News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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During construction of Grand Coulee Dam, it was a dormitory. But by construction time for the Third Powerhouse, the big house across from the Coulee Dam Town Hall was just right for one big family. Bob and Jean Mueller moved to town in 1967, when he was hired as an engineer on the project. They were one of 20 families from Page, Arizona that had moved here to work on the new powerhouse, Jean Mueller told the chamber of commerce members at a recent luncheon. But the move may have been more... Full story
Ten Years go Sunbanks Lake Resort will begin construction of 11 villas in September and they will be ready for occupancy by the summer tourist season, chamber of commerce members learned Thursday. The town of Coulee Dam is going ahead with a sidewalk project along the Columbia Avenue, despite strong opposition from residents who fear the intentional cutting of roots will kill the town’s big trees. The Delano Landfill has only about a year and a half to go before it reaches its capacity. Foisy and Kennedy Inc. will move to its new location at 3... Full story
Chamber at the Senior Center The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, July 23, at noon, at the Senior Center on Main St., Grand Coulee. Pastor Paul Ashbrook will be speaking about his show ducks. Care and Share Food Bank The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. 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 at... Full story
A Coulee Dam resident told the town council last week how well all the elements of the July 4 Festival of America celebration worked. Carol Netzel, who lives at the north end of Columbia Avenue, said that the town should write the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce a letter congratulating its officials and members on how well the celebration was planned and executed. Netzel told how polite people seemed and how the large number of visitors seemed to enjoy themselves. Netzel suggested that in future years parking areas might be... Full story
Chamber at the Senior Center The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, July 9, at noon, at the Senior Center on Main St., Grand Coulee. Darla Orr will be speaking about the Senior Center Meals Program. Care and Share Food Bank The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. 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... Full story
We had a lot of extra pillows being used in the area last weekend. Against the odds imposed by truly oppressive heat, people streamed into this community continuously to celebrate the Fourth of July at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s Festival of America. And that’s a lesson for local governments. That festival was originally conceived as an event with a dual purpose, which it is still supposed to fulfill. It succeeds on one of those counts, anyway; it shows off our area to folks who wouldn’t discover it otherwise. The chamb... Full story
Chamber at the Senior Center The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, July 9, at noon, at the Senior Center on Main St., Grand Coulee. Guest speaker is Jean Mueller who will be talking about living and raising her children in the old bureau dormitory which is now St. Rita’s. Lincoln County Fire Dist. 9 to Meet The Lincoln Couunty Fire District 7 meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 9, at 6 p.m., at the Nazarene Church, highway 174, Grand Coulee. CMC Guild to Meet The Coulee Medical Center Guild (Auxiliary)... Full story
Music, food and fireworks. Sounds like Festival of America time in the coulee, when patriots can celebrate America Friday and Saturday at the park below the Visitor Center, with a guide to the action below. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, the organizer of the event, has put together live music, kids activities, a big show in the park, fireworks and more to entertain local residents as well as the thousands of visitors who crowd the park and surrounding areas each year. Listen to the music of MacDaddy, Tuxedo Junction and the Olso... Full story
1 years ago The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce said this year’s giant fireworks show, sponsored by the Coulee Dam Casino will be about twice as large as last year’s with some special effects at the end. This year’s musical groups, sponsored by the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, include Grand Coulee Dam’s own, Street Legal, in a four-hour show July 2, featuring local musicians, Sean Reed, Will Weatherby and Bob Acklehy. The headliner 3-hour show on the 4th: “An Dochas,” a returning Colville-based, five-person band that specializes... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this week due to getting set for the festivities this weekend. Come enjoy the holiday below the visitor center at Grand Coulee Dam. American Legion Post 157 Meets The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Vets’ Center in Electric City. All veterans are welcome. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, July 14 and will be held at St. Dustan’s Episcopal Church, Grand Coulee Ave., across from Jack’s Sprin... Full story
The Electric City Council voted to give the chamber of commerce another $10,000 from its hotel/motel tax fund last week. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce had asked to be on the agenda for June 9, was for a short period, and then found that they had been taken off the agenda because of all the things the council had to consider that Tuesday night. As it was, the monthly council meeting lasted well over two hours. The council’s hotel/motel committee, made up of Brad Parrish and Richard McGuire, had met and recommended to the council... Full story
It’s almost “ooh and ah” time in the coulee, when thousands of people come to the area each year for the 4th of July Festival of America celebration, with the late evening fireworks show doubling in size this year over the top of Grand Coulee Dam. This year’s show will also be put on by a new vendor, Rocket Man Pyros, out of Spokane. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce is spending twice as much on fireworks this year, doubling the budget to $10,000, thanks to the generosity of the chamber’s corporate sponsors, said Executive... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, June 25, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Jenn Tate from Earth and Sky Studios will be speaking on how to market summer tourism. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, June 29, at 7 p.m. at the Electric City Fire Station. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays at 6 p.m., Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m.. at the Vets Cen... Full story
Luke and Isaac Olson are bringing their country rock sound to Coulee Dam, July 4, where they will perform as the Olson Bros. Band, in the park below the Visitor Center. The two hail from Olympia and seem destined for fame with their musical and songwriting skills. The duo won the The Texaco Country Showdown national songwriting contest with a cash prize of $5,000, and soon plan to return to Nashville for a recording session. The band is booked to play twice at the State Fair, and other bookings... Full story
Kids, mark Saturday, June 20, on your calendars. That’s the day the 11th Annual Kids Fest occurs in the coulee area. Start by picking up your passport and map from a variety of places -- Saturday Market at North Dam Park, Coulee Hardware or the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center. It’s your ticket to a day of fun and adventure -- and potential prizes. Bring your passport with six or more stamps on it to the Grand Theatre on Grand Coulee’s Main Street for a performance by juggler-comedian-yoyo man Curtis Carlyle ( a 60-minute performance) with... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, June 18, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Cheryl Hoffman will give a talk on rocks and geology of the Grand Coulee Dam Area. Care and Share Food Bank The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. 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 Mon... Full story
Three local leaders recalled a time when the community was more united than it currently is, and called for revisiting a list of goals drawn up in the 1980s that remains relevant today. Jim Keene, David Schmidt and Mary Jane Bailey attended last Thursday’s chamber of commerce meeting to remind people of the effort that helped spawn many initiatives we see as realities today, including the laser light show, the formation of a park district, building ball fields at North Dam Park, and constructing entrance signs to the “Grand Coulee Dam” commu... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, June 11, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Conn Williams-Klimes will be talking about Honor Flight. Care and Share Food Bank The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. 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 at 7 p.m., Friday at... Full story
A set of conceptual drawings that could significantly affect the quality of life in the area were delivered to the park board last week. The renderings, intended to form a basis for planning a new community center, were commissioned by the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District, which had obtained a grant from Grant County's Strategic Infrastructure Program to get architectural help envisioning what a new "wellness center" might look like. NAC Architects of Spokane did the work. District... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, June 3, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Jim Keene, Mary Jane Bailey and Dave Schmidt will be speaking on the old Project Rev program. American Legion Post 157 Meets at Zion Lutheran This Month The American Legion Post 157 will hold its June meeting Tuesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church. For more information contact Jerry at 633-2579. OCTA to Hold Public Board Meeting Okanogan County Transit Authority (OCTA) will hol... Full story
1 years ago The Colville Tribes’ new $8.1 million minimum-security prison, two years in construction, will house prisoners sentenced in the tribal court system, starting in September, says administrator John Dick. The new facility, located on School Loop Road near the Colville Indian Agency, will house up to 60 prisoners with rooms for 29 adults and 31 juveniles, including rooms for females. The Grand Coulee Dam Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a new event for kids 12 years old and younger on June 10-12 throughout the local communities. C... Full story
Chamber at the Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, May 28, at noon at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Discussion of upcoming festivals in the Grand Coulee Dam Area is on the agenda. Care and Share Food Bank The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. 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 at 7 p.m.,... Full story
The doors of the middle school in Grand Coulee will be opened for a special meeting of the minds tonight (Wednesday) from 5-7 p.m., a time arranged for the community to tour it and talk about the building’s future and more. “Grand Coulee Dam Area 2020 Vision” will be a modest affair, offering a tour of the building that was until last fall the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School, and encouraging conversation about its possible uses and the direction of the community. The tag line on the event is “Let’s start envisioning our future – creating ou... Full story
The chamber of commerce and Ridge Riders Saddle Club each made a pitch for more hotel/motel tax money at the Electric City council meeting last Tuesday night. Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Peggy Nevsimal had earlier asked for another $10,000, just to match what the chamber was given by the city for 2014 operations. She asked for the $10,000 again Tuesday and pointed out that it was urgent that the city act on the request so marketing issues for the remainder of 2015 could be addressed. The chamber was coming off... Full story
Chamber at the Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, May 21, at noon at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Jim Brakebill of the American Legion Post will speak about the student weekend lunch program. Care and Share Food Bank The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. 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... Full story