By Sue Misao Just one more thing. Early in July, I drove across the great divide to Carlton to get a bag of potato chips from the Carlton store before it closed. Back then the air was clear. I know many people in Carlton — where I still own a pint-sized piece of land on Libby Creek […]
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Emergency alert system strives for balance
At an informational meeting about the Canyon Creek Fire last week, a Carlton-area resident thanked Okanogan County for the alerts sent through its automated system. “It was incredibly helpful — the phone kept ringing till we got the message,” she said.
Rainstorm triggers flash floods, mudslides on Texas Creek
The first thing Ron Race did, the day after his family had waited out last week’s flood of Texas Creek from the safety of their roof, was to power up his backhoe and extract his riding lawn mower from the culvert where it had been deposited by a torrent of water and mud. The flood had given notice of its imminent arrival at …
Rainstorm triggers flash floods, mudslides on Texas Creek
Surging water also engulfs Carlton homes By Marcy Stamper and Ann McCreary The first thing Ron Race did, the day after his family had waited out last week’s flood of Texas Creek from the safety of their roof, was to power up his backhoe and extract his riding lawn mower from the culvert where it […]
Former Winthrop deputy injured in accident
UPDATED 6/12/14 Twisp resident Rory Williams, a Brewster police officer and former Winthrop deputy marshal, was injured Tuesday morning (June 10) when the vehicle he was driving hit a deer on Highway 153 about a mile south of Carlton, the Washington State Patrol reported. Williams, 30, was driving northbound at about 4:45 a.m. when his […]
Be the voice of Carlton
With the departure of our longtime Carlton columnist Sue Misao, the News is looking for another correspondent for that unique community. If you are interested, send a letter and writing samples to P.O. Box 97, Twisp, WA 98856 or email to editor@methowvalleynews.com. Applicants must live in or near enough to Carlton to call it their […]
Be the voice of Carlton
The News is looking for a correspondent for the unique community of Carlton. If you are interested, send a letter and writing samples to P.O. Box 97, Twisp, WA 98856 or email to editor@methowvalleynews.com. Applicants must live in or near enough to Carlton to call it their home base. PREVIOUS CARLTONS Back to […]
Carlton: Oct. 2, 2013
By Sue Misao Hi, and also goodbye because this is my final dispatch from the teeny, tiny, toony town of Carlton. After nearly 18 years it suddenly occurred to me that I don’t ski and winter is long and cold and I could actually choose to live in slightly more temperate climes because I am […]
Carlton: Sept. 25, 2013
By Sue Misao Hey Carlton, it’s time to remove the piles of combustables from the top of the woodstove because winter’s cold shoulder, also known as fall, has arrived. The question is, where to put it all? The answer is, inside the woodstove. This is called “fall cleaning.” Meanwhile, my smartypants neighbors just pointed me […]
Carlton: Sept. 4, 2013
By Sue Misao Its’ so crazy that Carlton doesn’t have a ferris wheel. There’s nothing to do here but hang around in the sunflowers and get stung by bees and stuff. Thank goodness winter is coming to put an end to all that. Recently I met this one sunflower, as you can see here, who […]
