Twisp

Inside Methow Combat Club on Glover Street in Twisp, students at Sato Bu Kan Dojo practice classical Japanese sword forms, grappling, and meditation. According to founder Josh Ross, it’s not about winning. “Winning the grappling is not important,” Josh said. “Winning understanding and awareness is the important piece.” Josh teaches Nami Ryu Aiki Heiho, a […]

Wildfire was on our minds all summer, filling the air with smoke and stress. The North Cascades Prescribed Burn Association (NCPBA) offers the opportunity for another kind of relationship with fire on the land. The group, which brings together volunteers, training, and equipment to help private landowners do prescribed burns, opens its fall season with […]

The “Redwall” book series I read as a kid might be my first awareness of badgers as a species. In the books, all the badger characters are fierce warriors with grumpy, independent personalities. Though the books are fantasy fiction based on English wildlife, American badgers have similar reputations. Sadly, I have yet to see a […]

At midnight, one week before my wedding, the panicked shriek of a chicken pierced my dreams and I immediately sat up in bed. Not yet fully awake, but noticing my fiancé was not beside me, I said something along the lines of, “Kevin, can you go outside right now? The chickens …” At the other […]

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 […]