Methow Valley News

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Saturday night, January 31, a variety show was staged at the Methow Valley Community Center to honor the Methow Valley News’ 113th year. See Headlines and Headliners, published last week, for a complete description of the show.

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The Hottell Ragtime Jazz Band warming up the audience. Photo by Don Nelson
Lauralee Northcott, singer and all-around entertainer, who had the inspiration for the show. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Don Nelson and Joanna Bastian delivering the top 8 potential marketing slogans for the Methow Valley News. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Emele Clothier and Ben Gilmore, singing “Jimmy Brown the Newsboy,” a bluegrass number from 1951 popularized by Flatt and Scruggs. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Laurelle Walsh, reading excerpts from the police blotter as compiled by Sue Misao. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Laurelle Walsh, reading excerpts from the police blotter as compiled by Sue Misao. Photo by Marcy Stamper
The audience. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Aristides and Jane Pappidas, doing an dramatic reading of a letter to the editor from a reader concerned with the threats posed by marijuana. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Aristides and Jane Pappidas, doing an dramatic reading of a letter to the editor from a reader concerned with the threats posed by marijuana. Photo by Marcy Stamper
The audience. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Joanna Bastian, expounding on the challenges and satisfactions of writing a column about Methow and the Lower Valley. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Don Nelson (with Lauralee Northcott on guitar), letting people know what happens when we “Heard it Through the Grapevine.” Photo by Marcy Stamper
Don Nelson (with Lauralee Northcott on guitar), letting people know what happens when we “Heard it Through the Grapevine.” Photo by Marcy Stamper
Don Nelson (with Lauralee Northcott on guitar), letting people know what happens when we “Heard it Through the Grapevine.” Photo by Marcy Stamper
The audience. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Ashley Lodato, on being a gossip columnist. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Photo by Marcy Stamper
Hank Cramer, on marrying into a family with four generations of Methow history. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Sally Gracie, in wide-ranging reflections on writing about Twisp. Photo by Marcy Stamper
Sally Gracie, in wide-ranging reflections on writing about Twisp. Photo by Marcy Stamper