Greetings!

Spring creeps into the Village, dotting the landscape with the fragile green of springtime buds and the tracks of scampering marmots and curious deer. The valley echoes with the powerful rush of rivers freed from winter ice.

The services and operations teams are in full spring cleaning mode, preparing the buildings and grounds for long-awaited reopening. People are polishing and sweeping and dusting as boxes are unpacked and rooms are readied for new memories to be made.

Gratefully we turn the page into a new chapter of Holden Village, welcoming new energy, preparing for new visitors, and like the awakening of springtime, reveling in new life.

Faithfully,

Stacy Kitahata, Mark Bach, and Kathie Caemmerer-Bach
Holden Village Executive Directors
Holden at Home
Spotted: a yellow-rumped warbler!

Birding season is in full swing in the Village, as the trees fill with the color and music of our avian friends.

What birds are emerging in your region? Click below for a kid-friendly worksheet to log your bird sightings!
Holden Village staff were lucky to receive our vaccines right here in the Village at a mobile clinic offered by Lake Chelan Community Health.

We are so grateful to be able to take the next step towards health, safety, and protection of our neighbors.
The Holden anti-racism group is discussing the impacts of racism on health, including the effects of the toxic stress of racism on the body. Watch this video and read this article engaging with some of the research on this important topic.
Holden Voices
Villager Chance Voigt reflects on baking bread as a source of everyday wisdom.

"Underneath those standard steps is this incredible mixture of science and art (and even personality!) that has had a pretty profound influence on my last decade of life – physically, emotionally, and spiritually."
Meet the Teaching Faculty!

Week 8: August 30th to September 4th
Joy Berg (she/her)
E West (they/E)
Joey Lopez (he/him)
Christine Betz Hall (she/her)
Jason DeRose (he/him)
Hierald Osorto (he/him)
Ben Masters (he/him)
We have an amazing line-up of teaching faculty for the upcoming summer! Week 8 features topics such as religion and U.S. public life; organizing around land and equitable development; and activism from the wisdom of the Quaker tradition.

Click below for their bios and a preview of their sessions!
Join the team!
  • Holden Village is seeking an accountant to maintain accurate financial records, prepare the annual budget, and prepare for audits. Can be a downlake or in-Village position!


  • The Operations crew is looking for an electrician, a head carpenter, a repair associate, and more to help maintain our wonderful buildings and natural setting.
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All individuals pictured went through a strict quarantine period and COVID testing upon entering the Village.

Reference herein to any specific commercial products or services does not necessarily constitute or imply its
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PHOTOS: Jonah Jensen-Young, Annika Berntsen, Madie Miller. Headshots courtesy of pictured individuals.