OMAK — The Coats will perform a holiday show Dec. 6 in the Omak Performing Arts Center, 14 S. Cedar St.

OROVILLE — Santa Claus will make several appearances in the northern portion of Okanogan County this holiday season.

OROVILLE - Pat Kunsman-Castro runs a clothing bank in Oroville that benefits not only north Okanogan County, but cities throughout the state.

OROVILLE - Dennis and Nancy Peterson know just about every musical group in Okanogan Valley, and are helping to nurture the next generation of aspiring musicians.

TONASKET - Students from 10 school districts put their knowledge to the test in real-world applications in the FFA Apple Judging and Shop Contest Wednesday, Nov. 6.

OROVILLE —  Oroville’s FFA chapter is newly certified by the national organization.

OKANOGAN — A picture is worth a thousand words, or so they say. But slowly time — or acid — can eat away the memory.

INDIANAPOLIS — Tonasket High School’s Parliamentary Procedure team took fourth place in the nation at the National FFA Parliamentary Procedure Leadership Development Event. The event was held in conjunction with the 92nd National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis Oct. 30 – Nov. 2.

WINTHROP – Christmas at the End of the Road, an old-fashioned cowboy Christmas, runs Nov. 29-30 in downtown Winthrop.

OMAK - The Omak Stampede will have its annual banquet and queen coronation Nov. 16.

OMAK – Students from area schools will offer a variety of holiday music during the coming weeks.

STILLWATER, Okla. - Omak native Riata Marchant, an agribusiness major at Oklahoma State University, has received a scholarship from the school.

Grand Coulee area hosts bazaars

OMAK – The Omak-Okanogan Community Christmas Basket project gets underway after Thanksgiving, with distribution of food baskets planned for Dec. 20.

LACEY – A book by Lacey author Richard Alumbaugh explores the 1986-87 trial of two men who killed a Colville tribal police officer.

OKANOGAN – Animal Foster Care has put out a plea for volunteers to provide foster homes for cats and kittens.

WENATCHEE - Starting Nov. 1, it will be easier to obtain a permit to cut Christmas trees from the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest with the addition of online purchasing.

OKANOGAN - A screening of “Paper Tigers” is planned Nov. 6 in the Okanogan Middle-High School cafetorium, 244 S. Fifth Ave.

OMAK - Members of the Omak Range Team will compete in the Western National Career Development Event in Elko, Nev., on Nov. 11-12.

OKANOGAN – The Okanogan Kiwanis Club has named its October honorees in the Terrific Kids program at Virginia Grainger Elementary School.

OLYMPIA – Coulee City is getting a state grant to build a veterans’ memorial.

OKANOGAN – The annual Okanogan-Omak Rotary Club wine and cheese event – this year with a masquerade theme – will be Nov. 9.

OKANOGAN – Auditions for Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus’ production of “Mamma Mia!” will be Nov. 16.

OMAK – Participants in the Oct. 26 Zombie Fun Run donated 200 pounds of non-perishable food to the Omak Food Bank.

OLYMPIA - Washington State’s GET program is open for a new enrollment period, providing families an opportunity to start saving for future college costs while their children are young.

OMAK - Farewell Angelina will perform Nov. 17 in the Omak Performing Arts Center, 14 S. Cedar St.

OLYMPIA – A student enrolled in the Omak School District’s online education program has been selected for a statewide delegation traveling to India to meet with the Dalai Lama.

OKANOGAN – Youngsters will entertain Saturday, Oct. 26, during the last Okanogan Valley Farmers Market of the year.

OMAK – Members of Cadette/Senior Girl Scout Troop 4812 from Omak met Sunday, Oct. 20, with Okanogan Conservation District representatives to work on their eco trekker and eco explorer badges.

RIVERSIDE – Local singer-songwriter Nicole Unser is recording her second album, which is scheduled for release next spring.

OKANOGAN – Video games figure into the real games Okanogan High School students are playing this week during homecoming festivities.

OKANOGAN – Okanogan and Omak plan fall cleanup events Nov. 2.

WINTHROP – Liberty Bell High School is celebrating homecoming this week, culminating with a football game at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, against Soap Lake.

TONASKET — Michellee Fox is the Community Cultural Center’s new executive director, and she hopes to see the building become a place used by all community members.

"Twisp: The Power of Community" screened at the Community Cultural Center last Tuesday, followed by a discussion panel with three people from the film and producer Leslee Goodman.

CAYUSE MOUNTAIN — An empty field nestled in the Okanogan Highlands will soon become the most populated community in Okanogan County.

OMAK — Patients lined up outside the doors hours before opening, in order to receive services at a free dental clinic Sept. 13 and 15 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church

OMAK — Last week the state Board of Health approved of a four-month emergency ban on flavored vape products.

PATEROS – The Pateros School Board plans to ask the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to change its new rules concerning reporting graduation rates.

OMAK – Homecoming week is in full swing at Omak High School.

OLYMPIA - Last week Gov. Jay Inslee announced an executive order addressing the public health risk caused by vaping, leaving some local residents in question about the future of vape products.

OKANOGAN - Okanogan Harvest Festival, a goodbye to summer and welcome to fall event, runs all day Oct. 12 on Second Avenue and side streets.

OKANOGAN – An open house is planned Saturday, Oct. 12, at The Cat House, a shelter for long-term residents of Animal Foster Care Cat Shelter.

WENATCHEE - National Book Award-winning author Robin Benway will spend a week in north central Washington this month visiting eight schools and headlining two community speaking events.

OMAK – Three medical facilities will receive several thousand dollars each to help patients with cancer screenings and other costs, thanks to Omak Stampede rodeo fans.

OMAK – September was proclaimed as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Omak and Okanogan.

OKANOGAN – Bouncin’ for Boobies’ annual Save Second Base Softball Tournament is planned for this weekend, Oct. 5-6, at The Plex on Rodeo Trail.

OMAK – Shelby White, Twisp, will be crowned as Miss Omak Stampede during the organizations annual banquet Nov. 16.

WENATCHEE – Galactic Farmers, a student group from Almira/Coulee-Hartline Middle School, won the future technology leader of the year award during the 19th annual innovator awards luncheon.