News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, Feb. 23 at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. Port Dist. 7 to Meet Grant County Port District 7 will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Feb. 23, at5 p.m., at the Grand Coulee Dam Airport office. Presentations Given at the Senior Center Two presentations will be held at the Grand Coulee Senior Center on Thursday, March 1, beginning at 10 a.m. The first will be given by Sheryl Moore from the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union on possible scams to be avoided. The second will b... Full story
Income tax time is here!! Free tax preparation is once again being offered at the senior center in Grand Coulee every Tuesday now through April 10 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Volunteers trained in cooperation with the IRS will offer free help to taxpayers with low to middle incomes in preparing their federal income taxes. Special attention is given to those 60 and older. Free e-filing is also available. Taxpayers should bring with them: a copy of last year’s tax return; Social Security cards or other official documentation showing social s... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/13 - An Electric City man, who had just been released from jail and whose former cohabitant had a protection order from the courts against him, asked police to accompany him to his former home on W. Grand Avenue while he got some of his personal effects. Police went to the residence with him while he got his items and then left. - An Electric City man reported that a vehicle alarm was going off in the H&H Grocery parking lot and he could see a man trying to get in. Police found a man staggering around who said he was... Full story
Bob Warter, left and Eric Stensgar, right, were awarded trophies from the United States Bowling Congress for 11 strikes in a row during Thursday Mixup League at Riverview Lanes. Warter had 11 strikes in a row and seven pins in the last frame for a 297 on Jan. 5. Eric Stensgar spared in the first, and finished out with 11 for a score of 290 on Dec. 29. Jack Barnard, president of the league, presented the trophies. — Gwen Hilson photo... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, Feb. 16 at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. On the agenda is Stephan Newbury of Tri-Freaks who will do an update on the Over The Dam Run and Triathlon. CMC Guild to Meet The Coulee Medical Center Guild will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. GCD Lions to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club will hold its next meeting Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. at the Melody Restaurant. Free Tax Help at Seniors Income t... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/1 - An Elmer City woman alleged that she had been assaulted by a nurse practitioner at Coulee Medical Center when she sought help from pain suffered while having dental work done. She said the hospital staff person grabbed her and pushed her into an examination room. A nurse working in the emergency room told police she saw no contact between the two parties and that the patient was yelling foul language and disturbing other patients. She said she was afraid that the patient might harm the nurse practitioner. - A Grand... Full story
Chamber to Hold Installation of OFficers and Present Awards The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, Feb. 9 at Pepper Jack’s for their awards and installation luncheon. OES to Meet The order of Eastern Star will meet on Thursday, Feb. 9th. This is men’s night and cancer auction so please bring a wrapped white elephant gift and Chapter filings. Refreshments will be served by the men and the birthday cake provided by Leslie Green. Please wear dress of choice and the meeting will be opened in short form. Food Worker Card Exams Foo... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/30 - Police are asking the Grant County Prosecutor’s office to file possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia, and making false statements against a Grand Coulee man officers say dropped a smoking pipe at the counter of a local business as he was leaving. The man denied that the pipe was his. It is being sent to the crime lab to see if fingerprints can be lifted from it. He was released pending the results of tests. - Two juveniles, one a 16-year-old from Electric City and t... Full story
Chamber to Meet The GCD Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting this Thursday, Feb. 2 at noon at Pepper Jack’s in Grand Coulee. The program will be given by CMC Chief Executive Director Scott Graham. Nez Perce Trail Workshop There will be a Nez Perce Trail Workshop on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. at the Nez Perce Longhouse in Nespelem. This workshop will be held to discuss the comprehensive management plan. For more information call Charlie Moses 633-3555. Food Worker Card Exams Food worker card exams will be given by the Grant County... Full story
Lilly Rounds wins the Center Elementary spelling bee Thursday over a panel of six finalists, correctly spelling the word “therapy.” Rounds or alternate Dakota Hernandez will move on to the regional-level competition of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Wenatchee March 20. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Here’s an ideal way to get into the mood for spring planting: Join the Arbor Day Foundation and receive 10 free trees to plant when the weather turns warm. Every person from Washington who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in February 2012 will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees. “Planting Colorado blue spruce trees will add beauty to your landscape in Washington with their blue-green hue and distinctive shape,” said John Rosenow, chief executive and founder of the Arbor Day Foundation. “These trees will also add to the proud heritag... Full story
By Scott Panitz - WNPA Olympia News Bureau When Rep. Joel Kretz (R-7th District, Wauconda) found out that Gov. Chris Gregoire had appointed Jay Kehne to the state Fish and Wildlife Commission, he could only scratch his head. A longtime conservationist and Omak resident, Kehne was named to fill a vacant Eastern Washington seat on the Fish and Wildlife Commission by gubernatorial appointment on Dec. 6. “I talked to her about this appointment back in December,” said the House deputy minority leader. “You would think when they’re making an appoint... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/23 - USBR’s Plant Protection requested that the department’s explosives detection dog search a Canadian truck at the left powerhouse. The dog didn’t detect anything. 1/24 - Coulee Medical Center asked for assistance with an unruly patient. She was disrupting others in the emergency room and was taken to a friend’s house. - An Electric City resident on Electric Boulevard told police that a child had called 911. The party told an officer that when their back was turned the child reached up on the shelf and dialed the eme... Full story
Remember when bowling was the game to play? I never really had the bowling bug, but at one time I had my own ball, bowled in a league with a very poor average and spent much time and change in pursuit of Don Carter, the best bowler on the face of the universe. This all took place in Orofino, Idaho, just down the street from the county seat of Clearwater County at the newest alley in the Clearwater Valley. The alley was still under construction when I moved to Orofino. I was a greenhorn in bowling, but I did observe that my new, shiny black,... Full story
Chamber to Meet The GCD Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting this Thursday, Jan. 26 at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille in Grand Coulee. Order of Eastern Star to Meet The regular meeting of the Order of Eastern Star will be held Thursday, Jan. 26. It will be short form and sweatshirt night. Refreshments will be provided by Bonnie Farr. Those attending should bring paper products for the food bank. Worthy Matron Carole Fisher will preside. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular m... Full story
Deputy clerk Debbie Pifer puts another dog ornament on her tree at Electric City’s city hall. Each time a resident comes in to purchase a dog license, Pifer makes out an ornament relative to the type of dog it is, and puts it on the tree. Residents have until Jan. 31, to get their pet licenses.... Full story
Chamber to Meet The GCD Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting this Thursday, Jan. 19 at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille in Grand Coulee. Blood Drive Monday There will be a Grand Coulee community blood drive on Monday, Jan. 23, from 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Coulee Medical Center Specialists Clinic Lobby (old clinic building). Sign up online at 222.inbcsaves.org with sponsor code grandcouleecomm. Walk-ins are welcome. Family Foresters Workshop The 20th annual Family Foresters Workshop will be held at the Marabeau Park Hotel a... Full story
Chamber to Meet The GCD Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting this Thursday, Jan. 12, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille in Grand Coulee. OES to Meet Order of Eastern Star Grand Coulee Dam Chapter will meet Thursday, Jan. 12. This will be short form and chapter dress. Refreshments and birthday cake will be provded by Linda Carlson. Worthy Matron Carole Fisher and Worthy Patron Don Redfield presiding. Paper Recycling Day Set The Rotary Club has set a date for a community shred day of Saturday, April 28. Last summer, the club s... Full story
WSU Ferry County Extension’s Colville Reservation Extension Program, through promotion of the 4-H National Youth Science Day event, Wired for Wind, has earned a $3,000 award. The 2011 Toyota Innovation Award for Promotion and Media Outreach recognizes the efforts of youth and adults who sent news releases, developed posters and flyers, and created online awareness to publicize the October 4-H Super Science Saturday event. “This hands-on science experiment helped reservation youth see and understand how science can make a difference in the... Full story
An osprey’s nest on the tip of a high-voltage tower will be gone by this time next year, along with that tower in the park below the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam, a casualty of planned rerouting of powerlines from Grand Coulee Dam. That rerouting is being done ahead of the refurbishment of the dam’s Third Powerhouse, a $600 million-plus project. The storage building being constructed in the background, across the river, also anticipates the big revamp. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story