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Festivities this weekend: kids fest, fireworks, bull riding, wild horse race!

Mini golf at Sunbanks Lake Resort is one of many free activities for kids this weekend.

There’s a bull ride and wild horse race on Friday, then fireworks on Saturday night may be enjoyed from a park or from the waters of Banks Lake. That comes after Saturday’s Koulee Kids Fest with plenty of activities for the kiddos, and a traveling show going around Eastern Washington.

The Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds in Delano on Alcan Road will host the bulls and wild horses at 6 p.m. on Friday June 15. Read more about it here

Koulee Kids Fest takes place on Saturday, with free activities, treats, and a show for the kids, all going on around town. Call the chamber of commerce for more info at 509-633-3074. Read more about it here

Fireworks will be launched on Saturday, June 16, from North Dam, and can be seen from the nearby Banks Lake Park, North Dam Park, Coulee Playland, and from the waters of Banks Lake. Read more about that event here

A traveling Chautauqua will be making stops in nearby towns such as Coulee City and Nespelem this week, with juggling acts, education, parades, music, and more. Read more about that here.

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Art Gallery and Wine Bar both opening Memorial Day weekend

Grand Coulee is still a boom town! Voltage Coffee House opened recently, and this weekend both Titwaatit Art Gallery and The Wine Bar will be opening.

The coffee shop and art gallery are both located on Spokane Way, and The Wine Bar is located on Main Street.

The art gallery, which has a native American motif, is opening on Saturday, May 26 at 2 p.m. Click here to read an article about the establishment.

The Wine Bar will be holding a soft opening this Memorial Day weekend starting on Friday May 25, and plans a grand opening next weekend. The Memorial Day weekend’s hours are 4-10 p.m. on Friday; 2 p.m. until midnight on Saturday; 1-9 p.m. on Sunday; and 12-8 p.m. on Monday. Cheers!

 

 

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Grand Coulee Dam Tour Times 2018

The Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and public tours are offered from Memorial Day until the end of October. Those interested in the tour should call the visitor center at (509) 633-9265 beforehand to ensure that tours are being given that day, as maintenance on the dam can disrupt tour times.

From the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day, Public tours begin at 10 a.m, 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. daily.

After Labor Day until the end of October, tours are given daily at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.

From the Visitor Center, visitors will ride a shuttle bus to the pumping plant where they will view the gigantic pumps that lift water from Lake Roosevelt to be delivered throughout the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project.

Visitors will then ride the shuttle bus across the top of Grand Coulee Dam for spectacular views of Lake Roosevelt and the Columbia River as it winds through the town of Coulee Dam.

The tours take about 50 minutes.

For more information, call (509) 633-9265.

The Visitor Center is open daily from 9 to 5, except on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and January 1.

Please note that for security reasons, no bags of any kind are allowed on tours. This includes diaper bags and camera cases. (Cameras are OK).

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Colorama Carnival to Return

Young people enjoy a ride at last year’s Colorama carnival

Carnival tickets are on sale this week, offering substantial savings for early birds, a chamber of commerce official reported.

Executive Director Peggy Nevsimal stated those who purchase carnival tickets by Thursday, May 10, will save $10. Tickets for early buyers are $20, while the same ticket will cost $30 the day of the carnival.

Nevsimal said tickets will be available at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce office, Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, Coulee Hardware, The Star newspaper, Loepps Furniture, H&H Grocery and the Trading Post at the Colville Indian Agency.

The carnival has added five hours on Sunday, providing four days of carnival entertainment for Colorama fans.

Carnival hours will be from 4-9 on Thursday, May 10; 4-9 on Friday, May 11; 12-9 on Saturday, May 12; and 12-5 on Sunday, Mother’s Day.

This marks the second year for the popular Rainier Amusements, a family-owned carnival out of Portland, Oregon.

“We are happy to have Rainier Amusements back for their second year,” Nevsimal stated Tuesday. The Portland-based carnival company is under contract to return again next year.

Rainier Amusements regularly travels to festival sites in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Tickets go on sale at all seven sites beginning today, Wednesday.

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Color run coming to Colorama

It’s just another reason why they call it Colorama!

The 5K Color Run on Saturday, May 12, has a lot of attractions.

First and foremost, it’s going to be a fun, colorful experience and a good brisk walk or run that is good for your health.

It’s starts at 9 a.m., and could get you decorated for the rest of the day. At several places along the 5K run, if you choose to, you could be dusted with a brightly colored material that will make your day a real “Colorama.” Getting sprayed with the colorful material is optional.

The 5K Color Run is all in the North Dam Park area, weaving its way over the dam, around the rocks, back over the dam and then winding its way through the various roads and trail networks below the park.

You don’t have to run or walk along the highway.

But you have to get your entry form in. Do it now to save three bucks. It’s $22 now, but it will be $25 on May 12.

Go to the chamber’s website at grandcouleedam.org/colorrun and get your entry in online, or if you choose, you can drop by the chamber office and do it there.

The 5K Color Run is not a timed run, and there are no awards.

Be part of Colorama.

Oh, and you’ll get a T-shirt.