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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Memorial Day will soon be here. for those wanting a flag dedicated to the Isle of Flags, please call Ben Alling at 509-633-0663 o 509-680-7250 by May 16, 2025....
All are invited to community clean-up days at Spring Canyon Cemetery Saturday, May 3 and Saturday May 17 from 9:00 am until noon. It will be a good time to clean around your family's headstones or stones of those who do not have family living here anymore. Bring gloves, shovels, weed eaters, brooms, brushes, etc. Lion's Club members, military veterans and cemetery supporters will be there to work with you and haul away debris. It will be a fun time. If you have questions, call 509 633-0182 or 509 631-0551....
Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention...
Coulee Dam Police 4/14 - The church bell was reported stolen from the St. Henry’s Catholic church. The reporting party said that sometime between 4/6 and 4/13, someone stole the 100-year-old bronze bell. It left a mark on the grass where it had fallen about 10 feet, and bolts were also lying on the ground. A couple days later, an officer received word that the bell was at a junkyard in Lincoln County. The owner of the junkyard didn’t know how it got there. The bell was returned to the church. 4/17 - An officer saw a car cross the centerline nea...
She's all smiles on a pony pulled along as fast as he can lead it in the Little People's stake race at the Nespelem Junior Rodeo Saturday. More results are on page 5. - Scott Hunter photos Right - Dredian Vallee wrestles his animal to the ground in the Senior Boys Chute Doggin' event at the junior rodeo....
Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention...
Prize winners at the Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club's 86th annual Easter Egg Hunt included from left: Kutler Schmidt, Lily Ann, Jayden Dobson, Jett Carlson, Arari McCurty, Elouise Hutchinson, Zendaya Lynn, Emma Baugkhman, Nova DeWinkler, Stetson Miley and Rose Dobson. - submitted photo...
NCW Libraries has added new Citizenship Kits to its library collection to support individuals who are preparing to take the United States Naturalization exam. NCW Libraries Latino Services Manager Claudia Bovee said, “The road to citizenship can be challenging. Unforeseen barriers often arise. At NCW Libraries, our goal is to help reduce these obstacles by providing clear, reliable information from trusted sources in a convenient, accessible format at no cost to our patrons.” Each kit includes materials published by the US Citizenship and Imm...
Memorial Day will soon be here. for those wanting a flag dedicated to the Isle of Flags, please call Ben Alling at 509-633-0663 o 509-680-7250 by May 16, 2025....
Coulee Dam Police 4/15 - A Coulee Dam officer and a Grand Coulee officer responded to a request to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the execution of a search warrant on Lakeview Boulevard in the Delano area. The officers were instructed to go onto the property first, activate their lights, and make announcements on the sound systems of their patrol cars. While doing this, FBI agents took custody of two suspects who were each placed in the officers’ cars to separate them. The Coulee Dam officer was mostly there for additional s...
Grand Coulee 504 Moose Lodge held it's first Spring Fling dance this past Saturday night. A fun time was enjoyed by over 60 people. Randomly selected for royalty include, from left, Prince Ed Ethrington, Princess Daryl Ambuehl, King Mitch Sorenson and Queen Michelle Lapas. - submitted photo...
Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention...
Grand Coulee Police 4/3 - At the Continental Heights apartments, a man explained he had let another resident into his room who was drunk and began threatening him. Police learned while on the way there that the man was still threatening people. Police arrived and spoke to him and noted he was very intoxicated and hard to understand. Asking him how to spell his name, the man said, “What? You don’t know how to spell?” to which the officer replied that there were numerous ways to spell the name. The man who originally reported being threa...
OLYMPIA — April 14, 2025 — Paddlesports like kayaking, canoeing and stand-up paddleboarding, are among the most popular recreational activities in Washington State. In a recent study from the Recreation and Conservation Office, 52% of survey respondents participated in paddlesports. The study also noted a 28% increase in paddlesports participation from a previous study conducted in 2017. Rising safety incidents show the importance of education on safety. Paddlesports accounted for 61% of reportable boating fatalities from 2023-2024, and 18 out...
Thursday, 03 April 2025 A 19-year Grant PUD employee with ample insights into energy-trading markets and the changing utilitenvironment has been named to lead the team researching investments in new sources of energy to power Grant County into the future. Rich Flanigan will begin his new role as chief commercial officer on April 11, 2025, but is already serving as "interim" chief until his official start date. He replaces John Mertlich, whom commissioners recently chose to lead the utility as...
Coulee Dam Police 3/31-4/6 - Reports were filed without details about several situations: one for a verbal disturbance on Birch Street in Coulee Dam, one for a public service/citizen assist on Jackson Avenue in Electric City, one for a past disturbance on Continental Heights in Grand Coulee, one related to a theft on Camas Street, one related to trespassing at the hospital in Grand Coulee, and one related to a vehicle prowl and theft from a vehicle on Washington Place in Electric City. 4/2 - A woman was “walking funny” on the bridge in Cou...
Mosquito Dist. 2 Meets Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 5:00pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvs. in Electric City Fire Dist. 14 Meets Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 14, 2025, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For...
Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-...
NCW Libraries is now offering free online access to Mango Languages, an award-winning language learning platform that provides an engaging and intuitive way to master new languages. Through Mango Languages, NCW Libraries card holders can access courses covering more than 70 foreign languages as well as English as a second language. Mango offers specialty courses like Medical Spanish and more than a dozen endangered and indigenous languages. Folks can also explore Mango’s fun course options including pirate (Ahoy, matey!) and Shakespearean E...
Grand Coulee Police 3/10 - A Grand Coulee officer assisted Coulee Dam police on 4th Street in Electric City where people were arguing about property lines. Those involved were told it was a civil matter. 3/13 - While investigating a possible DUI, police located the suspect vehicle at Safeway and found the driver was neither intoxicated nor impaired. - An officer spoke to a woman at Safeway who had questions related to harassment because someone made a Facebook post blaming her for their son’s death. Police answered her questions and explained w...
Coulee Dam Police 3/17 - A report was filed related to an assault on Fir Street with further information unavailable. 3/19 - A Coulee Dam officer assisted Grand Coulee police in responding to a report of an intoxicated man attempting to get into cars at a gas station on Midway Avenue in Grand Coulee. The man was getting into the faces of police officers and so was put in wrist restraints, which he allegedly resisted to some extent. His demeanor would fluctuate between wanting to fight to saying he loved the officers. He was going to be taken to...
OLYMPIA — March 20, 2025 — The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is opening up more camping opportunities for visitors by expanding its same-day reservation option to all parks with reservable campgrounds. Beginning March 24, 2025, visitors will be able to secure a campsite instead of traveling to a park and gambling on the availability of a first come, first served site. Campers can book a same-day reservation until 2 p.m. on their intended day of arrival. This change is specific to campground reservations and does not app...
Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the...
Coulee Dam Police 3/10-3/13 - Police filed reports for separate cases without further details. The reports include cases related to disorderly conduct on 4th Street in Electric City; an animal problem on Birch Street in Coulee Dam; harassment on Gold Street in Electric City; an unclassified overdose on Wenatchee Avenue in Grand Coulee; an assault on 4th Street in Electric City; a family fight at an SR-174 address; and trespassing on Cedar Street in Coulee Dam. 3/11 - While teaching a math class at Lake Roosevelt, a man set his phone down and th...
TOPS WA 1524 Grand Coulee Dam honored its best losers for 2024 in early March. Cindy Johnson lost 19.2 pounds and Jeri Anderson lost 17 pounds. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a non-profit support group helping members reach their goals with lifestyle changes to live a healthier life. TOPS celebrates its 77th birthday this year. For every pound you lose it takes 4 pounds of pressure from your knees and 6 pounds of pressure from your hips. We meet every Tuesday at 9 am at the Art Room of the Senior Center. You are welcome to join us. Visit...