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 Colorama rodeo queen for 2016, Caitlin O'Neil, center, poses with visiting royalty and her grandmother, the very first Colorama queen, at the Ridge Riders Saddle Club royalty luncheon last week at the clubhouse. Pat (Snyder) Heckert reigned over the first rodeo of the long-running celebration 60 years ago and spoke at the luncheon. - Janet O'Neil photo... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 5/2 - An Ephrata man was cited for not having insurance after an officer stopped him near North Dam Park because of a faulty headlamp. He got a verbal warning on the headlamp. - Police responded to a domestic issue at a residence on Roosevelt Avenue in Electric City. A man was trying to gain access to a home to get his things, but his wife would not let him in. Since the disagreement was only verbal there was no crime, police stated. The problems continued and the woman was advised to get a no-contact order through the... Full story
Kids rush out to pick up candy thrown from parade walkers and floats Saturday at the Colorama Parade. Several people commented after the parade on the plethora of candy this year, saying it was "better than Halloween." - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this Thursday due to the Colorama Festivities this weekend. Come out and enjoy. Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee Meeting Change The upcoming Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee meeting date and time have been changed from Thursday, May 5, at 6 p.m., to Thursday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Hearing room (123 5th Ave North, Okanogan). Dedication of Flags Deadline For those that have a deceased veteran’s flag you would like to don... Full story
Dennis Jones, left, of DWK Fowler Construction, works with Mormon missionaries, Elders Folkman and Hoskins, repairing the grandstand seating at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds Saturday. Renovations already planned became even more necessary after a roof collapsed over the grandstands under heavy snow last winter. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
The Arbor Day Foundation is offering a handy tree-care booklet designed to help people plant and care for trees. Anyone can receive Conservation Trees, a user-friendly booklet featuring illustrations, colorful photos, and easily understood descriptions, by making a $3 donation to the Foundation this month. “Conservation Trees is an ideal resource for tree planters,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Taking care of existing trees is just as critical as planting new ones, and proper care ensures communities are a... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 4/24 - Safeway reported to police that a woman came into the store and placed three bottles of liquor — Jameson Whiskey, Smirnoff Twist, and Captain Morgan Run — into her white purse, along with some beef jerky, and walked out without paying for it. One of the clerks followed her out and got her license plate number. The entire episode was on video and police are trying to identify the woman. 4/25 - Plant Protection asked police to check on a vehicle parked in the lower Visitor Center parking lot. The officer found a wom... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, April 28, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Debbie Starkey, of Investment Services Northwest, will speak about a Grant Writing Workshop she attended. Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets 11 a.m., Friday, April 29, for a no-host luncheon meeting at Koala Street Grill, 914 Koala Street, Omak. Okanogan’s 6th grade ukulele students, directed by music teacher Marilou Baker, will enter... Full story
Rotarian Merle Kennedy and high school students Lucas Bird and Dakota Seylor transfer a trailer load of paper into bins for shredding Saturday during the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club's free shred day event. The community brought in 5,800 pounds of paper to shred, plus about 125 pounds of food and $409 in donations for the Care and Share Food Bank. Organizer James Heuvel said the event in the Strate Funeral Home parking lot went very well. It was the fourth shred day event the club has sponsored... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 4/14 - An employee at Sunbanks Lake Resort reported that a smoking pipe was found in one of the rooms after guests from Puyallup checked out. The pipe was sent to the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab for analysis. 4/17 - An Elmer City man reported that there was damage to his pickup while parked at Safeway. Officials are going to look at the security tapes. 4/18 - Police checked on a lost child report from Goodfellow Street in Electric City. The child was found, but the report stated that there had been incidents like this... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, April 21, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Amy Glover, Grand Coulee USPS Postmaster, will be speaking about their upcoming food drive. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 25 at 7 p.m., at the Electric City fire station. Okanogan County 4-H New Leader Training A training and orientation for all new 4-H leaders, and current leaders who would like a refresher, is... Full story
Wed., April 20 – Dinner Taco Salad, Fruit & Salad Bar, Cook’s Choice Dessert Thurs., April 21 – Dinner Ham Slices, Grilled Cheese “Slab”wiches, Veggies & Fruit Plate, Lemon Lush Dessert Bars Fri., April 22 – Breakfast Biscuit & Sausage Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., April 25 – Breakfast Sausage Patty & Eggs, Hashbrowns, Muffins, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., April 26 – Dinner Pork Steaks, Stuffing & Potatoes with Gravy, Salad, Applesauce, Cake/Cupcakes Wed., April 27 – Dinner Meatloaf, Baked Potatoes (with all the toppings), Wa... Full story
Queen Claire Ives, center, and princesses Joy Abrahamson, left, and Jayda Taylor, right, will preside over the Nespelem Junior Rodeo this Saturday and Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. each day. Ives, 13, attends Okanogan Middle School and has been in rodeo since the age of 2. Abrahamson, 15, of Disautel, is a freshman at Omak High School and travels throughout the state to rodeo. Taylor, 10, is in fourth grade at Omak Elementary and a competitor in five junior rodeo events. - Scott Hunter... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 4/11 - An Electric City man who had run out of gas, and whose car was blocking the entrance to the Department of Transportation yard, asked for a courtesy ride to his home so he could get some gas and get his car moved. The officer gave him an hour to get his car moved or it would be towed. - Police checked on an open door at the Department of Transportation building in Electric City and found an employee inside. - An Electric City resident reported that someone had used his credit card in California on two occasions. -... Full story
From far and near, 23 young riders attended The Ridge Riders Saddle Club's barrel racing clinic last week. Taught by Jackie Jackson-Gudmundson, the clinic brought students from as far away as Snohomish, Washington, who wanted to learn from a champion in the popular rodeo event. Handing out certificates and prizes, and commenting on each student's attributes at the close of the clinic April 5, Jackson-Gudmundson, now of Monroe, had each participant sign a promise as to how they will conduct... Full story
All classmates and teachers who attended Coulee Dam High School, Mason City High School and Nespelem High School between 1935 and 1975 are invited to an all-class reunion coming this summer in Coulee Dam. The event is set for August 5, 6, and 7. “The last class to graduate from CDHS was the class of 1971,” explained Bert Smith, who is organizing the event, “but we are inviting all classmates in the transitional Lake Roosevelt classes from 1972 to 1975 that also attended when it was CDHS, and those classmates that attended at some point but move... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, April 14, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed. CMC Guild to Meet Coulee Medical Center Guild will hold its regular meeting Monday, April 18, at noon. Okanogan County 4-H New Leader Training A training and orientation for all new 4-H leaders, and current leaders who would like a refresher, is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, starting at 6 pm. This is the last training scheduled for spring. A light meal will be... Full story
There will be a new clown in town for Colorama. You'll see him get rolled and tossed by bulls weighing up to a ton at the Ridge Riders Colorama Rodeo. Scott Wagner, who has his own way of getting thrills, will be out in the arena taking the heat off the bull riders May 6 – 7. Ridge Riders President George Kohout said last week that Wagner joins a host of rodeo specialists this year, the 60th year of the rodeo event. Wagner has 15 rodeo events scheduled this year and said last week that he is e... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 4/2 - A woman who resides on Weil Place was sent a citation after police viewed security footage and determined that she had backed into another vehicle at Coulee Gas and then left the scene. 4/4 - An officer directed traffic while waiting for Grant County PUD to fix a power line after a pole caught fire near Young’s Welding in Electric City. - An officer responded to an apartment complex on Hill Road where a man had staggered out into the roadway and collapsed. The officer found an apparently intoxicated man on the r... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, April 7, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed. Okanogan County Demos to Meet Okanogan County Democrats will be meeting at Sweet River Bakery in Pateros on Saturday, April 9, at 1 p.m. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter to Meet Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. Dr. Bob Carson, Emeritus... Full story
Earl Mustard enjoys some spring fishing at Eden Harbor on Lake Roosevelt Thursday, where he was having some luck, even as the lake was down about 37 feet below the full mark. - Jacob Wagner photo... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/26 - An Electric City man living on Fourth Street told police that three individuals were on his property without permission. The three said they were looking for gas because their vehicle was low on gas. The trio told police that they got angry when the man called them thieves. They were told by the officer that they were parked in front of a felon’s house, which raised the level of suspicion. 3/28 - An officer noticed a Wilbur driver, known to have a suspended license, driving near A Street and SR-174. The officer caught... Full story
To help protect their friends and neighbors against identity theft, members of Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club are joining with Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, North Cascades Bank and Shred-It mobile document destruction to once again offer a “Free Community Shred Day.” The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, in the parking lot of Strate Funeral Home, 329 E. Grand Coulee Ave., Grand Coulee, Washington. All are invited to bring their old files and records for destruction onsite in Shred-It’s state-of-the art truck... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, March 31, at Junkers on Main Street in Grand Coulee. New Coulee Medical Center doctors Dr. Sam Hsieh and Dr. Elizabeth Hsu will be the guest speakers. Care and Share Food Bank Is 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. The bank still can use clean, plastic grocery bags. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA... Full story
We wanted to thank everyone who helped with the cleaning &andrepairs weekend in early March. Several people showed up to volunteer their services and they did a fantastic job in the kitchen and around the center. Offsite, the bus garage upgrades are coming along, thanks in part to a break in the cost of lights and materials from Coulee Hardware ,,so we also want to thank them for helping support our efforts. Our meals program had a fabulous St. Patrick’s Dinner celebration with a great crowd. The next special dinner event is April 28, when w... Full story