Turnout in the Methow exceeded voter participation elsewhere in the county, which had an average turnout of 78.4%. Some precincts, including Beeman (near Tonasket) and Pogue (near Okanogan), voted at ...

• Wednesdays (except Dec. 25), dance instruction from the waltz and salsa to the two- and 10-step and everything in between, with Debbie Bair at Twisp River Tap House, ages 12 and up, 5:30-8:30 p.m.