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Workers from Omak-based Proline Concrete Cutting work on the curbs and sidewalks on Civic Way in Coulee Dam. The $836,384 project to fix Coulee Dam's streets and sidewalks on the east side of town is being paid for with $794,565 in grant money from the Transportation Improvement Board, which is part of the state Department of Transportation. The city provided a 5-percent match of $41,819. Former Mayor Greg Wilder applied for the grant in 2016. The work should be complete by about mid-August,...
Coulee Dam Community Church and Faith Community Church are partnering to bring “Game on! Vacation Bible School” to the community in August. Vacation Bible School runs Monday, Aug. 13 through Friday, Aug. 17 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Coulee Dam Community Church in Coulee Dam. It’s open to children from age 3 through sixth grade and 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....
The Classes of 1958, 1959, and 1960 are celebrating their years together at Grand Coulee High School with a reunion dinner at the Senior Center, 203 Main Street in Grand Coulee, on Friday, August 10, 2018. The meal will be served promptly at 5:00 P.M., and the cost is $10 per person. Local alumni are asked to bring a pie to be served for dessert. Anyone in town early is encouraged to come spend the afternoon visiting at the Center with other early birds. The Senior Thrift Store will close at noon that day in order to allow the volunteers to...
The Coulee Dam High School Class of 1968 will be celebrating their 50th class reunion this weekend August 3rd, 4th, & 5th 2018. All relatives and friends of our class are invited to join us at Spring Canyon on Saturday Aug. 4th, to catch up and renew old friendships. For more information call Linda Zlateff at 509-647-5853....
Daylan Grub from Ephrata benefited from the raffle last Saturday at the Ridge Riders Junior Rodeo for the tractor playhouse built by DWK Fowler Construction. His aunt, Ellyn Kiner, won the raffle and gave it to him. His mother said they couldn't even get it unloaded before he started playing on it. - Gennifer Markin photo...
Local voters, split up into many different districts, are considering candidates running for offices in: • county offices of Grant, Okanogan, Lincoln and Douglas counties; • state legislative districts 7, 12 and 13; • congressional districts 4 and 5; and • public utility districts in Grant, Douglas and Okanogan counties. Ballots for the Aug. 7 primary were mailed last week. From a wide-open primary in the 12th Legislative District, where Rep. Cary Condotta has chosen not to run again, to various offices up for election in four local countie...
Summer reading events are in progress at the Grand Coulee Public Library. Coming up: Friday, July 27, 10:30 a.m., the Fire Trucks are coming to story time. Fri., Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m., a very special storytime with Deb McVay. Wed., Aug. 8, 2 p.m. the Science of Sound. For more information contact the library at 633-0972....
A weekly market at North Dam Park will now include activities for kids, a feature added by the sponsoring Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. The Wednesday evening markets, running from 4 to 7 p.m., will feature a new activity each week will be sponsored by local businesses. Tonight at 6 p.m., kids get to “slip and slide” and enjoy water balloons in an appropriately cool activity, sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center. That plan seemed popular on the chamber’s Facebook page. Upcoming activities include a bubble station, makin...
Director Patty Jardine announces that the Masquers Theater will be holding auditions for the upcoming fall musical “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” on Saturday, July 28, at 5 p.m., and Sunday, July 29, at 2 p.m., at the theater, 322 Main Ave E in Soap Lake. The musical opens October 19 through November 11, for 11 shows. Rehearsals begin the first week of August. Visit www.masquers.com for audition materials and information....
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee at noon this Thursday, July 19. Ryan Rodin, from Greater Spokane Incorporated, is the guest speaker. Ryan is a Government Contracting Assistance Specialist and will hold a workshop during lunch about finding, bidding on and securing government contracts. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee....
The North Central Regional Library Board voted on Friday to appoint Barbara Walters as the next executive director of the library district. Walters has been acting director since June 2017 and has been part of the district's administrative team since 2007. "During the selection process, Barbara impressed us with her professionalism, her knowledge of our unique NCRL communities, and her high personal standards and work ethic," the board said in a prepared statement. "She has a passion for...
Summer reading events are in progress at the Grand Coulee Public Library. Coming up: Wed., July 18 (today) - Cheryl Hoffman will be doing a special STEM program Rocks and Minerals. Thurs., July 19, the Alpacas are coming back! Mon., July 23, 11 a.m., the NCRDL Puppet show #2. For more information contact the library at 633-0972....
Olympia – July 12, 2018 – Washington state’s waterways are a paddler’s dream. Lakes, rivers, bays, estuaries and the Pacific Ocean provide recreational opportunities for paddlers of all skill levels and interests. As the popularity of paddlesports grows and rates of accidents increase, Washington State Parks’ Boating Program is leading a statewide awareness effort to promote safe paddling while having fun on the water. Earlier this year, Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation declaring July 20 through 28 Paddle Safe Week. According to the U.S C...
The Colville Tribal Museum reopened this week after a nearly $800,000 remake that added ramps at both levels of the building to meet the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act, new siding, replaced rotting wooden materials and more. - Jacob Wagner photo...
Director Patty Jardine announces that the Masquers Theater will be holding auditions for the upcoming fall musical “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” on Saturday, July 28, at 5 p.m., and Sunday, July 29, at 2 p.m., at the theater, 322 Main Ave E in Soap Lake. The musical opens October 19 through November 11, for 11 shows. Rehearsals begin the first week of August. Visit www.masquers.com for audition materials and information....
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, July 12 at Siam Palace. Paul Turner, superintendent of schools for the Grand Coulee Dam School District, will be speaking about the school levy vote. The public is welcome. Lincoln County Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Lincoln County Fire District #9 will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 12, at the Nazarene Church, outside of Grand Coulee. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from...
Lila Rose, from Wilbur, performs at the Festival of America in front of Grand Coulee Dam July 4, after she arrived and offered to add her talents to the beginning of the evening musical lineup. The daughter of Paul and Stefani Bowden, who are the chief of police and city clerk in Coulee Dam, Lila has been studying music writing and performing in Nashville. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Coulee Dam Class of 1968 will be celebrating its 50th class reunion August 3rd, 4th, & 5th 2018. All relatives and friends of the class are invited to join them at Spring Canyon on Saturday, August 4, 2018, to catch up and renew old friendships. For more information call Linda Zlateff at 509-647-5853....
Summer reading events are in progress at the Grand Coulee Public Library. Coming up: Wed. through Friday, July 11-13: Mystery Week Who Done It with Mrs. Andie Miller. Follow the clues and solve the mystery. July 11 at 3 p.m., for ages 5-8; July 12 - 3 p.m., ages 9-13; July 13 - 10:30 a.m., a special Preschool Mystery Storytime and at 3 p.m., teens a more advanced who done it. For more information contact the library at 633-0972....
At top, the finale of the fireworks off Grand Coulee Dam July 4 drew applause. From left, singer with Full Metal Racket get into the music by the 133d Washington Army National Guard band; shoppers in the park find goods to try; Jessie Quandt sings out country; people eat, visit, shop and listen to music with the dam in the background. - Scott Hunter photos...
Steamboat Rock is framed by a crown of wispy clouds Sunday, giving no hint of the red-flag weather warning that would arrive Monday night and Tuesday morning with rolling thunder. Check out our weekly weather forecast on this page. - Kurt Steinke photo...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, July 5. Meetings will resume next Thursday, July 12. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. The bank will be closed June 15. Grocery bags are no longer needed and clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call Pastor Shawn for information: 633-2566. AA Meetings...
Summer reading events are in progress at the Grand Coulee Public Library. Coming up: Wed. through Friday, July 11-13: Mystery Week Who Done It with Mrs. Andie Miller. Follow the clues and solve the mystery. July 11 at 3 p.m., for ages 5-8; July 12 - 3 p.m., ages 9-13; July 13 - 10:30 a.m., a special Preschool Mystery Storytime and at 3 p.m., teens a more advanced who done it. For more information contact the library at 633-0972 or e-mail the librarian Lisa Moore at grandcoulee@ncrl.org....
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, June 28, at noon at Sunbanks Resort Lodge Cantina, outside of Electric City. Scott Hunter, owner of the Star newspaper, will be the guest speaker. The public is welcome. Important Meeting at the Senior Center An important meeting on the explanation of programs through Central Washington Againg and Adult Care will be held Thursday, June 28, at 4 p.m. at the GCD Senior Center. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal...
Clea Pryor, daughter of the late Cleatis Lacy, and Colorama Rodeo Queen Jessie Walker handed out the championship belt buckles to the winning bull rider and wild horse team at the 2018 Cleatis Lacy Bull Riding & Wild Horse Racing Saturday at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Arena in Delano. Bull rider Austin Herrera, of Soap Lake, won the bull ride event. Tony Saiz's Zip Truck Lines team won the wild horse race. More photos of the event are online at grandcoulee.com. - Scott Hunter pho...