News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Grand Coulee Police 3/21 - A call of a burglary in progress on A Street brought officers who found doors on a vacant residence open. The police stated that they had been to the house earlier and found the doors open and secured them at that time. The officers went through the house, found no one, and secured the doors again. - Police attempted a welfare check at a house on Second Street. Police attempting to talk with people at the residence knocked for five minutes, but no one answered the door. 3/23 - Police checked on a report of a man near... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, March 23, at La Presa Mexican Restaurant, Grand Coulee. General business will be on the agenda. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m., except for Tuesday, March 28, which has been canceled. Contact Marlene Oddie 509-386-5715 or marlene@kissedquilts.com for details. Enter east end of building, push in door knob to release door latch. Okanogan County School Retirees Assoc. to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees... Full story
Wed., March 22 - Dinner BIRTHDAY DINNER! Pot Roast, Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, Gravy, Fruit Salad, Birthday Cake Thurs., March 23 - Dinner Mac and Cheese, Ham Slices, Mixed Veggies, Mixed Fruit, Peaches and Cream Fri., March 24 - Breakfast Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., March 27 - Breakfast Sausage Patties, Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., March 28 - Dinner Stuffed Sausages, Mashed Potatoes and Cheese, Sauerkraut, Applesauce, Ice Cream Wed., March 29 - Dinner Hamburger Steak, Onions, Mashed... Full story
Darrell Benner pours pancake batter during the Elmer City firefighters' annual fundraising pancake dinner Saturday night at Coulee Dam Town Hall. The event served about 350 people and raised more than $5,000, including the proceeds from a silent auction, to help with buying gear for the firefighters of Okanogan County Fire District 2. Member Jimmer Tillman said they are also looking into the possibility of building a new fire hall. - Jacob Wagner photo... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/12 - A dispute over a niece smoking pot at a Weil Place residence brought police. It was decided that the niece and uncle would leave the house for the night. - A woman told police that she received a counterfeit $20 bill when getting change from Safeway. Police took the fake bill as evidence. 3/13 - Dispatch advised police that someone had been seen dropping off a bag in a field near East Grand Avenue in Electric City. Police looked but couldn’t find the reported bag. - A woman called police to tell the officer that s... Full story
Peter Dan Road is closed following a landslide last week between mile marker 0 and 2.5. A detour through Buffalo Lake Road is marked by signage. The closure is expected to be long-term, according to Okanogan County Public Works' Gary George. "Unfortunately, we won't be able to touch it until the hillside stabilizes and dries out," George told the Tribal Tribune. No reopen date is projected as of yet. The road, which connects the Elmer City area to the Keller area, is closed from highway 155 to... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, March 16, at La Presa Mexican Restaurant, Grand Coulee. General business will be on the agenda. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m., except for Monday, March 28, which has been canceled. Contact Marlene Oddie 509-386-5715 or marlene@kissedquilts.com for details. Enter east end of building, push in door knob to release door latch. Grant County Demos to Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Grant County Democratic... Full story
Ice fishermen cling to the last rays of sunshine Sunday evening on the ice of Banks Lake, now rapidly warming with 50-degree days coming. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers, are planning a blood drive for Monday, March 20. Donation hours will be from 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the community room in Coulee Medical Center. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people! For more information contact Tina Lingo 509-981-7023.... Full story
Senior Menu Wed., March 15 - Dinner Nick's Creamy Bacon and Potato Soup, Homemade Bread, Cheesy Cauliflower, Mixed Fruit, Cookie Thurs., March 16 - Dinner Corned Beef and Cabbage, Potatoes/Carrots, Applesauce, Rolls, Green Flip-Flop Jell-O Fri., March 17 - Breakfast Ham, Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., March 20 - Breakfast Sausage Links, Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., March 21 - Dinner Chicken Casserole, Onions, Peas ad Carrots, Lima Beans, Pears, Pudding Parfait Wed., March 22 - Dinner BIRTHDAY... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/6 - Vandals did about $125 damage at Young’s Welding. Boys with long skateboards were thought to be responsible. The suspects tipped a display over and broke a rock, the police report stated. 3/7 - USBR Plant Protection was notified by a citizen of two small juveniles on the Coulee Dam bridge who appeared to be distraught. The department tried to contact Coulee Dam police, but when they couldn’t, a Grand Coulee officer drove to Coulee Dam. No one was on the bridge. - Police assisted Coulee Dam and tribal police in serving... Full story
Chamber meets at La Presa [Corrected] The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon Thursday at La Presa. Star Publisher Scott Hunter will provide a program. Grand Coulee Library Mystery Program The Grand Coulee Library will be holding a Mystery Program March 21-24. This is for kids of all ages. Clues will be given to solve a mystery. The program is broken down by age groups. Check with the library for more information. Library hours are Monday and Wednesday 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 10:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., and... Full story
Spring is coming as shown by the buttercups found locally by these kids.... Full story
The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting trees. Join the Arbor Day Foundation in March 2017 and receive 10 free white pine trees or 10 white flowering dogwood trees. “White pine trees or white flowering dogwoods will add beauty to your home throughout the year,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Dogwoods are known for their showy spring flowers and red berries that attract songbirds during winter. White pine trees are fast-growing landscape trees that... Full story
Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers led by Melanie Slatina, are planning a blood drive for Monday, March 20. Donation hours will be from 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the community room in Coulee Medical Center. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people! For more information contact Tina Lingo 509-981-7023.... Full story
Planet Earth, our little satellite that we all call home, is composed of several broad-ranging geographic regions. Let’s add some varying climate types to those regions. Now we see how the complexities of these broad geographic regions grow. At one time, I lived and worked in the Chihuahuan Desert, a North American desert that spans two nations and is considered to be part of the temperate zone. It was warm in the summer and we had snow in the winter — just like here in the Grand Coulee. The Grand Coulee, regionally, is part of the Col... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/21 - Police checked on a disturbance at a Hill Avenue apartment. Police encountered a woman who refused to stop and went around the corner of the apartment complex, where she fell, breaking her ankle. She had complained that a man had hit her. A woman who said he had not was found to be wanted on a warrant, arrested and taken to Grant County jail. An ambulance was called for the woman with the broken ankle. - A clerk at Coulee Gas said she wanted an Elmer City man permanently banned from the store after the man tried to... Full story
A Northern Saw-whet Owl peers out from a pine perch at Steamboat Rock State Park Jan. 22. The nocturnal birds are small, just 7 or 8 inches long, but are fierce hunters of small mammals. The bird is named for the sound of its call, said to resemble a saw being sharpened on a whetting stone. - Roy Myers photo... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, March 2, at La Presa Mexican Restaurant, Grand Coulee. Lisa Moore, librarian at Grand Coulee Public Library, will be the guest speaker. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave., Grand Coulee, every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Contact Marlene Oddie 509-386-5715 or marlene@kissedquilts.com for details. Enter east end of building, push in door knob to release door latch. Care and Share Food Bank Is Open Fridays The food bank at the Church... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/17 - A Soap Lake man was arrested and is being charged with stealing a U-Haul vehicle and for having it in his possession. The truck was stopped near the Department of Transportation shop in Electric City and the man was taken to Grant County jail. 2/18 - An Inchelium woman was stopped and cited for going 41 mph in a 30 mph zone near Pole Park. - Police were alerted after a Grand Coulee woman posted what was interpreted as a suicide message on Facebook. The woman later contacted police to assure the officer that she was... Full story
Interested in a different kind of green than the customers inside, a herd of at least 16 deer munch an end to a long fast after a hard winter Feb. 22 on lawn next to the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union's parking lot. They were too busy eating to pay attention to other customers arriving and leaving. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
After 40 years working at the hospital, Lorale Johnson said she has no plans to retire soon. "Who wants to go home and just sit?" she said. Johnson was honored last week for her four decades of work in the facility that is now called Coulee Medical Center, with co-workers describing her on a bulletin board full of cards with words such as "Never Ending Dedication!," "energy", "blessing," and "joyfully." Johnson has seen a lot of changes in the healthcare industry over the years and in her own... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, February 23, at La Presa Mexican Restaurant, Grand Coulee. Denis Felton from Washington State Parks will be the guest speaking. Community Blood Drive Feb. 27 Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with the Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive volunteers, led by Melanie Slatina, at the community room at Coulee Medical Center on Monday, February 27. Donation hours will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inland Northwest Blood Center needs an average of 200... Full story
Wed., Feb 22 – Dinner Pork Loin, Potatoes and Gravy, Winter Blend Veggies, Applesauce, Birthday Cake Thurs., Feb. 23 – Dinner Beef Stroganoff with Buttered Noodles, Mixed Veggies, Fruit Salad, Peaches and Cream Fri., Feb. 24 – Breakfast Biscuits and Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Feb. 27 – Breakfast Sausage Links, Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Feb 28 – Dinner German Sausage Bake (sausage, potatoes, cheese), Green Beans, Applesauce, Ice Cream... Full story
The Okanogan County Historical Society and Wentachee Valley College North have partnered to sponsor an archival workshop March 4 on accessing the National Archives. Ever wonder where Ken Burns’ writers get a great deal of their primary source information? Want to incorporate a broader, national viewpoint into your writing? Need more local and national primary sources for your history project? Want more information about your family’s past? The National Archives holds all permanent records of every federal agency in the United States since abo... Full story