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  • Protect your identity with a post-tax day shred fest

    James Heuvel|Apr 23, 2014

    In America we have several national holidays or occasions which we recognize annually. Of these, only a relative few are always identified with the same calendar date each year, such as: New Year’s Day – January 1st, Independence Day – July 4th, Veteran’s Day – November 11th, and of course Christmas – December 25th. Our national citizenry’s participation in each of these above noted occurrences, however, pales in comparison to this nation’s most all-inclusive event, one which is not even a paid-day-off national holiday. I am speaking of an... Full story

  • Club plans for bigger, better shred day

    James Heuvel, Rotary Club member|Mar 21, 2012

    Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club is planning to tear up even more stuff than it did last year in an upcoming free community shred day. The club's first free community shred day last year had been scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, but community response was so great that by 11, the United Data Securities 10,000-pound capacity shred truck was filled to the point its massive steel doors were bulging. Shredding was shut down after only two hours and Rotary Club members had to turn many away. Wes, from Spokane's United Data Security, said that he... Full story

  • Be prepared to do good

    James Heuvel|Jan 18, 2012

    “On my Honor I will do my best to: Do my duty to God and my country To obey the Scout laws To help other people at all times To keep myself physically strong Mentally awake and morally straight.” Since its founding in 1910, over 100 million youths have joined the ranks of “The Boy Scouts of America” and memorized these 39 words. Words which speak of one making a voluntary pledge based solely on their “Personal Honor.” A pledge in which one promises to fulfill their personal spiritual and civic duties, to constantly seek ways to serve their... Full story