Back to Basics/Preparedness Classes

The Community Connections Center has been hosting a series of classes in the Annex Building starting last summer. A series of classes centered on Growing Healthy and Eating Healthy. BZ Israel educated us on how we are all Toxic Guinea Pigs; The Unsustainability of our Food System; Gardening in a Changing Climate; Seed Starting, Sowing and Saving; Growing Vegetables for Seed and Seed Cleaning. Bill and Janice Berman taught us Raw Foods Preparation, Basic Bread Making, Soy and Nut Milk Recipes and basic Natural Water Treatments for Health. Ruth Davis taught us Simple Herbal Remedies, Jael Regis taught us How to Make Rice Milk and Tomi Stark taught us How to Cook with Home Storage and How to Cook in a Dutch Oven over an Open Fire. Master Canner/Preserver Bonnie Stichart taught us food preservation with a Pressure Canner. Marlece Hart gave a presentation on starting a Gleaners Club in our area. This promptly enabled three different families to stop and ask people with trees of nuts and fruit if they were willing to share. Walnuts, Asian Pears, Apples and Chestnuts were harvested that would have otherwise gone to waste. This year we will be meeting with the Colville Chapter and starting our own Gleaner’s Club in Northport. We have been so excited to have so many community members share their expertise with others. The next classes centered on Basic Preparedness in case of natural disaster. Bob Garrow from Life Preservation Institute in Hunters hosted two classes that had us look at the possible disasters that could affect our area, what their likelihood is and what can we do to prepare. He facilitated a frank discussion about the basic lack of preparedness of most individuals to handle any disaster from an extended power outage to the possibility of one of the many dams above our town failing. He gave us much food for thought. Next in this series will be hosting a Community Meeting with our Town Council to look at our plans or lack of plans in case of disaster. This class along with the others has been attended by 35 to 40 people showing the desire and pertinence of the subjects. Finally, Smokky shared with us the idea of starting an Alternative to Money System, thus enabling many including those without a job to acquire the items and services necessary to survive and thrive. He will be hosting a workshop for further discussion and hands on experience April 10, 2011 at 2 pm. For any further information about upcoming events or to get involved contact Kathy Jones, President of NCPR (509) 732-4061.

Canner Co-op

Sixteen families have joined together to purchase a Dry Pack Canner/Sealer for use at the Community Connections Center. The machine is a Senior Master Flywheel with a hand crank. Currently we can only use the #10 cans (approximately the size of a 3 lb coffee can). This enables us to preserve extra harvest that is dried. For instance, I had an abundance of cabbage this year that I ended up drying for additions to soup. I had about10 Ziploc bags full that would take me awhile to use. When I preserve the dried cabbage in the #10 cans it gives me a shelf life of approximately 20 years. Buying in bulk is another way to save and help our meager dollars go farther. Not all of us have large families and perhaps we could not use it up before the shelf life expires. Sealing the product in #10 cans increases the shelf life of many products up to 30 years. So far we have sealed about 800 cans through our machine. It is available for use by anyone in the community for a small donation of .50 per can for upkeep of the machine. Contact Sandi Everson (509) 732-8847 for availability of the machine.

Community Connections Center Staying Connected to our Community and World

We have officially been open 4 months. That is hard to believe. It was just yesterday we were gutting the buildings and hauling the stuff to the dump. Since we opened March 1st we have seen a steady increase in usage. In March we had 409 computer usages, in April 510 and in May 794, mid-June was at 546. Total signed up users since the middle of June are 204 with 130 adults and 74 students. We have 15 trained volunteers that help keep the center open 7 days a week. New people are signing up every day. Since opening we have had approximately 30 people take beginning computer classes. Just today a young gal came in to type up a resume, of course there are the kids that are not getting into trouble on the streets because they hang out here, people checking e-mail, watching TV, doing homework, researching, keeping up with the world news, doing their e-bay business, home-based businesses and more. Two ladies from Canada have stopped by and needed to print a receipt in order to cross over the border. Printing income tax returns and the list goes on. What did we do before we had the Community Connections Center?

So what about that second building? Has it been used? Glad you asked. It has held a gun safety class (30 attending), an after school Kid’s club for 3 months (average 8 kids each week), weekly Narcotics Anonymous Meetings (growing from 2 to 8), Growing Healthy/Eating Healthy Workshop (35 in attendance), Food Sustainability and Healthy Eating Workshop (34 in attendance), Rural Resources Medical Insurance Counseling, SCORE Counseling (Retired Business Executive counseling new entrepreneurs), an Artisan and Craftsman organizational meeting (20 attending) and an Artists Unveiling. I would say that covers about A – Z. If you have a use for the building, just call Sandi Everson at (509) 732-8847 or (509) 690-7548.

I think a huge thanks is due again to the USDA, EcliptixNet, and Art and Nina Grobben for this beautiful facility. On the horizon we want to fence the back yard for future events. It is just $50.00 a section which includes a plaque acknowledging your donation posted on the fence. If you want to donate a section of fence contact NCPR (509) 563-4502 and leave a message or call Sandi Everson at the above numbers.

Senior Meals Update

In the first month 146 meals were served to the community of Northport. 34 senior citizens have joined for an average of 18 per meal. The last meal in May had 21. A cook and helper have each been hired for 8 hours a week. We were pursuing funding through Rural Resources but that does not look promising. Funds through the Northport Schools end July 15th. A few members of the community have stepped forward to assist with the funds to keep it going. Comments in the positive have been numerous. "The food is great." "I am so glad we have a place to get together again." These comments were shared at our last Town Council Meeting. One couple had not been out of their house since a stroke and they have not missed a meal yet. Donations have covered the food costs, but not the Cook and Helper. We have a new Northport School Superintendant coming July 2nd. We will be meeting with him shortly after he arrives to see if he is willing to allow us to continue using the school kitchen for food preparation and whether or not funds will be available. If you would like to help fund this worthwhile endeavor you can contact Nina Grobben at 675-5073. Till then...

Boat Launch Successfully Completed

The Boat Launch Grant has been successfully completed. Our Boat Launch has been expanded to allow for two boats to launch or come in at the same time. New paving so that the boats are not launching on the bottom of the river, paving of the entire parking lot, floating dock to rise and fall with the river fluctuations, new roof on the pavilion and ADA accessible bathrooms. What a beautiful upgrade to our town. Just the other day there were 20 vehicles and trailers parked at the city park. A huge THANK YOU! to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for selecting our grant. This is a huge boost to the economy of our town. We are the only year around Boat Launch for approximately 100 miles (due to the fluctuations in the river during the spring months). The floating dock has allowed for locals without boats to successfully fish for trout, thereby increasing the variety of their diets. Thank you to our Town Council for completing the project. Please come and visit us!

Community Connections Center

Well, we have successfully completed our first month. Approximately 90 people signed up the first month to use the center. Rural Resources trained 8 new community members in basic computer literacy, Microsoft word and excel in the center at no charge. We have 13 trained volunteers to monitor the center and keep it open 7 days a week. We have not been totally full yet, but close. Our current hours of operation are:
Monday 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Come and see what the Community Connections Center is all about? We always can use more volunteers. The center is only open as there are willing volunteers to staff it. See you there!

Youth Center Update

The Bethel Board along with Dave Sitler from Coldwell Banker viewed a building on mainstreet to access its feasibility for a future Youth Center. Communication between the owner, NCPR, Bethel and Dave Sitler are proceeding. Everyone is positive about the site being used for Youth! Details remain to be worked out. We will keep you all posted.

Update on Senior Meals

Senior meals will begin the last week of April. We will be working with the Northport Schools in providing meals for dinner two days a week. The Vocational Tech Students will be working with the School Lunch Superintendent to prepare meals, deliver to the CE Building at the Presbyterian Church and serve the meals to the senior community on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00pm. We received 16 surveys back with an overwhelming "YES!" we need and want meals provided. At this time a donation of $3.00 will be asked for each meal, but no one will be turned away if they cannot afford the donation. We will be meeting with Rural Resources on Monday April 12th to see if they can pick up part of the funding starting in June. We do have a couple of needs if anyone can help. We need a cart that keeps the food warm for transport between the school and the CE Building and disposable containers to put take home meals in. We are hoping on Thursdays to possible send the seniors home with a frozen meal to help cover one more day of the week. And we have a couple of seniors who need meals delivered to their homes as they are housebound. Any volunteers to deliver or donations to help with these other needs are most welcome.

Grand Opening of the Community Connections Center a Huge Success!

Saturday, February 27th dawned a beautiful, sunny winter day. As people began setting up for the day, there were more vendors than space. It was an exciting situation to have. Tables and space were made out front of both buildings where the Schwann’s Truck, Sheriff’s Mobile Command Center, Sheriff’s Expedition and Boat, and the local EMS brought Northport’s new Ambulance and all set up. Med Star, Community Garden, Lazy-Daze Retreats, New Hope Assembly, Seventh Day Adventist, Presbyterian Church, Early Head Start, US Border Patrol, Tri-County Economic Development, SCORE Business Consultant, Rural Resources, Steven’s County Rural Libraries, Northport Medical Clinic, Old Dog Computer Tutoring, Shoshanna Pottery, American Legion, NEW Alliance Counseling Drug Prevention, WSU, Merle Door and Windows, Bushhock Distributing, Sister’s Second Hand, Northern Ales Brewery, Kuk’s Tavern, SMOSS Outdoor Survival School, Eagles Wings Jujitsu, Northport Schools Homelink Program, Custom Home Organization, VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), Northport’s Historical Society, Northport Hardware, and I may have missed a few. Stedy’s coffee, locally produced, provided coffee for all of the guests, Margaret Phillips made a beautiful cake for all to enjoy and Klaus Peters donated his locally grown and produced wine. What a fantastic cross-section of our community!

Opening ceremonies were performed by Jeff Tamietti of EcliptixNet and Mario Villanueva USDA Rural Development Director. Mario Villanueva read a letter from US Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers and presented it to Cindy Knapp president of NCPR. Well over 200 people turned out for the festivities. People seemed to truly enjoy themselves and stayed to visit till past our scheduled closing. Overall the buzz is it was a huge success. Thank you to all our community, businesses, organizations, churches and emergency support services for making the opening of the center such a success.

Youth Center Dream or Reality?

Since before the beginning of Horizon there has been an effort to begin a Youth Center in Northport. During the Study Circles and Visioning Phase this was again brought to the forefront of discussion. We have met and partnered with Bethel Youth Centers on different fundraisers and events. Well, due to some unforeseen events the Chewelah Center closed 3 months ago. Bethel has offered Northport all of the items we would like from that center. Items include 3 pool tables, air hockey, pinball machine, Frogger machine, ping pong table, weight equipment, TV’s, X Box, Play station 2, games and so much more. We have everything needed at this time to open a center. What we lack is a location and sustainable donor base. The cost to operate the center right out of the starting gate is $100.00 a month insurance, $26.00 a month to assist with the newsletter, monthly donations needed for rent of a space, and utilities.

Many Volunteers Art and Nina Grobben, Ed Nichols, Gary and Kathy Jones, Dean and Sandi Everson, Terry and Linda Gunderson, Lloyd Ward, and 8 people from the Chewelah Center all helped load up in Chewelah. Six trucks, three trailers and 5 hours later tired bodies were heading towards Northport to try and unload by dark. In Northport, Jesse Anderson, Chuck Wilson, Adam Baird, Candy Baird, Jim Dowd, Rob Miller, Abrahm Lynn, John Corcoran, Dusty Rieckers and Jared, helped us unload in record time and before dark.

This was a huge undertaking. I believe the realization of a Youth Center is within our reach if we can find a suitable location. Chuck and Diane Wilson have currently donated a storage unit for us to use till we can find a location in which to begin operation. This was a major part in us being able to accept the donation of equipment. Thank you to Bethel Ministries for believing in us and giving us this opportunity to provide a safe place for the youth of our town to come, gain skills, make friends and match up with mentors. If you know of a location to rent please call Sandi Everson at (509) 732-8847. If you have a donation please make payable to NCPR, PO Box 967, Northport, WA 99157. Please mark what it is for. Thank you, Northport Community!

Community Connections Center Grand Opening

The Grand Opening of the Community Connections Center is Saturday, February 27th, at 3pm. We are hosting an Informational Fair in the Community Meeting Hall. Businesses, Organizations and others have been invited to bring flyers, displays, etc. to let the community know what is available in our town. Also scheduled will be an opening ceremony by Ecliptixnet and the USDA. Refreshments will be served and all are invited to attend. This marks a momentous milestone in our community. Please join us!

Community Center Almost Here!

It is about time for an update on the Community Center. We are scheduled for a grand opening of February 27th at 3 pm. It has been a whirlwind time of remodeling. The carpenter/contractors George Snodgrass and Dean Hotchkiss have been amazing. Our electrician has met many obstacles and persevered through, Jesse Anderson building our counters and desk, many volunteers working anywhere from a few hours to days have been invaluable. And to Art Grobben the overseer, fill-in worker, plumber and electrical assistant, and …… go-fer to Spokane and beyond it would never even be a reality without his over seeing the project and spurring everyone on.

The computers are due to arrive and be installed the end of January. Volunteers are in place to open the center at least 3 to 4 days a week. More volunteers are welcome to take more hours, other days or be on call for filling in. The Community Connections Center is open only as volunteers are available to man it. The Center will house 15 computers with wireless internet available for use free of charge. Secretarial work will be available to the community for a nominal fee, i.e. fax, copies, brochure/letterhead/flyer/business cards, creating business letters and letters of communication.

A separate building will be available for rental at a nominal fee. A laptop, screen and projector will be available for meetings, movies, games, etc. We are hoping to fence the back yard and landscape for outdoor events this next spring and summer. An outdoor courtyard will be available with wireless accessibility for those who just wish to sit with their laptops and hook up. More ideas are in store if funds become available. Stop in and see what it looks like! See you there! If you are interested in volunteering your time please call Sandi Everson 732-8847 or e-mail ncprboard@yahoo.com.

Northport Schools to Begin Virtual School

Exciting things are taking place in the small town of Northport. On Tuesday January 19th Dan Benjamin, of FutureEd, presented an opportunity to Northport Schools to create a Virtual School. The School board unanimously voted for Dr. Key, Northport Schools Superintendent and Daniel Benjamin to begin drawing up a contract to be reviewed by the Northport Schools attorney. By the February 9th School Board meeting this agreement should be signed and our community will be well on the way to opening a Virtual Academy by September of 2010.

NCPR designed, addressed and sent out about 600 flyers to local residents advising them of the meeting. Approximately 70 people attended, listening to Mr. Benjamin’s presentation and asking numerous questions. At one point our new mayor, Mike Lamb, stood up and said “OK, I want to know, how many are for this?” Overwhelmingly the crowd was supportive of the proposition.

The Virtual School has the possibility of creating 2 non-teaching jobs per 100 students. This is a much needed boost to a dwindling economy in our area. We just want to acknowledge the leadership and visioning of a few individuals. Four teachers, Leesa Ewen, Don Baribault, Terri Carlson and Heidi Leaden for hours beyond measure; researching and taking the administrative classes necessary to successfully lead this school. To Eric Middlesworth, TECH extraordinaire, for his leadership in setting up the new school and the technical basis for this project to get off the ground. To Dr. Leroy Key, our interim school superintendent, who has vision and drive to move this school forward into the technology age. I am sure there are more individuals who have donated time and to you we are also grateful. Each one of these individuals has embarked on an ambitious timeline to see this project come to completion. What an awesome opportunity for our little town!

Community Clean-up

On April 18th and 19th, NCPR and other community members came together to participate in the Northport Community Clean – up. There were a total of 47 people who showed up to help, ages ranging from 7 year old first graders to senior citizens who understand and care about the community.

All participants gathered at the old gas station to receive their assignments. People with trucks were assigned to be section leaders. From there, volunteers were divided into three groups. The ‘green group’ picked up branches, leaves, etc… the ‘garbage group’ picked up trash and other recyclables. And the ‘metal group’ gathered all metal and appliances. The section leaders then divided the 47 different houses amongst the volunteers for stopping and cleaning up.

Around noon, all helpers returned back to the old gas station to be treated to a barbeque of hot dogs and hamburgers to eat and rest while section leaders deliberated on what was still left to do. When the barbeque came to a close, the groups gathered together to continue the community clean – up.

At the end of the day, the garbage was divided into piles for the garbage truck to deliver to the dump. We ended up with 7 tons of trash and over 100 tons of metal! (Which is quite an improvement compared to the 30 tons we collected in the previous two years). All expenses were paid for by the 5078 lbs of vehicle batteries, the 835 lbs of aluminum cans, and by the cash donations.

We would like to offer a thank you to all the participants who donated their entire day for the benefit of the community, and a special thanks to the Godes family for the use of their property for the purpose of disposing several tons of green waste, Bob Baird for Operating ‘Old Faithful’, Candy Baird, Lloyd Monroe, and Art Grobben who spent the better part of a week completing all the little finishing touches, hauling, separating, loading, etc., Ron Sauvola for letting us once again stage on his property, as well as have our barbeque there, Tony’s Market for their thoughtfulness of donating donuts to jump start our day, to KUK’s Tavern and the Mustang Grill for always being so generous and supportive, to Rebecca Middlesworth, for the case of water, and to Ray Fitzgerald for the use of ‘Old Faithful’ the dump truck.

Americorps*VISTA Update

NCPR was awarded an Americorps*VISTA project for the EMS program. Ed Nichols will be attending VISTA Volunteer Training in Seattle, WA in early July. Sandra Everson will be attending VISTA Volunteer Supervisor Training in Dallas, TX July 21 - 24th. We hope to kick off the project with an information booth at the "Whole Darn Town Garage Sale" June 24th and 25th. Ed will be working with students from the school who would like to take on the EMS for their senior project. Campaign will consist of signage of our rural area for easier location by our EMS Volunteers in emergency situations, education in the Public school about Fire Safety and Fire Safety assessment of your home. More details will be posted after the training.

Community Greenhouse Grant

Norhtport recieved a $12,000.00 grant from "The Washington Health Foundation Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign" for a community greenhouse. The greenhouse was ordered on June 11th, 2009. It will be built at the Community Garden on mainstreet. We are excited about the opportunity to extend our growing season and provide greens late into the season and vegetable starts early in the year. We are linking with the School to assist with their fresh food program and mentoring a couple of students for their senior projects. We will be posting updates as they become available.

Northport Community Center Update

Friday June 5th we had a community meeting at the CE Bldg in Northport. In attendence was the NCPR Board, Town Council and Mayor, Ecliptixnet, Builder and Electrician, and community members. Ed Nichols facilitated the meeting. Ed presented the obstacles we are encountering with the school site. Out of the $97,250.00 we have to build we would need to put in septic and electrical, that would leave us with approximately $85,000.00 to build. Several builders were contacted and none felt they could build the building for that amount. At the meeting Art and Nina Grobben generously volunteered a site on main street that we could remodel. After much discussion, everyone voted unanimously to proceed with the new site. Sign up sheets were available for volunteers to donate time to the project. A walk through is scheduled for Monday, June 15th. For more information contact Art Grobben at 675-5063 or 732-0443.

Update on the Community Center

As most of you know the School Bus Barn burned to the ground in early February. This put a hold on determining whether to build the community center on the possible School property location. At this point it seems that the Bus Barn will be rebuilt on the same location across the street from the school. The next school board meeting is scheduled for March 24th and Ecliptixnet has been requested to attend and answer any questions the board may have concerning the project.

We were aiming for a decision by the end of February, but the school sent a letter to Ecliptixnet and the USDA asking for an extension due to the unforeseen fire. Other news behind the scenes, Amanda McKerighan from Steven’s County Rural Libraries submitted a request to the recent stimulus package that was passed by congress asking for $500,000.00 to add unto the existing Community Center. This would allow us to at least add a section for the Library, Youth Center and possibly the commercial kitchen. If you want to keep an eye on this portion of the Community Center go to www.stimuluswatch.com check out the town of Northport. While there you can also vote on whether this is a good/needed project. Our partners in this project are:
· USDA/Ecliptixnet
· Steven’s County Rural Libraries
· Bethel Youth Centers
· TEDD (Business Incubator, Commercial Kitchen)
· WSU
· Community Colleges of Spokane
· Northport Medical Clinic
· Northport Schools

The first phase of the Community Center is due to be up and running by October. If anyone would like to donate or volunteer time to the project you can contact Art Grobben at 675-5063 or Sandi Everson at 732-8847. When the first phase is done we will need volunteers willing to keep the center open for public use.

Americorps*VISTA Volunteer to Assist Northport in Three Possible Projects

At the February NCPR meeting, Ruby Page from Americorps*VISTA spoke. She shared about the Americorps*VISTA program and suggested we submit a project idea. Cindy Knapp, Gary and Kathy Jones, Sandra Everson, Art and Nina Grobben, Marti Rosenstiel and Melissa Kahee met at the Grobbens to begin brainstorming projects that we could submit. Three projects came immediately to mind; a recycling station, community garden and an address identification project with the volunteer fire dept.

Marti Rosenstiel and Melissa Kahee have begun investigating the possibility of a recycling center for profit to provide jobs for students and disabled/handicapped workers. It is just in its infancy stage but the following are the ideas submitted for a three-year project:
· Begin a Recycle Center
· Educate the community and school
· Develop a volunteer base
· Develop mentoring program with the school (JR/SR Projects)
· Create Job opportunities for students/disabled/seniors
· Create a Recycle Web Site for local classified ads
· Build a Recyclable Building Supply Center
· Clearing house for tearing down structures

The Community Garden is forging ahead, but some of our ideas for an Americorps*VISTA in this project are as follows:
· Identify End Users of the garden produce
· Develop Volunteer base
· Identify and apply for grants to fence, build greenhouse, etc.
· Develop mentoring program with the school (JR/SR Projects)
· Identify possible partners beyond the school
· Develop ongoing educational program for the school
· Seed Saving Program
· Develop and identify plants hardy to our area
· Plant starts from the greenhouse to sell to the community
· Educate and develop bio-intensive gardening methods
· Survey community on knowledge/needs/volunteers/etc.

The Volunteer Fire Dept. project idea was for the development of a sign identification program. Our firefighters have a difficult time locating fires and emergencies due to the lack of proper signage on driveways in the outlying areas. A similar program was started in Newport and with grants and selling of signs it has been sustainable. At this time we have no one within the Fire Dept willing to take the lead on this project. We were looking to partner with the Northport Volunteer Fire Dept. and Fire District 11 (Onion Creek) to work on this project simultaneously. At this point it looks like Fire District 11 might submit an Americorps*VISTA project of their own. We will gladly assist them in anyway we can.

Northport Community Preservation and Restoration Introduction Letter

February 20, 2009


Hello,

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves. Northport Community Preservation and Restoration (NCPR) was created in May of 2008 through the commitment and perseverance of a group of community members. As NCPR we are committed to:

• Building relationships and partnerships between Town Council, Northport Schools and existing groups in our community and other communities to educate, improve infrastructure and our economy.
• Focus on community leadership, identifying and developing the activities of citizens to strengthen and move our community forward.
• Build a foundation of success under the youth that they would not continue in the cycle of poverty of previous generations.

Our mission statement is to “Empower the community with leadership skills, to enhance the quality of life and sustain a healthy community”. At this time we have partnered with:

• The Town of Northport on a RCO Boat Launch/Facilities improvement grant. It was applied for in 2008, awarded in November and will begin construction in the summer of 2009.
• The Northport School District to host a community informational meeting on the School Levy.
• The Northport Chamber of Commerce in building a website (www.northportwa.us) to promote the town, area and businesses of Northport.
• Ecliptixnet/USDA to bring high speed Internet to Northport along with a community center.
• The Northport Chamber of Commerce, Men of Valor Ranch and the Northport Community to host an annual town cleanup and beautification, which is going into its third year.
• Men of Valor Ranch for graffiti removal on the Frazier’s Mill Building

Our goals for the future are:

• To establish relationships with the existing organizations in town in order to assist in furthering the sustainability of our community.
• We are awaiting the finalization of our 501C3 status from the IRS in order to be a conduit to funnel funds to educate and improve infrastructure in our community.
• Addressing the needs from the Senior Surveys, including helping to establish transportation to Colville/Spokane.
• Work with AmeriCorp/Vista to establish a mentoring program for the youth working in the following areas: community garden, recycling center, and fire department.
• Continue to seek partnerships to expand on the USDA Community Center footprint to include the Steven’s County Rural Library, Community Colleges of Spokane, Bethel Youth/Senior Center, Business Incubator with TED and more.
• The continuation of P.A. Jarre Jarret’s goal of educating the community on health related issues such as obesity, diabetes, drugs and alcohol.

We welcome your input, concerns, suggestions and involvement. Community members are welcome to attend our meetings, which are held the Thursday following the monthly City Council meetings. We meet at City Hall in the American Legion/Volunteer Fire Dept. room at 9:30 am. Please let us know how we can assist you as we all move forward to see Northport become a healthy and thriving community.

Respectfully Submitted,


Northport Community Preservation and Restoration (NCPR)

NCPR Board and members: Gary Jones, Art Grobben, Rebecca Middlesworth, Nina Grobben, Cindy Knapp, Sandi Everson, Kathy Jones, John Corcoran and Ed Nichols

Northport Community Preservation and Restoration
P.O. Box 967 * Northport, WA 99157

www.northportcpr.org