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No Chamber

This Week

The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this Thursday due to the Colorama Festivities this weekend. Come out and enjoy.

Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee Meeting Change

The upcoming Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee meeting date and time have been changed from Thursday, May 5, at 6 p.m., to Thursday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Hearing room (123 5th Ave North, Okanogan).

Dedication of Flags Deadline

For those that have a deceased veteran’s flag you would like to donate to the Isle of the Flags dedication this Memorial Day, please call Ben Alling at 633-0663 by May 20, 2016.

American Legion

to Meet

The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month and now begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Vets’ Center in Electric City. All veterans are welcome. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, May 10. Veterans are also welcome to join on the veterans float for the Colorama Parade Saturday, May 7. Meet in front of the library at 10 a.m. for setup and judging.

Care and Share Food Bank Is Open Fridays

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 3 to 4 p.m., in the basement of the Coulee Dam town hall.

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.