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In response to continuing need that’s intensified by the pandemic, STCU continued its tradition of year-end giving, surprising more than 30 community organizations with checks ranging from $1,000 to $30,000 to assist with their work of providing basic needs to Inland Northwest families. In addition, 92 organizations where employees volunteered in 2021 will receive checks of $25 to $1,000 from the Spokane-based credit union. The surprise donations totaling more than $300,000 – some of which are yet to be delivered – are STCU’s annual Season...
Washington State Parks invites the public to take a First Day Hike on Jan. 1, 2022. At least 42 state parks have scheduled staff-led hikes, self-guided hikes, dog strolls, cross-country ski trips and more for New Year’s Day. State parks in every part of Washington will host free, family-friendly activities. Jan. 1 marks the first free day of 2022. Visitors won’t need a Discover Pass to park on state recreation lands. First Day Hikes will range in difficulty from paved, flat ADA-accessible trails to moderate hill climbs. A few parks will hos...
The Trees of Sharing gifts will be delivered Saturday, December 18, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 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....
Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, December 20,2021 instead of Monday, December 27, 2021 at 7:00 pm at the Electric City Fire Station due to the holidays. Food Bank to Hand Out Christmas Food Care & Share food bank will be handing out Christmas food on Dec 17, 12-3, and closed on Dec 24 & 31. Care & Share Food Bank is open Fridays from 1-3 p.m., for drive-through service. Please wear a mask. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings...
The district that operates 30 libraries and two bookmobiles across North Central Washington has set a community goal of reading 300 books by Jan. 13. Register at www.ncwlibraries.org and log the number of books read to get into a drawing for prizes. The prize packages are: Kids: Two Family Movie Night sets (popcorn, candy and a DVD set) Teens: Two Cozy Reading sets (mug, hot cocoa, blanket, and book) Adults: Winter Thriller set (two books, a mug, and a tote), Cozy Winter Reading set (two books, winter socks, and a mug), and a Winter Puzzle set...
Santana Titla paints in a Pueblo style at the holiday bazaar at Lake Roosevelt Schools Saturday, where shoppers found plenty to take home from many vendors. Titla just moved to the community in November from New Mexico to take a position with the Colville Tribes. - Scott Hunter photo...
Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, December 20,2021 instead of Monday, December 27, 2021 at 7:00 pm at the Electric City Fire Station due to the holidays. Food Bank to Hand Out Christmas Food Care & Share food bank will be handing out Christmas food on Dec 17, 12-3, and closed on Dec 24 & 31. Care & Share Food Bank is open Fridays from 1-3 p.m., for drive-through service. Please wear a mask. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings...
The Trees of Sharing are now out in area businesses. The schedule is: Now – December 11: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods until December 11. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. Monday, December 13: (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 18, 10:00 – 11:00...
Someone left a big-wheel trike in an appropriate place at Osborne Bay recently, the humor spotted by photographer Nora Jenn, who said it was still there late Tuesday. - Nora Jenn photo...
Auditions will be held for the Masquers presentation of the comedy “Beer for Breakfast” on December 11th and Dec 12th at 9:30am at the theater. This play about a reunion of middle-aged college buddies needs 3 middle aged men and one middle aged woman. The director is Pat Rosman. Opening night will be February 11, 2022,and run for a total of 9 shows over three weekends through Feb 27th....
New Online Library Catalog! NCW Libraries is thrilled to offer you an improved way to search for books and library materials! Our online library catalog is the place to go to find books, music, movies, and so much more! This new and improved online library catalog offers tons of great features to help connect you to your next favorite book! Stay tuned to our website and follow us on Facebook for more information about all its great features. You can still browse our current catalog through December 1st. New Releases at the Library Did you know...
The Trees of Sharing are now out in area businesses. The schedule is: Now – December 11: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods until December 11. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. Monday, December 13: (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 18, 10:00 – 11:00...
Trees of Sharing are now out The Trees of Sharing are now out in area businesses. The schedule is: Now – December 11: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods until December 11. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. Monday, December 13: (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. Saturda...
Food Bank Closed This Friday Care & Share Food Bank will be close Friday November 26. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 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 Coulee Community Church, 405 Center St. Meetings are open. More information...
Masquers Theater is proud to present Jim Holt’s: “Sleeping Indoors”! This encouraging story is about a man struggling on the streets named Dwain (PLAYED BY LUI NAVARRO), who is welcomed into a stranger’s home during the holidays. Nora (Carrie Rutherford), welcomes him with open arms, when her husband Paul (Greg Becker) finds out that Nora didn’t bring a stray cat in this season, but an actual man, Paul begins to fret that SOMETHING BAD could happen. Nora’s sister, Nicole (Jessica Hogge) begins to have feelings towards Dwain, putting eve...
OLYMPIA – Nov. 16, 2021 – As the snow begins to build in the Washington Cascades range, the State Parks Winter Recreation Program joins members of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association and the snowmobile community nationwide in promoting responsible snowmobile etiquette. The national “Take the Pledge” campaign aims to protect riding areas and trail systems for current and future generations. The campaign also reminds motorized recreationists to respect the landowners who provide access to their properties. Those who take th...
The talk is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and is being offered on the Zoom digital meeting platform. Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants as well as Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. She lives in upstate New York, where she is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology for The State...
Food Bank Giving Out Thanksgiving Food Care & Share Food Bank will be giving out Thanksgiving Food this Friday, November 19 from noon to 3 p.m. The bank will be close Friday November 26. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 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...
Trees of Sharing will be out in local busineses Saturday.The schedule: November 20 – December 11: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods until December 11. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. Monday, December 13: (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 18, 10:00 ...
OLYMPIA – Nov. 10, 2021 – Washington State Parks has designated the free days in 2022 when visitors will not need a Discover Pass to park at state parks and on recreation lands managed by Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). In 2022, the Discover Pass free days are: Saturday, Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 17 – Martin Luther King Day Wednesday, March 9 - Billy Frank Jr.’s birthday Saturday, March 19 – Washington State Parks’ birthday Friday, April 22 – Earth Day Last free...
The Grand Coulee Dam Area will see some pre-Thanksgiving turkeys trotting through the area Saturday, Nov. 20, when a new event will kick off to support the food bank and encourage healthy living. Electric City resident and college freshman Kaidyn Johnson is heading up the charitable event for the area. She would “like to give back to the community … and bring a little healthy entertainment to the area,” Johnson said. All proceeds will benefit the local Food Bank. Local 501c3 organization Run the Dam is sponsoring and assisting her missi...
Trees of Sharing 2021 is launching this week se we’ll be ready to give a hand up to families by providing a Christmas gift for their children. Since the early 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam area residents to be a blessing to needy children living in the area. If you know a family with children under age 18 living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use some help, please take time to fill out Trees of Sharing slips for their children. The slips and collection boxes are located at Saf...
Long lines were a good thing, with grinning kids and some contestants scrambling for more candy last Thursday at the PTA's Trunk or Treat event at Lake Roosevelt Schools. Crews on six emergency services vehicles and people with 10 individually themed trunks handed out candy to eager children chauffeured by parents. People could vote on their favorite numbered trunk by giving a monetary donation to the PTA. The trunk that earned the most votes (money) at the end of the night was awarded the...
Fall is in the air and Christmas is on our minds! Trees of Sharing 2021 is launching this week se we’ll be ready to give a hand up to families by providing a Christmas gift for their children. Since the early 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam area residents to be a blessing to needy children living in the area. If you know a family with children under age 18 living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use some help, please take time to fill out Trees of Sharing slips for their chi...
Humanities Washington - Diamonds in the Rough: The Gentrification of Rural Washington Tuesday, November 2 / 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Virtual Live Event Washington’s rural communities are rapidly changing. Formerly reliant on working-class industries like mining, oil, and agriculture, an influx of wealthy urbanites is looking for a different kind of experience that includes natural amenities, outdoor recreation, and cultural activities. But in doing so, these newcomers are causing new inequalities. Join Jennifer Sherman, professor of Sociology to discu...