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Chamber This Week

The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 10, at noon at the Coulee Dam Town Hall. Michael Houser, from the State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, will speak about the possibility of designating parts of the area as historical sites. Lunch will be catered. RSVP at 633-3074.

CMC Guild to Meet

CMC Guild will be meeting Tuesday, Dec. 22, at noon at the hospital. Christmas cookies and coffee will be served.

Care and Share Food Bank Closed This Friday

The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene is open Fridays. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. The bank still can use clean, plastic grocery bags.

Local AA Meetings

Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking.

In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921 for more information.

TOPS Meetings

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 1524 meets on Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m. at Grand Coulee Senior Center prior to the exercise group gathering at 10 a.m. Come and join for the health of it. The SAIL exercise class follows this meeting beginning at 10 a.m. There is no charge. Also, a SAIL exercise class is held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., at the Coulee Dam Community Church.

Family History Center Available

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites all who desire to utilize the Family History Center in the Coulee Dam Chapel, located at 806 Spruce Street in Coulee Dam. The center is open each Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The family history centers are free, open the public, and staffed by knowledgeable volunteers. Each facility offers the tools and resources to learn about their ancestors.