Famous bear’s remains found near where she was released after recovery By Ann McCreary Cinder, the young black bear that was badly burned in the 2014 Carlton Complex Fire and underwent almost a year of treatment and rehabilitation before being released into the wild in 2015, is dead. Cinder was saved through the concern and […]
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Cinder the bear in hibernation
Cinder, the black bear that was badly burned in the 2014 Carlton Complex Fire, spent her second year in forests north of Leavenworth and is now denned up for the winter not far from the site where she was released in June 2015.
“She is still out there and denned up OK, just like all the other collared bears,” said Rich Beausoleil, cougar and bear specialist with …
Watch 27 Methow Valley artists at work in their studios this Saturday and Sunday
See art in the making this weekend (Sept. 19 and 20) when 27 artists in 18 studios throughout the Methow Valley open their doors to the public. Artists will provide demonstrations of works in process along with finished art works for sale. Participating artists include painters, fiber and textile artists, ceramicists, woodworkers, photographers, jewelers, metal […]
Back to the wild
Cinder the bear, recovered from her burns, will be set free By Ann McCreary Two weeks after wildfires swept through the Methow Valley last summer, an emaciated young bear limped onto a grassy area near a French Creek home, and lay down in the shade, holding her severely burned paws in the air. After 10 […]
Glover Street tortoise surprises, attracts, invites touch
Although giant tortoises are not generally thought of as native Methow Valley fauna, one seems to have taken up residence on Glover Street. This particular giant tortoise is a product of Steve Love’s hands and imagination, rendered of scrap steel, and stands on the sidewalk …
Badly burned bear cub has Cinder-ella story
By Ann McCreary
A female bear cub that was badly burned in the Carlton Complex Fire is making a slow recovery after being flown last week to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Lake Tahoe, California. Named “Cinder” by her rescuers, the cub is dining on …
Hunt tries his hand at filmmaking with locally cast Haiku
By Ann McCreary
A jaded, junk food-eating, hard-partying reporter travels from Seattle to a remote valley to interview a once-famous 1960s beat poet who has become a monkish recluse. The reporter encounters a very different …
Letters to the editor: April 2, 2014
Unacceptable Dear Editor: From what I understand, the public (who would fund the proposed Methow Valley Recreation District) would have no input or control over projects or taxes levied. It is therefore completely unacceptable. Vote no. Nadine Van Hees, Winthrop Preventing sexual violence Dear Editor: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and this year’s campaign […]
