April 30

Story time for children ages 2-5 will be from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at the Okanogan Public Library. The event includes stories, songs, finger plays and a craft.

An Okanogan County noxious weed class worth two pesticide recertification credits will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the Nespelem Longhouse. Instructors will be A. Lyon and Tim Leadingham.

Okanogan County Community Action Council board will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the Community Action office, Okanogan. Information: Lael Duncan, 422-4041.

Music students from Okanogan Middle School and Okanogan High School will give their spring concert at 7 p.m. in the school cafetorium. Bands and choirs will perform.

May 1

Wauconda Food Bank is open 1-3 p.m. at Wauconda Hall. Information: 486-1431.

An Okanogan County noxious weed class worth two pesticide recertification credits will meet at 6 p.m. in the conference room at the Tonasket Ranger District office, Tonasket. Instructors will be A. Lyon and Carol Ogilvie.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets each Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. at the Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church, Omak. Participants are asked to use the parking lot entrance. Information: 422-2835 or 422-3864.

Okanogan Valley Golf Club meets at 8 p.m. at the clubhouse during spring and summer months. Information: Betty Harnet, 826-0111.

May 2

Five-Star Enterprise Community executive board meets at 10 a.m. in the conference room of the Tri-County Economic Development District, Colville. The district serves Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties.

Free story time for preschool children will be from 11:30 a.m. to noon at the Omak Public Library. Information: 826-1820.

Parent to Parent and the Family Support Team invite anyone with a developmental disability and those who support them to dinner and bingo, with dinner served from 5-5:30 p.m. and bingo to followm at Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare, Omak. Information: 826-8496.

Tonasket AmeriCorps will host the third annual volunteer celebration at 6 p.m. in the Tonasket High School commons. The event marks National Volunteer Week. Information: Eric Barfield, 486-1296.

Singer/songwriter Alice DiMicele will perform at 8 p.m. at the Community Cultural Center, Tonasket. A three-course dinner will be served from 6-8 p.m. Admission charged for both concert and dinner. Reservations are suggested though not required. Proceeds benefit the center. Information: 486-1328.

May 3

North Cascades chapter of the American Red Cross will host a lay responders CPR/AED/first aid instructor’s class from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3 and May 10. Participants will be eligible to become instructors for other Red Cross classes. Information and location: 422-3440 or www.northcascadewsredcross.org

Okanogan Valley Farmers’ Market will open at 9 a.m. with a Cinco de Mayo celebration, plus market featuring baked goods, locally roasted coffee, storage potatoes, plants and flea market items. The market runs until 1 p.m. at Legion Park, Okanogan. Information: Stephanie Clark, 826-1259

A plein air painters class, taught by Charlene Monger, is set for 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Twisp River Park. Participants are asked to bring a sack lunch. Information: 997-0172.

Linda VanValkenburgh-Mills will teach a class on beginning wire technique to make a sterling silver bracelet from noon to 4 p.m. at the Confluence Gallery, Twisp. Fee charged; includes a kit to make the bracelet. Registration: 997-2787.

The 20th annual United Powwow will begin at 1 p.m. at the Omak Longhouse on the campus of Paschal Sherman Indian School. All drummers and dancers are welcome, say organizers. Grand entry will be at 1 p.m., with dinner 5 p.m. and the evening session grand entry at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the drug- and alcohol-free event, say organizers. Information: Emily Abrahamson, 826-8520, or Livia Millard, 422-7814.

A benefit dinner for the Omak Food Bank will begin at 6 p.m. at the Okanogan Eagles, followed by an auction at 7 p.m. and dancing to the Cadillac Red Band, Wenatchee, at 8 p.m. Information: Joe Schweikert, 826-0384, or Omak Food Bank, 826-1717.

Methow Conservancy will present Donald Snow and a free program, “Rurbinization of the Inter Mountain West” at 7:30 p.m. at the Merc Playhouse, Twisp. Information: 996-2870 or info@methowconser vancy.org.

A community flea market is scheduled at the Wauconda Community Hall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be available; table space is offered. Information: 779-4081 or www.waucondaonline.com

May 4

Jam sessions are held from 5-9 p.m. every Sunday at the Okanogan Eagles, with dinner at 7 p.m. Fee charged for dinner.

May 5

Writers group meets at 1 p.m. at the Tonasket Library.

Young dancers of Tonasket meets from 3-4 p.m. Mondays at the Community Cultural Center.

Okanogan Oldie Goldies Red Hat Society will meet at 5 p.m. at Sun Valley Inn, Okanogan. Coronation for queen Sandy will be held. New members are welcome, say organizers. Information: 422-1387.

A non-credit photo editing class will be offered from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Republic college center. Fee charged. The class will repeat on May 12. Information: 775-3675.

Wauconda Community Hall Association meets at 7 p.m. at the hall Information: 486-0709.

Children of the Revolution will bring world music to the Omak Performing Arts Center. The 7 p.m. concert is sponsored by the Associated Student Body of Wenatchee Valley College at Omak. Fee charged for the general public. WVC students with current student ID cards will be admitted free.

May 6

A support group for survivors of domestic violence meets from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Support Center, Okanogan. Information: Joyce Johnson, 826-3221 or 1 (888) 826-3221.

Tonasket Community Cultural Center’s used book sale continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Running Start information night will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Republic college center. Parents and students who will be high school juniors or seniors next year are encouraged to attend, say organizers.

A three-week series of classes on plate decorating begins at 6 p.m. at Oroville High School. Registration: 476-2011.

A free talk on the Columbian sharp-tailed grouse will be offered at 7 p.m. in the Okanogan County PUD auditorium, Okanogan, by a biologist for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The event is sponsored by the Okanogan Valley Land Council. Information: 486-2765 or 1 (877) 486-2765.

May 7

A pre-business, non-credit workshop will be offered from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Republic college center. The class will repeat May 14. Fee charged. Information: 775-3675.

A four-week series of classes in dog obedience begins at 5:30 p.m. at Oroville High School. Information: 476-2011 or register online at www.northvalleycommu nityschools.com.

A four-week series of classes, “Mosaics in Glass,” will begin at 6 p.m. by North Valley Community Schools at Oroville High School. Registration: 476-2011 (message) or www.northvalleycommuni tyschools.com.

Omak Stampede Indian Encampment and Stick Game Committee will meet at 6 p.m. at the Colville Indian Plywood and Veneer plant, Omak. Directions are at the main gate.


“A Light Touch, Translucent Art Forms” runs through May 31 at the Confluence Gallery, Twisp.


Meetings open to the public:

Okanogan County Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Board meets at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1, in the commissioners’ hearing room in the Grainger Administration Building, Okanogan. Information: 422-7100.

Okanogan Conservation District supervisors meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at the Ag Service Center, Okanogan. Information: 422-0855 Ext. 5.

Ferry County commissioners meet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the first, second and third Mondays of the month, and 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at 290 E. Tessie Ave., Republic. Information: 775-5229.

Okanogan County commissioners meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday, except holidays, in the Grainger Administration Building, Okanogan. For agenda: www.omakchronicle.com or www.okanogancounty.org. Information: 422-7100.

Okanogan County Solid Waste Advisory Board meets at 4 p.m. Monday, May 5, in the health district conference room in the Public Services Building, Okanogan. Information: 422-2602.

Okanogan County Snowmobile Advisory Board meets at 7 p.m. Monday, May 5, in the health district office in the Public Services Building, Okanogan. Information: 422-7300.

Omak City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, May 5, at city hall. Information: 826-1170.

Okanogan County Veterans’ Relief Board meets at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at the Okanogan County Community Action office, Okanogan. Information: 826-4849.

Okanogan County PUD commission will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, in the PUD auditorium, Okanogan.

Okanogan City Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday May 6, at city hall. Information: 422-3600.

Oroville City Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at city hall. Information: 476-2926.

Tonasket EMS Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the ambulance hall, Tonasket. Information: 634-2492 (days) or 486-4809 (evenings).