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Nespelem Junior Rodeo is set for April 28 and 29 at the Nespelem Rodeo Grounds, starting both days at 10 a.m. There are eight all-around saddles, nine reserve all-around jackets, handmade first-place buckles, all-around LP buckles, and payout to fourth place. There will also be a TJRA points rodeo. Entries must be postmarked by April 17, with no entries after April 22. Admission this year is adults and students: $6, ages 6-13: $3, ages five and under: free, and senior citizens: $5. For more information, contact Kayce at 509.429.7686, Sindy...
The Red Hot Mamas are revvin’ up to bring the party to the Grand Coulee area and several Northwest events this year, and are looking for vivacious, fun-loving women to join in their comedy presentations. The group originated in 1991 in Coeur d’Alene, ID. For 27 years, these zany women have been “dedicated to the exploitation of merriment and the enhancement of the ridiculous.” The Red Hot Mamas is a dance/service group comprised of colorful women with a zest for life from ages 18 to infinity. The Red Hot Mamas were last seen performing at the...
Electric City's council named Jared Armstrong as its public works director at its last meeting. Armstrong had been acting director since the end of March last spring when longtime director Ken Dexter retired after nearly 40 years of service to the city. Armstrong has been with the city crew for 15 years and came to the area from Lake County, California. Armstrong has been emphasizing "safety" since he took over direction of the department. - Jacob Wagner photo...
Kim Martin has recently joined North Cascades Bank as the bank's Human Resources Manager. She will work out of the bank's Chelan branch at 220 E. Johnson Avenue. Martin attended Washington State University and earned her certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from Seattle University. Most recently, she spent 12 years working in Human Resources and Recruiting at the Boeing Company. "We are thrilled to have such a talented and experienced HR professional join our staff....
Dr. Hsu to be Guest Speaker this Week at Chamber The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Melody Restaurant at noon this Thursday, March 29. Dr. Elizabeth Hsu, Endocrinologist from Coulee Medical Center, will be the guest speaker. The public is welcome. Okanogan County School Retirees to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Melody Restaurant at noon this Thursday, March 29. Dr. Elizabeth Hsu, Endocrinologist from Coulee Medical Center, will be the guest speaker. The public is welcome. Food...
Anyone in the community who would like to attend is invited to an outdoor sunrise service on Easter at the Crown Point overlook. The service, planned by the Grand Coulee Community Church, Faith Community Church and the Church of the Nazarene will start at 7 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 1....
WSU Colville Reservation Extension will host a Pesticide License Training, Review and Test workshop on April 11 and 12, 2018. This training and review opportunity is free and open to all tribal departments, federal, state and county personnel, commercial business employees, land owners and managers and the public. For those interested, forms will also be available to acquire a Federal EPA License. If you would like more information on this or other Extension programs, please contact Linda McLean, Colville Reservation Extension Director,...
Jews for Jesus is coming to Almira Coulee Dam Community Church on Wednesday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m. Join us at the Coulee Dam Campus for Christ in the Passover, a Seder celebration. Enjoy a great family experience combined with a Creative Potluck Meal… just 3 LOOSE rules: No pork, no shellfish, and no yeast. Did you know The Last Supper was a Passover meal? The elements have significance. Alan Bond is traveling from San Francisco to join us. Come learn and celebrate with us this Easter season....
Anyone in the community who would like to attend is invited to an outdoor sunrise service on Easter at the Crown Point overlook. The service, planned by the Grand Coulee Community Church, Faith Community Church and the Church of the Nazarene will start at 7 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 1....
Here’s an opportunity, if you live in Grand Coulee, to serve your community. The city of Grand Coulee is looking for someone to serve on the city council, to replace David Tylor, who resigned his position Tuesday night. Tylor submitted his resignation at the council meeting last night after serving for eight years. City officials are asking interested parties, who meet the requirements, to submit a letter of interest to the city clerk. The letters will be discussed and a new councilmember selected at the next council meeting, April 17. To q... Full story
Shoppers eye the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center Easter basket sale as it kicked off Monday morning. Seniors volunteers spent days putting games, toys and treats together for the popular annual sale. This year the seniors ended up with 412 baskets, ranging in price from $5 to $25. All year long, seniors gather baskets and toys, then in the final week add the more perishable items. Easter is April 1. - Roger Lucas photo...
Chamber to Meet at the Melody The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Melody Restaurant at noon this Thursday, March 22. Jesse Tillman from Coulee Concrete will be the guest speaker. He will give a history of Coulee Concrete and let attendees know about services they have to offer. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, March 26, at the Electric City Fire Station. Demos to Meet in Okanogan Get involved in your democracy! All Okanogan...
Bob Poch pours the batter to help Saturday's fund-raiser for Elmer City firefighters Saturday at Coulee Dam Town Hall. Volunteers and friends from Okanogan County Fire District 2 in Elmer City fed 251 people at their pancake feed last Saturday. The feed started at 4:30 and ended at 8 p.m. Officials stated that the special feed raised $3,400. - Roger Lucas photo...
Patrons of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's second annual crab feed go through the line Saturday night, when chamber volunteers served 108. Executive Director Peggy Nevsimal said they ran out of the 400 paper plates bought for the event, but raised nearly $2,200. On the left, from front to back, are server volunteers Lynda Anderson, Lonna Bussert and Sheri Edwards, serving Sally McDowell, Darlene Morava and Loryn Alexander. - Scott Hunter photo...
Jews for Jesus is coming to Almira Coulee Dam Community Church on Wednesday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m. Join us at the Coulee Dam Campus for Christ in the Passover, a Seder celebration. Enjoy a great family experience combined with a Creative Potluck Meal… just 3 LOOSE rules: No pork, no shellfish, and no yeast. Did you know The Last Supper was a Passover meal? The elements have significance. Alan Bond is traveling from San Francisco to join us. Come learn and celebrate with us this Easter season....
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Melody Restaurant at noon this Thursday, March 15. Darla Orr will be giving an overview of the Northwest Native Development Funds operations. Lions Club Meets First and Third Tuesdays The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Okanogan County School Retirees to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees Association meets Friday, March 30, for a general meeting and no-host lunch at Koala Street Grill, 914...
The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting trees. Join the Arbor Day Foundation in March 2018 and receive 10 free white pine trees or 10 white flowering dogwood trees. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. With planting instructions included, the trees will be shipped at the right time for planting, between March 1 and May 31. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge. Arbor Day Foundation m...
Author and naturalist David George Gordon gave a presentation on the mythical Sasquatch, aka Bigfoot, to a crowd at the Grand Coulee Library Thursday night. The event was attended by about 40 people, some of whom shared their thoughts on Sasquatch and their experiences of hearing or seeing unexplainable things that may, or may not, have been a Sasquatch. Gordon himself is on the fence about believing in Sasquatch, but would love to find out, encouraging a citizen science approach to the...
There will be a meeting to reorganize both the Coulee Pioneer Museum and Them Dam Writers at 1:30 p.m., Monday, March 5, at the art room on Federal Avenue, above the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center. Birdie Hensley, who started the museum in 2011, said this week that she would like to develop an active museum board and be able to systematically open the Electric City facility one or two days a week. The building, loaned to the museum by owner A. J. Gerard, holds documents and displays collected and developed by Hensley and a few others. Hensley...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this week. Meetings will resume at on Thursday, March 8, at noon at the Melody Restaurant. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. 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...
Northwest author and naturalist David George Gordon will speak about the mythical and iconic Sasquatch, aka Bigfoot, at the Grand Coulee Library on March 8 at 6:30 p.m. in a free, hour-long program. For over 25 years the Seattle author, who has a degree in biology, has written about Sasquatch. His book "The Sasquatch Seeker's Field Manual," explains how "citizen scientists" can gather data in a relevant way to be usable by science, as well as elaborates on the legend of Sasquatch. "I'm...
Raider fans cheer on their team at the District 5-6 Tournament in Granger Saturday. Many fans made the three-plus-hour drive and cheered both the girls' and boys' Lake Roosevelt teams. - Scott Hunter photo...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at La Presa Mexican Restaurant in Grand Coulee at noon this Thursday, February 22, for its weekly membership meeting. On Monday, February 26, the annual membership banquet and board installation is happening at the Melody Restaurant beginning at 6 p.m. The public is welcome. Please RSVP to 633-3074 by Friday, Feb. 23, if you plan to attend. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, at the...
Wed., Feb. 21 – Dinner Pot Roast with Gravy, Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, Fruit Salad, B-day Cake, Birthday Dinner Thurs., Feb. 22 – Dinner Italian Sausage Casserole, Mixed Veggies, Mandarin Oranges, Apple, Peanut Butter Cookie Fri., Feb. 23 – Breakfast Ham Slice, Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Feb. 26 Breakfast Country Skillet with Eggs, Hash Browns, Cheese Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Feb. 27 – Dinner French Dip, Baked Fries, Mixed Veggies, Applesauce, Cook’s Choice Wed., Feb. 28 – Dinner Tomato Soup, Grilled Che...
Mervin and Mary Jo Monteith of Spring Canyon Alpacas spent last week at the Ag Expo in Spokane. They, with five other farms and Alpaca Culture Magazine, spent three very full days sharing the joy of alpaca farming, Mary Jo reported. The Ag Expo is the Inland Northwest's largest machine show, with 300 other farm service business showing products. Above, she uses a pair of huge knitting needles at the show on some very thick yarn. - Submitted photo...