Local food banks

OROVILLE – The Oroville food bank operates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the basement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. For more information, call Jeff Austin at 476-3978 or Jessica Lakey at 476-3817.

TONASKET – The Tonasket food bank operates every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 300 S. Whitcomb Ave. Drop-offs can be made at Tonasket Tavern. For more information, call Jack Gavin at 486-2480 or Debby Curren at 486-2459.

County Planning Meetings

OKANOGAN – Be involved in shaping your neighborhood and attend an Okanogan County Comprehensive Plan meeting at either of the following locations: Oroville/ Tonasket area on Thursday, Jan. 10, 6 p.m. at Yo Yo’s Restaurant in Oroville; or the Chesaw/ Wauconda area on Thursday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m. at the Chesaw Community Building. Help Okanogan County plan for the future. For more information call (509) 422-7160.