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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Author Greg Vandy's "26 Songs in 30 Days" is a fascinating book that explores the folk musician Woody Guthrie's month-long employment by the Bonneville Power Administration in 1941 when Guthrie was assigned to write one song per day while being driven all along the Columbia River. Visiting the sites of dams, most notably the Grand Coulee Dam, Guthrie churned out the songs, which include now legendary folk songs such as "Pastures of Plenty," "Grand Coulee Dam," and "Roll On, Columbia "(Washington...
Grand Coulee Police 1/15 - An Electric City man is being charged with prescription fraud, trying to obtain a controlled substance by fraud, forgery, theft in the third degree, possessing stolen property and possession of methamphetamines after allegedly taking a prescription blank from Coulee Medical Center and trying to get drugs at Safeway Pharmacy. He was arrested and taken to Grant County Jail. 1/24 - A woman on Roosevelt Drive reported to police that her 2002 Jaguar had been stolen. She stated that someone had entered the house by forcing...
Grand Coulee city worker Ruth Olmstead operates a front-end loader to dig into a pile of snow stored on a portion of Main Street closed during the last big snow. She was hauling to a city-owned lot on Federal Avenue Tuesday. - Scott Hunter photo...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Birdie Hensley, president of the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center, will be talking about the operations at the center. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter to Meet Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 9, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. For overviews of the Ice Age Floods and more information on the Ice Age Floods...
Grand Coulee 1/17 - A Davenport, Washington, woman told police that her vehicle was struck while parked at Safeway. The suspect vehicle was gone when police arrived. 1/18 - An Electric City driver was stopped by police on Lincoln Avenue when the officer noticed his vehicle did not have a license plate or trip permit. The driver, known not to have an operator’s license, was cited for that, for not transferring title in the prescribed time and for not having insurance. - A Grand Coulee businessman reported to police that someone had emptied h...
Town Clerk-Treasurer Stefani Bowden administers the oath of office to new Town Councilmember Keith St. Jeor at town hall January 13, prior to a scheduled council meeting. Although the meeting was subsequently canceled for lack of a quorum, Mayor Greg Wilder said he was appointing St. Jeor to a committee working on a new wastewater treatment plant. - Scott Hunter photo...
Wed., Jan. 20 – Dinner Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans, Fruit Cup, Cookies Thurs., Jan. 21 – Dinner Stuffed Sausages with Mashed Potatoes and Cheese, Green Veggies, Fruit Cup, Ice Cream Fri., Jan. 22 – Breakfast Corned Beef Hash, Eggs, Muffins, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Jan. 25 – Breakfast Scrambled Mess (Meat, Eggs, Onions), Hashbrowns, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Jan. 26 – Dinner Ham Mac and Cheese, Mixed Veggies, Beet/Pineapple Salad, Cheesecake Wed., Jan 27 – Dinner BBQ Chicken, Ranch Potatoes, B...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Eagles Lodge on B Street in Grand Coulee. JoAnn Ehlers from Coulee Medical Center, will be speaking about the new SafeChx system at the hospital. Grant County Fire District 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2016, at the Electric City Fire Station. Care and Share Food Bank Is Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours...
Grand Coulee Police 1/11 - A man who has property on Midway Avenue complained to police that he caught a man urinating on his building again. He said that this has happened numerous times. Police confronted the accused, who said he had to go and couldn’t hold it. Police told the man if he did this again he would be arrested. - A Continental Heights resident stated that she was afraid of a man who lives on C Street. She said during Christmastime she had found a bag of doggie treats and had gone door to door to find the owner. When she knocked o...
An eagle navigates between a low cloud ceiling and Banks Lake earlier this month. Temperatures are expected to range from lows in the high 20s to low 30s, to highs in the high 30s to low 40s, with light snow or light rain through Friday. Sunday might feature blue skies before a return to drizzle Monday. - Scott Hunter photo...
Soap Lake - Roles have been cast for Masquers Theatre’s next production, or in this case productions, according to theatre manager Joanne Bracht. Three one-act comedies billed as Them Three will open February 12 and run three consecutive weekends, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. A firm belief in “laughter is the best medicine” is the motivating factor behind the production of Into the Window, written and directed by the talented Jeff Ames; Super Heroes Support Group, written by D.M. Larsen and directed by the mirth...
Wed., Jan. 13 – Dinner Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Apricot Carrots, Fruit Cup, Birthday Cake Thurs., Jan. 14 – Dinner Chicken Diane, Ranch Potatoes, Green Beans, Fruit Slices, Cinnamon Chunky Bread Fri., Jan. 15 – Breakfast German Sausage and Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Jan. 18 – Breakfast Sausage Links and Eggs, Hashbrowns, Muffins, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues, Jan. 19 – Dinner Split Pea and Ham Soup, Egg Salad Sandwiches, Fruit and Veggie Plate, Cake/Cupcakes Wed., Jan. 20 – Dinner Chicken Fried Steak...
Grand Coulee Police 1/4 - A woman on Kelso Avenue in Electric City reported to police that a number of minors were having “pot” parties nearby. She said she would furnish names and ages of those participating. 1/5 - Police were advised of three vehicles that were preventing snow removal because they were parked on the street near MPH on Midway. One vehicle was completely covered with snow. They have been removed. - Police attempted a welfare check on a woman on Weil Place. No one was found there. - A woman on Burdin Boulevard reported that som...
An ice climber scales the Devil’s Punchbowl Jan. 2 on ice that is no longer there amid the rain of 10 days later. Don’t be surprised at either rain or snow for the next week. Precipitation is expected daily; temperatures are predicted to range from the high 20s to mid 40s through Monday. — Scott Hunter photo...
A Coulee Dam High School (CDHS) all-class reunion will be held the weekend of Aug. 5-7, 2016, in Coulee Dam. All classmates and teachers who attended CDHS from 1935 to 1974 are invited. The last class to graduate from CDHS was the class of 1971, but the transitional Lake Roosevelt classes from 1972 to 1974 who also attended when it was CDHS are also invited, as are those classmates who attended at some point but moved away prior to graduation. The event will be held mostly at the Coulee Dam Town Hall, which has been rented for that weekend. A...
Wed., Jan. 6 – Dinner Lasagna (traditional), Salad and Fruit Bar, Cake/Cupcakes Thurs., Jan. 7 – Dinner Lemon Pepper Cod, Smashed Potatoes, Green Veggies, Fruit Cup, Brownies Fri., Jan. 8 – Breakfast Biscuit and Sausage Gravy, Eggs, or Waffles (strawberries optional), Fruit Bowl and Orange Juice. Senior Center General meeting, 10 a.m. Mon., Jan. 11 – Breakfast Ham, Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Jan. 12 – Dinner Beef Dip with French Fries, Salad and Fruit Bar, Cook’s Choice Dessert Wed., Jan. 13 – Dinner Pork Roast, Mashed...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will have its first meeting of the year Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Eagles Lodge beginning at noon. United States Postal Service workers Brooke Meinzer and the new Grand Coulee postmaster Amy Glover, will be the guest speakers. Lincoln County Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Lincoln County Fire District 9 will hold its January meeting on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at the Nazarene Church, two miles east of Grand Coulee on Highway 174. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Care and Share Food Bank Open...
Grand Coulee 12/28 - The manager of the Grant County Housing Authority apartments at Continental Heights reported that Christmas ornaments had been taken from the common area, and he had identified the person who took them on his surveillance camera. - A man on Stevens Avenue in Electric City advised police that someone had taken a set of mounted snow tires from his property. The man estimated the loss at $1,000. - A man living on Hillcrest in Electric City was treated for a gunshot wound that he said occurred while he was cleaning his 9mm...
Les Schwab Tires in Grand Coulee has a new manager. Bryan Hansen, a 20-year veteran with the company, arrived last Saturday to take over his new duties. Hansen comes from Manteca, California, where he was assistant manager. The snowy winter here is quite a change from Manteca, which is in the middle of the inner California valley, where temperatures get hot in the summer, and the weather is mild in the winter. Not here, as far as the winter goes, particularly this year. "Working for Les Schwab w...
Grand Coulee Police 12/2 - Police are still sorting out problems with a Cadillac that was pulled over because of a license tab problem. The driver also didn’t have insurance on the vehicle. The license tabs on the vehicle, which were expired anyway, didn’t belong to the vehicle. 12/18 - USBR Plant Protection advised police that there was a stalled vehicle at milepost 28 on SR-155. The driver said she had run out of gas and there was someone getting it for her. The officer found she didn’t have proof of vehicle insurance and she was cited for t...
Birdie Hensley has been re-elected president of the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center. Hensley was elected to her second term as head of the organization in balloting recently. Others elected to serve the senior organization in 2016 are Helen Reddick, vice president; Sue Miller, secretary; and Kay Wallace, treasurer. Felix Marcolin and Liz Palachuk were elected as trustees....
The Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center will hold a Community New Year’s Eve party at the center Dec. 31, from 7-10 p.m. Center officials stated that the event will be alcohol-free and feature music and dancing from the 1940s and 1950s. Advance tickets are available for $4; tickets at the door will be $5. It’s an opportunity to get dressed up and celebrate the coming of the new year. Specialty non-alcoholic drinks will be served along with hors d’oeuvres. Those attending will be able to get their picture taken with “Elvis....
Norma and Robert Smith (left) and Jean Sanford get ready Dec. 19 to load bags of gift-wrapped Christmas presents to some 163 children in 62 families throughout the Grand Coulee Dam area for the Trees of Sharing program. Others involved in the Saturday delivery included Greg and Judy Behrens, Don Gallagher, Bob and Barb Kelton, Bob and Sharon Hollingsworth, Arlyce and Simon Goetz, Margie Gallagher, and Walt and Sherry Hunner. - Submitted photo...
St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church will have a Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m., Thursday, December 24. Everyone is welcome. The church is located across the highway from Strate Funeral Home in Grand Coulee....
The Coulee Dam Community Church will be having their final worship service on Sunday, December 27, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in this special event. There will be a reception immediately following the service. Please bring your memories and pictures to share....