BLM fees waived In honor of George Washington’s birthday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is waiving recreation standard amenity and day-use fees for visitors on Feb. 20. This marks the second of the BLM’s fee-free days of 2023. Fee-free days refer to the waiver of standard amenity fees and day-use fees, such as visitor […]
SPORTS
Raiders best Lions 67-55, claim top spot in CW2B
In a battle for the No. 1 spot in the boys’ Central Washington 2B basketball league, the Lake Roosevelt Raiders came out on top over the host Liberty Bell Mountain Lions on Friday (Jan. 27) in the Lions’ Den, 67-55. It was a back-and-forth struggle of wills that saw the Raiders jump out to an […]
Race of the Methow kicks off two weekends of Nordic competition
The Race of the Methow, an annual early February valley tradition, hits the Sean McCabe Trails at Liberty Bell High School this weekend for Nordic ski racing. The event features the young athletes of the Methow Valley Nordic Skiing program, but also invites skiers from all over the Pacific Northwest for two days of Nordic […]
Sports Briefs: Cycling Team meeting, ‘Full Moon Fatbiking’, Snowshoeing in Mazama
Cycling Team meeting The Methow Cycling Team is looking for riders of all levels, grades 6 – 12, to compete in its spring 2023 season. The team meeting for new and returning riders is Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 4 – 5 p.m. in the Liberty Bell High School Commons. Registration is open now through the Washington Student Cycling League (WSCL) […]
LBHS basketball teams each have a winning week
The Liberty Bell High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams posted identical 2-1 records last week, sweeping a Tuesday double-header at Manson, doing the same Saturday at home versus Cascade (Leavenworth), but losing both games to Brewster on a Friday night showdown in The Den. Boys bounce back • Liberty Bell 51, at Manson 38: […]
Knowledge Bowl team tunes up for regionals
The Liberty Bell High School Knowledge Bowl team competed in the fourth meet of its six-tournament season in Okanogan on Monday (Jan. 23). The meet matched seven North Central Schools. Okanogan, Manson, Tonasket and Liberty Bell are all competing for the top three spots to attend the state competition in March. This year Tonasket, Okanagan […]
Sports Briefs: Backyard Ski Day, Take the bus and ski, ‘Full Moon Fatbiking’
Backyard Ski Day Methow Trails offers a day of free access to all of its 200 kilometers of groomed trails on Backyard Ski Day, Friday, Jan. 27. Free ski rentals will be available at local ski shops. Come up to Methow Trails headquarters (21 Horizon Flat Road, Winthrop) from 10 a.m. – noon for free groomer rides, fat […]
Mountain Lions use epic comeback to beat Bulldogs
The Liberty Bell High School boys’ basketball team mounted one of the largest come-from-behind efforts in modern recollection to beat the Okanogan Bulldogs last Saturday (Jan. 14)in the Lions’ Den, 60-53. The Mountain Lions remain atop the CW2B League in an undefeated tie with the Lake Roosevelt Raiders at 5-0. Three players led a balanced […]
Sports Briefs: Take the bus and ski, Football team rings, Backyard Ski Day
Take the bus and ski Methow At Home invites you to take the TranGO bus for a skiing excursion to the South Summit trails at the Loup on Jan. 27, hosted by former park ranger and veteran skier Carolyn Loren. Bring your skis, lunch, water, etc., and meet at the TranGO Blue Star Coffee Roaster […]
MV Youth Biathlon excels at B.C. meet
The Methow Valley’s Youth Biathlon Team recently traveled across the border for the first time in several years to compete in a multi-age meet in Telemark, British Columbia. Fourteen young competitors made the trip, accompanied by coaches Betsy Devin-Smith and Scott Waichler and several parents. In the novice boys/girls, 8-10 years old, Lena DeCuir took […]
