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 Grant County Health District’s Board of Health needs a new representative from the north end of the county. The representative should be from Grand Coulee, Electric City, Coulee City, or Hartline, can be an elected official or simply a citizen, and will attend meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Ephrata. Electric City Councilmember Carol Nordine formerly filled the position. “Carol has done a fantastic job for us,” said Theresa Adkinson, administrator for Grant County Health. The meetings are a chance for repre...
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank (NCB) is collecting new or gently used coats for local children in need. Gloves, scarves, hats and other warm outerwear for children are also welcome. Cash donations will be used to purchase new coats. All items will be distributed to schools in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Donations will be accepted at NCB through the end of October. Please help keep our local kids warm this winter! If you have any questions about the coat drive, please call 633-1700. NCB, Member FDIC...
A “Harvest Festival” is being organized by several groups as a fundraiser at Lake Roosevelt Schools for Thursday, Oct. 25, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It will include a costume contest, a “Trunk or Treat” feature, a meal, and unlimited games. The Grand Coulee Dam PTA, the Johnson O’Malley program, the Lake Roosevelt Elementary Associated Student Body and others are putting on the festival. Groups will sell cotton candy, popcorn and caramel apples. There will be a selfie photo booth, cake/pie walk, carnival games and more. People are asked to bring...
A comedic, yet honest, interpretation of the class system and the human spirit of Colorado settlers and Denver Society will be portrayed by the Masquers Theatre cast of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," beginning this Friday in Soap Lake. Jeremy Hansen and Madeline Piccolo are among the cast members from the Grand Coulee Dam area, and sometime-director Carol Boyce is a costume designer for the production. Directed by Patty Jardine and assistant director Mistya Zaleski, the musical is an uplifting...
The fall meeting of the Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, October 17, at the Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center Street. The meeting is open to anyone who has an interest in the former Grand Coulee School District 55 schools. In its 20th year, the Alumni Association was formed the fall of 2000 by graduates from the classes of 1954 and 1958 with three original purposes: awarding scholarships each year, developing a database of addresses of alumni to be used by reunion organizers, and to form a c...
Chamber This Week Jesse Utz, from Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School, will be talking about the school’s Natural Helpers Program at chamber lunch this Thursday, October 11. The group will meet at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee at noon. Okanogan County School Retirees to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets Friday, October 26, at Roadhouse 97, 914 Koala St., Omak. Order lunch at 11:15 a.m., with meeting beginning at 11:30. Peter Diedrick, WSSRA Legislative Director and Rohn Rutledge, AMBA Representative, will speak. For more inf...
Volunteers for Second Harvest hand out 9,127 pounds of food to 404 individuals, in 148 families, at the Zion Lutheran Church Sept. 27, including 5,060 pounds of produce. Microsoft sponsored the event that included nutrition education on topics such as how much sugar is in different foods and drinks. They also gave out apple potato salad and recipes for the dish. "We try to do simple recipes for the products we're giving away that day," said Julie Humphreys, community relations manager for...
Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers is planning a blood drive for Monday, October 22. Donation hours will be from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the community room in Coulee Medical Center. For more info call Amber Short at 509-714-6443....
At the Second Annual Chili Cook Off held at Banks Lake Golf Course Saturday, Cheri Thomas won for her second year in a row, winning a 12 Tribes Casino package, including a $100 gaming voucher, a $100 spa voucher, and $50 in meal vouchers. The prize was donated by the casino. A Huckleberry raffle raised $132, and the chili cook off raised $852, making for a total of $984 raised for the senior center and meals program. Second place went to Herb Sherburne, who won a handcrafted afghan made by Fawn...
Chamber This Week Nelson Cox, who is running for Grant County PUD Commissioner, will be speaking at Chamber this Thursday, October 4. The group will be meeting at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee at noon. Theater Auditions Next Week The Soap Lake Masquers Theatre will hold audition next week for its upcoming Christmas show “The Rented Christmas,” publicity co-chair Darryl Pheasant stated last week. The auditions will take place Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. and Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. Show dates will be Nov. 30 to Dec. 9 for six shows, with Friday performances at...
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank (NCB) is collecting new or gently used coats for local children in need. Gloves, scarves, hats and other warm outerwear for children are also welcome. Cash donations will be used to purchase new coats. All items will be distributed to schools in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Donations will be accepted at NCB through the end of October. Please help keep our local kids warm this winter! If you have any questions about the coat drive, please call 633-1700. NCB, Member FDIC...
The Arbor Day Foundation will brighten up your fall by offering 10 colorful trees and bushes when you join the organization in October. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation’s Trees for America campaign, a program dedicated to environmental stewardship through the planting of trees. Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in October will receive 10 colorful trees and bushes selected for your area. “Members will especially enjoy these trees during the autumn months because they’ll add abundant, vibrant color to any y...
Chamber This Week Jesse Utz from Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High School will be speaking about the Natural Helpers Program at chamber this Thursday, September 27. The group will be meeting at La Presa in Grand Coulee at noon. Free Food Distribution Thursday There will be a free food distribution on Thursday, Sept. 27, noon – 2 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, 348 Mead Ave., Grand Coulee. Free produce and nutritious perishable products available for all families in need of food assistance. No appointment or documentation needed. Please bring y...
The Grand Coulee Area Senior Center will hold a one-day training course for those interested in creating a Memory Cafe for those suffering with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The course will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Grand Coulee Senior Center, 203 Main St., Grand Coulee. Training focuses on helping those with mild-to-moderate memory loss enjoy greater social interaction with their families and others via memory prompts. It will also cover techniques for improved communication. The Senior Center is looking for v...
A family takes a ride in a helicopter Satruday, taking off from a ball field at North Dam Park as part of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Harvest Festival. - Scott Hunter photo...
With 222 participants finishing The Run the Dam race, the event grew by a third last Saturday. Below are partial results. We'll link to complete results in this story online...
Chamber This Week Terry Brewer, Grant County PUD Commissioner and incumbent, will be the guest speaker at Chamber this Thursday, September 20. The group will be meeting at La Presa Restaurant in Grand Coulee at noon. Veteran Resource and Job Fair A Veteran Resource and Job Fair will be held Saturday, September 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grant County Fairgrounds 4H Building, 3953 Airway Drive in Moses Lake. Employment opportunities, free cold weather gear for homeless veterans, representatives from the VA, Veteran organizations,...
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Jeremy Hansen, of Grand Coulee, and Allison Pheasant, Ephrata, sing a duet from the upcoming musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" at the Soap Lake Masquers Theater's annual Membership Gala at the end of August. The play opens Oct. 19. The two have the lead parts in the production. - submitted photo...
There’s nothing like some good views, brews and tunes to ring in the autumn season. At the Harvest Festival this year, helicopter rides will be available from Inland Helicopters from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16. Those who go along for the ride will receive a scenic bird’s-eye-view of the coulee’s unique landscape, a great opportunity to take photos for the photographer in all of us. And when you need to calm down from the adrenaline rush of flying in a helicopter, the Harvest Festi...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this week but will resume meetings beginning Sept. 6, at the La Presa Restaurant in Grand Coulee. Lions Club Meets First and Third Tuesdays The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, September 4, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. AA Meetings for GCD and...
Better put another notch in your belt, the barbecue competition will be back at Harvest Festival. The Pacific Northwest BBQ Association will be bringing their competition to Banks Lake Park on Saturday, Sept. 15 and Sunday, Sept. 16. The event runs on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. the public can get their fingers on the tasty morsels. You can get four samples for $10. Prizes in the competition total $6,500, in addition to trophies and ribbons for the best meat masters....
Nebraska City, Neb. – Spruce up your landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees or 10 white flowering dogwood trees through the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. The trees will be shipped postpaid between October 15 and December 10, depending on the right time for planting in the member’s area. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced, free of charge. To receive the free...
Melissa Day creates giant bubbles that other kids rush in to burst just before they do on their own at the Wednesday market last week. - Scott Hunter photo...
Bob Kelton shows complex potatoes from his garden that have had multiple starts and stops in the current growing season. Kelton said russett potatoes are affected this way by high heat and dry conditions, both of which these spuds suffered this summer. — Scott Hunter photo...