Hello from Garfield! Updates from Executive Director Jody Opheim – October 31, 2025
Another Halloween is upon us, and I don’t know about the rest of you, but I feel like the month of October lasted about 4.7 days. I also feel a…
Another Halloween is upon us, and I don’t know about the rest of you, but I feel like the month of October lasted about 4.7 days. I also feel a…
Partners for Rural Washington, Zero Emissions Northwest and Washington State University Extension joined the administrators, teachers and students of Harrington School District to celebrate installation of a new solar energy…
The nights may be getting cooler, but The Giving Grid program is heating up (over 20 schools and counting) and our first school solar installation is complete and generating power!…
Anniversaries and commitment – things most people instantly associate with personal relationships. I’m going to talk about a different kind today. We at PRWA are celebrating a 10th anniversary this…
It was a momentous day in Garfield yesterday – the street in front of our house was paved. You see, Garfield has many streets and sections of streets that are…
I hope everyone is having a relaxing and enjoyable summer! My family is back from vacation, I am over my jetlag (mostly), and although we enjoyed being across the pond,…
Partners for Rural Washington, Zero Emissions Northwest and Washington State University Extension are joining forces to help rural school districts and their communities realize millions of dollars in savings by…
Summer is most definitely upon us (despite a recent Saturday here where the high didn’t even reach 60). Kids are out of school, and it’s vacation month. And I want…
Whenever my husband asks me if I want the good news first, or the bad news, I always respond, “bad news.” My preference is to take the hit and move…
A fire station, a lawnmower, and a mammoth walk into a bar (just kidding, a mammoth wouldn’t fit in a bar). These are seemingly random, totally unrelated things. But not…