News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
Sorted by date Results 467 - 491 of 2620
NCW Libraries is aware that some of our library patrons have been contacted by a phone scam impersonating their local library. Please note that NCW Libraries, all 30 of its branches, bookmobiles, and Mail Order library, neverpersonally call patrons to collect library fees for lost and damaged material, or to discuss personal account information. NCW Libraries does make automated calls to inform patrons that their library materials are ready for pick up, or that materials are overdue. These automated calls are used only if a patron has selected...
Dave Lindhag, formerly of Almira, has been offered a special trip to Washington, D.C. on Inland Northwest Honor Flight, his wife, Judy Lindhag said in an email to The Star, asking that people meet them on their return to the airport in Spokane. “While there, Dave, and our son DJ (flying as his companion) will visit many memorials as well as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,” she said. The two will return on Tuesday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. to Spokane International Airport. Family and friends of each participant in the flights designed to tak...
Coulee Dam Police 8/10 - Police went to River Drive where a Pontiac Grand Prix had apparently hit a tree and light pole, and the pole had fallen onto the car. The driver was upset but said she didn’t require medical attention. She showed signs of alcohol intoxication, and after performing sobriety tests, police concluded that she was intoxicated and arrested her for driving under the influence. She was taken to Okanogan County Jail and the vehicle was towed. 8/13 - Police confiscated a dog that was running at large on Spruce Street. The o...
Grant County Health District (GCHD) is offering free COVID vaccine clinics at NCW Libraries Grant County community library locations in Coulee City, Ephrata, George, Grand Coulee, Mattawa, Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City, Soap Lake, and Warden. These clinics offer COVID-19 primary and booster doses for all ages, 6 months and older. Only Moderna vaccines will be offered but anyone looking to get a booster can get a Moderna dose (regardless of previous vaccine types received). The clinics are walk-in only, no appointment is needed. No insurance...
Grand Coulee Police 8/3 - Loepp Furniture and Appliance reported gas siphoned from a truck, and would provide security footage. - Police were unable to find anyone matching the description of a woman reportedly walking down Roosevelt Drive screaming about her son being on drugs and held hostage. 8/5 - An officer helped a couple exit their overturned truck on SR-174 near milepost 23. They were uninjured. They explained that they had purchased the truck and were using it to tow their other vehicle back to Lincoln County where they are from. A...
Coulee Dam Police 8/1 - A Camas Street dog had returned home by the time police contacted the owner who had reported the dog missing. 8/3 - An officer spoke to a Fir Street man while looking into a 911 hangup call. The man explained that he didn’t have a landline that could have called 911. 8/4 - A man on Fir Street explained to police that he had been arguing with his wife and went into a shed to cool down. Police determined that no crime had occurred. - A Pine Street woman was cited for her dog running at large. There have been numerous i...
The local fall run event is expanding to include more fun activities, replacing the harvest festival of recent years, its organizer says. “The Run the Dam event has expanded into an entire park full of fun,” race director Kelly Buche said. “Along with the traditional 5k, 10k, and half-marathon distance events, the weekend will also feature a Beer Garden, live music throughout the weekend, a motorcycle poker run, a vendor fair with food, arts & crafts booths, and a fabulous Kids Korner that will include pony rides, bounce houses, face paint...
Grand Coulee Police 7/23 - Police spoke to three boys who had lit fireworks on Roosevelt Drive and explained that the fireworks could start a fire in the dry conditions and that it was illegal to light them within the city. The boys said they understood and wouldn’t do it again. 7/25 - A woman reported her dog stolen from her Burdin Boulevard home. The white dog named Precious is said to have brindle spots on the head and one eye, and hair that falls over the eyes. 7/26 - A Park Avenue man reported being blackmailed. He had exchanged nude p...
Grant County Fire Dist. #14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, August 8, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Elmer City Council Meets Second Thursdays Elmer City Council Meeting are held at 505 Seaton Ave, Elmer City on the 2nd Thursday of each month, at 5:30 pm. Public is welcome. Food Bank Open for Drive-Through Care & Share Food Bank is open Fridays from 1-3 p.m. Please bring bags or boxes. Masks will be required.... Full story
Auditions for the musical “Once on this Island” will be held on Sunday August 14 at 2:00pm and Monday August 15 at 6:00pm. Masquers Theater is located at 322 E Main St., Soap Lake WA. You will be asked to sing and do some simple dance steps. Awash with color, a fantastic Caribbean score, and a story that has transcended time, “Once On This Island” is the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty set to usher in the return of musical theater at Masquers. “Once On This Island” is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune,...
Seventeen local scouts traveled to San Juan Island for a g camping and learning adventure last month. Through a state grant, the group was able to travel and catch a ferry to Friday Harbor before setting up at Camp Bogardus, situated on a forested hillside between historical sites. The scouts left on July 15 and returned July 25. Highlights of the trip included charter fishing for flounder and crab, whale watching, exploring state history, hiking, checking out museums, and scout campfire...
North Dam Park will host another First Friday event on Aug. 5 from 5-9 p.m. that will include live music, mixed cocktails, food, and vendors, organized by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. Dry Fly Distillery will be providing the alcohol in the beer garden in the form of cocktails in a can with drinks like huckleberry lemonade, Moscow mules, bloody Marys, gin & tonics, greyhounds, whiskey smash, and more. Two musicians will provide the acoustic ambience Friday. Local musician Randy...
Elmer City Council Meets Second Thursdays Elmer City Council Meeting are held at 505 Seaton Ave, Elmer City on the 2nd Thursday of each month, at 5:30 pm. Public is welcome. Food Bank Open for Drive-Through Care & Share Food Bank is open Fridays from 1-3 p.m. Please bring bags or boxes. Masks will be required....
Grant PUD’s wholesale fiber network is on pace to bring in more than $12.5 million in revenue this year, which will help ensure that the utility’s covers the cost of operating the expanding network. Terry McKenzie, Senior Manager of Grant PUD Fiber, provided that information in a quarterly fiber update to commissioners on July 12. In each of the first five months of 2022, revenues from the network more than covered operations and maintenance costs. Revenues grew by 3% from January to May. The network also added 1,073 new fiber subscribers in...
The two NCW Libraries community bookmobiles have added new stops this summer to bring library services to more people across North Central Washington. They are now visiting the Malaga Market and Valley Hi in Chelan County, Crescent Bar and Colockum Ridge Golf Course in Grant County, Brewster Boys & Girls Club and Nespelem in Okanogan County, and Inchelium and Keller in Ferry County. They also have regular established community stops at Orondo, Plain, Wilson Creek, Orient, Loomis, Chesaw and the Aeneas Valley. Find schedules for the bookmobile s...
Grand Coulee Police 7/19 - A woman was banned from a Goodfellow Avenue location where she had allegedly broken into an RV parked there where police found some of her belongings and drug-related items that they collected to be destroyed. The owner of the RV didn’t wish to press charges but noted an ongoing issue of having to kick people out of the property. A separate “camper trailer” on the property, owned by someone else, had also been broken into. Police were waiting to talk to the owner to learn if they wanted to press charges. Two days...
The Ridge Riders have been busy preparing the rodeo grounds for the annual Ridge Riders Jr. Rodeo July 23-24. There can be anywhere from 125-250 kids aging from 5 to 19 years of age with their families in town for the weekend. There are currently entries from as far away as Gig Harbor, Whitefish, Montana, and Mt. Vernon, Wa. The Ridge Riders have 55 buckles going to first place winners with cash pay outs going for 2nd, 3rd and 4th places and 9 overall All Around Awards to each age division.... Full story
A fun-filled summer of reading challenges, arts and crafts, science demonstrations, story times, have kicked off at all 30 NCW Libraries locations and the two community bookmobiles! Sign up for our free, all-ages Summer Library Program to set reading goals, engage with your library and community, and win prizes. To check out these programs and also to sign up go to: https://www.ncwlibraries.org/slp/ or call the local library at 509.633.0972.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/9 - A woman explained to police that when a deer jumped onto SR-155 near the top of the Grand Coulee Dam she swerved to avoid the deer and hit a light pole. Police observed the damage to the light pole, a street sign, and her vehicle, which was towed to an impound yard in Moses Lake. 7/12 - A woman was caught paying for one item, but not another, at the hardware store in Grand Coulee. She was confronted by police at her residence in Electric City. Eventually, her mother paid for the stolen item, a $100 kitchen faucet....
Coulee Dam Police 7/4 - An officer responded to Spruce Street, where he saw fireworks casings in the driveway. He told a woman that fireworks were not allowed to be lit off in the city of Coulee Dam. The woman said she understood. Police also told several Fir Street residents the same thing. 7/6 - A car parked on Columbia Avenue with expired tabs was towed away. - A Fir Street man reported that two cars of his had had tires punctured, possibly by knives. He told police that there was no one he had angered, and that he keeps to himself. There...
Grant County Mosquito District 2 to Meet The Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m., Thursday, July 14, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area 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. A new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting each Saturday at...
A fun-filled summer of reading challenges, arts and crafts, science demonstrations, story times, have kicked off at all 30 NCW Libraries locations and the two community bookmobiles! Sign up for our free, all-ages Summer Library Program to set reading goals, engage with your library and community, and win prizes. To check out these programs and also to sign up go to: https://www.ncwlibraries.org/slp/ or call the local library at 509.633.0972....
Beating the summer heat can add costs to your electric bill, but Grant PUD has some tips to save energy in the summer. On their website at grantpud.org, the local utility district offers some tips to save energy and keep your electric bill low. “Today, the most affordable form of new energy is conservation — using what we already generate as efficiently as possible,” their website reads. Summer saving tips include: If you have air conditioning, set your thermostat as high as comfortably possible. A recommended 78 degrees if you are home and w...
Coulee Dam Police 6/28 - Police advised a 13-year-old girl not to talk to people she doesn’t know on the internet. The girl reported a man in Missouri she spoke to on the social media app Snapchat threatening to expose her face and address on the internet if she didn’t send inappropriate photos, which she didn’t do. 6/28 - A man on Fir Street told police that his dad had taken his car keys and he wanted them back. The father explained that he took the keys to keep his son from driving while intoxicated. Police spoke to the son, who appea...
Keep your garden looking its best with a bit of deadheading. Removing faded flowers can promote repeat bloom on some plants, encourage fuller, more compact growth, and tidy up the garden. Use a bypass pruner or deadheading snips to remove faded flowers. These tools have two sharp blades like scissors. This results in a clean cut that closes quickly, leaving your plant looking its best. The type of flower will influence how and where to make the cut. In general, remove the stem of faded blooms back to the first set of healthy leaves or nearby...