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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Chamber this Week The next chamber meeting will be held at La Presa Restaurant on Thursday, June 20, at noon. General business is on the agenda. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grat County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., June 24, at the Electric City Farm Barn. Food Bank Distributing Hours The food bank will be closed July 5 for the holiday. The food bank normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem...
With perfect weather and parents who were game for entertaining the kids, the area hosted the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Koulee Kids Fest Saturday, as 14 different activities were offered, most free to kids....
Chamber this Week The next chamber meeting will be held at La Presa Restaurant on Thursday, June 13, at noon. Cheryl Hoffman will be the guest speaker. Lions on the Move The Lions are on the move. The club will meeting at the Siam Palace for a while. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 18. Mosquito District Meets Grant County Mosquito District will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m., on Thursday, June 12, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City. Volunteers...
The crowd at the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus looks up with anticipation as a trapeze artist performs her maneuvers overhead. The circus was brought to town by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce and pitched its tent at Ludolph Field, the former middle school athletic field on Wednesday, holding two performances that night. The chamber took in less money in presale tickets than it did at the circus offered two years ago, but still counted it as a good fund-raiser. - Scott Hunter...
Chamber this Week The next chamber meeting will be held at La Presa Restaurant on Thursday, June 6, at noon. Dr. Shea will be the guest speaker. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, w at the Vets Center in Electric City. Food Bank Distributing Hours The food bank normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call Pastor...
The Arbor Day Foundation has a book that helps people identify trees in a simple, step-by-step process. The book, What Tree Is That?, is available for a $5 donation to the nonprofit tree-planting organization. What Tree Is That? is a fun, easy-to-use tree identification guide that features hand-drawn botanical illustrations highlighting the distinctive characteristics of many tree species. Nature lovers and professional arborists alike have called this pocket field guide a must-have, user-friendly resource. Its beautiful, full-color...
Libraries across North Central Washington are gearing up for a summer filled with reading challenges, theatrical programs, science and technology, crafts and more. This year, North Central Regional Library is offering a full lineup of programs at all 30 of its public libraries in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan and Ferry counties, as well as its two bookmobiles and bilingual outreach service. Signups begins as soon as school lets out for the summer. This year, NCRL will expand its traditional summer program to include a wide array of opportuni...
Chamber this Week The next chamber meeting will be held at Voltage Coffee House on Thursday, May 30, at noon. Jerry Jones, general manager at Sunbanks Resort, will be the guest speaker. Lions Club Meets First and Third Tuesdays The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, June 4, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, at the Vets Center in Electric City....
A Saturday-morning gathering of enthusiasts for cars and coffee talk about their favorite subject at the "Coulee Plaza" May 18, where owners of several cars and motorcycles showed up to share stories. The corner property at Spokane Way and Main Street was recently purchased by Sam Hsieh, specifically as a place to "bring the community together." - Peggy Nevsimal photo...
Masquers wishes to announce its cast list for “Arsenic and Old Lace,” directed by director Adam Zaleski. The cast and directors come from all parts of Grant County and beyond. From Coulee Dam to Vantage, Quincy to Moses Lake, and the rest from Ephrata and Soap Lake. Masquers veterans from many parts of the county have been selected to be part of Masquers version of this old-time classic. Abby Brewster: Rosalee Chamberlain; Martha Brewster: Cheri Barbri; Rev. Harper: Mark Beyer; Teddy Brewster: Jeremy Hanse; Officer Brophy: Cynthia Beyer; Off...
Chamber this Week The next chamber meeting will be held at Voltage Coffee House on Thursday, May 23, at noon. Jerry Jones, general manager at Sunbanks Resort, will be the guest speaker. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area 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 Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its...
Emmaline Piturachsatit accepts an award May 3 at a Lake Roosevelt Elementary School assembly for winning first place in the K-3 category of a regional poster contest for fire prevention, sponsored by Amerind Risk, and coordinated locally by the Colville Tribal Housing Authority. Housing Services Officer Melissa Meza presented her the award after remarks by Executive Director Douglas Marconi. The two also traveled to Omak East Elementary and to Inchelium School to present to other winners "to... Full story
Chamber This Week Chamber will meet this Thursday, May 16, at noon at Siam Palace. Coaches’ Meeting Set for Adult Summer Softball A coaches’ meeting is set for the upcoming adult summer softball league on Wednesday, May 22, at North Dam upper baseball softball. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. For more information contact Kevin Portch at 631-0139. Grand Coulee High School Alumni Assoc. to Meet Today at 1 p.m. The Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will meet at the Grand Coulee Senior Center, 203 Main Street in Grand Coulee, at 1:0... Full story
No Chamber This Week Due to the upcoming Colorama festivities this weekend, there will be no chamber meeting this week. Lincoln County Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Lincoln County Fire District 9 will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 9, at the Nazarene Church in Grand Coulee. Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District 2 will old its monthly meeting Thursday, May 9, at 5 p.m., at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., Electric City. Special School Board Meeting May 13 The Grand Coulee Dam School District will be holding a...
It’s just about time for the Isle of Flags dedication The deadline for ordering flags for the dedication is May 18. If you want to have a flag dedicated and in place to honor your deceased veteran or this year’s event, call Ben Alling at 633-0663 before the deadline....
It’s just about time for the Isle of Flags dedication The deadline for ordering flags for the dedication is May 18. If you want o have a flag dedicated and in place to honor your deceased veteran or this year’s event, call Ben Alling at 633-0663 before the deadline.... Full story
Chamber This Week Chamber will be meeting at noon this Thursday, May 2, at Siam Palace. Ryan Holterhoff, Public Affairs Officer at Grant County PUD will be the guest speaker. There will be no chamber next week as setup for the Colorama celebration will be going on. Food Bank Distributing Hours The food bank normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call Pastor Shawn for information:...
The Alzheimer’s Association is seeking local volunteers to facilitate virtual Family Caregiver Support Groups in Washington State and Northern Idaho. Caregivers of those with dementia often feel helpless and alone in their experience. A virtual support group facilitator has the ability to make a meaningful difference in the lives of these caregivers from anywhere in the state via telephone, Skype, or other means of virtual communication. Support group facilitators aren’t required to be experts. Our Chapter-trained volunteers receive exc... Full story
A little egg hunter in an Easter dress finds the last egg in the 1- to 3-year-old area at the Lions Club's 82nd annual egg hunt Saturday at the former middle school in Grand Coulee. The club places some 2,500 plastic eggs on the athletic field, with candy or prizes inside. A dozen of those contain special prizes. Winners of those were, in the 1-3 year-old group: Milo Desjardins, first; Isabella Rose, second; Race Cobra Bird, third. In the 4-5 group: Alice Atkins, first; Kameryn O'Hara, second;...
It’s just about time for the Isle of Flags dedication The deadline for ordering flags for the dedication is May 18. If you want o have a flag dedicated and in place to honor your deceased veteran or this year’s event, call Ben Alling at 633-0663 before the deadline....
Anglers can tackle a unique challenge this weekend on Banks Lake int the chamber of commerce’s Triple Fish Challenge tournament. In its seventh year, the tournament tasks fishers with finding three types of fish — bass, walleye and trout — in the two-day event. Competitors can sign up in either the adult category or for 14 and under. More information is available at www.grandcouleedam.org/triplefish....
Auditions for the next Masquers Theatre production, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” will be April 29th and 30th at 6:00 pm at Masquers Theatre in Soap Lake. Director Adam Zaleski and assistant director Holli Bosnar have a need for 13 actors to add a Masquers twist to this well known comedy. Rehearsals will start in early May, four nights a week. This production opens June 14 and runs through June 30, 2019, on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday matinees for a total of 9 performances. Any questions, please call Adam Zaleski at 509-750-8975 (leave msg...
Chamber This Week Chamber will be meeting at noon this Thursday, April 25, at Siam Palace. Dan Foster, superintendent at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation A rea ad Eric Mlaba, from Lake Roosevelt’s sister park, Spioenkop Nature Reserve in South Africa, will be our guest speakers. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet The Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 29, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Station....
USBR tour guide Theresa Wilder watches as kids at the Earth Day celebration in Nespelem Friday interact with an exhibit on renewable energy, brought by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The event "was a huge success," said Joaquin Bustamante who manages Colville Tribal Recycling. "We gave away over $15,000 in giveaway items. Food items. That's the most we've ever given out. That was a huge thing. Between what we put on and the message that everyone was giving out there, it was positive towards...
Taneesha LaCourse, 10, of Nespelem, takes S-Cat around the Nespelem Junior Rodeo arena Monday, where she will ride as the 2019 queen of the Nespelem Junior Rodeo on Saturday. The daughter of Bernadette Heinen and Henry LaCourse, Taneesha has been involved with rodeo since about the age of 2, her mother said. She likes steer riding and barrel racing. - Scott Hunter photo...