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On Thursday, September 19, 2019, starting at 1p.m, the Grand Coulee Power Office Diversity Council, Morale Committee, and Safety department are hosting a Suicide Awareness and Understanding informational meeting, to be held at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center. There is no charge to this event and all in the community are welcome to attend. Learn how early intervention can prevent suicide and what resources are available. Speakers: David Clees, Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPCC. For over 30 Years Mr. Clees has practiced creative counseling and...
Chamber Meetings at Siam Palace The chamber of commerce will be holding its noon meetings during the month of September at the Siam Palace. This Thursday, Sept. 19, Patty Davis of PK’s Culinary will be talking about her food delivery program. Food Bank Hours Normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call Pastor Shawn for information: 633-2566. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area C...
On Thursday, September 19, 2019, starting at 1p.m, the Grand Coulee Power Office Diversity Council, Morale Committee, and Safety department are hosting a Suicide Awareness and Understanding informational meeting, to be held at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center. There is no charge to this event and all in the community are welcome to attend. Learn how early intervention can prevent suicide and what resources are available. Speakers: David Clees, Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPCC. For over 30 Years Mr. Clees has practiced creative counseling and...
4Mark and Cindy Lemaire - a talented husband and wife musical team will present a fun program featuring many musical styles on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. The Lemaires are known for their unique style that blends finger-picking slap and tap harmonics and hand percussion with exquisite vocal harmonies...
Chamber Meetings at Siam Palace The chamber of commerce will be meeting the month of September at the Siam Palace. This Thursday, Sept. 12 will be general business beginning at noon. Grant County Mosquito District 2 to Meet The Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting at 5 p.m., Thursday, September 12, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City. Food Bank Hours Normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are encouraged to provide their own...
OLYMPIA – Sept. 9, 2019 – In honor of National Public Lands Day, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to visit a state park for free on Saturday, Sept. 28. No Discover Pass will be required for day-use visits by vehicle. National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is coordinated by the National Environmental Education Foundation. State Parks free days are in keeping with 2011 legislation that created the Discover Pass, which costs $30 annually or $10 for a one-day visit. The pass is required for vehicle access to sta...
School bells have called students back to the classroom, and the American Red Cross wants to make sure every student is safe back at school for the this academic year. “While safety is a top priority for all students, there are special steps for parents of younger kids and those headed to school for the first time,” said Alex Dieffenbach, CEO of the Northwest Region of the Red Cross. “Make sure each child knows their phone number, address, how to get in touch with their parents at work, how to get in touch with another trusted adult and how to...
Shoppers at the Saturday Market at Banks Lake Park look through offerings at a Marlene Igo's booth with everything knitted, from baby booties to ninja turtle hats (upper left) and washcloths. The last of the weekly markets this season will happen on Sept. 21, during the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest Festival. - Scott Hunter photo...
The cast has been announced for the Masquers fall musical ”Guys and Dolls”, which opens October 18 and will run for four weekends through November 10. Go to Masquers.com to obtain tickets or call the box office at 509.246.2611. Adam Zaleski is Sky Masterson, who makes a bet with Nathan Detroit (Andrew Covarrubias) that he can get Sara Brown (Allison Pheasant), the Save a Soul missionary, to go out with him. Meanwhile, Adelaide (Jamie Cordell) is waiting patiently for Nathan to propose marriage and is fighting the sniffles. But Nathan needs to...
Keith Powell at library Local artist Keith Powell will be at the library this Thursday. (See notice on page 8.) Here’s to the Women! Singer Linda Allen’s Here’s to the Women! tour, celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage, will be coming to several North Central Regional Library branches in September. Her stop at the Grand Coulee Public Library will be 5:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6. The live, multi-media performance will feature original songs, stories and images commemorating the fight for the Nineteenth Amendment that allowed women the right t...
Vitalant, along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers led by coordinator Leha Neilsen, is planning a blood drive for Monday, September 18. Donation hours will be from 1 to 3:45 p.m. at the outside bus at Coulee Medical Center. Vitalant is the sole blood provider to more than 35 hospitals across the Inland Northwest and needs an average of 200 blood donors every day. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people. For more information contact Stefanie Dunn at 425-314-3799....
Grand Coulee Public Library will be hosting an afternoon with local artist Keith Powell Thursday, September 5, at 4:30 p.m. He will have several of his beautiful pieces on display and will be talking about his work and answer any art related questions. For any aspiring artists, Keith will be happy to give advice on any art project. Pictured is Keith Powell at last weekend's 5th annual Plateau Native Art Show....
No Chamber Meeting This Week Chamber will not be meeting this week. Plan to attend our Thursday, Sept. 5 meeting at Siam Palace, beginning at noon. Food Bank Closed Friday August 30 The food bank will be closed Friday, August 30. Normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call Pastor Shawn for information: 633-2566. Senior Volunteers Offering Caregivers a Break Senior Center volunteers...
End of SLP party Friday, August 30, the end of SLP will be topped off with a party. It begins at 3 p.m. An afternoon with artist Keith Powell Our first event is Thursday, September 5, at 4:30p.m., an afternoon with local Artist Keith Powell. He will have several of his beautiful pieces on display and will be talking about his work and answer any art related questions. For any aspiring artists, Keith will be happy to give advice on any art project. Here’s to the Women! Singer Linda Allen’s Here’s to the Women! tour, celebrating 100 years of wo...
Attention all K-12 kids in the Coulee area who like to run: You can “Run the Dam” 5k for free on Sept 21. With the donations of many, the race organizers are offering 100 free spots to area kids to run the race, on a first-come, first-served basis. School-age kids within a 50-mile radius of Grand Coulee Dam are eligible. Parents must email for the registration form to info@runthedam.com. Or kids can pick one up at school as soon as they get back to class. “Be sure to let us know what school in the area you attend when you email your reque...
Olivia Anderson, 3, and her sister Raelynn, 4, take turns mixing paint for painting rocks at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Kids Nights in the Coulee at Coulee Plaza Thursday. Their grandfather, Ed Carolan, in the background painting a bird on his rock, said the children were visiting them this week from Monroe, so they took advantage of the offering after visiting the Lincoln County Fair in Davenport earlier in the day. North Cascades Bank sponsored the rock painting night....
Chamber Taking a Break Chamber will not be holding meetings through the month of August. They will resume in September. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet The Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, August 26, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Station. Food Bank Distributing Hours The food bank normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of the Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call...
It's hard to go to school without school supplies. The Public School Employees union from Lake Roosevelt, joined this year by the teachers union, worked on Monday to "Stuff The Bus" with school supplies for students ranging from preschoolers to seniors in high school. PSE members stationed themselves along Midway Avenue with a school bus in Grand Coulee to collect supplies and cash donations towards supplies, while Grand Coulee Dam Education Association members stationed near Harvest Foods in...
The Masquers Theater will hold its annual membership gala on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at the Masquers Theater in Soap Lake. Hors d’oeuvres will be served beginning at 6:00 p.m., with the program beginning at 7. Admission is free. This year, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the theater’s founding in 1979, the Masquers are holding a “Ruby Anniversary” themed gala. It will be a formal affair, and attendees are encouraged to dress in black tie attire with a splash of red. The membership gala, held annually, is a chance for the theater...
Grand Coulee Police 8/14 - Yakima County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from Grand Coulee Police regarding a report of a missing person from the Yakima area possibly having been spotted along Old Coulee Highway and Rosenberg Road outside of city limits about 4.5 miles. It was determined to have been a misidentification. - Coulee Medical Center reported a phone stolen from its coffee stand inside the hospital. Security footage showed a man, identifiable to an officer, approach the closed coffee stand at about 10 p.m., take something, and...
A child holds up her slime creation at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's weekly Kids' Night event Thursday. Making slime, a popular thing for kids to do these days, was sponsored by The Star and held indoors at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center due to smoky air. This week's event offers finger painting and is scheduled to be outdoors at the "Coulee Plaza," at the other end of the block on Main Street in Grand Coulee. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Energy Assistance Program of OIC of Washington will open winter enrollment on September 4th, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. To register for an appointment please visit our Moses Lake local office or call at: 903 W. Third Ave., Call: (509) 765-9206. Please note appointments are issued on a first come first serve basis. To be eligible you must live within Grant/Adams Counties, fall within the income guidelines, show proof of income for the previous 3 months, and provide proof of identification for every member of the home. For more information please...
Spokane County – The State Veterans Cemetery, Medical Lake, will hold a Forgotten Heroes interment for unclaimed Veterans, on September 10 at 2 p.m. WDVA works closely with Veterans service groups, funeral industry partners, public administrators and other concerned citizens to ensure the dignified burial of unclaimed veterans. Collectively we work to locate, positively identify, and inter eligible veterans and family members. These organizations work tirelessly throughout the year researching military service records and vital records to l...
The Grant County Health District is looking for a representative for their Board of Health from the northern part of the county, which includes Electric City and Grand Coulee in addition to the Coulee City and Hartline area. The position is for a two-year term. The board meets for a couple hours each month on the second Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Ephrata. Board members are compensated for their mileage at 70 cents a mile. Theresa Adkinson, an administrator for GCHD, met with the Regional Board of Mayors Monday to encourage the group to find someone...
The Colville Tribal Museum in Coulee Dam is hosting a series of events. Bill Layman will be at the museum on Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. Layman has written three books that delve into the history of the West’s mightiest river. In addition to the books, he helped curate museum programs about the Columbia River, helped form groups to protect it, and worked to bring river-related sculptures to Wenatchee. Colville tribal member Julie Edwards will host a basket weaving training Sept. 14 and 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both dates. The events are presented in p...