Anastasia Green

As a more recent transplant to the Methow Valley, I’m always learning new things about the area. For a relatively small community, there is always a lot happening, with abundant opportunities to participate in classes and projects. I like to scan local bulletin boards for events, and though I wasn’t able to make it to […]

Once a month, a group gathers in YourSpace at TwispWorks for a simple meal and then practices something most of us were never explicitly taught — how to identify what we actually want, how to ask for it, how to say no, and how to really hear someone else. The classes are led by Scott […]

With fingers crossed for clearer air, the youth center Room Two is hosting an end-of-summer dance party on Friday (Aug. 28) from 4-7 p.m. at Room One. It will be a free, all-ages event for youth in grades 6-12, along with their families, friends, and community. Snacks and soda will be provided. The afternoon and […]

When I’m in Winthrop I’ve enjoyed stopping at the FoodShed to browse for self-serve peaches, sourdough, and Orchard Bars. It’s the perfect shopping experience for a shy person like me, so I was excited to hear that a new location will be opening on the TwispWorks campus soon, bringing the same easy access to locally […]

I work as a veterinary assistant at Valley Veterinary Clinic in Twisp, so this introduction comes with a personal sense of relief. Dr. Terri DeWeert has been hoping to fill an open position for another veterinarian at the clinic, and this month Dr. Colleen Beestman is joining the team. Dr. Terri is excited to have […]

The week passes by in a flurry of colors. A flat red disk of sun hovers in the hazy sky. The Watch Duty chime reverberates through town. Throats hurt, and eyes water, and worry is as ripe as the ruby chokecherries hanging on drooping boughs. Fallen apricots on the side of the road share the […]

Crews begin work this week removing three culverts at the Twisp Ponds that have been causing problems when they clog, and by fall a second project will start cooling the ponds down and reducing impact from a tire chemical known to be deadly to salmon. I spoke with Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation (MSRP) project manager […]

For the first time, Caitlin Cordell’s tarot project “Unruly Beings” is full-sized and hanging on the walls of The Confluence: Art in Twisp’s Community Gallery in downtown Twisp. The possibility of doing a show had been discussed several years ago, but the timing wasn’t right. The tarot deck, rendered with care over nearly a decade, […]

There’s a particular kind of magic in finding a book that pulls you in and makes you want to keep reading until the last page is turned. Psychologists call the feeling of full immersion in a book “narrative transportation.” One study found that reading a novel can change connectivity within the brain for days afterward, […]

Twisp-Carlton Road has pretty much everything you need for making the most out of summer. It’s scenic and meanders with the river, with multiple access points to the water for fishing and swimming. It sets a slower pace than the highway, allowing for alternative modes of transportation. People feel safe enough to walk their dogs […]