News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Grand Coulee Police 9/9 - A woman on Bowen Street told police that her bulldog puppy was missing from her home and she eventually learned it had been taken and sold to a party in Usk, Washington. She gave police the name of the person who had sold the puppy. - Police found a sliding glass door ajar when they responded to a report of burglary at a Partello Street house. Nothing appeared to be missing. 9/10 - Police are looking for an Electric City man who allegedly cut his ankle monitor off, stole a vehicle and then threw from it his brother,... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this Thursday due to setting up for this weekend’s Harvest Festival. Come enjoy the festivities. (See our ad on page 10 of this week’s Star.) Pressure Canning Workshop Coming Up A pressure canning of meats workshop will be held Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Omak Senior Meal Site and Thursday, Sept. 29 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the Keller Community Center. These workshops are sponsored by the Colville Reservation Washington State University Extensi... Full story
The Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive volunteers will be hold a community blood drive Monday. September 26, from 11:30 am. – 5 p.m. at the community room at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. Coordinating the event is Sommer Hicks. Inland Northwest blood Center 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 ives of up to three people. For more information call INBC Territory Manager Tina Lingo a... Full story
There will be free food at the Zion Lutheran Church Thursday, September 22. That’s right, free food. It’s made possible through Second Harvest of the Inland Northwest, and co-sponsored by Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union and Microsoft Data Center Operations in Quincy. The Second Harvest truck will be at the Zion Lutheran Church parking lot, at 348 Mead Avenue, in Grand Coulee, from noon until 2 p.m. that day. No appointment or documentation is required. Food items will be free to anyone wanting them. The organizers need 24 volunteers to ass... Full story
Portland, Ore. – It's back to school time! And with the start of the new school year, it's also time for all fourth graders and their families to claim their free "Every Kid in a Park" pass, which allows free entry into all federal parks, forests, and recreation areas for a full year. Starting September 1, fourth graders can print out a paper voucher for free entry into all federal lands by visiting the "Every Kid in a Park" website at www.everykidinapark.gov. Students and their families can a... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 8/23 - Police have sent prosecutors a report of domestic violence by an Electric City man, alleging that he struck his wife and threw cold coffee on her while she was changing her baby’s diaper. Police are asking that fourth-degree assault charges be made. 9/6 - A man who was banned from Coulee Medical Center was cited with trespassing for being on premises but not for medical care. - Police supported an Okanogan County Sheriff’s deputy who had tracked stolen property to a house on Columbia Avenue. No one was home at the... Full story
Friday, Sept. 16 10 a.m., Gathering of Wellness Powwow, across SR-174 from CMC 8 p.m., live band, NORTH HALF, Electric City Bar & Grill 9 p.m., Karaoke, High Dam Tavern Saturday, Sept. 17 Live band, MAXX WATTS, Electric City Bar & Grill HARVEST FESTIVAL, North Dam Park, all day (Live music 1-4 p.m., HOMETOWN HOOLIGANS; 8-10 p.m., MAXX WATTS.) 9 a.m. - Noon, Run the Dam 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, GCD Area Sunday, Sept. 18 Harvest Festival, North Dam Park, all day... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam Area residents may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Friday, September 9, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Delano Regional Transfer Station. Only hazardous waste generated by households will be accepted. Hazardous products have labels with words such as warning, danger, caustic, flammable, and poison. These chemicals should be disposed of through hazardous waste collection opportunities; not in the garbage, down the drain, or on the ground. Examples include: oil-based paint, contaminated used motor oil, thinners,... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday, Sept. 8, at La Presa Restaurant, SR-174 in Grand Coulee. Linette Gahringer, Community Outreach Coordinator for Life Flight, will be updating the group on Life Flight services (formerly MedStar in the area). American Legion Post 157 to Meet American Legion Post 157 will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m., at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call 683-3059 for information. Care and Share Food Bank Is Open Fridays... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 8/29 - A resident in Grand Coulee reported that a suspicious man had been in their yard and also looked into the window of a neighbor. The complainant asked police that he be permanently banned from the property. Police checked on the subject, who was living in a travel trailer, and advised him that city code doesn’t allow living in a travel trailer. He denied doing anything wrong and said the trailer would be moved soon. - Police checked on two men who were parked near a storage unit in Electric City only to find that t... Full story
A golf ball drop fundraiser Saturday at Banks Lake Golf Course netted the course $1,050, and provided prize money for three whose numbered balls fell closest to the pin. The 300 golf balls were dropped from a truck with a bucket from about 15 feet. The three closest balls were determined after Birdie Hensley measured the distances of the winning balls. First-place money of $225 went to Sally McDowell, of Elmer City; second place of $150 to Dyana Crummet, of Soap Lake; and third place to... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday, Sept. 1, at La Presa Restaurant on SR-174 in Grand Coulee. Rachel Harris will be talking about the new Care Net facility in town. 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... Full story
Grand Coulee's Public Library just finished its Summer Reading Program with 179 kids signing up and 115 completing the program, librarian Lisa Moore said. The readers also took part in a variety of activities. Here, Lacee Minkes-Olsen does some face painting on one of the readers. There also was a fishing pool, puppet show, theater and an appearance by a llama. - Submitted photo... Full story
Grand Coulee 8/18 - Two residents on Second Street in Electric City were arrested after Lincoln County officials served a search warrant for the house. Deputies were led to the house after viewing security cameras at storage units in Lincoln County. Officials found a number of items taken from the storage units. They also found evidence of methamphetamines and a smoking pipe. 8/19 - A Kent, Washington, man backed into a pickup owned by an Electric City resident at the H&H Grocery parking lot. The two exchanged insurance information. No... Full story
Friday, Sept. 2 8 p.m., Karaoke, Cantina, Sunbanks Resort 8 p.m., Karaoke, High Dam Tavern 8 p.m., live band, THE STONEY RIVER BAND, Electric City Bar & Grill Saturday, Sept. 3 1-3 p.m., Solar Astronomy, Spring Canyon Day Use Area 8 p.m., Karaoke, High Dam Tavern 8 p.m., live band, The Stoney River Band, Cantina, Sunbanks Resort 8 p.m., Karaoke with Paul, Electric City Bar & Grill 8:30 - 10:30 p.m., Planetary Viewing, GCD Visitor Center Sunday, Sept. 4 10 a.m., Canoe Trip, Crescent Bay Lake (register Spring Canyon Ranger Station 9:40... Full story
SHARP Kids summer program workers read with students in the Lake Roosevelt Elementary Library this summer. The summer and after-school program aims to help students by sparking interest in school through non-school events and activities. The Star will look next week at plans developing for the program in the coming year. - submitted photo... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday, August 24, at the Eagles Lodge in Grand Coulee. Bob Valen will be presenting this week’s program, on the “History of the National Park Service.” Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting August 29, 2016, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Station.... Full story
Grand Coulee 8/11 - An Electric City woman told police she witnessed a red truck backing into a power pole and that the light dropped and broke. Police looked for the truck but couldn’t find it, and notified Grant County PUD of the problem. - A Continental Heights man told police he had received a $3,290 inheritance check in the mail and deposited it, but it was later determined by the bank to be a fraudulent check. The man then said his account was overdrawn. - A man on Dill Avenue told police that a neighbor told him that a “skinny, whi... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday, August 17, at the Eagles Lodge in Grand Coulee. General business is on the agenda. Okanogan County Demos Annual Picnic Okanogan County Democrats will hold their annual potluck picnic starting at noon Sunday, Aug. 21, at Conconully State Park. 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
A class on digitally editing photos, specifically to combine animals for fun, will be presented at the Grand Coulee Public Library Aug. 24 at noon. Luke Ellington of the North Central Regional Library will present the class to introduce participants to GIMP Image Editor, free software that can be downloaded from gimp.org. It's already available on library computers. The image of the chicken/dog above was edited in GIMP. - submitted photo, er, illustration.... Full story
Grand Coulee 8/5 - USBR Plant Protection told police that there were two men walking around behind the administration building. The officer found two men from a landscaping crew who had proper badges allowing them to be on the property. - Police checked on a report that a “scruffy, tall male” had caused a disturbance at the public library. An officer looked for the man, who had apparently left the area. - A man called police to report the theft of a $500 cell phone. Police are trying to get more information. - A man called police to com... Full story
Long-retired former Grand Coulee Dam School District superintendent Jim Keene and new superintendent Paul Turner putt Thursday evening at Banks Lake Golf Course during a Rotary Club best-ball scramble. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Washington State University Extension announces a series of food preservation classes starting in August. The classes are for people just learning how to preserve food and for veteran food preservers who need a refresher course to be sure the foods they are preserving are done safely, according to Margaret A. Viebrock, WSU Extension Educator and class instructor. Classes to be offered are: • Tuesday, August 23 – “No Fear When Using a Pressure Canner.” This class will help eliminate the fear of using a dial or weighted gauge pressure canner.... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday, August 11, at the Eagles Lodge in Grand Coulee. Ron Mackie of NCI Datacom will be speaking about the internet opportunities his company can bring to the local area. 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... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/28 - An employee at Coulee Gas reported they had found several 5-gallon grease cans in their dumpster. The cans had a label of a firm in Omak on them. The firm was notified. - A man on Williams Avenue in Electric City told police that he had left his garage door open to help keep the house cool while he was out of town. When he returned, a gas can filled with gas was missing. He estimated the loss at $70. - A woman on School Avenue in Electric City informed police that when she was cleaning out her trailer a young man had... Full story