take at different Wenatchee Valley breweries each time.
Milbrandt Vineyards has committed to producing up to 9,000 bottles of Sparkling Rosé to help benefit the winning charity of the winery’s inaugural “Bottle Your Charity” Video and Photo Contest.
Each fall thousands of hawks, eagles and falcons fly along a high ridge above Lake Chelan on their way to winter territories. Join Wenatchee River Institute for a field trip to the Chelan Ridge Hawkwatch International (HWI) observation point Oct. 3 to witness this amazing spectacle. Chelan R…
I’ve always been inspired by Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s timeless verse that celebrates the fingerprints of the Creator in creation.
The transition into fall is bittersweet for me, perhaps because of spring’s excitement seeing new emerging growth followed by a glorious summer at full tilt. September means plants slowing down, beginning the process of heading towards dormancy, yielding yet another type of beauty.
Thomas Merton was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. In his short 53-year life, he wrote many books and has many outstanding quotes attributed to him. One of my favorites is:
It happened here at Garden Terrace just a few weeks ago — not the tragedy, but the results!
Have you ever stepped over an animal track, noticed a pile of scat or scratches on a tree and wondered, who made it? Learn about the fundamentals of wildlife tracking by joining Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) and professional wildlife tracker and educator Marcus Reynerson of Duvall’s Wilder…
Linda Allen’s “Here’s to the Women!” tour, celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage, will visit several North Central Regional Library branches next week.
Six years ago this month I turned in my application to become a WSU Chelan/Douglas County Master Gardener. I had lived in the Wenatchee area for four months, having moved here after living for 30 years in Hawaii.
Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market is celebrating its 40th anniversary, having been established in 1979 by Fran Taber and Jerry Pipitone with help from former Mayor Jim Lynch.
I’m married to an archaeologist, so I can’t help being interested in history — and this area is rich in history. Tribal people have fished for salmon from Icicle Creek for thousands of years, and still do so. Apple orchards first got started in the region around 1884. And Leavenworth Nationa…
Pybus Public Market has announced its fall quarter classes at 7 p.m. Tuesday nights from Sept. 10 through Dec. 3 on unique topics for the general public.
Take a walk with writing in mind and find a world of inspiration!
We are approaching the end of August, and it is time to organize our fall garden tasks. We think about planting trees and shrubs in the fall and harvesting our garden’s bounty. Most importantly we make a list called ”I’ll never do that again” because that part of our landscaping was disappoi…
What does Hillbilly have in common with Sun Gold? Probably nothing except both tied as top tomatoes at Saturday’s free Tomato Gala at WSU Chelan/Douglas Master Gardener’s ninth annual celebration at the Community Education Garden.
When it’s hot, all I want to do is hang out by a body of water. It’s no wonder so many families flock to the lake in August.
Stage Teens presents the Tony award-winning musical “Fiddler on the Roof” Thursday through Sunday at the Riverside Playhouse.
One of the more impactful projects in our valley for helping kids develop their creativity has been the Beauty of Bronze program started by Jeanette Marantos and then adopted by Art on the Avenues.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
Confluence Gallery will host four concurrent shows Aug. 24 to Sept. 28, featuring contemporary artists from across the state. The opening for all four shows is 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 24.
I never will forget the summer of 1969. It was the summer I bought my first car and got my first job. I can remember driving that ‘59 Studebaker Silverhawk to my job at KPQ radio as though it was yesterday.
Mark Saturday morning on your calendar for the ninth annual Tomato Gala, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Community Education Garden, 1100 N. Western Ave., Wenatchee.
Mark Saturday morning on your calendar for the ninth annual Tomato Gala, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Community Education Garden, 1100 N. Western Ave., Wenatchee.
My friend and colleague Katy Pfannenstein sent me a photo July 11 of her first day working at Hancock Springs. In the photo, she and her co-worker, Robes Parrish, are liberally spattered with mud.
Every year, The Wenatchee World honors 30 leaders under 35 years of age who are making a difference in North Central Washington.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
Treat your taste buds to a wide selection of tasty, vine-ripened tomatoes at the ninth-annual Tomato Gala on Saturday, Aug. 17 at WSU Chelan/Douglas Master Gardener’s Community Education Garden, on the northwest corner of Western and Springwater Avenues in Wenatchee.
WENATCHEE — Eagle Creek Winery and the Wenatchee Convention Center are teaming up with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center to offer a Winemaker’s Dinner on Thursday, Aug. 15. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the museum.
The Upper Valley Historical Society (UVHS), which operates the Upper Valley Museum in Leavenworth, continues making progress towards relocating the museum to Leavenworth’s vibrant downtown corridor on Front Street. On May 1, UVHS announced plans to relocate its museum into a portion of space…
The third Leavenworth Summer Theater musical of the season, Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance,” opened Tuesday, featuring swashbuckling adventure and fun. It runs through Aug. 29.
Leavenworth Villages Voices invites returning and prospective members to the fifth annual Season Opener Picnic at 6 p.m., Aug. 12, at Lions Club Park in Leavenworth.
Wenatchee River Institute and Jennifer Hadersberger, a senior natural resource specialist for the Chelan County Natural Resources Department, will lead a field trip to the Nason Creek Floodplain Reconnection Project from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 7.
Sometimes technology can take over kids’ lives to the point where they don’t get enough healthy nature connection.
Sometimes the world seems mighty big. What can one or two people really do to make an impact?
Leavenworth Summer Theater is thrilled to be producing one of the greatest musicals of all time, “Hello Dolly!”
The Discovery Center at Rocky Reach Dam has amazed and amused our Wenatchee Valley neighbors, and visitors from around the globe, since the 1960s. Hard to believe, but very little has changed there since it opened — when gas cost 30 cents a gallon and phones hung on the wall.
In 1979, two innovative minds came together. Fran Taber, a Wenatchee businesswoman, and Jerry Pipitone, a local farmer, approached Mayor Jim Lynch with an idea for a local venue where farmers could sell their produce directly to the community.
It is the middle of summer. What are you doing with your lawn clippings? What happens to your left-over vegetable scraps from fixing dinner?
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will bring a traveling program on prehistoric life and geology to several North Central Regional Library branches this month.
Editor’s note: A version of this story first published on the Lake Chelan website earlier this year.
“Don’t you just love the joy on their faces?” a visitor exclaimed. We were watching children fishing for trout during the annual Methow Valley National Fishing and Boating Day Celebration (known more affectionately as Kids Fishing Day) at Winthrop National Fish Hatchery. All around us, young…
North Central Regional Library is presenting three programs in July designed especially for the grown ups — including a story-hour performance based on vintage American literature, an evening with a National Geographic adventurer and a musical presentation featuring the West African kora, a …
If you set and forget your lawn sprinkler timing, you will have the correct irrigation timing twice a year: one time in the spring and again in the fall.
Marco Martinez
Features editor