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Chamber to Meet

The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday August 8, at noon at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Ivan Snavely from the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center will talk about working at the VC.

Grant County Mosquito District 2 to Meet

Grant County Mosquito District 2 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 7 (tonight) at 7 p.m. at the Electric City City Hall.

Owner to Speak on Grant County Journal

The Grant County Historical Society will hold a board meeting Tuesday, August 13, at 11 a.m. at the Ephrata American Legion – 276 8th Ave. NW, Ephrata.

A $5 lunch will be served following the meeting with a guest speaker, Jeff Fletcher, owner of the Grant County Journal. Fletcher will talk about the “Past and Present of the Grant County Journal” newspaper.

Those planning to have lunch should call the Legion at 509-754-2761. All members and guests are welcome.

Erratics Chapter of Ice Age Floods

Institute to Meet

Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. Guest speaker is Dr. Vic Baker, distinguished professor emeritus-Univeristy of Arizona-Tucson who will discuss J Harlen Bretz and the Spokane Flood Controversy. For an overview of the Ice Age Floods and more information go to the website http://www.ifi.org

Notice of Workshop Meeting

for GCD School Dist. Board

The Board of Directors of the GCD School District will hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m., Wed., Aug. 9 (tonight) to review and inspect the energy conservation and modernization project at the LRHS Industrial Arts Building and Gymnasium and construcito progress at the new K-12 site. The public is invited to attend the meeting held at the high school and it is expected to not exceed one hour.

TOPS Meetings

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meets on Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m. at Grand Coulee Senior Center prior to the exercise group gathering at 10 a.m. Come and join for the health of it.

TOPS#WA1490, Coulee Dam meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m., meeting following weigh-in downstairs in the ground level fellowship hall in the Coulee Dam Community Presbyterian Church, 509 Central Ave., across from the Colville Tribal Museum. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a non-profit weight loss organization.

Eagles #2577 Meetings

The Eagles #2577 Aerie meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The next meeting is August 13, at 7 p.m. The Auxiliary meets the first and third Tuesday of every month. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20.

Free Pinochle at the Seniors

Free pinochle is offered at the Grand Coulee Senior Center Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 1 p.m.

Care and Share Food Bank Open

The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are every Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, hwy 174, Grand Coulee. The bank still can use clean plastic grocery bags.

Library has Friday Story Time

The Grand Coulee Library Story time is every Friday at 10:30 a.m. Regular library hours are Mondays and Thursdays 12:30 - 5:30 p.m .; Tuesdays 12:30 - 7:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. For information concerning library programs or services call 633-0972.

Local AA Meetings

Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays at 7 p.m., Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m.. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Vets Center. For more information call John 633-2448. 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 634-4921 for more information there.

Seniors Have Wheelchairs, Crutches Available

Through the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center a program is available to members and other persons who for a short time need a wheel chair, walkers, crutches, canes, bath stools and other items of this type.

For those who have any of the above items that are from the center and no longer used please return. If you have any of the above items in good condition and would like to donate them to the center, it would be extremely appreciated. For those who cannot deliver, pickup is available. Call 633-2321 for more information.