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Cloyd Artman piloting a glider from an April 1935 photo from an article in the Spokesman Review. Spokesman Review photo

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Oroville hometown of pioneering glider pilot Cloyd Artman

OROVILLE - Cloyd Artman, who grew up in Oroville, was among the pioneers of glider construction and flight…

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Tumble Weed Film Festival tumbling into town Aug. 6 & 7

OROVILLE - The first annual Tumble Weed Film festival tumbles into Oroville this weekend, with showings of short…

Filmmakers Geoff Klein and Mo Fine, seen here with friend Mark Bertoglio and Bart Traubek, owner of Alpine Brewery, discuss the upcoming Tumble Weed Film Festival at Alpine Brewery in Oroville. Traubek, whose brewery will be one of the venues for the fest

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Seattle filmmakers bringing festival of short films to Oroville

  OROVILLE - Two Seattle filmmakers who specialize in short features have decidedto bring the first ever Tumble Weed…

Photo courtesy of Heaven Scent FilmsKevin Tomlinson, director of “Back to the Garden, flower power comes full circle,” in 1988, filming a Healing Gathering near Tonasket. He kept this footage for 20 years before reconnecting with the people from the g

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See where the "flowers" have gone at the CCC on Friday, March 13

TONASKET - The Community Cultural Center will be premiering the documentary film "Back to the Garden, flower power…

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Former state legislator writes autobiography

OROVILLE - Born in 1914, Wilbur "Web" Hallauer has seen nearly a century of changes come to the…

Photos by Gary DeVon    Husband and wife duo Andy and Julie Strange, one half of the Strange Tones from Oregon, got the crowd rocking on Saturday night.

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Best year ever for Rendezvous Rhythm and Blues Festival

OROVILLE - Organizers of this year's Rendezvous Rhythm and Blues Festival are happy with last weekend's music event…

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Demo Derby gets ready to rumble in Tonasket

TONASKET - If the sights and sounds of roaring engines and ripping metal are your thing, the Tonasket…

Photo by Gary DeVon Artist David Heck began his part of the Centennial Mural Project with a painting of a local vineyard. The Bothell-based artist is well-known for his work on the west side of the state where he has be

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Seattle area artist brings new colors to mural wall

OROVILLE - David Heck is known up and down the west coast as a respected mural artist, but…

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Touch of Grace' to present handbell concert

OROVILLE - "Touch of Grace" handbell choir from the Oroville Free Methodist Church will be presenting a free…

Photo by Gary DeVonJerry King, a self-described member of the Turtle Clan, shows off the turtle his wife bought for him during the auction at the Habitat for Humanities benefit. The event, held at the River’s Edge

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Habitat for Humanity 'tasting' raises more than $4000

OKANOGAN - North Okanogan Habitat for Humanity and their plans to build their next house in Okanogan benefited…

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Irish dance and music coming to the Okanogan

OMAK - A taste of Ireland will come to the North Okanogan just a week short of St.…

Photo by Amy VenezianoCurtiss Howard read some of his pieces and performed emcee duties at the reading. He read biographies, written by each writer, before they took to the mike. Many of the bios were, he said, t

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Tonasket writers share work with crowd

TONASKET - Nine brave writers stepped up to breathe life into words on paper before a crowd of…

Photo by Rick BramanPoetry reading by Sundance.

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Cheatgrass, Daisy Belle Nau and Sundance at Java Live

OROVILLE - The second of this year's Java Live Coffee House Series of music, poetry and art was…