Newsbriefs

Corridor group will meet here

The Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway organization will meet in Grand Coulee Feb. 21 at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille.

The corridor group, which meets each month somewhere along the corridor that spans from Othello to Omak, welcomes anyone interested to join for all or any part of the meeting that usually lasts about two hours.

Getting out the vote

The Colville Tribes will be the first stop on a statewide reservation-to-reservation voter registration tour. The tour was expected to stop at the Lucy F. Covington Government Center the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, visit two tribes each day, wrapping up around March 10.

“It is vitally important that every tribal member exercise their right to vote,” Covlille Business Council Chairman Rodney Cawston said. “Your vote is your chance to make your voice heard. The voices of Native people must be fully represented in our democracy.”

State reps offer telephone town hall

Reps. Mike Steele, R-Chelan, and Keith Goehner, R-Dryden, are inviting 12th District constituents to join them for a telephone town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. to talk about the 2020 legislative session.

Residents of the 12th District can call (509) 724-2970 to participate. Participants can ask questions or just listen in on the community conversation.

What: 12th District Telephone Town Hall

When: Thursday, Feb. 27, 6 to 7 p.m.

Dial: (509) 724-2970. Press * (star key) to ask a question.