Editor’s note: Information about Winthrop’s trunk-or-treat has been updated to reflect newly-available information. 10/31/17 No need to get spooked about Halloween trick-or-treating options. Kids will find places to fill up their goody bags from one end of the valley to the other on Tuesday (Oct. 31). As usual, Burgar Street in Twisp will be […]
Halloween
A lot of pies
Monte Pringle teamed up with Sheri and John Northcott of Winthrop to grow some extraordinarily large pumpkins this season. Imagine the jack-o-lanterns they would make, or how many loaves of pumpkin bread would be possible. Pringle said three pumpkins harvested in the Methow this year weighed in at 301, 520 and 570 pounds. He said […]
Halloween 2016
Methow Valley kids (and many of their parents) got all dressed up with somewhere to go on Halloween. While Burgar Street and other Twisp sites drew the usual crowds, dozens of trick-or-treaters toured Riverside Avenue in Winthrop, which was lined with trunk-or-treat opportunities. Others gathered at the Mazama Store for a group foray into the […]
Halloween looks scary good for valley’s trick-or-treaters
Burgar Street in Twisp will teem with trick-or-treaters on Halloween night when the street is closed to traffic in an annual tradition that provides a safe place for little ghosts, witches and the other usual suspects. The street will be blocked off at both ends when it gets dark on Monday (Oct. 31), turning it […]
Pumpkin Festival outgrows its patch
After six years of hosting the Pumpkin Festival at the Walker Windmill Farm, Gary and Patty Walker are taking a break this year.
With the growing popularity of the community event, the festival has outgrown their resources. Sitting under the shade trees in the midst of their…
Nothing to be afraid of
The fields and streets around Little Star Montessori School came alive last week with fairies, firemen, frogs, tigers, princesses, super-heroes and an assortment of other colorful characters searching for Halloween candy. G A L L E R Y (click any of the square, thumbnail-sized images to see a full-sized slide show)
Community briefs: Oct. 28, 2015
Haunted house benefits fire victims Washington state Department of Natural Resources firefighter Jessi Dowers will once again turn her family’s Pateros home into a haunted house for Halloween, this year with a Harry Potter theme, with proceeds going to Okanogan Long Term Recovery. The haunted house will be at 616 Riverside Drive, open from 7 – 9:30 […]
HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS 2015
Here’s a round up of halloween- and harvest-related events in the Methow Valley this weekend. A calendar with summaries is listed first. Below that, we’ve rounded up information from our news briefs to give further information about some events: Friday, Oct. 30, DANCE PARTY/COSTUME CONTEST: “Nightmare on Glover Street” dance party and costume contest, with proceeds going to Room One, […]
News briefs: October 21, 2015
Eagles host memorial benefit for firefighters The Methow Eagles will host a memorial benefit for the three firefighters who died in the Twisp River Fire on Aug. 19, and for injured firefighter Daniel Lyon, on Oct. 31 at the Eagles Aerie in Twisp. The event costs $10 and includes a lasagna dinner, baked goods auction, […]
It clown takes a hit
Pennywise terrorizes Twisp Town Hall before being brought to justice By Don Nelson The gruesome scenario was right out of an episode of “CSI.” Yellow crime scene streamers barred intruders from contaminating the area. The “vic,” his body outlined in white tape, sprawled face down on the floor of Twisp Police Chief Paul Budrow’s office, arms […]
