Community
BREWSTER – Before sun-up every Monday through Thursday morning, a Brewster citizen/volunteer - who requests anonymity for this story - rolls out of a warm bed to begin a demanding routine that is gradually improving the quality of life for two groups of city inhabitants – its residents, and its...
WENATCHEE - Classes on garden topics and ways to use your garden produce are being offered at the Celebration Lutheran Church Community Garden, located at 801 8th St. NE, East Wenatchee.
The Wednesday classes start at 6:30 p.m. and continue through the first week in October. The free series is...
PATEROS – The Okanogan County Community Action Council (OCCAC) is setting up a satellite office in space allotted for that purpose at the Pateros-Brewster Community Service Center at 169 Pateros Mall, Suite A. Executive Director Gene Dowers told the regular monthly meeting of the board of directors...
BREWSTER – In 1923 the list price of a new Ford was $265, Harold Carter unsealed the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt, and a Hershey bar cost ten cents…oh, and Mary (Fike) Johnson was born August 22 in Iowa. That was 100 years ago this year and a conversation with her today is like...
WENATCHEE – As their first season in the Western Hockey League (WHL) approaches, the Wenatchee Wild are excited to announce contributions of $215,697, plus 110 hours of service from each player, to various causes and events in the Wenatchee Valley during and immediately after the 2022-23 season....
PATEROS – Okanogan Angels (OA), a 501(c)3 non-profit dog rescue organization, will hold a pair of dog adoption events in conjunction with two community celebrations, the Omak Stampede on August 13, and the Pateros Hydro Races on August 19-20.
Jennifer Harrison, President of OA, said the Stampede...
METHOW – A tombstone dedication for a Civil War veteran who served in the Union Army is scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, August 19, at the Methow Cemetery, at 935 Highway 153, south of Methow.
James W. Fox, who died on February 11, 1912, and is buried there will be honored with placement of a new...

Mary Johnson of Brewster will be turning 100 years old on August 22, and her family will be hosting an open house for her later this month. Friends and well-wishers may stop by to see her on Saturday, August 19, from 10 a.m. to noon, at 815 1/2 S. Bridge Street in Brewster. Those wishing to send her a birthday card can send it to: Mary Johnson, PO Box 768, Brewster, WA 98812. Courtesy photo
Wenatchee - Shared values and goals are essential to the strong foundation of any organization. This is especially true for a local healthcare provider, which has meaningful, long-lasting outcomes on communities and families now and into the future. That is why Confluence Health, North Central...
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