Class Description

Dahlias grow from tubers that are planted a few inches below the surface of the garden. Because of this, tubers rarely survive our harsh winters if they are left in the ground at the end of the season. Although some growers purchase new tubers each year, most people prefer to dig up this year’s crop in the fall, saving the tubers for the next year. Tubers can easily be successfully stored in a cool dry place over the winter, giving you healthy roots to plant next spring. Visit this website for information on NCW Dahlia Society, https://www.ncwdahlias.org/ and the American Dahlia Society webpage for information on growing dahlias: https://www.dahlia.org/tubers-2/

Instructor Bio

Members of the North Central Washington Dahlia Society have all been growing dahlias for years. It has been a labor of love for everyone, and they are committed to encouraging and assisting community members who want to learn more about growing dahlias in their gardens. They enjoy sharing ideas with anyone who is interested, and learn a lot from you and from each other. Pybus has been a wonderful partner for the NCW Dahlia Society.

This class will be held virtually. Register using the link below and more details will be emailed prior to the event.

Register Here

Bring out your inner mad scientist in this STEAMsational camp for 2nd-6th graders! Each day students will learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math through hands-on Halloween themed activities. Both the 2nd-3rd and 4th-6th grade labs can only accommodate 8 mad scientists at a time, so be sure to sign up today!

This camp runs afterschool hours on Monday, October 26 – Wednesday, October 28 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. Then it runs full day on Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Registration is $120 for members and $140 for nonmembers for the full week.

The Museum is following health guidelines including social distancing, masks, sanitization, and limiting capacity. The health and wellness of our campers, visitors, members, staff, and community are our top priority. Please see our Health & Safety Guidelines for more information. 

2nd – 3rd Grade REGISTER HERE

4th – 6th Grade REGISTER HERE

East Wenatchee & Colonial Vista invite the communityto join a free webinar on Thursday, October 29 from 10 to 11 a.m., led byEldercare Counselor Laura Vaillancourt, MA, LMHC, GMHS. The engaging onlinediscussion will focus on understanding the symptoms of depression in seniorsand how families can support these individuals.

During this free event, Vaillancourt will provide insightinto identifying depression in seniors and will touch on the complex and uniqueissues experienced by those living with depression. Vaillancourt will alsoshare information on next steps, including how families and caregivers cansupport their loved ones through appropriate care decisions.

Vaillancourt is the founder and owner of EldercareCounseling and Guidance Services, a provider of eldercare consulting,counseling and care management located in Olympia, Wash. She has extensiveexperience in helping elderly individuals and their families navigate theirlives amidst Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.

To sign up, please visit www.MomAndDadDeserveTheBest.com.After the presentation, participants will receive a link to the recording ofthe webinar for future use, as well as corresponding slides and a free downloadof Prestige’s Guide to Memory Care.

Save the date! This FREE monthly networking event is coming back via Zoom this month. Join the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce for an hour of intentional networking and a fun interactive activity with various community partners. It’s sure to be a great time! 

Registration is required so please RSVP at Wenatchee.org/events/calendar or info@wenatchee.org to receive the Zoom link.  

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Bring out your inner mad scientist in this STEAMsational camp for 2nd-6th graders! Each day students will learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math through hands-on Halloween themed activities. Both the 2nd-3rd and 4th-6th grade labs can only accommodate 8 mad scientists at a time, so be sure to sign up today!

This camp runs afterschool hours on Monday, October 26 – Wednesday, October 28 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. Then it runs full day on Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Registration is $120 for members and $140 for nonmembers for the full week.

The Museum is following health guidelines including social distancing, masks, sanitization, and limiting capacity. The health and wellness of our campers, visitors, members, staff, and community are our top priority. Please see our Health & Safety Guidelines for more information. 

2nd – 3rd Grade REGISTER HERE

4th – 6th Grade REGISTER HERE

The Wenatchee Downtown Association, The Cityof Wenatchee Parks and Recreation Department and Pybus Public Market will beproviding a safe Trick or Treat event complying with current COVID 19regulations. Participants will have the opportunity to receive candy fromwithin the safety of their own vehicles. All volunteers will be in masks andgloves, participants are required to wear a mask as well. No walk-upparticipants will be accommodated.

Visiteach location at their specific times, and enjoy fun surprises, candy fromparticipating businesses and organizations, and a safe way to celebrate Halloweenin this difficult year.

Downtown Wenatchee- enter from Columbia St, drive up 2^nd, and cruise through twoblocks receiving candy from your vehicle. Volunteers will be handing outcandy from 1-3pm only.

PybusPublic Market – access Worthen St via 5^th OR Thurston St underpasses.Enter River Drive near Little Red’s Espresso and follow along the river by theboat launch. Volunteers will be handing out candy from 2-4pm only.

Parks andRecreation Department at Town Toyota Center – enter at the main entrance and bedirected from there through a drivable route to receive candy. Volunteerswill be handing out candy from 2-5pm only.

Visit anyof the websites listed below for additional information on each event. 

Http://wendowntown.org

https://pybuspublicmarket.org

https://www.wenatcheewa.gov/services/parks-recreation-and-cultural-services

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While Halloween may look a little different this year, the Historic Downtown Chelan Association (HDCA) invites you to drive on downtown for safe and spooky drive-thru trick or treating this Halloween! On Saturday, October 31 from 5 – 7 p.m., drive through a ghostly downtown Chelan to receive Halloween goody bags. You may encounter some witches and zombies along the way!
The HDCA will host a “Car-stume” Contest this year with spectacular prizes for the family with
the most creative costume for their car and passengers. The community will have an
opportunity to vote on their favorite Car-stumes online. KOZI will fill the streets with eerie
tunes, and LakeChelanNow will stream the processional on Facebook Live.
Vehicles wishing to drive through the haunted downtown should stage in the Chelan High
School parking lot and proceed to Woodin Avenue to cross the Old Bridge and drive through
downtown.

Contact:
Erin McCardle, Executive Director, Historic Downtown Chelan Association
509.682.4322, hdca@nwi.net

Suzie HealthSolutions is the Washington Healthplanfinder's Full Service Enrollment Centerfor Central Washington. They can assist people navigate through the complicatedworld of healthcare without adding fees. They answer questions and enroll onlineor in person. 

Organizer: Suzie Health Solutions

Web Site: https://www.facebook.com/events/3230007780422448/

Phone: 509-295-9055

Class Description

A lot of information is out there about olive oil. Which is, ultimately, a good thing. However, too much information has its drawbacks. Misinformation muddies the waters around even some of our favorite things, including olive oil. There are numerous myths about how olive oil is made, how to identify it, its authenticity, and especially about the health benefits within olive oil itself.

In this fun, educational tasting class Bruce Hosfeld will help you sort through some common claims and misconceptions about olive oil and learn all about the health benefits associated with this oil.

During the class, you will learn everything from what extra virgin olive oil means to reading product labels ensuring you get the best olive available to you as a consumer. Learn how to identify where and when it was harvested. And learn the health benefits in terms of antioxidants, vitamin e and good fats.

Instructor Bio

Bruce Hosfeld Owner of D’Olivo grew up in Wenatchee and worked for the Wenatchee Fire Department for 30 years. The last 7 years he has been down at the Pybus Market introducing people to a new experience and educating guests on his passion … olive oils. It’s not only his passion but is truly a way of life for Bruce. He truly doesn’t eat a meal without some type of olive oil or balsamic vinegar on it and tonight he will explain why.

This class will be held virtually. Register using the link below and more details will be sent out prior to the class.

Register Here

Flatt Nasty live-streamed from Icicle Creek Center for the Arts.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1228235414214627/

Marsha Rae Thornton's paintings will be featured in the Pybus Boardroom in the month of November. Stop in and see her photos on Friday, November 6th from 5-7pm for the First Friday Art Walk.

Bio:
Marsha has lived in Washington most of her life.
As a young child, she watched her father and uncle paint pictures. She asked her father once, "Where would you most like to go to paint?" His reply was, "Washington State has every type of landscape, why go anywhere else?"
With this for encouragement, Marsha spent years developing a love for our varied landscape, with the desire to create paintings herself.
In 2014 Marsha started painting as a student of Jan Cook Mack and now has students of her own. Marsha is an avid gardener and worked in Landscaping for the last 17 years, and paints flowers from her garden and others. She paints a wide range of subjects, including portraits, animals, and landscapes.
Marsha loves Plein Air painting. She is part of an on-site painting group that meets to paint the Dry Falls area with Rod Weagant and other Washington artists who paint in Moses Coulee for the Nature Conservancy.
She has shown her paintings at The Nature Conservancy office in Wenatchee and in Seattle, Two Rivers Gallery, The Wenatchee Museum, Graves Gallery, and was shown at J.B. Steamers.

As the winter chill descends on the Wenatchee Valley, so does the need for NEW WINTER SOCKS for all ages to keep the homeless, needy, and people in shelters comfortable and safe.

Members of Saddlerock Evangelical Presbyterian Church are coordinating their annual charity event during the month of October. Now in its 4th year, “Saints with Socks” is a community-wide mission project which annually collects about 1,000 pairs of warm winter socks for the needy. Some of last year’s donors contacted their neighbors, families, and coworkers to join in the project.  Can our local “Saints” do it again?

Donations of NEW socks are being accepted at Saddlerock EPC, 1400 S. Miller Street in Wenatchee through November 6.  Warm socks for adults and children will be collected in a specially marked box at the south/rear church entrance Monday through Friday during morning business hours.  A collection box will also be inside the sanctuary door on Sundays, Oct. 4 through Nov. 8 for those persons who attend morning worship services. Contact Sharon Ortiz at (509) 662-8877 or sharonortiz5@gmail.com if you have any questions.

As donated socks come in to Saddlerock EPC, they will be delivered to registered local charities for proper distribution.  Here are the charity partners and the clients they serve:  Gospel House (men, women, children); Rescue Mission, formerly Hospitality House (men); Salvation Army (men); and Women's Resource Center (homeless & needy women).  

Write on the River presents The Power of Place Nature Writing workshop of Creative Nonfiction & Poetry.

The focus will be on nature writing and how to bring a place to life with your words.

If you would like the chance for your writing to be critiqued anonymously for all attendees to learn from please submit poems or 200 words of creative nonfiction addressing the workshop theme to wotrcomp@gmail.com.

Workshop presenters:  Elizabeth Dodd and Derek Sheffield.

Cost: $25 (This is a fundraiser for the Wenatchee River Institute).

To sign up for this event, head to http://writeontheriver.wildapricot.org/event-4012806

CONTACT INFO

 Rachel Bishop
 rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
 509-548-0181 ext 5

The Wenatchee Valley Farmer’s Market will be continuing into November and December with Saturday markets on the Pybus Plaza November 7th – December 19th from 10am – 2pm!

You can find things like wreaths and swags, seafood, apples and other fall produce, and crafts.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21

Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella: Suite 

The PAC is currently closed to the public. However, the orchestra will be allowed to rehearse and perform on the stage of the PAC, and its performance on October 3rd will be streamed live from the stage to your home via the internet.

https://wenatcheesymphony.org/concert-ii

Complimentary tickets! Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, cello, Oksana Ejokina and Elizabeth Dorman, piano streamed live from Icicle Creek. 

This is a virtual event, live-streamed from Icicle Creek to you, at home!

Only one ticket reservation needed per household. We'll email you the link to watch before each concert.

Donations are also greatly appreciated. 

https://icicle.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F1Q00000dvigdUAA

Want to attend the fall/winter series (all five concerts)?

GET YOUR COMPLIMENTARY PASS HERE!

Learn how to paint the vibrant colors of autumn in the Cascades with Molly Hashimoto!
In this hands-on class, you will paint along with her, trying out techniques with fun skill-building exercises, as well as more complete paintings of landscapes. Everyone will share work at the end of the workshop with lots of positive feedback and helpful suggestions.

Cost: $53 members, $60 non-members
Limit of 12 participants
After registering, you will receive the Zoom link information

Watercolor Supply List:
**NOTE: the materials you already have at home are fine! The only item Molly suggests you buy is Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.
-Drawing pencil HB (for watercolor under sketches)

-Artist eraser, white Mars plastic (made by Staedtler)

-Paper: Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper, 100% rag cut to your preferred size for painting. Check out the new horizontal and square format blocks, too.

-Lightweight board for paper mounting for ease of painting if you use single sheets with clips or rubber bands.

-Brushes: Sable or sable/synthetic blend watercolor brushes: #12, #6, and #4 round, ¾” flat.
Other sizes and types are optional. Do not buy a synthetic brush in #12 or #8 size: they are too stiff and do not lay smooth washes. Synthetics are fine for #4 and smaller sizes. I like Da Vinci Maestro sable rounds the best, but they are expensive. A sable/synthetic blend works well and is cheaper. Other brushes I like using are smaller flat brushes with chisel edges (which are useful for softening edges, and lifting out), riggers or liners for small line work.

-Water and water containers or waterbrushes

-Palette: Alvin 18 pan with blue waterproof seal, filled with the following tube paints:
Paints: I use Daniel Smith watercolors
Reds: Cool: permanent alizarin crimson
Warm: pyrrol scarlet
Blues: Cool: phthalo blue (green shade)
Warm: phthalo blue (red shade) or French ultramarine blue or ultramarine blue
Yellows: Cool: hansa yellow light
Warm: hansa yellow medium
Violet: carbazole violet
Browns and golds: quinacridone burnt orange, yellow ochre or raw sienna (you can substitute burnt umber or burnt sienna for the quinacridone burnt orange).
Other colors you may want to add, in order of their usefulness: cobalt blue, hansa yellow deep or new gamboge, perylene green, perinone orange, indanthrone blue, Chinese white or Winsor and Newton permanent white gouache-it has more covering power than Chinese white.

-Paper towels, rags

-Optional: Winsor and Newton Masking Fluid, white pens (Posca paint pens are good for corrections)
Sea sponge for corrections, Cheap Joe’s Fritch scrub brushes, also for corrections

CONTACT INFO

 Rachel Bishop
 rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
 509-548-0181 ext 5


https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2020/11/08/virtual-watercolor-with-molly-hashimoto/309790

Join Pine River Ranch for the first annual Backyard Ultra race. This is in the same format as The Big Backyard Ultra. The race is 4.1667 mile laps and each race will start on the hour. The winner will be the last runner finishing the course. The first race starts at 7 am.  

Cost: $100 prior to October 1st; $125 after October 1st  

https://prranch.com/pine-river-ranch-backyard-ultra/  

Learn how to make your own coasters using a flat Turk’s head knot! Each ticket includes all materials needed to make four coasters as well as a step-by-step video. A Turk’s head knot, also known as a sailor’s knot, is a decorative knot with a variable number of interwoven strands forming a closed loop. Registrants will work with the Wenachee Valley Museum & Cultural Center to pick up supply boxes. The cost of each box is $20 members; $25 non-members and all proceeds support the Museum.

REGISTER HERE

Supply pick-up

Supplies are available for pick up at the museum. They will work with each registrant individually to schedule a contactless pick up. Once you pick up your kit, you will receive the link to the instructional video.

Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee RiverInstitute staff for a new version of camp! The afternoons will be spent outdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute and the surrounding park, leading through forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows.Participants will investigate and learn about the world around them, play fungames, and do art activities. Campers will be divided into groups based on ages(age divisions will depend on ages of campers each week).

If your camper needs to be in live school sessions duringcamp time, that can be accommodated.

Cost: Pay What You Can

Organizer: Wenatchee River Institute

Web Site: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwenatcheeriverinstitute.org%2feducation-programs%2fyouth-programs%2fsummer-camps%2fevent%2f2020%2f11%2f10%2ffall-camp-campamento-de-oto-o-nov-10-12-grades-k-3-%2f311263&c=E,1,rFHY8cTN5f0j2A5ZIuamHnTjJf-JHw5ELQ6D95SgMMab92AcA3Z6XvgqpZGxpf6J99xM-Jl3K9o1tZfxxYVxFrS10LBR93cb8zhEhymxgOvnViBsBGmonw,,&typo=1

Phone: 509-548-0181

Click here at the time of the event!  

Jon Riedel, a geologist with the National Park Service at North Cascades National Park, will chat with about why we value glaciers, how they are changing, how we monitor them, and what changes mean for water supplies. Dr. Riedel established glacier monitoring programs at Olympic (2013), Mount Rainier (2003) and North Cascades (1993) national parks to track changes in more than 500 glaciers, so he has a lot to share!

How to Watch: Click the link above at the time of the event. The event will be streamed via Facebook Live. You do not need to have a Facebook account to see the video.
Questions can be sent ahead of time to rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org or typed as a comment during the live video.

Speaker Bio:
Jon Riedel is a geologist with the U.S. National Park Service at North Cascades National Park, and earned a M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University. The focus of his research during the past 30 years is the response of Washington’s glaciers to climate change, from the last ice age 30,000 years ago to the modern warming climate. Dr. Riedel established glacier monitoring programs at Olympic (2013), Mount Rainier (2003) and North Cascades (1993) national parks to track changes in more than 500 glaciers. Recent publications have quantified changes in volume and runoff from glaciers in several regional watersheds. Jon is also a founding member and president of the Skagit Climate Science Consortium, a nonprofit organization of 13 scientists focused on studying the impacts of climate change in Puget Sound’s largest watershed and making this information available to local decision makers.

CONTACT INFO

 Rachel Bishop
 rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
 509-548-0181 ext 5

Class Description

Can hammers really be right or left-handed? Curious about flint-knapping? Want to learn what an early vegetable scraper looked like? Join the Cashmere Museum & Pioneer Village in an evening of discussion, conversation, and hands-on activities geared toward collapsing the millennia between us and our ancestors. Tom Prang, a Museum Board Member and Lexie Palmer-Gapper, Director of the Museum, bring elements of the Cashmere Museum to Pybus University, giving you insights into how tools have developed, what your five senses can tell you about unknown objects, and see a demonstration on flint-knapping.

Instructor Bio

Tom Prang holds an M.S. in Curriculum/Instruction from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; a B.A. in Anthropology also from SIU, Carbondale; and attended the Northwestern University Archaeology Field School in Evanston, IL. He blends his academic backgrounds in archaeology and education with a diverse work history, including back-country guide, wild-land firefighter, naturalist, researcher, park ranger, flint-knapper, bear monitor, and field archaeologist. As a hunter, subsistence fisher, gleaner, and trapper, he has spent much time in the back-country learning skills for survival and navigation. Using both prehistoric and modern technology, Tom works with materials such as jade, mammoth ivory, bone, slate, wood, shell, fur, antler, and chalcedony to create museum-quality replicas for educational programs. He currently lives in Leavenworth, WA.

Lexie Palmer-Gapper holds an M.A. in Early Modern Dutch Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, an M.Litt. in Modern and Contemporary Art from Christie’s Education, London; and a B.A. in Art History from Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. She is the Director of the Cashmere Museum & Pioneer Village, and enjoys teaching and learning about all areas of art history and material culture. She currently lives in Ellensburg, WA.

This class will be held virtually. Register using the link below and more details will be sent out prior to the class.

Register Here

NCW Libraries and Wenatchee ValleyCollege will host bestselling author Tommy Orange on Thursday, November 12 at 4p.m. for a virtual author talk as part of the NCW Virtual Reads series.

Tommy Orange is the author of ThereThere, a multi-generational, relentlessly paced story about the lives ofurban Native Americans. There There shows us violence and recovery, hopeand loss, identity and power, dislocation and communion, and the beauty anddespair woven into the history of a nation and its people. 

There There is anational bestseller that won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the National Book CriticsCircle John Leonard Prize, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and theAmerican Book Award. It was also shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal forExcellence in Fiction, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and was a PulitzerPrize finalist.

Tommy Orange is an enrolled memberof the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, and was born and raised inOakland, California. 

Through NCW Virtual Reads, NCWLibraries hopes to bring communities together through reading the same book andhosting author events that spark conversations, curiosity, and learning. NCWLibraries is proud to partner with Wenatchee Valley College to bring TommyOrange to North Central Washington. 

“NCW Libraries is committed toprioritizing the voices and stories of people of color in our daily work. Weare thrilled to have the opportunity to listen and learn from Tommy Orange inpartnership with Wenatchee Valley College this fall,” said Barbara Walters,Executive Director of NCW Libraries.

All NCW Virtual Reads events arefree and open to the public. Events are held through the Zoom digital meetingplatform. During each event, attendees will hear from the author and then havean opportunity to submit questions for the author to answer live. Toparticipate, register at www.ncwlibraries.org. 

There There isavailable in eBook and eAudiobook formats through NCW Libraries digital librarycollection, Overdrive. Learn more at www.ncwlibraries.org/ebooks. Print andaudiobook formats of There There are also available at NCW Librarieslocations.

FutureNCW Virtual Reads authors include Madeline Miller, Lisa Wingate, Kate Quinn,and Imbolo Mbue.

For more information:

www.ncwlibraries.org 

Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee River Institute staff for a new version of camp! The afternoons will be spent outdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute and the surrounding park, leading through forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows. Participants will investigate and learn about the world around them, play fun games, and do art activities. Campers will be divided into groups based on ages (age divisions will depend on ages of campers each week).

If your camper needs to be in live school sessions during camp time, that can be accommodated.

Cost: Pay What You Can

Organizer: Wenatchee River Institute

Web Site: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwenatcheeriverinstitute.org%2feducation-programs%2fyouth-programs%2fsummer-camps%2fevent%2f2020%2f11%2f10%2ffall-camp-campamento-de-oto-o-nov-10-12-grades-k-3-%2f311263&c=E,1,rFHY8cTN5f0j2A5ZIuamHnTjJf-JHw5ELQ6D95SgMMab92AcA3Z6XvgqpZGxpf6J99xM-Jl3K9o1tZfxxYVxFrS10LBR93cb8zhEhymxgOvnViBsBGmonw,,&typo=1

Phone: 509-548-0181

Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center as they talk to the authors of Images of America: Cascadian Hotel live on Zoom on Thursday, November 12 at 6 PM. The authors will discuss historic events tied to the Cascadian Hotel, their research process, and more! This talk is free, but registration is required. Please register to receive the Zoom log-in information.

REGISTER HERE

Book Description:

On August 9, 1929, the Cascadian Hotel opened in Wenatchee, Washington, the “Apple Capital of the World.” It was (and still is) the tallest building in town. The opening ceremony—featuring a human spider scaling the facade—celebrated the coming to town of a technologically innovative and luxurious hotel that, for its 42-year existence, prided itself on quality service. The Cascadian had very strong ties to the community, apple themes ran throughout the building, and for years it was the go-to meeting place in Wenatchee. The hotel also served as the starting point for the hospitality careers of several men and women who rose to executive leadership positions in the international Western (later Westin) Hotels chain.

Author Description:

Helen J. Knowles is an associate professor of political science at the State University of New York–Oswego. This book developed out of her research for Making Minimum Wage: Elsie Parrish Versus the West Coast Hotel Company, which tells the story of a US Supreme Court case involving the Cascadian. That book will be published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 2021.

L. Darlene Spargo is the author of three books on local history. Images used come from numerous libraries and private collections.

Join the Wenatchee Valley Chapter of the Native PlantSociety in this presentation highlighting one of the Pacific Northwest’s ownbotanist and prodigious plant collector, Wilhelm Nikolaus Suskdorf.  Wilhelm Susksdorf was born in Germany in1850, came to Iowa with his family when he was eight and then moved with themto the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge. Eventually, he began collectingnorthwest plants under the sponsorship of Asa Gray and collected 150,000specimens during his lifetime. In this presentation, Lynn Suksdorf, Wilhelm’sgrand nephew, will share his uncle’s botanical legacy and more personally, hisinfluence on his own life. Lynn will also address how native plants can beintegrated into the modern landscape garden.

Cost: Free

Organizer: Wenatchee Chapter of the Washington NativePlant Society

Web Site: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wnps.org%2fevents&c=E,1,uj8-WdUCK3ASr-KHc8y62u0HBvpI0ZxtKLnt9DZLW8a1J0K5Q4TTcv9wK0Y7x0umny60cqvnc3TeLsPstdf8q3SYX6eGPvdj9xOWZprawoPWG1tQZ0haxcn3oTc,&typo=1

The Wenatchee Valley Farmer’s Market will be continuing into November and December with Saturday markets on the Pybus Plaza November 7th – December 19th from 10am – 2pm!

You can find things like wreaths and swags, seafood, apples and other fall produce, and crafts.

The Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center's Thrift Shop’s popular “Christmas Cottage” room is back!
Join them in kicking off the holiday season with this exclusive event that lets you shop before the Christmas room opens to the public the following week.

YOU MUST PURCHASE A TICKET AHEAD OF TIME TO PARTICIPATE. Contact them at (509) 662-7036 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays to order.
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Early Bird Fundraiser Rules:
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- Tickets are $10 each
- One ticket per person, per 45-minute time frame
- One person admitted per ticket
- Must show ticket at the door for entry
- Ticket holder will have 45 minutes for shopping (time is printed on front of ticket)
- Facemask & social distancing required
- The Thrift Store will be open for ticket holders ONLY
Please note that the rest of the senior center is closed. You must enter by the rear of the building through the Thrift Shop.

In lieu of a wine tasting event downtown in this unique year the Wenatchee Downtown Association and the Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce are putting on a holiday "Shop & Bottle Stop." They encourage you to support local in two ways: DRINK local, and SHOP local! Visit wendowntown.org for all details, and information regarding how to purchase wine. All wine must be pre purchased, and picked up from the partnering downtown business. No tastes will be available this year, masks required in all downtown businesses and only bottles will be available for pre purchase.  

2020 has brought many changes to the world as we knew it. And unfortunately, due to Covid-19 concerns, the traditional Home Tour & Remodeling Expo wasn't an option this year. BUT, Building North Central Washington is excited to announce their FIRST EVER Sangster Motors & BNCW VIRTUAL Tour of Homes.

Join them for this week-long, digital event where you now have the opportunity to meet the talented builders and view their beautiful homes. Presented by Complete Design, Inc. and Banner Bank, they will be bringing you a one-of-a-kind look into the stories behind the builders and their homes.

http://www.BuildingNCW.org/Tour-2020

Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee RiverInstitute staff for a new version of camp! The afternoons will be spentoutdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute and the surrounding park, leadingthrough forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows.Participants will investigate and learn about the world around them, play fungames, and do art activities. Campers will be divided into groups based on ages(age divisions will depend on ages of campers each week).

If your camper needs to be in live school sessions duringcamp time, that can be accommodated.

Cost: Pay What You Can

Organizer: Wenatchee River Institute

Web Site: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwenatcheeriverinstitute.org%2feducation-programs%2fyouth-programs%2fsummer-camps%2fevent-form%2fregistration-form%2f53306%2ftickets&c=E,1,nzVnZHU_ZnpvFw_goP13pv0jGYWwkvQ8oSW1zwt78vFksShdbsJJXbFhGwKcwjYGRWxT53off5ueuoDv2K7EDDYcfzmB3Fds59BaXfiZLZGsNWPd3Tw9LA,,&typo=1

Phone: 509-548-0181

The Our Valley, Our Future / Nuestro Valle, Nuestro Futuro community building initiative arose in late 2014 out of a desire to develop an overall vision and strategic action plan for the region, and to improve residents’ quality of life by creating a vibrant community while addressing some of our toughest challenges. Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on Monday, Nov 16 at 12 PM to learn about OVOF focus for 2020 – advancing the One Community Game-Changer.

PANELISTS:

• Steve Maher, OVOF coordinator
• Bob Bugert, Chelan County Commissioner
• Stacy Luckensmeyer, WVC Business and Industry Liaison
• Teresa Bendito, community organizer and co‐founder of Parque Padrinos

Questions may be submitted in advance to info@wvmcc.org, or live via Zoom Q&A, Zoom Chat, or FB Live. Live Spanish translation will be provided by Clarius Languages, to access this feature participants need to log-in with the Zoom log-in and select the Spanish audio channel under the world icon. 

ZOOM LOGIN INFORMATION:

Please click the link to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83670339250
Or Telephone: US: +12532158782,,83670339250# or +13462487799,,83670339250#
Webinar ID: 836 7033 9250
Zoom instructions: Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the FREE Zoom app. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click a join link. Click on Join Meeting, and enter the Meeting ID, then the password. Connecting is free and only takes a minute.

Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee RiverInstitute staff for a new version of camp! The afternoons will be spentoutdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute and the surrounding park, leadingthrough forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows.Participants will investigate and learn about the world around them, play fungames, and do art activities. Campers will be divided into groups based onages (age divisions will depend on ages of campers each week).

If your camper needs to be in live school sessions duringcamp time, that can be accommodated. Pre and post camp care is also available.

Cost: Pay What You Can

Organizer: Wenatchee River Institute

Web Site: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwenatcheeriverinstitute.org%2feducation-programs%2fyouth-programs%2fsummer-camps%2fevent%2f2020%2f11%2f17%2ffall-camp-campamento-de-oto-o-nov-17-19-grades-k-3-%2f311265&c=E,1,FR5zwqsn3w2_n41GEuLM3Sw979Rz6HltDmW6uLUaZPcWzBcsIm5v2d9LoyunT8RHr0M9SDgnVjriD52OG4zohvZixseNcXKtJGvUD-laJrGlBsRgYA,,&typo=1

Phone: 509-548-0181

Click here at the time of the event!  

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens dramatically emphasized the fact that Washington State is home to active volcanoes with potential to erupt in our lifetimes. A 2018 U.S. Geological Survey assessment of the 160+ active volcanoes in the U.S. found that Washington is home to 4 of the 18 Very-High-Threat volcanoes in our nation, including Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, and Mount St. Helens. In this presentation, Seth Moran will discuss what is known about volcanic hazards in Washington State, how those hazards are being mitigated through volcano monitoring and public outreach, and how lessons from the 2004-2008 Mount St. Helens and 2018 Kilauea (Hawaii) eruptions are being applied by the Cascades Volcano Observatory to improve eruption response planning in Washington State and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest.

How to Watch: Click the link above at the time of the event. The event will be streamed via Facebook Live. You do not need to have a Facebook account to see the video.
Questions can be sent ahead of time to rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org or typed as a comment during the live video.

Speaker Bio:
Seth Moran’s professional career has been focused on the study of active volcanoes and volcano seismology. After graduating with a Geology degree from Oberlin College in 1988, he earned an M.Sc. (1992) and Ph.D. (1997) in geophysics from the University of Washington. In 1997 Moran was hired by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to work as a research seismologist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage. In 2003 he transferred to the Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) in Vancouver, Wash., to work as the principal USGS seismologist responsible for studying and monitoring volcanoes in the Cascade range, where he played a lead role in the response to the 2004-2008 eruption of Mount St. Helens. From 2015-2020 he served as the Scientist-in-Charge of CVO.

CONTACT INFO

 Rachel Bishop
 rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
 509-548-0181 ext 5


https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2020/11/17/volcano-hazards-from-the-cascade-volcanos-of-washington-state/309498

Class Description

Please join Pybus University to learn about the endocannabinoid system/ECS, the largest neurotransmitter system in your body that is considered one of the most important healthcare discoveries of the last century. Deficiencies in your ECS can result in many adverse symptoms. Many health and wellness industry products are now targeted at this system, yet toxicity and fraudulent labeling are a significant concern. Dr. Chandra Villano will highlight the political history of industrial hemp, describe the ECS, review the health benefits of CBD and CBG, overview health studies, and address safety and quality concerns. The hemp industry is exploding – come see what all the fuss is about and learn about this healthcare revolution.

Instructor Bio

Dr. Chandra Villano, ND has been practicing Naturopathic Medicine in the Wenatchee Valley for 16 years and she is passionate about Naturopathic Medicine, the endocannabinoid system, clinical nutrition, and green living. She is an active board member and educator with two local non-profits for cancer survivorship and she has a keen interest in neuroscience, epigenetics, and mindfulness. She is an avid organic gardener, cyclist, and lover of nature.

This class will be held virtually. Register using the link below and more details will be emailed prior to the class.

Register Here

Detective Kirk Drolet at the Wenatchee Police Department and Chief Rick Johnson at the East Wenatchee Police department will provide information on recognizing fraud and downtown safety as we move into the holiday season. There has been an increase in counterfeit bills, shoplifting and downtown safety issues that Detective Drolet and Chief Johnson will address and they will answer any questions.
This event is FREE. Register online at www.wenatchee.org or click on the link to receive the Zoom link. 

https://wenatcheechamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/7772  

Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee RiverInstitute staff for a new version of camp! The afternoons will be spentoutdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute and the surrounding park, leadingthrough forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows.Participants will investigate and learn about the world around them, play fungames, and do art activities. Campers will be divided into groups based onages (age divisions will depend on ages of campers each week).

If your camper needs to be in live school sessions duringcamp time, that can be accommodated.

Cost: Pay What You Can

Organizer: Wenatchee River Institue

Web Site: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwenatcheeriverinstitute.org%2feducation-programs%2fyouth-programs%2fsummer-camps%2fevent%2f2020%2f11%2f16%2ffall-camp-campamento-de-oto-o-nov-16-18-grades-k-5-%2f311264&c=E,1,A85znlActW9Mbx27mtIHt7C5aqTOtSY92WAxSnj-9BIDvFP_hu00PdesrLrsm5ASPL2R0FeYPb3X6grwYvf5N0W6cX-b8jB_lMvHhwiD_w,,&typo=1

Phone: 509-548-0181

Join small groups of campers and Wenatchee RiverInstitute staff for a new version of camp! The afternoons will be spentoutdoors, exploring Wenatchee River Institute and the surrounding park, leadingthrough forested habitats, along the river, and through grassy meadows.Participants will investigate and learn about the world around them, play fungames, and do art activities. Campers will be divided into groups based onages(age divisions will depend on ages of campers each week).

If your camper needs to be in live school sessions duringcamp time, that can be accommodated. Pre and post camp care are also available.

Cost: Pay What You Can

Organizer: Wenatchee River Institute

Web Site: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwenatcheeriverinstitute.org%2feducation-programs%2fyouth-programs%2fsummer-camps%2fevent%2f2020%2f11%2f17%2ffall-camp-campamento-de-oto-o-nov-17-19-grades-k-3-%2f311265&c=E,1,2OR9-Nt5gsGaTUi1vIg3sSl9Kay7GWfqFAUuK0skYdivm6yaTtdEoqK9ZK8r__kA1DC0tdVhJ4d2JIPLQMa40z8fxfRLabcw-LikEZXCag4q0ebBOhYazmyZQA,,&typo=1

Phone: 509-548-0181

Save the date! This FREE monthly networking event is coming back via Zoom this month and will be hosted by The Wenatchee World. Join the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce for networking, fun activities and GIVEAWAYS!

https://wenatcheechamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/7773

Jumpstart your holiday season with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center and early access to Yeti Chocolates Season Greetings Collection, plus get the inside scoop on concept and design. The Museum will be hosting a virtual chocolate tasting on November 19th at 7 pm.

The tasting includes the 5 piece collection plus a surprise flavor unveiled at the tasting.

Willow Merritt is the owner/chocolatier of Yeti Chocolates and prides herself on creating edible art with flavors that tantalize the palate and entice the senses.

Take your email confirmation to Salt Creek Apothecary at 28 N. Wenatchee Ave. on November 18th to pick up your tasting kit.

You will be sent a Zoom link in a separate email.

50% of the proceeds benefit the Wenatchee Valley Museum.

Register at:  61981.blackbaudhosting.com/61981/Made-in-Wenatchee—Yeti-Chocolate-Tasting

Please join Hope Care Clinic (formerly Lighthouse Clinic) for a fun and inspiring evening of music and testimonials featuring pianists Gordon Schuster, Cathy Vejvoda and many other local musicians. There will also be vocal, guitar, an ASL interpretative performance and more to enjoy.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2669524476644218/

Help reach their 2020 fundraising goal of $25,000 for operational costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Give online at www.hopecareclinic.com.

Thank you to Calvary Crossroads Church for offering the use of their facility and tech!

https://www.calvarycrossroads.com/

The Wenatchee Valley Farmer’s Market will be continuing into November and December with Saturday markets on the Pybus Plaza November 7th – December 19th from 10am – 2pm!

You can find things like wreaths and swags, seafood, apples and other fall produce, and crafts.

Pybus Market will be holding a version of it’s annual Holiday Artisan Fair outside on the Plaza on 2 dates: November 21st and December 12th from 10am – 2pm. Wenatchee Valley Farmer’s Market and Link Transit have partnered with Pybus to create a safe and fun Outdoor Holiday Market.

Shop handmade holiday gifts, crafts and produce from local artisans and farmers in a festive holiday market setting.

Avamere at Wenatchee, East Wenatchee Grocery Outlet,RiverWest and Fieldstone have come together with a mission: to help feed ourfriends and neighbors in the valley through the East Wenatchee New Song FoodPantry.

The New Song Food Pantry has provided meals to familiesand elderly-shut-in for years, delivering straight to their doors. They havebeen recognized as a significant source of food for those in need. With theholiday season fast approaching and their cupboards bare, there isn’t much inthe way to provide. Avamere is asking you to consider donating financially or withnonperishable food items. Their hopes are to continue to enhance the life ofevery person they serve.

With the shutdown across Washington State and thecountry, many families found themselves out of jobs and, due to schoolclosures, are now providing in-home instruction relying on pantries and foodbanks for their next meals. There are several open-air pantries available atchurches minimally stocked throughout the valley that provide nominal assistanceand Serve Wenatchee Valley is doing their best to keep up with the growingneed.

The school district recognized the stress on families toprovide and have been feeding children during lunch hours since the beginningof the shutdown. This helps during class sessions but does not cover eveningfamily meals nor the holidays. NS Food Pantry works with schools to help meetthe needs of struggling locals.

‪Saturday, November 21, 2020 from 11 am to 3 pm in theEast Wenatchee Grocery Outlet parking lot, these organizations will be hosting the food drivefor those who want to stop by to make a donation and have a bite to eatcourtesy of the sponsorships of local businesses for this year’s RestockRoundup. Any and all donations are graciously accepted.

Deidre Galloway is also maintaining a GoFundMe accountfor those who want to donate from the comfort of their own home. SearchRestock Roundup from the hosts page. This will continue to be an active accountfor those who wish to make regular charitable donations to help feed theWenatchee Valley.

Organizer: Avamere at Wenatchee

Web Site: https://m.facebook.com/events/392937188745867

Phone: 5096628646

Come help support the Cashmere Food Bank. Bring a non-perishable food item to receive "Ben Bucks" to spend at the store!

Take a coat to LITTLe POCKETS for donation, for a child in need, during the first 2 weeks of November for a chance to receive "Ben Bucks."

You can also take new toys for donation to Loves Me Flowers for your chance to receive "Ben Bucks" the week prior to the open house.

For questions call 782-2717.

Complimentary tickets! Oksana Ejokina and Elizabeth Dorman, piano streamed live from Icicle Creek. 

This is a virtual event, live-streamed from Icicle Creek to you, at home!

TICKETS ARE COMPLIMENTARY! Please "buy" a free ticket to sign up! 
Only one ticket reservation needed per household. We'll email you the link to watch before each concert.

Donations are also greatly appreciated. 

https://icicle.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F1Q00000dvih2UAA

Want to attend the fall/winter series (all five concerts)?

GET YOUR COMPLIMENTARY PASS HERE!

Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center this Thanksgiving for a virtual Family Paint & Sip. This painting is inspired by the book Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson. You’ll be painting a Magic Tree on four 12 x 12 tiles; each tile depicts the tree in a different season and once complete the tiles fit together for one amazing 24 x 24 piece of custom art. You can gather three of your family members and each paint your favorite season, or paint all four tiles yourself. Either way the goal is to be creative and have fun!

The cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members and includes all art supplies, a recipe for Thanksgiving Punch to make and enjoy while you paint, and a link to the step-by-step video instructions that allow you to follow along and paint at your own pace. You can stop, rewind, fast forward, pause and take a break, and watch as many times as you’d like.

Deadline to register is Monday, November 23 at noon. Supply pick-up will be held on Tuesday, November 24 at the Museum located at 127 S Mission Street in Wenatchee.

Register here:  61981.blackbaudhosting.com/61981/Family-Paint-and-Sip

t̓il̓ x̌əšt/ hello.

Newly added: scholarships for registration available. If you are unable to afford the fee please email Rachel Bishop at rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org and she will help you figure out a plan. If you are already signed up and wished there was a scholarship for you, please email as well.

Join Annette Timentwa, Language Curriculum Coordinator for the Colville Confederated Tribes Language Department, for this 5-week basic introductory class on the nxaʔamxčín language. The class will be covering Moses-Columbian language history, phonetics/orthography, vocabulary and grammar. Each class will cover 5-10 words or phrases, along with some simple grammar concepts to try and make simple nxaʔamxčín sentences. Classes will cover family terms, colors, numbers, and feelings because Annette feels that these are lessons that can be used at home and daily. Annette will be utilizing audio, visual, and video tools after the first class covers basic linguistic concepts and history. Participation is not mandatory, but always encouraged. Using your free time to learn another language can be difficult, but Annette commends anyone willing to try and get out of their comfort zone!

lámlamt/ thank you.

Class limited to 15 participants. Registration required.
Cost: $60-nonmembers, $50 members
Clock Hours provided

wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2020/11/24/indigenous-language-class-nxa-amxc-i-n-/308622 
 
Photo of Annette Timentwa (on left) and Pauline Stensgar, the last fluent nxaʔamxčín speaking elder (on right).

Virtual Turkey on the Run 5k, 10k or Fitness Challenge Presented by BioSports Physical Therapy, Libke Insurance and Cascade Autocenter/Subaru

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic and Run Wenatchee's goal of keeping everyone as healthy and safe as possible during this holiday season, they will be having their annual Turkey on the Run virtually! The good news is it is not limited to just running this year…. Participants can run, walk, cycle, or hike.

The Wenatchee Valley Farmer’s Market will be continuing into November and December with Saturday markets on the Pybus Plaza November 7th – December 19th from 10am – 2pm!

You can find things like wreaths and swags, seafood, apples and other fall produce, and crafts.

This is Leavenworth Community Farmers Market's first Winter Market on Front Street!

Leavenworth have been hard at work getting all the preparations in order for five weekends of a very authentic outdoor holiday market! They will be hosting up to 14 vendors every day including artisans, crafters, and even some hardy farmers all hailing from the Wenatchee Valley! This will be an excellent place to stop by and do some holiday shopping or just to treat yourself to a little something special.

Saturdays and Sundays from 10-4, on the west end of Front Street by Gustavs.

Join the movement and support local! Show your local pride and come tell local businesses why you love them. Stay tuned for additional details on fun downtown happenings for Small Business Saturday. Face masks are required.

https://wendowntown.org/featured-events/2020/11/28/small-business-saturday

The Wenatchee Valley Humane Society hosts a monthly Pet Food Pantry Food Bank, providing assistance to those in need of food assistance for their cat or dog.

The event is held on the last Saturday of every month. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and food is distributed until 1 p.m., or supplies run out, whichever comes first.

This is an income-qualified program so recipients will need to bring proof of income. Acceptable documentation includes: a pay stub, medicaid/medicare card, SNAP, unemployment or SS paperwork.

This is a curbside-style event. For your healthy and the safety of others, we ask that you do not arrive early to form a line. Attendees are asked to wear a mask and practice social distancing guidelines.

Food is distributed on a first come, first served - no reservations will be taken. Once food has run out, there will be no additional assistance available until the next Pet Pantry day. One distribution per household.

This is Leavenworth Community Farmers Market's first Winter Market on Front Street!

Leavenworth have been hard at work getting all the preparations in order for five weekends of a very authentic outdoor holiday market! They will be hosting up to 14 vendors every day including artisans, crafters, and even some hardy farmers all hailing from the Wenatchee Valley! This will be an excellent place to stop by and do some holiday shopping or just to treat yourself to a little something special.

Saturdays and Sundays from 10-4, on the west end of Front Street by Gustavs.

Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center at home to create a spa kit! This kit will include the instructions and supplies to make lavender scented chapstick, bath bombs, and lotion bars using natural ingredients such as beeswax, coconut oil, and shea butter. Treat yourself to a wonderful, calming spa day or gift it to a loved one this holiday season. Registrants will work with the Museum to pick up supply boxes. The cost of each box is $30 members; $35 non-members and all proceeds support the Museum. Deadline to register is Friday, November 27 at 12 PM.

REGISTER HERE

Supply pick up

Supplies are available for pick up at the museum. They will work with each registrant individually to schedule a contactless pick up. Once you pick up your kit, you will receive the link to the instructional video.

Kit includes enough supplies to make 2 bath bombs, 2 lotion bars, and 2 chapsticks. These are estimates and are dependent on the size of product you make.

Supply Buyback Program

Due to the unique nature of these virtual MakerSpace programs, the Museum now offering a supply buyback program. Should there be any supplies in your kits that you don’t think you will be using again you can contact the Museum and they will accept the item(s) back into the MakerSpace inventory and give you a $5 credit for your next MakerSpace to-go program!

t̓il̓ x̌əšt/ hello.

Newly added: scholarships for registration available. If you are unable to afford the fee please email Rachel Bishop at rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org and she will help you figure out a plan. If you are already signed up and wished there was a scholarship for you, please email as well.

Join Annette Timentwa, Language Curriculum Coordinator for the Colville Confederated Tribes Language Department, for this 5-week basic introductory class on the nxaʔamxčín language. The class will be covering Moses-Columbian language history, phonetics/orthography, vocabulary and grammar. Each class will cover 5-10 words or phrases, along with some simple grammar concepts to try and make simple nxaʔamxčín sentences. Classes will cover family terms, colors, numbers, and feelings because Annette feels that these are lessons that can be used at home and daily. Annette will be utilizing audio, visual, and video tools after the first class covers basic linguistic concepts and history. Participation is not mandatory, but always encouraged. Using your free time to learn another language can be difficult, but Annette commends anyone willing to try and get out of their comfort zone!

lámlamt/ thank you.

Class limited to 15 participants. Registration required.
Cost: $60-nonmembers, $50 members
Clock Hours provided

wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/event/2020/11/24/indigenous-language-class-nxa-amxc-i-n-/308622 
 
Photo of Annette Timentwa (on left) and Pauline Stensgar, the last fluent nxaʔamxčín speaking elder (on right).

Class Description

The fiftieth anniversary of the first Earth Day is a significant time to reflect on the health of our planet and on what kind of ancestors we want to be for those who celebrate Earth Day’s 100^thanniversary. This course is designed to rethink our legacy away from destruction and towards restoration and reconnection with the natural world and our place in it. We start by asking, what is the state of our planet in terms of climate, species extinctions and vital ecosystems?  You will learn about the basic science of climate change and its various impacts here in North Central Washington and abroad with data gathered from NASA, NOAA, Carbon Brief, and UW’s Climate Impacts Group.  We will then put this data into the context of climate justice—who is most vulnerable to harm, and climate grief—how can we deal with this harm and potential losses?  The best antidote often seems to be action, and we will need it at all levels from individual to international, from personal to policy. We will conclude the class with an overview of existing solutions to help mitigate the crisis and then envision how each of us can use our skills or talents to take appropriate action and become a better 100^th Earth Day ancestor.

(FYI Reference to be explained in the talk: Robin Kimmerer asks in her essay, On Choosing to Belong to a Place, “What kind of ancestor do you want to be?”)

Instructor Bio

Joan Qazi is a professor of Geography and Sustainability at Wenatchee Valley College.  She is on the board of Sustainable Wenatchee and trained as a Climate Reality Leader, teaching and researching about climate change for 25 years.  As a teacher and a mother, Joan wants to find ways to meet our needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.

This class will be held virtually. Register using the link below, and more information will be sent out prior to the class.

Register Here

Registration is now required to get the Zoom link: 1mcwenatcheevalley.eventbrite.com

Join the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce virtually! On the first Wednesday of every month, we hear from two entrepreneurs and find out how we, as a community, can support them, empower them, and connect them to resources so they can grow their business. Bring your own coffee and join in for a great conversation!

A lifelong outdoorsman, Guy Miner grew up hiking, fishing, hunting, and enjoying the great outdoors at every opportunity. “There have been backpacking, hiking, mountaineering, overlanding, hunting and fishing trips in Mexico, Canada, Alaska and in most of our western states,” said Guy. A budding interest in photography in the 1970’s was slowed while busy with careers in the Marines and in law enforcement.

"Nature provides a solace, a peace for me. My careers have exposed me to a great deal of stress and violence. I find that my regular camera walks help soothe the soul. Typically I’m accompanied by my dog, Maverick. He’s full of energy and curiosity and not much help at all with the camera, but we manage to find photo subjects on every walk."

The photos on exhibit were taken in the Northwest, some right here in Wenatchee, Chelan County and Douglas County. “We have a wonderful variety of wildlife in our local area. I seek to capture the images as naturally as possible,” said Guy.

Santa's Firetruck and Tree Lighting Event
Corner lot located at 2nd Ave and E St SE (Rich's Tacos).

A Drive By Santa Parade:

Start at Riverside Park, up Cottage Ave, to the round-about, continue up Pioneer Dr to Westcott Dr, and back down Sunset Hwy to Riverside Park.

Begins at 12 p.m.

www.cashmerechamber.org

The Quincy Christmas Market will be part live, part virtual event. The liveportion will be on the beautiful and historic campus in Quincy, Washington, andthat will be open to 6-8 vendors only (first come, first serve). The Virtualpart will be online, and the QVHSM has partnered/subscribed to Booth Central, anonline portal that provides virtual arts and crafts fairs, as well as othertypes of events.

Please fill out the form attached if you would like toparticipate at our show. Also feel free to tell any other vendors you feel maywant to participate at the show.    

https://files.constantcontact.com/c908cca2101/b2b0a691-f12b-4c7d-82f7-84bb27a33141.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/events/735671323974475/

The Wenatchee Valley Farmer’s Market will be continuing into November and December with Saturday markets on the Pybus Plaza November 7th – December 19th from 10am – 2pm!

You can find things like wreaths and swags, seafood, apples and other fall produce, and crafts.

This is Leavenworth Community Farmers Market's first Winter Market on Front Street!

Leavenworth have been hard at work getting all the preparations in order for five weekends of a very authentic outdoor holiday market! They will be hosting up to 14 vendors every day including artisans, crafters, and even some hardy farmers all hailing from the Wenatchee Valley! This will be an excellent place to stop by and do some holiday shopping or just to treat yourself to a little something special.

Saturdays and Sundays from 10-4, on the west end of Front Street by Gustavs.

Santa just couldn’t stay away this year. Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on Saturday, December 5th from 10 am to 2 pm to get your photo taken with Santa. You won’t be able to sit on his lap, but the museum and Parsons Photography have made arrangements for socially distanced photos. 

Registration will be open to Museum members November 1st – 15th, then open to the public. Space is limited. Photos will be taken by Parsons Photography, and all registrants will receive a complimentary 5×7 photograph. Additional photos and photo gifts are available for purchase through Parsons Photography. 

All registrants will be assigned a 5-minute time slot to visit with Santa and have their photo taken. Please arrive 5 minutes early. Latecomers may forfeit their timeslot. The Museum requests that one adult accompany children, in groups of no more than 4. Masks are required for entry but may be removed for the photo. Please enter a preferred timeslot when you register, and the Museum will assign a time as close as possible. Your time and detailed instructions will be emailed to you. 

The health and wellbeing of Santa, his elves, and all the families who visit, is the Museum's highest priority. They look forward to offering a safe and socially distanced event!

Member price: $10, non-member price: $15

Register here: 61981.blackbaudhosting.com/61981/Photos-with-Santa 

Please note: registration is required. Due to health restrictions designed to discourage gathering, walk-ins are not allowed. 

If anyone is feeling unwell, experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, please cancel your registration by calling 509-888-6240.

We'll all be dining in for awhile so for the 

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