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The annual Summer Reading Program has started at the Grand Coulee Library. The theme this summer for children and teens, chosen by a National Collaborative Summer Library Program committee, is “Dig into Reading”. Come in to enroll in the program and begin keeping track of the minutes read or those that have been read to you for our reading challenge. There are also a lot of fun activities and presentations planned this summer at the library. Every program is free to the public. Fairy Gardens have been made with Gail Swagerty, painted/decorated... Full story
No Chamber this Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be holding their noon meetings this Thursday due to the 4th of July holiday. Come check out the festivities at the festival in the park below Grand Coulee Dam. Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito Dist5rict 2 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 3rd at 7 p.m. at the Electric City City Hall. Class of 2003 Getting Ready for Reunion The Lake Roosevelt Class of 2003 will be holding an informal get-together for its 10 year reunion on July 26... Full story
Local bowlers recently brought home the cash during the 2013 Washington State Women’s Bowling tournament in Anacortes. Mae Stensgar and Candy Weed-Butz took 1st in doubles. Their team Riverview Lanes II which also included Cheri Potts and Jennifer Miller-Mercado took seventh. Candy also took 26th in singles and 3rd in all events. Cheri and Jennifer finished 19th in doubles with Jennifer taking 9th in all events and Marilynn Turner and Tina Rinker took 50th in doubles to still claim a cash a... Full story
Fort Okanogan will hold one of its centennial series at its interpretive center Sunday afternoon, July 14, beginning at 1 p.m. The theme of this presentation will be “West Meets East: Frank Matsura as Artist, Photographer, Japanese.” The new exhibits installed at Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center (FOIC) by the Colville Confederated Tribes will be an opportunity for visitors to see some of the 1,500 originals film and glass-plate negatives in the local collection. Another 1,500 film and glass-plate negatives are held at Washington State Uni... Full story
June, 2013 – The WSU Colville Reservation-Ferry County Extension 4-H Challenge program is an experiential learning and youth development program where groups participate in hands-on experiences that focus on leadership, citizenship and life skills development. These experiences will be facilitated by certified volunteers and/or staff. If transportation is an issue, a volunteer or staff member can bring portable challenge activities to you! Summer is the time to schedule your group’s very own 4-H Challenge experience! The low ropes course is... Full story
June 2013 –Youth on the Colville Reservation had the opportunity to learn about small animals through their participation in the 4-H Small Animal Clinic, held in Keller on June 22. This was a hands-on clinic, whereby reservation youth were able to get ‘up close and personal’ with chickens, rabbits, goats and cats. 4-H Leaders and teen leaders demonstrated how to select, care for, feed and show small animal projects. Youth also received information on how to create educational posters and were... Full story
The Grant County Historical Society will hold their board meeting July 9 at 11 a.m. at the Ephrata American Legion. Lunch will be served following the meeting for $5. The guest speaker Jack Park is going to talk about the Life and Adventures of Chief Moses. Call the Legion at 509-754-2761 if you plan to have lunch. All members and guests are welcome.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/24 - A Nespelem man was arrested and taken to Grant County jail after allegedly taking a bottle of vodka without paying for it from Safeway. The man was found at a residence on Yakima Street. He was banned from entering Safeway in the future. 6/25 - A vehicle was stopped because a brake light wasn’t working and the officer found that he didn’t have insurance. He was cited on the insurance issue. - An officer responded to a report that shots were being fired at the Spring Canyon campground. The officer found that a Tac... Full story
Do you know what the phrases “multi-family,” “too much to list,” “something for everyone” and finally, “and much more” mean to a specific group of yard sale shoppers? To put it simply, a bonanza -- and we don’t mean the Bonanza Boys, Ben Cartwright and sons, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe, of television fame -- we’re talking about stuff. Yes, stuff, all kinds of stuff, and the more stuff available at the sales held in the Coulee, the better the whole experience is. If you were among those shoppers out and about on Friday and Saturday last weeke... Full story
Cheryl Hoffman, of Funzees, presents information on birding to chamber of commerce members at their weekly luncheon at Pepper Jack’s Thursday. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
The annual Summer Reading Program has started at the Grand Coulee Library. The theme this summer for children and teens, chosen by a National Collaborative Summer Library Program committee, is “Dig into Reading”. Come in to enroll in the program and begin keeping track of the minutes read or those that have been read to you for our reading challenge. There are also a lot of fun activities and presentations planned this summer at the library. Every program is free to the public. Fairy Gardens have been made with Gail Swagerty, pai... Full story
Wed., June 26 - Dinner Swiss Steak with Tomato Sauce, Seasoned Buttery Potatoes, Three-Bean Salad, Lemon Bar Thurs., June 27 - Dinner Lee’s Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Potato Salad, Chips, Fruited Jello. Shopping and Errands with Sara. Fri., June 28 - Breakfast Polish Sausage & Cheese Scramble, Hashbrowns, Toast, Apricots, Orange Juice. Mon., July 1 - Breakfast Bacon and Eggs, Pancakes, Bowl of Fruit, Orange Juice. Tues., July 2 - Dinner Chicken Parmesan, Seasoned Oven Potatoes, Veggie & Pasta Salad Bar, Cook’s Choice Fruity Dessert. Wed... Full story
No Chamber this Week There will not be a noon meeting Thursday. Instead, chamber will hold a get-together at Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union for a Business After Hours gathering from 5:30pm-7:30 p.m. Free refreshments and hor d’oeuvres will be served. Amateur Radio License Testing Session The Okanogan County Amateur Radio Club W70RC is having a FCC Amateur Radio License testintg session Thursday June 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the Omak Library, 30 S Ash St., Omak, Wash. Contact Mike Mauk W7MCM at 509.449.0605 or email w7orc1@gmail.co or check out t... Full story
June, 2013 – The WSU Colville Reservation-Ferry County Extension 4-H Challenge program is an experiential learning and youth development program where groups participate in hands-on experiences that focus on leadership, citizenship and life skills development. These experiences will be facilitated by certified volunteers and/or staff. If transportation is an issue, a volunteer or staff member can bring portable challenge activities to you! Summer is the time to schedule your group’s very own 4-H Challenge experience! The low ropes course is... Full story
Kevin Portch mans the grill in front of Loepp Furniture Saturday during the store’s Customer Appreciation Day event. About 145 customers walked away feeling no hunger. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
OLYMPIA – June 24, 2013 – Washington marine law enforcement agencies will participate in a national special emphasis campaign June 28, 29 and 30, to cite people who are operating boats while under the influence of alcohol – also known as BUI. The campaign, called Operation Dry Water, is a coordinated effort to heighten enforcement and awareness. The goal of Operation Dry Water is to prevent injury and death in accidents resulting from people consuming alcohol or drugs while operating boats. According to Washington State Parks Boating Progr... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/18 - An Electric City woman told police that someone called and wanted her phone number and Social Security number. She refused to provide the numbers and in turn told police of the incident. A scam of some kind was suspected. - A woman on Palmer Avenue in Electric City told police that a neighbor’s dog came at them snarling and barking and prevented her from getting into her house. Police contacted the dog’s owner who said he would keep the dog on a leash. - A woman on Third Street reported that a dog was loose on the... Full story
Left over muddy puddles, higher-than-normal humidity and the possibility of more rain didn’t put a damper on any of the yard and moving sales held over the weekend in the Coulee, starting as early as 7 a.m. in Grand Coulee when the “birds” showed up before the advertised 8 a.m. start times to get to and load up on those infamous best bargains. The Comries of Snyder Hill opened a super sale on Friday morning to sell off their accumulation of furniture and household items in anticipation of their pending move to Spokane. And, as you can guess... Full story
Grand Coulee Tigers graduating class of 1963 will host their 50th-year reunion with a spaghetti feed at the Eagles Lodge on B street in old Grand Coulee on Friday, June 21, Kaye (Pozar) Fegert said. A happy hour get-together will begin around 4:30 p.m., with dinner served from 6 to 8 p.m. The cost of dinner is $5 per person. All graduating classmates from any year are cordially invited to join the celebration, she said. “Join us and catch up with old friends and share memories and stories.... Full story
School officials at Center School awarded four bikes to top accelerated readers during year-end award ceremonies Monday morning. Winning bikes, from left, were Alonzo Adams, Lucas Button, Aleeka Smith, and Pyper Schmidt. Of the 250 students in the school, 160 participated in the accelerated reading program. Standing with the winners is volunteer and organizer of the bike program, John McNeil. — Roger S. Lucas photo... Full story
Chamber to Meet at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon on Thursday, June 20 at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille. The program will be presented by Cheryl Hoffman from Funzees who will be talking about bird watching in the Grand Coulee Dam area.. Guild to Meet The Coulee Medical Center Guild will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, June 20, at the CMC meeting room. Lunch will be held from 11 a.m. - noon with the meeting to follow. New members are welcome. Amateur Radio License Testing Session The Oka... Full story
A man with local ties was killed in a traffic accident June 11 in the Tri-Cities area. Steve Covert, husband of Cindy Covert and son-in-law to Kern and Margi Overman, of Grand Coulee, died in the collision with another car but reportedly turned his car to save his son in the passenger seat. His funeral took place in Pasco Friday. Margi Overman said Cindy will be in town this weekend to attend another friend’s memorial.... Full story
Wed., June 19 - Dinner Doris’ Hamburger Sauce on Rice, Green Vegetables, Fruit Salad, Apple Crisp. Thurs., June 20 - Dinner Pork Roast, Sauerkraut, Boiled Potatoes, Tossed Salad, Cinnamon Apple Chutney Fri., June 21 - Breakfast Country Skillet with Breakfast Meats, Sauteed Onions, Green Peppers & Potatoes, Mixed Fruit, Orange Juice (First Day of Summer). Mon., June 24 - Breakfast Ham Steak, French Toast, Plums, Orange Juice. Tues., June 25 - Dinner Ham & Beans, Veggie & Fruit Bar, Cornbread, Cook’s Fruit Dessert. Wed., June 26 - Dinner Swi... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/9 - A man who told the officer that he didn’t want to go to jail on a warrant, did just that. The Omak man was stopped because of a faulty brake light and the officer found that he was driving with a suspended license, didn’t have insurance, and that he lied to the officer. A Lincoln County warrant for his arrest let the officer take him to Davenport. 6/10 - A Spokane woman wanted on a Grant County warrant was seen walking near the Four Corners. She was taken to Grant County Jail. - Police checked on a report of a cel... Full story
CARS Pre 35: 1st Wes & Vera Whitlinger, 1932 Ford Roadster; 2nd Jim Palmer, 1932 Ford Roadster 35-48: 1st Andy Barcheck, 1936 Ford; 2nd, Dave Audrey Gibson, 1939 Lincoln Zepher 49-59: 1st Gorden & Linda Jorgensen, 1956 Chevy Delray; 2nd, Doug & Joann Smith, 1955 Chevy Hardtop 60-69: 1st, Clay & Scottie Julian, 1967 Chevy Camaro; 2nd, Jim Burns, 1964 Chevy Nova 70-79: 1st, Robin Peterson, 1970 Chevy Chevelle; 2nd, Greg Klages, 1971 Plymouth Road Runner 80+: 1st, Todd & Suse McClaskey, 1983 Chevy Z28 Camaro; 2nd, Buzz Lbret, 1999 Mustang Coupe... Full story