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(4/26/23 - Nespelem, WA) April is National Volunteer month. We did not want one more moment to pass without sharing how much we appreciate our 4-H volunteers. A big bouquet of clovers goes out to: Albert Seymour, Barbara Herman, Daniel Brudevold, Dolly Brudevold, Ian Wilder, Jeanne Jerred, Karen Neal, Marilee Seymour, Nicomi Swan, Robert Jackson, Storey Jackson and Suzanne Katich. These twelve 4-H volunteers have a combined 170 years of volunteers' experience to the 4-H program. In 2022, these...
Sure, everyone knows Dolly Parton, the famous singer, songwriter, and actress. But do you know Dolly Parton, the philanthropist, who generously gives away much of her money to a wide variety of causes? Childhood literacy has been a passion of hers for a long time. What started as free books for children in Dolly’s hometown has become an international early literacy program called Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Children ages 0 up to age 5 can receive a free book every month regardless of financial status or other circumstances. Did you know...
Grand Coulee Police 4/18 - A couple on Young Street agreed to give each other space following an argument. No crime had been committed. - Police took note of an RV in poor condition towing an old van without any license plates parked on Grand Coulee Avenue. The RV license plate, obscured by the van, turned out to have expired in 2017. Police looked inside and saw garbage in the van, and began to request a tow. A man with dirty hands and soiled clothes approached police and said he just bought the van and was taking it to the Tonasket area. The...
Okanogan County School Retirees to meet Okanogan County School Retirees' Association will hold a general meeting Friday, April 28, 10am, at Community Presbyterian Church of Omak, 9 Birch St., S, Omak. Refreshments at 9:45. The program will be presented by Dr. Sue Kane, Director of STEM Initiatives and Strategic Partnerships at North Central ESD. She will speak on STEM activities in Okanogan County. For more information call Penny Garrison: 509-429-0292 AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in...
Winners of the Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club 84th annual Easter Egg Hunt include: age 1-3: 1st, Brydon Martin, Grand Coulee, 2nd, Colettle Turner, Grand Coulee, 3rd Boone Carden, Nespelem; 4-5 years: 1st, Daxton Rhodes, Grand Coulee, 2nd Evelyn Hetinger, Grand Coulee, 3rd, Isabella Lopez, Grand Coulee; 6-7 years: 1st, Lilly Babler, Utopia, Neytiri DeWinkler, Grand Coulee, 3rd, Millie Womer, Nespelem; 8-10 years, Madelynn Babler, Utopia, 2nd, Lily Demetervk, Quincy, 3rd, Lucy Fuller, Electric...
Okanogan County School Retirees to meet Okanogan County School Retirees' Association will hold a general meeting Friday, April 28, 10am, at Community Presbyterian Church of Omak, 9 Birch St., S, Omak. Refreshments at 9:45. The program will be presented by Dr. Sue Kane, Director of STEM Initiatives and Strategic Partnerships at North Central ESD. She will speak on STEM activities in Okanogan County. For more information call Penny Garrison: 509-429-0292 AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in...
Grant County will offer two FREE Household Hazardous Waste Collection events in April. The first is scheduled for Friday, April 28 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm at 13766 Rd E SW, Royal City. The second will be held on Saturday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 pm at the Grant County Road District Shop at 12171-Wheeler Rd, Moses Lake. Grant County households may bring paint, stain, adhesives, pesticides, corrosives, antifreeze, brake fluid, and 10 mercury-containing lights per person. For more information, call Grant County Solid Waste at 754-6082 ext....
The Brewster, Bridgeport and Pateros branches of NCW Libraries will jointly celebrate the importance of children’s literacy with fun activities and mariachi music on April 29. El dia de los ninos/el dia de los libros will be from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Brewster Boys and Girls Club, 601 West Cliff Ave. This event is free and open to the public. Día is a nationally recognized initiative that is a daily commitment to linking children and their families to diverse books, languages and cultures. Michelle Orozco, branch librarian for the Bridgeport Pu...
Grand Coulee Police 4/12 - A man was cited for having an expired registration, driving without insurance, and driving without a license after being pulled over near Midway Avenue and Federal Way for having expired tabs. He said he would walk home and have a licensed driver come get the car as he was not allowed to drive it following the stop. 4/13 - A suspicious man tried to sell a large hammer and drill bits to an employee at Coulee Hardware. Police were able to identify the man and told him he was banned from the hardware store after locating...
Members of the Eagles Bazaar took a moment out from their bazaar to have their photo taken with the Easter Bunny. They said the bazaar was a success and it seemed everyone really enjoyed it. Upcoming events include a raffle on May 12 with all proceeds going to the youth fund. Officer elections will be held in May.Officers and volunteers need to sign up. From left back row: Dian Hillman Outside Guard, Bonnie Kroll Trustee, Helen McClain Treasure , Patty Taylor Vice President, Winnie Marchand...
Masquers Theatre will present “Sing On” beginning April 14. It is written by Rick Abbot and is a sequel to “Play On” (performed at Masquers in 2014). It’s a comedy about a musical. “Sing On” once again brings us our crazy playwright, Phyllis Montague, who wishes to become a “Bess Booster”. According to Phyllis, the Bess Boosters are folks around the world who feel Queen Elizabeth I was completely misunderstood by historians. Phyllis and her nephew have written a musical as their entry to become Bess Boosters. She entices her theater group to...
Blood Drive to be Held Monday Vitalant Blood Drive will be held this upcoming Monday, April 17 at the American Legion in Electric City. The drive will be held from 1:30 - 5:30pm. For more information go to vitalant.org or call 877-25-VITAL. Grant County Mosquito District to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting, Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd in Electric City, WA. Okanogan County School Retirees to meet Okanogan County School Retirees' Association will hold a general meeting Friday,...
Grand Coulee Police 3/31 - Police went to Wenatchee Avenue to investigate a possible burglary. It turned out, a man thought he was going to his friend’s house, but went to the wrong house. His friend’s house was across the street. 4/1 - At the request of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, an officer waited with a patient at the hospital following a collision until a deputy from LCSO arrived. 4/2 - Police received a report of a man and woman arguing and the woman running towards the road in the Four Corners area of SR-174 and Midway Avenue. No on...
Masquers Theatre will present “Sing On” beginning April 14. It is written by Rick Abbot and is a sequel to “Play On” (performed at Masquers in 2014). It’s a comedy about a musical. “Sing On” once again brings us our crazy playwright, Phyllis Montague, who wishes to become a “Bess Booster”. According to Phyllis, the Bess Boosters are folks around the world who feel Queen Elizabeth I was completely misunderstood by historians. Phyllis and her nephew have written a musical as their entry to become Bess Boosters. She entices her theater group to...
Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 10th, at 6pm at the Electric City Fire Station. AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday 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. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact...
A free tire collection event will be held on April 21 and 22 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the NW corner of the intersection of Randolph Rd NE and 19 Ave NE on the Port of Moses Lake. The event is free to Grant County residents. Residents may bring a maximum of 12 passenger or light truck tires per load. Tires may be a maximum of 35 inches in diameter or less and will be accepted with or without rims. No commercial or implement tires will be accepted. All loads must be secure. Participants must bring a recent utility bill or state identification...
Grand Coulee Police 3/28 - Four “safety chains” were stolen from the dumping area of the Delano transfer station. It cost the station $318.07 to replace the chains. The manager showed police a cut section of fence believed to have been used to access the station, and estimated the cost to repair the fence to be about $200. - Police saw a man using a dipstick to try and gain entry to a vehicle parked on Alcan Road. The man told police he had permission from the owners to try and gain entry to the vehicle. Police spoke to the owners of the veh...
AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday 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. 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. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at...
NCW Libraries has added a collection of light therapy lamps to its Library of Things. The HappyLight Touch Plus lamp provides UV-free light with 10,000 lux intensity with adjustable brightness and a timer. The lamps can be checked out for up to 28 days with a library card, and can be picked up and returned to any of the library district’s 30 branch libraries in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan and Ferry counties. Sunlight is an essential ingredient for health, and many people don’t get enough of it. Not getting enough light each day can aff...
Grand Coulee Police 3/21 - Police spoke to three females and a male in a car that ran out of gas and was parked on the dirt road to the Crescent Bay area off SR-155. The officer estimated them to be about 18 years old. There was an empty Twisted Tea alcoholic beverage on the floorboard, and it appeared that the three young women had smoked marijuana, while the young man hadn’t, and said he had been the one driving. One of the young women was sitting in the driver’s seat, and allegedly gave police a fake name. She faces charges of making a fal...
Grand Coulee Police 3/8 - Police received a complaint about someone “blasting” music at apartments on Continental Heights. Police went there but didn’t hear any music. A resident said she had not been blasting music and that she hadn’t heard music be blasted either. - A city worker told police that a woman arrived at the city shop on Dill Avenue and threatened to sue her. After some arguing, which included profanities, the woman left. Police spoke to her at her home. She told police the city worker was out to get her. The woman said she was...
Grand Coulee 3/2- Two men on King Street were reportedly taking items from a residence and placing them in their vehicle. The driver of the vehicle explained to police that he had given a friend a ride to pick up some items. The friend used to live at the residence but had been evicted months prior. There were no locks or “no trespassing” signs on the residence. The friend tried to run from police but was apprehended. Police contacted the property owner, who wished to press charges. There wasn’t evidence that the driver had committed a crime...
The Soap Lake Masquers Theater wishes to announce the upcoming cast for the next play “Sing On”, the sequel to the previous Masquers comedy “Play On”. This upcoming comedy starts April 14th to April 30th for nine shows. Below is the cast list and the characters they play. More information will be released closer to the show opening. Victoria Drake Geraldine “Gerry” Dunbar Sherry Joski Agatha «Aggie» Manville Randy Brown Martin Louise Peary Darryl Pheasant Henry Benish Carrie Rutherford Polly Benish Stacey Bresee Marla «Smitty” Smith Jeremy Han...
Volunteers for GCD Care & Share food bank will be at Safeway and Harvest Foods on Friday March 17 from 3-6 pm gathering donations to restock our depleted shelves. We will also accept monetary donations. Checks should be made out to GCD Care & Share Food Bank. There will be a small team at each store with a vehicle. Look for our signs. Our shopping list includes: Canned vegetables Canned fruit Pasta Peanut Butter Macaroni and cheese Canned soup Hamburger Helper meals Canned meat Every donation helps. You can also mail donations to PO Box 671,... Full story
Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold it's regular monthly meeting Monday, March 13, at 6 pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet The Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m., Thursday, March 9, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City. AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday 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... Full story