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Hallee Chilmonik, left, and Laurie Morgan wrap a quilt made by Morgan around the shoulders of Navy veteran and Bridgeport resident Norman Marshall. COURTESY OF STACEY ELSON
OKANOGAN – Bridgeport resident and Navy veteran Norman Elliott Marshall received some long overdue recognition at the Okanogan County Fair last Thursday, Sept. 7, when he and three fellow veterans were honored with Quilts of Valor (QOV).
Marshall, 87, served in the U.S. Navy as an E-6 from 1955 to...
Swine exhibitors Taylor Johansen, left, Reese Stennes, and Abbi Hull show their appreciation to local businesses that purchased their animals. Mike Maltais/WARD MEDIA
OKANOGAN – Scores of Quad City livestock exhibitors helped the 76th annual Okanogan County Fair break market stock sale records during its four-day run last Sept. 7-10. The fair came together in clockwork fashion thanks to the efforts of Fair Advisory Committee (FAC) members, community volunteers,...
Housed in a commemorative box adorned with brass plates dating earlier ceremonies, the official gavel was passed to Columbia Post 97 last Sunday morning. MIKE MALTAIS/WARD MEDIA
BREWSTER – The American Legion Columbia Post 97 welcomed representatives of the Royal Canadian Legion Enderby Branch 98 over the weekend of Sept. 8-10 for the International Gavel Passing Ceremony at Post 97 headquarters, 102 N. Third Street. The ritual is observed annually by the two organizations...
Vitalant Blood Drive to be held on Sept. 29
PATEROS - There will be a blood drive on Friday, September 29 from 2-6 p.m. Donations will be done outside the Pateros School, 344 W Beach St., on Vitalant’s mobile blood donation bus. Appointments can be made at donors.vitalant.org or by calling 877-25-...
BRIDGEPORT – The Bridgeport Planning Commission concentrated on the development of a city non-motorized pedestrian access plan at its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 7. The first step in the process requires a review of the transportation element of the city’s existing comprehensive...
The Felix family, Tehya Whistling Elk, left, Tamiah Whistling Elk, and Jorge, sit in front of their new home on Highway 97. COURTESY OF OCLTRG
PATEROS – The Okanogan County Long Term Recovery Group (OCLTRG) celebrated what Executive Director Carlene Anders called “a bittersweet moment” when the group dedicated the last of 49 homes built for fire victims during ceremonies held Sept. 1.
OCLTRG was founded in the wake of the 2014 Carlton...
The marathon plate says it all. Mike Maltais/WARD MEDIA
BREWSTER – The bumper-to-bumper vintage Bentleys that slowly motored past rural mailboxes along the off-grid gravel road last Thursday, Sept. 7, was reason enough warrant a second look. One does not see many Bentleys – let alone Roaring Twenties-era models – driving the Colville Reservation roads...
North Central Washington businesswoman Erica Mendoza leveraged community support to award $10,000 to the Women’s Service League of North Central Washington, a service organization that works to empower women in the region.
As an individual, it can be hard to feel like you are making a difference,...
Courtesy of Steve Mitchell/methowconservancy,org
WINTHROP – For the second time in a shade over two years the Methow Conservancy has engineered a major land purchase of an iconic site in the Methow Valley – the 1,200-acre Sunny M Ranch west of Winthrop,
The purchase was made possible with the help of 1,500 donors who raised the $8.7 million...
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