New meeting location for Unitarians The Methow Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship has a new meeting location — at the Methow Valley Community Center gym in Twisp. The group meets the first and third Sundays of every month at 10 a.m. Meetings include a speaker and the opportunity for discussion. This year’s speaker theme is “Different Paths to […]
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Conservancy launches campaign to boost spending at local businesses
The Methow Conservancy has launched an online campaign called “Spend a Ben for the Methow Valley,” asking people to pledge to spend money in any local business (from Pateros to Mazama) to help the community recover from the effects of fires, floods and power outages this summer. A “Ben” is short for a Benjamin, or […]
Community briefs: August 27, 2014
This week: Marbeled murrelet topic of talk on Sept. 2 and No Duck Race this year
Local groups begin making plans for long-term recovery
By Marcy Stamper
Although hundreds of people are still literally digging out from the devastation of the wildfire—and firefighters still working to control it—a network of individuals and organizations has begun building a network for longer-term recovery. Some 40 people from local social-service agencies, …
Community briefs: July 30, 2014
This week: Spaghetti feed benefit on Aug. 9, Free athletic physicals on Aug. 10, and Along the North Cascades Highway at Sun Mountain Lodge
Farmers, ranchers lose livestock, pastures, trees to fire
By Marcy Stamper
Farmers and ranchers have been scrambling to bring cattle to safety and deal with fire that threatened fields and farm equipment, but it will be months—even years—before the full impact of the Carlton Complex Fire on …
Community briefs: June 25, 2014
This week: Help with ‘Friday Food Program’ because kids eat on weekends, too, Charley family DVD at Interpretive Center June 29, learn All about mushrooms, Get your berries and Livestock deadline extended
Conservancy’s Methow Out My Window book event at Door No. 3
Door No. 3 in Twisp will host a Methow Conservancy presentation of the Methow Out My Window book project on Tuesday (June 10) from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The project is a collaboration involving the Conservancy, Door No. 3, the master bookmakers at Mighty Tieton in the Yakima Basin, and 17 Methow Valley artists. The local artists […]
Community briefs: June 4, 2014
This week: ‘Weed-a-thon’ fundraiser for LBHS students on Thursday, June 5, Metal drive continues Saturday and Vacation Bible school in July.
