Tag: amy mcgarry

Chuck Berg’s 50th birthday is especially memorable for him for two reasons. For one, he thought he was going to lose an eye when he accidentally hit himself

If you live in Chewelah, Washington, you likely know this town has a vibrant, growing arts community. In fact, in June of 2019 Chewelah became the second certified

When I was growing up in Spokane Valley, I took countless trips up north on Highway 395 to visit my grandparents who lived just south of Northport.

This past New Year’s Eve I was sitting on the couch with my 11-year-old daughter watching TV, awaiting the arrival of the new year. It should have been

Back in October of 2019 Lanae Wiater made her dream come true when she opened Creekside Pharmacy in Davenport Washington.

by Amy McGarry Folks of my age might recognize these lyrics to the theme music for the kid’s show Zoom on PBS back in the ‘70’s. Remember before

The season is changing. Shorter days. Cool mornings. Summer is fading way making way for fall’s bounties. The heat lovers and sun worshippers feel this change with sadness,

Recently, in the wonderful life of pandemic parenting and schooling from home (snicker snicker), I found myself on Google trying to relearn how to determine the numbers of

A friend called today from across the country. She felt frustrated. Isolated at home because of the virus...

by Amy McGarry I am fortunate. Better than fortunate. Blessed. Whereas some avid readers are always searching for that “good read”, books present themselves to me. I merely