News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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The 2017 Coulee Pioneer Museum calendar will feature pictures of the Third Powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam, Birdie Hensley said this week. The calendar is dedicated to the men and women who worked on the project, the 50th anniversary date of which is Jan. 3, 2017, Hensley stated. Calendars are $10 and are available through Hensley, as well as membership in the museum. The calendar is full of historical dates of the overall Grand Coulee Dam project. Typical of the historic dates is the arrival of 3,000 Coulee Dam souvenir coins on January 25... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 11/19 - A Nespelem woman will likely receive a citation from the court for having expired tabs and no insurance. She was stopped when an officer noticed the tab expiration, and she was given a few days to supply the police department with proof of insurance. Later the officer learned that the woman had posted on social media a snide remark about the traffic stop. Now she faces citations. 11/22 - A Grant County sheriff’s deputy responded to a report, along with a local officer, that a woman had been hit on the back of the hea... Full story
Turkeys cross a lawn in Grand Coulee, pleased to have survived another Thanksgiving. - Jacob Wagner photo... Full story
No Chamber for the Next Two Weeks The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday or Thursday, December 1, as organizers will be busy preparing for the Vintners and Brewers Tasting and Auction on December 3. Meetings will resume at noon Thursday, Dec. 8. Grant County Fire Dist 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 wil hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Electric City Fire Station. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are... Full story
The Trees of Sharing collection sites are ready now to help people like you help kids this Christmas. Located at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Harvest Foods, and Coulee Dam Credit Union, the program allows donors to take an ornament tag off one of the trees and purchase a gift for the local child described on the tag, then return it. Scores of children may only have the gift that is purchased through Trees of Sharing for Christmas. Pictured is Jerri Smith, manager of North Cascades... Full story
Scouts take a break at the Care and Share Food Bank Saturday after bringing in 1,200 pounds of food collected in their annual drive. Empty plastic bags were left on doorsteps all over the community a couple weeks ago with instructions for donations to be placed outside last Saturday. The scouts, from Boy Scout Troop 24 and Cub Scout Pack 24 picked those bags up Saturday and took them to the food bank, located in the basement of the Church of the Nazarene. Pictured from left are David Borden,... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 11/14 - A Nespelem woman reported she had just noticed that someone had entered her vehicle and taken several hundred dollars of items, including a tablet. - The owner of a storage business at East Grand Coulee Avenue reported that someone had cut the lock off one of the units. - A vehicle ran out of gas near the top of Grand Coulee Dam. The driver advised police that help was on the way. After putting gas in the vehicle, the stalled car was on its way. - A Grand Coulee man told police that a vehicle almost ran over him and... Full story
Wed., Nov. 16 – Dinner Turkey and Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Bean Casserole, Fruit Salad, Pumpkin Pie (Thanksgiving Dinner compliments of CDFCU) Thurs., Nov. 17 – Dinner Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Potato Chips, Corn, Apple Slices with Dip, Brownies Fri., Nov 18 – Breakfast German Sausage and Eggs, Hashbrowns, Muffins, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Nov. 21 – Breakfast Sausage Links and Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Nov. 22 – Dinner Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Garlic Bread, Green Salad, Fruit Cup, Coolwich Wed., Nov... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, November 17, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. General business is on the agenda. Blood Drive Monday, Nov. 21 Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with the Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive volunteers led by Sommer Hicks, will be holding a blood drive Monday, November 21, at the community room at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. Donation hours will be 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people! Local AA... Full story
Delano resident Gerald Dotson gets rid of his garden waste Monday afternoon. There's still plenty of time to take advantage of a period of free dumping at the Delano Regional Transfer Station. The garden waste fall cleanup started Nov. 12 and ends Saturday, Nov. 19. Hours for the fall cleanup are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Maximum length for tree limbs is six feet. - Roger S. Lucas photo... Full story
Grant County PUD worker Tim Noud hangs a decoration on a pole on Main Street in Grand Coulee Nov. 9, as winter wheat sprouts from a decorative fall straw bale below. Warm temperatures and record October rains gave the area a different kind of fall, but winter is coming. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
’Tis the season for Trees of Sharing 2016. 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 this Christmas. Following the name collection, trees with “ornament tags” will be placed at selected locations in the community by 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 Schoo... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, November 10, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Bill Kinney from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will be the guest speaker. Coulee Creators Meet Every Tuesday Coulee Creators, a sewing group, meets every Tuesday, 1-4 p.m., for a sew-in at 412 Federal Ave., Room 207. To RSVP, contact marlene@kissedquilts.com or call 509-386-5715. Monday, Nov. 14, there will be a sew-in from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Kissed Quilts. Grant County Port Dist. 7 to Meet Grant Count... Full story
Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with the Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive Volunteers led by Sommer Hicks, will be holding a blood drive Monday, November 21, at the community room at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. Donations hours will be 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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!... Full story
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