EAST WENATCHEE — There are about 65 marked graves in Valley View Cemetery, said Shanley Crane, and another 20 people are believed to be buried there.
When the North Central Washington community comes together, amazing things can happen. Here are their stories of volunteerism, community involvement and neighborly contributions.
Learn more about this special section in a note from our Managing Editor Russ Hemphill. Read here.
Learn more about this special section in a note from our Managing Editor Russ Hemphill. Read here.
WENATCHEE — The residents of the Methow Street neighborhood got together on Make a Difference Day to beautify their neighborhoods by getting rid of junk and debris.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — WestSide High School in Wenatchee takes Make a Difference Day to a new level, extending it a month and in some cases all year.
EAST WENATCHEE — Days for Girls began after founder and CEO Celeste Mergens discovered something while helping at a Kenyan orphanage in 2008.
EAST WENATCHEE —Tony Toulouse and Char Tolliver needed assistance to move out of the house they were renting in East Wenatchee.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — The plastic is cut into strips, tied into long ropes and crocheted together into rectangular sleeping mats.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — Walking along Badger Mountain Road, where asphalt curves through golden fields, a handful of volunteers spend Make a Difference Day removing blemishes from the perch above the Wenatchee Valley.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Their mission is simple: collect blankets for those in need.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The Mission House in Wenatchee is a faith-based house for homeless men looking to get back on their feet. Mission House, which has been around for over 10 years, houses 13 men.
WENATCHEE — Teachers work every day to inspire their students, but gauging the full impact is an impossible task.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Originally organized in the 1970s, the Women’s Resource Center of North Central Washington has provided housing and supportive services to women and families in the Wenatchee Valley who are either homeless or living in poverty.
Zach Johnson
Sports Reporter
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Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
Charles Riibe runs the Bikes for Kids event during Make a Difference Day every year for 21 years. In 2019 the event was at Kenroy Elementary School in East Wenatchee.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
Name: Brenda Alonso
Name and age: Christi Maroney, 39
Name: Lin Stearns
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Hannah ChristenHometown: Eureka, CaliforniaEvent: Smoke alarm installations at Brookside Trailer Court in East Wenatchee
“There have been multiple occasions where Mrs. Teague was there for me as a teacher and a friend. One of my fondest memories I have is from this fall when she pushed me to run for Manson Apple Blossom Royalty. I was so nervous and scared, but she helped me through it and always told me she b…
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
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Teacher Ramon Rivera grew the Wenatchee School District’s mariachi program from about 100 to about 350 students at the high school and middle schools. He stepped down in November 2019 after 14 years and is moving to Mount Vernon.
