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Along with nearly 60 of her classmates in the Methow Valley School District, my oldest daughter will graduate from high school on Friday. In between recurring moments of nostalgia I’ve had bouts of regret about all the things we didn’t teach her or expose her to before sending her off into her next chapter. There’s […]

With Old Schoolhouse Brewery in town, you might not find yourself often tipping up a glass of any other beer. But should you find yourself with a frosty Icicle Brewing Company can in hand, you might notice it wrapped in original artwork by Methow Valley watercolorist Bethany Wray. Bethany used to live in Leavenworth and […]

If you’re a fan of horses and extreme sports, you may be familiar with the annual Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge, which gives professional and amateur horse trainers 100 days to train a wild mustang. Documented in the film “Wild Horse, Wild Ride,” the Texas-based competition has featured Arizona’s Wylene Wilson 14 times, including the three […]

  “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” the proverb suggests. A Methow Valley youngster took that advice to heart but gave it a charitable twist: “When life [or Russia] gives the children of Ukraine lemons, make ‘lemon-aid.’” Second-grader Huxley Walker was inspired by a fundraising idea in “The Week Junior,” a news magazine for […]

As a big fan of pre-owned clothing, I was delighted to learn that this year’s ’49er Days junior royalty members are all wearing gowns previously worn by other queens and princesses. (See related article on page A6 for specifics.) First of all, thinking globally, this is absolutely the right thing to do. There are already […]

So just imagine this: The call comes in on a Wednesday — you are to meet with the President of the United States on Friday. Between now — now being your everyday life as a mom, research scientist and community member —and your meeting with POTUS, you need to go through the security clearance process, […]

When local organizations invest scholarship funds in a student, it’s nice to hear if those investments are sound. And Liberty Bell High School Class of 2021 student Lukas Whatley, who is enrolled at the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) in Avondale, Arizona, is delivering results. Lukas is involved in an intensive technical degree program focused on […]

And to think I was reluctant to ’fess up to my new Wordle habit. Sheesh, people. We are apparently a community of word game nuts, or we’re all easily amused in the dark days of winter. Maybe both. But one thing is patently clear — Wordle is enjoying a brisk patronage in the Methow Valley […]

With its new location in a prominent place, across from Methow Valley Elementary School on the Crown S Ranch, Methow Valley Riding Unlimited (MVRU) has been attracting more attention. And if, like me, you drive past it a couple of times almost every day, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a lot happening on that 3-acre […]

On Wednesday, April 1, 2009, we published an entire newspaper filled with April Fools’ Day articles. It was a lot of fun but a ton of work, especially for the real reporters, who had to resist all their journalistic instincts about veracity and integrity and other pesky standards that gossip columnists like me don’t bother […]