By Ann McCreary
Proponents of creating a recreation district in the Methow Valley are collecting signatures on a petition with the goal of placing the proposal before voters in the April 2014 election.
NEWS
State Supreme Court will hear challenge to PUD powerline
By Marcy Stamper
The fate of the Pateros-Twisp powerline is likely to be determined by the Washington Supreme Court.
Transit measure approved; Filer, Northcott win council seats
Okanogan County voters handily approved a proposed sales tax increase to support a countywide bus system in last week’s general election. Proposition 1 drew 5,134 “yes” votes, or about 56 percent, compared to 4,002 “no” votes among the ballots counted by Friday, Nov. 8. The measure will add an additional four-tenths of 1 percent to […]
Veterans Day in the valley
Blanket statement
Glenda Templeton, left, Patsy Rowland and Jovonna Wilson display some of the blankets they have made for this year’s Manger Mall event. The trio made 20 hand-tied fleece blankets last year and would like to exceed that number this year. “You don’t have to be a super-colossal seamstress to do this,” said Wilson. Manger Mall […]
LBHS activities director on paid leave
By Marcy Stamper
The decision to place Wilson on leave is connected with an incident that occurred at an athletic event on Oct. 4, at which a student broke a window on Wilson’s vehicle with a rock.
Cowboy up for Christmas at the End of the Road
“A Cowboy Christmas” is the theme of Winthrop’s annual Christmas at the End of the Road celebration, scheduled as usual for the weekend after Thanksgiving. The free events begin Nov. 29, when Grandma Winthrop will read children’s holiday stories at Trail’s End bookstore from 2-4 p.m. At 5 p.m., Morning Glory Balloons will inflate and […]
Community briefs
County Democrats meeting The Okanogan County Democrats will meet in the Methow Valley on Saturday (Nov. 16) at the River Run Inn in Winthrop. The potluck event begins at noon. For more information, call 996-4105. Drug take-back program in Twisp The Town of Twisp has installed a drug “take-back” slot next to the front […]
Organizational meeting for Neighbors food drive
An organizational meeting for Neighbors Helping Neighbors – the annual holiday food drive now in its 35th year – will be held Monday (Nov. 18) at the Methow Valley Senior Center in Twisp beginning at 9 a.m. Organizer Jennifer Elden said the food drive served more than 120 local families in need last year, and […]
Food stamp cuts mean even tighter grocery budgets
By Marcy Stamper
Even before her food stamps benefits were cut by $20 a month starting last Friday (Nov. 1), one single mother living in the Methow Valley said she often ran out of money by the end of a month.
