July's First Friday Market a success

A crowd of people shopped, listened to music, enjoyed frosty brews and ate food at North Dam Park in the First Friday event held there July 1.

"It was a great night," said Morgan Tillman, who helped organize the event for the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. "I think everyone that came enjoyed themselves, and it was quite busy!"

Republic Brewing sold beer, acoustic musician Rylei Franks provided the tunes, and Porky's Hot Dogs purveyed food for the event. Over a dozen vendors took the opportunity to sell their wares.

The chamber collected roughly $200 to support the park during the event, with a GoFundMe currently having raised $5,200 for support of the park, as well.

North Dam Park is estimated to need another $7,000-$10,000 to continue being maintained for the remainder of 2022 as the Coulee Area Parks and Recreation District works to secure more funding for the future.

The GoFundMe page can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-north-dam-park?member=20165227&utm_campaign=contacts-v2-invite-to-donate&utm_medium=sms&utm_source=twilio.

Future First Friday Markets will be held on Aug. 5, Sept 2, and Oct. 7.

Those looking for more information, or who are interested in hosting a booth at those events for $15, can contact the chamber at 509-633-3074.