This Irish-born, Cashmere writer of horror is seeing bright publishing success By Susan Lagsdin How in the world do you write a whole fiction novel that is fantastically out-of-this-world? Cashmere author K.K. Weakley (a nickname derived from her two given … Continue reading
Accidental side hustle has grown into production company with sundry collection of clients By Susan Lagsdin As a student at the University of Idaho, finishing up two majors in music and one in broadcasting, Jarod Breshears was asked to film … Continue reading
Please check all events to make sure none has canceled. NCW Blues Jam, Mondays, 7 – 10 p.m. Riverside Pub. Wednesday night live music, every Wednesday through Labor Day. 4 – 6 p.m. on the concourse. Pybus Public Market. Info: … Continue reading
By Susan Sampson The social event I miss the most won’t be coming back, even when COVID-19 is crushed, unless I organize it myself. I’m talking about those idyllic summertime group picnics. For me, picnic season started on July 4, … Continue reading
By Rod Molzahn The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, headquartered in Seattle, brought the first telephone service to Wenatchee in 1900. Phones were installed in homes and businesses in the town core at reasonable cost. For ranches outside of the … Continue reading
By June Darling It is discouraging to try and penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. — Mark Twain The interaction starts out rather normally, even pleasantly. Within minutes of hearing this … Continue reading
By Jim Brown, M.D. I have been thinking about the thyroid gland lately. Not long ago, a friend had thyroid surgery for cancer of the thyroid. She did well, thank goodness. According to the National Institutes of Health, there are … Continue reading
By Bruce McCammon You’ll be hard pressed to find any waterfowl that are more stunning than Wood Ducks. The non-native Mandarin Duck will always stand out due to its beauty but the male Wood Duck will always impress anyone with … Continue reading
By Mike Cassidy Editor Some issues of The Good Life turn into theme issues without us even thinking about it. We didn’t expect to have two fun bicycle stories in this issue — but we do. Writer Linda Reid stumbled … Continue reading
By Shannon Keller It’s a rare occasion when a view is so gorgeous that my husband and I pull over to the side of the road, simply to take it all in. This was the case the other evening as … Continue reading
By Diana Rigelman Bees are buzzing while dogwoods seem to bark, “Look at me! I’m all dressed up in my hot color best.” Mother Nature has brought her splendor to the Valley once again. Perhaps the winter wasn’t really as … Continue reading
Doug and Kim Bianchi: Finding a magic place to build their own vineyard Stories by Linda Reid Photos by Ken Reid Doug and Kim Bianchi’s journey to East Wenatchee had its roots in places they had loved or lived in … Continue reading
Preston, Saundra and Zane Mericle: Transplanting Texas BBQ to Manson By Linda Reid Authentic Texas BBQ is something many of us would travel a fair number of miles out of our way to find. My husband Ken and I were … Continue reading
Michael Cross: Hearing the siren call of radio in hard-to-pronounce Wenatchee By Linda Reid How does someone who grew up, lived, and worked in Iowa end up in his late 50s living and working in Wenatchee? Michael Cross’ hometown in … Continue reading
For the past 26 years, she has been reading to schoolkids — and loving it By Susan Sampson Did you go to grade school in Wenatchee? Or did your kids? Or if you are old, did your grandkids or your … Continue reading
Paring down, clearing out, heading in a new direction: Local designer and crafter takes on a new art By Susan Lagsdin This is a coming-of-age tale. But it’s not about a pre-teen who sees the world newly after conquering a … Continue reading
Cashmere Canyons — New front-country trail system developed through the generosity of landowners STORY AND PHOTOS By Andy Dappen Twenty-some years ago when my wife and I moved to Central Washington, the central question for us was: Wenatchee or Cashmere? … Continue reading
by Marlene Farrell So many things were taken away this past year. Luxuries like sports were a lesser priority, but it was still tough for endurance athletes like myself. Thus, when a race in April was actually happening, the concept … Continue reading
Wenatchee couple heads east for more of their western lifestyle By Susan Lagsdin Dawn Davies and Phil Heideman are ready to make a big move. The sale of their home is complete — signed, sealed, and almost delivered. Fourteen strong … Continue reading
‘Miserable failures at relaxing,’ couple completes remodel of Arizona house By Lief Carlsen In the May 2020 issue of The Good Life, I wrote about how my wife and I had refurbished a modest house in Ajo, Arizona (Vanquishing the … Continue reading
By Sebastian Moraga Give Tom Lenny a bell, a pie pan, a snowboard, a few springs and ask him to build something, and chances are he’ll be stumped. Or rather Stumpf-ed. Tom, a retired chief operator at Rocky Reach Dam, … Continue reading
Please check all events to make sure none has canceled. NCW Blues Jam, Mondays, 7 – 10 p.m. Riverside Pub. 1 million cups, every first Wednesday of the month. 8 a.m. Entrepreneurs discover solutions and thrive when they collaborate over … Continue reading
By G. Wayne Hawks Hello! Long time no talk. How have you been? We’re pretty good this end. Like you, we’ve about had our fill of COVID! So, I wanted to chat a little with you about communication. As you … Continue reading
By Rod Molzahn In 1895, Ernst and Mary Wagner with all their belongings paddled a large raft from Orondo across the Columbia River and claimed a 320-acre homestead six miles below Entiat. They called it Wagnersburg. Three children came with … Continue reading
If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal. — Paulo Coelho, Brazilian writer By June Darling In the driveway sits a 2016 Dynamax Isata 24-foot Diesel class C motorhome. We did not know we were looking for it … Continue reading
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By Donna Cassidy I’m a grandmother four times over, and most weekdays, I babysit my only granddaughter, who is a few months past her second birthday. On a walk the other day, she was excitedly running ahead of me towards … Continue reading
By Rod Molzahn Chas. E. Houghtaling in Albany, New York copyrighted and published his Handbook of Useful Information in 1884. It must have been a hot seller. Houghtaling published revised editions in 1885, ’86, ’88, ’91 and 1905. The 1905 … Continue reading
By June Darling The clock says a bit past midnight, then 2 a.m., then 4. What is keeping me awake? The thought of the legacy I want to leave to my grandkids — meaningful, useful guidance toward living a good … Continue reading
By Jim Brown, M.D. As a retired senior and former physician, I am well aware my chronological age (birth to today) has already exceeded what once was my life expectancy. The World Health Organization characterizes old age as starting at … Continue reading
By Bruce McCammon Have you ever stopped to think about why we only see some bird species during short periods each year? Migratory birds pass through our area each year as they move to their breeding grounds and then return … Continue reading
By Mike Cassidy Editor History columnist Rod Molzahn deviates from writing about local history this month to sharing tidbits from a book popular around the turn of the 20th Century. The Handbook of Useful Information was first published in 1884 … Continue reading
