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Grand Coulee Police 12/25 - Police responded to a Bay Area Drive home where the security alarm was going off. The homeowner was there and explained that he forgot the passcode for the alarm. 12/26 - Police went to Continental Heights where a woman had reported that a man was intoxicated and needed to be escorted away. When police arrived, she explained the man had already left as had another man whom he had been arguing with, wanting to fight him. Police weren’t able to find either of the men. - Police were unable to find any evidence of a w...
Grand Coulee Police 12/20 - Police checked on a situation at a Burdin Boulevard home where a man said his mother ripped the phone cord out of an Xbox while trying to make a call related to food stamps. The man was also concerned about his mother’s health after a friend said she was having trouble breathing. Medical personnel were allowed to come to the residence to check on her. - Police went to Kelsey Avenue to investigate a report of someone getting hit with a shovel. The man and woman at the residence said that they had argued but nothing p...
A group that meets to tie quilts to give to charities will resume that work in January at Zion Lutheran Church. The quilts, which are given both to foreign and local organizations, have been made in the homes of many local quilters, but the tying of them will be done at the church each Wednesday over the next couple months. “We will again be tying quilts at Zion Lutheran Church for the months of January and February,” said Evelyn Russel. “Due to Covid, we only had a limited number of people work at the church but still were able to do 80 quilt...
Auditions for the musical “SING ON” will be held on Friday January 6 at 6 p.m. and Saturday January 7 at 1:00 p.m. Masquers Theater is located at 322 E Main St., Soap Lake WA. SING ON is a play about a musical. Written by Rick Abbot, it brings us a crazy playwright, Phyllis Montague, who wishes to become a “Bess Booster”. According to Phyllis, Bess Boosters are folks around the world who feel Queen Elizabeth I was completely misunderstood by historians. She and a family member have written a musical as their entry into the contest to become...
The City of Grand Coulee seeks community applicants for AWC Center for Quality Communities Scholarship Applications are due by December 31, 2022. The City of Grand Coulee is now accepting community applications for the AWC Center for Quality Communities scholarship. The scholarship is available through a statewide competitive process for students who are active in leadership through their city government, community, or school. CQC will award up to ten$2,500 scholarships in March 2023. One applicant will be submitted to CQC by each city after...
Care and Share Food Bank Closed Care & Share Food Bank will be closed, Dec 30 for the Holidays. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held Monday through Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. A new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting each Saturday at noon at the Grand...
The 6th annual Coulee Polar Plunge will be happening at noon on Sunday, January 1 at Spring Canyon. Those wanting to brave the water in a kayak are also invited to attend....
Care and Share Food Bank Closed Care & Share Food Bank will be closed Dec. 23 and 30 for the holidays. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held Monday through Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. A new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting each Saturday at noon at the Gra...
Grand Coulee Police 12/12 - A man on Schreiber Road reported that a cargo trail had been broken into and two boxes and a tool bag were taken along with various tools. Police took photographs of the crime scene as well as footprints in the snow. It seems that a lock was “defeated” by whoever stole the items, and removed to enter the trailer, according to the police report. - Police shot an injured deer near the intersection of Continental Heights and Federal Way after determining it was the most humane thing to do for it. 12/13 - Police che...
Jennifer Puckett, Vice President, Loan Operations Manager at North Cascades Bank, recently graduated from the Washington Bankers Association's Executive Development Program. This year-long course is designed to cultivate the next generation of banking leaders. The curriculum includes courses that focus on the important economic, regulatory and competitive pressures facing the banking industry. Puckett has been with North Cascades Bank for 13 years. Having started as a teller, she now leads the...
Grand Coulee Police 12/6 - An officer assisted tribal police with a man they had arrested for damaging a window at their police station. The Grand Coulee officer helped move the man, who was being combative, from a tribal police car to inside the hospital, and then back out to their police car after he was discharged from the hospital. - Police closed a door that was open at The Star newspaper after searching the building first. - Police collected information about a hit-and-run that may have occurred in the parking lot of the bar in Electric C...
A new bishopric is serving in the Coulee Dam Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Al Frank, of Electric City, is the new bishop, with counselors Douglas M. Lockard, also of Electric City, and Brad Okamoto, of Coulee City. President Kyle Bair of the Ephrata Washington Stake presided at the proceedings Dec. 11, held at the Latter-day Saint chapel in Coulee Dam. Other leaders and local members of the church were also present. Bishop Frank replaces Dan Foster, who served as...
Grand Coulee Police 11/30 - Police checked on a 2nd Street woman at the request of someone who hadn’t heard from her in a couple of weeks. The woman was fine and said she doesn’t check her phone often. - Police checked on a King Street man who lives without electricity or running water. The man was fine and had a couple of women at the residence with him. Police saw a propane stove being used for heat and warned them about the dangers of using propane stoves indoors. 12/1 - A man and woman dined and dashed at a Midway Avenue restaurant. The...
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All gifts, wrapped and with tags attached to the outside of the package, need to be returned to a ‘Tree’ location by Monday, December 12, so they can be organized for delivery. • Saturday, December 17, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Trees of Sharing delivery of gifts Please call to leave a message, including your phone number with Linda Black, 633-3611, to join the volunteer Trees of Sharing team. Opportunities exist to organize, shop, wrap, and deliver gifts....
OLYMPIA – Washington State Parks is inviting the public to ring in the new year during its annual First Day Hikes event on Jan. 1, 2023. At least 40 state parks will host staff-led and self-guided hikes, snowshoe excursions, bike rides and more on New Year’s Day. The First Day Hikes will range in difficulty from paved, flat ADA-accessible trails to moderate hill climbs. A few parks will host more than one hike with options tailored to different interests and abilities. Additionally, some hikes will include fun educational talks where ran...
OCCAC announcers today that all food delivery coming from distributer 2nd Harvest will no longer reach the Okanogan County during the next few months. OCCAC is the lead contractor and distributor for all 9 food pantries in Okanogan County. Our efforts depend on companies like 2nd Harvest to deliver commodity foods to our Distribution center on Okanogan. We are urging all business and community to help OCCAC navigate this emergency. This is an immediate release to all local media to assist our agency in securing cash or food donations so we can...
Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting, Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 4:00 pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd in Electric City, WA. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, December 12, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Food Bank on Regular Hours Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are 1-3 pm Fridays. We will give out Christmas boxes on Dec 16, 12-3 pm. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor...
Five kids started down the hill at North Dam Park on a kayak. Four made it to the bottom. All were laughing, Wednesday, a snow day out of school after Tuesday's big snow fell, dropping 7-11 inches in the area. - Scott Hunter photo...
Grand Coulee Police 11/21 - Neither party wished to pursue charges following a fight at a Bridgeport Highway residence. A woman had reported being pushed by a man during an argument, and pushing back. She also reported her tail light being broken, but there wasn’t any evidence to connect the broken taillight to those present during the fight. 11/22 - A Grand Avenue man reported a chainsaw and ax stolen from his property. A man in the Osborn Bay area had found a woodcutting job for him and wanted payment in return for finding the job. A disagree...
NCW Libraries wants to crank up the reading thermometer through the cold winter months. The library district’s annual all-ages Winter Reading Program kicks off Dec. 1 with a goal of collectively reading 1,000 books across North Central Washington through the end of January. The winter program is designed to motivate people to read by setting goals, logging their completed books or minutes read, and getting ideas from library staff and other library patrons. “Our winter program is all about reading for fun and creating a culture of reading acros...
The Enchanted Bookshop Christmas will be the Christmas play presented at the Masquers Theater opening Friday December 2 at 7:30pm, then Dec 3 and Dec 4 at 2:00pm. And presented the following weekend with a Friday 7;30 evening show on Dec 9, and 2:00 matinees on Dec 10 and Dec 11. This family friendly delightful play, written by Todd Wallinger, brings your favorite book characters to life at night in the bookshop during the Holidays and they decide to help the bookshop owner’s family who are visiting for Christmas. Director Marla Allsopp has a...
A Veterans Service Officer will be at the Electric City Post every 2nd Tuesday of each month from 12:00-5:00. For appointments contact Tony at 509.754.2011 ext. 5255....
Food Bank on Regular Hours Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are 1-3 pm Fridays. We will give out Christmas boxes on Dec 16, 12-3 pm. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held Monday through Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. A new Alcoholics Anonymous group is...
Christmas is on our minds! Trees of Sharing 2022 decorated trees are now out with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. • Monday, December 12: (Very important date!) All gifts, wrapped and with tags attached to the outside of the package, need to be returned to a ‘Tree’ location so they can be organized for delivery. • Saturday, December 17, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Trees of Sharing delivery of gifts Pl...