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 2/9 - Choice Auto Group advised police that someone had rolled a tire down the hill into the back of its building, causing an estimated $300 damage. Police could not find the person responsible. - Police found the gate at the 230 Yard open. The officer closed it and about an hour later found the gate at the 500 Yard open. The officer closed this gate also. 2/10 - A caller told police that someone on Division Street was playing music too loud. Police found a man working on his vehicle with the music going. He turned it down.... Full story
No Noon Chamber Meeting, Banquet Instead The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday at noon due to the Installation and Awards Banquet being held at 6 p.m. at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille. Tax Forms Available For those needing 1040 forms and instruction books, they can be picked up at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center on Main Street in Grand Coulee. Mid-Columbia Basin Hay Growers Assoc. Hay Meeting The Mid-Columbia Basin Hay Growers Association Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p... Full story
An ongoing Sally Ward art exhibit and sale at RockWall Cellars to benefit the Okanogan County Historical Society is bringing Sally Ward art owners out of the woodwork. Ward lived in Omak from 1952 to 1974. The show runs through March with a special event on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the winery with a short program and complimentary hors’d’oeuvres. Winter hours at RockWall Cellars are Thursdays through Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. The exhibit and sale features 10 watercolors and one oil painting. A catalogue depicting each pie... Full story
Architect Keith Comes draws red lines on an aerial photo of the lot across SR 174 from Coulee Medical Center, indicating possible positioning of a future community wellness center. His firm, NAC Architectural, was awarded a contract by the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District to draw plans. The full story is on the front page. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/3 - Police checked on a vehicle parked in the lower powerhouse parking lot that didn’t have a company placard displayed. Police found that the vehicle belonged to an authorized firm. 2/4 - A man in Continental Heights reported that his wife was missing. By the time police arrived the man found her standing in the back yard soaking wet. He explained to officers that his wife was suffering from dementia and police had the man warm her while waiting for the ambulance’s arrival to take her to Coulee Medical Center. - A man... Full story
Joining the Arbor Day Foundation is an ideal way to get in the mood for spring planting. Anyone from Washington who joins the Foundation in February 2015 will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees to plant when the weather turns warm. “The blue-green hue and distinctive shape of Colorado blue spruce trees will help beautify Washington for many years to come,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting, between March 1 and May 31, with enclosed pla... Full story
At a Lake Roosevelt High School basketball game last Thursday, Rodney Bise shows his support for the upcoming school levy for the Grand Coulee Dam School District. The levy ballots must be in by Feb. 10 with more than half voting yes in order for the district to keep its local tax support and a more than half-million dollar bonus from the state for passing it. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Siam Palace. A presentaiton by Jim Brakebill and Cindy Jayne will be on Packing Friendship-Weekend Food Backpacks. 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, February 10. For more information contact Jerry at 633-2579. GCD Employees Ass... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/27 - A resident on Ronald Drive was mailed an infraction notice for noisy dogs because the homeowner was not in. Police had received complaints about the dogs several times. - Police were called to the Grand Coulee Veterinary Clinic, where a loose dog outside was causing problems for people entering or leaving the clinic. Police followed the dog to a residence on Burdin Boulevard and saw a person there let the dog in. The owner will be charged with having a dog at large, no license for the animal, and it being potentially... Full story
Income tax time is nearly here and free tax preparation will be offered again at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center. Volunteers trained in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service and AARP will be available every Tuesday from Feb. 10 to April 7, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The service is available to anyone with low or middle income. You do not need to be seniors or members of the senior center to take advantage of the free help, says volunteer Hazel Johnson, although special attention is... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Jan. 29, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. On the agenda Launi Ritter of Heaven Scent Computer Services will be giving a presentation on internet scams.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/14 - Police gave the Grand Coulee owner of an abandoned vehicle on Morrison a few extra days to remove it. 1/19 - Police were called to a location on Palmer in Electric City when a man went to check on his mother and found her deceased. - A Bridgeport resident was ticketed for parking in a handicapped parking space at Safeway. - A Coulee Dam man was stopped on Midway after an officer clocked his vehicle at 48 mph in a 35 mph zone. When he smelled alcohol, he wrote the man a ticket and advised him not to drive the rest of... Full story
The WSU Colville Reservation Extension Team was recently awarded, in Washington DC, the top USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Partnership Award for Effective and Efficient Use of Resources. Linda McLean, Colville Reservation WSU Extension Director, and Dan Fagerlie, Tribal Liaison, made the trip to Washington DC to receive the award for the team. While there, they were able to tour the USDA building and meet with National USDA leaders and Researchers. The year 2014 marked... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Jan. 22, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Karen Depew will be talking about the upcoming school levy. 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. The food bank will reopen on January 2. Happy New Year. Open Sewing at Senior Art Roo... Full story
Sisters (left to right) Jessica Coffland and Amanda Buchanan of Electric City built a giant panda out of snow and colored with food coloring in a spray bottle Jan. 16. - submitted photo... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/13 - A woman reported that she had received a call from a party who said they represented the PUD and if she didn’t pay her back bill they were going to shut her power off. She told the caller that she didn’t owe a back bill and then called PUD customer service who said they were aware of the scam and she should call police. She gave the police the number the party called from. - Two suspicious males were reported to police, who met up with them and questioned them. One was wanted on an arrest warrant from Kennewick, but h... Full story
Having recently read that December 2014 was the hottest December on record, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, and that 2014 was the warmest year on record, as well, I guess my data goes along with that information. We recorded a mean temperature for December of 33.6°F (all-time mean is 29.5°F), putting us 4.1°F above the mean temperature. The Washington state climatologist is reporting that mean temperatures are up across the state for December. We recorded a high te... Full story
Big Bend Community College is offering classes to meet three education goals during winter quarter. Adult Basic Education (ABE), GED prep classes and HS21+ competency-based high school diploma classes are for adults 21 and older who are lacking a high school diploma. For information on how to participate in these programs locally, please contact Linda Black at lblack_ged@yahoo.com or 633-3611. Class sessions began Tuesday, January 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the old Grand Coulee Dam Middle School Annex. A minimum number of students is required for these... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Jan. 15, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. The program will be an update on the Senior Center by senior center president Birdie Hensley. Demos to Meet Okanogan County Democrats are meeting on Saturday, Jan. 17, at El Paraiso Restaurant next to Okanogan Inn off of Highway 97. The meeting will begin at noon. Consortium to Meet Coulee Corridor Consortium will meet Friday Jan. 16, at noon, at Corral Restaurant, 120 S. Main St. , War... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/28 - There was a report of a vehicle stolen from a residence on 2nd Street. The owner of the vehicle said it had been locked and the transmission didn’t work. She stated that she told a man he could have it if he transferred title to his name. The man in question has been incarcerated for sometime. Police are investigating. - A man on Young Street said that two cars parked in front of his home had been prowled during the night. Taken were several dollars and loose change. The man said he followed tracks in the snow but l... Full story
The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Dept. will be putting on an EMT Class. It will be part online and part classroom. There will be online modules that have to be done within certain time frames along with practicals that will be completed at the fire station. Also study sessions will be held at the fire station. To take this class requirements include: •must be 18 years of age • pass a background check • have high school diploma or GED • have current health care provider CPR card A CPR class will be held on January 12 at 6 p.m. at the Grand C... Full story
Coulee Dam was recently re designated as a “Tree City USA” by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources after 10 years away from the program, the town announced this week. To qualify as a Tree City USA community the town was required to meet four standards established by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters: • maintain a tree board or department, • have a tree care ordinance in place and • have a Community Forestry Program with an annual budget of at least $2 per resident, and promote Arbor Day wit... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Jan. 8, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. On the agenda is planning for the upcoming year. Fire Dist. 9 Meeting Cancelled Lincoln County Fire District 9 regularly scheduled meeting has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for March 2015. 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 Cou... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/23 - Police checked on a report of a man lying on the sidewalk in front of the Mariah House Apartments on Main Street. Police found the man known to them, and he stated he would walk home to his place on Hill Avenue. - A man who had pulled into the crane area at the top of the dam to answer his phone was told it was not a parking area. He moved on to the the overlook area just above Grand Coulee Dam to continue his phone conversation. 12/24 - Police responded to an alarm at Banks Lake Pub in Electric City. A delivery man... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/7 - Police went to a house on Stevens Avenue in Electric City on a report that a Nespelem man had been hit over the head with a beer bottle. Police went inside and found the injured man holding a bandana over his head. He told police to “get out” and that they were not welcome. Police waited on the porch for medical staff to arrive and when things got under control left the premises. 12/19 - A man living on Continental Heights told police that he is being harassed by another tenant. He is trying to get an ant... Full story