Winthrop

On Sunday morning, 14 intrepid survivors of breast cancer spent the morning at the Winthrop National Fish Hatchery, learning the art of fly fishing from seven members of the Methow Valley Fly Fishers (MVFF). The event was coordinated with the hatchery and MVFF by Casting for Recovery (CfR), which is a national organization dedicated to […]

I was recently at a memorial service for a longtime family friend — an occasion that is happening with altogether too much regularity in recent years. I’m at an age where my parents’ generation is failing, and these past few years have brought a steady stream of passings and, consequently, memorials, celebrations of life, and other opportunities […]

If you are a student or a parent of a student in the Methow Valley School District, you were probably aware of the rash of traffic stops last spring right near the entrance to the schools, where, presumably, drivers were receiving either tickets or warnings for speed limit violations. Reportedly, some of those tickets were […]

I was planning to write about something else this week, but as I typed in the date the newspaper would be published, I realized that it was 9/11, which deserves acknowledgement. I suspect that all of us who were old enough to be aware of the events of Sept. 11, 2001 have our own 9/11 […]

I can’t claim credit for this idea, but I can pass it along to other parents who were pleasantly surprised to show up at school registration expecting to write checks for kids’ sports, only to learn that the school has eliminate the “pay to play” sports fees. Parent Erin White (and — full disclosure — Booster Club officer) suggests […]

If you’ve had any involvement with Little Star Montessori School in the Methow Valley, you probably know Sandy Welfelt. Sandy co-founded Little Star with Rayma Hayes in 1982 and taught there for 35 years, touching the lives of hundreds — or maybe even thousands — of children, many of whom are now adults with their […]

I caught up with former Methow Valley News editor John Hanron recently and learned that the Sacred Rain Healing Center, which John founded, just celebrated its one-year anniversary. When John was still based in the Methow Valley, he spent weekends commuting to Snohomish to work as a manager and massage therapist at a local spa, […]

For those aware that the Washington state Legislature’s capital budget for 2019-2021 includes funding for three projects along the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (PTCSPT), things might appear to be happening very quickly. But for Methow Valley resident and Palouse to Cascades Trail Coalition board member and treasurer Fred Wert, it’s been a 30-plus […]

Our (relatively) new Methow Valley District Ranger Chris Furr hit the ground running — figurately — in the middle of fire season last year, and he’s been running — literally — ever since. So if you’ve glimpsed him out running on the trails recently, you’re correct. Chris has been doing some long runs lately, including completing a marathon in Missoula at the end […]

Winthrop resident Bob Wilson used to always say “coming in hot!” and it seems that even in the afterlife, Bob has been able to retain that keep-you-on-your-toes mischievous spark of energy. Bob passed away late this spring, and has been remembered through a series of memorials in the valley and in the region, including his […]