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 11/6 - Police were advised that someone had entered a storage unit on A Street. The party had been in the storage unit the day before but had locked it on leaving. The next day, the lock was gone and the door ajar. Police asked the party to report anything they noticed was missing. - A woman on Silver Drive reported that her garage alarm activated. Police responded but couldn’t find anything wrong. - Police responded to a reportedly suicidal person who had taken some pills and needed someone to talk to. He was taken to C... Full story
Chamber Meets at the Senior Center The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Nov. 12, at noon, at the senior center in Grand Coulee. Kerry Noggles will be speaking about the Senior Center Thrift Shop. Hazardous Plans Developing Okanogan County’s Department of Emergency Management will hold a meeting on hazardous materials Thursday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at the county commissioners’ hearing room, 123 5th Ave. North, Okanogan. The annual meeting is open to members of the public, and anyone with com... Full story
The Grand Coulee Nazarene Church and Coulee Dam Community Church invites the community to the annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Senior Center on Sunday, Nov. 22, from 2–4 p.m. There is no charge.... Full story
Dave Frost accepts a recognition certificate from a student at Lake Roosevelt Schools at Friday's annual Veterans Day assembly. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
The Moomaw Hearing Center is now open at 406 Burdin Boulevard in Grand Coulee. The new firm has been open a couple of weeks and is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Moomaw family has a hearing center in Omak and, in keeping with the family operation, Hanna Moomaw is the business operations manager at Grand Coulee. She says the firm will do hearing testing, hearing aid adjustments, follow-up assistance, and hearing aid cleaning. She invites the public to come in and get... Full story
Have to admit, the rain we saw in October was really refreshing. Though the rain doesn’t take us out of the drought, it is a start. The home weather station recorded precipitation at 0.85 inches. This is 0.13 inches over the mean for October, which measures in at 0.72 inches. Back in 1947, we received 2.95 inches — the all-time record. In October 1971, we had an episode of snow, a grand total of 1.3 inches. I am sure the rain was welcomed by all. Temperatures are still running on the warm sid... Full story
Katie Clark shows her baskets to Chamber of Commerce members at their weekly luncheon at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center Thursday. Clark, who got into basketry eight years ago, showed many intricate designs and materials, from willow to jute, which can come from a commercial seller or through a basket maker's own collecting. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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.... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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,... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story