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My dad’s been gone for a long while, but I still honor him on Father’s Day, because he was just a really good guy and I loved him for it. If your dad is still around, I urge you to spend this day with him. No parent-child relationship is perfect, but having a father who is there for you has …
Clicks tempt us. Up sprouts a friend's pictures or your kid's funny text. So imagine a day away from a screen, even unplugging completely for a week's vacation with the rest of the family.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton have been banned from receiving communion in Springfield-area churches because of their support for legislation that expands abortion access.
After nearly 15 years of helping protect children and supporting their families, Jamie Lackey had seen some things: moms using plastic grocery bags as diapers, washing disposable diapers and reusing them, returning them so they can pay for gas to get to work.
They say life begins when the dog dies and the kids leave home.
The world’s your oyster. The world’s your stage.
How do you turn a burden into a blessing? It's a one-word wonder.
Concerning major behavior problems, parents often tell me they've tried everything. In more than 40 years of doing this "parenting expert" gig, I've never run across a parent who was telling the truth about that. Since the 1960s, we've drifted so far away from a commonsense understanding of …
Here in North Central Washington, we are surrounded by wildflowers in the spring. It truly is a magical time of year.
WENATCHEE — Patrick A. Bucknum was recently installed as the new Wenatchee Stake president by Elder Scott D. Whiting, a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and sustained by local church members.
WENATCHEE — They sweep, set cushions on the floor, and place cups and napkins for tea and books used for chanting.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Baby and Toddler Storytime: 10 to 10:30 a.m., Wenatchee Library; 10:30 to 11 a.m., Cashmere Library
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I am proud of my Greek ancestry, but I did not grow up in an Orthodox home. Rural Idaho where my paternal grandfather settled after immigrating from Greece was not near a Greek Orthodox church. My father and his siblings were raised in an Evangelical congregation. As a result, my brother and…
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VATICAN CITY — Former Pope Benedict has blamed the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal on the effects of the sexual revolution of the 1960s, homosexual cliques in seminaries and what he called a general collapse in morality.
When I was around 9, I spent countless hours after school watching two colonies of ants on my sidewalk. They marched in meandering lines along the sidewalk, collecting food and carrying it back to the entrance holes to their nests.
WENATCHEE — Sage Hills Church will host its monthly “Sing and Share” 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the church's multipurpose Room, 1601 Fifth St.
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OMAK — The North Omak Elementary School is holding a "Preschool Round-Up" 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the school, 615 Oak St.
EAST WENATCHEE — Faith Lutheran Church, 171 Eastmont Ave., will be holding several events in the month of April.
WENATCHEE — The 18th annual SweetHearts for Kids Benefit Luncheon will take place noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Wenatchee Convention Center. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
WENATCHEE — Barbara M. Smith will celebrate her birthday at an open house celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1408 Washington St. Light refreshments and cake will be served. The family requests no gifts.
BRIDGEPORT — Bridgeport School District is looking for kindergarten students for the 2019-20 school year.
CASHMERE — Registration for the Cashmere School District’s 2019 kindergarten and pre-school is open.
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee and Cashmere school districts are seeking young people from birth to age 21 not enrolled in school who may need special education services.
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WENATCHEE — Calvary Crossroads Church will host Chosen People Ministries speaker Olivier Melnick at 6 p.m. April 14 at the church, 1301 Maple St.
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NCW — Camp Fire North Central Washington is inviting parents to sign their children up for the “earn your way to camp” initiative to help raise funds toward a week at Camp Zanika Lache.
EAST WENATCHEE — The City of East Wenatchee will host an Easter egg hunt 2 to 4 p.m. April 14 in Eastmont Community Park next to the Aquatic Center. An additional sensory-friendly egg hunt will be held 1 to 1:45 p.m.
Baby and Toddler Storytime: 10 to 10:30 a.m., Wenatchee Library; 10:30 to 11 a.m., Cashmere Library
CASHMERE — The Cashmere Museum will present a free class for grades 3-6 from 1 to 3 p.m., March 24 at the Cashmere Museum.
It’s that time of year when “roundball” finds our favorite teams squaring off as bracket-filled rectangles call to mind an annual mental illness that plagues our country. It’s a malady we welcome known as March Madness.
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With the combination of high winds, nearly a foot of snow and single-digit wind chill, the storm of Feb. 9 was one of the more daunting Northwest blizzards in recent memory. After the earlier Big Freeze in the Midwest in mid-January, I suppose it was bound to be our turn.
