Once again, the unofficial beginning of the Methow Valley holiday season starts with the end — Winthrop’s annual Christmas at the End of the Road celebration, that is, set for Friday and Saturday (Nov. 26-27). It’s an opportunity for some leisurely post-Thanksgiving strolling, shopping, skating, interaction with Santa and of course the always-anticipated fireworks show. […]
Photos: No injuries in Highway 153 car fire
911 blotter: Nov. 24
Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office • At 12:26 p.m. on Nov. 15, harassment was reported on Twin Lakes Drive in Winthrop. • At 11:57 a.m. on Nov. 18, a suspicious vehicle was reported on Beaver Pond Road in Twisp. • At 6:32 a.m. on Nov. 19, a burglary alarm was reported on Highway 20 in Winthrop. […]
Letters to the Editor: Nov. 24
Don’t fall for it Dear Editor: Recently I was in line for my COVID 19 booster shot. I suddenly felt patriotic to be there and to see so many others there too. I felt we were locking arms against this threat to our national well-being. I was proud of King County with its current rate […]
Harts Pass: Nov. 24
Twisp invites you to indulge in ‘Mistletoe Madness’
Twisp becomes local-shopping-central on the afternoon and evening of Dec. 3 when merchants and the Twisp Chamber of Commerce host “Mistletoe Madness” from 3-7 p.m. • Businesses throughout downtown Twisp and beyond, and at TwispWorks, will be open normal business hours to offer discounts, drawings and other promotions. • There will also be an outdoor […]
Sports Briefs: Thanksgiving skating, Ski to the Sun, cycling team
Hit the ice on Thanksgiving Day Looking to work off a few calories on Thanksgiving Day? The Winthrop Rink will be open for two skating sessions on Thursday (Nov. 25), from noon-1:45 p.m. and from 2-4 p.m. Open skating sessions will be available at the rink throughout the holiday weekend, but the facility is also […]
Photos: Passing Down Traditions
Community Briefs: Christmas bazaar, auditions, Conservancy
No Christmas Bazaar at Community Center Once again, the annual Christmas Bazaars at the Methow Valley Community Center have been canceled because of COVID concerns. Plans are to return to the usual format of two bazaars in 2022. ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ auditions The Merc Playhouse will hold auditions in December to fill out the cast […]
Mike Real’s posthumous gifts benefit valley nonprofits
Tireless volunteer expressed love for Methow with action Longtime community activist Mike Real, who died in August at age 72, has followed the examples of others such as the late Ken Westman and Red McComb in bequeathing a lasting legacy to the Methow Valley. Methow Trails, on whose board Real once sat, announced in a […]
