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Bergamo, located in one of the richest and most productive regions of Italy, is home to inhabitants who are known for their fierce sense of belonging to their Lombardy region and family. They take pride in their pragmatic approach to life and their robust work ethic. Sadly, Bergamo now holds a record that no town […]

Live music has long been a staple in the Methow. Genres span the gamut: rhythm and blues, country, chamber, Celtic, funk, jazz, electronic, rock and roll, hip-hop, among others. Talented musicians abound in the valley, ever ready to share a song. Whether at local eateries, in a field, on a hill, in a park, in […]

As if life isn’t strange/weird/crazy enough right now, a big semi pulled into the Winthrop Barn parking lot the other day. Loading my bike into the pickup bed after a refreshing ride on the Chewuch Loop, I watched as car doors opened and humans slowly approached the back end of the truck. Cautiously distancing, the […]

Wouldn’t it be nice if we woke up this Wednesday (Apr. 1) morning and a gigantic megaphone belted out, “April Fools! There is no coronavirus pandemic!”? Sort of like Orson Welles’ radio depiction of “The War of the Worlds” that was broadcast on Oct. 30, 1938, claiming that aliens from Mars had invaded New Jersey. […]

As we wade deeper into the silence of isolation and the uncertainty of the rabbit hole we have collectively fallen into, there is some solace in hearing how people locally, across the country — and even in hard-hit Italy — are faring. Here in Mazama, where the Mazama Store is the hub of activity, longtime […]

How did our lives change in the blink of an eye? Until about a week ago, “social distancing” wasn’t even in our wheelhouse. Now we’re hyper-alert about everything we touch and repeating as our mantra the age-old advice we have received regularly since kindergarten: Wash your hands and keep your hands away from your face! […]

Our Methow valley communities are well educated in sustainability. The “re-“ list is getting longer: rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, refurbish, repair, repurpose. Methow Recycles, formed by volunteers in 2002, has grown into a waste prevention program offering comprehensive recycling as part of the solution to the “dump,” which now is better, and more appropriately, […]

Ever since Liberty Bell’s varsity basketball player Jadyn Mitchell was in first grade, she wanted to shoot hoops. Now a sophomore at 5 foot 11 inches, she’s a force on the Lady Lions. Coached by her mother Stephanie, Jadyn and her teammates finished the 2019-20 season with an impressive 17-6 record and ranked in the […]

Our local entertainment gem, The Barnyard Cinema, recently hosted sold-out audiences to an endearing classic “Little Women.” Who has not heard “we are so lucky” in reference to the venue? Where else do you sit back in lounge chairs with your popcorn and beverage looking out at a spectacular mountain peak? It just doesn’t happen, […]

Mazama part-time resident Heidi Durham and Jessie Diggins — the first ever American to win an Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing in 2018 — have many things in common. They both grew up in Minnesota. They both participated in competitive sports from an early age — Heidi in soccer and Jessie in cross-country skiing. They both have the inner drive […]