News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, January 4, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. General business is on the agenda. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 9, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Lions Club Meets January 16 The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, January 16, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Coulee Creators Meet on...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, December 28. The next chamber luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. There will be no Sew-in on December 26. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m., on Jan. 8, 9-5 p.m., All Day Sew-in. Stop by and get started on something new in 2018!...
Electric City and the chamber of commerce are still at odds over $2,700 worth of invoices that remain unpaid. The city and the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce had signed an agreement early this year wherein the city would provide money from its hotel/motel fund to support certain functions the chamber agreed upon. At its last meeting, Ben Hughes, from the chamber’s board of directors, sought a reason from the city council as to why $700 worth of invoices for advertisements and a $2,000 invoice for the “fun zone” support, relating to C...
No Chamber This Week or Next The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, December 21, or next week, December 28. The next chamber luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. There will be no Sew-in on December 26. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m., on Jan. 8, 9-5 p.m., All Day Sew-in. Stop by and...
Grand Coulee, a pioneer of green energy because of the dam, may take another step towards a green future by installing an electric vehicle charger, which is also being advocated as a tourism booster. Marlene Oddie, owner of KISSed Quilts in Grand Coulee, is interested in installing an electric vehicle (EV) charging port near her business. Oddie said the process takes a lot of time to do right, but once installed would then put the Grand Coulee Dam area on the map for tourists with electric...
Chamber at Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, December 14, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Lynda Stead will be the guest speaker, and will talk about her new Dream Builder program. Lions Club To Meet The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., at the Melody Restaurant, Tuesday, December 19. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. A couple blocks of the month programs...
They were voted winners of the ugly sweater contest at Saturday night's Vintners and Brewers Tasting and Auction event, sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. From left, first place, Emily Tillman, second place, Susan and Klendon Duclos, Julie Friedlander, Tammy Norris, and Jan Bender, and third place, Diane Kohout. - Scott Hunter photo...
Chamber at Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, December 7, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Jack Anderson, from Plug-in Central Washington, will be the guest speaker. American Legion to Meet The next American Legion Post 157 meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Church Issues Invitation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is inviting the public to an open house Christmas celebration of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ....
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, in preparation for their annual Vintners and Brewers fundraiser this Saturday night at the American Legion Hall in Electric City. American Legion to Meet The next American Legion Post 157 meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Lions Club To Meet The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., at the Melody Restaurant, Tuesday, December 5. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m....
Coulee Dam cuts back on tourism funding The town of Coulee Dam will likely put less money into funding tourism promotion next year following a town council OK on a first reading of the proposed budget Monday. City Clerk Stefani Bowden said less money has come into the fund than expected, and the city will fund its own parks work first, before using the money for advertising for tourism. The city budget presented Monday shows the city spending $14,000 on “advertising,” which it has designated to go to the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerc...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, Nov. 23, due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Meetings will resume Thursday, Nov 30. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter Meets Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 29, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. The Wenatchee Valley Erratics presents a holiday extra! Marli Miller, Dept. of Earth Sciences, U. of Oregon, will talk about her just-published rewrite...
Pharmacist Amanda Goyke cuts a ceremonial ribbon with a giant pair of scissors for the new Coulee Owl Pharmacy Friday, as community supporters watch. She and husband Paul Goyke, left, opened the store, their fifth, last Wednesday in a space inside Coulee Medical Center, including plenty of the kind of non-drug items you'd find in a community drug store. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce arranged for the ribbon cutting. - Scott Hunter photo...
Army Specialist Jonathan Hughes had been back from Iraq since September when he spoke at the local chamber of commerce meeting last week. He spent nine months in the northern part of the country, including in Mosul, the city that was taken from ISIS last summer and was basically leveled in the process as Iraqi forces moved forward. "Our job was just to advise and assist," Hughes said. "Every movement that they made, we were one step behind them." A "combat engineer," Hughes said American forces...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Toney Posey from the Coulee Dam Casino is the guest speaker. Meeting begins at noon. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Class schedule is available for the new season. A couple blocks-of the-month programs are being offered (6 months each in length) and short-term one- or multi-session project classes as well. For details, please contact marlene@kissedquilts.com, 509-386-5715, or...
B Street Bud, Grand Coulee's marijuana shop, has now been in operation since New Year's Day 2016, and has to follow a lot of rules in their line of business. Employee Sean Luna spoke to the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 2 about the nuances of how the business operates, describing some of the laws for growing, delivering, selling, buying, and smoking. To be a seller, B Street Bud had to apply to the state Liquor and Cannabis Board for a marijuana retail license, and then be...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Meeting begins at noon. Jonathan Hughes, Specialist in the U.S. Army, will be the guest speaker. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. Skill Builder started Sept. 21. A couple blocks-of-the-month programs are being offered (six months each in length) and short-term one or multi-session project...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Meeting begins at noon. This week’s program will be given by Sean Luna from B Street Bud, who will be talking to the group about Rules and Regulations for a Recreational Marijuana business. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meets every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. Skill Builder started Sept. 21. A couple blocks of the month p...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Meeting begins at noon. This week’s program will be given by Bob Valen, who will be speaking about “bugs on and in your face.” Okanogan County School Retirees’ Assoc. to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets 11 a.m., Friday, October 27 for a no-host luncheon meeting at Koala Street Grill, 914 Koala St, Omak. Rose Corso and Alex Ettel will speak about the Tonasket School Garden project. Informati...
Electric City plans to distribute $40,000 of its hotel/motel tax funds to a handful of organizations in 2018, the council voted last Tuesday night. Upon recommendation of the city’s lodging tax committee, the council voted to fund its lodging tax applications with reserve lodging tax monies totaling $42,920, which includes $1,600 for advertising and $41,320 for the design and planning of two planned parks on McNett Avenue and Grand Avenue. The taxes are collected on motel and campground stays in the city. The committee further recommended that...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Oct 19, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Meeting begins at noon. Ramona Hicks, interim CEO at Coulee Medical Center, will be our guest speaker. She’ll be updating the group on new and ongoing projects at the medical center. Okanogan Historical Society to Meet The 2017 Okanogan County Historical Society member/trustee meeting will be held Oct. 28 in the Hazel Burnett building on the campus of Wenatchee Valley College, Omak. Members, bring a friend with y...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Oct. 12, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Meeting begins at noon. This week’s program will be given by Angie Gates (Radiology Manager) and Penny Lewis (Laboratory Manager) of Coulee Medical Center. They’ll be talking about the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk and CMC Lab Week. Candidate Training Workshop Oct. 15 Thinking about running for an elected office or helping someone who will? Attend a nonpartisan and free workshop led by Ashley Thrasher for Okanogan Cou...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Oct. 5, at Siam Palace. Meeting begins at noon. Bob Valen is speaking about “The Bugs on Your Face.” Candidate Training Workshop Oct. 15 Thinking about running for an elected office or helping someone who will? Attend a nonpartisan and free workshop led by Ashley Thrasher for Okanogan County citizens and those citizens who share legislative districts with the Okanogan County. The workshop will be held Sunday, Oct. 15, in Tonasket Community Cultural Cen...
Ambulance calls reported The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department made 44 ambulance calls in August, Chief Rick Paris told city council members last Tuesday night. Thirteen of the calls were in Coulee Dam, and 25 calls were in Grand Coulee. EMTs made six transports of patients. Firemen also responded to five calls: one electric fire in Grand Coulee, two in Grant County Fire District 14, and two mutual aid calls. Color run coming Oct. 21 Coming soon: the second annual “Color Me Pink & Purple” Breast Cancer Awareness Fun Run/Walk, Oct. 21, begi...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Meeting begins at noon. Dr. Adam McConnell, the new Family Practice physician at Coulee Medical Center, will be the guest speaker. Okanogan School Retirees to Meet The Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will meet at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 29, for a no-host luncheon meeting at Koala Street Grill, 914 Koala St., Omak. Dr. Curtis Horne, president of Washington State School Retirees Association, is the g...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Sept. 21, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Meeting begins at noon. Guest speaker will be Molly Morris from CMC, who will be conducting a “Community Health Needs Survey....