News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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People in lawn chairs sit back and look up at the partial eclipse of the sun Monday at Crescent Bay. More eclipse photos, including some from our readers of the actual eclipse, will be shared online at grandcoulee.com. - Scott Hunter photo...
There will be a reunion of sorts for workers on the Third Powerhouse Sept. 15-17, the same weekend as the Harvest Festival celebration. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Third Powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam. Birdie Hensley has sparked the plan to bring workers back to Grand Coulee Dam for a celebration that a number of workers will miss, because they have already passed on. Most workers would be in their 70s or 80s now. An “activity” tent will be set up at Banks Lake Park, where former Third Powerhouse workers wil...
Wed., August 23 - Dinner Meat Pizza, Green Salad, Mixed Fruit, Tori's Cake Thurs., August 24 - Dinner Fish & Chips, Green Salad, Melon, Peaches and Cream Fri., August 25 - Breakfast Ham Scramble, Eggs, Hashbrowns, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., August 28 - Breakfast Biscuits & Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., August 29 - Dinner Chili Dogs, Salad & Fruit Bar, Coolwhich Wed., August 30 - Dinner BBQ Ribs, Corn, Potato Saad, Fruit Salad, Surprise Dessert Thurs., August 31 - Dinner Chicken Pot Pie with mixed Veggies, Apple Sauce,... Full story
Spruce up your landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees or 10 white flowering dogwood trees through the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. The trees will be shipped postpaid between October 15 and December 10, depending on the right time for planting in each member’s area. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge. “Colorado blue spruce trees truly provi...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this Thursday. Meetings will resume Thursday, August 31, at La Presa Mexican Restaurant. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins will be held 7-10 a.m. until further notice, due to the heat. Sew-ins are held in room 207 of the old middle school at 412 Federal Ave., Grand Coulee. Enter from the east end of the building. Questions? Contact Marlene Oddie 509-386-5715 or marlene@kissedquilts.com. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to... Full story
Wednesday, August 23 • Wednesday Market, North Dam Park, 4-8 p.m. • Karaoke, Grand Coulee Hi Dam Tavern Friday, August 25 • Summer Reading Program Party, Grand Coulee Library, 1 p.m. • Skins & Skulls presentation - Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center - 7:30 p.m. (tentatively scheduled) • Karaoke, Grand Coulee, Hi Dam Tavern • Live music, Desert Hiway, Electric City Bar & Grill - 8 p.m. Saturday, August 26 • Live music, Desert Hiway, Electric City Bar & Grill - 8 p.m...
As fall approaches, minds turn to “back to school” time and the area’s big Harvest Festival, Sept. 15-17. One of the more popular features of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s Harvest Festival may be the “Run the Dam” event, which will take place during the fall festival for the second time this year, Saturday, Sept. 16. “We moved it to fall, because we feel that fall in the Coulee is one of the greatest times to enjoy outdoor activities,” said Kelly Buche, race coordinator for the event. Those entering the race will actually g...
Wed., August 16 - Dinner Turkey and Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Bean Casserole, Fruit Salad, Pie, Birthday Dinner Thurs., August 17 - Dinner Oven-Fried Chicken, Mac Salad, Corn and Zucchini, Fruit Cup, Crisp Fri., August 18 - Breakfast Breakfast Sandwich with Eggs, Meat, Cheese, Hashbrowns, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Monday, August 21 - Breakfast Sausage Patties, Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., August 22 - Dinner Enchiladas, Salad and Fruit Bar, Cook's Choice Wed., August 23 - Dinner Meat Pizza, Green Salad,... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon, this Thursday at La Presa Mexican Restaurant. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Beginning this week, sew-ins will be held 7–10 a.m. until further notice, due to the heat. Sew-ins are held in room 207 of the old middle school at 412 Federal Ave., Grand Coulee. Enter from the east end of the building. Questions? Contact Marlene Oddie 509-386-5715 or marlene@kissedquilts.com. Veteran Resource & Job Fair Veteran Resource & Job F... Full story
Vivian Dugan has quilted for charity for as long as she can remember. Then during the illness and death of her husband, Bill, in 2011, she began making lap quilts at her home in Coulee Dam as an outlet for her concern and her grief. In the beginning, she sent them all to Sacred Heart Hospital of Spokane, where Bill was being treated. When his doctor recommended hospice to them, Vivian began to channel some quilts through to the hospice program in Omak - which is now Frontier Home Health and...
Wednesday, August 16 • Wednesday Market, North Dam Park, 4-8 p.m. • Karaoke, Grand Coulee Hi Dam Tavern Friday, August 18 • Solar Eclipse Training, Grand Coulee Library, 10:30 a.m. • Skins & Skulls presentation - Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center - 7:30 p.m. • Karaoke, Grand Coulee, Hi Dam Tavern • Live music, Stoney River, Electric City Bar & Grill - 8 p.m. Saturday, August 19 • Karaoke with Chuck, Electric City Bar & Grill - 8 p.m. Monday, August 21 • Solar Eclipse, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., peak at 10:25 a.m., Crescent Bay Lake, free solar glasses f...
A big beach on Banks Lake provides plenty of room for outings at Steamboat Rock State Park Tuesday. The Bureau of Reclamation allows the lake to lower several feet each August for irrigation needs. - Jacob Wagner photo...
A new pastoral family has come to serve the Grand Coulee Seventh-day Adventist Church. James McCurdy served three small churches in Northwest Kansas before accepting a call by the Upper Columbia Conference to pastor three churches in Washington state in Grand Coulee, Republic, and Orient. For McCurdy, the move to Washington is getting back to his roots. He was born in Cusick, Washington, the third of five children. He grew up loving the outdoors, helping in the orchards and fields, and planting...
Amy Miller and Nicolas Robertson of the National Park Service present skulls and skins to children at the Grand Coulee Library on Monday. The pair displayed furs from two beavers, a river otter, a pine marten, a weasel, and a badger, as well as skull replicas of a black bear, whitetail deer, bobcat, and owl, along with a real beaver skull, as well as a turtle shell. The presentation is also made on Fridays from 7:30 p.m. on at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center. - Jacob Wagner...
Wed., May 24 – Dinner Nick’s Chicken Noodle Soup, Homemade Bread, Mixed Fruit, Rice Krispy Treat Thurs., May 25 – Dinner Beef Stroganoff, Scandinavian Veggies, Cucumber Salad, Peaches, Brown Bag Cookie Bars Fri., May 26 – Breakfast Buscuits and Sausage Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, orange Juice. Mon., May 2 – Breakfast German Sausage, Hashbrowns, Eggs, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., May 30 – Dinner Meat and Veggie Pizza, Salad and Fruit Bar, Ice Cream Wed. May 31 – Dinner Chili w/Cornbread, Brussel Sprouts and Onions, Sliced Fruit, Parfai... Full story
CHAMBER TO MEET The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon, this Thursday at La Presa Mexican Restaurant. General business is on the agenda. COULEE CREATORS MEET Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. On Monday, August 14, there will be an all-day sew-in beginning at 7 a.m. due to the heat. Those who attend can stay until they can’t bear the temperature in the room. Beginning August 15, sew-ins will be held 7 – 10 a.m. until further notice, due to the heat. Sew-ins are held in room 207 of the old middle school at... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon, this Thursday at La Presa Mexican Restaurant. Valerie Cochran, the new public relations manager from Jess Ford, will be the speaker. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter to Meet Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 8, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. The program is free and open to the public. For overviews of the Ice Age Floods and more information on the Ice Age... Full story
Senior meals Wed., August 2 - Dinner Hamburger Steak with Onions, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans, Pears, Cook’s Choice Thurs., August 3 - Dinner Ranch Chicken, Potatoes/Carrots, Broccoli and Cauliflower, Tropical Fruit, Berry Trifle Fri., August 4 - Breakfast Bacon, Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., August 7 - Breakfast Links, Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., August 8 - Dinner Tater Tot Casserole, Salad and Fruit Bar, Banana Nut Muffin Wed., August 9 - Dinner Ham and Bean Stew, Mixed Veggies, F... Full story
Wednesday, August 2 • Pacific Science Center presentation, 11 a.m., Lake Roosevelt Elementary gym. • Wednesday Market, North Dam Park, 4-8 p.m. Thursday, August 3 • Portrait Class with Cat, Grand Coulee Library. Ages 10 and up, 4:30 p.m., 633-0972 to sign up. Friday, August 4 • Fire Dept. presentation and storytime, Grand Coulee Library, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 5 • Karaoke with Chuck, Electric City Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 9 • Puppet Show, Grand Coulee Library, 3 p.m. • Wednesday Market, North Dam Park, 4-8 p.m.... Full story
Wed., July 26 - Dinner Nick’s Homemade Tomato Soup, Grilled Cheese, Green Beans, Peaches, Ice Cream Thurs., July 27 - Dinner Chicken and Broccoli Casserole, Carrots, Fruit Cup, Cook’s Choice Fri., July 28 - Breakfast German Sausage, Eggs, Hash Browns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., July 31 - Breakfast Biscuits and Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday at Electric City Bar and Grill. Chamber summer intern Daniel Villarreal will be the guest speaker. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, July 31, at 7 p.m. at the Electric City Fire Station. Okanogan County Demos to Meet Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 8 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission,... Full story
At the Grand Coulee Library last Wednesday, Chuck Allen of Grant County PUD demonstrates with an assistant the amount of electricity needed to power an energy-saver light bulb versus a standard light bulb. The crank turner can feel that it takes much less cranking (energy) to light an energy-saver bulb. - Jacob Wagner photo... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday at Electric City Bar and Grill. Dr. Sam Hsieh, M.D., Chief of Staff at Coulee Medical Center, will be the guest speaker. Okanogan County Demos to Meet Okanogan County Democrats’ July meeting will be held at the Colville Tribal Business Building (Lucy F. Covington) in Nespelem on July 22. A potluck of finger foods will be held before the noon meeting. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Contact Marlene Oddie 509-386-57... Full story
Wed., July 19 - Dinner Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Corn and Carrots, Melon, Birthday Cake, Birthday Dinner Thurs., July 20 - Dinner Beef Stroganoff over Noodles, Mixed Green Salad, Fruit Bowl, Coffee Cake Fri., July 21 - Breakfast Meat Omelet, Hash Browns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., July 24 - Breakfast Sausage Patty, French Toast, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., July 25 - Dinner Pizza, Salad and Fruit Bar, Fruit Crisp Wed., July 26 - Dinner Nick’s Homemade Tomato Soup, Grilled Cheese, Green Beans, Peaches, Ice C... Full story
A running camp with Hannah Tomeo is set for July 25, 26 and 27, for 3rd–8th graders from 8:30a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at LR Elementary School. This camp, sponsored by We R Native, is limited to the first 40 applicants. Participants will receive a T-shirt and other raffle prizes. Registration form is REQUIRED. Pick form up at Tribal Headquarters or download from the Tribal Broadcast. Please drop off regular form at Tribal Headquarters, LR Elementary, or scan and email to hannahtomeo@gmail.com. For more information contact Hannah 808-9450, or Damien 2... Full story