Author: Denise Porter

Growing Skills Through Hands-On Learning

Perhaps hands-on learning has never been more engaging or more appreciated than in the 2020/2021 school year of digitized learning. The students in Deer Park High School’s career and technical education floral and horticulture classes are getting their hands in soil and sowing seeds for their future career successes.

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Stay Out of the Sunflowers

They’re a beautiful sight, stretching like an endless, happy sea of yellow along various miles of Hwy. 395. The sunflowers are blooming once again.  Many

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Public Input Needed on Proposed Wetland

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Washington State Department of Ecology are seeking public input from interested parties about the Prospectus of a proposed 58-acre wetland mitigation bank just outside Deer Park’s city limits. Public comment will be accepted until August 24.

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Dog Days of Summer

The weather is warming up, bringing on the Dog Days of Summer. Coined by the Romans, the Dog Days of Summer is a term meaning that time of year when the earth’s tilting gives way to the longest sunlight days of the year, revealing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.

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Local Talent: Co-op for Local Artists

Four years ago, a group of five local artists had a vision to create an artists’ cooperative for Deer Park, Elk, Chattaroy, and surrounding areas. That dream came to fruition with the Bear Creek Mercantile, located on Hwy 2 just south of Riverside schools.

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Rodeo Rides Forward

Organizers for the Clayton Rodeo are optimistic they will have a rodeo July 24th and 25th at the Clayton Community Fairgrounds.

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Local Markets

Summer temperatures are underway, and so are summer gardens. While many events have been cancelled for summer 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, farmers markets have not.

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Church Services To Go

Clayton
Clayton Community Church
In-person services resume May 31st at 10:30am
Up-to-date information available at FB.me/ClaytonCommunityChurchwa

Deer Park
Williams Valley Mennonite Church
In-person service resumes May 31st at 10am
Sermons can be found online at

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