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 11/2 - An officer assisted in the search of a suspect and found a baggie with a crystal-like substance. The material was retained by the North Central Washington Task Force. - A man reported to police that someone had poisoned a dog on Jackson Avenue in Electric City. - A man on Young Street was arrested and is being charged with unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree assault. He was taken to Grant County Jail. 11/3 - Police were called to Continental Heights when a person refused to leave when asked to. The person left whe...
Chamber Meets at the Senior Center The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Nov. 5, at noon, at the senior center in Grand Coulee. Katy Clark will be giving a program on baskets and basket weaving. Blood Drive Coming The Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers, led by coordinator Sommer Hicks, will hold a blood drive in the community room of Coulee Medical Center on Monday, November 19, 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day t...
Celebrate this year’s holiday season with friends and loved ones while supporting conservation and tree planting with the help of the Arbor Day Foundation. Returning for the seventh season in a row, Give-A-Tree cards from the Arbor Day Foundation offer a unique holiday giving opportunity with conservation benefits that will endure for generations. And again this year, Give-A-Tree cards can be purchased individually and with customized text. Cards can be purchased for $5.95. Purchasing the Arbor Day Foundation’s coffee helps preserve rain for...
Okanogan County 4-H Leader Betty Cleveland, of the Krafty Kids 4-H Club, was honored at the annual Washington State 4-H Leader Forum Recognition Banquet. Betty was presented with the Outstanding Leader of the Year Award for Okanogan County. The four-day event took place in Everett, WA, October 16-18, 2015. The State 4-H Forum is a special occasion for 4-H leaders to network with other 4-H leaders throughout the state. Over forty workshops are offered for the leaders to participate in. These...
The Ridge Rider Saddle Club has crowned their new 2016 Colorama Rodeo queen. Caitlin O'Neil is a sophomore at Almira-Coulee-Hartline High School and definitely not a newcomer to the Colorama Rodeo, having participated many years in helping put on the Colorama Rodeo and other rodeo functions as well. O'Neil has a big year ahead of her as she and her horse Bartender help the Ridge Riders promote 60 years of rodeo this year. Club members congratulated O'Neil and gave a "huge thank uou" to...
WSU Extension Master Gardeners needs you! WSU trains local Master Gardener Volunteers to provide public education to Okanogan County communities. Master Gardeners assist the public in solving gardening and home horticulture problems, and they also provide educational programs to adults and youth on topics related to gardening, home food production, water conservation and much more. If you would like to serve your community, while increasing your gardening knowledge and skills, you really should consider becoming a WSU Master Gardener. Volunteer...
Grand Coulee 10/24 - A man on Lincoln Avenue in Electric City was arrested after a domestic violence incident in which he admitted pushing his live-in partner. He was taken to Grant County Jail. - A Wilbur man and a woman listed as a transient were allegedly involved in a burglary of a house on A Street. The woman was arrested and taken to Grant County Jail and faces charges of residential burglary, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a legend drug without a prescription, third-degree theft, and possession of drug paraphernalia....
An annual assembly that had become a big tradition in the now- closed middle school will become a bigger event next month with the all grades attending at Lake Roosevelt Schools. Organizer and teacher Sandy Hood said all grades, from kindergarten through 12th grade, will attend the Nov. 6 assembly to honor veterans at 9:30 a.m. Many classes have prepared songs and tributes, the high school band and choir will perform, and seventh- and eighth-graders are writing letters to known local veterans. “While I have many veteran names and addresses o...
In keeping with its decision to make the change at its meeting a month ago, the city of Grand Coulee revised its municipal code last week to strike out references to compliance with “federal law” for those seeking a business license. With the “federal law” revision ,the city opened the way to issue a business license for a marijuana retail store if an application is made again. Earlier this year, an application for a marijuana retail store was rejected by the city because the “federal law” reference was still in its municipal code. But the pas...
Chamber Meets at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Oct. 29, at noon, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Debbie Bigelow, CEO at Coulee Medical Center, will be the guest speaker. Okanogan County School Retirees Association to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 30, for a general meeting/no-host lunch at Koala Street Grill, 914 Koala St., Omak. Okanogan High School’s small group chorus, under the direction of music teacher, Kathy B...
Grand Coulee 10/18 - USBR Plant Protection advised police that a vehicle was parked in an area restricted after hours. The vehicle was gone when an officer arrived. Police were given the license plate number of the vehicle. - Police went to Coulee Gas, where an altercation had occurred involving two girls and a male driving a van. One of the girls told the officer that she confronted the driver about some things he had reportedly said about her. The second girl struck the driver several times in the face. The driver stated he didn’t want to pre...
Chamber Meets at Pepper Jack’s for October The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Oct. 22, at noon, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed. Demos to Meet Okanogan County Democrats will meet Saturday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. at Koala Street Grill, 14 Koala Drive, Omak. There will be discussion and planning of the 2016 County Caucuses and 2016 Conventions for county, state and national. The quarterly meeting of the Washington State Democrats 4th Congressional District Co...
Wed., Oct. 21 - Dinner Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Mixed Salad, Applesauce, Cake. Happy Birthday Thurs., Oct. 22 - Dinner Broccoli Chicken Divan (Broccoli, Chicken, Rice, Cheese), Sunrise Salad, Apple Crisp Fri., Oct. 23 - Breakfast Biscuit and Sausage Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Oct. 26 - Breakfast Country Skillet,(Meat, Eggs, Potatoes), Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Oct. 27 - Dinner Chicken a’La King with Noodles, Mixed Salad, Green Vegetable, Fruit Cup, Pie...
WSU Extension Master Gardeners needs you! WSU trains local Master Gardener volunteers to provide public education to Okanogan County communities. Master Gardeners assist the public in solving gardening and home horticulture problems, and they also provide educational programs to adults and youth on topics related to gardening, home food production, water conservation and much more. If you would like to serve your community, while increasing your gardening knowledge and skills, you really should consider becoming a WSU Master Gardener. Volunteer...
Grand Coulee Police 10/6 - A man who lives on Spokane Way told police that his house had been ransacked while he was out of town. He said two television sets and three guns were among items taken. He said it would take him a little time to determine what else might have been taken. 10/12 - An Electric City man told police that someone had stolen a $100 transmission jack from his porch and advised police of who he thought might have taken it. 10/13 - A man on Wenatchee Ave. NE told police that his neighbor’s dog had mauled his cats and that h...
Susan Canaday and her husband have been storing good household items for years, but realize now that there may be victims of recent wildland fires who could use them. They’re getting on in years, however; and when a large box fell on their heads in a storage unit recently, she said, they realized they could use some help sorting through what they’ve stored in order to give it away. Canaday said she lost many belongings in a fire at Lakeview Terrace last May, but has since let go of the loss and doesn’t miss them. “So, this is therapy for me,...
Senior Menu Wed., Oct. 14 - Dinner Wiener Schnitzel, Spaetzle, Rotkohl, Deutsches Westfalisches Mischbrot, Strudel. Oktoberfest Dinner Thurs., Oct. 15 - Dinner BBQ Chicken, Smashed Buttered Potatoes, Corn, Waldorf Salad, Trifle Fri., Oct. 16 - Breakfast German Sausage and Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Oct. 19 - Breakfast Sausage Links and Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Oct. 20 - Dinner Chili and Cornbread, Green Salad, Cottage Cloud Jell-O, Cook’s Choice Dessert Wed., Oct. 21 - Dinner Pork Roast, Mashed P...
Chamber Meets at Moose Lodge The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Oct. 15, at noon, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. They will be discussing fourth quarter plans for the community. Free Retirement Seminar Set Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association is sponsoring a free retirement seminar for all school employees on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 4 p.m., in the Okanogan High School library. For more information, call Carol Payne 509-826-5068. CMC Guild to Meet The Coulee Medical Center Guild (Auxiliary) h...
The final juice extraction event at Shaw's Fruit and Produce in Belvedere on Monday yielded 60 gallons of fresh apple cider. "The way it works, it becomes a community event," noted appreciative employee Carla Tonasket, who took the photo of employees and volunteers around the apple press. The enterprise is for sale and owner Roy Hamilton has said he will not reopen next spring. Stopping for the photo at "the last squeeze," as Hamilton called it, are, from left: Joy McClure, George LaPlace, Bob...
Grand Coulee Police 10/2 - Police got a vehicle blocking O’Sullivan Street on its way. The driver explained that he’d gotten in late and didn’t want to disturb anyone and fell asleep. - An employee of Coulee Medical Center who had a no-contact court order with a patient asked police to stand by so a confrontation could be avoided. - Police advised a man to stay off the roadway. He had been reported in the road near North Dam Park. 10/4 - A juvenile girl was dropped off at Coulee Medical Center by two boys. The highly intoxicated girl was admitt...
Chamber Meets at Pepper Jack’s for September The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Oct. 8, at noon, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed. Free Retirement Seminar Set Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association is sponsoring a free retirement seminar for all school employees on Tuesday, October 20, at 4 p.m., in the Okanogan High School library. For more information, call Carol Payne at 509-826-5068. Alumni to Meet The Grand Coulee High School Alumni Assoc...
Grand Coulee Police 9/28 - A Grand Coulee driver who was going 15 mph over the speed limit near the overlook area just above Grand Coulee Dam was cited by police. He asked the officer if the left lane wasn’t for faster travel, and the officer explained that the speed limit was the same for both lanes. - A man found lying on the sidewalk near Center Lodge was bleeding from lacerations and taken to Coulee Medical Center by ambulance. - An officer was called to assist in looking for a suspect whom Okanogan County officials had arrested on a warran...
Rotary Club members and friends gathered Wednesday, Sept. 23, to remember Donna Hamilton, in whose memory the club erected a plaque at the handicapped-accessible fishing pier the club installed at Steamboat Rock State Park. The gathering took place a year and a day after her unexpected death. Hamilton, who had worked for the state of Oregon on behalf of seniors, was the instigator of the club's 10-year drive to provide the first such facility in north central Washington, noting that they were...
Chamber Meets at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Oct. 1, at noon, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. On the agenda Bob Valen will speak on his time at Alcatraz. Free Open Sew Moves to New Location Coulee Creators, a free open sew group, has moved its meeting place to 412 Federal Ave., room 207 of the old middle school in Grand Coulee. (Enter from east end.) The group meets Tuesdays from 1–4 p.m. Erratics Chapter to Meet Oct. 13 Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice A...
This past Saturday a doubles tennis tournament was held at the new tennis courts. Next Saturday, October 3, at 9 a.m., at the high school courts, there will be a singles tournament. Everyone is welcome. Bring a can of new balls. Format will be determined by the number of participants. Last week's double results: Girls' singles: Bonnie Christensen defeated Janice Archer Boys' doubles: Jeff Wilt and Jeff Dewinkler defeated Jordan Charles and Edmond Fenton; Jesse Tillman and Mark Piturachsatit...