Meetings and Notices

Chamber to Meet

The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, April 14, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed.

CMC Guild to Meet

Coulee Medical Center Guild will hold its regular meeting Monday, April 18, at noon.

Okanogan County 4-H New Leader Training

A training and orientation for all new 4-H leaders, and current leaders who would like a refresher, is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, starting at 6 pm. This is the last training scheduled for spring. A light meal will be provided. RSVP not required but helpful for having plenty of materials for everyone. For more information, contact the Extension office at 509-422-7245 or okanogan.county@wsu.edu.

Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter to Meet

Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. Dr. Bob Carson, Emeritus Professor of Geology, Whitman College, will discuss his new book, “Many Waters: Natural History of the Walla Walla Valley.” This program is a perfect start to spring and free and open to the public. Note: Due to various conflicts our meeting for April is scheduled on a Wednesday, and later in the month than usual, for this month only!

Local AA Meetings

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.

In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921 for more information.

TOPS Meetings

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 1524 meets on Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m. at Grand Coulee Senior Center prior to the exercise group gathering at 10 a.m. Come and join for the health of it. The SAIL exercise class follows this meeting beginning at 10 a.m. There is no charge. Also, a SAIL exercise class is held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., in the basement of the Coulee Dam town hall.

Family History Center Available

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites all who desire to utilize the Family History Center in the Coulee Dam Chapel, located at 806 Spruce Street in Coulee Dam. The center is now open each Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The family history centers are free, open the public, and staffed by knowledgeable volunteers. Each facility offers both novices and experienced family historians the tools and resources to learn about their ancestors.

Seniors Have Wheelchairs, Crutches Available

Through the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center, a program is available to members and other persons who for a short time need wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes, bath stools and other mobility aids.

For those who have any of the above items that are from the center and are no longer used, please return them. If you have any of the above items in good condition and would like to donate them to the center, it would be extremely appreciated. For those who cannot deliver, pickup is available. Call 633-2321 for more information.

Care and Share Food Bank Closed This Friday

The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, it will be closed due to the Thanksgiving holiday. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. The bank still can use clean, plastic grocery bags.