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 Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, December 14, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Lynda Stead will be the guest speaker, and will talk about her new Dream Builder program. Lions Club To Meet The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., at the Melody Restaurant, Tuesday, December 19. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. A couple blocks of the month programs...
The Coulee Community Choir performed in concert Sunday afternoon at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Greens Coulee....
They were voted winners of the ugly sweater contest at Saturday night's Vintners and Brewers Tasting and Auction event, sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. From left, first place, Emily Tillman, second place, Susan and Klendon Duclos, Julie Friedlander, Tammy Norris, and Jan Bender, and third place, Diane Kohout. - Scott Hunter photo...
Chamber at Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, December 7, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Jack Anderson, from Plug-in Central Washington, will be the guest speaker. American Legion to Meet The next American Legion Post 157 meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Church Issues Invitation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is inviting the public to an open house Christmas celebration of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ....
The Christmas wishes of 115 children from 40 local families are on the Trees of Sharing this year. Area residents are encouraged to purchase a gift based on the information given on the ornaments (Suggested value approximately $25 per gift). Trees are located in Safeway Pharmacy, North Cascades Bank, and at the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union. Please bring your wrapped gift with the paper ornament securely attached to the outside of the package to any Trees of Sharing tree. Gifts need to be placed under the tree by December 11, so they can be...
Grand Coulee city crew member Tony Marin straightens a bulb receptacle on a holiday lighting display outside The Star Monday. The displays, purchased by businesses in the area in the 1990s, have old-style bulbs in them, but the city is gradually replacing them with new LED-style bulbs that are much cheaper and take a fraction of the electricity. - Scott Hunter photo...
Colleen Manley hands Jessica Steinert ornaments to decorate the Christmas tree at the Coulee Dam Credit Union Monday. Even with rain pouring down Tuesday, the place is starting to look a lot like Christmas, at least inside. Nightly lows are expected to dip below freezing by Sunday, so the mix from the sky will likely start including snow soon. - Scott Hunter photo...
Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers led by Leha Bodeau are planning a blood drive for Monday, December 18. Donation hours will be from noon to 4:30 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....
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, in preparation for their annual Vintners and Brewers fundraiser this Saturday night at the American Legion Hall in Electric City. American Legion to Meet The next American Legion Post 157 meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Lions Club To Meet The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., at the Melody Restaurant, Tuesday, December 5. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m....
The Nespelem Boys and Girls Club is holding their official opening and dedication today (Nov. 29) at 3 p.m. in the Nespelem Community Center gym....
A rafter of turkeys, having survived another Thanksgiving, pecks for food near Martin Road on Tuesday. - Jacob Wagner photo...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, Nov. 23, due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Meetings will resume Thursday, Nov 30. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter Meets Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 29, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. The Wenatchee Valley Erratics presents a holiday extra! Marli Miller, Dept. of Earth Sciences, U. of Oregon, will talk about her just-published rewrite...
Nebraska City, Neb. – Celebrate this year’s holiday season with friends and loved ones while supporting conservation and tree planting with the help of the Arbor Day Foundation. • Returning for the eighth season in a row, Give-A-Tree cards from the Arbor Day Foundation offer a unique holiday giving opportunity with conservation benefits that will endure for generations. And again this year, Give-A-Tree cards can be purchased individually and with customized text. Cards can be purchased for $5.95. • Purchasing the Arbor Day Foundat...
Senior Menu Wed., Nov. 15 – Thanksgiving Dinner Turkey and Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green Bean Casserole, Fruit Salad, Dinner Rolls Thurs., Nov. 16 – Dinner Sheet Pan Meat and Veggies, Mixed Fruit, Crisp Fri., Nov. 17 – Breakfast Breakfast Sandwich with Eggs, Meat, Cheese, Hash Browns, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Nov. 20 – Breakfast Sausage Patties, Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Nov. 21 – Dinner Taco Salad and Fruit Bar, Chips and Salsa, Ice Cream Wed., Nov. 22 – Birthday Dinner Mashed Potatoes with Gravy,...
Pharmacist Amanda Goyke cuts a ceremonial ribbon with a giant pair of scissors for the new Coulee Owl Pharmacy Friday, as community supporters watch. She and husband Paul Goyke, left, opened the store, their fifth, last Wednesday in a space inside Coulee Medical Center, including plenty of the kind of non-drug items you'd find in a community drug store. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce arranged for the ribbon cutting. - Scott Hunter photo...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Toney Posey from the Coulee Dam Casino is the guest speaker. Meeting begins at noon. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Class schedule is available for the new season. A couple blocks-of the-month programs are being offered (6 months each in length) and short-term one- or multi-session project classes as well. For details, please contact marlene@kissedquilts.com, 509-386-5715, or...
The free Thanksgiving dinner tonight (Wednesday, Nov. 15) at the Senior Center filled up quickly to its capacity of 110 guests, officials said Tuesday. Counting guests who pick up their meals and those that are delivered, the total being fed at 5 p.m. tonight could run as high as 135. The Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center was still taking calls for people to put their names on a reserve list in case people canceled. That number is 633-2321. The Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union has been paying the expenses of the free Thanksgiving dinner for the...
There’s still time to get your name on the Lions Club community greeting boards. Members and volunteers from the Lions Club-installed community boards in all four cities and towns, holding scores of names allowing people to send greetings to their respective town or city residents. There’s still time for your name. The cost, $7, for each town or city board you want your name on. If interested, you can call Birdie Hensley at 631-8649, or Lions Club member Rich Avey at 631-0649, or members John Nordine or Rich Loch. The International Lions Clu...
Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers led by Leha Bodeau are planning a blood drive for Monday, November 20. Donation hours will be from noon to 4:30 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....
’Tis the season for Trees of Sharing 2017. The Trees of Sharing program is a special way for Grand Coulee Dam area residents to anonymously bless local children who might not otherwise receive a gift at Christmastime. The trees with “ornament tags” will be placed at selected locations in the community by Saturday, November 18. Trees of Sharing is for children and teenagers up to age 18 residing in the Grand Coulee Dam area, including Elmer City and Belvedere. Eligible children must be enrolled in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Pleas...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Meeting begins at noon. Jonathan Hughes, Specialist in the U.S. Army, will be the guest speaker. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. Skill Builder started Sept. 21. A couple blocks-of-the-month programs are being offered (six months each in length) and short-term one or multi-session project...
Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers led by Leha Bodeau are planning a blood drive for Monday, November 20. Donation hours will be from noon to 4:30 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....
A new bronze plaque took its place on a pillar of basalt outside Lake Roosevelt Schools Saturday as volunteers mounted it to the rock. "I'm really happy with it," said Lonna Bussert of the Grand Coulee Alumni Association, adding she hopes alumni of other schools that were blended into LR also add commemorative plaques. There's room on the stone for commemorating the Coulee Dam Beavers and the Nespelem Savages. The Grand Coulee alumni paid about $2,200 for both the pillar and the plaque, Bussert...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Meeting begins at noon. This week’s program will be given by Sean Luna from B Street Bud, who will be talking to the group about Rules and Regulations for a Recreational Marijuana business. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meets every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. Skill Builder started Sept. 21. A couple blocks of the month p...
’Tis the season for Trees of Sharing 2017. The Trees of Sharing program is a special way for Grand Coulee Dam area residents to anonymously bless local children who might not otherwise receive a gift at Christmastime. Children’s names may be submitted on “wish” slips and dropped into collection boxes at Safeway Pharmacy, Coulee Medical Center, or Harvest Foods. Names will be collected through Sunday, November 12. After the children’s names are collected, trees with “ornament tags” will be placed at selected locations in the community by...