News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Jan. 15, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. The program will be an update on the Senior Center by senior center president Birdie Hensley. Demos to Meet Okanogan County Democrats are meeting on Saturday, Jan. 17, at El Paraiso Restaurant next to Okanogan Inn off of Highway 97. The meeting will begin at noon. Consortium to Meet Coulee Corridor Consortium will meet Friday Jan. 16, at noon, at Corral Restaurant, 120 S. Main St. , War... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/28 - There was a report of a vehicle stolen from a residence on 2nd Street. The owner of the vehicle said it had been locked and the transmission didn’t work. She stated that she told a man he could have it if he transferred title to his name. The man in question has been incarcerated for sometime. Police are investigating. - A man on Young Street said that two cars parked in front of his home had been prowled during the night. Taken were several dollars and loose change. The man said he followed tracks in the snow but l... Full story
The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Dept. will be putting on an EMT Class. It will be part online and part classroom. There will be online modules that have to be done within certain time frames along with practicals that will be completed at the fire station. Also study sessions will be held at the fire station. To take this class requirements include: •must be 18 years of age • pass a background check • have high school diploma or GED • have current health care provider CPR card A CPR class will be held on January 12 at 6 p.m. at the Grand C... Full story
Coulee Dam was recently re designated as a “Tree City USA” by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources after 10 years away from the program, the town announced this week. To qualify as a Tree City USA community the town was required to meet four standards established by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters: • maintain a tree board or department, • have a tree care ordinance in place and • have a Community Forestry Program with an annual budget of at least $2 per resident, and promote Arbor Day wit... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Jan. 8, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. On the agenda is planning for the upcoming year. Fire Dist. 9 Meeting Cancelled Lincoln County Fire District 9 regularly scheduled meeting has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for March 2015. 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 Cou... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/23 - Police checked on a report of a man lying on the sidewalk in front of the Mariah House Apartments on Main Street. Police found the man known to them, and he stated he would walk home to his place on Hill Avenue. - A man who had pulled into the crane area at the top of the dam to answer his phone was told it was not a parking area. He moved on to the the overlook area just above Grand Coulee Dam to continue his phone conversation. 12/24 - Police responded to an alarm at Banks Lake Pub in Electric City. A delivery man... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/7 - Police went to a house on Stevens Avenue in Electric City on a report that a Nespelem man had been hit over the head with a beer bottle. Police went inside and found the injured man holding a bandana over his head. He told police to “get out” and that they were not welcome. Police waited on the porch for medical staff to arrive and when things got under control left the premises. 12/19 - A man living on Continental Heights told police that he is being harassed by another tenant. He is trying to get an ant... Full story
St. Dunstan’s of Grand Coulee will hold a Christmas Eve Service on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Coulee Dam Community Presbyterian Church will hold its traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service on Wednesday, Dec. 24, beginning at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Zion Lutheran Church will be holding a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. in Grand Coulee and at 9 p.m. at Bethel in Coulee City. A Christmas Day service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 25, at 11 a.m.... Full story
No Chamber until Jan. 8 The Grand Coulee Dam Chamber of Commerce will not meet until after the holidays. The next meeting will be held Thurs., Jan. 8, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Care and Share Food Bank Closed Dec. 26 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. The food bank will be closed on Friday, Dec. 26 and reopen on January 2. Merry C... Full story
Sixty years ago, the holiday season in the community stretching from Electric City to Nespelem featured all kinds of parties, programs and events. Here's a sampling of some of them and the folks who were here in our towns back then. Floyd H. Phillips, Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent at the Colville Indian Agency, Nespelem announced that a $200 per-capita payment will be distributed to approximately 4,000 Colville tribal members, just in time for Christmas. The distribution of $804,000... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/11 - Loepp Furniture advised police that a big screen TV was missing from its warehouse. An employee had noted that the warehouse roll-up door was part way open when he went to get the TV for delivery. 12/12 - An Electric City resident reported to police that she had backed out of the Senior Center and hit a car across the street, causing minimal damage. - Police checked on a report of a man on Crest who was photographing himself with a sword. Police found the man behind the apartments in the parking lot. - A man who thou... Full story
The “ Lighting of the Library’ was held Dec. 9 at the Grand Coulee Public Library and was attended by about 75 people. Santa arrived, courtesy of the Grand Coulee Fire Department, and greeted each child in attendence with a new book and a candy cane. Cookies and punch were furnished by the librarians and the library board. There were several door prizes donated by members of the community. The winners and donors were: • Aaliayah Cheney won the teddy bear donated by Grand Coulee Postmaster Fawn Brashears. • Theseus Berry won a $50 gift card, d... Full story
Chamber After Hours This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Chamber After Hours meeting on Thursday, Dec. 18, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Starkey Professional building. See our ad page 3. 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. The food bank will be closed on Friday, Dec. 26 and reopen on January 2. Merry... Full story
November brought more rain and a touch of snow, which put us over the mean precipitation in November by nearly a half inch, at 0.49 inches. We ended the month with a total of 1.73 inches as compared to our mean of 1.24 inches. As I write this, we have had a total 11.97 inches of precipitation for the year, compared to our annual average of 10.55 inches. Just a few weeks left in the year and we will likely go over the 12-inch mark. We did experience a short-term hard drought this summer, which... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/9 - A person living in Grand Coulee Manor complained to police about another person living there and said he is being harassed. Police advised him to get a protective court order. 12/10 - A construction firm owner told police that an unauthorized person passing himself off as a representative did work and received the money for it. 12/11 - Police advised a walker to stay off the roadway at E. Coulee Blvd. in Electric City. - Police responded to a domestic violence report on East Coulee Blvd., where a man had allegedly... Full story
Zach divides his wide-eyed attention Saturday between a pretty Christmas tree and Santa, who was there for kids at a Christmas party arranged for them by the Moose Lodge. The first such party in many years was deemed a big success by lodge leaders, who estimated that approximately 100 children attended it Saturday afternoon. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Below is a slideshow of 170 photos of the community taken since September, many that have not been published. You can go to Our Photo Site to see them larger, download them or share them on social media. You can even embed the slide show on your Facebook page if you like. These photos will be free to download until Dec. 31, and I plan to add more to this gallery. The password to download is Merry Christmas....
This past year the Coulee Pioneer Museum has been displaying “Wash Day in the Coulee” thanks to Coulee Recycling and Loepp’s Furniture for their loan of a vintage washing machine, to “Harvest in the Coulee”. Now the display has been changed to celebrate - “The 1950’s Christmas in the Coulee.” Stop by and take a peek through the window or call Birdie Hensley at 633-2773 or 631-0303 and she will come and open up the museum. Come and sit a spell and look through old photos, and materials that have been collected on how the Coulee area was built.... Full story
The Care and Share Food Bank got two checks Friday to help it keep up with its holiday food demands. Zion Lutheran pastor Shawn Neide holds two large checks, one for $1,240 from the members of his church and a matching check for $1,200 from Thrivent. With him re Donna White, center, one of the workers at the food bank, and Fern Blaylock, director.... Full story
Chamber Meeting at Pepper Jacks The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its noon meeting Thursday, Dec. 11, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. A recap will be held on the Vintners and Brewers event held last Saturday. GCD Ski Club to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Ski Club will be meeting Monday, Dec. 15. They will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the Nespelem School and 6 p.m., at Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High School. For more information call Steve Hansen 509.633.3807. Care and Share Food Bank The food bank at the Church of the N... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/2 - A woman on Hill Avenue reported that she was getting text messages and phone calls and wanted the party to stop making them. Police advised her to get a court order. She said she would. - USBR Plant Protection advised police that the gate at the 230 kV Switchyard wouldn’t close. Police stayed at the gate until the maintenance crew arrived. An hour later police received another call that the gate wouldn’t close. They stood by again while maintenance worked on the gate. - USBR Plant Protection advised police there was a... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam's Third Powerhouse stands lit up in the festive spirit of the season at left, as workers end their shift about 5 p.m. Monday night, leaving streaks of light along the roads in this long-exposure photograph. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
A couple young shoppers at the "Vintage Christmas Market" look over jewelry at Barbara Moser's space in the Saturday event at Coulee Dam's town hall. Organizers said the event, the first of what may become annual, went quite well. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
It’s light the library time. A special program is planned for the Etheta Anderson Grand Coulee Library on Tuesday, Dec. 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. A special lighting of the library, a repeat of last year’s program, is planned. The library, a branch of North Central Regional Library, is located at 225 Federal Avenue. The ceremony will usher in the Christmas season in Grand Coulee with door prizes donated by local businesses, caroling and refreshments. All kids will receive a new book and both the young and old will be able to visit with San... Full story
Chamber Meeting at Town Hall The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its noon meeting Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Coulee Dam Town Hall, where the group will be setting up for the Vintners and Brewers event. Lunch will be available. Demos to Meet The Okanogan County Democrats will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, Dec. 6, beginning at noon, at the Breadline Café in Omak. Weight Loss Discussion Group in the Mix Anyone interested in starting a weight loss discussion support group after the TOPS meeting should call Vivian... Full story