COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD – AUGUST 10-SEPT. 13

Senior meals now served at Senior Center, Tuesday and Friday; home delivery Wednesdays only

 BREWSTER – The Senior Center is now serving meals at Noon, at the center on Tuesdays and Friday. Home delivered meals Wednesday only. Call 509-826-7979 to reserve or cancel your meal. Suggested donation for those over age 60 is $4. For those 60 and under the cost is $10. MENU:  Wednesday, August 10-Home Delivery Only: Chicken Strips, Jo Joís, Spinach Salad, Mandarin Oranges, Garlic Bread, Dessert; Friday, August 12: Yakisoba Stir Fry Vegetables, Asian Style Slaw, Cinnamon Pears, Egg Roll, Dessert; Tuesday, August 16: Chicken Caesar Salad, Tomato Wedges, Melon Slices, Cheesy Garlic Toast, Dessert; Wednesday, August 17-Home Delivery Only: Stuffed Pepper, Casserole, Garden Salad, Peaches, WW Roll, Dessert; Friday, August 19: Baked Fish Fillet, Rice Pilaf, Peas, Coleslaw, Mixed Melons, Dessert.

August 10-13, 15-13

Senior Center Thrift Store

BREWSTER – The Brewster- Pateros-Bridgeport Senior Center Thrift Store is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come to the center on Tuesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. for coffee and conversation, plus sweets.Check out our great kids section. Donations accepted when they are open. They are also the Brewster Visitor Information Center and the Brewster Chamber of Commerce meeting room.

August 10

American Legion meetings

BREWSTER – Amercian Legion Post #97 current members meetings are on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Post. For information call Greg Wagg at 206-550-6474.

August 10

Brewster Chamber to meet

BREWSTER – The next general meeting of the Brewster Chamber of Commerce will be held Wednesday, August 10, 6 p.m. at the Senior Center, 109 Bridge Street. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. For  information brewsterwachamber@gmail.com or Mike Mauk, 509-449-0605.

August 11. 18

Brewster bus trips

BREWSTER – OCTN takes Brewster area residents to Wenatchee, second Thursday of the month. That next trip is August 11. The bus starts picking folks up at their homes at 7:30 a.m. Riders may request  destination(s); medical appointments etc. On the third Thursday of each month, August 18,  riders will be taken to Omak for the day. Riders request their destination(s). Wenatchee: $12/boarding for General Public, $6 suggested donation/day for Seniors (60 plus). Omak: $5.50/General Public, $2.75 suggested donation Seniors (60 plus). (509) 826-4391 to reserve your seat.

August 11

Bingo is back

BREWSTER - Bingo is back at the Brewster American Legion, every Thursday night at 6 p.m.  (except for July 28). It is open to public. Come early to purchase game packets and markers.

August 12, 26

Pateros Community Market

PATEROS – The next Pateros Community Market (PCM) will be on Friday, August 12, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Riverview Pavilion on Lakeshore Drive. The last market of the season will be  August 26.

August 13, 16

Farmers Markets

WIC and Senior Authorized Farmers Markets with payment options: Methow Valley Farmers Market (Twisp) 201 Hwy. 20 South, Parking Lot, Saturday, 9 a.m.-Noon, April-Oct. 29; Okanogan Valley Farmers Market (Okanogan), 999 2nd Avenue N., Legion Park, Tuesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., now thru Oct. 29; and Okanogan Valley Farmers Market (Omak), Omak Eastside Park, across bridge from downtown, Tuesday, 3:30-6:30 p.m., now thru Oct. 25. If there is not a distribution site in your area, and you live within Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Okanogan counties, please contact Kathy Wright 509- 886-0700 ext. 235 / 800-572-4459.

August 15

Family and friends Support Group

          WENATCHEE -  Family and friends Support Group meets the 3rd Monday of every month,  7-8:30 p.m., at Grace Lutheran Church, 1408 Washington Street, Wenatchee. For information, call 509-860-3620 or visit their website at: tcfwenatcheevalley.org

Red Cross Blood Drive: August 18

BREWSTER - An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held Thursday, August, 18 Noon-5 p.m., at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 17 N.W. Hospital Way in Brewster. Blood donations are essential.  To make an appointment visit  RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)  or enable  the  Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device  to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent  where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.  Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App. 

August  22

Okanogan County PUD meetings

OKANOGAN – The next meeting of the Okanogan County PUD Board of Commissioners will be held Monday, August 22, at 3 p.m. For more information okanoganpud.org

August 22

Douglas County PUD meetings

EAST WENATCHEE – The next meeting of the Douglas County PUD Commission is August 22 at 1:30 p.m. in the East Wenatchee office.

August 28, Sept. 9

American Legion special events

BREWSTER - 4th annual Legion "Alta Lake Golf Tournament": Sunday, August 28, 11 a.m. Four-man best ball, $80 per person.  Includes cart, green fees, and lunch. Lots of prizes. 


Craft Bazaar: September 9 and 10,  9 a.m.-5 p.m.

September 12

Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee

OKANOGAN – The Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee meets the second Monday of the month and is always looking for volunteers. The meetings are open to the public and begin at 6 p.m. in the Okanogan County Commissioners’ hearing room, 123 N. Fifth Ave., Okanogan.

September 13

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group

            WENATCHEE - Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7-8:30 p.m., at Grace Lutheran Church, 1408 Washington Street, Wenatchee. For information, call 509-860-3620 or visit their website at: tcfwenatcheevalley.org