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Chamber Taking a Break Chamber will not be holding meetings through the month of August. Mosquito District Meets The Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting at 5 p.m., Thursday, August 7, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City....
Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. Erratics’ favorite, Dr. Vic Baker, Professor of Planetary Sciences and Geosciences U. of Arizona, will talk about these World-Wide Ice-Age Megafloods. We have learned much about processes and ages of megaflooding, but controversies remain, including: areas of flooding now under the oceans; subglacial megaflooding; and details of a vast network of megaflood landscape features in...
OLYMPIA – Aug. 5, 2019 – In recognition of the National Park System’s 103rd birthday, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering free entrance to state parks on Sunday, Aug. 25. Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks by vehicle. State Parks free days are in keeping with 2011 legislation that created the Discover Pass, which costs $30 annually or $10 for a one-day visit. The pass is required for vehicle access to state recreation lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington Depar...
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will make a second visit of the summer North Central Regional Library branches, this time bringing its Living Traditions program. It will be at the Grand Coulee Public Library on Monday, August 5, beginning at 11 a.m. The program brings Burke educators and real museum objects and invites people of all ages to engage with cultural objects and learn about traditions still practiced by contemporary Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. See how...
Chamber Taking a Break Chamber will not be holding meetings through the month of August. They will resume in September. 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 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...
Coulee Dam Community Church and Faith Community Church are partnering to bring “Believe in God’s Love: Vacation Bible School” to the community in August. Vacation Bible School runs Monday, Aug. 12 through Thursday, Aug. 15 from 9 a.m-noon at the Coulee Dam Community Church in Coulee Dam. This faith-based program is open to children from age 3 up through sixth grade. It is free to the public. For more information, or to pre-register your child, contact Faith Community Church at 633-3044 and leave a message for Lee Seekins....
Alumni of the Lake Roosevelt High School class of 1974 pose for a photo last Saturday during their 45-year reunion at The Eagles in Grand Coulee. From left, in the front row: Guy Wilson, Kevin Long, Candy Dorn, John Smith, Lee Sammons, Tom Goodwin, John Miller, Brenda Busenbark, Connie Palmer, Ken House. In the back row: Dan Rawley, Steve Hood, John Finch, Tom Johnson, Adam Bearcub, Bob Drake, Jim Truax, Kristy Haegen, Charlie Baird, Carla Desautel, and Christine House. - submitted...
The Colville Tribal Museum in Coulee Dam is hosting a series of events coming up this summer. Lawney Reyes will be at the museum at 1 p.m. Aug. 3. “Lawney Reyes is a celebrated Native American sculptor, designer, curator and memoirist based in Seattle,” reads a description of the museum events. “His writing and sculpture draw great influence from his Sinixt culture, part of the Colville Confederation of Tribes of Northeast Washington. He will be at the Colville Tribal Museum for a book signing.” Bill Layman will be at the museum on August...
(Omak, July 2019) The Colville Reservation was the host site for the 2019 NW IAC (Intertribal Agriculture Council) Youth Food Sovereignty Summit, July 8 – 10. Eighteen youth ages 13 – 25, representing seven different tribes, participated and learned about agriculture and what they can do to help ensure food sovereignty/food security on their reservations. Colville Reservation WSU Extension partnered with IAC and the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) to host three days of fun-filled education about natural resources, agriculture, native cul...
Chamber this Week Chamber will meet at noon Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille this Thursday, July 25. General business is on the agenda. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet The Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, July 29, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Barn....
Aiden Burton learns some medieval swordplay with Eric Slyter, the director of the Knights of Veritas, who spoke at the Grand Coulee Library July 9 to a group of about 40 people, many of whom were kids in Lake Roosevelt Schools' SHARP Kids program.The Knights of Veritas spoke about constellations and how people navigated by the stars; old world beliefs about numbers being found in nature; and facts about swords, as well as swordplay pointers. Slyter even put on a suit of armor as part of the...
Auditions for the Masquers’ fall musical Guys and Dolls will be held at the Masquers Theatre in Soap Lake on July 27 and 28, at 3:00 on both days. Director Cheri Barbre and Musical Director Joey Hernandez say the open ‘cattle call’ auditioning process will be used. Be prepared to learn a song and then sing it along with a ‘cold read’ of lines from the show and do some dance moves. Guys and Dolls tells the story of the longest running craps game in New York City, and the romances of the instigators of the game. Music and Lyrics by Frank Loe...
Chamber this Week Chamber will meet at noon Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille this Thursday, July 18. General business is on the agenda. Food Bank Distributing Hours The food bank normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call Pastor Shawn for information: 633-2566. Senior Volunteers Offering Caregivers a Break Senior Center volunteers will be offering free activities for those with mild t...
A basketball camp for girls and boys in grades three through eight will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon July 18 in Coulee City. The Stock Basketball Camp will feature David and Michael Stockton that Thursday and costs $30, which includes a T-shirt. Kids are asked to bring their own basketball and to pre-register at https://forms.gle/vby1dy87o5QG5cM6A or go to ACH Youth Sports Facebook page and find that link. Release forms can be signed upon arrival. The camp will happen at the Brickhouse, 306 E. Douglas St., Coulee City. For more information,...
Chamber this Week Chamber will meet at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille this Thursday, July 11. General business is on the agenda. Grant County Mosquito District 2 to Meet The Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting at 5 p.m., Thursday, July 11, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City. Lincoln County Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Lincoln County Fire District 9 will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 11, at the Nazarene Church in Grand Coulee. Demos to Meet For its July meeting Grant County Democrats will h...
Masquers Theater 2019 Summer Youth Theater Program is taking registrations now. The week long program runs July 15-19 with a performance on Saturday, July 20. The Summer Youth Theater Program is for students ages 8-15 and focuses on exposing students to acting, singing, dance, and offers the opportunity for students to experience the joy of creating and sharing theater. Masquers Summer Youth Theater inspires creativity, imagination, artistic risk-taking, and explores unique ways to tell stories through theater. Our volunteer directors and...
No Chamber this Week There will be no chamber this week due to the Festival of America celebration in the park below the visitor center. Enjoy a day at the park American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 9 at the Lutheran Church, 348 Mead Ave., Grand Coulee. Food Bank Distributing Hours The food bank will be closed July 5 for the holiday. The food bank normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are...
Vitalant, along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers led by coordinator Leha Neilsen, is planning a blood drive for Monday, July 15. Donation hours will be from 12:45 to 3 p.m. at the outside bus by Coulee Medical Center. Vitalant is the sole blood provider to more than 35 hospitals across the Inland Northwest and needs at least 200 donors each day to meet the needs of those patients. A single donation can transform the lives of up to three people. For more information contact Stefanie Dunn, territory manager at...
Learn how to compost your yard and garden waste at a free class on Thursday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Grant County Public Works public meeting room located at 124 Enterprise St. SE, Ephrata. The class will last approximately 60 minutes. After attending the class, one participant from each household will receive a free, portable compost bin. Participants do not need to pre-register to attend. Composting is a beneficial way of turning yard and garden waste into a resource that helps plants grow healthier and faster by keeping the soil loose...
Wed., July 3 4-5 p.m. Crafts and Stories Thurs., July 4 Closed for 4th of July Fri., July 5 11:30 a.m., Story Time Mon, July 8 11 a.m., Knights of Varitas Wed., July 10 4-5 pm. STEM with Dennis Carlson Thurs., July 11 5-7 p.m., Theater Thursday Fri., July 12 11:30 a.m., Story Time...
Chamber this Week The next chamber meeting will be held at La Presa Restaurant on Thursday, June 27, at noon. General business is on the agenda. Save the Date - TOPS Meetings Mary Falconer, TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Area Captain will present a program and an information meeting at the Grand Coulee Library, 225 Federal Avenue, Grand Coulee, WA, Saturday, June 29th from 10 am to 11 am. TOPS is a non-profit support group for weight loss and is celebrating 71 years of existence this year. There is no charge....
With the school year ending, SHARP Kids 4-H Learning Group held its final 4-H meeting of the year. To enhance their educational offerings, the Lake Roosevelt SHARP Kids 21st Century Aftershool program formed a 4-H Learning group. The staff was trained in 4-H Positive Youth Development and enrolled as 4-H Volunteers and the students, grades K – 8, participated in monthly 4-H meetings. These monthly 4-H meetings were facilitated by Linda McLean, Colville Reservation WSU Extension 4-H Educator. T...
The Nespelem all school reunion committee is planning an informal get together for dinner and visiting at the Siam Palace, 213 Main Street Grand Coulee on Friday, July 12, at 4 pm. We will order individually from the menu. I look forward to seeing my former classmates. For more information contact Charlie Moses, Jr., Class of 1954, at 509-631-1518...
Chamber this Week The next chamber meeting will be held at La Presa Restaurant on Thursday, June 20, at noon. General business is on the agenda. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grat County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., June 24, at the Electric City Farm Barn. Food Bank Distributing Hours The food bank will be closed July 5 for the holiday. The food bank normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem...
With perfect weather and parents who were game for entertaining the kids, the area hosted the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Koulee Kids Fest Saturday, as 14 different activities were offered, most free to kids....