Chamber Meets at Pepper Jack’s for October

The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Oct. 22, at noon, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed.

Demos to Meet

Okanogan County Democrats will meet Saturday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. at Koala Street Grill, 14 Koala Drive, Omak. There will be discussion and planning of the 2016 County Caucuses and 2016 Conventions for county, state and national.

The quarterly meeting of the Washington State Democrats 4th Congressional District Committee will follow at 1 p.m. Guest speaker will talk about the pending Southeast Asia Trade Agreement being considered by Congress. No-host lunch will start at noon.

Okanogan County School Retirees Association to Meet

Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 30, for a general meeting/no-host lunch at Koala Street Grill, 914 Koala St., Omak. Okanogan High School’s small group chorus, under the direction of music teacher, Kathy Bryson, will perform. For more information call Jennie Hedington at 509-422-2954.

Care and Share

Food Bank

The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday 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.

Local AA Meetings

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.

In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921 for more information.

TOPS Meetings

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 1524 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. The SAIL exercise class follows this meeting beginning at 10 a.m. There is no charge. Also, a SAIL exercise class is held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., at the Coulee Dam Community Church.

Family History Center Available

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites all who desire to utilize the Family History Center in the Coulee Dam Chapel, located at 806 Spruce Street in Coulee Dam. The center is now open each Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The family history centers are free, open the public ,and staffed by knowledgeable volunteers. Each facility offers both novices and experienced family historians the tools and resources to learn about their ancestors.

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 wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes, bath stools and other mobility aids.

For those who have any of the above items that are from the center and are no longer used, please return them. 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.