By Ashley Lodato
A bit of a scavenger hunt kicked off Methow At Home’s potluck at Kurt and Susan Snover’s house on a perfect summer evening last Tuesday. When the 51 members of Methow At Home arrived at the party, each was handed a slip of paper with a few words describing another person at the gathering, and everybody had to find the person described on their paper.
As the guests circulated looking for “someone who can fix a lot of stuff,” “someone who just recovered from a broken wing,” or “someone who has 100s of bottles of beer on the wall,” a lot of chatter ensued and most people met someone whom they hadn’t known before.
Methow At Home currently consists of 70 founding members, as well as a group of benefactors who have contributed funds to make the vision a reality. Methow At Home’s next recruitment campaign will be to add to its existing base of 20 volunteers who will play a vital role in carrying out Methow At Home’s mission, which is to offer services and opportunities that help its members continue to live in their own homes as long as possible and be actively engaged in our community’s civic and cultural life.
Kurt and Susan Snover hosted a potluck for members of Methow At Home.
In the meantime, the group is focusing on offering other events, such as wine tastings, a book group, floats in the ’49er Days and Fourth of July parades, and other fun activities. It’s not too late to get involved; visit methowathome.clubexpress.com.
Three local nonprofits (Little Star Montessori School, Aero Methow Rescue Service, and Methow Arts) stand to profit from your movie-going this week. Profits from Celestial Cinema (held Thursday through Saturday nights this week) are donated to these organizations. The $10 ($5 for kids) price of admission gets you a beautiful summer night at the movies and the satisfaction of supporting some local 501(c)3s; the new moon, dark skies, and Perseid meteor shower are free.
In the airport the other day I saw a man wearing a T-shirt that said “Careful, or you’ll end up in my next novel.” My 8-year-old saw the shirt and told me that I should spin off on this shirt, getting one that says “Careful, or you’ll end up in my next column.” As if there weren’t already enough people avoiding us gossip columnists without this warning!
