News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Long-time Grand Coulee resident artist Keith Powell stands with some of his work at his new gallery in Spokane during its opening event last Friday night at 123 East Second Avenue. Powell said he'll open the gallery for events and by appointment, but will still be creating his art in Grand Coulee. Powell said he has opened temporary galleries in Spokane in the past and done "very well." The new Spokane venue, which grew from that concept, was filled with people Friday night. - Scott Hunter... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, November 3, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. General business is on the agenda. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 regular meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 8 at the Vets Center in Electric City. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held... Full story
Wed., Nov. 2 – Dinner Meat Loaf, Baked Potatoes, Broccoli and Cauliflower, Fruited Jell-O, Cookies Thurs., Nov. 3 – Dinner Chicken Lasagna, Mixed Vegetables, Fruit Cup, Ice Cream Fri. Nov. 4 – Breakfast Ham and Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Nov. 7 – Breakfast Bacon and Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Nov. 8 – Dinner Chicken Pot Pie Casserole, Green Salad, Fruit Cup, Parfait Wed., Nov. 9 – Dinner Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Mixed Vegetables, Applesauce, Cheesecake Thurs., Nov. 10... Full story
A flu shot is your best protection GRANT COUNTY, WA – Fall brings crisp mornings, colorful leaves, pumpkins on porches, and holiday travel plans. Don’t invite the unwelcomed visitor – flu – to your family’s holiday gathering. Thankfully, there’s still time to protect yourself and your family; the flu vaccine has arrived and is now widely available in Grant County. The holiday season brings us together with friends and family to share memories and good times not to share germs and illnesses like the flu. The Grant County Health District ur... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, October 27, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Mona Kaiser, a Master Gardener from Soap Lake will be the guest speaker. Care and Share Food Bank Is 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 still can use clean, plastic grocery bags. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays... Full story
The Energy Assistance Program of OIC of Washington is offering you the opportunity to prepare for the winter season. Starting October 17, 2016 you can go to the OIC of Washington office located at 903 W 3rd Ave, Moses Lake, to schedule an appointment. Please note the appointments are on a first-come-first-served basis. To be eligible you must live within the Grant and Adams County, fall within the income guidelines, show proof of income for the previous 3 months, and provide proof of identification for every member of the home. For more... Full story
Wed., Oct 26 – Dinner Chicken A’la King, with Noodles, Green Vegetables, Fruit Cup, Bread Pudding Thurs., Oct. 27 – Dinner Pork Loin, Caputosh Testa (Cabbage, Bacon, Pasta), Green Beans, Applesauce and Surprise Dessert. Halloween Dinner!! Fri. Oct. 28 – Breakfast Biscuit and Sausage Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Oct. 31 – Breakfast Sausage Patty, Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice... Full story
The Arbor Day Foundation will brighten up your fall by offering 10 free autumn-classics trees or five free crape myrtles when you join the organization in October. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation’s Trees for America campaign, a program dedicated to environmental stewardship through the planting of trees. Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in October will receive five free crape myrtle trees or 10 free autumn classics selected for your area. The 10 autumn classics include: two sugar maples, two red m... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 10/17 - Police checked on a complaint of a barking dog at a house on E. Grand Coulee Avenue. The officer tried to contact the owner of the dog, but no one was home. The report stated that this has been a problem before. 10/18 - A woman on Prims Place reported that she heard her screen door slam and looked out and saw a man walking away. She asked for added patrols in the area. - A Grand Coulee man was stopped for a faulty headlight and the officer found the driver hadn’t had a valid operator’s license for a year. He was als... Full story
Workers install a chain link fence around the perimeter of the school district's bus area to keep fuel thieves away from the buses. There has been a rash of incidents where fuel thieves have cut fuels line to steal gas. The chain link fence area is being erected to protect district buses from having their gas lines cut. Working on the project are, from left, Nick Caramandi, Joel Luna and Gary Haven. The project is costing the district about $16,000. - Roger S. Lucas photo... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, October 20, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Steve Philips will speak about a student mentoring pro-gram. School Retirees’ to Meet Oct. 28 The Okanogan County Retirees’ Association general meeting will be a no-host luncheon at 11 a.m., Friday, October 28, at the Koala Street Grill, 914 Koala St., Omak..... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 10/6 - An Electric City man told police that he wanted to get a no-contact court order against his father after having a dispute with him over a trailer. - Police responded to a suicidal call at a West Grand Avenue residence and talked to a woman who said she intended to harm herself. Police took her to Coulee Medical Center where it was determined that she had a high concentration of alcohol in a blood sample. A mental health official told police that they wouldn’t see the woman until she was no longer under the effects o... Full story
This time of year we witness one of the two annual equinoxes. We recently passed through September or Autumn Equinox. Sept. 22 marked the moment the Sun crossed the celestial equator. Now, we are fast on our way to Winter or December Solstice, occurring on Dec. 21. For those of you not familiar with weather lore, here’s one based on October: “Much rain in October, much wind in December.” Some may agree, while others may say, “wonderful saying.” I haven’t done any research to confirm or deny the accuracy of this, and I don’t think I will. Looki... Full story
The last regularly-scheduled meeting for 2016 of the Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will be held Wednesday, October 19, at 1 p.m., at Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center Street. The purpose of the meeting will be to go over guidelines for awarding scholarships each spring to outstanding high school seniors. In its 17th year, the Alumni Association was formed the fall of 2000 by graduates from the classes of 1954 and 1958 with three original purposes: awarding scholarships each year, developing a database of addresses of... Full story
Keith Young, left, and Titus Horton, of Young's Welding; and Lonna Bussert, of the Grand Coulee Area Alumni Association, check the placement Sunday of a column of basalt the group had set at Lake Roosevelt Schools. The five-sided pillar will eventually provide a mounting place for a plaque to memorialize the history of the Grand Coulee School District, which no longer exists. Member Diane Canady said the column could also hold plaques for a similar purpose for the other area schools affected... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, October 13, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Tom Poplawski will be speaking about the Almira/Coulee Dam Community Church. CMC Guild To Meet The Coulee Medical Center Guild will be hold its regular meeting at noon next Monday, Oct. 17, at the hospital. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 9/29 - Owners of dogs at a Hill Avenue location, including a man who shot a dog with an airsoft gun to scare it away since his dog was in heat, were advised by an officer that if they didn’t get licenses for the animals within a week they would all be cited. The dog that was shot did not suffer an injury, according to the report. - Safeway advised police that a woman had entered the store, gone to the alcohol aisle, placed a bottle in her purse, then left the store without paying for it. Store officials got the auto l... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, October 6, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Tom Poplawski will be speaking about the Almira/Coulee Dam Community Church and its launch on October 9. Grant County PUD Offices Closed for Training Grant PUD’s offices in Moses Lake, Ephrata, Quincy, Royal City and Grand Coulee will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10, for training. The Grant PUD Call Center will be open from 8 a.m. to noon. Our offices and call center will resume normal hours on Tuesday, O... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 9/17 - Officers were asked to assist Grant County officials in Delano where it was reported that a woman was throwing things from a boat onto the roadway. The report stated that the woman was barely dressed and was asked to cover herself up. The report stated that the woman was intoxicated and a friend said he would see that she cleaned the debris off the road. - Police responded to a domestic violence issue on Young Street where a woman was having her things moved to an adjacent house by a male companion. 9/18 - A woman on... Full story
Do you want to know what the 4-H program is about? How to find a club in your area? How to start a new club? How to navigate the 4-H Online system? All current and potential 4-H members and leaders are invited to join the WSU Okanogan County Extension Staff at our 4-H open house October 3–7, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Have all 4-H questions answered, find out what’s new, explore projects and materials. Staff will be on hand to answer questions, and a computer lab will be available to assist returning and new members with the new 4-H Onl... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, September 29, at La Presa Mexican Restaurant in Grand Coulee. Judge Estudillo will be the guest speaker. Grant County Port Dist. 7 Budget Meeting Grant County Port District 7 will hold its preliminary budget meeting at the regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m., at the Grand Coulee Dam Airport office. Bible Study Fellowship for Women An international and inter-denominational Bible study fellowship for women is being offered Thursday evening... Full story
Roy Hamilton picks up litter along highway 155 at Jones Bay in a burst of fall colors Thursday during an organized Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club event. Several local groups pick up litter along areas of local roadways. The Rotary Club picks up the stretch along Banks Lake from the entrance sign to Electric City at the state Department of Transportation yard to the Northrup Canyon Road each year, collecting 29 bags of trash Thursday. The DOT, which coordinates the volunteer efforts, provides the... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 9/19 - Police checked on two people on the hill above the 500 KV Spreader yard and found that they were working for CenturyLink, repairing problems caused by the recent fire. - A driver stopped near Riley Point glared at the officer when he wrote her a ticket for going 11 mph over the 30 mph speed limit. He asked her to “drive safely” as he handed back her documents and the ticket. 9/20 - A woman on Roosevelt Drive reported that her dog had been attacked by a pit bull near her home. She showed the officer how the pit bul... Full story
Despite a rainy day, more than 100 runners competed in the Run the Dam race Saturday during the Harvest Festival, including these determined athletes crossing the Causeway in Electric City. It was the first race to take place during the growing festival, and drew runners from all over the state. For complete results runthedam.com. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday. The chamber will resume meetings at noon on Thursday, Sept. 29, at at La Presa Mexican Restaurant, with Judge Estudillo as the guest speaker. Grant County Port Dist. 7 Budget Meeting Grant County Port District 7 will hold its preliminary budget meeting at the regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m., at the Grand Coulee Dam Airport office. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting... Full story