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The Clint Ames home, lost in the 2020 Pearl Hill wildfire on the Colville Reservation, was among three new residences dedicated during ceremonies held by the Okanogan County Long Term Recovery Group last Friday, Sept. 1. Read the complete story in next week’s Quad City Herald. MIKE MALTAIS/WARD MEDIA

A healthy pronghorn antelope buck appears to be finding plenty to eat on the open expanses of the Colville Reservation. The Colville Confederated Tribes began reintroducing antelope to the reservation in 2016. Mike Maltais/Ward Media
Wenatchee -The Wenatchee Valley Humane Society’s largest fundraiser of the year, the Pawscars Awards Gala is Saturday, September 23 at the Wenatchee Convention Center. The community is urged to purchase a ticket at $100 per seat or a table for 10 seats for $950 by September 1. This Oscars-style...
BREWSTER  - The Brewster Public Library will be temporarily closed beginning Wednesday, August 30. The last day of service will be Tuesday, August 29. “After several years of planning and preparation, we are so excited to see the first results of the Reimagining Spaces Project at the Brewster...

Brewster Director of Finance Misty Ruiz fits a young bike rider with a new safety helmet at the recent End-of-Summer Hangout held by the Brewster Police Department. Along with free root beer floats parents could request free car seat safety checks and even receive a new seat if needed. Mike Maltais/QCH
BRIDGEPORT – At its regular August meeting the city council addressed a pair of weighty issues that warrant prompt attention, one before winter snow requires street plowing and the other for continued law enforcement coverage. The city, together with other small communities in Douglas County, has...

Fort Walla Walla Camp Commander Don Jameson welcomed guests and guided the dedication ceremony. Mike Maltais/QCH
METHOW – For much of the past 111 years, the only evidence that Civil War veteran James Wilson Fox was buried in the Methow Cemetery was a solitary stone that served as his grave marker. That changed last Saturday, August 19, when a diverse group of citizen activists, military veterans, and Civil...

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CHELAN – Rogers Brooks, founding member of the award winning Destination Development Association, will give a free presentation on Wednesday, September 6. He will give the presentation at Campbell's Resort in the Park Room, beginning at 6 p.m. Campbell's is located at 104 W. Woodin Avenue. The...

A red sunrise last Thursday bears witness to smoke-filled air from wildfires at Eagle Bluff near Oroville, the Sourdough fire in the North Cascades, and others in British Columbia. Mike Maltais/QCH

Brewster patrol officer Kevin Arnold volunteers to sit under the mini overhead version of a water dunk tank for willing youngsters to try their hand at giving the victim a good soaking. This young gal appears to have found the range as her ball nears the target trigger… Mike Maltais/QCH

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