Story by Susan Lagsdin Photos by Donna Cassidy Featured on the Chelan Tour of Homes this summer is a contemporary view house near the golf course that … Continue reading
Story by Susan Lagsdin Photos by Donna Cassidy Greg Carter’s labor relations work puts him on the Seattle docks, so he’s intimately familiar with shipping containers. When builder … Continue reading
Story By Susan Lagsdin House photos by Kris Connor Synchronicity is “the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.” In this case, an old and much-loved house, the one pictured here, stands in … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Home builder Ken Stevenson said of his newly-constructed house, its modern lines easily distinguishable from its surrounding Craftsmen-inspired neighbors, “I figured if somebody was buying a place here in Wenatchee they might have looked at 10 that … Continue reading
Story by Susan Lagsdin Photos by Mike Cassidy Tiny houses, like miniscule shops and pocket parks, little dogs and little children, are definitely cute. At their best, they are also energy-efficient, easily moveable, relatively spacious, durable, attractive and affordable. East … Continue reading
By Jaana Hatton I discovered something exciting on May 17 as I was hiking on Sauer’s Mountain in Peshastin. It wasn’t a rare flower or a rare bird … Continue reading
By Dan Fitting The Wenatchee Valley is a wonderful place to live. But I don’t need to tell you that. If you’re reading this magazine, you already appreciate that. I have been blessed with the opportunity to travel to the … Continue reading
By Molly Steere When my husband and I moved over the pass from North Bend to Malaga, I had an established fear of snakes. In my defense, I come from a long line of snake detractors. My grandma kept strategically … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Mega-monsters with two-foot diameter heads and goofy grins, knobby noses and improbable ears, goblins and goofuses and pirates and wazzats all prance around voguing for the camera and catch even their creators unaware. After one of Sara … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Theater director Jaime Donegan pulled into town in mid-July after a cross-country trek from the East Coast. Relaxing with laptop and binders in a far corner of the Numerica Performing Arts Center’s vacant lobby — a kind … Continue reading
Wood artisan crafts plenty of nesting boxes, but he also makes and re-builds furniture: ‘I maybe dream about it… and then start building…’ By Susan Lagsdin Living far up the Skagit Valley, woodcrafter Thomas Howell’s young life was shaped … Continue reading
By Devin Scroggins While spending New Year’s with my dad, Boyd, we were talking when he … Continue reading
By Barbara Tremblay When you have a son who is addicted to travel and lives mostly out of the United States, one gets to travel the easy way. He helps book all the flights, and tells me what visas and … Continue reading
Local Landscape and wildlife photographer Marshall R. Mahler recently traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii to capture fine art images of the current eruption of the … Continue reading
Malaga bee rancher Maria Langer inspects one of her hives.
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
Artist couple from Peshastin tell why they are moving to Mexico • Eruption! Chartering a ‘copter to fly over hot lava in Hawaii • Smelling rustled roses • Counting songbirds at dawn • Summer fun ideas from Cary Ordway • … Continue reading
Favorite stories about dads, by readers • Taking an Honor Flight with veteran father • A cartoonist goes to Italy • A snake killer no more • Moms rafting on a raging river • Wenatchee classic home gets a new … Continue reading
Let’s go plogging (and pick up some trash) • A pretty day for a hike up Mount Sauer • The awesome Dry Falls • Why move? Why Idaho? • Spring time is fun time locally • Master Gardeners get their … Continue reading
Back country adventures in a Jeep • Jeeping the WABDR • The joys of mountain biking • Walking the El Camino De Santiago • Fun places to go from Cary Ordway • Motorcycle accident changed her life — for the … Continue reading
Visiting the “Galapagos of the North” — a sailing adventure • On top of Mount Aconcagua • Teacher quit kids to teach dogs • Starting from scratch in a new country • Up from the ashes, a new house in … Continue reading
Beautiful photos from a color blind bird photographer • The beauty and beasts of Zambia • Up a jungle river • Sailing the coast to Mexico • Russian grown, American sewing • Big house / little house • Why have … Continue reading
“My Best Day in 2017’ stories • Editor’s picks best photos of 2017 • Moab in 3 days • A century of horsemanship • Home fit together like an art piece • Winter fun around NCW • How to make … Continue reading
A son’s suicide: A call for better prevention • Reflecting on a family’s move to Costa Rica • How one family became debt free • A runner’s Ultra revenge • A change of plans in Europe • One grandmother and … Continue reading
20 years a medical guinea pig • Office Moms and Dads help foster kids • Reframing more than retiring • Hail Valhalla, a quick Sunday hike • Amazing Greenland • Climbing the Space Needle • An overlooked piece of WWII … Continue reading
Crazy ‘mericans do the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island • Photographer now has a clear eye on nature • Ric’s tree house built from found objects • Voyageur canoes return to the Columbia • Walking through a fire landscape … Continue reading
Be still, ease up on the “doing” • Moms hiking with their boys • Falconer in the foothills • The lavender man • Running through landscapes • Big amenities in a smaller home • BNCW’s home tour featured homes • … Continue reading
Bee rancher keeps the buzz alive • Cuba through the lens • Nurturing nature with an animal sanctuary • Business planner & biathlon coach • Sip and paint is more about painting and giggles • Helping kids identify what’s that … 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
By Jackie Stonas I grew up in a small Canadian town — very similar to Wenatchee actually and Hwy 97 ran through the middle of our town, too. I was surrounded by orchards and rolling hills, a few mountains and … Continue reading
By Jackie Stonas I grew up in a small Canadian town — very similar to Wenatchee actually and Hwy 97 ran through the middle of our town, too. I was surrounded by orchards and rolling hills, a few mountains and … Continue reading
By Chuck Dronen For anyone who has been bitten by the birding bug, feeding stations are yet another way to enjoy our feathered friends. At our Cashmere home, over the years we’ve had the joy and surprise of at least … Continue reading
By James “Jimmy” McGregor As a grandparent I believe it is part of our job to inspire and entertain our grandkids — so I have this simple sounding idea: “Summer adventure with grandpa.” The idea is I would choose an … Continue reading
By Jaana Hatton I discovered something exciting on May 17 as I was hiking on Sauer’s Mountain in Peshastin. It wasn’t a rare flower or a rare bird … Continue reading
By Devin Scroggins While spending New Year’s with my dad, Boyd, we were talking when he … Continue reading
By Barbara Tremblay When you have a son who is addicted to travel and lives mostly out of the United States, one gets to travel the easy way. He helps book all the flights, and tells me what visas and … Continue reading
Story by Susan Lagsdin Photos by Donna Cassidy Featured on the Chelan Tour of Homes this summer is a contemporary view house near the golf course that … Continue reading
By Susan Sampson Some of us are so old-fashioned that we look forward to late summer as food-preserving season. We remember sitting on the porch with Mom, snipping the tips of green beans from a 50-pound gunnysack full, to prepare … Continue reading
Chyahne McGee calls it a “heartwarming story” of a lost lizard found through the work of the community. “All my boys were outside playing, and they took the lizard” — a 2-year-old bearded dragon named Rex — “outside to get … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Mega-monsters with two-foot diameter heads and goofy grins, knobby noses and improbable ears, goblins and goofuses and pirates and wazzats all prance around voguing for the camera and catch even their creators unaware. After one of Sara … Continue reading
Some 300 quilts — ranging from traditional to art quilts — along with whimsical dolls and beading are expected for this year’s Quilt & Fiber Art Festival Aug. 17 and 18 at Town Toyota Center. The featured quilt artist is valley … Continue reading
NCW BLUES JAM, every second and fourth Monday. 7 – 10 p.m. Riverside Pub. Homegrown Country Jam, every first and third Monday night, 7 to 10 p.m. Riverside Pub. Wenatchee Paddle Club, every Tuesday, 9 a.m. open paddle, Tuesdays and … Continue reading
By Susan Lagsdin Theater director Jaime Donegan pulled into town in mid-July after a cross-country trek from the East Coast. Relaxing with laptop and binders in a far corner of the Numerica Performing Arts Center’s vacant lobby — a kind … Continue reading
By Julia Scott Ah, summertime… Being neighbors in addition to best buddies, Colleen and I used to “sleep out” on either lawn nearly every night of the summer in the 1970s. And if it rained, no problem, we just grabbed … Continue reading
By Rod Molzahn Talk of the need for a ditch to irrigate all of the Wenatchee Flat had bounced around Wenatchee for years but in 1888 it looked like something might just happen. In March a meeting was called to … Continue reading
By Jaana Hatton Drumroll, please — here comes our very own state grass: bluebunch wheatgrass (pseudoroegneria spicata). Now say that three times as fast as you can. The Latin name implies that the plant is a fake (pseudo) or mimics … Continue reading
By Jim Brown, M.D. For generations in our classic medical teaching, training and clinical practice, we physicians were taught which medical treatments had been successful for populations of “average” patients with certain diseases, symptoms and physical findings including their lab … Continue reading
By June Darling Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. — Rick Warren Is humility a good thing? “Oh, yes. Of course,” you may be thinking. “I wish exactly that for my superior-acting co-worker and … Continue reading
By Bonnie Orr Sauerkraut is like the little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead. When it is good, it is very, very good; when it is bad, it is horrid. This concoction is historically important. The … Continue reading
By Bruce McCammon I was taking photos at a marsh in Bozeman, Montana a few years ago when a family approached to ask a question. The father said hello and asked if I knew the name of the blackbird with … Continue reading
By Mike Cassidy Editor As a young reporter, I would hustle out to a scene of a news event in my ’63 Rambler (about the best a beginning reporter could afford), take copious notes in a scribble on a reporter’s … Continue reading
Artist couple from Peshastin tell why they are moving to Mexico • Eruption! Chartering a ‘copter to fly over hot lava in Hawaii • Smelling rustled roses • Counting songbirds at dawn • Summer fun ideas from Cary Ordway • … Continue reading
By Dan Fitting I took this image while heading up to Mission Ridge looking southeast towards Quincy. Sometimes sun flares and star bursts can ruin a shot but other times they can add an interesting element to enhance it. I … Continue reading
By Cindy Rietveldt How did we get to here? The short answer would be that on Monday, March 12, we loaded our cat and dog into our old reliable minivan, drove for nine days, and then pulled up in front … Continue reading
Local Landscape and wildlife photographer Marshall R. Mahler recently traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii to capture fine art images of the current eruption of the … Continue reading
Wood artisan crafts plenty of nesting boxes, but he also makes and re-builds furniture: ‘I maybe dream about it… and then start building…’ By Susan Lagsdin Living far up the Skagit Valley, woodcrafter Thomas Howell’s young life was shaped … Continue reading
By Susan Sampson “Stop and smell the roses,” the admonition goes. I do, probably overmuch. I’ve always been around a few roses. A thornless climber with large pink flowers covered the post that supported one end of my mother’s clothesline. … Continue reading
By Marilyn Sherling There’s frost on the outside of my car this morning when I wake up at 4:30 a.m. It’s 34 degrees outside. Personally, … Continue reading
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By Julia Scott Ah, summertime… Being neighbors in addition to best buddies, Colleen and I used to “sleep out” on either lawn nearly every night of the summer in the 1970s. And if it rained, no problem, we just grabbed … Continue reading
By Rod Molzahn Talk of the need for a ditch to irrigate all of the Wenatchee Flat had bounced around Wenatchee for years but in 1888 it looked like something might just happen. In March a meeting was called to … Continue reading
By Jaana Hatton Drumroll, please — here comes our very own state grass: bluebunch wheatgrass (pseudoroegneria spicata). Now say that three times as fast as you can. The Latin name implies that the plant is a fake (pseudo) or mimics … Continue reading
By Jim Brown, M.D. For generations in our classic medical teaching, training and clinical practice, we physicians were taught which medical treatments had been successful for populations of “average” patients with certain diseases, symptoms and physical findings including their lab … Continue reading
By June Darling Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. — Rick Warren Is humility a good thing? “Oh, yes. Of course,” you may be thinking. “I wish exactly that for my superior-acting co-worker and … Continue reading
By Bonnie Orr Sauerkraut is like the little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead. When it is good, it is very, very good; when it is bad, it is horrid. This concoction is historically important. The … Continue reading
By Bruce McCammon I was taking photos at a marsh in Bozeman, Montana a few years ago when a family approached to ask a question. The father said hello and asked if I knew the name of the blackbird with … Continue reading
By Mike Cassidy Editor As a young reporter, I would hustle out to a scene of a news event in my ’63 Rambler (about the best a beginning reporter could afford), take copious notes in a scribble on a reporter’s … Continue reading
