By Sally Gracie My down-the-hill neighbor Tom Doran spent seven weeks – until Sept. 14 – cruising the Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte) Islands off the north coast of British Columbia on a 120-foot motor yacht that once belonged to John Barrymore. Tom visited the heritage sites of the Haida people and learned lots about their […]
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Twisp: Sept. 18, 2013
By Sally Gracie Swedish crime novels have made me put Sweden at the top of my bucket list and, besides the ants, have been my summer’s entertainment. The settings for the novels – the Swedish towns in all parts of the country – have captivated me. The crime genre doesn’t always get respect, but these […]
Twisp: Sept.11, 2013
By Sally Gracie As was the case when I was a teacher, summer seems fleeting. When the next-door kids board their school bus each morning, I still feel the tug, and wonder how it could possibly be 16 years since I’ve been in my own classroom. Inside each old teacher’s mind is a September calendar […]
Twisp: Sept. 4, 2013
By Sally Gracie Members of the Buttermilk Book Club met last night (Sept. 2) at the home of Sarah and Mike Salmon to discuss the100th book they’ve shared since the club formed 10 years ago. Sarah Salmon, an early member of the club, chose the book for September 2013: Alice Hoffman’s 2011 novel, The Dovekeepers. […]
Twisp: Aug. 28, 2013
By Sally Gracie Nurse-midwife Blue Bradley assisted Leah Kominak at the birth of her healthy baby girl, Natalia Elise Marie Kominak, at 1 a.m. on Sunday (Aug. 25). Natalia’s father, Gary, and her brothers and sisters, Andrew, Nina, Peter, and Maria, were there to welcome her. Seven-year-old Peter assisted by cutting the umbilical cord! Natalia’s […]
Twisp: Aug. 21, 2013
By Sally Gracie Terry and Steve Dixon returned from their cross-country drive to Maryland last weekend, and at 10:30 a.m. on Monday Terry was back at her job as Twisp’s favorite librarian. Patrons greeted her with hugs and questions about her trip. Terry’s stepmother, Juliana Day Franz, died on May 24, 2013. Many of you […]
Twisp: Aug. 14, 2013
By Sally Gracie That was quite a storm Saturday night. Sometime after midnight my cat’s yowling woke me. Such noise at night is unusual behavior for Barley, whose crying didn’t cease until I let her out of her motel cage. Beebe was already whining next to my bed. As I gained consciousness, I was scared […]
Twisp: July 31, 2013
“Celebrate Vicky,” an afternoon in the Twisp town park for family and friends of Vicky Welch, will take place this Saturday (Aug. 3) from 1-5 p.m. The formal program begins at 2 p.m. and will be followed by a community potluck. Take lawn chairs or blankets. Beverly and Dr. Joe Jensen recently flew to Hanover, […]
Twisp: July 24, 2013
By SALLY GRACIE Thanks to the Twisp Chamber of Commerce, the Visitor Information Center in the downstairs hallway at the Methow Valley Community Center will be brighter once new, “old” schoolhouse lights are installed, and a grant from the Methow Valley Fund (managed by the Community Fund of North Central Washington) will pay for the […]
Twisp: July 17, 2013
“When I worked at Jack’s, we’d just light a few candles and get on with it,” Renda Grim told me on Monday night. That can’t be done anymore, we agreed. Glover Street was abandoned, and businesses and restaurants shut down because of the power outage caused by a fire near Malott. Renda and I were […]
