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Photos: in it for the long haul
The 15th annual Sun Mountain Trail Races, organized by Rainshadow Running, covered 50-mile and 50-kilometer distances over local roads and trails last weekend. Right, No. 863, Thomas Kean, won the 50-mile event with a time of 8 hours, 19 minutes. There were 244 finishers in the 50K, while 112 endured the 50-mile trek.
Twisp to interview police chief candidates
More than a year after the Town of Twisp lost all of its police force members, several candidates have emerged to fill the position of police chief — which must be done before the town can rebuild the rest of the department. Mayor Hans Smith reported at last week’s...
Housing proposal at former Red Shirt Mill site back on the table
An application by property owners to build a house on a lot on the Methow River south of Twisp is up for review again, now that the Washington Department of Ecology determined it no longer has concerns about contaminants at the property, the former site of the Red Shirt Mill.
Valley Life: Mazama
Mazama may be small in stature, but it is mighty in community connections. While patronizing the “downtown” businesses, you will always meet and greet someone you know. It is frequently heard, “I’ve met you,” while the wheels are turning about where and most often: What is their name?
Standing on the edge
We’ve had years like this before, when the odds of opening the Wagner Memorial Pool in Twisp for another summer season looked daunting as the first weeks of June approach. The venerable public asset, nearing six decades of service, has increasingly suffered the indignities of age — it leaks, it peels, its mechanical systems tucker out. Fixing the problems becomes more challenging and more costly, with a decreasing return on investment: the pool will never be repaired enough to last much longer, and continuing on that path is literally pouring money into a hole in the ground.
Letters to the editor: May 22, 2024
Editor’s note: Each year, Methow Valley Elementary School teacher Jonathan Stratman has his fourth-grade class write letters to the editor to express their thoughts on topics that are important to them. The following three letters are from this year’s class. I’m writing to you because something unfair that...
Methow Valley Memorial Day Rodeo will honor the late Tom Graves’ memory
This weekend — Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26 — the Methow Valley Horsemen will be putting on their 52nd Memorial Day Rodeo at the rodeo grounds off Twin Lakes Road. Be prepared to sit on the grass terraces to view the action in any weather. Watch traditional events such as ranch saddle broncs, barrel racing, and bull riding or the junior riders competing in barrels, poles, bull riding, and calf roping.
Twisp Creative District banner proposals sought
The Town of Twisp is seeking proposals to provide original artwork designs for four banners that will hang on Highway 20 and Glover Street. The Twisp Creative District has opened a request-for-proposals period that closes July 15. Four $500 awards we be available to the winning artists. “Artwork will enhance...
Senior news: May 22, 2024
Howdy everyone! The second Western Sale is this Saturday (May 25), from 9 a.m.-noon. This sale will include the Silent Auction. This year we have 12 items for auction. To name a few, an original watercolor painting by local artist Patty Yates, two tanned pelts and iron firewood holder with tools.
Confluence gives you ‘Shelter’ in next exhibit
The Confluence: Art in Twisp opens its next exhibit, “Shelter,” on Saturday, June 8, continuing through July 13. There will also be a free artists’ reception on June 8, from 5-7 p.m. at the gallery. According to a press release, the exhibit will offer “a wide range...
Last Chance Distilling makes a spirited entrance
Last Chance Distilling may appear to have popped up almost overnight in Twisp but, like a batch of good whiskey aging in a barrel, it has in reality been a multi-year process. The idea for a Methow Valley distillery was sparked by Mazama resident Tom Kelley, who began distilling a decade ago and is a co-owner of Puget Sound Rum Co. in Woodinville.
Bridgeport opens Berryman Park Renovation bids this week
BRIDGEPORT—Bids for the Berryman Park Renovation Project will be opened on Tuesday, May 21. Superintendent of Public Works Stuart Dezellem told the Bridgeport Revitalization earlier this month that six contractors downloaded the bid documents, and a possible seventh from Spokane will visit the site tomorrow (Tuesday, May 21). Once...
Pateros tennis court renovation project back in the game for state funding
PATEROS – Earlier in mid-March, the city submitted a $565.000 application to the state Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) Community Outdoor Athletic Facilities (COAF) Fund to completely renovate the city’s three tennis courts used for both tennis and pickleball,. The COAF is a new program that will provide...
Milltown housing development will add acreage
The proposed Milltown housing project at the east end of Twisp will grow by about 5.6 acres, which will put completion of the project farther down the road as the town’s approved preliminary plan development agreement must now be revised. Milltown property owners Hank and Judy Konrad said in...
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