Andrew Campbell, who lives in Plain with his wife Becky and three growing and grown sons, has been following the tiny house movement for years, and now he has time and tools to jump right into it by building authentic but … Continue reading
Crowds can’t help but sway and smile when Frank Calipristi — Leavenworth’s strolling accordion player — starts to play.
Take a look inside at Bob and April Adamson’s home built on family property in Plain.
Story By Susan Lagsdin Photos by Nathan Coons Kelly Chambers anticipates delighting her sibling’s several kids (she calls them “the littles”): keep ’em in the top-floor bunkhouse together and feed them well — mascarpone-stuffed French toast with blackberry syrup, anyone? … Continue reading
Story by Susan Lagsdin Photos by Donna Cassidy OK. Ground rules. When describing tiny houses in general, and these featured ones specifically, it is illegal to use the word “cute” more than once OR to proclaim, “I could totally live … Continue reading
Story by Susan Lagsdin Photos by Donna Cassidy Overheard in the Wells House foyer, April 5, 4 p.m.: Project manager Kris Bassett: “Um… it’s been raining pretty hard for a few days. I was there yesterday, but…” Volunteer Bob Otis, … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Hannah Kiser and Chelan Pauly — both 25-year-old Wenatchee High School alumni — are hiking the 2,660-mile Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. This is an installment written about a month after starting … Continue reading
By Susan Rae Sampson Amanda scratches “NWNW” in the sand on the edge of the Wenatchee River, then surrounds the initials with a heart. She’s writing a love note to “NorthWest Nature Writing,” a Wenatchee Valley College outdoor class combining … Continue reading
By Lorna Rose As we swerved around orange cones and navigated construction zones, we couldn’t help but steal glances at the jagged and craggy Wasatch Mountains, still shrouded in white, rising above the city. Against the mountains the downtown buildings … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Some people can point to a map of the U.S. or the world and say, “I live here. I grew up there. My parents live there. My grandparents live there. My cousins…” But Gavin McLaughlin just sweeps … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Shifting bands of sunshine on a table, the call and response of birdsong, the mailman’s route, the pulse of empty and full in a school hallway, the swirl of tall grasses in the wind… Adele Little … Continue reading
By Linda Hightower Last summer when all the staff at Cashmere High School enjoyed their summer vacation, their ladies restroom underwent a major transformation. After Marla Bailey, a local artist and substitute teacher, used the women’s restroom at CHS, she … Continue reading
By Natalie Bennett It started with a simple Google search, “How to get from Cancun, Mexico to San Jose, Costa Rica” and ended up with six weeks through five Central American countries with a backpack, walking shoes and a spirit … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Morgan Fraser is a self-admitted travel addict who has written previously for The Good Life about her trips to foreign countries. She makes it sound so natural and easy. Which made us want to know: What’s her secret? … Continue reading
By Morgan Fraser When I left Panama three years ago, I wasn’t sure I’d ever go back. Not that I had any reason not to, but I thought I didn’t have a compelling reason to return — until last September. … Continue reading
Return to Panama • Cary Ordway’s Central Washington Experience • Nose to nose with nature • The kindness of strangers along the PCT • Painting in the girl’s room • Adventure travel in Central America • Big house, big ideas … Continue reading
Fantasy artist Aimee Stewart finds real success • Lief gets a lift with an electric bike • Coming back to rock climbing • Family time in Peru • Hiking to The Wave • Tiny feet, healthy dream • Wenatchee Golf … Continue reading
Remembering favorite moments with Mom • Troubles lead to a sunny discovery in Mexico • Bikepacking with Andy Dappen • Flowers make a beautiful alley in Chelan • Honoring the past with armfuls of love on Memorial Day • Quilting … Continue reading
Working a summer in the oh-so-Grand Tetons • Developing an equine ranch where the payment ends • Earth Day in Chelan • A beer writer walks into a bar… • Finding peace in Plain retirement home • Strolling accordionist Frank … Continue reading
Spring whitewater kayaking • Young skating star “a really nice kid” • Hey Girlfirend: Helping women • The ladies in Spain • Two determined and resourceful blondes • Cary Ordway’s They Built This City • Getting their custom built home … Continue reading
Always more, always bigger, better, faster for athletic family • Kicking Horse ski resort by the numbers • Waterdog members still rockin’ after all these years • Train fan scales a beautiful piece of machinery • From Ukraine to … Continue reading
Readers tell their Best Day in 2016 • Innovative doggie dentistry • Where in the world is Mike Sager now? • Making worms, gathering smiles • Winterfest is a hot ticket • Doing the Pacific Crest Trail with a … Continue reading
Citizen science • Climbing Mount Adams 50 years later • Job change brought him fresh air • Horse provides therapeutic riding • Letters from presidents and their kin • They built this valley • Pictures pretty enough for a calendar … Continue reading
Surprising DNA test: ‘My Dad is not my father’ • Backyard homesteaders • Piano playing mountain man • Frontier town rises in East Wenatchee • Solo camping • Where the wild wolves roam • Wide-open home • Metal artist Jim … Continue reading
Is this another bad idea? • A strange letter from Sweden • Teaching Spanish in Bavaria • Letting horses trust again • Four minutes of fame for authors • Taking advantage of the Valley’s bounty • Fall Travel … Continue reading
Women’s night out in nature, with daiquiris • Plan B involves chickens • The art of Bill and Cindy Rietveldt • Makers become sellers • They Built This City with Cary Ordway • Flying to Kitty Hawk • … Continue reading
August 2016 2 sisters get into the hobby of writing musicals • Hiking into cool Nason Ridge on a hot day • Perri the Poetry Fairy • Over hill and trail • Hooping the life fantastic • An energetic … Continue reading
Walk on the quiet side in Entiat • Was Joe still up for an Xtreme challenge? • Skating princess • 3 surprises about biking to work • Loreto was more than expected • A quiet retreat on the Wenatchee … Continue reading
By Susan Rae Sampson Amanda scratches “NWNW” in the sand on the edge of the Wenatchee River, then surrounds the initials with a heart. She’s writing a love note to “NorthWest Nature Writing,” a Wenatchee Valley College outdoor class combining … Continue reading
Return to Panama • Cary Ordway’s Central Washington Experience • Nose to nose with nature • The kindness of strangers along the PCT • Painting in the girl’s room • Adventure travel in Central America • Big house, big ideas … Continue reading
NCW BLUES JAM, every second and fourth Monday. Riverside Pub. Sign up starts at 6:30 p.m., music starts at 7 p.m. Wenatchee Paddle Club, every Tuesday, 9 a.m. open paddle, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 a.m. masters crew rowing, Wednesdays, 6 … Continue reading
Mary Yerabek, Wenatchee, grandson Hayden Austad, Portland, and Mary’s dog Zanna were enjoying the breeze at Riverfront Park. Zanna is a 6-year-old border collie corgi. Hayden, 4, said he loves Zanna and she jumps and kisses him when he … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Some people can point to a map of the U.S. or the world and say, “I live here. I grew up there. My parents live there. My grandparents live there. My cousins…” But Gavin McLaughlin just sweeps … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Shifting bands of sunshine on a table, the call and response of birdsong, the mailman’s route, the pulse of empty and full in a school hallway, the swirl of tall grasses in the wind… Adele Little … Continue reading
Story By Susan Lagsdin Photos by Nathan Coons Kelly Chambers anticipates delighting her sibling’s several kids (she calls them “the littles”): keep ’em in the top-floor bunkhouse together and feed them well — mascarpone-stuffed French toast with blackberry syrup, anyone? … Continue reading
By Natalie Bennett It started with a simple Google search, “How to get from Cancun, Mexico to San Jose, Costa Rica” and ended up with six weeks through five Central American countries with a backpack, walking shoes and a spirit … Continue reading
By Linda Hightower Last summer when all the staff at Cashmere High School enjoyed their summer vacation, their ladies restroom underwent a major transformation. After Marla Bailey, a local artist and substitute teacher, used the women’s restroom at CHS, she … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Hannah Kiser and Chelan Pauly — both 25-year-old Wenatchee High School alumni — are hiking the 2,660-mile Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. This is an installment written about a month after starting … Continue reading
By Susan Rae Sampson Amanda scratches “NWNW” in the sand on the edge of the Wenatchee River, then surrounds the initials with a heart. She’s writing a love note to “NorthWest Nature Writing,” a Wenatchee Valley College outdoor class combining … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Morgan Fraser is a self-admitted travel addict who has written previously for The Good Life about her trips to foreign countries. She makes it sound so natural and easy. Which made us want to know: What’s her secret? … Continue reading
By Morgan Fraser When I left Panama three years ago, I wasn’t sure I’d ever go back. Not that I had any reason not to, but I thought I didn’t have a compelling reason to return — until last September. … Continue reading
By Marc Dilley Because of the rapidly changing appearance of moving water, exposures on our mountain rivers taken seconds apart can appear startlingly different. Such was the case this August 2013 day in the Icicle Canyon above Leavenworth. My goal … Continue reading
By G. Wayne Hawks We drove over the pass on one fine October day to take in the Issaquah Salmon Festival. We took Linda’s car. She has a couple-year-old Mazda CV-5. It has one of them new-fangled electronic fob things … Continue reading
In the beginning, before humans came, there were the Animal People, formed in pre-history by the Spirit Chief — The Creator — The Mystery. The Spirit Chief gave the Animal People their names and powers. The greatest power was given … Continue reading
Dr. Steve Kaster, the medical director for clinical research for Confluence Health, recently told me they would soon be participating in a clinical vaccine trial for a type of colitis known as Clostridia Difficile (C. Diff. Colitis) for patients over … Continue reading
We are so fortunate to live in a region where apricots thrive. Everyone seems to have a personal favorite such as Blenheim, Tilton, Moorpark or Perfection. What a delightful early summer fruit, even though its blushy, orange and pink skin … Continue reading
This column is my last hurrah for a regular Alex on Wine. The local wine landscape is changing far too rapidly for me to even begin to keep up with the news. I counted 49 wineries in what I refer … Continue reading
My wife is pacing down by the river, trying to find the perfect spot to begin her new hobby of panning for gold, but I’m sitting on a log in the cool shadows trying to save England from a Nazi … Continue reading
People believe they cannot live the good life because… well they have arthritis in one knee, or they don’t have enough money to buy a new car, or their children are having problems, blah, blah. I don’t agree. Mind you … Continue reading
Fantasy artist Aimee Stewart finds real success • Lief gets a lift with an electric bike • Coming back to rock climbing • Family time in Peru • Hiking to The Wave • Tiny feet, healthy dream • Wenatchee Golf … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin David Williams greets his third-grade students with a high-five every day at the classroom door, he sings along with them to learn multiplying by 12’s and equivalent fractions, and he admits his lessons get a little theatrical-goofy … Continue reading
Jerald and Cheri Mattes, East Wenatchee, were enjoying the sunny weather on the riverfront near Pybus Public Market with their dog, Maya. Maya is a 13-year-old Shitsu they bought from a breeder. Cheri said Maya’s favorite thing to do is … Continue reading
Andrew Campbell, who lives in Plain with his wife Becky and three growing and grown sons, has been following the tiny house movement for years, and now he has time and tools to jump right into it by building authentic but … Continue reading
Story by Susan Lagsdin Photos by Donna Cassidy OK. Ground rules. When describing tiny houses in general, and these featured ones specifically, it is illegal to use the word “cute” more than once OR to proclaim, “I could totally live … Continue reading
By Cameron Wood An idea popped into Alison Talbot’s mind as she watched her son crawl on the splintery wood floors of her home, an idea that would soon sprout into a thriving local small business called Little Rutz. “I … Continue reading
By Lorna Rose As we swerved around orange cones and navigated construction zones, we couldn’t help but steal glances at the jagged and craggy Wasatch Mountains, still shrouded in white, rising above the city. Against the mountains the downtown buildings … Continue reading
By Mary Schramm Family time in South America was the reason Tony and Meleah Butruille took their children, Sarah and Evan, to Peru for much of February and March. The trip was Tony’s sabbatical — a time away from his … Continue reading
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By G. Wayne Hawks We drove over the pass on one fine October day to take in the Issaquah Salmon Festival. We took Linda’s car. She has a couple-year-old Mazda CV-5. It has one of them new-fangled electronic fob things … Continue reading
In the beginning, before humans came, there were the Animal People, formed in pre-history by the Spirit Chief — The Creator — The Mystery. The Spirit Chief gave the Animal People their names and powers. The greatest power was given … Continue reading
Dr. Steve Kaster, the medical director for clinical research for Confluence Health, recently told me they would soon be participating in a clinical vaccine trial for a type of colitis known as Clostridia Difficile (C. Diff. Colitis) for patients over … Continue reading
We are so fortunate to live in a region where apricots thrive. Everyone seems to have a personal favorite such as Blenheim, Tilton, Moorpark or Perfection. What a delightful early summer fruit, even though its blushy, orange and pink skin … Continue reading
This column is my last hurrah for a regular Alex on Wine. The local wine landscape is changing far too rapidly for me to even begin to keep up with the news. I counted 49 wineries in what I refer … Continue reading
My wife is pacing down by the river, trying to find the perfect spot to begin her new hobby of panning for gold, but I’m sitting on a log in the cool shadows trying to save England from a Nazi … Continue reading
People believe they cannot live the good life because… well they have arthritis in one knee, or they don’t have enough money to buy a new car, or their children are having problems, blah, blah. I don’t agree. Mind you … Continue reading
