News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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You are invited to attend a public meeting held by the Grant transit authority on service plan enhancements and changes to the fixed route and DART services. It will be held at the Grand Coulee Senior center on Wednesday, June 25 at 10 AM....
Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, June 9th, 2025, at 6pm 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 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...
The GCD Care and Share Food Bank is needing help in restocking the shelves. List of needed items includes: • canned vegetables • canned fruit • pasta • peanut butter • macaroni and cheese • canned soup • Hamburger Helper meals • and canned meat. Every donation helps and monetary donations are also accepted. Make checks out to GCD Care and Share Food Bank. You can also mail donations to PO Box 671, Grand Coulee, WA 99133....
Grand Coulee Police 5/13 - A woman heard a car hit hers from inside her Spokane Way residence. It seemed the vehicle hit her Chevy Malibu, pushing it into a man’s Chevy Impala before taking off. A broken off piece of plastic from the suspect vehicle belonged to a Jeep Cherokee between years 2014-2018. Security footage from a nearby carwash showed a white Jeep driving on Spokane Way towards SR-174 in the parking lane, hitting the first Chevy, pushing it into the other, causing damage to the vehicles. An officer found a white Jeep with f...
OLYMPIA — May 14, 2025 — Washington State Parks’ Folk and Traditional Arts Program (FTAP) announces its lineup of concerts and festivals this spring and summer, including the popular Waikiki Beach concerts at Cape Disappointment and the longstanding American Roots concerts at Deception Pass. In addition, a unique partnership between FTAP and Trío Guadalevín produced a suite of songs with music videos highlighting historic and contemporary Latino/Hispanic contributions in the Pacific Northwest. Trío Guadalevín is a renowned group of musicians...
People at a private birthday party at Village Cinema play in a video game tournament on the big screen May 18. - Scott Hunter photo...
Coulee Dam Police 5/19 - An officer stood by while a woman collected her belongings from a Douglas Avenue residence. - A woman took her father and his wife, who both suffer from dementia, from a care center in Spokane, which was against the wishes of the person with power of attorney. The care center said the woman took them to lunch and never returned. The center had them entered as missing and requested a welfare check at an Electric City residence where they were. They emphasized that the father needed his medicine. The man had medicine. A...
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 5/6 - Extra patrols were requested in the area of Fortuyn Road. 5/7 - A woman reported that, while parked in a handicap stall outside of Safeway, she returned from the store to see damage to the rear quarter panel of the driver’s side and a broken taillight. An officer felt that the damage was likely caused when another vehicle pulled in next to it, and when it backed out. Store staff told the officer he couldn’t view security footage without a warrant and that there aren’t security cameras in the parking lot. 5/8 - About $1,00...
GCHS Alumni to Meet Grand Coulee Alumni May meeting is Wednesday the 21 at 2:00. Everyone is welcome to join us at Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center Street, Grand Coulee. Hope to see you! Retirees to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will hold a general meeting 11 AM Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at Community Presbyterian Church of Omak, 9 Birch St. S. Members will be voting on a scholarship winner and a budget proposal for next year. Information: Penny Garrison: 509-429-0292....
All are invited to the final community clean-up day at Spring Canyon Cemetery 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....
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....
.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...
(Nespelem) We have partnered with Colville Confederated Tribes Libraries to make it easier for people to access Research-based information for safe food preservation, healthy gardening and for preparing quick freezer meals. Three books have been placed in each reservation library - Nespelem, Keller, and Inchelium – for people to check out and borrow. The So Easy to Preserve book is the Research-based book that is recommended to use when canning or preserving foods. It contains research-based r...
Grand Coulee Police 4/25 - Someone was walking around with an ax in the Section Place area. He hadn’t committed a crime but was told by police it probably wasn’t a good idea to walk around with the ax. 4/27 - Police were told that a 10-year-old wrecked his motorcycle near Yakima Street and possibly had a broken bone. The officer learned a family member took the kid to the hospital where the officer learned the child had hit a tree and it “went into his leg.” The 50cc motorcycle wasn’t being driven on the roadway at the time of the accident....
All are invited to the final community clean-up day at Spring Canyon Cemetery 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....
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....
Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, May 12th, 2025, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Station....
Coulee Dam Police 4/28 - 4/30 - Reports were filed without further details about the situations, including for a traffic accident on Section Place and Yakima Street in Grand Coulee, a family fight on Cardinal Place in the road, and harassment on 4th Street in Electric City. 4/30 - A man on Stevens Avenue in Electric City reported that his neighbor walked into his house and took his dog. He provided police with security footage showing so. The neighbor said the dog was in distress and ill and possibly at risk for parvo (a potentially...
My name is Faith Jensen, your 2025 Miss Colorama Pro-Rodeo Queen! I am 19 years old and am just finishing up my first year at Colorado Northwestern College where I play volleyball in Rangely, Colorado. I am currently studying to get my associates degree in science with an emphasis in agriculture and rangeland management. I am an Omak high school graduate for the year 2024 and was extremely involved during my time there being senior class president and treasurer for the FFA. My parents are Oren a...
The Colorama Parade this year will start at 11 a.m. Saturday and be led by co-marshals Janet Doughty and Vickey Steffens. Those two ladies have volunteered for many years with the Ridge Riders, whose Colorama Rodeo is bringing in the rodeo royalty from all over who will also ride in the parade. Be sure to give those two a big wave back when they go by. See their story in The Star first section this week. Get to your viewing spot early as the road closes before the 11 a.m. sta...
Lots of fun is scheduled for North Dam Park during the Colorama Festival, this year, including some new-this-year events. On Friday, kids can take part in the Kids Color Fun Run at 4 p.m. That means they'll get dusted in colorful powder, so wearing white will make those colors pop! Also new this year, the Ridge Riders Rodeo joins the fun at North Dam Park with a "Boot Scoot & Scramble" and Rodeo Royalty autograph signings. And and and ... the rock wall for climbing is set to be back in the park...
The Ridge Riders keep adding attractions to their events, including this year. The Cleatis Lacy Memorial Bull Riding and Ranch Broncs happens Thursday night at 7 p.m., with a $5,000 added purse for the bull riders and another $1,000 for the ranch broncs. Ranch bronc riders aim to stay mounted for eight seconds on a bucking horse using a standard working saddle and a bucking rein. Then the hilarious Panty Pull will be back. You'll recognize a few of your favorite businessmen as they compete for t...
The Colorama buttons offered at local businesses help support and promote the Colorama Festival. They are available for purchase at local businesses, including Voltage Coffee House, Coulee Hardware, Cafe Espresso, Coulee Wall Variety Store, MPH HI Dam, The Eagles, on B Street, and the local motels. Buttons cost $3.50....
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....