Twisp

The valley’s vibrant nonprofit sector helps support programs and capital ranging from poverty, health and wellness, environment, education to recreation. The organizations and individuals who make up those groups gathered in the first ever Nonprofit Olympics, hosted by TwispWorks on May 24 to come together in the spirit of collaboration and fun competition. The event […]

Remembering Somewhere in the mind the past persists. It imprints and falls to sleep. Only to be wakened in an unforeseen moment, A surge of yesterday leaps into today. In pictures, blurred and faded Of doting smiles, haybales, green grapes, and plaid corduroy. In words, forthright and firm, Specked with tones of gentle adoration. It’s […]

There was so much going on over the weekend— Art Walk, Mamma Mia!, the Little Star auction, “Jumping into Fir” and live music — it was difficult to choose which event to go to. Sometimes with so much to choose from, an element of option overload led to analysis paralysis and indecision. We missed them […]

The warm weather is almost beginning to feel dogged, as if the dog days of summer have already arrived. Setting the heat aside, I have had my own flavor and fill of dog days over the weekend. The adage, “it is what it is” was voiced to me twice in a supportive reassurance when my […]

It would be remiss to avoid mentioning the run-off last week. The warm pulse of air that rapidly melted our mountain snowpack and swelled our rivers and creeks caused all kinds of concern and hubbub and minor flooding. According to the real time date on the USGA websites, this year’s crest puts it in fourth […]

When my children were much younger, we routinely motivated them to hike by employing special incentives with the aid of trail fairies. Trail fairies would magically place Skittles or M & Ms on the trail ahead of the young hikers who anxiously searched for them on rock cracks, downed logs, or mossy beds along the […]

In the past week there have been two wildfires set loose by burn piles that ignited adjacent fuels. One of them was in the town limits. We have a volunteer fire department that must leave their homes or work to respond to these incidents. Accidents happen and that’s why we have a fire department. Let’s […]

I recently met some new people. Very nice people who knew my husband, but I had never met. Prior to our introduction, I made a small wager with him. “I bet you $10, I will be asked what I do within the first 30 seconds of meeting these folks.” I won (although I am sure […]

On a cold, dark March night, past bedtime hours, a dark, wet figure appeared on my doorstep in layers of rubber and neoprene, seeking warmth and refuge from cold waters. It was then I knew the hidden story of the night snorkelers should be shared. You see, a peculiar thing happens in the river on […]

Like no other year, this spring cleanup has turned into a bit of a walk down memory lane. With each layer of snow melting away and layers of leaves raked off the grass, memories of the autumn and the reminder of what came before so many winter storms are unearthed. As the white cement slowly […]