Nita Paine

‘I love that we provide an outlet to people to express themselves, to find out who they are’

Keeping family ties strong

Twelve months of COVID makes for a long year away from kids and grandkids

Saved family letters tell of war horrors, peacetime hopes and dreams

Loving letters from long ago

Varied Thrush: Making a bold statement

Globally, the thrush family contains 169 viable species; three other thrush species are now extinct.

Clean shots

For real estate photographer, the art is in the uncluttered details

Visiting the glory years of our parents

Obituaries – They’re really NOT for the dead

Going deep with Dan Feil

Warm crystal clear water, incredible fish, spectacular scenery, why not jump off a boat in the tropics?

Welding a career, polishing a life

Bronze artist starts fresh in Wenatchee

Jim and Carolyn Phillips — Don't stop being active

Jim and Carolyn Phillips are local legends.

A DIABETES CALLED LADA

HER JOURNEY IN DISCOVERING A DISEASE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT

Our stories continue: Filling a heart with joy

MY BEST DAY 2020

Hair-raising resolutions for the New Year

New Year’s Eve traditions

Grandparents answer the School Bell

The pandemic has thrust some families together, with parents working from home and kids learning remotely, using a dining room or kitchen nook as a makeshift classroom.

Spring break in the COVID fall

Travels with the grandson

Fabulous feet: ‘We're just dancing for the love of dance right now'

Editor’s note: At our deadline, COVID-19 restrictions were reinstated and the studio is again temporarily closed.

Edible Yule tree: Please eat the ornaments

Holidays bring visions of sugar in all forms, but I was bound and determined to figure out a way to cut the calories and still have fun.

A tiny challenge Just for the LOVE of it At Home

The last thing I needed was another house — even if it was just a tiny house.

ODE TO LIVE MUSIC

Remembering a time before the music stopped

Werner Janssen writes about the intriguing life of Harriet Bullitt

When I retired as manager of Holden Village after 20 years of being involved in the development of the facility and community, our family moved to Leavenworth, which had become an unofficial next-step community for numerous individuals and families leaving Holden after serving as employees or volunteers.

THE ATHLETIC LIFE High elevation adventures with Peter Graf — a man on the run

I had heard that Pete Graf runs all over the place, up high mountain peaks (that I have hiked and they are steep) and that he can run for hours.

Designer has the feel for space

Diana Hoyt, the interior stylist with Deep Water Home & Electronics, designed much of the Carlisle Classic Builders entry in the 2020 virtual Home Tour (see related story).

BREAKINGIN A NEW KNEE

When the pain becomes too much, going under a knife is the option

The West called and Guy Waring answered

From Boston he came, again and again and again, until the end

Mothers, daughters, mountains and dirt

We stepped onto a trail, one after the other, until all seven of us stood on that flat dusty ribbon.

Got beautiful nature photos?

From the ridge tops to the valley bottom, Chelan County provides residents and visitors alike with a spectacular place to live, work and play.

Hoping for hops: Shade and a cold beer

I have always prided myself in being a life-long learner. I push myself to keep trying new things.

Barging down a French canal

Not too long ago — before the COVID-19 travel restrictions — some of our friends, who had travelled the world extensively, were planning a trip to France for three weeks.

THE BEST VIEWS COME AFTER THE TOUGHEST CLIMBS

Though there are no certainties in life, you can always count on the mountains to offer peace, beauty and space for thought.

Surfing on Lake Chelan?!

Technology brings beach sport to wave-less inland lakes

SASQUATCH!

Fact or fiction — hummm... you decide