‘Water, Water Everywhere’ program
The Methow Watershed Council is hosting a community meeting with the theme “Water, Water Everywhere” on Saturday, June 25, from 1 – 4 p.m. at Twisp Park. The event is intended to bring together all elements of the community interested in water issues.
Organizations will give brief presentations about the work they are doing as it pertains to securing and protecting an ongoing water supply for people, agriculture and the natural systems and wildlife in the Methow Valley. The Watershed Council and other organizations will be available to provide more detailed information and answer questions.
Organizations confirmed to attend to date are the Methow Beaver Project, Methow Conservancy, Methow Valley Citizens Council, Okanogan Conservation District, U.S. Forest Service, Cascade Fish and Trout Unlimited. For more information, email methowwatershed@gmail.com.
‘Now and Then’ at Shafer
The Shafer Historical Museum hosts its “Now and Then” summer party, a celebration and appreciation event showcasing the museum and displaying the differences and similarities between life in 1900 and now, on Sunday, June 26, from 1 – 5 p.m. Kids and adults can watch a lasso demonstration, try out an old-time laundry washboard, talk with docents, investigate your property’s history, or sing cowboy songs along with Hank Cramer, Lauralee Northcott and Tommy Murray.
The event is free; donations are encouraged. For information, visit www.shafermuseum.org.
Senior nutrition vouchers
Aging & Adult Care of Central Washington is again offering its Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program, through which each participating senior can receive two packets of vouchers worth $40 each to purchase fresh fruit, vegetables and honey at participating farmers market and farm stores. Participants must be 60 or older, and their income must be below 185% of the federal poverty level. Voucher distribution in the Methow Valley will be on June 16 at the Methow Valley Senior Center in Twisp, from 10 – 11 a.m. For information, email kathy.wright@dshs.wa.gov, or visit www.aaccw.org.
Methow At Home Events
Methow At Home sponsors a series of free events in the coming weeks. Register at methowathome.com.
- June 15, 10 – 11 a.m. at Methow Valley Community Center, Twisp, “Organizing Your Neighborhood,” with Bill Moody and Alan Caswell.
- June 16, 9 – 10 a.m. on Zoom, “Clean Air For All: Promoting Smoke-readiness in a Fire-adapted Ecosystem,” with Liz Walker, director of Clean Air Methow.
- June 17, 9 – 11:30 a.m. via Zoom, “Suicide Prevention Training,” with Julie Rickard, founder of the Suicide Prevention Coalition of North Central Washington.
