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The Coulee Dam High School All-Class Reunion was held the weekend of August 6-8, 2021. Those in attendance that participated in the picture, from left, are, in the front row: D'Arcy Tatshama, Jacquie Corsmo, Bev Steed, Joan Carley, James Bickford, Connie Babler, Adella Romero; in the second row:Kathy Renteria, Karen Morley, Linda Zlateff, Danny Zlateff, Bob Drake, Brenda Lewis, Margaret Busenbark, Aleta Rice, Darlene Wilder, Ian Wilder; in the third row: Bill Lenney, Olive Gray, Ellen Ayers,...
NCB Collecting Supplies for Back to School The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank is collecting school supplies for local children in need. Cash donations are also welcome and will be used to purchase additional supplies. All items will be distributed to schools in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Donations will be accepted at North Cascades Bank during the month of August. Questions call Jerri Smith at 633-1700. Food Bank to be Closed Care & Share Food Bank will be closed Sept. 3 for Labor Day weekend. Regular hours will be...
Steve Giesse, left, and Eric Smith recently went to Kettle Falls to sturgeon fish and were lucky to catch these giants. Giesse's was 59-1/2 inches long and Eric's was 56 inches. - submitted photo...
A free ice cream social is set for 6 p.m., Wednesday Aug. 18, at North Dam Park. Sponsored by Faith Community Church, the social will be held under the gazebo. Come join us for some free ice cream....
Grant County Mosquito District 2 to Meet The Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m., Thursday, August 12, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City. Food Bank Hours Change Care & Share Food Bank is open Fridays from 1-3 p.m. with inside service. No more drive through. Please wear a mask. Cancer Support Group Cancer patients, caregivers, and survivors have been gathering semiweekly to talk, in a safe environment with honesty about the physical, emotional and spiritual impact of cancer. The group meets the first...
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank is collecting school supplies for local children in need. Cash donations are also welcome and will be used to purchase additional supplies. All items will be distributed to schools in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Donations will be accepted at North Cascades Bank during the month of August. Please help us prepare our local youth for the new school year! If you have any questions about the school supply drive, please call Jerri Smith at 633-1700. North Cascades Bank is a division of Glacier...
The sixth all-class reunion sponsored by the Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will take place August 13-14th, 2021. Held every fourth year to coincide with the Olympics, the reunion was cancelled last year because of Covid-19, but so were the 2020 Summer Olympic Games! This year’s reunion will begin at 6 P M on Friday, August 13, 2021, with registration and a time of visiting at the covered picnic area above the Gehrke windmills at North Dam Park. Some individual classes will hold get-togethers Friday or Saturday evening at the h...
Grand Coulee Eagle Auxiliary will be holding a 2 p.m. meeting on the first and third Monday of the month. Applications are now being accepted for membership. For more information call Margie at 633-3443....
Story times are some of the most popular and well attended programs in our libraries, and we’ve missed doing them as much as you’ve missed bringing your children to them. We are happy to announce that some of our libraries are once again offering in-person story times with some modifications to keep staff and patrons safe during the pandemic. For now the story times will be outside at our libraries or at community venues near our libraries. Here is the August schedule: Cashmere: Yoga story time, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11 and Aug. 25 at Riverside Par...
"Shakespeare Ate My Brain" is the August production at Masquers Theatre being directed by Marla Allsopp with tech help from Kat Stahl. Written by Jeffery Goodson and Brian Shay, this one act farce tells the story of Dr. Marlowe-Thomas (played by Bohica Bee), an aspiring new director, who is desperate to stage the ultimate Shakespearean production of the "Scottish Play". She is convinced Shakespeare originally wrote his plays to be performed by a cast of unusual actors. To that end, she is auditi...
North Cascades Bank, division of Glacier Bank, has recently announced the appointment of Beth Stipe as Chair of their Board of Directors, Stipe has over 25 years of experience in governance and board leadership and joined the North Cascades Bank Board in June 2018. She is the Executive Director of the Community Foundation of North Central Washington and has led the Foundation for 18 years. Stipe has a BA from Indiana University and a Masters of Nonprofit Management degree from Regis University, and is a certified advisor in philanthropy. “We a...
NCW Libraries is partnering with Write on the River to host a new virtual NCW Writers Group — an online community created by local writers for local writers. Writers across North Central Washington are invited to connect with other artists, discuss the craft, ask for advice, and share resources in this inclusive writers club for all ages, skill levels, genres and interests. The free meetings will be held virtually on Zoom at 5 p.m. every third Wednesday of the month — starting July 21(today). An optional social hour will follow each mee...
Food Bank Hours Change Care & Share Food Bank new hours are from 1-3 p.m. with inside service. No more drive through. Please wear a mask. Cancer Support Group Cancer patients, caregivers, and survivors have been gathering semiweekly to talk, in a safe environment with honesty about the physical, emotional and spiritual impact of cancer. The group meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 6 p.m. in the multipurpose area of the Nazarene Church. Face masks and social distancing are maintained. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area...
A meeting to finalize plans for the GCHS Alumni Association All-Class Reunion will be held at 1:00 P. M. Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at the Senior Center on Main Street in Grand Coulee. The reunion takes place August 13-15 beginning with registration at North Dam Park on Friday the 13th at 6:00 P.M. Main event of the reunion is a catered picnic mid-day on Saturday at the park. If you are planning to be there for the picnic and haven’t confirmed your attendance, please call 509.533.0190 by July 20th and leave a message or notify your class c...
Passes to visit historic Ohme Gardens in Wenatchee are now available for checkout from all NCW Libraries branches — for free! The passes can be reserved by any library card holder aged 18 and older from anywhere in the five-county library district and picked up at one of 30 library branches. Each pass provides unlimited entry to two adults and any children in the household for the two-week checkout period. Featuring flower gardens, alpine meadows, ponds and waterfalls, and forested stone paths, the gardens are a great place to take o...
A Coulee Dam High School all-class reunion will be held the weekend of Aug. 6- 8 in Coulee Dam. All classmates, teachers and administrators who attended Coulee Dam, Lake Roosevelt (early years), Nespelem, and Mason City High Schools are invited, along with those classmates that attended at some point but moved away prior to graduation. Any others that have associations with these classes are also invited. The event will be held mostly at the Lake Roosevelt High School Gym, with catered dinners Friday and Saturday nights starting at 6 p.m....
3 Tribes Mill Bay Casino announces the official opening of the 12 Tribes Mill Bay Casino RV Park. Reservations are now available online or at the Players Advantage Club. “Lake Chelan is a beautiful area, and given our pristine location we decided to expand and provide an oasis for our guests,” said Kary Nichols, Colville Tribal Federal Corporation (CTFC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “With the increase in outdoor recreation, we are excited to open and provide 30/50-amp RV Park spaces near the 12 Tribes Mill Bay Casino and Lake Chela...
NCW Libraries branches in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan and Ferry counties are serving as cooling centers during the current heat wave. Anyone who needs to escape the heat is invited to browse books and movies, read and relax, use public computers and connect to wifi — and stay as long as they need during the normal hours of operation at libraries. Please stay cool and safe!... Full story
OLYMPIA – June 2, 2021 – Washington State Parks announces it is now selling gift cards that can be used to reserve campsites, cabins and vacation homes and purchase Parks merchandise, and more. Gift cards will be available in plastic or electronic form. Electronic gift cards can be purchased online. Plastic cards can be purchased in person at State Parks’ Headquarters building at 1111 Israel Road S.W., Tumwater. Due to current COVID precautions, those wishing to purchase a plastic gift card should contact Parks’ Information Center to schedul...
OMAK, WA --- If you are interested in, or have experience with, community behavioral health services, Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare (OBHC) is seeking volunteers to serve on its community advisory committee. Committee members will meet to share their input and ideas to help maximize the quality and availability of behavioral health services throughout Okanogan County. Topics to be discussed include access to services, service needs and capacity, and opportunities for enhancement. The committee will be balanced with individuals who are...
Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District No. 2 will be holding the monthly meeting 5 p.m., Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., Electric City. To join the meeting via Freeconference call 1-425-436-6260, then enter the access code 4096451 and then press the # sign. 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...
For those wishing to place flowers on graves at Spring Canyon Cemetery for Memorial Day, please note that the cemetery manager will be mowing before the holiday. Flowers may be placed on graves beginning Thursday, May 27. The cemetery is asking that after the holiday, artificial flowers and containers be removed by Wednesday evening, June 2. Fresh flowers are welcome anytime.... Full story
The latest guidance from the CDC has loosened mask recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals. We are excited by this update and encouraged that vaccination rates are climbing and infection rates are going down, but we are still requiring all visitors to NCW Libraries locations to wear a mask, including those fully vaccinated. Here’s why: Fully Vaccinated rates throughout our service area average 32%. In some counties, the rate of fully vaccinated individuals are in the low 20%. The guidance from the governor and the CDC does not apply t...
Director Jesse Huntwork is proud to present our 1st show in over a year! We're reopening our curtains to Noel Coward's comedy "Present Laughter"! This lighthearted comedy is about an aging actor (Greg Becker) who is the star of the London theatrical scene at the height of his fame and adored by many. He is besieged by the demands of his estranged wife (Rosalee Chamberlain), women who want to seduce him, and a crazed playwright. But, when his best friend's wife (Zhane Serrano) forgets her house...
The sixth all-class reunion sponsored by the Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will take place the second full weekend of August at North Dam Park. Held every fourth year to coincide with the Olympics, the reunion was cancelled last year because of Covid-19, but so were the Summer Olympic Games! The reunion will begin at 6 P M on Friday, August 13, 2021, with a registration and time of visiting at the covered picnic area above the Gehrke Windmills. Some individual classes will hold get-togethers Friday night at the homes of local...