News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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A display at Electric City's planning meeting Saturday offers close-ups and details of possible directions being considered, including downtown improvements, tourism growth, showcasing Ice Age Floods geology, and paths and trails, including an Osborn Bay Loop and a Sunbanks Loop. See the related story on the front page of this issue. - Roger S. Lucas photo... Full story
There will be plenty of hands-on activities, games and educational fun for kids of all ages. North Central Regional Library will be offering a wide range of programs over the summer, including its popular reading programs for children and adults. On Wednesday, July 27 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Mobile Makerspace with photo editing will be offered. Signups are now underway at each of our 30 branches. Sign up at your local library to be eligible for prizes and raffle drawings, or online at ncrl.org.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/10 - Police checked on a report of a possible trespass at a house on Banks Avenue, only to find a relative of the owner checking the place for the owner, who was in jail. 7/11 - A motorcycle that exited North Dam Park after hours was pulled over and the driver was cited for failure to renew registration. - A man staying at Coulee Playland reported that someone had entered his trailer and taken his checkbook. He was going to report the theft to his bank. - Police talked with a tenant being evicted about taking anything that... Full story
A deer in the photographer's back yard on Stevens Avenue in Coulee Dam Tuesday takes a rest under a sycamore tree while keeping one wary ear on the dog next door and another on street traffic behind it. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
A junior fancy dancer seems to float during a competition Saturday afternoon at the Nespelem July Celebration powwow. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Organizers for the Coulee Dam High School All-Class Reunion have had so many people register for the event, they’ve moved it to a bigger venue. The event for classes from 1935 to 1975 will include Nespelem High School, Mason City High School, and Lake Roosevelt High School. The August 5-7 event has close to 450 people signed up to attend, according to Bert Smith, and is filling up lodging facilities in the area. That’s more than Coulee Dam Town Hall can hold, so the reunion will now be held at the Lake Roosevelt High School Gym. Currently, a s... Full story
Grant County PUD will bring a program on how it uses the water cycle to generate electricity to the Grand Coulee Library on July 19 at 11 a.m. There will be plenty of hands-on activities, games and educational fun for kids of all ages. North Central Regional Library will be offering a wide range of programs over the summer, including its popular reading programs for children and adults. On Wednesday, July 27 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Mobile Makerspace with photo editing will be offered. Signups are now underway at each of our 30 branches. Sign up... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday, July 14, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Alan Cain of NW Pyrotechnic Assoc. will be speaking. Lincoln County Fire District 9 to Meet Lincoln County Fire District 9 will hold its bi-monthly meeting at 6 p.m., on Thursday, July 14, at the Nazarene Church, 2 miles off Hwy 155 on Highway 174, east of Grand Coulee.... Full story
Grand Coulee 7/5 - A Malott man was stopped on SR-155 near the dam after an officer noticed one of his vehicle headlamps was out and that he was driving in an erratic fashion. The driver admitted to having had alcoholic drinks and had an open can in the front of the car. He was cited for driving under the influence, having no insurance, no interlock, and for driving with a suspended license. There was an arrest warrant out for him, but Grant County Jail didn’t have room so he was taken to his brother’s house and given a court date. - An officer... Full story
North Central Regional Library will be offering a wide range of programs over the summer, including its popular reading programs for children and adults. Coming July 19, employees from the PUD will be visiting at 11 a.m. Signups are now underway at each of our 30 branches. Sign up at your local library to be eligible for prizes and raffle drawings, or online at ncrl.org. Readers can track their hours and books read, and win prizes throughout the summer as they reach their goals. In addition, many libraries will be hosting the NCRL Puppeteers,... Full story
The WSU Colville Reservation Extension is presenting a Basics of Water Bath Canning workshop on Wednesday, July 13, and Thursday, July 14. The Wednesday class will be from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Omak Senior Mealsite, and the Thursday class is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Keller Community Center. Pre-registration is requested and can be done by contacting Kayla Wells at 634-2304 or kayla.wells@wsu.edu.... Full story
Forests across America are a prized natural resource, and anyone can help plant trees in these vital areas by joining the Arbor Day Foundation this month. Through the Replanting Our National Forests campaign, the Arbor Day Foundation will honor each new member who joins in July by planting 10 trees in forests that have been devastated by wildfires, insects, and disease. The cost for joining the Arbor Day Foundation is a $10 donation. America’s national forests face enormous challenges, including unprecedented wildfires that have left a b... Full story
Alison Toivonen, left, of Summerland, British Columbia, and Rosa Brady of Penticton browse the art quilt show Friday that was hosted by the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in honor of the National Park Service's centennial year. The quilts inspired by national parks are featured in a new book, "Inspired by National Parks, their Landscapes and Wildlife in Fabric Perspectives," by Donna DeSoto. The show drew about 500 people who came from as far away as California to see it, ranging in... Full story
Rob Carroll, right and Victor Landeros, left form the stiff part of a human slingshot as a young neighbor prepares to let loose of a water balloon in the Stevens Avenue annual event. The neighborhood potluck in Coulee Dam also got a lot of kids very wet and cool with hundreds of balloons, supplied by Carroll. Nobody hit the neighbor's boat down the street, despite dozens of attempts. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/6 - A man on Spokane Way told police that someone keeps moving the remnants of his chain link fence he is putting up. He said it has occurred twice. 6/26 - A Pleasant Valley car owner was advised that his vehicle needed to be moved from North Dam Park or it would be towed. The vehicle had been there for two weeks and had a bad clutch. - A woman at a Hill Avenue apartment told police that someone had kicked open the door to her apartment. She said that two people saw her boyfriend in the area at the time but didn’t see him... Full story
North Central Regional Library will be offering a wide range of programs over the summer, including its popular reading programs for children and adults. Coming July 5th will be a Puppet Show at the Grand Coulee library beginning at 10:30 a.m. Signups are now underway at each of our 30 branches. Sign up at your local library to be eligible for prizes and raffle drawings, or online at ncrl.org. Readers can track their hours and books read, and win prizes throughout the summer as they reach their goals.... Full story
The WSU Colville Reservation Extension is presenting a Basics of Water Bath Canning workshop on Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday, July 14. The Wednesday class will be from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Omak Senior Mealsite and the Thursday class is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Keller Community Center. Pre-registration is requested and can be done by contacting Kayla Wells at 634-2304 or kayla.wells@wsu.edu.... Full story
"Four Star Brass," a brass quartet from Navy Band Northwest, provided a 45-minute concert Sunday night at the Bureau of Reclamation's Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center. The four musician sailors played a variety of traditional patriotic songs, gospel, jazz, popular songs and, of course, a John Philip Sousa march, all under a perfect summer evening sky. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/20 - A Goodfellow Avenue resident in Electric City was advised that if her dogs got out again she would be cited. She was also told that she needed to get her two dogs licensed. - Police helped Department of Corrections officers locate and arrest a person on Stevens Avenue in Electric City who had a warrant for his arrest. - Police cleared a deer that had been struck by a car off Division Street. - Police responded to a domestic call on Goodfellow Avenue in Electric City, where a man was angry at something his mother said... Full story
North Central Regional Library will be offering a wide range of programs over the summer, including its popular reading programs for children and adults. Signups are now underway for the reading programs, which will start at each of our 30 branches as schools let out for the summer. Sign up at your local library to be eligible for prizes and raffle drawings or online at ncrl.org. Readers can track their hours and books read, and win prizes throughout the summer as they reach their goals. In addition, many libraries will be hosting the NCRL Pupp... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, June 23, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. General business is on the agenda. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet The Grant County Fire District No. 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, June 27, 2016 at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Station. 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... Full story
Folks at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center gather behind the table that held the theme for their dinner Thursday. The Senior Meals program plans a special themed dinner once a month. Thursday's theme was wedding. Members brought in old wedding photos of themselves, plus other photos. One even brought in her wedding dress, hanging at left. From left – front row: Opal Slater, Rita and Ferd Syphers, Robert and Jean Mueller, Bonnie Femling, Pat Barnard, Pat Holbert, Jack Barnard; middle row: J... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/9 - A Newman Lake man who owns two vacant houses in Electric City told officers that windows in one house had been broken, possibly by a pellet gun, and the door on the second house had been forced. The man wasn’t sure if anything had been taken. 6/11 - A man on Diamond Street in Electric City told police that someone had been in his house while he was away. Police gathered some items to see if they could lift fingerprints. The man said a few things had been moved but he wasn’t sure if anything was missing. - A Grand Cou... Full story
Weather Watcher Forecast for Grand Coulee Area "Grand Coulee Area Weather" or www.grandcouleeweather.info... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, June 16, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Tim Culbertson, of Columbia Basin Hydropower, will be speaking. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month, beginning at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church, 348 Mead Ave., Grand Coulee, through the month of August. The next meeting will be Tuesday, July 12. Care and Share Food Bank Is Open Fridays The food bank at the... Full story