The Methow Valley Ranger District is hosting several restoration field tours with forest specialists and partners over the next month. Meeting locations and logistics information will be sent to registered participants in advance of the field tours. All field trips will be held on Saturdays from approximately 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Meeting locations will be in […]
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Community Briefs: Classroom in Bloom Garden Party, Vintage Wheels Show
Classroom in Bloom Garden Party Tickets are available for Classroom in Bloom’s annual Garden Party on Sunday, Sept. 10, from 4-7 p.m. at the Methow Valley School District campus. Tickets are $32 and can be purchased at www.classroominbloom.org/events. The event, for those 21 and older only, will feature live music, a silent auction, garden activities, […]
Get your fill of fun at valley’s Labor Day weekend events
From rodeo horses to painted horses, there’s something for everyone Methow Valley visitors and locals will find a full schedule of events over the Labor Day weekend, starting on Friday and continuing through Monday. Here’s a roundup; additional information can be found in other articles throughout this week’s Methow Valley News. • After considering factors […]
Blue Lake Fire spreads north of Hwy 20 in ‘slopover’ of strategic burnout
Blaze grows to more than 1,000 acres; road closed for third time In its first week, the Blue Lake Fire grew slowly — it was just 290 acres after burning for eight days — but it has nearly doubled in size since Friday, after strategic firing operations used to burn vegetation in the fire’s path […]
REACH home-schooling alternative expanded
Program now continues through graduation High school students and families who thrive in home-schooling and want support from a certificated teacher can continue with the program through graduation, now that REACH (Responsive Educational Alternative for Children at Home) has been extended to include all grades. The Methow Valley School Board voted unanimously at its July […]
Twisp librarian is ready for her next chapter
Woodruff retiring from ‘best job in the world’ After nearly nine years in the stacks, Twisp librarian Dawn Woodruff is retiring from what she calls “the best job in the world.” Woodruff, who took over for longtime Twisp librarian Terry Dixon in January 2015, said she spent years volunteering and substituting in both the Twisp […]
Firefighters contain weekend blaze near Lost River Airport
Firefighters were able to knock down a fire in a trailer and structures near the Lost River Resort airport in Mazama on Saturday evening (Aug. 26) and prevent it from spreading to the forested area around the property. Okanogan County Fire District 6 responded to a reported structure fire just before 6 p.m. on Emerson […]
Suspicious white powder found in ballot envelope deemed ‘accidental’
County: No further investigation sought The suspicious white powder found in a primary-ballot envelope has been found negative for bioterrorism and chemical-terrorism agents, according to the analysis by the Emergency Response Laboratory with the Washington Department of Health (DOH). Discovery of the powder closed the Okanogan County courthouse for three days in early August as […]
Twisp’s Quality Lube auto shop is for sale
New restaurant planned for adjacent building By Lazo Gitchos The triangular block in downtown Twisp, between Highway 20, South Glover Street and Fifth Avenue, is in flux. The automotive repair shop Quality Lube is for sale, and fast-casual dining is coming to the building south of the shop. The current Quality Lube building was built […]
How wildfires are impacting outdoor activities in Washington
More-frequent blazes may change the way we recreate By Andrew Engelson Crosscut.com The Sourdough Fire, which started on July 29 and has now burned more than 6,200 acres in the North Cascades, began as a tiny lightning-caused fire in a remote wilderness area. “It’s daunting to think of this now, but it didn’t really raise […]
