Now is the time for listening and learning. This year, the forest will tell us many things. It will share its weaknesses and its strengths.
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As the process of moving back into the Village continues, we have a smaller staff, but bigger hearts.
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After being immersed in the Wolverine and Chelan Fires for 10 weeks, we are out of the Village and away from the community tending the business of Holden. Re-entry has been harder than we expected.
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After weeks of anticipation, it brings us deep joy to announce that all Holden Exiles have been cleared to come home.
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Today we said goodbye to Chief Firefighter Jeff Pierce when the Lady of the Lake made a “flag stop” in Lucerne.
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Rain has settled the smoke, and for the first time in weeks it is clear and fresh.
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Nothing could stand in the way of the joy and tears as we reunited on Main Street this misty, drizzly morning.
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The miracle of a positive outcome for our collective home was born of the skills and forethought of many people.
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The First Creek Fire has burned north as far as Field’s Point but remains up on the hill.
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As I look at Chuck's haunting photo, I am reminded of headlights in the fog—that you move ahead slowly, only as far as you can see.
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We felt fairly confident that our careers as leaders of creative teams at major institutions had provided plenty of ambiguity.
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“I was just told that three firefighters died while battling the Twisp fire and four were injured,” said Governor Jay Inslee in a public statement. “My heart breaks over the loss of life.
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Chuck, Nancy, Marc, and Jeff said goodbye to Andrew “Zumba” Kingsriter early this morning. We "downlakers" welcomed this hero with open arms and Holden hugs.
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Back burns here are almost complete, and we maintain hope that they will hold the fire as it burns its way around the Village, keeping Holden safe.
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Yesterday the Holden evacuees evacuated the B-and-B and the Lake House because of the new fires in Chelan.
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The fawns and their mothers give Chuck and I a visceral sense that life abounds—even as the forest transitions—and that God’s steadfast love is present with us no matter our circumstances.
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