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Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, March 17, at Junkers in Grand Coulee. Dan Foster, from the National Park Service will be the speaker. Okanogan County School Retirees Assoc. to Meet The Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will celebrate Retired School Employees’ Week and OCSRA’s 61st birthday on Thursday, March 17, at 10 a.m., at On the Avenue, 134 2nd Ave S., Okanogan. The association will meet Friday, March 25, at 11 a.m., for a no-host luncheon meeting ata Koala Street Gr... Full story
Wed., March 16 – Dinner Ham & Bean Soup with Cornbread, Egg Salad Sandwiches, Veggie Platter, Fruit Cup, Cookies Thurs., March 17 – Dinner Corned Beef Cabbage, Potatoes & Carrots, Fruited Jello, Irish Soda Bread, Cook’s Choice Dessert. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Fri., March 18 – Breakfast German Sausage & Eggs, Hashbrowns, Muffins, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., March 21 – Breakfast Sausage Links & Eggs, Hashbrows, Muffin, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., March 22 – Dinner Sunday Boil with Winter Veggies (Ham, Turnips, Potatoes, etc.), Fruite... Full story
by Roger S. Lucas Need a one-eighth inch steel sewer rodder storage reel? Or five pole-hanging Christmas lights? If you do, or are in the market for a list of surplus items at Electric City, then you may find bargains galore. Just go to city hall. Every year municipalities and other agencies go through their closets and bins looking for items that they no longer need, to declare them surplus. That’s what Electric City’s council did last Tuesday night. Declared surplus in addition to items above were: • a Lincoln 240-volt welder (it works... Full story
Young local actors fill the stage at The Grand Theatre in Grand Coulee Saturday afternoon, following their performance in the Missoula Children's Theater production of Rumpelstiltskin. The production, sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam PTA at a cost of some $3,500, gives local kids a taste of theater, one of the humanities not available in regular curriculum at area schools. Some 45 students took part, auditioning on Monday, then attending over two hours of play practice each night in the week... Full story
Empowering farming through communication is the focus of the 2016 Women in Agriculture Conference, to be held in locations across Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Alaska on Saturday, March 19. In Nespelem, it will be held at the Tribal Administration Building, 44 School Loop Road. The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. In Wenatchee, the conference will be held at Confluence Technology Center, located at 285 Technology Way. This year’s event, “Power Up Your Communication, Power Up Your Farm,” covers communication style and how to use it to ma... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/8 - Dispatch alerted police that there were two stray dogs loose on Jackson Avenue in Electric City. The dogs were gone when police arrived. - Tribal police recovered a Honda Civic that was stolen during a burglary on Wetzel Street a couple of weeks earlier. Items in the vehicle were sent to the state crime lab for fingerprinting, including a crowbar found under the floor mat. The vehicle was found on Gold Lake Road near Nespelem. - A woman on Dill Avenue told police that a woman who had just left her house told her that... Full story
Easter bunnies at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center wind down Friday afternoon after a day of putting together Easter baskets. They had made about 200 on Friday and planned to complete at least 400 over the weekend before their annual sale started Monday. Each year, the center takes in and stores good items like toys, books, donated baskets, and these stuffed animal toys to assemble into the baskets they sell for low prices. By Tuesday the center had taken in about $1,400 in sales. - Scott... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet for its installation luncheon at noon this Thursday, March 10, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Lincoln Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Lincoln County Fire District 9 will hold its regular meeting Thursday, March 19, at 6 p.m., at the Church of the Nazarene, two miles east of Grand Coulee on Hwy 174. Blood Drive Coming Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with the Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive volunteers led by coordinator Sommer Hicks, will be holding a blood drive in the... Full story
A local club volleyball team has had great success this year, winning three of four tournaments. The Bi-County Wolfpack team competes in the 14U category and here displays their championship T-shirts from the Feb. 27 win at the Volleyfest Tournament in Omak. From left in the back row are Lake Roosevelt students Mikaylah Thompson, Aehsley Piturachsatit, Maeha Piturachsatit, Ellie Hansen, Megan Abel and Coach Chelsea Miller. Kneeling in the front row are Maddie Murray, who attends school at... Full story
What’s cookin’ at the seniors Wed., March 9 – Dinner Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Darla’s Winter Carrots, Applesauce, Pumpkin Pie. Happy Birthday! Thurs., March 10 – Dinner Center Closed for Repairs; Stuffed Manicotti, Green Beans, Dinner Roll, Fruit Cup/Cake or Cupcakes. To-go Meals picked up during Wednesday dinner. Fri., March 11 – Closed for Repairs Mon., March 14 – Breakfast Ham, Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., March 15 – Dinner Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Salad & Fruit Bar, Cake/Cupcakes Wed., March 16 – Dinner Ham... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/1 - Police were asked to make more patrols on Weil Place after a woman reported a trespass at her home there. - A U-Haul dolly taken from Coulee Hardware was recovered by Ferry County Sheriff’s deputies and returned to the owner. 3/2 - Police were asked to set up a watch at the southern Electric City city limits to watch for a suspect wanted in connection to an incident at Coulee City schools. The patrol was ended when the suspect was apprehended. - Police checked on a man on Williams Street who overdosed on alcohol. He r... Full story
As Washington state and the rest of the western United States continue to rebound from drought, I’ve come across a couple of interesting scientific research articles that I’m sharing here. I have two stories, one from here in the United States and the other occurring now in the Mediterranean region. First, let’s revisit the great Dust Bowl era of the 1930s. A recent study that used a reconstruction of North American drought history over the last 1,000 years found that the drought of 1934 was the driest and most widespread of the last mille... Full story
Weekly weather forecast... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this week. The annual installation luncheon will be held next Thursday, March 10, at noon, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Okanogan County School Retirees Assoc. to Meet The Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will celebrate Retired School Employees’ Week and OCSRA’s 61st birthday on Thursday, March 17, at 10 a.m., at On the Avenue, 134 2nd Ave S., Okanogan. For more information, call Jennie Hedington 509-422-2954. Lincoln Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Li... Full story
Throughout the Bible, God has established certain days and events to remind His people of His faithfulness. For Christians today, those include communion and water baptism. Now we know that these observances do not save us, but they remind us of God’s grace and also in some way provide an illustration of the salvation that God offers through His Son, our Savior, Jesus. To the believers of the Old Testament there was no more significant observation than the Passover; and though we are not specifically instructed to observe the Passover in this a... Full story
Free tax preparation is still being offered at the Grand Coulee Senior Center. Volunteers trained in cooperation with IRS and AARP are available every Tuesday now through April 12, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This service is available to anyone with low or middle income. You do not have to be seniors or members of the senior center to take advantage of this free help. However, special attention is given to those 60 and older. Taxpayers need to bring: A copy of last year’s tax return and social security cards, or other official documentation showin... Full story
The Master Gardener volunteers will be demonstrating rose pruning and rose care from 10 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, March 8. This will be a live demonstration and hands-on workshop, using the rose bushes in front of the Okanogan County Courthouse located at 149 3rd Ave. North, Okanogan, Washington. This is a free event, open to the public. Anyone interested in learning pruning techniques and rose care is welcome to attend. For more information, please contact the WSU Extension office at 509-422-7245 or email okanogan.county@wsu.edu. WSU... Full story
Wed., March 2 – Dinner Chicken Fettucine, Mixed Vegetables, Green Salad, Fruit Cup, Cookies Thurs., March 3 – Dinner Beef Dips w/au jus, Tater Tots, Sunshine Salad, Orange Cream Freeze Fri., March 4 – Breakfast Country Style Skillet, Potatoes, Meat & Eggs, Toast, Fruit Bowl. Senior Center General Meeting at 10 a.m. Mon., March 7 – Breakfast Bacon and Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., March 8 – Dinner Latin Fried Chicken, Jo Jo Potatoes, Waldorf Salad, Ice Cream Wed., March 9 – Dinner Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes &... 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 2016 and receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees. “White flowering dogwoods are versatile trees that will break heavy winds and add beauty to your home,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “These fast-growing landscape trees are known for their soft needles and graceful branching, making them an ideal addition to any yard.” The free trees are part of the nonprof... Full story
Cub Scout Pack 24 announced the winners of the 2015 Pinewood Derby races held Feb. 24, at the American Legion's Vets Center in Electric City. Eight Cub Scouts competed for the right to the top trophy. Winners are as follows: The first-place winner was Payton Ostenberg. Second place went to Jaxon Krohn, and third to Caches Parrish. Top finishers will be competing in the Okanogan Valley District Pinewood Derby race March 19, at Damskov Auto in Omak. Races will begin at 2 p.m.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/21 - Police tasered a 55-year-old Bremerton man who allegedly had taken items from Safeway. He had allegedly tried to conceal his real identity because, he said, the Department of Corrections had a warrant out for him. Charges include assaulting a police officer in the third degree, resisting arrest, obstructing a law enforcement officer, third-degree theft and making false statements to an officer. He was booked into Grant County Jail. 2/22 - A woman on Sunny Drive in Electric City reported three dogs running loose.... Full story
Northwest beef producers had a very rough ride in 2015. Unprecedented wildfires burned millions of acres of pasture, with the cost to Washington’s $5 billion beef industry still being counted. Volatile prices followed. To help cattle producers recover and keep their businesses strong, WSU animal scientists and Extension researchers, in partnership with the American Angus Association, will share the latest science-based strategies at Cattlemen’s Boot Camp, April 15 and 16, at Kennewick’s Benton County Fairgrounds. The first evening will educa... Full story
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Throughout the Bible, God has established certain days and events to remind His people of His faithfulness. For Christians today, those include communion and water baptism. Now we know that these observances do not save us, but they remind us of God’s grace and also in some way provide an illustration of the salvation that God offers through His Son, our Savior, Jesus. To the believers of the Old Testament there was no more significant observation than the Passover; and though we are not specifically instructed to observe the Passover in this a... Full story
Wed., Feb. 24 – Dinner Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans, Mixed Fruit, Parfait Thurs., Feb. 25 – Dinner Tuna Casserole, Green Vegetable, Mixed Salad, Sliced Fruit, Cook’s Choice Dessert Fri., Feb. 26 – Breakfast Biscuit and Sausage Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Feb. 29 – Breakfast Scrambled Mess (Meat, Eggs, Onions), Hashbrowns, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., March 1 – Dinner Pork Steaks with Stuffing, Potatoes and Gravy, Corn, Applesauce, Cake/Cupcakes... Full story