Lake Chelan Valley Events, Things to do, Meetings

Virtual healthy living series: May 11, 18

WENATCHEE/VIRTUAL - NCW Libraries is partnering with Confluence Health to offer a virtual Health Living Series this spring featuring an introduction to healthy living, weight loss, sleep, and cancer prevention and screening.

This weekly series will run thru May 25, each Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. A provider from Confluence will lead the presentation followed by a question and answer session. 

• May 11: Better Sleep with Dr. Ankur Patel.

• May 18: Don’t Take My Breath Away: Prevention and Screening for Lung Cancer, with Dr. Saba Lodhi.

SAIL Exercise Classes: May 11, 12, 16

CHELAN - SAIL (Stay Active & Independent for Life) fitness classes are offered at Chelan Senior Center on Monday and Wednesday at 1 p.m. and are taught by Beth Shaw and Linda Hollier. Evening SAIL classes are Monday and Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m., also at the Chelan Senior Center and are taught by Ann Cooper.

Chelan Senior Menu: May 4-11

CHELAN - The Chelan Senior Center at 534 E. Trow Avenue, hosts Senior Meals Monday-Friday. Suggested donation for seniors over age 60 is $4. Fee for persons under age 60 is $10. Please call 509-888-4440 to reserve meals 24 hours in advance. For information about Home Delivered Meals call 509-470-0522.You can visit their website at www.octn.org and follow them on Facebook. Donations can be mailed to: OCTN P.O. Box 471 Okanogan, WA 98840. Menu: April 12, Beef Taco Pie, Southwest Salad, Pears, WW Roll, Dessert; April 13:, Hawaiian Chicken, Wild Rice Blend, Asian Vegetables, Coleslaw, Tropical Fruit, WW Roll, Dessert; April 16: Swedish Meatballs, Egg Noodles, Glazed Carrots, Spiced Salad, Pineapple & Cherries, Dessert; April 17: Chicken Stir Fry, Asian Slaw, Mandarin Oranges, Egg Roll, Dessert; April 18: Ham, Au Gratin Potatoes, Peas & Carrots, Applesauce, WW Roll, Rice Krispy Treats.

Thursday Farmers Market: May 12

New vendors welcome

CHELAN -  Chelan Thursday Evening Farmers market is now open thru October, from 2-6 p.m. and has expanded into Riverwalk Park. The market is located on the corner of S. Emerson Street and Wapato Avenue, near Riverwalk Inn and Riverwalk Park. New vendors are welcome. For more info www.chelanfarmersmarket.org

Free paper shredding:  May 14

CHELAN - Windermere Lake Chelan is providing free paper shredding services on Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Chelan Fire Station, 232 E. Wapato Ave. Bring your old bills or sensitive documents to be professionally  destroyed on site. They will also be collecting cash donations for Chelan Fire & Rescue #7.

Food Bank food distribution:

May 14, 17

CHELAN - The Lake Chelan Food Bank food giveaway is on Saturday and Tuesday, 9-10 a.m. Distribution is  drive-thru. They are located at 417 S. Bradley Street. The Food Bank is getting requests for pet food. Small bags of dog food are best. They can be dropped of at the Lake Chelan Mirror office, 131 S. Apple Blossom Drive, Ste. 109 (Chelan Business Center.)

The Lake Chelan Food Bank is looking for two teams of two people to help glean Safeway and Walmart once a month starting in April.  They would pickup both Safeway and Walmart on Saturday,  Safeway only on Monday and Walmart only on Tuesday starting at 7:30 am on those days.  Everything is boxed and ready for pickup at the stores. They would ride with one of our current gleaners for training and introductions to the process. We just purchased a covered utility trailer so they would need a vehicle capable of towing. If interested call 509-368-4151 or email info@lakechelanfoodbank.org

Glass recycle: May 14

CHELAN - Rotary of Lake Chelan 911 Glass Rescue is open on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m.-noon, at 23235 Highway 97A across from WalMart. They are charging a small fee per pound for glass drop-off. Buckets of the materials produced, sand and aggregate, will be available for purchase at $5 per 5-gallon bucket. City of Chelan residents are asked not to put glass into their blue recycle bins, but to bring it out on Saturday mornings. Their all-volunteer team relies on support from members of the community to make the operation run smoothly every week. They have tasks suitable for all ages and abilities. To volunteer go to www.911glassrescue.org, and click on the volunteer tab on the home page.

Mobile Food Pantry: May 12

MANSON - The Mobile Food Pantry will be at North Shore Bible Church on Thursday, May 12, noon- 2 p.m. All are welcome. It is a walk thru format and guests pick their own food. This will be a regular stop every second Thursday of the month.

Alzheimer’s Support Group-Now Chronic Disease Support Group:

May 19

CHELAN -  With the support of Aging and Adults and Tender Loving Care for Seniors, an Alzheimer’s Support Group for Chelan/Manson area restarted in March. They are now opening this meeting to family caregivers of people who have any serious chronic conditions: cardiac, pulmonary, neurologic (post stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, MS) and others. Meetings will be the third Thursday of the month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Chelan Valley Hope, 417 S. Bradley Street. Aging and Adults is providing the facilitator, Bob Poindexter, who has great experience in leading support groups. Please join them to be encouraged by spending time sharing with others who are on this journey. For more details please call Claudia Swenson, Manager, TLC for Seniors, 360-561-6090.