Joseph Vincent Bretz, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket, WA. He was born on October 9, 1918, in Wadena, MN, the fifth of eight children to parents, William and Magdalena (Auel) Bretz. Vince grew up in Wadena and attended school there.

NCW — Ballots must be postmarked today — or placed in drop boxes where available — to be counted in Feb. 14 special elections held by several North Central Washington school districts. Those seeking levy funds include Entiat, Omak, Brewster, Pateros, Tonasket, Oroville, Mansfield, Bridgeport, Orondo, Coulee-Hartline, Palisades, Soap Lake and Wilson.

TONASKET – The Chelan High School boys basketball team made a strong first half hold up in beating Tonasket, 59-46, Jan. 20. Chelan won the first half, 28-16.

Seattle’s Tommy Simmons performs live, acoustic music from the heart and soul at the Old Schoolhouse Brewery in Winthrop on Friday.

Victor R. Allstot, 70, an 11-year resident of Tonasket, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012.

Walter E. Scott, 94, of Tonasket, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012.

Homer Carter, 91, of Tonasket, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.

TONASKET — The Okanogan Valley Back Country Horsemen of Washington have planned a “Cabin Fever Night Out” for Friday at the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket, 411 Western Ave.

OKANOGAN – Election night figures show all nine school levy requests in Okanogan and Ferry counties passing, some by margins of more than 68 percent.

Fresh Food in Schools is a three-year project which aims to increase the amount of public school food budget dollars spent on Washington grown produce, and to build meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships between school food programs and local farmers. Twenty school districts across the state have been selected to participate in this project in order to create or enhance a farm-to-school ...