The Cascade Medical Foundation is hosting the 24th Annual Home and Garden Tour on Saturday, Sept. 14, from noon to 5 p.m. This year’s tour features five homes in the Plain area, four of which are riverfront. The homes represent … Continue reading
There is a home tour in Chelan in September, too, with Guild B — the fundraising friends of the Chelan Hospital — showcasing four distinctive sites for the annual Chelan Home Tour plus sponsoring a related art show. The 2019 … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin What’s in a name? When two local couples made the big leap in 2016 to start a new theater company, they christened it the Full Circle Theatre Company. It symbolizes a return for them, said Pete Kappler, … Continue reading
Rocky Reach Hydro Project, now through 11/1, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Museum, café, balconies that offer panoramic views to the dam and grounds, juvenile fish bypass system. A 90-seat theater shows movies and ample parking for recreational vehicles and … Continue reading
Mailee Goller, Wenatchee walks Samson daily. Samson is a 3 1/2-year-old Alaskan Malamute. “He was the size of a football when we got him (at five weeks), said Mailee, and she carried him around clutched in her arm like a … Continue reading
The Mission Creek Players are doing The Elephant Man during September, and promising it’s “like nothing you’ve seen before.” It is based on the true story of Joseph “John” Merrick, a 19th Century Englishman who was afflicted with a disfiguring … Continue reading
By Jamie Howell I grew up regarding red meat with a certain reverence. I was 22 years old, long-haired and a good 80 pounds lighter than I am today, out to travel the world with a guitar and a backpack … Continue reading
By Rod Molzahn As white Americans headed west to settle new lands, they were armed with the doctrine of “Manifest Destiny.” They had the right to take, for their own, the ancestral lands of Native Americans with thousands of years … Continue reading
By June Darling When I was in my late 20s, Jimmy Carter declared that we should honor grandparents on Sept. 8. The day would be set aside to appreciate the joy and wisdom grandparents bring. I’m not sure Jimmy had … Continue reading
By Jim Brown, M.D. Over the years I was often asked, “How did you decide to settle in Wenatchee?” Before deciding to move here, neither my wife nor I had ever been in the state of Washington. Growing up in … Continue reading
By Mike Cassidy Editor Somewhere in the last century, I landed my first non-farm job by working part-time at a small rural Western Washington daily newspaper, helping the sports editor cover high school and other local sports. This was a … Continue reading
By Bruce McCammon As we walked on the Apple Capital Loop Trail one spring, we heard what sounded like a jackhammer pounding on metal. We’d heard variations of this before and knew that we’d soon see a Northern Flicker sitting … Continue reading
The unknown dangers of dog collars • Finding a sister in Germany • Leave the driving to the train engineer • A gift from Leonard Sauer of Sauer Mountain • The little garden that helps kids grow • Norway revisited, … Continue reading
By Alan Moen When a stray grapevine from one of our grape arbors decided to climb onto an adjoining juniper tree a few years ago, I decided to honor its lofty ambition. Now this Glenora grapevine, a native American variety, … Continue reading
By Bruce McCammon Killdeer are tall, slender birds that are about the size of an American Robin. They are a white and brown bird with a distinct double breast band. They are commonly seen in many locations within north central … Continue reading
By Lynette Smith My name is Lynette, and I’ve been a “dog mom” for over 40 years. Until last fall, I was unaware of the many dangers associated with dog collars. Sadly, I learned the hard way by losing my … Continue reading
By Jay Young May 26, 2017 is a day I will never forget. As is my usual routine, I got up, cleaned up and sat down for breakfast while checking my e-mail. A strange looking name popped up, Ute… Hmm … Continue reading
by Linda Reid Travel by train always intrigued me. My introduction to it came by way of a Little Golden Book entitled All Aboard!, about a young girl and her mother traveling to visit her grandma in the “big city” … Continue reading
By Mari foreman Groff My mother’s day wish was a family wildflower hike. Following the advice of a local hiking guru, my obliging husband steered our family of seven through the hamlet of Peshastin, up Anderson Canyon Road, to the … Continue reading
story and photos By Jaana Hatton Dawn Jensen-Nobile knows what she is doing every Friday and Saturday afternoon: lead her small group of budding agriculturists. The backyard of her South Wenatchee home has become a community garden. “It started last … Continue reading
by Vicki Olson Carr The Sognefjord and Hardangerfjord districts of southern Norway had put on their fresh spring clothes after a long, dark winter when I returned to my grandparents’ homeland a few weeks ago. The apple and cherry trees … Continue reading
PHOTOS AND STORY by Celeste Barry I love to explore the world. My family and I have traveled extensively together, and one of my favorite ways to remember and reflect on our adventures is to photograph it all. One way … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Photos by sara johnson Meraki Resort, the lakeview beauty featured here, is just one of four privately-owned view homes you can visit in September as part of the 2019 Lake Chelan Home Tour and Art Show, a … Continue reading
This is our daughter, Rosie, with her pet turkey named Gertrude (formerly named Smokey as “he” was bound for our Traeger last fall). Gertie surprised us by being a lady turkey and then surprised us even more by becoming great … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Scene #1: Across from Icicle Ridge, the artist plunks down rocks to secure the corners of an unwieldy three-foot by nine-foot banner of heavy blue mulberry-tree paper to the uneven ground. Straddling over it at times, she … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Like love or happiness, success can only be measured accurately by the person experiencing it. Rylei Franks — not boasting, just grateful — thinks he may be approaching it. The Wenatchee singer/songwriter is one of the more … Continue reading
Rocky Reach Hydro Project, now through 11/1, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Museum, café, balconies that offer panoramic views to the dam and grounds, juvenile fish bypass system. A 90-seat theater shows movies and ample parking for recreational vehicles and … Continue reading
By Constance Nelson Bean Shortly after I lost my husband, I realized how very quiet my home was each day. I found I was talking to myself, leaving the TV and music on far longer than I truly enjoyed. I … Continue reading
By Rod Molzahn “Three meals and a bed, $1.25 – $2.00 a day.” The Republic (the Wenatchee Daily World’s competitor) ran that advertisement in 1912 for the Elberta, Wenatchee’s finest hotel. The Elberta was owned by Noah (N.N.) Brown and … Continue reading
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By Jamie Howell Anthony Lubetski, 29, showed up drunk for the lecture, a little wobble in his step, soft edges where his words were beginning to blend ever so slightly into one another. Now, that’s one thing if you’re a … Continue reading
October was always the least dependable of months … full of ghosts and shadows. Joy Fielding, Canadian novelist By June Darling Anna, my six-year-old granddaughter had a great time at Lego camp this year. The problem was she didn’t realize … Continue reading
How we hear seems like science fiction, overcoming hearing loss seems even more amazing By Jim Brown M.D. In the United States there are 10 million people who are hard of hearing and 1 million who are functionally deaf. About … Continue reading
By Rod Molzahn Colockum Pass – spring 1888 “At that time the road along the plateau and the summit of the Ellensburg mountain road beggared description. “The snow was of great depth, and for several miles the road was strewn … Continue reading
By Bruce McCammon Belted Kingfishers are blue-gray birds that are about the size of an American Robin. For most of North America, this is the only Kingfisher we get to see. The southern Texas area is fortunate to add three … Continue reading
By Mike Cassidy Editor We have some sweet stories in this issue. And when I say “sweet,” I’m not using it colloquially, as when an athlete hits a home run, the fans might say, “Sweet!” or when a grandson takes … Continue reading
