Twisp

As spring rolled around this year the rampage of winter’s prolonged, deep and sudden freezing periods left many ravaged trees and shrubs damaged or dead in valley gardens and landscapes. A lot of people have reported the loss of fruit trees or ornamental shrubs, some even large mature trees. But looks can be deceiving. They […]

A quintessential summer ingredient to fill the calendar, the summer gathering comes in many flavors. From organized festivals, reunions, birthdays, and backyard yard games, social gatherings bring people together in shared experiences, honor shared values, and to relish in late nights and warm air. Recently, a reunion of valley folk comprised of former Peace Corps […]

As purple thunderheads rolled in one afternoon last week, I struck up a friendly conversation with a neighbor in our driveway and we began swapping lightning stories. The tales we’d grown up hearing about the threat of lightning lead us down a trail of questioning, asking if these stories were credible or hyperbole. I also […]

If you are starting to get that uneasy feeling with the high temperatures looming and persistent winds, me too. Like an itch you can’t scratch the impending dread that comes with the threat of catastrophic fire nags. We had such a blessing last summer with virtually no fire or smoke, at least until September, when […]

They say it takes 21 days to form a new habit. They also say old traditions die hard. But at what point does an annual event become a tradition? Let’s say 21 years, as that seems to fit the idiom. Therefore, the Pearrygin Lake State Park tree planting ceremony held at the end of the […]

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 […]