TONASKET — Winterfest comes to Tonasket this weekend, with events Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3-4.

WENATCHEE - The Washington Apple Education Foundation has named an Electric City woman as its volunteer of the year.

OKANOGAN – Students at Okanogan Middle School are gathering food items for their annual Thanks and Giving Baskets.

OMAK – Employees of SunOpta, Omak, recently donated baskets of toiletries, treats and other items to Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare’s Shove House.

BAKER CITY, Ore. – The Omak FFA rangeland management team placed fourth out of 16 teams at the Western National Rangeland Career Development Event on Nov. 8-9 in Baker City, Ore.

WENATCHEE - Every November, North Central Educational Service District joins with the 29 public school districts in north central Washington region to thank communities for supporting their local schools, teachers, and kids.

WINTHROP - On any given fall day at Classroom in Bloom, you might peer across the school grounds to see a class gathered and listening to some words from their teacher.

OMAK – East Omak Elementary School fourth-graders have recorded “America the Beautiful” in honor of Veterans Day.

OLYMPIA – The Eat Local First Collaborative has expanded the Washington Food and Farm Finder online tool to connect consumers with food that is grown, caught, raised and made by Washington growers and producers.

WENATCHEE – Several area educators have received classroom grants from the North Central Education Foundation.

NESPELEM – Grants are available to help those in the child care sector during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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WENATCHEE – Wenatchee Valley College has been named to the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program list of top 150 community colleges in the nation.