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One in 7 patients entering a hospital will need a blood transfusion. At the same time, only about 3% of Americans give blood. The American Red Cross needs more people to make and keep appointments to give blood and has three great reasons to do so.
Help prevent a blood shortage: Winter brings...
Do you want to start a new book club, or need reading ideas for your existing club? NCW Libraries has recently added new titles to its collection of Book Club Kits.
The library district maintains a collection of nearly 300 kits, each containing 12 copies of the same book as well as discussion...
BREWSTER/CHELAN - Register to participate with Special Olympics at one of two Pizza Parties that they will be having in Brewster and Chelan.
Drop in anytime between 5-7 p.m. during their two Registration Events: Monday, Feb. 27 at Company Creek Pizza, 502 W. Manson Hwy. in Chelan or on Tuesday, Feb...
Outreach teams surveyed Chelan and Douglas counties on January 26, interviewing or observing people living in unsheltered situations, including tents or outdoor areas not meant for habitation. The photo was taken during the Point in Time event of such an area in Malaga. PHOTO: Photo by Scott Johnson/Wenatchee Rescue Mission.
The recent Point in Time Count showed the number of people experiencing homelessness on the one-day event is slightly down from last year, a result the Chelan County Housing Program coordinator is attributing in part to efforts by local partners working with the unhoused.
On January 26, outreach...
NCW- Local NAMI affiliate NAMI Chelan/Douglas is seeking to expand their service area to Okanogan and Grant counties to become NAMI North Central Washington. The expansion effort is being supported by Beacon Health Options. “Beacon Health Options is thrilled to partner with NAMI Washington to...
A flock of wild turkeys step out for a late afternoon meal at Café Apple Orchard south of Malott. Mike Maltais/QCH
BREWSTER – The Brewster Chamber of Commerce discussed its Downtown Strategic Vision, advertising plans and upcoming events at its regular monthly meeting held at the Pateros-Brewster-Bridgeport Senior Center last Wednesday, Feb. 8.
Downtown Strategies update
President Mike Mauk handed out...
WENATCHEE - The Community Foundation of NCW, Icicle Fund, and North Central Accountable Community of Health (NCACH) are partnering to offer 13 organizational development grants for NCW nonprofits in 2023 and 2024. These $5,000 grants are designed for local nonprofits to collaborate directly with a...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL) introduced the VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Improvement Act. This legislation would fix VA’s handling of the Oracle Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system and ultimately...
WENATCHEE/OMAK - North Central Washington Hispanic Empowerment Fund has partnered with the Wenatchee Valley College Foundation to award Empowerment Fund scholarships. The fund has established the NCW Hispanic Empowerment Fund Scholarship with an initial investment of $8,000 to the WVC Foundation....
NCW Media Newspapers
- The Leavenworth Echo | Leavenworth, WA
- Cashmere Valley Record | Cashmere WA
- Lake Chelan Mirror | Chelan, Manson, Entiat, WA
- Quad City Herald | Brewster, Pateros, Bridgeport, Mansfield, WA
- Wenatchee Business Journal | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties, WA