News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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The LRHS class of 1985 will be celebrating their 30th year class reunion the weekend of August 21 and 22. Friday night, please meet at the Electric City Tavern for mingling and drinks. Saturday, picnic for family and friends at Spring Canyon starting at 11 a.m. (Bring your own picnic/beverages.) Saturday night, there will be an appetizer/potluck at the Golf Course at 7. A no-host bar will be available. Sunday, a tour of the new high school is planned for those interested. Please contact Sjana Bird (Sjana.bird24@gmail.com) if you are interested... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/13 - Someone threw a rock through the window at Jack’s Spring Canyon Service but got away with only about $20 worth of items. The thief scattered Cheetos onto the parking lot. The window will cost about $100 to replace. It was reported that the store might have the thief on its security tape. - A person who walks regularly along Martin Road said he saw several batteries just out of view stashed along the road. Police found three batteries but haven’t received any report of missing batteries. - A woman on E. Grand Cou... Full story
A mother osprey hovers near her three chicks at their nest in Coulee Dam Monday. During the recent heat, the parent birds stood over the chicks to shade them atop the 100-foot pole erected when new high power line tower construction made moving the nest from an old tower necessary. Now, says photographer Nora Jenn, this year's chicks are not quite ready to take flight, but that will come soon, and people will be able to see the chicks learning to fish. - Nora Jenn photo...
The seniors accept aluminum cans ONLY. Please do not put cardboard, plastic bottles or other aluminum in the collection sacks. In 2013, the Seniors collected 3800 pounds (almost 2 tons) of cans and took in approximately $1500 for the Senior Center. That is approximately 30 cans for everyone in the Grand Coulee Dam area. The program helps keep the doors open at the seniors and keeps the cans out of the landfills. Please do not put other material in with the cans because we have to dispose of it and the and that raises the already high garbage... Full story
The summer reading program is full swing at the Grand Coulee Public Library. It is for children 0-18. Sign up is free. You can sign up at: www.ncrl.org/summerreading. Upcoming events: Friday,July 17 - Police Heroes - 10:30 Wednesday, July 22 - Deb McVay - 10:30 Friday, July 24 - Firefighter Heroes - 10:30 Tuesday, July 28 - NCRL Puppeteers - 11:00 Friday, July 31 - Comic Con (Tweens & Teens) - 2 - 4... Full story
Halme Builders crews replace sidewalks on Main Street in Grand Coulee Tuesday while businesses remain open. The $390,000 project, which includes Main and Federal sidewalks, is funded by a state Transportation Improvement Board grant. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Senior Menu for July Wed., July 15 - Dinner Turkey & Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Fruit Salad, Pumpkin Dessert. Happy Birthday! Thurs., July 16 - Dinner Hamburger Steak & Onions, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Mixed Vegetables, Fresh Fruit, Parfait. Fri., July 17 - Breakfast German Sausage & Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice. Mon., July 20 - Breakfast Sausage Links, Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice. Tues., July 21 - Dinner Taco Salad, Fruit Bar, Ice Cream Wed., July 22 - Dinner Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes &... Full story
Chamber at the Senior Center The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, July 9, at noon, at the Senior Center on Main St., Grand Coulee. Darla Orr will be speaking about the Senior Center Meals Program. Care and Share Food Bank The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are 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 held on... Full story
June was dry, indeed, and hot, too. Let’s start with a look at the temperatures first. The mean June temperature is 65.5°F, while here at the home weather station we had a mean of 74.9°F, a whopping 9.4°F increase. The all-time high temperature for June was 105°F back in 1938. I recorded two days, June 27 and 28 with highs over 107°F (107.1 and 107.9 respectively). Six new single high-temperature days were recorded at the “official” weather station for Grand Coulee for June, 8, 9 and 10 and 27,... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/26 - Police assisted a Coulee Dam officer in pursuit of a man driving at speeds up to 80 mph as he moved from below the dam into the city of Grand Coulee. The vehicle was pursued at speeds well over the speed limit until stopped on Federal Avenue. Coulee Dam police chose to charge the man; but he is also facing suggested charges in Grant County of attempting to elude police, malicious mischief, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, driving under the influence involving an accident and driving while his license was... Full story
The summer reading program is full swing at the Grand Coulee Public Library. It is for children of all ages, 0-18. Sign up is free. You can sign up at: www.ncrl.org/summerreading. Upcoming events: Wednesday, July 10 - Magic with Alexander - 10:30 Wednesday, July 15 - Chelan PUD - 10:30 Friday,July 17 - Police Heroes - 10:30 Wednesday, July 22 - Deb McVay - 10:30 Friday, July 24 - Firefighter Heroes - 10:30... Full story
Friday night July 17, there will be a social hour at the home of Wayne & Lila Snyder from 7 pm until 10 pm. We will provide snacks, cookies and fruit. Please BYOB. Saturday July 18th there will be a catered picnic at the North Dam Park from noon until 4 pm. Please plan to attend as this will be our last reunion, so let’s make it our best!... Full story
Wed., July 8 -Dinner Pulled Pork Roll, Corn, Pea Salad, Mixed Fruit, Crumb Cake Thurs., July 9 - Dinner Lemon Peppered Cod, Baked Potato, Mixed Vegetables, Fruit Cup, Cookies Fri., July 10 - Breakfast Biscuit & Sausage Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice. Senior Center General Meeting 10 a.m. Mon., July 13 - Breakfast Country Skillet, (Eggs, Meat), Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., July 14 - Dinner Penne Pasta w/Italian, Sausage Red Sauce, Salad & Fruit Bar, Cook’s Choice Wed., July 15 - Dinner Turkey & Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes & G... Full story
Chamber at the Senior Center The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, July 9, at noon, at the Senior Center on Main St., Grand Coulee. Guest speaker is Jean Mueller who will be talking about living and raising her children in the old bureau dormitory which is now St. Rita’s. Lincoln County Fire Dist. 9 to Meet The Lincoln Couunty Fire District 7 meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 9, at 6 p.m., at the Nazarene Church, highway 174, Grand Coulee. CMC Guild to Meet The Coulee Medical Center Guild (Auxiliary)... Full story
A 4-H Sewing Day Camp is being held at the Malott Grange Hall July 13-16 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. This is for age 8 and up. Parents are welcome to sew along. Bring a sack lunch and your sewing machine. For more information call Libby 826-2210. This camp will have youth learn beginning sewing and work on beginning projects every day. Some sewing machines are available for youth to use. The cost for this camp is 417 for 4-H members and $27 for non-members.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/29 - A police officer assisted a Coulee Dam officer in the investigation of a burglary on Holly Street. - A man came into the police department office to report a fire on “B” Street. The officer responded to the area to provide assistance to firefighters. - A citizen on Third Street reported water gushing up near a hydrant. The city crew was advised of the problem. 6/30 - A woman on Burdin Boulevard reported that during the night someone had taken her son’s mountain bike. 7/1 - Police learned of a yelling incident near... Full story
The Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center on SR 17 just north of Brewster is hosting free public programs throughout the summer. The programs range from blacksmith demonstrations to tribal beadwork art and preserving family archives. They are scheduled from this Friday through Sept. 20. This week you can watch as highly skilled blacksmiths hammer, bend and shape pieces of hot metal into tools and pieces of art. • Saturday, July 11 — Blacksmith Demonstrations start at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. • Sunday, July 12 at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this week due to getting set for the festivities this weekend. Come enjoy the holiday below the visitor center at Grand Coulee Dam. American Legion Post 157 Meets The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Vets’ Center in Electric City. All veterans are welcome. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, July 14 and will be held at St. Dustan’s Episcopal Church, Grand Coulee Ave., across from Jack’s Sprin... Full story
The summer reading program is full swing at the Grand Coulee Public Library. It is for children of all ages, 0-18. Sign up is free. There are activities, great programs, prizes from books to ice cream and incentives - plus it is free AND fun. Parents or older siblings can be Reading Partners. The importance of reading aloud to children of all ages cannot be stressed enough, even for children who can read on their own. There are great benefits to be gained from reading aloud: Instilling a love of reading in your child, sharing more difficult... Full story
Alanna Picard and Alfredo Labro of Nespelem, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Junie-Lynn Sioux Labro born Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include William Labro and Blayne Picard. Maternal grandparents are the late Vickie Circle and Mark James Picard Jr. Paternal grandparents are Daniel Conant and Patricia Conant. Great-grandparents are Kenneth “Pat” Bray, Hazel Whitney, Stretch and Sheila Cleveland, Joanne Leith and Ger... Full story
Friday night July 17th there will be a social hour at the home of Wayne & Lila Snyder from 7 pm until 10 pm. We will provide snacks, cookies and fruit. Please BYOB. Saturday July 18th there will be a catered picnic at the North Dam Park from noon until 4 pm. Please plan to attend as this will be our last reunion, so let’s make it our best!... Full story
Forests across America are a prized natural resource, and anyone can help plant trees in these vital areas by joining the Arbor Day Foundation this month. Through the Replanting Our National Forests campaign, the Arbor Day Foundation will honor each new member who joins in July by planting 10 trees in forests that have been devastated by wildfires, insects, and disease. The cost for joining the Arbor Day Foundation is a $10 donation. America’s national forests face enormous challenges, including unprecedented wildfires that have left a b... Full story
Local students were named to the spring, 2015 honor lists at Big Bend Community College, the school announced last week. On the President’s List are: Melissa Boord, Electric City; Kyle Peterson, Almira; Dylan Crow, Wilbur; Carl Duvall, Coulee City; Robert Beatty and Zachary Dye, Hartline. To qualify, students on the President’s List completed 12 or more graded credits with a GPA of 3.75 or above.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/21 - USBR Plant Protection advised police that a group was preparing to go fishing at North Dam Park as the sun was just setting. Police advised the group that it was a daylight-only area and members of the group packed up and left. 6/22 - A man told police that a neighbor’s dogs had been barking for three hours. The officer arrived and could hear the dogs, but no one answered the door. - A woman on “E” Street advised police of a warrant out for her arrest and said she wanted to take care of it. Police found the warra... Full story
Halme Builders workers hammer in concrete forms to prepare for new sidewalks on Federal Avenue in Grand Coulee Tuesday. The job will replace sidewalks on Federal and on Main Street for just under $390,000, funded by a grant from the state Transportation Improvement Board.... Full story