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After their daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes last year, they're forming a new group to bring awareness about the disease and to support kids who have it. The group, with the help of donors, are putting on a free barbecue at Grand Coulee's park on SR-174 near La Presa. And they had a table at last week's National Night Out event in Grand Coulee to promote the effort. Kinzley Dennis got the diagnosis one day after she turned 10 last November, said her dad and the group's president,...
LRHS class of ‘73 to celebrate 50th The LRHS class of 1973 is hoping everyone can attend the reunion set for the weekend of August 18 and 19. On Friday, August 18 the group will be gathering at Horn’s Electric City Bar and Grill beginning at 7 pm and Saturday, August 19 at Siam Palace for dinner beginning at 6pm, then onto MPH HiDam Tavern for more festivities. For more information contact Vicki Zoward, Karen Erickson, Shannon Hearne, Joan Gardner or Cathy Johnson. Hope to see you there. Class of ‘68 to celebrate 55 years CDHS Class of 1968...
Fire Dist. #14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, August 14, 2023, at 6:00 at the Electric City Fire Station. Mosquito Dist. #2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 4:00pm at 210 W. Coulee BLVD in Electric City. Area AA Meetings AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. A noon meeting is held on Wednesdays. Call Paul at 631-4551. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the...
Grand Coulee Police 7/31 - A Main Street man’s girlfriend crawled from the passenger seat to the driver’s seat of his vehicle while he was unloading items at their residence. She said she was going to Idaho, possibly to see her child who lives there. The man was uncertain about pressing charges and simply wished for his vehicle to be located so he could retrieve it. The car was listed as a vehicle to be located. - Police were unable to locate a pit bulldog reportedly running loose on Weil Place. 8/1 - A vehicle was towed from Main Street and...
Kids play in the inflatable sprinklers at Coulee Plaza during the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday event on Main Street Aug. 4. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Coulee Dam Class of 1968 will be celebrating its 55th Class Reunion on the weekend of September 8th, 9th and 10th. For more information call Linda Zlateff 509.647. 5853 or Candi Poch 509.633.1010. Go Beavers!!...
Ice Age Floods Institute’s Program Tuesday The Wenatchee Valley Erratics, Ice Age Floods Institute’s next program will be on Tuesday, August 8 at 7:00 PM at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission St., Wenatchee. Brent Cunderla, IAFI Wenatchee Valley Erratics’ long-time president, will give a powerpoint program on the Geological Wonders of Iceland. This is a hybrid meeting. You can attend in-person at the Museum. Or you can participate via a Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84520197937 Please sign in at 7:00...
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank is once again holding its annual school supply drive for local children in need. All items will be distributed to the Grand Coulee Dam School District K-12. Donations are still being accepted through the month of September. Please help our local youth prepare and stay prepared throughout the upcoming new school year! Supply lists are available in the bank’s lobby. North Cascades Bank is a division of Glacier Bank of Kalispell Montana. Glacier Bank is a subsidiary of Glacier Bancorp Inc (GBC I, a r...
Grand Coulee 7/24 - Division Street neighbors had an argument of sorts. A woman told police a man let his dog off leash into her yard, among other things. The man also yelled at her husband for being loud while leaving to work on his motorcycle. The county jail wouldn’t accept the man on his arrest warrants. Police did tell him he was banned from the neighboring residence. - A man arrested for stealing beer from Safeway sighed and looked down after police noted the Corona beer and ice inside his vehicle. He was banned from Safeway. Police t...
There is one month left in the annual Summer Library Program! So keep working on achieving your reading goals and filling out your bingo cards for the chance to win great prizes at the end of the month. If you aren't signed up yet, it's not too late. Visit your library or sign up online at www.ncwlibraries.org. Learn to play ukulele The Portland-based music group Micah & Me will bring its high energy learn-to-play ukulele program to six of our libraries this month. Join the music party at our...
Grand Coulee Police 7/15 - Police were told that a variety store had footage of a woman police had spoken to earlier outside the neighboring hardware store. The footage showed the woman leaving a package of ice cream outside in the parking lot. - Police were in possession of a lost cell phone when the owner called with a friend’s phone. The woman confirmed the phone was hers by knowing the PIN and she got her phone back. - Police spoke to a homeowner on Dill Avenue who explained she was having a branch cut down that hung over her roof, and not...
Area AA Meetings AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 631-4551. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. 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 for more information. Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention Vets A Veterans Service Officer will...
Grand Coulee Police 7/9 - A Roosevelt Drive resident showed police security camera footage that showed someone, possibly a neighbor, throwing rocks at her home, causing an estimated $1,900 worth of damage, including a broken window. Police were unable to speak to neighbors at the time. 7/10 – A bucket of dirt was being carried by a homeless fellow. He told police, when contacted near the park on SR-174, that he was using the bucket of dirt for street art. Police told him not to wander into empty lots and people’s yards for such purposes without...
Washington's state parks are some of the most iconic in the country. Now, more families will be able to experience the beauty in their backyard thanks to the expanded Checyak Out Washington program. This year, Check Out Washington will provide 500 Adventure Packs with Discover passes – up from 400 in 2022 – to local libraries around the state. Adventure Pack contents include a Discover Pass, which provides families with free parking at public lands managed by Parks, Washington Department of Nat...
Picnic Set Okanogan County Democrats Family and Friends Picnic will be Sunday, July 16, from 1-4 p.m. at the Omak Eastside Park Dance Pavillion. Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquitao District #2 will hold its monthly meeting, Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd in Electric City. Area AA Meetings AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 631-4551. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and...
Eagles Ladies Auxiliary #2577 offered their first Safe Sitter Class June 24, 2023. This class is offered to teach babysitters about child care skills and duties. Youth ages 11 to 18 who want to learn to be safe sitters are urged to take this free class. The next class is set for July 22, 9 am to 1 pm. Contact Birdie. 509-631-0303 to sign up...
Grand Coulee Police 7/2 - Several vehicles were reportedly being driven erratically by people who had been drinking at the Eden Harbor marina area. Police searched the area and adjacent areas for the vehicles but didn’t find them. - A woman was locked inside of her Continental Heights apartment due to a malfunctioning deadbolt. Police contacted the Grant County Housing Authority, the building owner, who said they would come fix it. 7/3 - An unoccupied Mercedes was left at a Grand Coulee Avenue gas station. Police checked to see if it was stolen...
A lot is happening in the coulee this summer....
Democrats Picnic Set Okanogan County Democrats Family and Friends Picnic Meet other Democrats from all around the county, July 16, from 1-4 p.m. at the Omak Eastside Park Dance Pavillion. Grant Co. Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, July 10, 2023, at 6:00 at the Electric City Fire Station....
OLYMPIA – June 29, 2023 – Washington's state parks are some of the most iconic in the country. Now, more families will be able to experience the beauty in their backyard thanks to the expanded Check Out Washington program. This year, Check Out Washington will provide 500 Adventure Packs with Discover passes – up from 400 in 2022 – to local libraries around the state. The program has also expanded into new regions, including Bellingham Public Library, Ellensburg Public Library, Fort Vancouv...
Grand Coulee Police 6/25 - A Grand Coulee resident reported a burglary that likely occurred last winter at a boarded-up building near Martin Road belonging to her family. Boards were missing from windows, wheels were missing from vehicles, and locks were damaged. Extra patrols in the area were requested. - A man living in a camper on A Street agreed to turn off his generator at night to not disturb a neighbor. He told police he’d just gotten an address for the property and would soon have electric service installed. 6/26 - A resident of B...
Democrats Picnic Set Okanogan County Democrats Family and Friends Picnic Meet other Democrats from all around the county, July 16, from 1-4 p.m. at the Omak Eastside Park Dance Pavillion. The event will feature Washignton State Democratic chair Shasti Conrad and candidate for State attorney general Manka Dhingra. www.okanogandemocrats.org AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 631-4551. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These...
Grand Coulee Police 6/19 - A man and his girlfriend watched the Laser Light Show at the Grand Coulee Dam and locked themselves out of their car. A police officer helped orchestrate getting the couple in touch with a service who got them back into their car. The couple paid for the service. - An officer scaled onto the roof of a building on Midway Avenue in a tactical manner that his fellow officer could only describe in his police report as being like Spiderman. The officer had scaled the building following a report received at 3:33 a.m. that...
Award-winning music producer Brent Daniels will lead a high-energy, interactive, virtual program that shows how everyday devices are used by professionals to create the music and sounds that people love. Participants will create an original track. The virtual workshop is scheduled for June 28 at 1 p.m....