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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Chamber to Meet at the Melody The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Melody Restaurant at noon this Thursday, March 22. Jesse Tillman from Coulee Concrete will be the guest speaker. He will give a history of Coulee Concrete and let attendees know about services they have to offer. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, March 26, at the Electric City Fire Station. Demos to Meet in Okanogan Get involved in your democracy! All Okanogan...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Melody Restaurant at noon this Thursday, March 15. Darla Orr will be giving an overview of the Northwest Native Development Funds operations. Lions Club Meets First and Third Tuesdays The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Okanogan County School Retirees to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees Association meets Friday, March 30, for a general meeting and no-host lunch at Koala Street Grill, 914...
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Installation Banquet on Monday at the Melody restaurant, presenting awards to the "Business of the Year" and "Achiever of the Year" for 2017. Lynda Anderson, secretary for the chamber, presented the award for Business of the Year to Jess Ford. "I've been astounded to watch the support that's come out of this year's business of the year. It's been very good for the chamber, and we're glad to have that kind of relationship," Anderson...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this week. Meetings will resume at on Thursday, March 8, at noon at the Melody Restaurant. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area 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...
Blood drive next Monday There will be a community Blood Drive Monday, Feb. 26, from 12:15 p.m to 4:30 p.m., at the Community Room in Coulee Medical Center. The drive is sponsored jointly by the Inland Northwest Blood Center and the Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive Volunteers. Crab feed coming Tickets are on sale at the chamber of commerce office, The Star newspaper and Coulee Hardware for the chamber’s Annual Crab Feed. Ticket price for the “all you can eat” Crab Feed is $45 per person. The feed will be at the former Sage Restaurant site on M...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at La Presa Mexican Restaurant in Grand Coulee at noon this Thursday, February 22, for its weekly membership meeting. On Monday, February 26, the annual membership banquet and board installation is happening at the Melody Restaurant beginning at 6 p.m. The public is welcome. Please RSVP to 633-3074 by Friday, Feb. 23, if you plan to attend. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, at the...
Fireworks over Grand Coulee Dam will be on Wednesday, July 4, this year, Peggy Nevsimal of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday. The chamber board and Nevsimal returned from a retreat at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, over the weekend and made several decisions that affect activities here during the year. Last year, because July 4 fell on a Tuesday, the chamber set the annual fireworks show for Saturday, July 1. “It didn’t go over well, and we all decided to hold it on the traditional day,” Nevsimal stated. Fifteen people attended...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at La Presa Mexican Restaurant in Grand Coulee at noon this Thursday, February 15. Lynda “Cat” Stead will speaking about dream building. Lions Club to Meet February 20 The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, February 20, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Retirees to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees Association meets at 11 a.m. Friday, February 23, for a general meeting and no-host luncheon at Koala Street Grill, 914 Koala St., Omak. Okanogan Hig...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at La Presa Mexican Restaurant in Grand Coulee at noon this Thursday, February 8. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 13, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Icicle Creek Glaciers Meeting...
How do students get real-life looks into a career without holding down a job? The answer is being a “Job Shadow.” This gives students a real opportunity to walk in the shoes of a career or job that interests them the most. The problem: shadow opportunities have been disappearing in our community. With privacy regulations and insurance coverage changing, adding in increasing workloads for business owners and employees, it has become harder and harder for local students to find professionals wil...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, January 25, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Mickey Webb from Grant County Fairgrounds ad County Fair will be the guest speaker this week. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, January 18, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. General business is on the agenda. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. Stop by and get started on something new in 2018! Okanogan County School Retirees Assoc. Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will meet Friday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m., f...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, January 11, at the Grand Coulee Senior Center. At noon, they will join the Grand Coulee Mobility Summit group that will be meeting all day at the Center. The Mobility Summit is being hosted by the People for People group. Come for lunch and add input to the folks who are working on providing public transportation to the area. Lions Club Meets First and Third Tuesdays The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, January 16, at the Melody...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, January 4, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. General business is on the agenda. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 9, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Lions Club Meets January 16 The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, January 16, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Coulee Creators Meet on...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, December 28. The next chamber luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. There will be no Sew-in on December 26. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m., on Jan. 8, 9-5 p.m., All Day Sew-in. Stop by and get started on something new in 2018!...
Electric City and the chamber of commerce are still at odds over $2,700 worth of invoices that remain unpaid. The city and the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce had signed an agreement early this year wherein the city would provide money from its hotel/motel fund to support certain functions the chamber agreed upon. At its last meeting, Ben Hughes, from the chamber’s board of directors, sought a reason from the city council as to why $700 worth of invoices for advertisements and a $2,000 invoice for the “fun zone” support, relating to C...
No Chamber This Week or Next The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, December 21, or next week, December 28. The next chamber luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. There will be no Sew-in on December 26. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m., on Jan. 8, 9-5 p.m., All Day Sew-in. Stop by and...
Grand Coulee, a pioneer of green energy because of the dam, may take another step towards a green future by installing an electric vehicle charger, which is also being advocated as a tourism booster. Marlene Oddie, owner of KISSed Quilts in Grand Coulee, is interested in installing an electric vehicle (EV) charging port near her business. Oddie said the process takes a lot of time to do right, but once installed would then put the Grand Coulee Dam area on the map for tourists with electric...
Chamber at Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, December 14, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Lynda Stead will be the guest speaker, and will talk about her new Dream Builder program. Lions Club To Meet The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., at the Melody Restaurant, Tuesday, December 19. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. A couple blocks of the month programs...
They were voted winners of the ugly sweater contest at Saturday night's Vintners and Brewers Tasting and Auction event, sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. From left, first place, Emily Tillman, second place, Susan and Klendon Duclos, Julie Friedlander, Tammy Norris, and Jan Bender, and third place, Diane Kohout. - Scott Hunter photo...
Chamber at Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, December 7, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Jack Anderson, from Plug-in Central Washington, will be the guest speaker. American Legion to Meet The next American Legion Post 157 meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Church Issues Invitation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is inviting the public to an open house Christmas celebration of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ....
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, in preparation for their annual Vintners and Brewers fundraiser this Saturday night at the American Legion Hall in Electric City. American Legion to Meet The next American Legion Post 157 meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Lions Club To Meet The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., at the Melody Restaurant, Tuesday, December 5. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m....
Coulee Dam cuts back on tourism funding The town of Coulee Dam will likely put less money into funding tourism promotion next year following a town council OK on a first reading of the proposed budget Monday. City Clerk Stefani Bowden said less money has come into the fund than expected, and the city will fund its own parks work first, before using the money for advertising for tourism. The city budget presented Monday shows the city spending $14,000 on “advertising,” which it has designated to go to the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerc...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, Nov. 23, due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Meetings will resume Thursday, Nov 30. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter Meets Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 29, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. The Wenatchee Valley Erratics presents a holiday extra! Marli Miller, Dept. of Earth Sciences, U. of Oregon, will talk about her just-published rewrite...
Pharmacist Amanda Goyke cuts a ceremonial ribbon with a giant pair of scissors for the new Coulee Owl Pharmacy Friday, as community supporters watch. She and husband Paul Goyke, left, opened the store, their fifth, last Wednesday in a space inside Coulee Medical Center, including plenty of the kind of non-drug items you'd find in a community drug store. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce arranged for the ribbon cutting. - Scott Hunter photo...