Hello from Garfield! Updates from Executive Director Jody Opheim – October 19, 2026
Although I am sure everyone across the state is ready for the 2026 fire season to be over, sadly it is not. Several fires have popped up in eastern Washington…
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PRWA, WSU Extension Launch Half-Day Local Workshops for Small Communities, October 2026 Focusing on Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency
Disaster preparedness and resiliency – especially for increasingly frequent wildfires – will be the focus of the inaugural session of a new workshop series designed for leaders of Washington’s smallest…
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Hello from Garfield! Updates from Executive Director Jody Opheim – September 22nd, 2026
What. A. Week. A Note from Jody is back after summer vacation and with a bang! The Giving Grid program has been featured on at least 2 Spokane television stations…
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Harrington, Malden Expand Energy Capacity, Security with Clean Energy Grants
Harrington and Malden, small rural communities in eastern Washington, are expanding their energy capacity and long-term energy security with Clean Energy Grants from the Washington Department of Commerce. Secured by…
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Hello from Garfield! Updates from Executive Director Jody Opheim – April 9, 2026
March has somehow come and gone in a flash. Miraculously, my NCAA bracket hasUConn and Michigan in the championship game. Madness indeed, since I do notfollow college basketball! March was…
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Hello from Garfield! Updates from Executive Director Jody Opheim – March 6, 2026
Last year was the first year PRWA had the funding needed to begin robustly serving rural Washington communities. In December 2024, we had only 3 contracted staff, a lot of ideas, and almost no one…
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Hello from Garfield! Updates from Executive Director Jody Opheim – February 11, 2026
In our line of work, it at times seems impossible to be able to do enough, quickly enough, to make any meaningful difference as the needs are so overwhelming. And that’s harder to deal with some days more…
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Hello from Garfield! Updates from Executive Director Jody Opheim – December 30, 2025
Hello from Garfield, It’s interesting what resonates with you when you’re a kid; you read, see or hearsomething, and it fundamentally shapes who you become and how you think about…
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Hello from Garfield! Updates from Executive Director Jody Opheim – December 23, 2025
I am typing and listening to what is left of one very ferocious wind storm while I contemplate the various things I might write about for this, my last Note…
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Hello from Garfield! Updates from Executive Director Jody Opheim – December 1, 2025
Sometimes, the enormity of something you’ve undertaken stops you in your tracks. You have moments when you wonder “what the hell was I thinking?” Then the people who are helping…
