Community


Veterans mingle with community members in their new space. Photo by Lindsay Timmermans, Staff Writer
WENATCEE - The honored veterans of the Wenatchee Valley Veterans Hall invited the community to their Open House May 19-21 in their new building at 1206 N. Wenatchee Ave., the former banquet room in the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Wenatchee. The local veteran organizers have pounded the...

The brass was loud… Mike Maltais/QCH
BREWSTER – Any doubts about whether the combined Cinco de Mayo/Dia de la Madre (Mother’s Day) would bring out the crowd was answered amply and with amps on Saturday, May 13. “I think close to 1,000 people attended throughout the day,” said Mike Mauk of the Brewster Chamber of Commerce. “So many...

Mike Maltais/QCH Mayor Art Smyth reads a proclamation honoring Army PFC John Timothy Lane from Brewster on Memorial Day, May 27.
BREWSTER – Mayor Art Smyth opened the regular monthly meeting of the Brewster City Council last Thursday, May 18, with a proclamation honoring Army PFC John Timothy Lane on Memorial Day, May 27. Lane, a Brewster High School graduate, was killed in action in Vietnam and awarded the Distinguished...

John Timothy “Tim” Lane Courtesy findagrave.com
BREWSTER – The Columbia Post 97 American Legion Honor Guard will conduct services at the following locations on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29. 9 a.m. - Pateros Cemetery 9:30 a.m. - Bridge Street Bridge wreath presentation 10 a.m. - Packwood Cemetery 11 a.m. - Fort Okanogan Memorial Cemetery – Monse...
LEAVENWORTH - Rotary District 5060 is excited to unveil a unique, first-of-its-kind conference coming to Leavenworth May 19-21. Designed to provide a transformative experience for all participants, for the first time ever, Rotary is opening the annual district conference and all associated events...

American Legion Auxiliary Columbia Unit 97 will be distributing red poppies in exchange for donations on Friday, May 26, National Poppy Day. Look for poppy tables at the Triangle Exxon, Brewster Marketplace and the Brewster Post Office. All of the funds raised go directly to help our veterans, military, and their families. Courtesy graphic
WENATCHEE - The NCW Digital Access and Equity Coalition, along with the Digital Equity Plan Work Group for Chelan, Douglas, and Grant counties, invites community-based organizations to get involved in upcoming efforts to achieve digital equity in North Central Washington. “The pandemic created...
Link Transit routes will be altered on Saturday, May 6 to accommodate the Apple Blossom parade in Wenatchee. Schedules will be adhered to as closely as traffic conditions will allow. Routes have been adjusted to avoid the parade routes, but still allow riders to and from the main areas of activity...
NCW - To apply to the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), please go to: www.aaccw.org or you can email us at: aaccw.fm@dshs.wa.gov. To request an application by mail please call: 509-886-0700 x 235 *Applications must be received in our office by June 14. Each qualified senior who...

Looking west toward the Cascades it looks like lots of bare dirt now, with a contractor’s trailer, machinery, and supplies. The site will soon be taking on the elements of the next 18-hole golf course at Gamble Sands. The original resort is south (left, out of the photo) of this newest addition. Mike Maltais/QCH
BREWSTER – The next evolution for the Gamble Sands golf course and destination resort will nearly double the size through the addition of a second, still-unnamed 18-hole course, expanded lodging facilities, and a new restaurant. The new project, is being built on Gebbers family agricultural land...

User menu

NCW Media Newspapers