Letters

Thanks and hugs Dear Editor: Last Thursday, Dec. 29, I somehow ended up in the ditch close to the Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival site. The roads were icy and even though I drive like an old lady, I somehow spun out and landed at a 45-degree angle, backwards in the berm. I was trapped […]

Mediation matters Dear Editor: The ability to handle and resolve conflict is not a skill we are born with. It is something we learn through experience. It is a skill we learn from dealing with friends, family, and our community. Sometimes a situation arises that seems overwhelming or too difficult. We can often feel alone […]

Thanks for vote analysis Dear Editor: Your compilation of “Methow voters’ choices” in the last election was surprising and heartening. For years, many of us have felt the county election system leaves us with little ability to affect important election results. For county commissioners, we have a large voice in the primary to select our […]

Great coverage Dear Editor: Hats off to the Methow Valley News for your generous coverage of the Liberty Bell High School football championship, in last week’s paper. Rick Lewis wrote an excellent and detailed account of the game. Special thanks to the wonderful players, the necessary support people and an exceptional coach who obviously knows […]

Attracting EV users Dear Editor: We often visit the valley from Portland since our son moved to Twisp. There is a lack of EV (electric vehicle) charging stations from Wenatchee and north to the Canadian border. Hence we have to use ICE (internal combustion engine) gasoline and hybrid vehicles. A year ago we stopped by […]

Patterson Lake perils Dear Editor: Here’s a bit of little-publicized, collateral damage in the Methow from COVID. The trillions of federal dollars appropriated during COVID for improving the economy have some “improvements” in store for Patterson Lake. This tranquil little lake favored by locals could be taking on some of the tourist-attracting aspects of Pearrygin […]

Much disruption Dear Editor: I’ve been buzzed by U.S. Navy jets from Bainbridge Island while walking milk goats and dog on a ridge, in grey wolf territory, above Libby Creek. It was not a pleasant experience. Since then, the U.S. Forest Service has taken on the environmental disturbance duties with their “restoration” project introduction of […]

Thanks for support Dear Editor: A big note of gratitude goes out to all those who participated in our successful Congo benefit event on Oct. 23: people who sang, read, helped with set-up and clean-up, ran the sound system, baked cookies, and to all of you who came and contributed to the cause of educating […]

Thanks for support Dear Editor: Several weeks ago, the newspaper ran an article entitled “‘The Opposite of Entropy’ exhibit brings abstract art into focus.” With that exhibit, The Confluence: Art in Twisp and the exhibit’s curator Penelope Varn also helped bring wildfire awareness into focus through the Confluence’s partnership with local nonprofit Fire Adapted Methow […]

Great class Dear Editor: Just completed another successful class of Hunter Safety Education. I’d like to give a big thank you to the folks at the Winthrop library for the use of the large double community meeting room and the Zoom cart. We had a big turnout, and the space made the class much more workable […]