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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Grand Coulee 2/27 - Police went to the senior center where items had been left outside. Some of the items were suitable for donation to the senior center’s thrift store, such as clothes and books, while other items were better suited for trash, such as broken electronics and a dirty animal cage. An address found on a pool floatie gave police someone to talk to on Bowen Avenue. There, police spoke to a woman who said that her husband and she hadn’t donated items, but were in the process of cleaning out their home. Police observed items pac...
Grand Coulee Police 2/19 - Police pulled a car over on Grand Coulee Avenue for going 55 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone. Police noticed an open Busch beer can in the driver’s cupholder. Asked how much he had to drink, the man said, “too much.” He blew a breathalyzer result of 0.276, more than three times over the 0.08 limit for driving. The man was cited for driving under the influence, speeding, and driving with a suspended license. He was not taken to jail because he had dogs with him and no one to take them, and the officer’s report notes t...
The scouts of Troops 24 and 52 have been busy planning events for the late winter and early spring. A successful spaghetti dinner and silent auction was held February 13 at the Coulee Dam Community Church. Local business donated items for the silent auction and Troop 52 imad a patriotic themed quilt for the auction while Troop 24 made centerpieces for the dinner tables. This month the scouts particpated in Polar Bear held at Summit Lake with several other troops from the area. Winter rescue training was one of the events that will be taught by...
Do you want to start a new book club, or need reading ideas for your existing club? NCW Libraries has recently added new titles to its collection of Book Club Kits. The library district maintains a collection of nearly 300 kits, each containing 12 copies of the same book as well as discussion questions. Each kit can be checked out for up to six weeks. The Book Club Kits collection contains titles in a wide range of genres for adults, young adults and children. Newly added titles include The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, The Vanishing Half by...
Okanogan County School Retirees to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets 10 AM, Friday, February 24 at Community Presbyterian Church of Omak, 9 Birch St. S, Omak. Refreshments provided. Program: TBA Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local 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 m... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/10 - After speaking with a couple residents in the neighborhood of Wenatchee Avenue, police weren’t able to find out anything more about a disturbance involving people arguing and then a tan sedan and white pickup leaving the area. 2/11 - An Elmer City man faces a domestic violence charge and malicious mischief charge after breaking a window at a Continental Heights residence following an argument with a woman. The man left the Continental Heights area on foot and was said to have then gotten a ride, according to the w...
Grand Coulee Police 2/7 - Police searched Burdin Boulevard but didn’t see anyone matching the description of two men who were reportedly up to no good and “casing” the neighborhood. - Multiple tenants at an apartment building have complained about drug activity at a particular apartment, including weird smells and people coming in and out of it and putting things in their pocket. Police explained that they would need to establish probable cause by catching people selling drugs and not simply having possession in order to do something about...
Do you want to start a new book club, or need reading ideas for your existing club? NCW Libraries has recently added new titles to its collection of Book Club Kits. The library district maintains a collection of nearly 300 kits, each containing 12 copies of the same book as well as discussion questions. Each kit can be checked out for up to six weeks. The Book Club Kits collection contains titles in a wide range of genres for adults, young adults and children. Newly added titles include The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, The Vanishing Half by...
Grand Coulee Alumni Association to Meet Grand Coulee Alumni Association will be meeting at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 15 at theGrand Coulee Community Church 405 Center Street. All alumni are welcome to join us. Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local 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...
Grand Coulee Alumni Association to Meet Grand Coulee Alumni Association will be meeting at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 15 at theGrand Coulee Community Church 405 Center Street. All alumni are welcome to join us. Fire District 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, February 13, 2023, at 6:00 pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Mosquito District 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 4:00 pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in...
Are you a do-it-yourselfer and change your own motor oil? Grant County Solid Waste is reminding residents to properly store and recycle automotive oil such as motor oil, hydraulic oil, gear oil, transmission fluid, and power steering fluid. Store oil in a closed durable container out of the weather and label what’s inside. Don’t mix oil with antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline, water, or solvents. Up to five gallons of uncontaminated used oil may be recycled each day at the transfer station, Ephrata Landfill, AutoZone, O’Reilly’s, and househo...
Vitalant is currently facing a nationwide shortage of collection supplies for Power Red (double red cell) donations. This shortage is causing challenges for accommodating donors who desire to give this important type of donation at your mobile blood drive. In response to this collection supply issue, Vitalant is taking the following actions: 1. All open Power Red appointment slots at your blood drive will be removed and replaced with whole blood slots. 2. Donors who currently have Power Red appointments at your blood drive will remain in a...
Ray McDonald, of Grand Coulee, was recently honored with a 65-year service plaque from the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302. McDonald began his work as an Oiler for Morrison Knutson in Skykomish. His work took him to Alaska, Montana and Washington. Sean Jeffries, president and District 4 representative presented McDonald with his award....
Celebrate Black History Month with NCW Libraries in February. Explore books, movies, music, documentaries and more by Black authors, illustrators, filmmakers and musicians in the library district’s physical and digital collections. Black History Month is a national celebration in partnership with the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment of the Humanities, and other institutions and organizations to honor Black voices, stories, experiences, and contributions. NCW Libraries is hosting a Black H...
Grand Coulee Police 1/31 - Police responded to a report of an agitated patient, brought into the hospital by tribal police, who was threatening to assault staff. Police learned a female had threatened to strangle a member of the security staff, although the man said he didn’t think she was capable of doing so. Police spoke to the girl who said she wouldn’t cause any more problems. 2/1 - A woman asked police to check on the wellbeing of her father. Police eventually found him at the casino and he said he was doing fine. - Police pulled over a c...
Grand Coulee Police 1/24 - Someone complained that a woman parked her car in an alleyway between D and E Street, blocking access through it. The woman said she thought it was her property and police told her she’d have to contact a land surveyor and real estate attorney to try and establish that. She said she understood and wouldn’t block the alleyway anymore. - A man recently released from jail, unhappy to learn another man was living in the Cardinal Road residence he used to occupy, threatened him. The man who was threatened was older, shorte...
The next blood drive will be held from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, at the American Legion in Electric City. When you give blood with Vitalant, you have the potential to help hospital patients within your community and, when the need arises, others across the country. All presenting donors will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card, redeemable via email- donors MUST be opted into our rewards program as well as have a valid email attached to their donor account to receive the gift card. Instructions for how to determine eligibility of...
Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local 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...
Homelessness is still a big issue throughout Washington, and while the state has spent millions, the governor wants to invest more. In a press conference Jan. 19, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee said while certain encampments have been cleared as a result of past funding efforts, there are still not enough places to house the homeless. “Many of these people have chemical addiction problems that have to be treated if they’re going to succeed. Many of these people have mental health problems that have to be treated,” Inslee said. “Wher...
Workers for Wenatchee firm KRCI LLC work on logs in the parking lot near the boat launch at Steamboat Rock State Park Jan. 19, eventually to form a new log boom in a now restricted area just to the northeast. The log boom work is estimated to be completed, if materials arrive in time, in April, said Washington State Coulee Corridor Area Manager Denis Felton, who oversees Steamboat, Dry Falls and Potholes state parks. The whole project, which includes new fencing erected last year and bank...
Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local 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...
In 2022, NCW Libraries’ print and digital materials circulated 1.2 million times. Here are the most popular titles checked out across the region: Physical Materials Fiction: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Non-Fiction: Atomic Habits by James Clear Memoir/Biography: Educated by Tara Westover DVD: Dune Book Club Kit: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Digital Materials eBook on Libby: The Judge’s List by John Grisham eAUdio on Libby: 21st Birthday by James Patterson eBook on Hoopla: Harry Potter and the Sor...
OLYMPIA – Jan. 24, 2023 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is looking for two new volunteers to serve on the Boating Program Advisory Council (BPAC). The new members of the committee must have experience relevant to the program – one position requires a public health and injury prevention background and will serve as the injury prevention specialist. The other position requires a background in recreational boating education. The injury prevention specialist is connected to state and national networks in injury preve...
A herd of 24 mule deer graze in the Bureau of Reclamation's Visitor Center park below Grand Coulee Dam Jan. 19 about 3 p.m. Much of the group roams west Coulee Dam most of the day and night, but they can all be seen in the park in the mid to late afternoons, looking for a little more sustenance to get them through to spring, when new growth sprouts. Wildlife experts warn against feeding the deer, which take months to adapt to new types of food. Several starved to death in Coulee Dam a few years...
Right now, you may be thinking about taxes and records, but soon you’ll be thinking about what to do with those records you no longer need to keep. A local club has an answer. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Rotary Club, which has organized a day to shred those documents every other year for several years, is planning the event again for the Saturday after your federal income tax returns are due — April 22, tentatively at North Dam Park....