Bjorn To products are manufactured in U.S. Winthrop Mountain Sports co-owners Erik and Marine Bjornsen — who both had long careers as world-class Nordic skiers — have launched a new company selling a line of ski poles that will be manufactured in the United States. During a well-attended launch party for the company — called […]
BUSINESS
Monettas transfer Windermere Real Estate/Methow Valley’s reins to next generation
Windermere Real Estate/Methow Valley founders Delene and Bob Monetta are passing the company to the next generation. The Monettas’ daughter, Alexis Port, and Office Manager Nicola Zahn will take over daily operation of the company that has been serving the local real estate market since 1991. “Delene and Bob will continue to actively contribute their […]
Twisp’s Quality Lube auto shop is for sale
New restaurant planned for adjacent building By Lazo Gitchos The triangular block in downtown Twisp, between Highway 20, South Glover Street and Fifth Avenue, is in flux. The automotive repair shop Quality Lube is for sale, and fast-casual dining is coming to the building south of the shop. The current Quality Lube building was built […]
Mill Hill Custom Meats in Twisp offers game and livestock processing
Ravensteins opened new facility in July By Lazo Gitchos Mill Hill Custom Meats opened on July 4 in south Twisp. Owners Dusty and Nina Ravenstein, longtime valley residents, are glad to provide custom game and livestock processing. Their storefront and butcher facility also offers regional and local meat including lamb from BCS Livestock, fresh seafood […]
Twisp car-care business is detail-oriented, inside and out
Auto Zen’s owner wants you to love your vehicle again Making cars shine has interested Wes Wilcox since he studied collision repair in high school. “We went over everything from accident to finished product, and I really enjoyed the cleaning aspect of it,” he said. Now he’s capitalizing on that interest with a new business, […]
Casia Lodge offers a variety of dining options
Includes five-course dinners, Sunday brunch There’s a new dining option in the valley for a gracious, gourmet dinner or a casual Sunday brunch at The Veranda at Casia Lodge, a few miles outside of Twisp on the highway heading over the Loup. Executive Chef Barron Knaus has been developing menus that feature local ingredients. A […]
New owners taking Silverline Lakeside Resort to the ‘next level’
By Julia Babkina The Silverline Lakeside Resort opened its season under new ownership this year. Anthony and Heidi Katsonis take over the reins from Brett and Joey Ellington, who had purchased the resort in 2021. The Katsonises, who have been investing in real estate for over 10 years, said they were looking to purchase an […]
New compost business appeals county requirements
Owner questions need for fencing around site The owner of B2G Compost has appealed a requirement from Okanogan County that she surround the entire facility with a slatted chain-link or wooden fence. After reviewing public comments on B2G’s plans for a small-scale commercial composting facility on Horizon Flats Road in Winthrop, the Okanogan County Planning […]
Bradshaws close out 40 years at Pardners
But Winthrop gas and grocery store will remain in the family After 40 years of owning and operating Pardners Mini Market, Bart and Velma Bradshaw are handing the reins to their youngest child, Parker, and his wife, Montana. Owning a gas station and mini-market was never part of the Bradshaws’ master plan, but in the […]
Sunflower Massage & Spa now offers diverse array of services in one setting
Wellness-focused resort is in the future Naturopathic doctor Sierra Breitbeil founded the Methow Valley Wellness Center in 1997. She’s offered primary care and a variety of personalized health treatments there ever since, as well as providing space for other wellness practitioners. Breitbeil and her husband, Michael Strauss, are now in the process of creating a […]
