The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife public access (boat launch and parking area) at Pearrygin Lake near Winthrop will be closed Monday through Wednesday (June 17-19) for maintenance work. Crews will be removing hazardous trees from around the parking area and restrooms. Signs will be posted to notify the public of the closure. If […]
Legal notices: June 12, 2019
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Twisp will hold a public hearing to discuss the 2020-2025 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 5:30 pm at the Town Hall Council Chambers located at 118 S Glover Street, Twisp, Washington. Copies of the draft plan can be obtained at […]
Libby D. (Bergenholtz) O’Daimhin, 1954-2019
Libby D. (Bergenholtz) O’Daimhin, age 64, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. She was born Nov. 22, 1954, in Brewster, to Paul Bergenholtz and the late Jeanne (Hutson) Bergenholtz. Libby worked at Pearrygin Lake State Park for nearly 40 years and during her time there she made many friends […]
Liberty Bell athletes claim more All-League honors
More awards have been announced for the spring sports season. Liberty Bell High School honorees include: Baseball Senior Peter Aspholm and junior Shay Crandall have been named to the CW 2B All-League first team in baseball. For the second consecutive year, Aspholm was also named the league’s Pitcher of the Year. He was an All-League […]
MV Mountain Bike Team wraps up season with podium places
The Methow Valley Mountain Bike Team finished its season last weekend at the Washington State Student League state championship races at Squilchuck State Park in Wenatchee, with several of the team’s 10 competitors claiming podium finishes. The championship course was the toughest of the four-meet series, with 5.3 miles of technical riding and more than 800 […]
WDFW’s Bear Creek prescribed burn will continue this week
A prescribed burn on Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife land, between Pearrygin Lake State Park and the Upper Bear Creek campground, will continue through the end of this week. The camping site, officially known as the Methow Wildlife Area Bear Creek No. 1 Campground, remains closed until the burn is completed. Smoke was visible […]
Winthrop Gallery’s new exhibit opens
The Winthrop Gallery will host an artists’ reception for its new exhibit, “Under a Blue Sky,” on Saturday (June 8) from 6 – 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit continues through July 22. Gallery artists will present works that celebrate the joy of life under a blue Methow sky, featuring art inspired by the outdoors. The […]
Harts Pass: June 5, 2019
By Erik Brooks
Cartoon: June 5, 2019
By Tania Gonzalez Ortega
Letters to the editor: June 5, 2019
Missing piece Dear Editor: I have really appreciated Ashley Ahearn’s contribution to the news with some longer more in-depth pieces exploring topics that we are all interested in. But the recent piece, “Sagebrush under Siege” had a troubling, and huge omission. Just the fact that the BLM, their “ecologists” included, call the sagebrush steppe habitat […]
