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Grant County Fire District #14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold it's regular monthly meeting Monday, July 11, at 6 pm at the Electric City Fire Station. AA Meetings for 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 and a new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting Saturdays, also at the Vet Center. For...
Welcome Back! We are so excited by the enthusiastic start to our Summer Library Program! More people signed up in the first week of the program than in all of last summer — by far! Attendance at our in-person and virtual programs has been phenomenal. Thank you for spending your summer with us! If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not too late! Sign up online or in-person at your community library to receive an activity pack and be eligible for prize drawings at the end of the summer. Learn to Draw with Erik Brooks On July 13 at 2 p.m., join local...
Grand Coulee Police 6/20 - A man on Goodfellow Avenue reported about $2,000 worth of items had been stolen out of his truck, which he had packed a few days earlier for an upcoming trip. The items included cameras, sleeping bags, ammunition, and more. The items were then returned anonymously a few days later. 6/21 - A man faces assault charges after allegedly slapping a woman who told him to stop throwing plastic balls around a Grand Avenue residence while hanging out with friends. The man left the residence while yelling at various people,...
Parks staff offer reminders, tips and rules for fireworks and use of state parks OLYMPIA – June 22, 2022 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission encourages safe and responsible gatherings in state parks during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Parks urges visitors to: Know before you go – Check for park closures and alerts before heading out. Leave no trace – Garbage receptacles may be available, but visitors should plan to pack out trash and anything they have brought with them. All fireworks must be fully extingu...
Food Bank is Open Care & Share Food Bank is open to indoor services Fridays from 1-3 p.m. Please bring bags or boxes. Masks will be required. 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 and a new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting Saturdays, also at the Vet Center. For information...
Reading Challenges 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. Virtual Reading Challenges! NCW Libraries is offering virtual reading challenges for...
The second First Friday Market event of the year is happening on, drumroll please… you guessed it… Friday! On July 1, in just a couple days, North Dam Park will host a 5-9 p.m. event that includes beer, hotdogs, live music, and vendors. Beer will be provided from Republic Brewing; hotdogs from Porky’s Hot Dogs, and acoustic musician Rylei Franks will provide tunes and ambiance to the event. His music can be found on his website at https://ryleifranks.com. The first First Friday, earlier this month, was forced inside due to a downpour, but w...
Final results are in for seven races for spots on the Colville Business Council with five of the seven incumbents keeping their positions, and two losing their positions. Absentee votes were certified today, June 23, and added to the poll vote results which had been certified on Tuesday. In the race for Nespelem District Position #1 on the Colville Business Council, incumbent and current chairman Andy Joseph Jr won 370 to 232 votes against Corby Turner. In the race for Nespelem District Position #2, incumbent Shar Zacherle won 357-244 against f...
Grand Coulee Police 6/13 - Security footage at Coulee Gas didn’t show anything helpful for a man trying to find his wallet, with the gas station being the last place he remembered having it. 6/14 - A woman on School Avenue reported a white man in a black hoodie captured on security footage walking through her yard with a flashlight. Nothing was missing from her property, but she wanted to warn police about the man prowling the area. - Police spoke to a man who admitted to urinating in the open near Continental Heights. The man said he really h...
Koulee Kids Fest this Saturday will bring in a magic show, a car show on Main Street and kids' activities throughout local businesses. The whole event is tied together with "passports" that kids get validated at activities they take part in, qualifying them for a grand prize - a hoverboard. Look on page 9 of this issue to see the map of participating sites. There's everything from jump rope to flower planting to corn dog dipping. Passports are available at Coulee Hardware, Loepp's, Coulee Wall...
Lots of fun activies have begun New hours of operation go into effect this week at all 30 NCW Libraries branch locations. At the Grand Coulee Library hours will be Monday: closed; Tuesday: 10am - 6pm; Wednesday: 2-6pm; Thursday:10am - 6pm; Friday: 2-6pm; Saturday: 10am-2pm; Sunday: closed. Please visit www.ncwlibraries.org/locations to find the new hours at each library. Reading Challenges 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...
Grand Coulee Police 6/6 - A man on Spokane Boulevard reported a man running through his yard headed toward Four Corners. Police spoke to the runner who said he cut through the yard to save time. The property owner reported that the same man had previously gone through his vehicles. Police told him to call if he saw the man there again. 6/8 - Two men were reported as arguing near the former Pepper Jack’s restaurant. The men were gone by the time police arrived. - Police stood by while a woman retrieved belongings from a former residence on B...
With no president, a committee to consolidate local towns, starting with Electric City and Grand Coulee, is without a leader. With the COVID-19 pandemic throwing a wrench into things, and Ben Hughes, who had been heading up a consolidation committee, moving from the area last year, the effort towards consolidation has lost some steam. Before the pandemic, the committee, with input from planning consultancy group SCJ Alliance, was working toward consolidating the cities of Electric City and Grand Coulee, both of which are in Grant County. From...
It was a little past Arbor Day, but it's the spirit that counts. Homeowner Rob Carroll waters a newly planted scarlet Hawthorn tree in front of his home on Stevens Avenue in Coulee Dam June 3. The city tries to plant at least one each year in keeping with its Tree City USA status, and Carroll said he'd appreciate one back in the city-owned planting strip that once held trees at regular spacings. From left are Mayor Bob Poch, Clerk Stefani Bowden, and the city crew members who did the hard work,...
A fun-filled summer of reading challenges, arts and crafts, science demonstrations, story times, and more kicks off June 13 at all 30 NCW Libraries locations and our 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. Virtual Reading Challenges! NCW Libraries...
Mosquito Dist. to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m., Thursday, June 9, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City. Fire Dist. to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, June 13, at Electric City Fire Station, in Electric City. Food Bank is Open Care & Share Food Bank is open to indoor services Friday, June 10, from 1-3 p.m. Please bring bags or boxes. Masks will be required. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings...
Grand Coulee Police 5/30 - Someone in the area of Sunny Drive and Fourth Street was reported taking things from under the hood of an abandoned car, then getting into an SUV and driving away. Police were unable to reach the driver of the SUV, which was found parked on Cedar Street in Coulee Dam. They were also unable to contact the registered owner of the abandoned vehicle, which has been abandoned for some time. 6/2 - A woman on Jackson Avenue reported a scam of receiving a check in the mail for $3,700 with instructions to cash the check and th...
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites visitors to enjoy a state park on Saturday, June 11 in celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, Sunday, June 12 in recognition of Free Fishing Day and Sunday, June 19 in honor of Juneteenth. Visitors are not required to display a Discover Pass for day-use visits to a Washington state park or on lands managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) or Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on these dates. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved...
Grand Coulee Police 5/24 - A King Street man complained that a black dog comes to his yard each morning and pees in his yard and sometimes on his tractor. Police said they needed to see the dog in his yard in order for them to do anything. - A road construction sign was blown by the wind into a woman’s car on Main Street. Police observed scratches on the car with the damage estimated to be under $1,000. - A Cardinal Road man reported his daughter’s bicycle had been stolen, and described it for police. A neighbor said he saw a man with a bic...
Food Bank Will Be Closed Care & Share Food Bank will be closed Friday, May 27. Indoor services will resume on Friday, June 3, from 1-3 p.m. Please bring bags or boxes. Masks will be required. 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 and a new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting...
Grand Coulee Police 5/16 - Police contacted MPH Auto to help someone who had locked their keys in their car at the hospital. 5/18 - Police warned a man that disabled vehicles on Martin Road would be towed if he didn’t move them himself. 5/19 - Police helped determine the rightful owner of a vehicle on Dill Avenue. A woman said a man had bought the car for her. That man explained that he had let her drive it if she made the payments, but she did not. Since the car was registered to the man, police explained it to the woman in the situation. 5/20...
Recreational boating is a popular pastime in Washington. In fact, several hundred thousand Washington residents own at least one canoe, kayak, rowboat, personal watercraft, stand up paddleboard, drift boat, runabout, sailboat, motor yacht or other recreational vessel. Boats and boaters are everywhere! Boating, however, is not without risk. The chilly waters of the Pacific Northwest can be unforgiving, and safety must be on the minds of everyone who plays in and around Washington waterways. The Washington State Parks Boating Program, in...
For those wishing to place flowers on graves at Spring Canyon Cemetery for Memorial Day, please note that the cemetery manager will be mowing before the holiday. Flowers may be placed on graves beginning Thursday, May 26. The cemetery is asking that after the holiday, artificial flowers and containers be removed by Wednesday evening, June 1. Fresh flowers are welcome anytime....
Veterans are you needing questions answered on benefits you deserve? Come to Creston Community Days on Saturday, May 28, where the veterans outreach program mobile office van will be available at the city hall. It willl have personel on hand to help veterans find out what benefits they may have earned while serving out country....
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce has announced today that it will be visiting scenic Ireland September 20, 2022 and is inviting chamber members, family and friends of chamber members to join them on this once in a lifetime experience. Rich in history, scenic Ireland is the destination for this exciting trip. Enjoy an eight-day journey and go where Ireland takes you. Visit stunning destinations such as Limerick and the Cliffs of Moher. On this amazing trip you will also encounter breathtaking panoramic views of the Dingle...