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Auditions will be held for the Masquers presentation of the comedy “Beer for Breakfast” on December 11th and Dec 12th at 9:30am at the theater. This play about a reunion of middle-aged college buddies needs 3 middle aged men and one middle aged woman. The director is Pat Rosman. Opening night will be February 11, 2022,and run for a total of 9 shows over three weekends through Feb 27th....
New Online Library Catalog! NCW Libraries is thrilled to offer you an improved way to search for books and library materials! Our online library catalog is the place to go to find books, music, movies, and so much more! This new and improved online library catalog offers tons of great features to help connect you to your next favorite book! Stay tuned to our website and follow us on Facebook for more information about all its great features. You can still browse our current catalog through December 1st. New Releases at the Library Did you know...
The Trees of Sharing are now out in area businesses. The schedule is: Now – December 11: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods until December 11. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. Monday, December 13: (Very important date!) All gifts, wrapped and with tags attached to the outside of the package, need to be returned to a ‘Tree’ location so they can be organized for delivery. Saturday, December 18, 10:00 – 11:00...
Trees of Sharing are now out The Trees of Sharing are now out in area businesses. The schedule is: Now – December 11: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods until December 11. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. Monday, December 13: (Very important date!) All gifts, wrapped and with tags attached to the outside of the package, need to be returned to a ‘Tree’ location so they can be organized for delivery. Saturda...
Food Bank Closed This Friday Care & Share Food Bank will be close Friday November 26. 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 noon at the Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center St. Meetings are open. More information...
Masquers Theater is proud to present Jim Holt’s: “Sleeping Indoors”! This encouraging story is about a man struggling on the streets named Dwain (PLAYED BY LUI NAVARRO), who is welcomed into a stranger’s home during the holidays. Nora (Carrie Rutherford), welcomes him with open arms, when her husband Paul (Greg Becker) finds out that Nora didn’t bring a stray cat in this season, but an actual man, Paul begins to fret that SOMETHING BAD could happen. Nora’s sister, Nicole (Jessica Hogge) begins to have feelings towards Dwain, putting eve...
OLYMPIA – Nov. 16, 2021 – As the snow begins to build in the Washington Cascades range, the State Parks Winter Recreation Program joins members of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association and the snowmobile community nationwide in promoting responsible snowmobile etiquette. The national “Take the Pledge” campaign aims to protect riding areas and trail systems for current and future generations. The campaign also reminds motorized recreationists to respect the landowners who provide access to their properties. Those who take th...
The talk is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and is being offered on the Zoom digital meeting platform. Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants as well as Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. She lives in upstate New York, where she is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology for The State...
Food Bank Giving Out Thanksgiving Food Care & Share Food Bank will be giving out Thanksgiving Food this Friday, November 19 from noon to 3 p.m. The bank will be close Friday November 26. 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...
Trees of Sharing will be out in local busineses Saturday.The schedule: November 20 – December 11: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods until December 11. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. Monday, December 13: (Very important date!) All gifts, wrapped and with tags attached to the outside of the package, need to be returned to a ‘Tree’ location so they can be organized for delivery. Saturday, December 18, 10:00 ...
OLYMPIA – Nov. 10, 2021 – Washington State Parks has designated the free days in 2022 when visitors will not need a Discover Pass to park at state parks and on recreation lands managed by Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). In 2022, the Discover Pass free days are: Saturday, Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 17 – Martin Luther King Day Wednesday, March 9 - Billy Frank Jr.’s birthday Saturday, March 19 – Washington State Parks’ birthday Friday, April 22 – Earth Day Last free...
The Grand Coulee Dam Area will see some pre-Thanksgiving turkeys trotting through the area Saturday, Nov. 20, when a new event will kick off to support the food bank and encourage healthy living. Electric City resident and college freshman Kaidyn Johnson is heading up the charitable event for the area. She would “like to give back to the community … and bring a little healthy entertainment to the area,” Johnson said. All proceeds will benefit the local Food Bank. Local 501c3 organization Run the Dam is sponsoring and assisting her missi...
Trees of Sharing 2021 is launching this week se we’ll be ready to give a hand up to families by providing a Christmas gift for their children. Since the early 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam area residents to be a blessing to needy children living in the area. If you know a family with children under age 18 living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use some help, please take time to fill out Trees of Sharing slips for their children. The slips and collection boxes are located at Saf...
Long lines were a good thing, with grinning kids and some contestants scrambling for more candy last Thursday at the PTA's Trunk or Treat event at Lake Roosevelt Schools. Crews on six emergency services vehicles and people with 10 individually themed trunks handed out candy to eager children chauffeured by parents. People could vote on their favorite numbered trunk by giving a monetary donation to the PTA. The trunk that earned the most votes (money) at the end of the night was awarded the...
Fall is in the air and Christmas is on our minds! Trees of Sharing 2021 is launching this week se we’ll be ready to give a hand up to families by providing a Christmas gift for their children. Since the early 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam area residents to be a blessing to needy children living in the area. If you know a family with children under age 18 living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use some help, please take time to fill out Trees of Sharing slips for their chi...
Humanities Washington - Diamonds in the Rough: The Gentrification of Rural Washington Tuesday, November 2 / 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Virtual Live Event Washington’s rural communities are rapidly changing. Formerly reliant on working-class industries like mining, oil, and agriculture, an influx of wealthy urbanites is looking for a different kind of experience that includes natural amenities, outdoor recreation, and cultural activities. But in doing so, these newcomers are causing new inequalities. Join Jennifer Sherman, professor of Sociology to discu...
Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Change The Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles Lodge will be holding their winter meetings have bee changed to the first ad third Mondays of the month. They will begin at 2 p.m. Applications are now beging accepted for membership. Please wear masks. Food Bank Open for Drive-Through Care & Share Food Bank is open Fridays from 1-3 p.m., for drive-through service. Please wear a mask. 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...
Washington State Parks offers unique learning opportunities for children and students in person and virtually throughout the year. Interpretive staff have developed pre-recorded lessons that are accessible through Flipgrid. The lessons have been designed to help students learn about Washington state parks virtually at their own pace. The platform encourages students, families and educators to engage in virtual discussions. Current video topics include Geology 101, the Naming of Deception Pass, a Nature Observation Virtual Walk, What is a...
Two top officers in the American Legion will visit the local post of that organization of veterans next month. National Commander Paul E. Dillard and Washington State Department Commander Rick Sucee will meet with veterans at their Grand Coulee Dam Post 157 in Electric City for lunch Nov. 1 at 11:30 a.m. post Adjutant Shawn Neider said in an email Monday. All veterans are welcome to join them for lunch and to visit. Lunch will be provided by the local post....
Grand Coulee police are holding bicycles that have been turned in at their station. If you’re missing one, police ask that you call their office for more information at 509-633-1412....
NCW Libraries is partnering with Humanities Washington to offer the live, virtual program Diamonds in the Rough: The Gentrification of Rural Washington. The free program will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and held on the Zoom platform. Jennifer Sherman, professor of sociology at Washington State University, will discuss the glaring and hidden effects of rapid change in Washington's rural communities. Formerly reliant on working-class industries like mining, oil and agriculture, an influx of wealthy...
The fall meeting of the Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will take place at the Senior Center on Main Street in Grand Coulee on Wednesday, October 20, at 1 p.m. Discussions regarding the all-class reunion that was held in August and future scholarship awards are on the agenda. If there’s something you would like included on the agenda, please contact Association Chairman Debbie Nelson at 633-0862 or db.nelson@hotmail.com before the meeting. Board officers for the coming year will be appointed....
Ken Ludwig's hilarious backstage farce, Moon Over Buffalo will be presented by Masquers Theater in Soap Lake. The sidesplitting comedy will be opening October 22nd and running through November 7th, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 and Sunday Matinees at 2:00. It is the summer of 1953, and George and Charlotte Hay (played by the hilarious Christopher Longstreet and the captivating Melissa Sloan), formerly couple of Broadway stars, have taken their run-down touring company to Buffalo, New York...
Olympia—The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” This year’s campaign, running October 3-9, works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe. It is recommended to learn the different sounds that smoke and carbon monoxide alarms make by testing them once a month. This way all family members know what each alarm sounds like and ho...
Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Change The Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles Lodge will be holding their winter meetings have bee changed to the first ad third Mondays of the month. They will begin at 2 p.m. Applications are now beging accepted for membership. Please wear masks. Regional Board of Mayors Meeting Rescheduled Because of a lack of quorum at last week’s RBOM meeting we have rescheduled it for this coming Thursday, October 14 at 4pm. Since that is considered a special meeting, I need to let the paper know (Scott and Jacob have both been...